Druid class in Diablo 4

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.

Diablo 4 Druid class
The Diablo 4 Druid, adorned in animal skins and armor

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
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Druid stats

Druid starting Primary Stats

Class DEX INT STR WILL
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
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Druid Skills

Druid Skill Tree

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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.

Diablo 4 Druid Spirit resource globe
Green Spirit resource globe for Druid class

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
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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.

Diablo 4 Druid Spirit Boon class mechanic
Druid's Spirit Boon class mechanic

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.

D4 Druidic Spirit Offering
Druidic Spirit Offering dropped by an enemy

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).

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Druid items

Druid Unique items

Name ▲ Slot Skills
Diablo 4 Greatstaff of the Crone Unique Staff Greatstaff of the Crone Staff Claw, Storm Strike
Diablo 4 Hunter's Zenith Unique Ring Hunter's Zenith Ring Quickshift
Diablo 4 Insatiable Fury Unique Chest Insatiable Fury Chest Werebear Skills
Diablo 4 Mad Wolf's Glee Unique Chest Mad Wolf's Glee Chest Werewolf Skills
Diablo 4 Storm's Companion Unique Pants Storm's Companion Pants Wolves
Diablo 4 Tempest Roar Unique Helm Tempest Roar Helm Storm Skills, Werewolf Skills
Diablo 4 Vasily's Prayer Unique Helm Vasily's Prayer Helm Earth Skills, Werebear Skills
Diablo 4 Waxing Gibbous Unique Axe Waxing Gibbous Axe - 1H Shred

Druid Weapon configurations

  • 1 One-Handed Weapon + 1 Off-Hand (Totem)
  • 1 Two-Handed Weapon
Diablo IV Druid Weapon slots
Druids have utilize one or two-handed weapons

Druid Legendary Aspects

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Druid media

Druid class screenshots

Diablo 4 Druid class close-up
Close-up of Diablo 4's Druid class
Diablo 4 Druid class casting Cataclysm skill
Druid casting Cataclysm skill in battle
Diablo 4 Druid class in town
A Druid standing beside a town vendor
Diablo 4 Druid class with two wolf companions
A Druid and two wolf companions in the Fractured Peaks
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Druid class artwork

All artwork is property of the talented artists at Blizzard.

Diablo 4 Druid with antler helm artwork
Artwork showing the Druid class wearing an antler helm
Diablo IV Druid fighting spider monsters
Druid and wolves fighting off Spider enemies
D4 Druid wearing skull helm with two wolf companions
A Druid with his two wolf companions
Diablo 4 Druid face artwork
Druid face by Blizzard artist, Cedric Peyravernay
D4 Druid face painting
Another Druid look by Blizzard artist, Cedric Peyravernay
Diablo IV Druid Legendary items artwork
Druid Legendary Item design artwork
Druid artwork with two wolves in Diablo 4
A Druid wearing runes flanked by its wolf companions
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Sources

Article Source Date
1. Diablo IV Open Beta Live Q&A Blizzard

Changelog

Ver Change Date
Update icon svg 1.0 Refreshed guide with Release Druid information
Update icon svg Beta Refreshed guide with Open Beta Druid information
Update icon svg Beta Added section on Spirit Animal class mechanic
Update icon svg Alpha Added higher resolution images to screenshot section
Update icon svg Alpha Added section on Druid monster execution animations
Upload icon svg Alpha Published original