Diablo 2 Resurrected – Best Druid Builds

The Druid is certainly one of the most interesting classes in Diablo 2 Resurrected. It has three skill trees to choose from, including Elemental, Summoning, and Shapeshifting. That means there are a few different potential playstyles, and they are all completely different. When it comes to builds, we want to give a few options to new players or returning players to the game. Here are some of the best Druid builds in Diablo 2 Resurrected.

Like all Diablo 2 Resurrected builds, you will likely be utilizing some Rune Words, so check out our guide on that if you need to check the rune combinations.

Best Druid Builds in Diablo 2 Resurrected

• Fury PvM
• Wind Druid
• Fissure PvP
• Wind Druid PvP

Fury Build (PvM)

The PvM Fury Wolf Druid Build in Diablo 2 Resurrected is an excellent choice for playing against monsters. It’s not as effective for PvP, but it could still be fun if you wanted to duel. It is also not as effective as playing paladin for PvM, but it’s still quite strong for tanking damage and dishing it out. The spirits and summons also make them a good team class.

Keep in mind there are alternative builds out there and other possible gear choices. We try to provide an attainable build for someone who wants to put a decent amount of time into the Druid. Aim for a 42% FHR breakpoint by utilizing charms or alternative gear options in the list below.

Skills

• Werewolf: 20 Points
• Lycanthropy: 20 Points
• Oak Sage: 20 Points
• Fury: 20 Points
• Feral Rage: Remaining Points
• Prerequisites: 1 Point
• Carrion Vine: 1 Point
• Grizzly or Dire Wolf: Remaining Points

Stats

• Strength: Enough to wear gear
• Dexterity: Enough to wear gear
• Vitality: All Points
• Energy: Base

Gear

• Weapon: Grief Phase Blade, Oath
• Two-Handed Weapon: Ribcracker, Tomb Reaver
• Shield: Stormshield
• Helm: Jalal’s Mane, Guillaume’s Face
• Gloves: Dracul’s Grasp, Blood Fists, Laying of Hands
• Boots: Gore Riders, Aldur’s Boots, Hotsputs
• Armor: Fortitude, Enigma, Chains of Honor, Smoke, Shaftstop
• Belt: String of Ears, Thundergod’s Vigor
• Ring: Raven Frost, Manald Heal
• Amulet: Highlord’s Wrath, Metalgrid, Rising Sun
• Charms: Annihilation, Torch, FHR and Resistance Charms

Mercenary

• Type: Act 2 Nightmare Offensive
• Weapon: Reaper’s Toll
• Helm: Andariel’s Visage, Crown of Thieves, Vampire’s Gaze
• Armor: Fortitude, Shaftstop

Wind Druid Build

The Wind Druid build for Diablo 2 Resurrected can handle all of the content, including PvM, PvP, and Magic Finding. It’s a very versatile character, as the Druid tends to be if utilizing a proper build. Plus, it’s a lot of fun if you enjoy the playstyle! The build outlined below can take on any class, be used for Baal runs, or used to farm gear with Magic Find.

You could optimize this build by going for 99% Faster Cast Rate and 63% Faster Hit Recovery breakpoints, as well as throw on a ton of Magic Find to get it over 300%. You’ll be building into the Elemental and Summoning skill trees, utilizing Tornado as your main attack, with Hurricane as a synergy move, and Cyclone Armor for tanking. Oak Sage will give you most of your tankiness, and you can utilize Spirit Wolf for PvM and PvP tanks.

Skills

• Cyclone Armor: 20 Points
• Twister: 20 Points
• Tornado: 20 Points
• Hurricane: 20 Points
• Oak Sage: 20 Points
• Rave: 1 Point
• Summon Spirit Wolf: 1 Point
• Summon Dire Wolf: 1 Point
• Summon Grizzly: 1 Point
• Poison Creeper: 1 Point

Stats

• Strength: Enough to wear Gear
• Dexterity: Enough for Max Block
• Vitality: All Remaining Points
• Energy: Base

Gear

• Weapon: Heart of the Oak Flail
• Switch Weapon: Call to Arms
• Shield: Spirit Monarch
• Switch Shield: Spirit Monarch
• Helm: Harlequin Crest
• Gloves: Chance Guards
• Boots: War Travelers
• Armor: Enigma Mage Plate
• Belt: Arachnid’s Mesh
• Ring: Stone of Jordan, Bul-Kathos Wedding Band
• Amulet: Rare with +2 Druid Skills, FCR, Strength, Resistances
• Charms: Annihilation (20/20), Torch (20/20), Gheed’s Fortune, FHR Grand Charm, Magic Fine Small Charms

