Diablo 4 – Druid Skills Guide (Season 8)

The Druid has access to 26 different skills in Diablo 4. Most skills also have an “enhanced” version as well as two mutually exclusive upgrades that improve them in various ways.

This section provides a brief overview of the Druid skills as well as their enhancements and upgrades.

For a detailed list of Druid talents, refer to our Druid Passive Talents page.

For more general information about the class, refer to our Druid Guide.

Druid Basic Skills

Basic Skills are spammable skills whose primary purpose is to generate Spirit for skills of the Spirit category. By virtue of being free and having no cooldown, they are also used to fill dead time while waiting for other, more powerful skills to be available.

Earth Spike

Spirit Generation	16
Lucky Hit Chance	35%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Sunder the earth, impaling the first enemy hit for {#}% damage.
Enhanced Earth Spike	Earth Spike has a 15% chance to Stun for 2.5 seconds.
Wild Earth Spike	Summon a second Earth Spike when hitting an Immobilized or Stunned enemy.
Fierce Earth Spike	Fortify for 12% of your Maximum Life whenever Earth Spike damages enemies who are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.

Claw

Spirit Generation	15
Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and claw at an enemy for {#}% damage.
Enhanced Claw	Claw’s Attack Speed is increased by +20%.
Wild Claw	Claw has a 15% chance to attack twice.
Fierce Claw	Claw applies 20% Poisoning damage over 6 seconds.

Storm Strike

Spirit Generation	15
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Electricity gathers around your weapon, dealing {#}% damage to your target and chaining to up to 3 surrounding enemies, dealing less damage each time it chains.
Enhanced Storm Strike	Storm Strike has a 15% chance to Immobilize all enemies hit for 2.5 seconds.
Wild Storm Strike	Storm Strike chains to 2 additional targets.
Fierce Storm Strike	Storm Strike makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

Maul

Spirit Generation	20
Lucky Hit Chance	30%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Shapeshift into a Werebear and maul enemies in front of you, dealing {#}% damage.
Enhanced Maul	If an enemy is hit by Maul, then Fortify for 8% of your Maximum Life.
Wild Maul	Maul has a 20% chance to Knock Down enemies for 2 seconds.
Fierce Maul	Increases the range and radius of Maul by 25%.

Wind Shear

Spirit Generation	16
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Conjure a piercing blade of wind, dealing {#}% damage.
Enhanced Wind Shear	Wind Shear has a 20% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
Wild Wind Shear	Wind Shear grants 4 additional Spirit for each enemy hit beyond the first.
Fierce Wind Shear	Each enemy hit by Wind Shear increases your Movement Speed by +5% for 5 seconds, up to +20%.

Druid Core Skills

Core Skills are the main sources of damage of the Druid. Although they have no cooldown, the main limiting factor of Core Skills is their Spirit cost.

Pulverize

Spirit Cost	35
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Shapeshift into a Werebear and slam the ground, dealing {#}% damage to surrounding enemies.
Enhanced Pulverize	Your next Pulverize will Overpower every 12 seconds while you remain Healthy.
Primal Pulverize	Enemies hit with Pulverize deal 20% reduced damage for 4 seconds.
Raging Pulverize	Enemies Overpowered by Pulverize are Stunned for 3 seconds.

Landslide

Spirit Cost	30
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Crush enemies between 4 pillars of earth, dealing up to {#}% damage.
Enhanced Landslide	After Landslide damages enemies 4 times, the next hit will Immobilize enemies for 3 seconds.
Primal Landslide	When you Immobilize or Stun an enemy, you gain a Terramote. Each enemy hit by Landslide consumes a Terramote causing a guaranteed Critical Strike with x40% Critical Strike Damage. Bosses always have up to a 10% chance to grant a Terramote when hit.
Raging Landslide	When you strike an Immobilized or Stunned enemy with Landslide, an additional pillar of earth is formed.

Tornado

Spirit Cost	35
Lucky Hit Chance	8%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Conjure a swirling tornado that deals {#}% damage.
Enhanced Tornado	Each time you cast Tornado, you have a 20% chance to spawn an additional Tornado.
Primal Tornado	Enemies damaged by Tornado are Slowed by 8% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 40%.
Raging Tornado	Enemies hit with Tornado have a 10% chance to become Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

Lightning Storm

Spirit Cost	15 per strike
Lucky Hit Chance	15%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Conjure a growing lightning storm that deals {#}% damage per strike. The number of strikes increase the longer the storm is channeled up to a maximum of 5 at once.
Enhanced Lightning Storm	The size of your Lightning Storm is preserved for 6 seconds after channeling.
Primal Lightning Storm	Lightning Storm has a 12% chance to Immobilize enemies hit for 3 seconds.
Raging Lightning Storm	Lightning Storm gains 1 additional lightning strike.

Shred

Spirit Cost	35
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and dash at the target, performing a trio of combo attacks: 1st Attack: Dash towards the target and deal {#}% damage. 2nd Attack: Deal {#}% damage. 3rd Attack: Perform a larger finishing move dealing {#}% damage.
Enhanced Shred	Shred gains +30% Attack Speed and Heals for 4% of your Maximum Life if an enemy is struck.
Primal Shred	Shred’s second and third attacks also perform a dash. In addition, Shred’s Critical Strike Damage is increased by x30%.
Raging Shred	Shred’s third combo attack is larger, applies an additional 143% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds, and causes enemies to take 150% increased Poisoning damage for 5 seconds.

