Diablo 4 Druid Guide: How to play Druid in D4

Welcome to our guide on the Druid Class in Diablo 4!

This comprehensive article will cover everything you need to know about the Druid character, such as best skills and talents, class strengths and weaknesses, how to gear and play it, and how to prepare your build for End-Game PvE content.

First, we will cover the Druid class particularities and see if this type of character suits your needs. Then, you will learn how to prioritize your primary stats, how to gear and what build to choose, and the skill rotation to maximize your damage output.

Finally, we will get into the best Druid Skills, builds, items, and gear to min-max your character. By the end of this guide, you will become a master of the Druid Class in Diablo IV! Without further ado, Let's get started!

Table of Contents

Here is a little breakdown of our Diablo 4 Druid Class guide:

• Druid Class Overview
• Strengths and Weaknesses
• Stats Priority
• Druid Skill Tree
• Specialization
• Druid Class Talents
• How to play Druid
• How to gear your Druid
• Best Druid Builds
• Set & Unique Items
• Legendary Items & Powers
• BiS Gear for Druid
• Druid Paragon Board
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Conclusion

Druid Class Overview

The Druid Class is a shapeshifter who can attack from a distance or melee range, while commanding the power of nature's elements:

• Earth
• Wind
• Storm

As a Druid, you can further boost your damage with the unique class mechanic called Spirit Animals. You can choose up to five boons from the Spirit Animals you bonded with to empower your character.

Following up, we'll cover the class archetype, the resource generation, and more information about the Druid Class in Diablo IV!

Class Archetype

In Diablo 4, the Druid can use both ranged and melee attacks while also using companions to destroy any enemy it comes across.

Resource

As a Druid, a fast and agile fighter with various tricks up their sleeve, you will use a lot of Spirit. Each attack requires a specific amount of Spirit; the stronger the spell, the more it costs.

Note: Your Spirit will replenish slowly over time, but Basic skills can also recover Spirit!

Damage Type

Druids are masters of Physical damage, but they can also use Lightning and Poison damage:

• Lightning – Big DPS but RNG dependant.
• Poison – Pretty good DoT damage.

Skill Groups

All Diablo IV classes have specific Skill Categories, such as Basic and Core skills, but druids have additional groups for Defensive, Companion, and Wrath abilities:

• Basic – Filler skills, which usually cost no spirit.
• Core – Abilities with no cooldowns, but their most significant drawback is the high cost of spirit.
• Defensive – Skills that reduce damage taken or heal.
• Companion – Passively summon permanent creatures to aid in battle.
• Wrath – Powerful spells that also include crowd control.
• Ultimate – Powerful abilities with big impact but high cooldown.

Skill Examples

• Rabies – Shapeshift into a Werewolf and perform an infectious bite on the target dealing 28% damage, and an additional 53% damage over 6 seconds. Infected enemies spread Rabies to other surrounding targets.
• Wolves – Passive: Summon 2 wolf companions that bite enemies for 8% damage. Active: Direct the wolves to focus an enemy, leaping to them and striking for 35% damage.
• Lightning Storm – Conjure a growing lightning storm that deals 25% damage per strike and increases the number of strikes the longer it is channeled up to a maximum of 5.
• Lacerate – Shapeshift into a Werewolf, become Immune and quickly dash 10 times between enemies in the area dealing up to 400% damage.

Unique Class Mechanic

Each class owns a distinctive mechanic that adds bonuses to the character's skills & abilities. The druid's unique class mechanic in Diablo 4 is called the Spirit Animals. This new addition allows players to choose up to five boons from the Snake, Hawk, Deer, and Wolf, with one boon from each and then the fifth from any of them.

Weapons Used

As a druid, you can equip seven types of weapons:

• Sword
• Axe
• Mace
• Totem
• Staff
• Polearm
• Hammer

The druid can use a wide variety of weapons. The choice is yours, and everything is dictated by your playstyle and the purpose of the build/character.

Strengths and Weaknesses

In this section of our Druid guide, we'll present the Druid's Pros and Cons in Diablo IV:

Following up on our Diablo 4 Druid Class Guide, we'll present the stats prioritization for your class and the bonuses & effects provided by them. Let's get into it!

Druid Stats Priority

In this section of our Druid class guide, we'll present the most important stats and how to prioritize them.

Each primary stat in Diablo 4 is another way of enhancing your class further. The offensive effects of each stat will differ depending on which character you are playing. In terms of Primary Stats for Druid, the priority should be the following:

Druid Offensive Stats Priority: Willpower > Dexterity > Intelligence > Strength

Druid Defensive Stats Priority: Willpower > Strength > Intelligence > Dexterity

Following up in our Diablo 4 Druid Guide, we'll present the skill tree & skill groups and how to enhance the proficiency of your abilities.

Druid Skill Tree

In the following section of our guide, we'll present the Diablo IV Druid Skills, ability groups, and enhanced versions of them.

The Druid class in Diablo 4 has 25 different skills distributed in six categories:

• Basic Skills
• Core Skills
• Defensive Skills
• Companion Skills
• Wrath Skills
• Ultimate Skills

Following up, we'll dive deep into each category of skills and their importance!

