Best Diablo 4 Druid builds for Season 5
BlizzardDiablo 4 Druids aren’t exactly famous for being the best class out there, but Season 5’s Unique and Legendary Aspect rework has pushed some builds straight into S-Tier.
When facing the Infernal Hordes, these Druid builds shine thanks to their extensive AoE Damage and Crowd Control abilities, even during the early game.
Here are the best Druid builds in Diablo 4 Season 5.
Best Druid build for leveling up in Diablo 4
The Wind Shear is the best build for leveling up in Diablo 4 Season 5. Besides having one of the most simple rotations in the game, it can deliver a massive amount of AoE and single-target damage while staying highly mobile
Here’s a rundown of all the skills along with the priority in which you should unlock them:
| Level | Druid Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wind Shear |
| 2 | Enhanced Wind Shear |
| 3 | Fierce Wind Shear |
| 4 | Wind Shear |
| 5 | Wind Shear |
| 6 | Wind Shear |
| 7 | Blood Howl |
| 8 | Enhanced Blood Howl |
| 9 | Preserving Blood Howl |
| 10 | Cyclone Armor |
| 11 | Debilitating Roar |
| 12 | Wind Shear |
| 13 | Predatory Instinct |
| 14 | Digitigrade Gait |
| 15 | Digitigrade Gait |
| 16 | Digitigrade Gait |
| 17 | Trample |
| 18 | Neurotoxin |
| 19 | Nature’s Reach |
| 20 | Nature’s Reach |
| 21 | Nature’s Reach |
| 22 | Enhanced Cyclone Armor |
| 23 | Preserving Cyclone Armor |
| 24 | Lacerate |
| 25 | Quickshift |
| 26 | Heightened Senses |
| 27 | Heightened Senses |
| 28 | Heightened Senses |
| 29 | Quickshift |
| 30 | Quickshift |
| 31 | Ancestral Fortitude |
| 32 | Ancestral Fortitude |
| 33 | Ancestral Fortitude |
| 34 | Bestial Rampage |
| 35 | Defiance |
| 36 | Defiance |
| 37 | Defiance |
| 38 | Vigilance |
| 39 | Vigilance |
| 40 | Vigilance |
| 41 | Iron Fur |
| 42 | Iron Fur |
| 43 | Iron Fur |
| 44 | Prime Lacerate |
| 45 | Supreme Lacerate |
| 46 | Enhanced Debilitating Roar |
| 47 | Preserving Debilitating Roar |
| 48 | Envenom |
| 49 | Envenom |
| Renown skill point 1 | Debilitating Roar |
| Renown skill point 2 | Debilitating Roar |
| Renown skill point 3 | Debilitating Roar |
| Renown skill point 4 | Debilitating Roar |
| Renown skill point 5 | Cyclone Armor |
| Renown skill point 6 | Cyclone Armor |
| Renown skill point 7 | Cyclone Armor |
| Renown skill point 8 | Cyclone Armor |
| Renown skill point 9 | Cyclone Armor |
Diablo 4 Wind Shear Druid Boon selection
- Deer: Wariness
- Eagle: Avian Wrath
- Wolf: Energize, Packleader
- Snake: Overload
When you hit level 18 in Diablo 4, you will receive your class-based quest. Completing this quest will let you select a set of boons that can further improve the efficiency of your build.
BlizzardBest Legendary Aspects for Wind Shear Druid in Diablo 4
| Legendary Aspect | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect of the Calm Breeeze | Grinning Labyrinth Dungeon | Wind Shear now deals [165 – 300] Poisoning damage over 4 seconds. Lucky Hit: Wind Shear has up to a [6.0 – 12.0]% chance to fully restore your Spirit. |
| Edgemaster’s Aspect | Oldstones Dungeon | Skills deal up to [5 – 20]% increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource. |
| Aspect of Inner Calm | Raethwind Wilds | Deal [5 – 10]% increased damage. Triple this bonus after standing still for 3 seconds. |
| Aspect of Shared Misery | Oblivion Dungeon | Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a [35 – 50]% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. |
| Aspect of Might | Dark Ravine | Basic Skills grant 20.0% Damage Reduction for [2.0 – 7.0] seconds. |
| Aspect of Cyclonic Force | Collapsed Vault | Cyclone Armor also provides Physical Damage Reduction. In addition, Cyclone Armor will also be applied to all Nearby Allies. |
| Nighthowler’s Aspect | Forbidden City | Blood Howl increases Critical Strike Chance by [10.0 – 15.0]%. In addition, Blood Howl also affects Nearby Players for 3 seconds. |
| Eluding Aspect | Caldera Gate Dungeon | Becoming Injured while Crowd Controlled grants you Unstoppable for 4 seconds. This effect has a [40 – 25] second Cooldown. |
There are many great Aspects in the Codex of Power for the Lightning Storm Druid in Diablo 4, but some will be crucial while leveling up your build.
