Shred – Druid Leveling Build for Diablo 4 (Season 10)

Build Introduction

The Shred Druid is a fast and mobile build, ambushing foes and overwhelming them with ferocious attacks! Dash and cleave enemies down with Shred and use your Poison Creeper for lethal Area of Effect Poisons. Supporting abilities help keep up Spirit, heal, and apply debuffs to enemies.

After progressing through the Main Story and reaching level 60, continue your Shred adventure with the Shred Druid Endgame Guide, or choose any of our Endgame Builds.

For general tips and information about leveling a Druid in Diablo 4, check out our Druid Leveling Page.

Seasonal: Looking for the right Chaos Perks for the build? Check them out here.

Quick Navigation

This guide covers everything necessary to get started on the Shred Leveling Druid, including Skill Tree points, Paragon, Gearing, and Seasonal updates. Jump to the sections you’re looking for here:

Allocation of Skill Points

The table below outlines the recommended order for spending Skill Points. 59 Points are gained from leveling, and the remaining 12 are from completing Renown events in each zone, for a total of 71 Skill Points.

Order	Skill	Cluster
1	Storm Strike Rank 1	Basic Skill
2	Enhanced Storm Strike	Basic Skill
3	Shred Rank 1	Core Skill
4	Enhanced Shred	Core Skill
5	Primal Shred	Core Skill
6	Fierce Storm Strike	Basic Skill
7	Blood Howl Rank 1	Defensive Skill
8	Enhanced Blood Howl	Defensive Skill
9	Innate Blood Howl	Defensive Skill
10	Shred Rank 2	Core Skill
11	Shred Rank 3	Core Skill
12	Poison Creeper Rank 1	Companion Skill
13	Enhanced Poison Creeper	Companion Skill
14	Brutal Poison Creeper	Companion Skill
15	Shred Rank 4	Core Skill
16	Shred Rank 5	Core Skill
17	Trample Rank 1	Wrath Skill
18	Enhanced Trample	Wrath Skill
19	Savage Trample	Wrath Skill
20	Neurotoxin Rank 1	Wrath Passive
21	Envenom Rank 1	Wrath Passive
22	Envenom Rank 2	Wrath Passive
23	Envenom Rank 3	Wrath Passive
24	Petrify	Ultimate Skill
25	Prime Petrify	Ultimate Skill
26	Supreme Petrify	Ultimate Skill
27	Poison Creeper Rank 2	Companion Skill
28	Poison Creeper Rank 3	Companion Skill
29	Poison Creeper Rank 4	Companion Skill
30	Poison Creeper Rank 5	Companion Skill
31	Call of the Wild Rank 1	Companion Passive
32	Call of the Wild Rank 2	Companion Passive
33	Call of the Wild Rank 3	Companion Passive
34	Lupine Ferocity	Key Passive
35	Predatory Instinct Rank 1	Core Passive
36	Predatory Instinct Rank 2	Core Passive
37	Predatory Instinct Rank 3	Core Passive
38	Digitigrade Gait Rank 1	Core Passive
39	Digitigrade Gait Rank 2	Core Passive
40	Digitigrade Gait Rank 3	Core Passive
41	Quickshift Rank 1	Ultimate Passive
42	Quickshift Rank 2	Ultimate Passive
43	Quickshift Rank 3	Ultimate Passive
44	Natural Fortitude Rank 1	Ultimate Passive
45	Natural Fortitude Rank 2	Ultimate Passive
46	Natural Fortitude Rank 3	Ultimate Passive
47	Heightened Senses Rank 1	Ultimate Passive
48	Heightened Senses Rank 2	Ultimate Passive
49	Heightened Senses Rank 3	Ultimate Passive
50	Petrify Rank 2	Ultimate Skill
51	Petrify Rank 3	Ultimate Skill
52	Petrify Rank 4	Ultimate Skill
53	Petrify Rank 5	Ultimate Skill
54	Catastrophe Rank 1	Ultimate Passive
55	Catastrophe Rank 2	Ultimate Passive
56	Catastrophe Rank 3	Ultimate Passive
57	Defensive Posture Rank 1	Ultimate Passive
58	Defensive Posture Rank 2	Ultimate Passive
59	Defensive Posture Rank 3	Ultimate Passive
60	Feral Aptitude Rank 1	Companion Passive
61	Feral Aptitude Rank 2	Companion Passive
62	Feral Aptitude Rank 3	Companion Passive
63	Backlash Rank 1	Defensive Passive
64	Backlash Rank 2	Defensive Passive
65	Backlash Rank 3	Defensive Passive
66	Ancestral Fortitude Rank 1	Defensive Passive
67	Ancestral Fortitude Rank 2	Defensive Passive
68	Ancestral Fortitude Rank 3	Defensive Passive
69	Vigilance Rank 1	Defensive Passive
70	Vigilance Rank 2	Defensive Passive
71	Vigilance Rank 3	Defensive Passive