Stone Burst (Vessel of Hatred)

Spirit Cost	30
Lucky Hit Chance	x%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Gather stones beneath your enemies then detonate them dealing 120% Weapon damage. Channeling deals 20% Weapon damage and increases the size of the affected area, up to a 400% increase after 1.0 seconds.
Enhanced Stone Burst	Stone Burst’s final explosion damage is increased by 25%[x] within the initial radius.
Primal Stone Burst	While Channeling Stone Burst, and for 2 seconds after it ends, gain 30%[+] Attack Speed.
Raging Stone Burst	Stone Burst costs 66%[x] more Spirit, and its final explosion deals 50%[x] more damage.

Druid Defensive Skills

Defensive Skills revolve around protecting the Druid by reducing or healing damage taken or otherwise debilitating enemies. Although Defensive Skills generally have a fairly long cooldown.

Cyclone Armor

Cooldown	18 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Passive: Powerful winds surround you, granting {#}% Non-Physical Damage Reduction. Active: The winds rapidly expand, Knocking Back enemies and dealing {#}% damage.
Enhanced Cyclone Armor	Enemies Knocked Back by Cyclone Armor become Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Innate Cyclone Armor	Enemies who are hit by Cyclone Armor are slowed by {#}% and take {#}%[x] increased damage for {#} seconds.
Preserving Cyclone Armor	Cyclone Armor now Pulls In enemies rather than Knocking Back and grants {#}% Damage Reduction for {#} seconds.

Earthen Bulwark

Cooldown	16 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	30%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Rocks surround you for 3 seconds, granting a Barrier that absorbs 45% of your Maximum Life in damage.
Enhanced Earthen Bulwark	Earthen Bulwark makes you Unstoppable while active.
Innate Earthen Bulwark	Rock shrapnel flies outward when Earthen Bulwark is destroyed or expires, dealing 60% to surrounding enemies. This damage is increased by Barrier bonuses.
Preserving Earthen Bulwark	Casting Earthen Bulwark grants 18% Maximum Life as Fortify.

Debilitating Roar

Cooldown	22 seconds
Description	Shapeshift into a Werebear and bellow a mighty roar, reducing Nearby enemies’ damage dealt by 40% for 4 seconds.
Enhanced Debilitating Roar	Debilitating Roar also Fortifies you for 22% Maximum Life.
Innate Debilitating Roar	Debilitating Roar increases your damage by 15%[x] for its duration.
Preserving Debilitating Roar	Debilitating Roar also Heals you for 6% of your Maximum Life each second for its duration.

Blood Howl

Cooldown	15 seconds
Description	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and howl furiously, Healing you for {#}% of your Maximum Life.
Enhanced Blood Howl	Killing enemies reduce the Cooldown of Blood Howl by 1 second and hitting a Boss reduces its Cooldown by 0.3 seconds.
Innate Blood Howl	Blood Howl also generates 20 Spirit. You deal 25%[x] increased damage until you shapeshift out of Werewolf form.
Preserving Blood Howl	Blood Howl also increases your Attack Speed by +15% for 4 seconds.

Druid Companion Skills

Companion Skills passively summon permanent creatures that automatically attack the enemies of the Druid. These skills also have an active component, which “orders” the summoned creatures to perform a special offensive action.

Poison Creeper

Cooldown	20 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	28%
Damage Type	Poison
Description	Passive: A poison creeper periodically emerges from the ground every 7 seconds and applies {#}% Poisoning damage over 6 seconds to an enemy in the area. Active: Vines strangle all surrounding enemies, Immobilizing them for 2 seconds and Poisoning them for {#}% damage over 2 seconds. Can be cast while moving.
Enhanced Poison Creeper	Poison Creeper’s Immobilize duration is increased by 1 second.
Ferocious Poison Creeper	Poison Creeper’s active Poisoning duration is increased by 3 seconds.
Brutal Poison Creeper	Your Critical Strike Chance is increased by +20% against enemies strangled by Poison Creeper.

Wolves

Cooldown	11 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Passive: Summon 2 wolf companions that bite enemies for {#}% damage. Active: Direct your wolves to focus an enemy, becoming Unstoppable, leaping to them, and striking for {#}% damage.
Enhanced Wolf Pack	Wolves deal x25% increased damage to Immobilized, Stunned, Slowed, or Poisoned enemies.
Ferocious Wolf Pack	Lucky Hit: Your Wolves’ attacks have up to a 40% chance to Fortify you for 8% Maximum Life.
Brutal Wolf Pack	When you Critically Strike, your Wolves gain +25% Attack Speed for 3 seconds.

