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Diablo 4 Druid BuildThe Small Petting Zoo - Wolves
This is a Zoo build that focuses on Wolves and is meant to empower our companions as we fight alongside them. Shred will both be used for mobility as well as keeping multiple buffs active. Maul will help maintain high DR, Spirit, and our Key Passive - Bestial Rampage.
It has cleared every Uber Boss, and I have personally cleared The Pit T124.
The OG. This is a well rounded build that includes many multipliers. Additional HP has been added for comfort. This version offers high DR while vulnerable for extra defenses upon initiating combat. If used, Accursed Touch over Nighthowler's will extend this defensive window.
https://www.twitch.tv/smallpettingzoo https://twitter.com/SmallPettingZoo
If you want to live on the edge and don't want to wait 2.75 seconds, try the Packleader Boon for the occasional Wolves reset.
Companion Damage can substitute for Wolves Damage on items. Nighthowler's is an option instead of Accursed Touch and is especially useful in group play. Shako is excellent.
Build Notes
Every 15 seconds you must spend 2 consecutive seconds in both Bear Form and Wolf Form. This will activate our key passive - Bestial Rampage.
Use Maul for Bear Form and DR on demand as well as Spirit generation.
Use Shred for Wolf Form, Ancestral Guidance, and Heightened Malice as well as general mobility.
Alternating between forms keeps many passive buffs active and will be the key to running this build.
Cast Wolves on Elites while Shredding onto them. Immediately cast Lacerate upon Shredding onto Elites. Cast Wolves again upon exiting Lacerate. Dash through enemies to lower the Lacerate cooldown with Flickerstep. Cast Wolves on Cooldown. Repeat.
Blood Howl for HP off cooldown, Cyclone armor to fortify and create space.
This is a Zoo build, not another Shepherd's build. I want to see if Wolves can stand alone.
Important Buffs are Bestial Rampage, Heightened Malice, and Ancestral Guidance.
Constantly Shapeshifting will boost our DR, Fortified, Movespeed, and Damage.
Blood Howl will give us (and our pets) 15% attack speed and 15% DR. If in use, Nighthowler's adds 10% crit.
Every 15 seconds you must spend 2 consecutive seconds in both Bear Form and Wolf Form.
Use Maul for Bear Form and DR on demand as well as Spirit generation.
Use Shred for Wolf Form, Ancestral Guidance, and Heightened Malice as well as general mobility.
Stacking buffs will give us multiple multipliers: Bestial Rampage for 50x Damage and 30% Attack Speed (Double Dips for Companions) Heightened Malice for 45x Damage (Poison multiple targets with Shred Critical Strikes and Lacerate) Ancestral Guidance for 30x Damage (Shred will keep this active) Lacerate gives up to 40x damage for 10 seconds Blood Howl will give us (and our pets) 15% attack speed, 15% DR, and 10% crit with Nighthowler's
This is a Zoo build, meant to see if Blizzard has finally made Companions good enough to stand alone.
Have fun! I know I am looking forward to seeing if Pets are finally powerful enough to shine.
Come watch the adventure at https://www.twitch.tv/smallpettingzoo or https://twitter.com/SmallPettingZoo
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My fellow druid Sand was a major contributor and tester of this build. He cleared T100+ first and put it through its paces.
My fellow druid Shellblock and I also spent hours theorycrafting variations on this theme. Accursed Touch was his idea.
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