No big changes for our 
Lightning Storm Druids going into Season 11 but, Hit the Seasonal Quest line to get your powers and then blast whatever content you like to reach level 60 with lightning speed! If you're looking for a great leveling build Lightning Storm won't let you down!
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Druid
Lightning Storm Leveling
DruidLeveling
Season 11
Verified
Ace
Build Overview
Strengths and Weaknesses
- AoE
- Damage
- Mobility
- Survivability
Assigned Skills
Primary
15
Secondary
1
5
1
1
Spirit Boons
Deer
Eagle
Wolf
Snake
Equipment
HelmAspect of Might
Chest armorJuggernaut's Aspect
GlovesLightning Dancer's Aspect
PantsSkinwalker's Aspect
BootsStormshifter's Aspect
AmuletOvercharged Aspect
Ring 1Starlight Aspect
Ring 2Aspect of Inner Calm
WeaponAspect of Retaliation
OffhandEmpty
Skill Tree
Available
0 (0)
0 (0)Spent59 (12)
Divine Gifts
Andariel:
Essence of Screams is very helpful with it's 20% resistances bonus, if you find yourself overcapped in resitances you can always opt out of this Divine perk for 
Essence of Anguish and gain some extra Movement speed which is never bad. Be careful not to overcap your Mov Speed, the maximum bonus you can have is +100% total.
Azmodan:
Essence of Sin is the only viable choice; an extra 20% armor makes it a lot easier to cap your armour and build a more offensive character.
Belial:
Essence of Lies is the stronger buff with it's 1% Fortify per second, but if you find yourself in trouble with crowd control you can always switch to 
Essence of Shadows
Duriel:
Essence of Pain is pretty useless in my opinion, having a barrier when already on low life isn't going to save your life very often. For that reason, I decided to take 
Essence of Squalor, which can be helpful for long fights like T4 Bosses or high pits/Towers.
Paragon Board
Mercenary
How it Plays
- Cast Lightning Storm
- Weave Maul for buffs and boss power
- Use Wolves to build fortify and tank enemies
- Cast
Earthen Bulwark to break control effects - Cast Hurricane when off cooldown
- Cast Cataclysm for easy boss kills
How it Works
Lightning Storm is a low spirit cost skill with great AoE. We're going to focus on stacking out as much damage as we can through our aspects and tempers. We're also going to pick up as much spirit per second to sustain channeling our Lightning Storm.
On your defensive gear pieces, be sure to prioritize armor and elemental resistances to avoid frequent deaths as you climb into higher difficulty tiers. Make sure you pick up your Mercenary early on as Raheir can provide you with some extra armor or resistances and even save you from taking fatal damage.
Once you get Lightning Storm rolling, you'll be clearing packs of enemies and deleting bosses all the way to level 60!
Changelog
7th of October 2025
- Updated for Patch 2.4.1
12th of December 2025
- Updated for Patch 2.5
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