Best endgame Druid build in Season 5
The best Diablo 4 Druid build for the endgame stages is the Landslide Druid, which has become a great option after Landslide was buffed from 37% to 70% of damage per hit.
In addition, the Landslide Druid has incredible damage absorption and focuses on Critical Damage while dealing strong AoE skills.
Here’s where you’ll need to reallocate your Skill and Renown points to get your Landslide Druid in Diablo 4 Season 5.
- Basic Skills
- Claw (1/5)
- Enhanced Claw
- Claw (1/5)
- Core Skills
- Heart of the Wild (1/3)
- Wild Impulses (3/3)
- Landslide (5/5)
- Enhanced Landslide
- Primal Landslide
- Heart of the Wild (1/3)
- Defensive Skills:
- Cyclone Armor (1/5)
- Enhanced Cyclone Armor
- Preserving Cyclone Armor
- Earthen Bulwark (1/5)
- Enhanced Earthen Bulwark
- Cyclone Armor (1/5)
- Companion Skills
- Poison Creeper (1/5)
- Enhanced Poison Creeper
- Ferocious Poison Creeper
- Clarity (3/3)
- Poison Creeper (1/5)
- Wrath Skills
- Crushing Earth (1/3)
- Safeguard (1/3)
- Stone Guard (3/3)
- Neurotoxin (1/3)
- Envenom (3/3)
- Mending (3/3)
- Crushing Earth (1/3)
- Ultimate Skills
- Petrify (1/1)
- Prime Petrify
- Supreme Petrify
- Defiance (3/3)
- Circle of Life (3/3)
- Natural Disaster (3/3)
- Quickshift (3/3)
- Heightened Senses (3/3)
- Petrify (1/1)
- Key Passive
- Earthen Might
Best Spirit boons for Werewolf Tornado Druid
- Deer: Wariness
- Wolf: Bolster
- Eagle: Iron Feather, Avian Wrath
- Snake: Calm Before the Storm
Just like with your leveling build, you will have access to four spirit boons for your endgame Druid in Diablo 4.
Best Paragon Board for the Werewolf Tornado Druid build in Diablo 4
| Paragon Board for the Druid | Nodes | Glyph |
|---|---|---|
| Starting | Prime, Tenacity, Impel, Resolve | Werebear |
| Earthen Devastation | Resolve, Earthen Power, OPppress, Suffused Resilience | Undaunted |
| Ancestral Guidance | Resolve, Harmony, Natural Attunement, Reclamation | Earth and Sky |
| Constricting Tendrils | Courage, Nature’s Will | Outmatch |
| Survival Instincts | Bulwark | Tectonic |
| Inner Beast | Tenacity, Determination, Shapeshifter | Spirit |
| Heightened Malice | Poison Resistance | – |
You can use your Paragon Points on these nodes and Glyphs to make the strongest endgame Druid in Diablo 4.
Unique items to use with Landslide Druid build
- Vasily’s Prayer (Helmet)
- Insatiable Fury (Chest)
- Ring of Starless Skies (Ring)
- Earthbreaker (Ring)
Best Legendary Aspects for Landslide Druid in Diablo 4
| Legendary Aspect | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect of Retaliation | Seaside Descent | Your Core Skills deal up to [25 – 40]% increased damage based on your amount of Fortify. |
| Aspect of Mending Stone | Sealed Archives | The duration of Earthen Bulwark is increased by 6 seconds. In addition, killing an enemy replenishes [379 – 689] of your active Earthen Bulwark’s Barrier. |
| Aspect of Metamorphosis | Dropped by random Legendary Items. | When you Evade you turn into a cloud of bats, becoming Unstoppable for 2.5 seconds. Enemies along your path take 300 Physical damage and are inflicted with Vampiric Curse. Evade’s Cooldown is increased by [10.0 – 5.0] seconds. |
| Aspect of the Changeling’s Debt | Conclave | You deal [25 – 55]%[x] increased damage while hitting a Poisoned enemy as a Werebear or a Crowd Controlled enemy as a Werewolf. |
| Aspect of The Aftershock | Dropped by random Legendary Items. | Landslide’s earth pillars each strike a second time and deal an additional [5.5 – 13.0]% bonus damage per hit. |
| Subterranean Aspect | Dropped by random Legendary Items. | Poison Creeper’s active also casts Landslide in a circle around you. Earth Skills deal [15 – 30]% increased damage to Poisoned enemies. |
Best PvP Druid build in Diablo 4 Season 5
In Season 5, your best bet for a PvE druid build is the Boulder Druid. It can be hard to get at first since it’s reliant on gear. However, when you finally have everything to build it, you’ll get an outstanding character with high mobility, great AoE and single-target damage, and one that can really take a punch.