Active & Passive Skills

Active skills are abilities that are used by different characters and monsters. Druid's active skills can be acquired from any abilities group in the tree.

Passive skills are permanent buffs/effects added to a specific skill or group of skills. A Druid's passive ability is always active and modifies the attributes of the character/skills or give bonuses to your companions.

Basic Skills

Basic skills are abilities that can be used indefinitely with zero spirit cost. These abilities have a low damage output, but they are good to use while waiting for other skills to cool down or to gain Spirit.

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Earthspike	Sunder the earth, impaling the first enemy hit for x% damage. Enhanced Earthspike: Earthspike has an 10% chance to Stun for 2.5 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Wild): Summon a second Earthspike when hitting an Immobilized or Stunned enemy. Upgrade 2 (Fierce): Fortify for 2% of your Base Life whenever Earth Spike damages enemies who are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
Claw	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and claw at an enemy for x% damage. Enhanced Claw: Claw's Attack Speed is increased by 10%.	Upgrade 1 (Wild): Claw has a 10% chance to attack twice. Upgrade 2 (Fierce): Claw poisons enemies for 10% damage over 6 seconds.
Storm Strike	Electricity gathers around your weapon, dealing x% damage to your target and chaining to up to 3 surrounding enemies, dealing 20% less damage each time it chains. You gain 25% Damage Reduction for 3 seconds after dealing damage with Storm Strike. Enhanced Storm Strike: Storm Strike has a 15% chance to Immobilize all enemies hit for 2.5 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Wild): Storm Strike chains to 2 additional targets. Upgrade 2 (Fierce): Storm Strike has a 50% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Maul	Shapeshift into a Werebear and maul enemies in front of you, dealing x% damage. Enhanced Maul: If an enemy is hit by Maul, then Fortify for 2% Base Life.	Upgrade 1 (Wild): Maul has a 10% chance to Knock Down enemies for 1.5 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Fierce): Increases the range and radius of Maul by 30%.
Wind Shear	Conjure a piercing blade of wind, dealing x% damage. Enhanced Wind Shear: Wind Shear has a 20% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds	Upgrade 1 (Wild): Wind Shear grants 3 additional Spirit for each enemy hit beyond the first. Upgrade 2 (Fierce): Each enemy hit by Wind Shear increases your movement speed by 5% for 5 seconds, up to 20%.

Core Skills

The Druid's core skills are abilities that have no cooldown, but they consume a lot of spirit when casting:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Pulverize	Shapeshift into a Werebear and slam the ground, dealing x% damage to surrounding enemies. Enhanced Pulverize: Your next Pulverize will Overpower every 10 seconds while you remain Healthy.	Upgrade 1 (Primal): Enemies hit with Pulverize deal 20% reduced damage for 4 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Raging): Enemies are Stunned for 2 seconds when they are Overpowered with Pulverize.
Landslide	Crush enemies between 2 pillars of earth, dealing up to x% damage. Enhanced Landslide: After Landslide damages enemies 4 times, the next hit will Immobilize enemies for 3 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Primal): When you Immobilize or Stun an enemy, you gain Terramote. Each enemy hit by Landslide consumes a Terramote causing a guaranteed Critical Strike with 40% Critical Strike Damage. Bosses always have up to a 10% chance to grant a Terramote when hit. Upgrade 2 (Raging): When you strike an Immobilized or Stunned enemy with Landslide, an additional pillar of earth is formed.
Tornado	Conjure a swirling tornado that deals x% damage. Enhanced Tornado: Each time you cast Tornado, you have a 20% chance to spawn an additional Tornado.	Upgrade 1 (Primal): Enemies damaged by Tornado are Slowed by 8% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 40%. Upgrade 2 (Raging): Enemies hit with Tornado have a 10% chance to become Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Lightning Storm	Conjure a growing lightning storm that deals x% damage per strike and increases the number of strikes the longer it is channeled up to a maximum of 5. Enhanced Lightning Storm: The size of your Lightning Storm is preserved for 4 seconds after channeling.	Upgrade 1 (Primal): Lightning Storm has a 8% chance to Immobilize enemies hit for 3 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Raging): Lightning Storm gains 1 additional lightning strike.
Shred	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and dash at the target, performing a trio of combo attacks. 1st Attack: Deal x% damage. 2nd Attack: Deal x% damage. 3rd Attack: Perform a larger finishing move dealing x% damage. Enhanced Shred: Shred gains 30% attack speed and heals for 2% of your maximum Life if an enemy is struck.	Upgrade 1 (Primal): Shred's second and third attacks also performs a dash. In addition, Shred's Critical Strike Chance is increased by 20%. Upgrade 2 (Raging): Shred's third combo attack is larger and applies an additional 51% poisoning damage over 5 seconds.