Ravens

Cooldown	15 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	45%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Passive: 1 Raven flies above you and periodically attacks your enemies for {#}% damage every 5 seconds. Active: The target area is swarmed with ravens, dealing {#}% damage over 6 seconds. Can be cast while moving.
Enhanced Ravens	You have +8% increased Critical Strike Chance against enemies for 6 seconds after they are hit by Ravens.
Ferocious Ravens	Enemies inside the swarm of Ravens when it is activated become Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Brutal Ravens	2 additional Ravens periodically attack enemies. Increases the passive damage of Ravens by x40%.

Druid Wrath Skills

Wrath Skills are supplementary skills that provide various useful effects, usually crowd control or damage. Although they do not cost Spirit to cast, they generally have a fairly long cooldown.

Hurricane

Cooldown	20 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	21%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Form a hurricane around you that deals {#}% damage to surrounding enemies over 8 seconds.
Enhanced Hurricane	Enemies who are damaged by Hurricane are Slowed by 25% for 2 seconds.
Natural Hurricane	Hurricane has a 15% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Savage Hurricane	Enemies affected by Hurricane deal 20% less damage.

Trample

Cooldown	14 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	33%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Shapeshift into a Werebear, become Unstoppable, and charge forward, dealing {#}% damage and Knocking Back enemies. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional {#}% damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
Enhanced Trample	Trample deals 150% bonus damage. This bonus is reduced by 50% for each enemy hit after the first.
Natural Trample	Casting Trample grants 20% Maximum Life as Fortify.
Savage Trample	Casting Trample grants 40 Spirit.

Boulder

Cooldown	10 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	4%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Unearth a large rolling boulder that repeatedly Knocks Back enemies, dealing {#}% damage with each hit.
Enhanced Boulder	When Boulder reaches the end of its path, enemies hit are Slowed by 30% for 3 seconds. If Boulder Overpowered, enemies are Stunned for 4 seconds instead.
Natural Boulder	While you have any Fortify, Boulder has 20% increased Critical Strike Chance.
Savage Boulder	Boulder’s Critical Strike Chance is increased by +3% each time it deals damage.

Rabies

Cooldown	12 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Poison
Description	Shapeshift into a Werewolf and perform an infectious bite on the target dealing {#}% damage, and applying an additional {#}% Poisoning damage over 6 seconds. Infected enemies spread Rabies to other surrounding targets.
Enhanced Rabies	Rabies’ Poisoning damage also increases over the lifetime of the disease, dealing 60% bonus damage at max duration.
Natural Rabies	Spread distance is increased by 70%.
Savage Rabies	Rabies deals its total Poisoning damage in 4 seconds instead of 6.

Druid Ultimate Skills

Ultimate Skills are extremely powerful skills with a cooldown to match. Their use is typically reserved for dispatching powerful enemies or clawing your way out of desperate situations. Sometimes literally.

Cataclysm

Cooldown	60 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	62%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	A massive storm follows you for 10 seconds. Twisters Knock Back enemies, and lightning strikes wildly dealing 115% damage.
Rank 5 Bonus	Casting Cataclysm Slows surrounding enemies by 70% for 8 seconds.
Prime Cataclysm	Cataclysm’s duration is increased by 4 seconds.
Supreme Cataclysm	Lightning strikes from Cataclysm make enemies Vulnerable for 6 seconds.

Petrify

Cooldown	50 seconds
Description	Generates 100 Spirit. Encase all Nearby enemies in stone, Stunning them for 4 seconds.
Rank 5 Bonus	Casting Petrify resets all your non-Ultimate Skill Cooldowns.
Prime Petrify	You deal 30%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage to enemies affected by Petrify. Against Bosses the Critical Strike Damage bonus is increased to 50%[x] and its duration is increased to 7 seconds.
Supreme Petrify	Killing an enemy affected by Petrify reduces its Cooldown by 1 second. Hitting a Boss with Petrify reduces its Cooldown by 10 seconds.

Grizzly Rage

Cooldown	50 seconds – starts when Grizzly Rage ends.
Description	Shapeshift into a Dire Werebear for 10 seconds gaining 60% bonus damage and 20% Damage Reduction. Damage bonus is increased by 3% each second while in this form, up to a maximum of 75%. Kills extend the duration by 5 second, but the duration cannot go above 10 seconds.
Rank 5 Bonus	Companion Skills can be Cast while in Grizzly Rage.
Prime Grizzly Rage	Grizzly Rage grants you Unstoppable for 6 seconds.
Supreme Grizzly Rage	Gain 8% Maximum Life as Fortify per second while Grizzly Rage is active.

Lacerate

Cooldown	35 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	7%
Damage Type	Physical
Description	Shapeshift into a Werewolf, become Immune, and quickly dash 10 times between enemies in the area dealing up to 600% damage.
Rank 5 Bonus	Rank 5: Lacerate damage is increased by 30% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.
Prime Lacerate	Lacerate hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, increased to 6% on Critical Strikes. The first Critical Strike is guaranteed and deals x150% increased damage.
Supreme Lacerate	Whenever Lacerate Critically Strikes, you deal x4% increased damage for 10 seconds, up to x40%.

Druid Dismount Skill

While mounted, the Druid has access to a unique Dismount Skill which causes the Druid to jump off their mount, shapeshift into a Werebear while in mid-air, and slam the ground, dealing damage to surrounding enemies.