Druids are one of the most interesting classes in Diablo 4. They’re not only able to control animals — they can turn into animals (and also cast powerful spells). The result is a class that’s packed with complex ability combinations that can deal massive damage. As such, designing an ideal Druid build is a puzzle in its own right. That’s where we come in, with our suggestions of the best Druid builds for Diablo 4 season 6.
Druids can cast storm spells, control the earth, summon companions, or shapeshift into one of two creatures: a Werebear or a Werewolf. But what makes the class really interesting is its host of Legendaries that can make certain skills behave like others, allowing you to mix and match skills regardless of type. Not to your taste? We also have builds for the Sorcerer, Rogue, Barbarian, Spiritborn, and Necromancer classes.
In this Diablo 4 guide, we’ve gathered and simplified the best Diablo 4 Druid builds for season 6. If you need even more information on item affixes or other more complex ideas, we’ve been sure to link out to the more detailed versions of these builds, as well as where to find their original creators.
Best Druid leveling build in Diablo 4 season 6 and Vessel of Hatred
This build is based on IBoilerUp’s Druid leveling guide at Maxroll.gg, and is purely for leveling (i.e., allocating your 71 skill points between levels 1 and 60) and early Torment I. If you want more detailed information about the item affixes you want to look for on your gear, or which other Legendary powers are great for your build, check out the original Maxroll.gg guide.
Best skills for leveling
One of the easiest Druid leveling guides you can play is the Companion build, which relies on Core skill that summon allies. In this build, you’ll be using Wind Shear, Pulverize, Cataclysm, Poison Creeper, Wolves, and Ravens.
Here are the best skills for a Druid leveling build, organized by the exact order you should purchase them in — bearing in mind that some skills require you to allocate a number of skill points in the tree in order to unlock them. As such, you’ll need to unlock new skills before enhancing existing ones.
Wind Shear / Enhanced Wind Shear / Fierce Wind Shear
Pulverize / Enhanced Pulverize / Raging Pulverize
Predatory Instinct (rank 1-2)
Ancestral Fortitude (rank 1-3)
Wolves / Enhanced Wolf Pack / Brutal Wolf Pack
Poison Creeper / Enhanced Poison Creeper / Ferocious Poison Creeper
Ravens / Enhanced Ravens / Brutal Ravens
Call of the Wild (rank 1-3)
Wolves (rank 2-5)
Feral Aptitude (rank 1-3)
Cataclysm / Prime Cataclysm / Supreme Cataclysm
One With Nature
Clarity (rank 1-3)
Mending
Provocation (rank 1-3)
Neurotoxin
Envenom (rank 1-3)
Iron Fur (rank 1-3)
Defensive Posture (rank 1-3)
Natural Fortitude (rank 1-2)
Quickshift
Heightened Senses (rank 1-3)
Remove two ranks of Predatory Instinct
Poison Creeper (rank 2-5)
Ravens (rank 2-5)
Nature’s Reach (rank 1-3)
Quickshift (rank 2-3)
Catastrophe (rank 1-3)
Best Spirit Boon setup for leveling
Once you unlock the Spirit Boon system for your Druid, you’ll want to use your Druidic Spirit Offerings to select these five Boons in this order:
Pack Leader – Wolf
Swooping Attacks – Eagle
Prickleskin – Stag
Masochistic – Snake
Scythe Talons – Eagle
Best Legendary Aspects for Druid leveling build
When you first start your new character, complete these eight dungeons first in order to collect their Aspects. Then place them on a piece of gear (ideally jewelry and never weapons). The random drop Aspects are all nice to add to your Codex and your gear if you’re lucky enough to find them on your leveling journey.
Shepherd’s (Bloodsoaked Crag, Dry Steppes)
Calm Breeze (Grinning Labyrinth, Dry Steppes)
Inner Calm (Raethwind Wilds, Scosglen)
Disobedience (Halls of the Damned, Kehjistan)
Skinwalker’s (Fading Echo, Kehjistan)
Needleflare (Yshari Sanctum, Kehjistan)
Best Druid endgame build for season 6
Note: We’ll update this guide with a more up-to-date Druid build designed for the new expansion once the dust settles, so check back soon. The leveling guide above should get you most of the way through Torment I, so stick there in the meantime.
How to make a great Druid build
Druids is Diablo 4’s hybrid caster and melee class, but their most unique trait is their ability to shapeshift into either a Werebear or a Werewolf. Druids have access to six Key Passives, but four builds that primarily stem from them:
Werebear
Werewolf
Storm
Earth
Werebear is the Druid’s more defensive transformation, although it can be extremely deadly when built out correctly. Werebear’s will take advantage of either the Ursine Strength Key Passive or the Bestial Rampage Key Passive. Werewolf builds are the faster, deadlier Druid builds, but they’re also far less defensive. Werewolf builds will use either the Lupine Ferocity Key Passive or the Bestial Rampage Key Passive.
Druid’s caster builds mimic shapeshifts. Earth builds are the more defensive of the two (and are typically melee-based), and will use either the Earthen Might or Nature’s Fury Key Passives. Storm skills are heavy Spirit spenders, and can be cast from much further away. Storm builds benefit from the Perfect Storm or Nature’s Fury Key Passives.
Many of the class’ Legendaries allow you to transform certain skills into other skills (turning all Storm skills into Werewolf skills, for example). But if you’re building your own Druid class, keep in mind that you’ll end up building either a caster or a shapeshifter and selecting one of these Key Passives. However, it’s also important to keep in mind that — with the use of some powerful Legendaries and Uniques — you can make shapeshifter builds that are also casters.
Looking for other Diablo 4 builds? We have explainers on the Spiritborn, Sorcerer, Rogue, Barbarian, and Necromancer classes.
