I never even thought of this before seeing the Sage Advice post here.

http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/09/05/can-wild-shaped-druid-use-hit-dice-after-short-rest/

Why does a wild shaped druid get the beast’s Hit Dice? Can they be spent at the end of a short rest?

Yes

— Mike Mearls

And from the PHB.

When you transform, you assume the beast's hit points and Hit Dice.

So I understand that his answer is right, and the only reason to assume the beasts hit dice is so you can spend them, I honestly just never thought of it that way for some reason.

Being able to short rest and spend the beasts hit dice to heal instead of your own just makes moon druids all that more tough.

Moon druids are like onions they have layers.

Am I alone in not seeing this before?

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