Defensive Skills

Defensive skills are the Druid's best way to survive large packs of enemies:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Cyclone Armor	Passive: Powerful winds surround you, granting 20% non-Physical damage reduction. Active: The winds rapidly expand, Knocking Back enemies and dealing x% damage. Enhanced Cyclone Armor: Enemies who are Knocked Back by Cyclone Armor are also Slowed by 70% for 1.5 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Innate): Enemies damaged by Shadow Step are Immobilized for 2 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Preserving): Every 10 seconds, Cyclone Armor intensifies, causing incoming damage to grant you 30% Damage Reduction for 2 seconds.
Earthen Bulwark	Rocks surround you for 3 seconds, granting a Barrier that absorbs x% of your Base Life in damage. Enhanced Earthen Bulwark: Earthen Bulwark makes you Unstoppable while active.	Upgrade 1 (Innate): Rock shrapnel flies outward when Earthen Bulwark is destroyed or expires, dealing 12 to surrounding enemies. This damage is increased by Barrier bonuses. Upgrade 2 (Preserving): Casting Earthen Bulwark grants 18% Base Life as Fortify.
Debilitating Roar	Shapeshift into a Werebear and bellow a mighty roar, reducing damage dealt of Nearby enemies by 50% for 4 seconds. Enhanced Debilitating Roar: Debilitating Roar also Fortifies you for 22% Base Life.	Upgrade 1 (Innate): Debilitating Roar also slows enemies by 40% for its duration. Upgrade 2 (Preserving): Debilitating Roar also heals you for 4% of your maximum Life each second for its duration.
Blood Howl	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and howl furiously, Healing you for 20% of your Maximum Life. Enhanced Blood Howl: Kills reduce the cooldown of Blood Howl by 1 second.	Upgrade 1 (Innate): Blood Howl also generates 20 Spirit. Upgrade 2 (Preserving): Blood Howl also increases your Attack Speed by 15% for 4 seconds.

Companion Skills

Companion skills a very powerful part of the Druid's kit, letting pets kill the mobs for you.

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Vine Creeper	Passive: A vine creeper periodically emerges from the ground every 7 seconds and poisons an enemy in the area for 36% damage over 6 seconds. Active: Vines strangle all surrounding enemies, Immobilizing them for 2 seconds and poisoning them for 30% damage over 2 seconds. Enhanced Vine Creeper: Vine Creeper's Immobilize duration is increased by 1 second.	Upgrade 1 (Ferocious): Vine Creeper's active poisoning duration is increased by 3 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Brutal): Your chance to Critically Strike is increased by 20% against enemies strangled by Vine Creeper.
Wolves	Passive: Summon 2 wolf companions that bite enemies for 8% damage. Active: Direct the wolves to focus an enemy, leaping to them and striking for 35% damage. Enhanced Wolves: Wolves deal 20% increased damage to Immobilized, Stunned, Slowed, or poisoned enemies.	Upgrade 1 (Ferocious):  Lucky Hit: Your Wolves' attacks have up to a 10% chance to Fortify you for 5% Base Life. Upgrade 2 (Brutal): When you Critically Strike, your Wolves gain 20% Attack Speed for 3 seconds.
Ravens	Passive: 1 Raven flies above you and periodically attack your enemies for 13% damage every 5 seconds. Active: The target area is swarmed with ravens, dealing 85% damage over 6 seconds. Enhanced Ravens: You have 5% increased Critical Strike Chance for 5 seconds against enemies hit by Ravens.	Upgrade 1 (Ferocious): Enemies inside the swarm of Ravens when it is activated become Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Brutal): 2 additional Ravens appear when they periodically attack enemies.

Wrath Skills

The Druid's Wrath Skills deal a high amount of damage while also crowd controlling the enemies:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Hurricane	Form a hurricane around you that deals 97% damage to surrounding enemies over 8 seconds. Enhanced Hurricane: Enemies who are damaged by Hurricane are Slowed by 25% for 2 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Natural): Hurricane has a 15% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Savage): Enemies affected by Hurricane deal 20% less damage.
Trample	Shapeshift into a Werebear becoming Unstoppable, and charge forward, dealing x% damage and Knocking Back enemies. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional x% damage and are stunned for 3 seconds. Enhanced Trample: Trample deals 30% bonus damage. This bonus is reduced by 15% for each enemy hit after the first.	Upgrade 1 (Natural): Casting Trample grants 20% Base Life as Fortify. Upgrade 2 (Savage): Casting Trample grants 20 Spirit.
Boulder	Unearth a large rolling boulder that Knocks Back and crushes enemies, dealing x% damage with each hit. Enhanced Boulder: When Boulder reaches the end of its path, enemies hit are Slowed by 30% for 3 seconds. If Boulder Overpowered, enemies are Stunned for 4 seconds instead.	Upgrade 1 (Natural): While you have any Fortify, Boulder has 20% increased Critical Strike Chance. Upgrade 2 (Savage): Boulder's Critical Strike Chance is increased by 3% each time it deals damage.
Rabies	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and perform an infectious bite on the target dealing x% damage, and an additional x% damage over 6 seconds. Infected enemies spread Rabies to other surrounding targets. Enhanced Rabies: Rabies Poisoning Damage also increases over the lifetime of the disease, dealing 30% bonus damage at max duration.	Upgrade 1 (Blended): Rabies spreads 100% faster. Upgrade 2 (Mixed): Rabies deals its total Poisoning damage in 4 seconds instead of 6.