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Skill Bar and Skill Tree Points

Recommended

Skill Bar for Shred Druid

Petrify Blood Howl Trample Poison Creeper Storm Strike Shred

The Build Mechanics section helps explain how these Skills play and interact. Head there after setting up your skill bar.

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Druid Class Mechanic – Spirit Boons

Druids unlock powerful Spirit Boon passives, giving offerings to the animal spirits to receive their Blessing. Once fully unlocked, activate the final Boon by Spirit Bonding with one of the four animal spirits to take two passives from that row. To access Spirit Boons:

• Reach Level 15, accepting the quest chain beginning with Druid: Spirits of the Lost Grove.
• Clear the Túr Dúlra Stronghold scenario in Scosglen.
• Complete the quest chain to gain access to the Animal Spirits.

Prioritize your first Spirit Offerings to unlock the Deer’s Gift of the Stag for Spirit Recovery, then Wolf’s Pack Leader; Poison Creeper is a significant source of our damage, so cooldown resets go a long way!

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Gear, Stats, Gems, and Runes

Check these sections for important Shred gearing considerations to improve the power of your character while leveling.

Legendary Aspects

All Salvaged Legendary Powers will update within your Codex of Power. Legendary Items with Aspect powers can be found across all content in Diablo 4. Randomly dropped Legendary Aspects can have a specific range of power on them. For example, Stormclaw’s Aspect can roll between 60-80% for the effect. Salvaging a higher rank will improve the Aspect’s rank within your Codex from then on.

Aspects gained from Dungeons will enter the Codex of Power at rank 1. This makes Dungeons a great way to get started when putting together a build, without having to rely on random drops. For example, to access Stormclaw’s Aspect directly without needing a random drop, you can clear Anica’s Claim in Fractured Peaks. Some are locked behind Strongholds, and those will need to be cleared before accessing the dungeon.

The highest priority Legendary Aspects to get started with the Shred Leveling Druid build are available from the following dungeons:

Legendary Aspect	Aspect Power	Dungeon Location	Recommended Slot
Stormclaw’s Aspect	Critical Strikes with Shred deal 40-60% of the damage dealt as Lightning damage to the target and surrounding enemies.	Anica’s Claim, Fractured Peaks Stronghold: Malnok Stronghold	Amulet
Aspect of the Unsatiated	After Critically Striking an enemy with Shred, you gain 15 Spirit. While at 100 Spirit, Werewolf Skills deal 20-40% increased damage until you go below 30 Spirit.	Tormented Ruins, Fractured Peaks	Ring
Aspect of the Umbral	Restore 1-8 of your Primary Resource when you Crowd Control an enemy.	Champion’s Demise, Dry Steppes	Ring

• Stormclaw’s Aspect makes Shred Critical Strikes splash for extra Lightning damage in a small area. An Amulet is recommended for the higher multiplier. It can be placed on a 2-handed weapon as well, but while leveling, weapons are replaced often, so it can get expensive in Gold and Crafting Materials.
• Aspect of the Unsatiated grants Spirit on Kill when killing enemies with Shred.
• The Wolf’s Spirit Boon Energize has a Lucky Hit chance to give 30 Spirit.
• Aspect of the Umbral is useful for Spirit Generation. Crowd controls are applied in a variety of ways. For this build, it is through ways like:
  • Poison Creeper‘s passive attack applies Poison, and the Active Skill’s Immobilize and Poison.
  • Neurotoxin against Poisoned enemies.

Other useful Aspects from the Codex are the following, sorted by type.

