So I play Oak about 90% of the time. I have a build I'm fairly settled on. Without getting too into it, I'll let you know what skills I would get if the game went to 20:

Max Spirits, including Frenzy

Max Penitence

Max Surge of Faith

Max Divine Justice, including Rally

Shield III

Soul Power I

BotF, Priests, Archers (sometimes), Vlemish, Hauberk, Nimoths, Plenor, Slayers, Bishops, Demolishers.

I play pretty conservatively until level 8 when I get Shield III, then I start upping Penitence and Spirits, getting surge when it is available, and basically not dying with Shield/ Teleport.

So the question is: I play this build out pretty much the same everytime. I like it, and Oak, precisely because he is so sturdy and can counter a lot with his bread and butter skills. But I could definitely stand to improve my game by adapting more to the situation. What are other Oak players doing to increase their success against other Demigods/ builds? What items, skills, favor items, consumables or strategies are people using when they realize someone else is getting the upper hand, or when a guy in the lobby has 800 games at  >60% wins.

Thanks in advance for the help.