Mekuna's Pulverize

Pulverize is one of the strongest build of the Druid if not the strongest!
The Unique Rotting Lightbringer allows Pulverize to deal guaranteed Overpower damage without needing any Overpower sources. Combined with Shockwave, this can achieve more damage hits from a single Pulverize cast. It greatly solves the original issue of Pulverize lacking single target damage.

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This build assumes you’re level 60 with Torment I unlocked. The requirements are listed below.

Credits: [INF] Lemona & [INF] DMC

Frequently Asked Questions

In the mid game, if you want to use Qax (which can significantly improve your damage potential), you may run into resource generation issues. If you have Greater Affix Resource Cost Reduction, you don’t need to worry about it

Compared to other gear slots, GA on your weapon and amulet are more important. Please make sure your weapon has at least ≥560%

Speedrun
you can use Jah to improve mobility. If you feel your movement speed is too slow, using Shifting Powder can give you a 70% movement speed boost.

Tips:
1. Using Lv5 Grizzly Rage provides +30% armor; just make sure your armor is ≥1000 during Grizzly Rage.
2.This build uses Incense by default, which provides you with a base 150 armor and 10% resistance to all Elements.

Progressing from T1 to T4

There’s only one variant for progressing from T1 to T4 because in Diablo 4 you can get all the best gear even in T1. You can usually speed-farm T4 with basic Ancestral gear, even if you only have one Greater Affix.
Most of your damage actually comes from Paragon Points, unlocking the Legendary Nodes gives a huge power spike.

1. The first thing you want to do is get the requirements to start the build. At this point, you’re probably still using your 1-60 leveling setup.
   Farm some boss materials and kill T1 bosses to get the required Unique, then switch to the build.
   
2. Once you have everything needed to get started, it’s time to farm Paragon XP.
   Paragon farming is very efficient at this stage, unlocking Legendary Nodes gives a huge power spike, with each one providing roughly 50–60% increased damage.
   
3. A good way to farm XP is by running Helltides to collect boss materials. Then, kill Tormented Bosses on a difficulty you can clear comfortably. This gives a large amount of XP and rewards you with more materials.
   
4. You can use these materials to open chests at Asmodan, located in the bottom-right of Zarbinzet.
   These chests can drop a lot of boss materials again or Nightmare Sigils to target-farm what you need. Treasure Breach affixes and Prankster are the best options. Strongrooms also give Obducite for Masterworking.
   
5. You can also Temper and Masterwork if you need extra boost. At this stage, don’t worry about perfect rolls — just focus on steady progression. Put aside Sanctification until you're really satisfied with the state of your item, especialy legendaries.
   
6. Finally, start comparing your gear to the final build setup or an endgame version. This will help you identify which Greater Affixes (GAs) you should aim for as you continue optimizing.

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11th of December 2025

• Updated for Season 11 - Patch 2.5.0

10/19/25

• Guide updated for S10