Ultimate Skills

Ultimate skills are the most powerful abilities with very long cooldowns but high effectiveness. Only one ultimate skill can be equipped at a time:

Skill	Skill Description	Upgrade Paths
Cataclysm	A massive storm follows you for 8 seconds. Tornadoes knock back enemies, and lightning strikes wildly dealing x% damage.	Upgrade 1 (Prime): Cataclysm's duration is increased by 2 seconds. Upgrade 2 (Supreme): Lightning strikes from Cataclysm make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Petrify	Encase all nearby enemies in stone, Stunning them for 3 seconds. You deal 25% increased Critical Strike Damage to enemies affected by Petrify. Against Bosses, the Critical Strike Damage bonus is increased to 50% and its duration is increased to 6 seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Prime): Petrify's duration is increased by 1 second. Upgrade 2 (Supreme): Killing an enemy affected by Petrify grants 25 Spirit.
Grizzly Rage	Shapeshift into Dire Werebear for 10 seconds gaining 20% bonus damage and 20% damage reduction. Damage bonus is increased by 3% each second while in this form. Kills extend the duration by 1 second up to 10 additional seconds.	Upgrade 1 (Prime): You are Unstoppable while Grizzly Rage is active. Upgrade 2 (Supreme): Gain 8% Base Life as Fortify per second while Grizzly Rage is active.
Lacerate	Shapeshift into a Werewolf, become Immune and quickly dash 10 times between enemies in the area dealing up to x% damage.	Upgrade 1 (Prime): Each time Lacerate deals a Critical Strike, heal for 3% of your maximum Life. Upgrade 2 (Supreme): Lacerate's initial strike is guaranteed to Critically Strike and deals 150% increased damage.

Dismount Skill

The druid has access to a unique Dismount Ability which causes the character to leap off the mount, shapeshift into Werebear form, and slam onto the ground.

Spirit Animals

The Druid's Unique Class Mechanic let's you choose five boons from 4 spirit animals that Empower your character.

Spirit Animals mechanic unlock

The unique class mechanic must be unlocked at level 15 through a Class-Specific quest called "Currently Unknown":

• Pin the task in the quest menu and travel to Scosglen.
• Once the quest is completed, each Spirit Animal will request 100 Spirit Offerings in order to offer their Boons. The Spirit Offerings can be collected from slain enemies in the area.
• After the Spirit Animal is given the 100 Spirit Offerings, it's speculated that they will unlock 1 of their 4 Boons, with the rest being unlocked at certain level intervals.
• You can choose 1 Boon from each Spirit Animal, with the final 5th being chosen from any of them.

The Spirit Animal's Boons

The Deer Spirit Animal's Boons:

• Prickleskin: Gain # Thorns.
• Gift of the Stag: Gain +10 Maximum Spirit.
• Wariness: Take 10% reduced damage from Elites.
• Advantageous Beast: Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 15%.

The Eagle Spirit Animal's Boons:

• Scyth Talons: Gain +5% increased Critical Strike Chance.
• Iron Feather: Gain x10% Maximum Life.
• Swooping Attacks: Gain +10% Attack Speed.
• Avian Wrath: Gain x30% Critical Strike Damage.

The Snake Spirit Animal's Boons:

• Obsidian Slam: Every #th kill will cause your next Earth Skill to Overpower.
• Overload: Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage has up to a 20% chance to cause the target to emit a static discharge, dealing 60% Lightning damage to surrounding enemies.
• Masochistic: Critical Strikes with Shapeshifting Skills Heal you for 3% Maximum Life.
• Calm Before the Storm: Lucky Hit: Nature Magic Skills have up to a 15% chance to reduce the Cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 2 seconds.

The Wolf Spirit Animal's Boons:

• Packleader: Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 20% chance to reset the Cooldowns of your Companion Skills.
• Energize: Lucky Hit: Dealing damage has up to a 15% chance to restore 10 Spirit.
• Bolster: Fortify for 10% of your Maximum Life when you use a Defensive Skill.
• Calamity: Extend the duration of Ultimate Skills by 25%.

This covers everything you should know about the Spirit Animals for Druid in Diablo IV. Next, we'll present the Druid Class Talents and their passive benefits.

Druid Class Talents in Diablo 4

Talents are passive abilities that increase your character's survivability or DPS output. There are 35 talents in Diablo 4, and you can unlock them by allocating a specific amount of points to your skill tree.

Following up in our Diablo 4 Druid Guide, we'll cover all six talent groups and how they affect your character!

Druid Core Talents

• Heart of the Wild - Maximum Spirit is increased by 3.
• Wild Impulses - Your Core skills cost 5% more Spirit but deal 10% increased damage.
• Abundance - Basic skills generate 10% more Spirit.
• Predatory Instinct - Critical Strike Chance against Close enemies is increased by 3%.
• Digitigrade Gait - Your gain 3% Movement Speed while in Werewolf form. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werewolf form.
• Iron Fur - Your gain 3% Damage Reduction while in Werebear form. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werebear form.

Druid Defensive Talents

• Ancestral Fortitude - Increase your non-physical resistances by 5%.
• Vigilance - You gain 5% Damage Reduction for 6 seconds after using a Defensive Skill.