Legendary Aspect	Aspect Type	Aspect Power	Dungeon Location
Aspect of Disobedience	Defensive	You gain 0.4-0.8% increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to 25-46%.	Halls of the Damned, Kehjistan
Aspect of Might	Defensive	Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for 2-10 seconds.	Dark Ravine, Dry Steppes
Skinwalker’s Aspect	Defensive	When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, gain 5-25% Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify.	Fading Echo, Kehjistan
Aspect of the Protector	Defensive	Damaging an Elite enemy grants you a Barrier absorbing X damage for 10 seconds. This effect can only happen once every 20 seconds.	Lost Archives, Fractured Peaks
Aspect of Retaliation	Offensive	Your Core Skills deal up to 35-75% increased damage based on your amount of Fortify.	Seaside descent, Dry Steppes
Aspect of the Changeling’s Debt	Offensive	You deal 25-65% increased damage while hitting a Poisoned enemy as a Werebear or a Crowd Controlled enemy as a Werewolf.	Conclave, Kejistan
Ghostwalker Aspect	Mobility	While Unstoppable and for 4 seconds after, you gain 10-30% increased Movement Speed and can move freely through enemies.	Broken Bulwark, Scosglen

There are many notable Legendary Aspects that do not drop from dungeons. Look out for these while leveling:

Aspect of the Agile Wolf	Utility	Shred gains a 4th attack that hits all surrounding enemies, deals 20-60% increased damage, and Knocks Down enemies for 2 seconds.
Aspect of the Blurred Beast	Offensive	Shred deals 55-70% more damage, and Shred has a 33% chance to land an additional strike, up to 4 times.
Aspect of Impending Deluge	Offensive	Storm Strike chains to twice as many targets and increases the damage the targets take from other skills by 30-50%[x] for 6 seconds.
Starlight Aspect	Resource	Gain 25-45 of your Primary Resource for every 20% of your Life that you Heal or every 120% Life that you Overheal while at Maximum Life.

Druids can adjust to what drops or to playstyles they enjoy when they level. See what flex choices are available in the Druids Have Options! section.

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Stat Priority and Tempering Affixes

Below are the recommended Gear Affixes for each slot for the Shred Leveling Build. Gear Affixes are listed by importance. Affixes in Bold are the most important for the build, and alternatives are added as well.

Slot	Gem	Stats
Staff	Emerald	Chance to Restore Spirit on Hit Willpower Max Life Spirit on Kill Critical Strike Damage
Helm	Sapphire	Ranks in Poison Creeper Ranks to Companion Skills Willpower Max Life Spirit Per Second
Chest	Sapphire	Max Life Spirit Per Second Willpower Armor
Gloves	N/A	Ranks in Shred Critical Strike Chance Attack Speed Willpower Critical Strike Damage
Pants	Sapphire	Max Life Armor Willpower Dodge Chance
Boots	N/A	Movement Speed Spirit Per Second Willpower Dodge Chance
Amulet	Diamond	Movement Speed Ranks to Envenom Critical Strike Chance Ranks in Companion Skills Resource Cost Reduction
Rings	Diamond	Critical Strike Chance Attack Speed Maximum Life Resource Generation Critical Strike Damage

Critical Strike Chance is important for several parts of the build, including:

• Pack Leader Spirit Boon to reset Poison Creeper.
• Critical Strike Damage Multipliers from Primal Shred, Petrify, and Envenom.
• Later, in the Paragon system, Lust for Carnage will give Spirit back on Werewolf Critical Strikes.

Tempering manuals are found across Sanctuary. The Blacksmith applies Tempering affixes to items. Manuals are divided by types; a Resource manual like Worldly Stability has Resource type tempers, and can only be placed on rings and amulet.

When tempering, the item will select one of the affixes from the chosen Manual. Temper rerolls to get the desired affix are limited. Unique Items cannot be Tempered.

Here’s a list of Useful tempers to look out for, sorted by type.

