Diablo 4 – Druid Passive Skills Guide

Druid Passive Skills

The Druid has access to 40 different passive skills, or simply passives, in Diablo 4.

Like skills, additional passive choices are unlocked as more skill points are allocated into the skill tree. Unlike skills, however, passives do not need to be equipped to enable their effects; they always function as long as a point has been allocated into them. Up to 3 skill points may be allocated to any individual passive, except for the powerful and mutually exclusive Capstone Skills, in which a single skill point can be allocated.

This section provides a brief overview of the Druid passive skills and their requirements.

For a detailed list of Druid skills, refer to our Druid Skills page.

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

Druid Spirit Passive Skills

Druid Spirit passives are unlocked after 2 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Heart of the Wild	Maximum Spirit is increased by {#}.
Wild Impulses	Your Core skills cost x{#}% more Spirit but deal x{#}% increased damage. Requires 1 point in Heart of the Wild.
Abundance	Basic skills generate {#}% more Spirit. Requires 1 point in Heart of the Wild.
Predatory Instinct	Critical Strike Chance against Close enemies is increased by {#}%.
Iron Fur	While in Werebear form, damage reduction is increased by {#}%. This bonus persists for {#} seconds after leaving Werebear form. Requires 1 point in Predatory Instinct.
Digitigrade Gait	While in Werewolf form, your Movement Speed is increased by {#}%. This bonus persists for {#} seconds after leaving Werewolf form. Requires 1 point in Predatory Instinct.

Druid Defensive Passive Skills

Druid Defensive passives are unlocked after 6 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Ancestral Fortitude	Increase your non-physical resistances by {#}%.
Vigilance	You take {#}% reduced damage for {#} seconds after using a Defensive skill. Requires 1 point in Ancestral Fortitude.

Druid Companion Passive Skills

Druid Companion passives are unlocked after 11 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Clarity	Gain {#} Spirit when transforming into Human form.
Nature’s Reach	Deal x{#}% increased damage to Distant enemies. Double this bonus if they are also Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
Call of the Wild	You deal x{#}% increased Critical Strike Damage against your Wolves’ focus target. Raven attacks deal x{#}% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Poison Creeper’s poison duration is increased by {#}%.

Druid Wrath Passive Skills

Druid Wrath passives are unlocked after 16 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Elemental Exposure	Lucky Hit: Your Storm skills have up to a {#}% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Endless Tempest	Increase the duration of Hurricane and Cataclysm by {#}%. Requires 1 point in Elemental Exposure.
Charged Atmosphere	Every {#} seconds, a Lightning Strike hits a Nearby enemy dealing {#}% damage. Requires 1 point in Elemental Exposure.
Bad Omen	Lucky Hit: Up to a {#}% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized, or Stunned enemy that a Lightning Strike also hits dealing {#}% damage. Requires 1 point in Endless Tempest or Charged Atmosphere.
Electric Shock	Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage to enemies has a {#}% chance to Immobilize them for {#} seconds. If the target is already Immobilized, the Lightning damage dealt to them is increased by x{#}% instead. Requires 1 point in Charged Atmosphere or Bad Omen.
Crushing Earth	Earth skills deal x{#}% increased damage to Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back enemies.
Stone Guard	While Fortified over {#}% of your Maximum Life, your Earth skills deal x{#}% increased damage. Requires 1 point in Crushing Earth.
Safeguard	Critical Strikes with Earth skills Fortify you for {#}% Base Life ({#}). Requires 1 point in Crushing Earth.
Mending	While in Werebear form, you receive {#}% additional healing from all sources.
Provocation	Your next Werebear skill every {#} seconds is guaranteed to Overpower. Requires 1 point in Mending.
Toxic Claws	Critical strikes with Werewolf skills deal {#}% of their base damage as Poison damage over {#} seconds.
Neurotoxin	Poisoned enemies are slowed by {#}%. Requires 1 point in Toxic Claws.

Druid Ultimate Passive Skills

Druid Ultimate passives are unlocked after 23 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Defiance	Nature Magic skills deal x{#}% increased damage to Elites.
Circle of Life	Nature Magic skills that consume Spirit restore {#}% of your maximum Life. Requires 1 point in Defiance.
Natural Disaster	Nature Magic skills deal x{#}% increased damage. Triple this bonus if an Earth skill is the next skill cast after a Storm skill, or a Storm skill is the next skill cast after an Earth skill. Requires 1 point in Defiance.
Resonance	Your Earth skills deal x{#}% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Your Storm skills deal x{#}% increased damage to enemies that are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back. Requires 1 point in Circle of Life or Defiance.
Defensive Posture	Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by {#}%.
Thick Hide	Whenever you are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Down, Fortify for {#}% Base Life ({#}). Requires 1 point in Defensive Posture.
Nature’s Resolve	Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by {#}%. Requires 1 point in Defensive Posture.
Unrestrained	Reduce the duration of control impairing effects by {#}%. Triple this effect while you are Fortified for over {#}% of your maximum Life. Requires 1 point in Thick Hide or Nature’s Resolve.
Quickshift	When a Shapeshifting skill transforms you into a different form, it deals x{#}% increased damage.
Heightened Senses	Upon shapeshifting into a Werewolf or Werebear, gain {#}% damage reduction against Elites for {#} seconds. Requires 1 point in Quickshift.
Natural Fortitude	Shapeshifting Fortifies you for {#}% Base Life ({#}). Requires 1 point in Quickshift.

Druid Capstone Skills

Druid Capstone Skills are unlocked after 33 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree. Unlike other passives, Capstone Skills are mutually exclusive; only one of them may be selected, so choose wisely.

Ursine Strength	Gain {#}% additional maximum Life while in Werebear form and for {#} seconds after leaving Werebear form. While Healthy, deal x{#}% increased damage.
Bestial Rampage	After being a Werewolf for {#} seconds, gain {#}% Attack Speed for {#} seconds. After being a Werebear for {#} seconds, deal x{#}% increased damage for {#} seconds.
Lupine Ferocity	Every 6th Werewolf skill hit Critically Strikes and deals x{#}% increased damage.
Earthen Might	Your Storm skills grant 2 Spirit and deal {#}% increased damage when damaging a Vulnerable, Immobilized, or Slowed enemy.
Nature’s Fury	Casting an Earth skill has a {#}% chance to trigger a free Storm skill of the same category. In addition, casting a Storm skill has a {#}% chance to trigger a free Earth skill of the same category.
Perfect Storm	Your Storm skills grant 2 Spirit and deal {#}% increased damage when damaging a Vulnerable, Immobilized, or Slowed enemy.