Diablo 4 – Druid Passive Skills Guide (Season 6)

Druid Talents

The Druid has access to 40 different talents (passive skills), or simply passives, in Diablo 4.

Like skills, additional passive choices are unlocked as more skill points are allocated into the skill tree. Unlike skills, however, passives do not need to be equipped to enable their effects; they always function as long as a point has been allocated into them. Up to 3 skill points may be allocated to any individual passive, except for the powerful and mutually exclusive Capstone Skills, in which a single skill point can be allocated.

This section provides a brief overview of the Druid passive skills and their requirements.

For a detailed list of Druid skills, refer to our Druid Skills page.

For more general information about the class, refer to our Druid Guide.

Druid Core Passive Skills

Druid Spirit passives are unlocked after 2 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Heart of the Wild	Maximum Spirit is increased by {#}.
Wild Impulses	Your Core skills cost x{#}% more Spirit but deal x{#}% increased damage.
Abundance	Basic skills generate {#}% more Spirit.
Predatory Instinct	Critical Strike Chance against Close enemies is increased by {#}%.
Iron Fur	While in Werebear form, damage reduction is increased by {#}%. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werebear form.
Digitigrade Gait	While in Werewolf form, your Movement Speed is increased by {#}%. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after leaving Werewolf form.

Druid Defensive Passive Skills

Druid Defensive passives are unlocked after 6 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Ancestral Fortitude	You gain {#}% Resistance to All Elements.
Vigilance	You take {#}% reduced damage for 6 seconds after using a Defensive skill.
Backlash (Vessel of Hatred)	You deal 4%[x] increased damage for 5 seconds after casting a Defensive Skill.

Druid Companion Passive Skills

Druid Companion passives are unlocked after 11 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Clarity	After casting a Companion Skill, your next Core or Wrath Skill’s damage and Critical Strike Chance are increased by {#}%, up to {#}%.
Nature’s Reach	Deal x{#}% increased damage to Distant enemies. Double this bonus if they are also Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
Call of the Wild	Your Companion Skills deal {#}% bonus damage.
Humanity (Vessel of Hatred)	You deal 5/10/15%[x] more damage while in Human form.
Feral Aptitude (Vessel of Hatred)	You deal 3%[x] increased damage while Healthy and 3%[x] increased damage while above 100% Movement Speed. These bonuses can stack.

Druid Wrath Passive Skills

Druid Wrath passives are unlocked after 16 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Elemental Exposure	Lucky Hit: Your Storm skills have up to a 11% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Endless Tempest	Increase the duration of Hurricane and Cataclysm by {#}%.
Charged Atmosphere	Every {#} seconds, a Lightning Strike hits a Nearby enemy dealing 45% damage.
Bad Omen	Lucky Hit: Up to a {#}% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized, or Stunned enemy that a Lightning Strike also hits dealing 55% damage.
Electric Shock	Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage to enemies has a {#}% chance to Immobilize them for 3 seconds. If the target is already Immobilized, the Lightning damage dealt to them is increased by x{#}% instead.
Crushing Earth	Earth skills deal x{#}% increased damage to Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back enemies.
Stone Guard	While Fortified over 50% of your Maximum Life, your Earth skills deal x{#}% increased damage.
Safeguard	Critical Strikes with Earth skills Fortify you for {#}% Maximum Life.
Mending	While in Werebear form, you receive {#}% additional healing from all sources.
Provocation	When you remain in Werebear form for at least {#} seconds, your next non-Defensive Skill will Overpower.
Toxic Claws	Critical strikes with Werewolf skills deal {#}% of their base damage as Poison damage over 4 seconds.
Neurotoxin	Poisoned enemies are slowed by {#}%.
Envenom	Poisoned enemies take x{#}% additional Critical Strike Damage.

Druid Ultimate Passive Skills

Druid Ultimate passives are unlocked after 23 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Defiance	Nature Magic skills deal x{#}% increased damage to Elites.
Circle of Life	Nature Magic skills that consume Spirit restore {#}% of your Maximum Life.
Natural Disaster	Nature Magic skills deal x{#}% increased damage. Triple this bonus if an Earth skill is the next skill cast after a Storm skill, or a Storm skill is the next skill cast after an Earth skill.
Resonance	Your Earth skills deal x{#}% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Your Storm skills deal x{#}% increased damage to enemies that are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.
Defensive Posture	Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by {#}%.
Thick Hide	Whenever you are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Down, Fortify for {#}% Maximum Life.
Nature’s Resolve	{#}% chance when struck to Fortify for 4% Maximum Life.
Unrestrained	Reduce the duration of control impairing effects by {#}%. Double this effect while you are Fortified for over 50% of your Maximum Life.
Quickshift	Shapeshifting into a new animal form grants 1/2/3%[x] increased damage, up to 6/12/18%[x]. This bonus is lost after 3 seconds in Human form.
Heightened Senses	When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants 3/6/9% Damage Reduction and Werewolf grants 2/4/6%[+] Movement Speed. Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either animal form and are doubled while both are active. They are lost after 3 seconds in Human form.
Natural Fortitude	Shapeshifting Fortifies you for {#}% Maximum Life.
Catastrophe (Vessel of Hatred)	You deal 5/10/15%[x] more damage for 8 seconds after casting an Ultimate skill.

Druid Capstone Skills

Druid Capstone Skills are unlocked after 33 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree. Unlike other passives, Capstone Skills are mutually exclusive; only one of them may be selected, so choose wisely.

Ursine Strength	Gain x30% additional Maximum Life while in Werebear form and 3 seconds after leaving Werebear form. While Healthy, deal x15% increased damage, and x70% increased Overpower damage.
Bestial Rampage	When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants 40%[x] increases damage and Werewolf grants 30%[+] Attack Speed. Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either animal form, but are lost after 3 seconds in Human form.
Lupine Ferocity	Every 3rd Werewolf skill hit Critically Strikes and deals x100% increased damage. Increased to x200% damage against Injured enemies.
Earthen Might	Lucky Hit: Damaging enemies with Earth Skills has up to a 15% chance to: – Restore all of sour Spirit – Cause your attacks to be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds. This chance is increased by: – 15% for Critical Strikes – 15% if the target is Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked back.
Nature’s Fury	Casting an Earth Skill has a 40% chance to trigger a free Storm Skill of the same category, and vice versa. These free Skills count as both Earth and Storm Skills.
Perfect Storm	Your Storm skills grant 2 Spirit and deal {x}%[x] increased damage when damaging a Vulnerable, Immobilized, or Slowed enemy.
One With Nature (Vessel of Hatred)	Your Companion Skills each gain 1 additional companion and deal 80%[x] increased damage. Gain the Passive Effect of Ravens, Wolves and Poison Creeper.