Manual Type	Manual Name	Manual Effect
Weapon	Werewolf Augments	Chance for Shred to deal double damage
Offensive	Natural Finesse	Damage to Close Enemies
Offensive	Werewolf Finesse	Werewolf Attack Speed Werewolf Critical Strike Chance
Utility	Worldly Fortune	Lucky Hit Impairment Reduction
Defensive	Worldly Endurance	Total Armor%
Mobility	Druid Motion	Ranks to Digitigrade Gait Movement Speed
Mobility	Natural Motion	Movement Speed
Resource	Worldly Stability	Resource Generation

Our endgame builds are designed for gameplay after level 60, including interactions and systems found in Torment difficulty and beyond. Check the Druid Builds page to progress your character further.

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Uniques

Here are some Uniques to look out for while leveling:

• Mad Wolf’s Glee, with high ranks in all Werewolf Skills, including Shred.
• Hunter’s Zenith, with strong gear affixes and an effect that grants periodic Critical Overpowers.
• Waxing Gibbous increases ranks to Shred and kills with Shred, granting stealth. After Stealth is broken, attacks are guaranteed Critical Strikes.
• Malefic Crescent is a good mid-game Unique Amulet that gives favorable affixes and boosts our Lupine Ferocity. It is ultimately replaced by a strong Legendary Amulet.

Gems and Runewords

See below for the best Gems to socket into your gear for each category.

Gems

• Weapon: Emerald for Critical Strike Damage.
• Armor: Sapphire for Willpower.
• Jewelry: Diamonds for All Resistances.

Runewords

Runewords are a flexible power to help strengthen a build or fill its weaknesses. Two Runes combine for the total Runeword effect:

• A conditional trigger Rune of Ritual that supplies Offerings when the condition is met
• An effect Rune of Invocation that costs Offerings.

Once the Rune of Ritual has supplied enough Offerings, the Rune of Invocation will trigger its effect. Runes of Invocation will have overflow effects, where excess Offerings will spillover to empower the triggered effect.

Runewords replace Gems in gear. Up to two sets of Runeword pairs can be placed at a time. Runeword combinations are placed within 2 sockets of the same item, e.g., Helm, Chest, Pants, or 2-handed Weapon.

The following are Runeword combinations for the Shred Leveling Druid. These leveling recommendations are limited to Magic and Rare quality runes, and are placed in 2-Handed Weapon and one Armor slot:

Runeword Combination	Runeword Effects
Moni Ceh	Moni – Gain: 100 Offering. Cast 2 Mobility Skills. Ceh – Requires: 100 Offering. Overflow: 100 Offering. Cooldown: 1 second. Summon a Spirit Wolf Companion to attack enemies for 8 seconds.
Noc Gar	Noc – Gain: 5 Offering. Inflict a Crowd Control, gain double offering if it isn’t a Slow or Chill. Gar – Requires 25 Offering. Overflow: Gain Multiple Stacks. Gain 2.5% Critical Strike Chance for 5 seconds, up to 25%.

Shred is a mobility skill, so it works with Moni. Moni Ceh will summon Spirit Wolves to deal moderate damage, apply Vulnerable, Chill, and Freeze to enemies, and they are good boys. Noc Gar will be a considerable Critical Strike Chance increase for damage, Aspect of the Unsatiated, and Pack Leader Boon resets. Crowd Control effects are applied from sources like Poison Creeper or Neurotoxin.

For Seasonal players, once Purge the Infected has been acquired, Gar can be exchanged for another useful run,e like Qua for movement speed.

There will be several Runeword combinations that help out and work; feel free to try them all out as you acquire the runes.

Season 10 Mechanics

Chaos Perks

Chaos Perks are the latest flavor of seasonal power, offering a selection of one Unique and 3 other powers of any combination. Perks are acquired from Seasonal Reputation or from Bartuc in Infernal Hordes. Some powers will only be available past the Torment difficulty or with high seasonal reputation. Here are the high-value powers for the Shred Druid:

Power	Description
A Beast Cornered	For every 10% Life you are missing, you gain 10-20% increased damage and 5% damage reduction. Spending Resources also drains a percentage of your Life equal to 30% the Resources spent, refunding those Resources. This cannot reduce you to below 10% Life.
Purge the Infected	Your Core Skills also apply 100-200% of their Base damage as Poisoning over 4 seconds. Dealing direct damage to a Poisoned enemy spends 5 Spirit to be a guaranteed Critical Strike that deals 30-60% increase damage.
Overabundance	Every 100 Spirit you generate above your Maximum increases your damage by 50-100% for 5 seconds. This bonus stacks up to 3 times, but does not refresh.
Wild Transformations	Shapeshifting into a new form uses a free Skill and grants an additional bonus for 5 seconds: Werewolf uses Blood Howl, 10-20% Critical Strike Damage Werebear uses Debilitating Roar, 10-20% Damage Reduction Human uses Cyclone Armor, 10-20% Attack Speed

