In Diablo 4, the Druid class stands out with its unique builds and playstyles. This article will delve into the top five Druid builds for Season 1, focusing on leveling and endgame strategies.
1. Lightning Shred Speed Build
The Lightning Shred Speed build is a powerhouse that leverages enhancements to increase damage output. This build combines the Storm Claw Aspect and the Waxing Gibbous unique weapon to deal with critical hit steel damage as lightning damage around the target. It also includes the Rage Direwolf Aspect and the Rampaging Wear Beasts Aspect to increase necessary and stacking crit damage multiplier. This build is considered the fastest speed-clearing build in the game, allowing the character to clear mobs and progress through dungeons effortlessly.
2. Pulverized Shockwave Build
The Pulverized Shockwave build is known for its strength and does not must a unique items to be effective. This build allows players to play barefoot, providing defensive benefits. It combines the offensive power of the "pulverize" skill with the Earth passive skills, making the shockwave twice as strong as the base damage of the skill. The build also includes the Rage and Rampaging Wear Beast skills, which allow for stacking critical hit multipliers and dealing massive damage to large enemies. The build also provides extra tackiness when in bear form.
3. Bulwark Build
The Bulwark build is effective in high-level dungeons. This build focuses on having low life to activate damage reduction while injured under a barrier. It also utilizes the skill "cataclysm" to amplify damage. This build is the strongest for pushing tier 100 nightmare dungeons, due to a bug. The build combines specific passive abilities and gear to reset the cooldown of certain skills, resulting in a strong offensive and defensive ability.
4. Tornado Wolf Build
The Tornado Wolf builds a stacking crit multiplier, reducing the spirit cost of using core skills. This build involves using storm skills and the Earthen My Key passive to create a multiplier in the burst window of Rage. This build allows more tornadoes to be fired and guarantees critical hits for five seconds when it procs. The build is strong even without the procs and uses the toxic clause passive to apply poison with tornado crits. Additionally, the build utilizes the Tempest Roar and Elemental Exposure passives to apply vulnerability to enemies with storm skills.
5. Tempest Roar Build
The Tempest Roar was the first Druid build to clear a tier 100 nightmare dungeon and kill Uberloth without any exploits. It boasts a fantastic three-minute, 25-second kill time on that boss. The build is solid and has few weaknesses, but it requires using the Tempest Roar ability and specific gear with good stats and rolls. The build focuses on the Nature's Fury key passive or the Grisly Rage with the Rampaging Wear Beast aspect. The ladder is more used and allows for stacking crimp multipliers.
These builds are expected to dominate in Season 1 of Diablo 4. However, with the introduction of new legendary and unique items, other aspects of the game may need to be buffed to balance the dominance of these new items. As the game evolves, players can look forward to new contenders in the top five builds.