- This is a complete
Pulverize guide. Here you’ll find everything you need to start this build from zero all the way into endgame. We’ll need a key item like 
Rotting Lightbringer, so our Pulverizecan create poison puddles that massively increase our damage. Aspects like 
Aspect of the Ursine Horror are important as well, to convert our Bear skills into Earth skills… - A powerful build that, in Season 11, is once again at the top!
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Druid
PUDDLE PULVERIZE S11
DruidPulverize
Dungeon Push
Boss Killer
Pit Pusher
Season 11
Verified
Build Overview
Strengths and Weaknesses
- BEST BUILD
- PIT PUSH
- CLEAR ALL CONTENT
- BEST FOR THE TOWER
- SLOW
Build Variants
STARTER PULVERIZE
NO MYTHICS
FARM
PUDDLE PUSH
THE STARTER VERSION IS THERE TO GUIDE YOU ON YOUR PATH TOWARD THE ENDGAME… YOU CAN SEE THE OPTIONS YOU CAN START ADDING AS YOU FIND THINGS LIKE ASPECTS AND ITEMS
Assigned Skills
STARTER PULVERIZE
NO MYTHICS
FARM
PUDDLE PUSH
Primary
15
Secondary
5
1
1
1
Spirit Boons
Deer
Eagle
Wolf
Snake
Gift of the Stag gives us passive Spirit regeneration and also increases our maximum Spirit, helping us improve the sustain of our resource
Swooping Attacks increases our Attack Speed by 20%, helping us a lot—especially in a build that isn’t very fast when it comes to casting and hitting
Avian Wrath is always mandatory in any Druid build — a huge boost to our damage
Energize is a key node to recover Spirit while we hit
Obsidian Slam will be key at the beginning to guarantee an Overpower hit every 6 casts of Pulverize, which increases our DPS
Equipment
STARTER PULVERIZE
NO MYTHICS
FARM
PUDDLE PUSH
HelmAspect of Might
Chest armorAspect of Quicksand
GlovesAspect of the Changeling's Debt
PantsJuggernaut's Aspect
BootsAspect of the Ursine Horror
AmuletAspect of Retaliation
Ring 1Starlight Aspect
Ring 2Balanced Aspect
WeaponShockwave Aspect
OffhandEmpty
- This is the STARTER VERSION OF THE PULVERIZE BUILD: we’ll prioritize stats like Willpower, Armor, and Resistances to farm efficiently through the first Torments SECONDARY: MAX LIFE AND ATTACK SPEED
- KEY ASPECTS:
Aspect of Retaliation, Aspect of the Ursine Horror, and Shockwave Aspect - IMPORTANT: A ring with a chance to make enemies Vulnerable is key, especially at higher levels
SOME UNIQUE ITEMS YOU CAN USE TO BOOST YOUR DAMAGE AND DEFENSES, IF YOU FIND THEM EARLY.
- Rotting Lightbringer
Vasily's Prayer
Godslayer Crown
Insatiable Fury
Banished Lord's Talisman
Khamsin Steppewalkers
Skill Tree
STARTER PULVERIZE
NO MYTHICS
FARM
PUDDLE PUSH
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- Wind Shear is key for recovering resources, especially at the beginning …and to move faster.
- In the skill tree, we’ll prioritize leveling Pulverize to maximize damage from the start
- Then focus on defensive skills like Earthen Bulwark and Blood Howl
- Poison Creeper will help us poison enemies and deal consistent damage, plus provide some crowd control while we level
- After establishing this base of skills, we should start putting points into passives and in Petrify
- Key passives should be a priority as soon as we can allocate a point there; in this case, it will be
Ursine Strength
Paragon Board
STARTER PULVERIZE
NO MYTHICS
FARM
PUDDLE PUSH
- At the start of the Paragon, we need to prioritize increasing Overpower Damage, which is why we start with the Glyph of
Dominate to scale faster. It will also be the first glyph we should level - The next page will be
Earthen Devastation, since it has been modified and its damage increased, making it the best option to continue with. Plus, the Glyph of 
Earth and Sky is one of the most powerful for the Druid this season - To finalize, with the starter version of the Paragon, we have the Survival Instincts page with the Glyph of
Fang and Claw… But if you have the Rotting Lightbringer, I recommend using 
Keeper immediately
Divine Gifts
STARTER PULVERIZE
NO MYTHICS
FARM
PUDDLE PUSH
Andariel
CorruptedEmpty
PurifiedEssence of Anguish
Azmodan
CorruptedEmpty
PurifiedEssence of Sin
Belial
CorruptedEmpty
PurifiedEssence of Lies
Duriel
CorruptedEmpty
PurifiedEssence of Pain
- They will be integrated as we test the Divine Powerers
NOTE: This season they aren’t as relevant as others. You can include whichever ones you prefer, since they don’t provide that many buffs to our setup.
Mercenary
STARTER PULVERIZE
NO MYTHICS
FARM
PUDDLE PUSH
How it Plays
STARTER VERSION
- Wind Shear will be our main skill for recovering resources — use it whenever necessary
- Destroy everything with Pulverize
- Activate Earthen Bulwark when you’re in danger to gain a barrier that absorbs damage and also makes you unstoppable.
- Blood Howl will help us with Spirit regeneration and also increase our damage by 25%
- Poison Creeper will help us with CC and DoT in the early levels — it’s extremely useful at the start
- Petrify — use it whenever you can on large packs of enemies and on bosses. It will give you a huge damage boost, plus even more CC since it petrifies the monsters
GRIZZLY VERSION
- Before activating
Grizzly Rage, we alternate between 
Claw and Pulverize to stack the 
Quickshift passive - When we’re in this form, the chaos begins, and we’ll use Pulverize to crush our enemies
- Repeat this way of playing when your Grizzly Rage timer runs out. Remember that now the effects of Aspect of the Rabid Beast work even when you’re not in the form, and Aspect of the Rampaging Werebeast does the same for 1 minute
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