Companion Subterfuge Talents

• Nature's Reach - Deal 3% increased damage to Distant enemies. Double this bonus if they are also Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
• Clarity - Gain 2 Spirit when transforming into Human form.
• Call of the Wild - Your companions deal 10% bonus damage.

Druid Wrath Talents

• Elemental Exposure - Lucky Hit: Your Storm skills have up to a 20% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 1 seconds. Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.
• Charged Atmosphere - Every 18 seconds, a Lightning Strike hits a Nearby enemy dealing X damage.
• Electric Shock - Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage to enemies has a 5% chance to Immobilize them for 3 seconds. If the target is already Immobilized, the Lightning damage dealt to them is increased by 5% instead
• Bad Omen - Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized or Stunned enemy that a Lightning Strike also hits dealing X damage.
• Endless Tempest - Increase the duration of Hurricane and Cataclysm by 5%.
• Crushing Earth - Earth skills deal 5% increased damage to Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized or Knocked Back enemies.
• Safeguard - Critical Strikes with Earth skills Fortify you for 2% Base Life. Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life
• Stone Guard - While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, your Earth Skills deal 4% increased damage. Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life
• Neurotoxin - Poisoned enemies are slowed by 8%.
• Toxic Claws - Critical strikes with Werewolf skills deal 8% of their base damage as Poison damage over 4 seconds.
• Envenom - Poisoned enemies take 10% additional Critical Strike Damage.
• Mending - While in Werebear form, you receive 5% additional Healing from all sources.
• Provocation - When you remain in Werebear form for at least 25 seconds, your next Skill will Overpower. Overpowering deals bonus damage based on the sum of your current Life and Fortified Life..

Druid Ultimate Talents

• Defiance - Nature Magic skills deal 4% increased damage to Elites.
• Natural Disaster - Your Earth skills deal 4% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Your Storm skills deal 4% increased damage to enemies that are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back. Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.
• Resonance - Nature Magic skills deal 2% increased damage. Triple this bonus if an Earth skill is the next skill cast after a Storm skill, or a Storm skill is the next skill cast after an Earth skill.
• Circle of Life - Nature Magic skills that consume Spirit restore {1/2/3}% of your maximum Life.
• Quickshift - When a Shapeshifting skill transforms you into a different form, it deals 5% increased damage.
• Natural Fortitude - Shapeshifting Fortifies you for 1% Base Life (X). Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life.
• Heightened Senses - Upon shapeshifting into a Werewolf or Werebear, gain 4% damage reduction against Elites for 5 seconds.
• Defensive Posture - Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by 5%. Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life.
• Thick Hide - Whenever you are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Down, Fortify for 6% Base Life (X). Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life.
• Unrestrained - Reduce the duration of control impairing effects by 3%. Triple this effect while you are Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life. Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life.
• Nature's Resolve - 5% chance when struck to Fortify you for 4% Base Life (X). Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life.

Druid Capstone Talents

• Perfect Storm - Your Storm skills grant 2 Spirit and deal 20% increased damage when damaging a Vulnerable, immobilized or slowed enemy. Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.
• Nature's Fury - Casting an Earth skill has a 20% chance to trigger a free Storm skill of the same category. In addition, casting a Storm skill has a 20% chance to trigger a free Earth skill of the same category.
• Earthen Might - Lucky Hit: Damaging enemies with Earth Skills has up to a 5% chance to: Restore all of your Spirit; Cause your attacks to be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds.
  This chance is increased by: 10% for Critical Strikes; 10% if the target is Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
• Lupine Ferocity - Every 6th Werewolf skill hit Critically Strikes and deals 60% increased damage.
• Bestial Rampage - After being a Werewolf for 2.5 seconds, gain 20% Attack Speed for 15 seconds. After being a Werebear for 2.5 seconds, deal 20% increased damage for 15 seconds.
• Ursine Strength - Gain 20% additional Maximum Life while in Werebear form and for 3 seconds after leaving Werebear form. While Healthy, deal 30% increased damage.

Note: Healthy characters have 80% or more Life.

This sums up everything regarding Druid's Class Talents in D4. Moving on, we'll present a quick introduction to how to approach this class and how to improve your character.

How to play Druid in Diablo 4

The Druid is one of the most versatile solo classes in Diablo IV. As we tested in the Beta, there was nothing you couldn't solo on this character except the World Bosses. To improve your DPS and survivability, you must use gear with good affixes that boost your character, such as:

• +% Skill Damage
• + Ranks to Core, Companion or Wrath (depending on your playstyle)
• +% Crit Strike Chance

Additional attributes that could work, but they are not as important as the ones listed above are:

• +% Core Skill Damage
• +% Max Life
• +% Skill Cooldown Reduction

Druid Leveling Skills

The best leveling skills in the druid's gameplay depend significantly on the chosen element. Below you have a setup of skills for each one separately:

Melee – Storm Strike, Pulverize, Debilitating Roar, Wolves, Rabies & Lacerate.

Tornado – Storm Strike, Tornado, Debilitating Roar, Wolves, Hurricane & Cataclysm.

Druid Leveling Talents

The best leveling talents are extremely powerful and define the overall playstyle of your build. Every talent group has a requirement that needs to be met before allocating any points to the skill tree:

• Core Talents: Requires 2 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Defensive Talents: Requires 6 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Companion Talents: Requires 11 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Wrath Talents: Requires 16 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Ultimate Talents: Requires 23 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.
• Capstone Talents: Requires 33 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.

