Best Diablo 4 Druid builds for leveling, endgame & PvP

Diablo 4‘s Druid is a force of nature that calls on the spirits of animals and the natural world to aid them in battle. Here are the best Druid builds for leveling, endgame, and PvP in Diablo 4.

The Druid in Diablo 4 is a returning class from the expansion of Diablo 2 and Diablo 2: Resurrected. We’ve had a good look at the Druid and spent several hours testing out their skills. While not as physically imposing as the Barbarian, the Druid is still a powerful melee fighter. Their main skills involve using the powers of nature to do their bidding.

However, there is more than one way to play as the Druid in Diablo 4 as the class comes with a variety of builds. Picking the right one for you is important if you’re going to survive the hordes of Hell in the game.

Here is the best Druid build in Diablo 4 in the current meta for leveling, endgame, and PvP.

Contents

• Best Druid leveling build
  • Best Druid leveling build summary
• Best Druid endgame build
  • Endgame item build
• Best Druid PvP build
• How to use Druid class

Best Druid build in Diablo 4

The best Druid build is the Tornado Druid, a version of the class that brings the full force of the elements down to smite his enemies. The Tornado Druid is great for crowd control and gives players a variety of melee and ranged options.

To assemble the build start by selecting the Storm Strike ability as a primary skill at level 2 and upgrade this to Enhanced Storm Strike at level 3. From here, unlock the Tornado skill at level 4 and upgrade this all the way until Raging Tornado at level 6. At level 8, unlock the Fierce Storm Strike upgrade to complete the basic skills needed for this build, now simply max out Tornado until you reach level 12.

At level 12, learn Earthern Bulwark and upgrade it to Enhanced Earthern Bulwark at level 13. This will boost your defense and make you a more hardy Druid. Now, between levels 14 to 16, learn and upgrade Nature’s Reach to make your ranged attacks more powerful. This works great with Tornado and Storm Strike. Then at level 17, learn Wolves to summon two loyal wolf companions.

At level 18, learn Trample to shapeshift into a werebear and give yourself a temporary damage and defense boost when you need it. Then unlock Hurricane at level 19 and upgrade it all the way to Natural Hurricane at level 21. Are you seeing a pattern develop here?

Now more of our skills have been added we can focus on learning some useful passives to give the build a permanent stat boost. From level 22 to 49 learn the following skills when you get a level up:

• Level 22-24: ‍Elemental Exposure
• Level 25-27: ‍Defiance
• Level 28-30: ‍Circle of Life
• Level 31-33: ‍Resonance
• Level 34: ‍Heart of the Wild
• Level 35: ‍Perfect Storm
• Level 36-38: ‍Wild Impulses
• Level 39-41: ‍Abundance
• Level 42: ‍Preserving Earthen Bulwark
• Level 43: ‍Enhanced Wolf Pack
• Level 44 Ferocious Wolf Pack
• Level 45-47: Endless Tempest
• Level 48-49: Defensive Posture

Rather than giving you a new attack, each of these will boost an existing skill you already have or add a passive upgrade that benefits the build in some way.

Finally, once you’ve gathered the 10 Renown extra skill points, spend them on the following passive skills to complete the build:

• Renown 1: ‍Defensive Posture
• Renown 2-4: ‍Nature’s Resolve
• Renown 5-7: ‍Predatory Instinct
• Renown 8-10: ‍Unrestrained

This build will take you close to the endgame and the Paragon board. From here, feel free to tailor your Druid to your liking, safe in the knowledge that you have the best build in the current meta.

Best Druid leveling build summary

To summarize the best Druid leveling build in Diablo 4, here it is in table form:

Level	Skill
2	Storm Strike
3	Enhanced Storm Strike
4	Tornado
5	Enhanced Tornado
6	Raging Tornado
7	Fierce Storm Strike
8	Tornado
9	Tornado
10	Tornado
11	Tornado
12	Earthern Bulwark
13	Enhanced Earthern Bulwark
14	Nature’s Reach
15	Nature’s Reach
16	Nature’s Reach
17	Wolves
18	Trample
19	Hurricane
20	Enhanced Hurricane
21	Natural Hurricane
22	Elemental Exposure
23	Elemental Exposure
24	Elemental Exposure
25	Defiance
26	Defiance
27	Defiance
28	Circle of Life
29	Circle of Life
30	Circle of Life
31	Resonance
32	Resonance
33	Resonance
34	Heart of the Wild
35	Perfect Storm
36	Wild Impulses
37	Wild Impulses
38	Wild Impulses
39	Abundance
40	Abundance
41	Abundance
42	Preserving Earthing Bulwark
43	Enhanced Wolf Pack
44	Ferocious Wolf Pack
45	Endless Tempest
46	Endless Tempest
47	Endless Tempest
48	Defensive Posture
49	Defensive Posture
50	First Paragon point
1 – Renown	Defensive Posture
2 – Renown	Nature’s Posture
3 – Renown	Nature’s Posture
4 – Renown	Nature’s Posture
5 – Renown	Predatory Instinct
6 – Renown	Predatory Instinct
7 – Renown	Predatory Instinct
8 – Renown	Unrestrained
9 – Renown	Unrestrained
10 – Renown	Unrestrained

Best Druid endgame build

Once you get past level 50 and have seen the ending of Diablo 4, things will ramp up as you’re pushed into the endgame. This means the build you used to reach this point may no longer be sufficient, and to make the most of the endgame content, you’ll need a new build.