Purge the Infected guarantees Critical Strikes will play exceptionally well with Aspect of the Unsatiated. This in turn will help with resource generation and keeping Overabundance at higher stacks. Find Aspect of the Unsatiated in Tormented Ruins, Fractured Peaks.

Since Critical Strike Chance is covered, Gar can be exchanged for Lum for more Resource Generation for Overabundance.

Chaos Armors

Chaos Armors are a selection of generic and class Unique Items that can drop as empowered versions in any Armor Slot besides their native slot. For example, a ChaoticFists of Fate could drop as a helm, chest, pants, and boots. These items open many possibilities, but have a very large pool of items with low drop rates and are untradable, meaning a perfect setup may take a while, and many combinations will be effective in the meantime.

Chaos Armors will start dropping consistently after reaching Torment Difficulty. Some of the stronger ones to look forward to include:

• Malefic Crescent (Pants), which boosts our Key Passive Lupine Ferocity.
• Fists of Fate (Pants), offering strong gear affixes and an RNG damage multiplier.
• Banished Lord’s Talisman (Pants), boosting Core Skills and giving periodic Overpowers.

Mercenaries

Once unlocked, Mercenaries are followers that aid the Player in combat. A main mercenary is chosen to fight alongside you, granting strong buffs or perks, and a secondary Mercenary is chosen to periodically Reinforce you under a chosen Opportunity condition. As you build Rapport with your Mercenary, you gain more access to their Skills and Perks.

The following Mercenary options are recommended for the Shred Leveling Druid:

Main Mercenary – Varyana, the Berserker

• Skills: Cleave, Hysteria, Bloodthirst, Bloodlust

Reinforcement – Raheir, the Shieldbearer

• Reinforcement Ability – Crater
• Opportunity: Shred

Hysteria and Bloodlust will both give strong Attack Speed bonuses.

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Build Mechanics

Rotation and Playstyle

1. Use Shred to close the distance or to help gather enemies.
2. Use Poison Creeper on gathered enemies for lethal Poison damage.
3. Petrify to apply Stun and Critical Strike Damage multipliers to significant enemies like Bosses and Elites.
4. Shred your enemies, fishing for resets of Poison Creeper from Spirit Boon Pack Leader.
5. Blood Howl and Trample for Spirit generation.
6. Storm Strike as filler to generate Spirit and to apply Vulnerable status.

Skills, Support, and Synergies

The primary sources of damage for the Shred Leveling Druid are Shred and Poison Creeper.

Shred dashes to enemies, dealing a three-hit combo in a cleave, with the third cast doing more damage in a wider arc. Stormclaw’s Aspect allows Shred Critical Strikes to explode in a small area around the target and nearby enemies.

• Enhanced Shred makes Shred cast faster and heal on attack.
• Primal Shred increases Shred’s Critical Strike Damage, and you will now dash towards enemies if they are not already in range for the second and third hit of Shred’s 3-hit combo.

Poison Creeper is a Companion that passively attacks to apply a small Poison. The Active Skill deals significant Poison damage over time in a wide area around the player and Immobilizes enemies.

• Enhanced Poison Creeper increases the Immobilize duration.
• Brutal Poison Creeper gives extra Critical Strike Chance when enemies are Immobilized by the Creeper.

The active cast of Poison Creeper, especially in early levels, is lethal damage to all but the toughest enemies, making it very efficient to use on most leveling builds. We take Pack Leader boon to reset the Companion Active Skill, and Shred‘s improved attack speed helps reset this faster.

Supporting Skills

Supporting abilities for the build include Storm Strike, Blood Howl, Trample, and Petrify.