Regarding leveling, we recommend using the Call of the Wild for increased companion damage output, the Elemental Exposure for added Vulnerability to enemies, and Charged Atmosphere for random Lightning Strikes. There are a couple of talents that we recommend for specific builds, such as:

Rabid Wolf Talents

• Heart of the Wild: Maximum Spirit is increased by 3/6/9.
• Abundance: Basic skills generate 10%/20%/30% more Spirit.
• Call of the Wild: Your companions deal 10%/20%/30% bonus damage.
• Predatory Instinct: Critical Strike Chance against Close enemies is increased by 3%/6%/9%.

AoE Talents

• Heart of the Wild: Maximum Spirit is increased by 3/6/9.
• Abundance: Basic skills generate 10%/20%/30% more Spirit.
• Call of the Wild: Your companions deal 10%/20%/30% bonus damage.

Druid Leveling Build

A build is more important in the endgame than in leveling, but we found some examples of high-quality items that you must use as a Druid:

Druid Build

• Aspect of the Unsatiated (Helm) After killing an enemy with Shred, your next Werewolf Skill generates x% more Spirit and deals x% increased damage.
• Aspect of Retaliation (Weapon): Your Core Skills deal up to x% increased damage based on your amount of Fortify.
• Ballistic Aspect (Amulet): When you have Fortify your Earth Skills gain +2 Ranks.

Druid Rotation

The Druid Rotation is very dependent on your Spirit resource generation. The basic skills are very weak, mostly used to regenerate Spirit.

The rotation itself is effortless: use each skill when it comes out of cooldown and try to maintain the spirit with the help of abilities, upgrades & legendary aspects.

This wraps everything regarding the basics of the Druid's Playstyle in Diablo IV. Now let's check out the gear particularities and what stats you should primarily focus on for your character.

How to gear a Druid in Diablo 4

Druid in Diablo 4 can equip a total of ten items in the following item slots:

• Head
• Chest
• Gloves
• Pants
• Boots
• Amulet
• 2x Rings
• Two-Handed Weapon
• One-Handed Weapon
• Totem

Note: As a reminder, please remember that you can only use one of the following: One-Handed Weapon with Totem or a Two-Handed Weapon. Choose carefully so you can use specific Aspects to help your character have an additional Legendary Power, depending on how many aspects you need to make the build work.

Druid Primary Stats

In Diablo IV, the stats are divided into two categories; the class you use determines the benefits you gain by increasing a specific stat. The bonuses for Druid Primary Stats in Diablo IV are the following:

Offensive Effects

• Willpower – +0.1% Skill Damage per point and + 0.25% Overpower Damage by point.
• Dexterity – +0.02% Critical Strike Chance per point.
• Intelligence – +0.1% Resource Generation per point
• Strength – Nothing

Defensive Effects

• Willpower – +0.1% Healing Received.
• Dexterity – +0.025% increase to Dodge Chance per stat point.
• Strength – +1 Armor per point.
• Intelligence – +0.05% increase to All Resistances per point.

Best Weapon for Druid

Any of the equipable weapons with a specific Aspect helps your character have an additional Legendary Power, depending on how many aspects you require for your build.

As soon as we have specific weapons for particular builds, we will update the section for the best Druid Weapons in Diablo 4.

Druid Best Armor Pieces

When using a specific build, you want to look for particular pieces of equipment with any of the required legendary aspects. Any Druid build depends on skills, so your gear improvement upgrades the efficiency of your DPS & survivability.

The aspects either help you regenerate spirit, deal more damage, or receive less damage from enemies.

Best Gems for Druid

A perfect addition for survivability or DPS increase would be socketing your gear with proper gems to buff your active or passive skills:

• Ruby on Armor for Increased Maximum Life.
• Sapphire on Armor for Ideal for Damage Reduction while Fortified.
• Emerald on Weapon for Increased damage output while fighting with Elite Enemies.
• Diamond on Jewelry for Resistance to all Elements.
• Topaz on Weapon for Adds damage to basic skills, which are used a lot.
• Amethyst on Armor for Damage over Time (DoT) reduction.

Now that you've learned how to gear your character, it's time to check out some of the best Druid builds in Diablo 4.

Best Druid Builds

When it comes to the best Druid Build in Diablo 4, combining and carefully selecting the skills that we use is very important. We are currently testing the best Druid Builds to update the section with the strongest abilities and a mixture of skills.

Meanwhile, let's cover the best Druid Leveling and Farming Builds that we used during the Beta Testing.

Best Leveling Build

One of the best leveling builds for the Druid in Diablo IV seems to be the Tornado build, that has a huge advantage over other classes or builds. We used the following Skills and upgrades while leveling, and we went through the content like a breeze:

Basic Skill - Storm Strike - with the Fierce upgrade for making enemies Vulnerable.

Core Skill - Tornado - with Raging upgrade for an extra way to make enemies Vulnerable.

Defensive Skill - Debilitating Roar - with the Preserving upgrade for added survivability.

Companion Skill - Wolves - with the Brutal upgrade for powerful companions.