Remember, if you want to switch from the above leveling build to the below endgame build, you’ll need to respec your skill points. Or you can simply start a new character and begin the game with the endgame build, skipping the campaign as you do. The choice is yours.

Here’s the best endgame Druid build in Diablo 4 currently, otherwise known as the Werebear Pulverize Druid:

Level	Skill
2	Storm Strike
3	Enhanced Storm Strike
4	Pulverize
5	Enhanced Pulverize
6	Primal Pulverize
7	Fierce Storm Strike
8	Pulverize
9	Pulverize
10	Pulverize
11	Pulverize
12	Earthern Bulwark
13	Enhanced Earthern Bulwark
14	Preserving Earthern Bulwark
15	Hearts of the Wild
16	Abundance
17	Abundance
18	Trample
19	Mending
20	Provocation
21	Provocation
22	Provocation
23	Abundance
24	Poison Creeper
25	Grizzly Rage
26	Prime Grizzly Rage
27	Supreme Grizzly Rage
28	Wild Impulses
29	Wild Impulses
30	Wild Impulses
31	Predatory Instinct
32	Predatory Instinct
33	Predatory Instinct
34	Iron Fur
35	Ursine Strength
36	Crushing Earth
37	Crushing Earth
38	Crushing Earth
39	Defiance
40	Defiance
41	Defiance
42	Stone Guard
43	Stone Guard
44	Stone Guard
45	Iron Fur
46	Iron Fur
47	Defensive Posture
48	Defensive Posture
49	Defensive Posture
50	First Paragon point
1 – Renown	Safeguard
2 – Renown	Safeguard
3 – Renown	Safeguard
4 – Renown	Enhanced Trample
5 – Renown	Natural Trample
6 – Renown	Earthern Bulwark
7 – Renown	Earthern Bulwark
8 – Renown	Earthern Bulwark
9 – Renown	Earthern Bulwark
10 – Renown	Circle of Life

Endgame item build

Here are the items you should aim to equip for your endgame Druid build in Diablo 4:

Item name	Item type
‍Etched Helm of Might	Helm
Heavy Chestplate of Quicksand	Chest Armor
Ballistic Heavy Gloves	Gloves
Glorius Pants of Mending Stone	Pants
Strider Crushers	Boots
‍Corruption Eye	Main Hand
Empty	Offhand
Nazar of Retaliation	Amulet
Circle of the Umbral	Ring 1
Ring of Ursine Honor	Ring 2

Paragon Board

At level 50 you’ll gain access to the Paragon Board to continue building your character to level 100. Here are the boards you need to focus on to maximize the potential of the best endgame Druid build:

• Starting board
• Ancestral Guidece board
• Survival Instinct board
• Constricting Tendrils board
• Earthern Devastation board

Glyphs

Here are the Glyphs we’d recommend activating as your work through the Paragon board:

• Exploit
• Werebear
• Spirit
• Undaunted
• Earth and Sky

Best Druid PvP build in Diablo 4

Just because a build works in PvE, it doesn’t mean it’s well-suited to battles against other players. This is where PvP builds come in. These are the best Diablo 4 builds for taking down other players using the skills available to the Druid.

The best PvP build for the Druid in the current meta is the Landslide Druid build. Here are the skills you’ll need:

Basic Skills:

• Earth Spike (Fully upgrade)
• Enhanced Earth Spike
• Wild Earth Spike

Core Skills

• Landslide (Fully upgrade)
• Enhanced Landslide
• Primal Landslide
• Heart of the Wild (Fully upgrade)
• Abundance (Fully upgrade)
• Wild Impulses (Fully upgrade)

Defensive Skills:

• Earthen Bulwark
• Enhanced Earthen Bulwark
• Preserving Earthen Bulwark

Companion Skills:

• Poison Creeper
• Enhanced Poison Creeper
• Brutal Poison Creeper

Wrath Skills:

• Hurricane (Fully upgrade)
• Enhanced Hurricane,
• Natural Hurricane
• Trample (Fully upgrade)
• Enhanced Trample
• Savage
• Savage Trample
• Crushing Earth (Fully upgrade)
• Safeguard (Fully upgrade)
• Stone Guard (Fully upgrade)

Key Passive:

• Earthern Might

Renown Points

• Clarity x2
• Elemental Exposure
• Endless Tempest x3
• Safeguard x3
• Defiance x3

We’d also recommend using the Paragon boards and items from our endgame build. This will create the most powerful PvP Druid until Season 1 of Diablo 4 kicks off.

How to use the best Druid build in Diablo 4

The Druid is for players who want a strong and powerful melee fighter, but one that also has some unique spells that can differentiate the class from the more standard casters. Think of the Druid as a powerful battle mage who has a foot in both camps. They can burn enemies with scorching spells but just as easily turn into a werewolf and rip demons asunder with their claws.

The Druid can also summon minions. While not as committed to this playstyle as the Necromancer, the Druid can still enjoy a posse of followers who can join players in battle. The class is a great all-rounder, showing little snippets of what other Diablo 4 classes have to offer, but all in one place.

That wraps up everything we know about the best Druid build in Diablo 4, and if anything changes, we’ll be sure to update our guide.

In the meantime, check out some of the other Diablo 4 guides we’ve put together for you:

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