The Druid is the most versatile class in Diablo 4. Alongside elemental-focused casting builds, Druid players can also elect to spec into shape-shifting melee characters. With so many potential options, it is often difficult to decipher what the best endgame build for Druids might be, let alone the required gear, aspects, and other items players also need to gather.
Druids are admittedly the hardest class in Diablo 4 to level up to the endgame. If players manage to persevere through the grueling leveling process, they will then have access to some of the best endgame options in Diablo 4. No matter whether you are playing on Hardcore or World Tier Four, endgame Druids can make short work of high-level content with the right build. Although all Druid builds in season four Loot Reborn are viable, one certainly stands out among the rest.
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Best Endgame Druid Build In Diablo 4
Werewolf Tornado Stands Above The Rest
As of Diablo 4 season four, Loot Reborn, the Werewolf Tornado build is undoubtedly the best for the class. Werewolf Tornado is an extremely high-damage build that allows Druids to contend for the best class in Diablo 4. The goal of the Werewolf Tornado is to deal quick attacks which still deal massive swaths of damage to multiple targets. This build sacrifices very little, allowing Druids to remain mobile and fairly tanky all while generating significant damage.
This build is not without its pitfalls, as it is entirely dependent on one Unique item. Without the Tempest Roar Unique Helm, this build is not possible. Given just how rare and unpredictable it is for Unique items to drop, the barrier to entry to starting this build is extremely high and reserved exclusively for players squarely in endgame content already.
Other Druid builds, such as Hurricane, Companion, or Shred, are far more versatile and carry from early to late game fairly easily. Still, when it comes to damage, the Werewolf Tornado has no rival.
Best Druid Gear & Aspects In Diablo 4
Make Good Choices
To fully realize the Werewolf Tornado build for Druids in Diablo 4, it is absolutely essential to pick up the correct gear and aspects. The most important item listed below is undoubtedly the Tempest Roar helm. This unique aspect transforms all Storm skills into Werewolf skills and gives a significant damage increase while shapeshifted.
The Tempest Roar is the crux of this endgame subclass and the single most important to target farm as soon as possible.
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While the Tempest Roar enables this build, many of the Aspects listed above cover up the Werewolf Tornado's relative shortcomings. Compared to over melee, tanky classes, such as the Barbarian, the Druid can sustain noticeably less damage. Aspects of Might and Metamorphosis particularly help increase your damage resistance and use the Unstoppable status effect more often.
When paired alongside the appropriate skills and passives, there are few, if any, weak points of this build. Although a very gear and Unique-reliant build, it is perfect for any Druid looking to change their playstyle in the late game.
Best Druid Skills & Abilities In Diablo 4
Support Your Build
For Werewolf Tornado Druids, your main skills kept on your action bar will be kept to your Core and Companion abilities. Given the name of the build, Tornado will be your primary function and tool when fighting either large groups or single targets.
Wolves, Ravens, and Poison Creepers are all extremely useful, albeit situational summons. All three are valuable abilities, Posion Creepers providing CC and a poison effect, wolves dealing greater single-target damage, and Ravens providing a much-needed AoE attack.
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Wolves | Companion | Summon two wolves to focus on one enemy. The wolves become Unstoppable and leap on the enemy to attack for 200% damage. |
Poison Creeper | Companion | Vines emerge from the group and immobilize nearby enemies for two seconds. Enemies afflicted by vines are poisoned. |
Ravens | Companion | A flock of Ravens swarms a targeted area, damaging all enemies inside the circle with 300% damage over six seconds. |
Tornado | Core | Conjures a whirling tornado at an enemy. |
Storm Strike | Basic | Your weapon is imbued with electric energy and deals 20% damage to your target, chaining up to three enemies. Storm Strike also grants a 15% increase to damage reduction for three seconds. |
Debilitating Roar | Defensive | Shapeshift into a Werebear and deliver a roar that decreases incoming damage by 70% for four seconds. |
Alongside these active abilities, there are a couple of Spirit Boons you will want to pick up along your skills tree. Bestial Rampage, masoch*stic, Wariness, Energize, Iron Feather, and Avian Wrath are all excellent additions to this build. Since you will spend most of your attacking time in a shapeshifted form, Bestial Rampage is the most important additional passive to get.
masoch*stic also provides incredible sustain, granting health in exchange for damage output. The core gameplay loop for this build only comes together when paired with Tempest Roar, but after this it is fairly straightforward.
Best Paragon Tree For Werewolf Tornado Druids In Diablo 4
The Small Things Matter
The Paragon Tree is a post-campaign leveling system that seeks to increase your character and build’s overall playstyle and identity. Much like passive effects or Spirit Boons, these are largely passive benefits that give specific stat bonuses or effects.
Generally speaking, if you are pursuing the Werewolf Tornado at a lower level without the Tempest Roar item, it is better to follow the Human Form progression.
Once you acquire the Tempest Roar, then it is better to progress through the Werewolf form board to get abilities that will synergize with your new shapeshifting bonuses. It is also important to prioritize Spirit-generating abilities, given that you will be constantly burning your Spirit bar using Tornade and summoning abilities. Although extremely dependent on acquiring the correct gear, the final product is well worth it in Diablo 4.
Diablo 4
- Franchise
- Diablo
- Platform(s)
- PC , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
- Released
- June 6, 2023
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG , Hack and Slash
- ESRB
- How Long To Beat
- 27 Hours
- Metascore
- 88
- Number of Players
- 1-2