Wrath Skill - Trample - with the Savage upgrade for AoE damage, Crowd Control and added Spirit generation.

Ultimate Skill - Cataclysm - with the Supreme upgrade for Big DPS and added Crowd Control.

This build has a high clear speed and DPS output, slaying bosses easily without any legendary powers or items.

Best Farming Build

At the moment, we haven't found a build that would allow faster farming of the items or materials you need. As soon as we have a specific build in place, we will update the section with the best Druid Build for Farming in Diablo 4.

Sets & Unique Items

In this section of our Druid guide, we'll present the best class-exclusive Sets & Unique Items you can use on your character and what benefits you acquire from them!

Druid Unique Items

Uniques are very rare drops in Diablo 4, and only a little information has been revealed about them at the time of writing this guide. We can only say that your character can only equip one Unique Item at a time!

Druid Set Items

Set items are powerful pieces of gear that enhance your character with unique bonuses and abilities depending on how many pieces of that particular set you have equipped. They are similar to Diablo 3 sets which provide a bonus when you equip 2/4/6 set items.

Specific details were not announced, but as soon as we have any information about the Druid Sets, we will update this section for you!

Druid Legendary Items & Powers

In this section of our Druid guide, we'll present the legendary items, powers, and aspects you can use to further increase your character's capabilities, such as DPS output and survivability.

Best Legendary Aspects For Druid

We did not have access to all aspects, but only those from Act I. The following section lists only the known groups of Druid-specific legendary aspects in Diablo IV:

• Defensive Legendary Aspects
• Offensive Legendary Aspects
• Resource Legendary Aspects
• Utility Legendary Aspects
• Mobility Legendary Aspects

Legendary aspects can be imprinted on Rare or Legendary items at the Occultist, and after imprinting, the following results can occur:

• Rare Items turn into Legendaries + they keep the same stats that were previously on the item.
• Legendaries will overwrite their aspect with the new one.

Certain Legendary aspects are exclusive to a single class, while some are available to multiple characters. The Codex of Power aspects remain in the book indefinitely, and the imprinted item consumes the extracted Legendary Aspects.

Druid Defensive Legendary Aspects

Defensive Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Helm, Chest Armor, Pants, Off-Hand and Amulet.

• Aspect of Cyclonic Force - Cyclone Armor also provides Physical Damage Reduction. In addition, Cyclone Armor will also be applied to all Nearby Allies.
• Aspect of Mending Stone - The duration of Earthen Bulwark is increased by 6 seconds. In addition, killing an enemy with Earth Skills replenishes X of your active Earthen Bulwark's barrier.
• Skinwalker's Aspect - When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, gain X Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify.
• Stalking Beast Aspect - Gain Stealth for 2 seconds when killing enemies with Shred. Breaking Stealth with an attack grants Ambush which guarantees Critical Strikes for 1.0 seconds.
• Vigorous Aspect - Gain 10.0% Damage Reduction while Shapeshifted into a Werewolf.

Druid Offensive Legendary Aspects

Offensive Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Gloves, Ring, Amulet, One-Handed Weapon, and Two-Handed Weapon.

• Crashstone Aspect - Earth Skills deal 40% more Critical Strike damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
• Nighthowler's Aspect - Blood Howl increases Critical Strike Chance by 5.0%. In addition, Blood Howl also affects Nearby Companions and Players for 3 seconds.
• Overcharged Aspect - Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance when dealing Lightning damage to overload the target for 3 seconds, causing any direct damage you deal to them to pulse X additional damage to surrounding enemies.
• Aspect of the Rampaging Werebeast - The duration of Grizzly Rage is increased by 1 seconds. In addition, Critical Strikes while Grizzly Rage is active increase your Critical Strike Damage by 10% for the duration.
• Aspect of Retaliation - Your Core Skills deal up to 20% increased damage based on your percent Fortified Health.
• Shepherd's Aspect - Core Skills deal an additional 6.0% damage for each active Companion.
• Aspect of the Tempest - Hurricane damage is increased by 7.0% each second while active.
• Aspect of the Ursine Horror - Pulverize is now also an Earth Skill. After casting Pulverize, tectonic spikes continue to deal X damage over 2 seconds.

Druid Resource Legendary Aspects

Resource Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Helm, Ring, and Amulet.

• Aspect of the Changeling's Debt - Werebear Skills restore 1 Spirit when you hit enemies afflicted by your Poisons. When Spirit is restored, your Poison effects are removed from the enemy.
• Mangled Aspect - Gain 1 Spirit when you are struck as a Werebear.
• Storm Beast's Aspect - Lucky Hit: Storm Skills have up to a 15% chance to grant 10 Spirit. Your base Storm Skills are now also Werewolf Skills.
• Aspect of the Unsatiated - After killing an enemy with Shred, your next Werewolf Skill generates 20% more Spirit and deals 20% increased damage.

Druid Utility Legendary Aspects

Utility Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Helm, Chest Armor, Boots, Gloves, and Amulet.

• Ballistic Aspect - When you have Fortified Life your Earth Skills gain +3.
• Aspect of Quicksand - Damage from Earth Skills Slow enemies hit by 25% for 5 seconds.
• Stormshifter's Aspect - While Hurricane is active, gain +3 to your Shapeshifting Skills.

