The Druid offers in Diablo 4 with his Lightning Shred build the opportunity to be an unstoppable beast in melee combat. We show you a strong build along with Paragon and necessary skills here in our overview.
What kind of build is this? In this build, you throw yourself back into battle as a werewolf and shred through large hordes of enemies effortlessly and quickly, with an electrical twist of lightning. This build is particularly worthwhile for the type of players who want to engage in fast-paced and action-packed battles. We will now show you all the details of the build and explain how it works.
The build comes from the site maxroll.gg and has been translated into German.
Druid Build with Lightning Shred – Skills and Tips
These active skills you need:
- Storm Strike – Rank 1
- Improved Storm Strike
- Grim Storm Strike
- Shred – Rank 5
- Improved Shred
- Primal Shred
- Cyclone Armor – Rank 2
- Improved Cyclone Armor
- Preserving Cyclone Armor
- Blood Howl – Rank 1
- Improved Blood Howl
- Preserving Blood Howl
- Hurricane – Rank 1
- Improved Hurricane
- Natural Hurricane
- Grizzly Rage
- Supreme Grizzly Rage
- Superior Grizzly Rage
These passive skills you need:
- Heart of the Wild – Rank 1
- Overflow – Rank 3
- Wild Impulses – Rank 3
- Predator Instinct – Rank 3
- Toe Walker – Rank 3
- Power of the Ancients – Rank 1
- Vigilance – Rank 3
- Exposed to the Elements – Rank 1
- Endless Storm – Rank 3
- Nerve Poison – Rank 1
- Toxic Claws – Rank 3
- Poison – Rank 3
- Defensive Stance – Rank 3
- Determination of Nature – Rank 3
- Wolfish Ferocity
These Spirit Blessings you need:
- Spirit Blessing of the Stag
- Suspicion
- Spirit Blessing of the Eagle
- Sickle Claws
- Stun Attacks
- Spirit Blessing of the Wolf
- Fate
- Spirit Blessing of the Serpent
- Masochistic
This is how you play the build: Before you engage in a fight, activate your Blood Howl, Cyclone Armor, Hurricane, and Grizzly Rage. Now use your Shred skill to quickly leap to your enemies. If you have no Spirit, then use Storm Strike to regenerate it. Now you rotate your skills in this pattern.
Druid Lightning Shred Build: Paragon and Glyphs
These Paragon Boards you need:
- Bloodthirsty
- Ancient’s Guidance
- Strengthened Malice
- Struck by Lightning
- Inner Beast
These Glyphs you need:
- Harvest – Start
- Werewolf – Bloodthirsty
- Territorial – Struck by Lightning
- Ripper and Claw – Strengthened Malice
- Spirit – Inner Beast
Lightning Shred Build for Endgame: Legendary, Gems & Stats
These Legendaries & Uniques you need:
- Wolfish Aspect – Ring 1 (must be found)
- Aspect of Vengeance – Ring 2 (Water’s Edge, Dry Steppes)
- Storm Claw Aspect – Amulet (Anica’s Claim, Shattered Peaks)
- Unique: Storm’s Howl – Helmet (must be found)
- Energetic Aspect – Chest Armor (Tenacious Barracks, Hawezar)
- Aspect of the Raging Werebeast – Gloves (Endless Gates, Hawezar)
- Aspect of Disobedience – Leg Armor (Hall of the Damned, Kehjistan)
- Storm-Transcending Aspect – Boots (Cathedral of the Crusaders, Kehjistan)
- Blade Master’s Aspect – H1 Weapon (Ancient’s Stone, Scosglen)
- Accelerating Aspect – Totem (must be found)
You can find the entrances to the dungeons on our interactive map for Diablo 4.
These hearts you should socket in Season 1:
- Wrathful Heart – Barber (World Tier 3)
- Brutal Heart – Vengeance (World Tier 3)
- Brutal Heart – Measured Heart (World Tier 3)
An overview of all available hearts can be found here on our guide
These gems you should socket:
- Weapons: Emerald
- Armor: Ruby
- Jewelry: Skull
The best attributes:
- Willpower
- Dexterity
- Intelligence
- Strength
The best secondary values:
- Chance for Lucky Hit
- Critical Hit Damage
- Damage against wounded and nearby enemies as well as enemies suffering from loss of control
Further detailed tips for improvement can be found here:
Diablo 4: Damage Buckets determine how strong you are – Here’s how they work
