Despite Paladins dominating Diablo 4 Season 11, I do occasionally still see Druids running around Sanctuary, as they do have quite a few solid builds. While not all of the builds we’ll be talking about are “S-Tier”, they’re still quite good in their own right, and are worth playing. If you haven’t been sucked into the Paladin portal quite yet, and are looking for something more nature-based, we’re here to help.
I think Druid is still in a decent place in this season, largely thanks to several of their Uniques being amazing. It’s just hard to see anything as top-tier when the Paladin is so much fun to play. However, we’re here to talk about Diablo 4’s Druid in Season 11, so let’s do that instead!
What Druid builds are the best for Diablo 4 Season 11?
1) Pulverize Druid dominates Diablo 4 Season 11
Pulverize Druid is still the best option in Diablo 4 Season 11. Also known as the Rotting LIghtbringer Pulverize Druid, it has managed to stick around as a top build each season, thanks to the Rotting Lightbringer Unique. When you pulverize, it creates guaranteed Overpower with poison puddles. Through a combination of gear, Legendary Aspects, and Druid powers, you can decimate groups of enemies.
However, it’s seen a bit of a nerf, particularly to Grizzly Rage, but Calm Before the Storm can help with that. The build has changed a tiny bit, and while it does take a little bit to get used to its rotation, it’s a wildly powerful build that scales nicely into the deepest parts of the endgame.
2) Companion Druid
Do you like minion builds, but find the Necromancer vibe to be A Little Much? Diablo 4 Season 11 has Companion Druid as an offering, and it’s just as fun. It’s another build that’s been slightly nerfed (Ravens lost the Core Skill tag), but you can get the Wildrage Legendary Aspect to help overcome that somewhat. Just get a lot of CDR for it.
You swarm enemies with Ravens in this build, instead of going with Ravens, Wolves, and Poison Creepers. It’s easier to manage if you just have one type of Companion. There is a Wolf variant, but I think Ravens are much stronger. It also has a rotation you need to get used to, but I think it’s perhaps easier, and more fun. Just make sure you have Flickerstep for the CDR, and increased Ultimate Damage.
3) Earth Spike Druid
Earth Spike Druid can hit pretty hard in Diablo 4 Season 11, but it takes a bit more effort than perhaps other builds do. This is because, to get the most out of it, you want to funnel or kite enemies into a line, so your Seismic-shift-powered Earth Spike deals as much damage as possible.
It does use a few Uniques, like Vasily’s Prayer (allows Earth Spike during Grizzly Rage), and Shard of Verathiel (more DPS). It’s another Werebear build, so get used to building Quickshift stacks, hitting Debilitating Roar off cooldown, Poison Creeper to stop enemies from moving before Earth Spiking them down. It’s not a speed farming build, but it is still quite powerful.
4) Boulder Druid
Boulder Druid isn’t a build I’ve thought about in a while, but I’m glad it’s still relevant. It uses Dolmen Stone to swirl your boulders around you with Hurricane, and smash them into enemies and knock them back. You need the Aspect of Metamorphic Stone, as well as Vasily’s Prayer again, so you can use Boulder in Grizzly Rage. Another great pick is Tibault’s Will.
It’s a pretty easy build, though. After you build your Quickshift stacks, you Hurricane, and spam Boulder to get, ideally, 10 of them going at once. You also have Petrify to really put the hurt on bosses and powerful Elites. Make sure to use your defensive cooldowns as necessary too (Earthen Bulwark in particular).
5) Cataclysm Druid
Another solid Druid build in Diablo 4 Season 11 is definitely the Cataclysm Druid. I think that largely has to do with Khamsin Steppewalkers, thanks to its Nature Magic CDR. However, it does have hard requirements: Mjolnic Ryng, Tempest Roar, and Kahmsin’s Steppewalkers (or Airidah’s Inexorable Will).
The idea is to Cataclysm, and overlap its duration with its cooldown, to keep the party going nonstop. It’s kind of a weird build to get the most out of bossing. You need to pull the boss to a corner of the map, get as deep into their hitbox as you can, and Cataclysm, to make sure as many of the random strikes hit as possible. Sadly, this can be difficult on certain bosses. While it is challenging to master, it’s a fun, satisfying build for Diablo 4 Druids.
Check out our other Diablo 4 guides and features
Edited by Jason Parker
