Diablo 4 Season 3: Best Druid Builds Tier List

The Shred Druid is an amazing starter option for the launch of Season 3 as it does not require any specific Unique items or Aspects for it to be effective. With this build, you are going to be insanely mobile in your Dire Wolf form, quickly moving between different packs, destroying them with combos of melee attacks. Aspect of the Blurred Beast got a small change in Season 3, but it's not going to affect the effectiveness of the build in any way. We recommend starting as this build, making use of its fast farming potential and switching to a stronger endgame build once you find the correct items.

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The Trampleslide Druid is one of the most satisfying builds for the class, charging in as a Bear and creating multiple shockwaves and lightning storms that deal an insane amount of periodic damage to everything around you. With enough investment, this build is capable of doing all different types of endgame content in the game. It's a bit item dependent, as the build simply does not work without the Trampled Earth Aspect, so we recommend starting out as Pulverize until you manage to find this aspect. Trampleslide is a tanky, mobile, and visually stunning build that we definitely recommend that you try for Season 3.

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Boulder Druid is one of the most fun builds available to the class. By using the Dolmen Stone Unique amulet, casting Boulder while Hurricane is active will cause your boulders to rotate around you. This plays very similarly to how Hammerdins used to work in Diablo 2. However, this is another build that is heavily gear dependent, as it simply cannot function without the amulet. If you do manage to find it, this build is capable of clearing every piece of content in the game, both high-tier Nightmare Dungeons as well as the Uber boss gauntlet. This is yet another Druid build variation that we recommend swapping to only if you find the necessary items.

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By far the tankiest Druid build that you can play in Season 3 is the Storm Claw setup. This build is perfect for players who want to try out the Hardcore mode this season or if they just hate clicking on the respawn button. Storm Claw is a melee build that relies on the Greatstaff of the Crone Unique to greatly increase the effectiveness of your Claw, making it a great source of single-target damage. This build will not provide you with the highest damage, but the game doesn't really punish you for going slow, so you will eventually be able to clear anything you want.

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Next on the list of gear-dependent (this time requiring the Shockwave Aspect) Druid builds, we have Pulverize. The Pulverize skill allows you to become a huge bear, hitting the ground and creating huge shockwaves that demolish everything in front of you. The build is losing one of its sources for Spirit generation in Season 3, but the new Seneschal Companion could be a good replacement. Pulverize Druid is very tanky, has amazing AoE clear, and can take care of pretty much any high-end content available in the game. Definitely one of the stronger builds available to the Druid for Season 3.

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The big winner of the Season 3 patch notes is undoubtedly the Lightning Storm Druid build. This is one of the fastest builds in the game, capable of completing high-end Nightmare Dungeons and any type of open-world content in a fraction of the time it takes other classes. Its single-target damage is lacking, but the visual spectacle of a huge lightning storm consuming your enemies never gets old. A new Unique item called Unsung Ascetic's Wraps has been added to the game, providing the Lightning Storm Druid with more opportunities to trigger the skill by just playing your normal rotation. Cataclysm also got buffed, giving the build some extra lightning damage during its duration. If you are looking for a very fast build that is also capable of doing high-end content, make sure to try the Lightning Storm Druid.

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