Here’s where you should relocate your Skill and Renown points to build your Boulder Druid:
- Basic Skills:
- Storm Strike (1/5)
- Enhanced Storm Strike
- Core Skills:
- Predatory Instincts (3/3)
- Iron Fur (3/3)
- Shred (1/5)
- Enhanced Shred
- Primal Shred
- Predatory Instincts (3/3)
- Companion Skills:
- Wolves (1/5)
- Ravens (1/5)
- Enhanced Ravens
- Brutal Ravens
- Poison Creeper (1/5)
- Wrath Skills:
- Elemental Exposure (1/3)
- Endless Tempest (3/3)
- Hurricane (1/5)
- Enhanced Hurricane
- Savage Hurricane
- Boulder (5/5)
- Enhanced Boulder
- Natural Boulder
- Crushing Earth (3/3)
- Stone Guard (3/3)
- Safeguard (1/3)
- Neurotoxin (1/3)
- Envenom (3/3)
- Toxic Claws (1/3)
- Elemental Exposure (1/3)
- Ultimate Skills:
- Defiance (3/3)
- Circle of Life (3/3)
- Natural Disaster (2/3)
- Quickshift (3/3)
- Heightened Senses (3/3)
- Natural Fortitude (1/3)
- Defiance (3/3)
- Key Passive:
- Nature’s Fury (1/3)
Unique items to use with the Boulder Druid build
The Boulder Druid build in Diablo 4 heavily relies on Unique Items and Aspects. Here’s what you’ll need to get for your Diablo 4 PvE druid build:
- Vasily’s Prayer
- Dolmen Stone
Best Legendary Aspects for Boulder Druid in Diablo 4
| Legendary Aspect | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect of the Crowded Sage | Dropped by Legendary gear. | You have 8% increased Dodge Chance. Successful Dodges restore 4% of your Maximum Life. |
| Aspect of the Metamorphic Stone | Dropped by Legendary gear. | Boulder is now a Core Skill and costs 40 Spirit to cast, dealing 88% of normal damage. |
| Symbiotic Aspect | Dropped by Legendary gear. | When the Nature’s Fury Key Passive triggers a free Skill, your non-Ultimate Cooldowns of the opposite type are reduced by 2.0 seconds. |
| Aspect of Metamorphosis | Dropped by Legendary gear. | When you Evade you turn into a cloud of bats, becoming Unstoppable for 2.5 seconds. Enemies along your path take 300 Physical damage and are inflicted with Vampiric Curse. Evade’s Cooldown is increased by 10.5 seconds. |
| Aspect of Nature’s Savagery | Dropped by Legendary gear. | Werewolf Skills function as Storm Skills and Werebear Skills function as Earth Skills for the Nature’s Fury Key Passive. |
| Starlight Aspect | Dropped by Legendary gear. | Gain 24 of your Primary Resource for every 20% of your Life that you Heal. |
| Shepherd’s Aspect | Bloodsoaked Crag Dungeon (Dry Steppes) | Core and Wrath Skills deal an additional 4.5% damage per Companion you have. |
Best Druid class attributes
- Intelligence – Helps in generating Spirit and you can use core skills like Lightning Storm more often.
- Willpower – Increases all skill damage and the healing you receive through potions, boosting attack and survivability at the same time.
BlizzardWhile these are the core stats, your skills should provide attributes such as Vulnerable Damage, Critical Strike Chance, Critical Strike Damage, and Core Skill Damage, as they are the main source of your damage.
Best Druid Gems in Season 5
- For weapons use Royal Emerald to gain additional Critical Strike Damage against Vulnerable Enemies.
- For Armor use Royal Ruby for bonus Maximum Life.
- For Jewellery use Royal Sapphire for bonus Cold Resistance, Royal Emerald for bonus Poison Resistance, and Royal Amethysts for bonus Shadow Resistance.
Diablo 4 Season 5 has introduced a complete rework of Unique Items and Legendary Aspects, which has given room for new builds to shine while fighting off the Infernal Hordes.