Druid Mobility Legendary Aspects

Mobility Legendary Aspects can only be imprinted into the following item types: Boots and Amulet.

There are no Mobility Legendary Aspects currently known for the Druid. As soon as we have any information about the Druid Mobility Legendary Aspects, we will update this section for you!

Now that we've gone through all the Legendary Aspects for the Druid in Diablo IV, it's time to present you how to min-max your character for the end game!

BiS Gear for Druid in D4

In this section of our Druid guide, we'll present the Best in Slot Gear for your character and how to acquire it.

The most crucial point in acquiring the best armor and weapons for your Druid is that you don't need to farm a perfectly rolled Legendary piece. You can transfer any legendary ability/aspect into a rare item. Legendaries have four affixes that make them more powerful.

You can create perfect items by rolling rare items with your desired aspect. We recommend gathering materials while leveling, but save them for the end game crafting.

Note: The Codex of Power has the lowest possible roll of the legendary aspect.

Druid Paragon Board

In this section, we'll present the Druid's Paragon Board, its levels, and how to acquire them.

Once you reach level 50, you start gaining paragon points. At each level beyond that, you will gain four paragon points, expecting 200 Paragon Points at the maximum level.

At level 50, you will receive a starting paragon board (each class will start with a suitable board for them). You assign your points moving closer to the gate tiles; when you reach one of those, you will attach a new paragon board to your existing one.

As you can see, the Paragon Board represents one of the end game progression systems in Diablo IV.

Druid Glyphs

In addition to the different tile types, glyphs can be slotted into paragon sockets. Glyphs are items found throughout the sanctuary and in dungeons. When a glyph is socketed into your board, you will gain various benefits based on the number of active tiles within the Glyph's radius.

Glyphs have different qualities, such as magic or rare, and they can be leveled up to increase their bonuses and the radius of their effect, allowing them to draw powers from more active tiles.

Frequently Asked Questions - Diablo 4 Druid Class

1. Are Druid any good in Diablo 4?
As we could see in the Beta Launch, the Druid is one of the more mediocre classes for soloing. We recommend this class for professional players or if you really like the playstyle.

2. Is Druid easy to play in Diablo 4?
The Druid is a not so beginner-friendly class to use in any activity, even if it's about ad-clear or bosses.

3. Is the Druid the best solo class in D4?
As we mentioned, the Druid is more on the mediocre side of classes to play Solo, even if it's very versatile.

4. Is Druid good in PvP in Diablo IV?
We don't have access to PvP in Diablo IV for now, but the Druid will be very good in PvP due to its survivability and movement skills.

5. How long does it take to level a Druid in Diablo 4?
The Druid will have a medium evolution in Leveling due to its AoE abilities, survivability and crowd control.

6. What is the best Druid leveling build in D4?
One of the best Leveling Builds for Druid is the Tornado build due to the way AoE skills combine with wolves to go through the content and the ease with which it can kill large packs of enemies.

7. What is the best Diablo 4 Druid build?
The best builds for Druid depend on your playstyle, all of them being good.

8. What skills should I use for a Druid in Diablo IV?
Typically, you should choose the skills that represent your gameplay and help you get through the activity you are in.

9. What are the best weapons for Druid in Diablo 4?
The best weapons for Druid depend significantly on the build you choose and the number of aspects you need to enable your build.

10. What is the stats priority for Druid in Diablo IV?
As a Druid, regardless of the chosen build, you must consider that Willpower is the most important because it increases both the damage of your abilities and healing received.

11. What are the best Sets for a Druid in D4?
There is not enough information about Druid Class Sets in Diablo 4, and we will update the guide when more details become available.

Related Guides

Now that you have learned about Druid Class, how about you check out our guides about Leveling, Other Classes, Class Builds & Currencies Farming?

• Diablo 4 Leveling Guide
• Diablo 4 Best Builds Guide
• Best Barbarian Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Rogue Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Necromancer Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Sorcerer Builds in Diablo 4
• Best Druid Builds in Diablo 4
• Diablo 4 Legendary Aspects Farming Guide
• Diablo 4 Uniques & Uber Uniques Farming Guide
• Diablo 4 Best Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Barbarian Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Necromancer Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Rogue Class Guide
• Diablo 4 Sorcerer Class Guide
• D4 Gold Farming Guide
• D4 Forgotten Souls Farming Guide
• D4 Grim Favors Farming Guide
• D4 Materials Farming Guide
• D4 Red Dust Farming Guide
• D4 Aberrant Cinders Farming Guide
• D4 Murmuring Obols Farming Guide
• D4 Seeds of Hatred Farming Guide

We update our articles with each and every update in the game, so keep an eye out on our guides.

Conclusion

This is the end of our in-depth Diablo 4 Druid Class Overview Guide. We hope that we helped you have a better view about this complex class and learned how you can easily become a Druid Master. Our recommendations should help you min-max your gear, create your perfect build, and have fun mastering the elements.

As Diablo said: "Are you ready for the carnage to come?" so be prepared to revisit our Diablo 4 Druid Class Overview guide for new and updated content!

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