Mercenary

• Type: Act 2 Mercenary (Holy Freeze)
• Weapon: Infinity Colossus Voulge (Ethereal)
• Helm: Andariel’s Visage (Ethereal, Ral)
• Armor: Fortitude

Fissure Druid Build

The Fissure Druid build, or Fire Elemental Druid, in Diablo 2 Resurrected is challenging, but it can be rewarding in both PvP and PvM. The build utilizes the Druid’s fire elemental abilities, mainly Fissure, and secondary skills like Volcano (synergy) and Molten Boulder to dish out some fire and physical damage. When it comes to hell difficulty, you will be utilizing the latter to deal with fire immune mobs. 

Aim for either 68% or 99% Faster Cast Rate with this build. As with most Druid builds, this also makes a nice class to play with a group of people!

Skills

• Firestorm: 20 Points
• Fissure: 20 Points
• Volcano: 20 Points
• Oak Sage: 20 Points
• Molten Boulder: 20 Points
• Raven: 1 Point
• Spirit Wolf: 1 Point
• Dire Wolf: 1 Point
• Grizzly: 1 Point
• Poison Creeper or Carrion Vine: 1 Point

Stats

• Strength: Enough to wear gear
• Dexterity: Base
• Vitality: All points
• Energy: Base

Gear

• Weapon: Heart of the Oak
• Switch Weapon: Call to Arms on Flail or Crystal Sword
• Shield: Spirit Monarch Shield
• Switch Shield: Spirit Monarch or Lidless Wall
• Helm: Delirium, Shako, Spirit Keeper, or Rare with +2 Skills, +3 Fissure, +3 Armageddon
• Gloves: Magefist, Chance Guards
• Boots: Waterwalk, Sandstorm Treks
• Armor: Enigma, Vipermagi
• Belt: Verdungo’s Hearty Cord, Arachnid Mesh, Thundergod’s Vigor, Goldwrap
• Ring: Raven Frost, Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band, Wisp Projector
• Amulet: Rare with +2 skills and 10% FCR, Mara’s Kaleidoscope, The Eye of Etlich
• Charms: Hellfire Torch, Annihilus, 7x +Elemental Grand Charms with FHR, Life Small Charms

Mercenary

• Type: Act 2 Mercenary (Holy Freeze)
• Weapon: Infinity Colossus
• Helm: Andariel’s Visage
• Armor: Fortitude

Wind Druid PvP

The Wind Druid PvP build in Diablo 2 Resurrected will aim for 99% Faster Hit Recovery breakpoint and 163% Faster Cast Rate. Some people may want to max block, but you can just let your Dire Wolves do the blocking for you. The summons will take most damage and act as a shield between you and the enemy. Don’t bother putting any stats into the shapeshifting tree.

Druids naturally have a ton of life thanks to Oak Sage and considerable damage with the combination of Cyclone Armor and Summons. Below is the general build layout you can follow to put together a Wind Druid for PvP.

The general build template is usually the same, no matter how you want to go about it. You can check out Coooley’s guide on YouTube for some general strategy and build tips for the Wind Druid PvP build! Most importantly will be how you handle dueling, and it helps to see it visually.

Skills

• Tornado: 20 Points
• Hurricane: 20 Points
• Cyclone Armor: 20 Points
• Oak Sage: 20 Points
• Twister: 20 Points
• Raven: 1 Point
• Spirit Wolf: 1 Point
• Dire Wolf: 1 Point
• Summon Grizzly: 1 Point

Stats

• Strength: Enough to wear gear
• Dexterity: Base (or enough to max block if you prefer)
• Vitality: All points
• Energy: Base

Gear

• Weapon: Heart of the Oak, Wizard’s Spike, Suicide Branch, Spirit Sword
• Shield: Spirit Monarch, Stormshield
• Helm: Rare Pelt (+2 Druid Skills, +3 Tornado) or Circlet (+2 Druid Skills, FCR, FHR, +3 Tornado)
• Gloves: Magefists or Trang-Oul’s
• Boots: Sandstorm Trek, Waterwalks, Aldur’s Boots
• Armor: Enigma
• Belt: Arachid’s Mesh
• Ring: Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band, Rare 10% FCR with Life/Mana
• Amulet: Rare with +2 Druid Skills and 18-19% FCR
• Charms: Hellfire Torch, Annihilus, Summoning and Elemental Grand Charms, Life (and Resist) Small Charms

Make sure to check out our Diablo 2 Resurrected section for more builds, recipes, guides, and helpful content for new players and veterans alike!