Introduction to the Diablo 4 Druid
The Druid, hailing from the rainy, forested Scosglen region, is perhaps Diablo 4's most versatile class, with a wide selection of both melee and ranged attacks.
Druid highlights
- Werebear form: wild, powerful attacks that damage multiple enemies
- Werewolf form: rapid attacks ideal for single targets, like Elites and Bosses
- Storm calling: Lightning and Wind attacks that hit multiple enemies
- Earth manipulation: altering the terrain to slow and stun enemies
Druid stats
Druid starting Primary Stats
Class | DEX | INT | STR | WILL |
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Druid | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Barbarian | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Necromancer | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Rogue | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Sorcerer | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Druid Primary Stat effects
Attribute | Effect |
---|---|
Dexterity | +0.01% Dodge Chance per point 0.02%x Critical Strike Chance per point |
Intelligence | +0.05% All Resistances per point 0.3%x Resource Generation per point |
Strength | +1 Armor per point |
Willpower | +0.1% Healing Received per point +0.25% Overpower Damage per point 0.1%x Skill Damage per point |
Druid Skills
Druid Skill Tree
See our dedicated page on: Druid Skills.
Spirit resource
The Druid's Skills use a resource called Spirit, which is shown as a green globe in the UI. Spirit regenerates by using Basic Skills.
Druid monster executions
The Druid, like other classes in Diablo 4, has a handful of unique enemy execution animations:
- Devoured: the monster's skin and muscle are bitten off
- Lightning Gib: the monster's explodes into pieces from lightning
- Maul: the monster's skin is pulverized and left bloody
- Roadkill: the monster's body is crushed and smeared on the ground
Druid Spirit Boons mechanic
Blizzard revealed in a March 7, 2023 live Open Beta Q&A [1] that the Druid's class mechanic revolves around 4 Spirit Animals that live in Scosglen:
- Deer
- Eagle
- Snake
- Wolf
Unlocking the Spirit Animals
The Druid must travel to the Scosglen region, its home, to unlock the 4 Spirit Animals. This will likely occur around Level 15, after Act 1 ends. At Level 15, the Druid is eligible for a class-specific quest with an objective of freeing the Spirit Animals.
Once this quest is completed, the Spirit Animals will each request 100 Spirit Offerings in order to offer their Boons (i.e., passive bonuses). In Open Beta, Spirit Offerings were collected from random monster drops.
After the Spirit Animal is given the 100 Spirit Offerings, it'll then unlock 1 of its 4 Boons to the player. It's speculated that players are initially given 1 Boon and the other 3 unlock at certain level intervals. A player can only choose 1 Boon from a Spirit Animal at a time, unless all Spirit Animals have been unlocked.
Extra Boon for unlocking all
Once all 4 Spirit Animals have been unlocked, the player can do Spirit Bonding: choosing 2 Boons from a single Spirit Animal and 1 Boon from the other 3 Spirit Animals for a total of 5 Boons (i.e., 2 + 1 + 1 + 1).
TOPDruid items
Druid Unique items
Name ▲ | Slot | Skills | ||
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Greatstaff of the Crone | Staff | Claw, Storm Strike | ||
Hunter's Zenith | Ring | Quickshift | ||
Insatiable Fury | Chest | Werebear Skills | ||
Mad Wolf's Glee | Chest | Werewolf Skills | ||
Storm's Companion | Pants | Wolves | ||
Tempest Roar | Helm | Storm Skills, Werewolf Skills | ||
Vasily's Prayer | Helm | Earth Skills, Werebear Skills | ||
Waxing Gibbous | Axe - 1H | Shred |
Druid Weapon configurations
- 1 One-Handed Weapon + 1 Off-Hand (Totem)
- 1 Two-Handed Weapon
Druid Legendary Aspects
See our dedicated sections on:
- Druid Defensive Legendary Aspects
- Druid Offensive Legendary Aspects
- Druid Resource Legendary Aspects
- Druid Utility Legendary Aspects
Druid media
Druid class screenshots
TOPDruid class artwork
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TOPSources
Article | Source | Date | |
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1. | Diablo IV Open Beta Live Q&A | Blizzard |
Changelog
Ver | Change | Date | |
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1.0 | Refreshed guide with Release Druid information | ||
Beta | Refreshed guide with Open Beta Druid information | ||
Beta | Added section on Spirit Animal class mechanic | ||
Alpha | Added higher resolution images to screenshot section | ||
Alpha | Added section on Druid monster execution animations | ||
Alpha | Published original |