• Storm Strike is our Basic Skill to generate spirit, apply Vulnerable status, and gain Damage Reduction.
• Blood Howl is a handy heal, and with Innate Blood Howl, a Spirit Generator.
• Trample is a damage and mobility tool, knockback, and a source of Unstoppable for Crowd Control prevention or removal. With Savage Trample, it is another Spirit Generator. Trample also upkeeps Werebear Shapeshifting buffs like Heightened Senses and Quickshift.
• Petrify is an Ultimate ability in a wide area. This is used as a Stun, a significant Critical Strike Damage multiplier to all affected enemies, and with Aspect of the Umbral, helps generate Spirit when the Stun is applied.

Our Key Passive is Lupine Ferocity. Guaranteed Critical Strikes will help trigger Pack Leader resets and trigger Stormclaw’s Aspect.

Spirit Generation

This build has a few sources of Spirit Generation to keep Shredding. These include:

• Our Basic Skill Storm Strike generates Spirit when hitting enemies. Eventually, you will have enough Spirit Generation to never have to cast your Basic Skill; it cannot be replaced with other options.
• Innate Blood Howl and Trample generate Spirit on Active Skill use.
• Aspect of the Unsatiated grants Spirit when Shred Critically Strikes.
• Aspect of the Umbral restores Spirit when enemies are Crowd Controlled. This includes:
  • Stuns from Petrify.
  • Immobilizes from Poison Creeper and Storm Strike.
  • Knockbacks from Trample.
• Spirit Boon Gift of the Stag gives a significant 10 Spirit Per Second.

Druids Have Options!

Any of the supporting skills, Blood Howl, Trample, or Petrif, can be substituted for another desirable supporting Skill depending on looted Legendary Aspects, playstyle, leveling content, or preference. Some examples to try can include:

• Want another Single Target option and Fortify Generation? Take Wolves up to Ferocious Wolf Pack.
• Want the whole Companion Zoo? Sure! Take Wolves and Ravens. Use them with Shepherd’s Aspect from Bloodsoaked Crag in Dry Steppes. If you find an Aspect of the Alpha, Wolves can deal serious damage and tank hits well.
• This build recommends the Spirit Generation on Blood Howl and Trample for smoothness of play, but the other passives, such as Enhanced Blood Howl for Attack Speed and Natural Trample for Fortify Generation, work too!
• Want an additional Defensive? Earthen Bulwark can provide Barrier, Unstoppable, and Fortify.
• Interested in other Ultimates? Lacerate can be an effective, shorter cooldown buff and set up strong hits with its damage buff. If you found a Blood Boiling Aspect, line that up with casts of Cataclysm for large screen-wide overpower for the entire cast.

Looking at the other Basic Attacks? Storm Strike gives great Damage Reduction and can apply Vulnerable status. The other Basic Attacks are usable as well! Fierce Wind Shear gives some nice movement speed.

You may find that Shred is not very Spirit Hungry, and you do not need to use a Basic Attack at all after getting some gear; this means the Basic can be replaced with something like Cyclone Armor for some passive defense, or other options noted above.

Lupine Ferocity is used for the guaranteed Critical Strike chance and periodic high burst damage, and is also useful for things like Spirit Boon Pack Leader or Stormclaw’s Aspect. Bestial Rampage can cause more total damage but is disruptive, requiring 2 seconds in Werebear form each cast of Trample to maintain the damage multiplier. Ursine Strength can also be used as a more consistent Modifier and Health bonus.

Which Elixirs Should You Use?

The Alchemist offers helpful consumables at the cost of foraged materials found throughout Sanctuary.

• Craft the highest Elixir of Advantage available for Attack Speed, Lucky Hit, and Experience.
• Remember to upgrade your potion as you level, increasing the instant healing of the potion. Upgrades are available when you reach Level 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60.

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Season 10 Updates

Shred is buffed and should remain a solid route for leveling.

The following list details the important changes in the Season 10 Patch Updates that are specific to the Shred Leveling Druid. For general Season 10 information, check out our Season 10 Hub.

Itemization:

• Stormclaw’s Aspect damage reduced from 60-80% to 40-60%.

Skills and Stats:

• Shred
  • First attack damage from 52% to 100%.
  • Second attack damage from 72% to 150%.
  • Third attack damage from 143% to 300%.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Storm Strike would sometimes fail if the final target in the chain died.

Difficulty and Endgame

Once you’re ready, at level 60 or even sooner, it’s time to start those Endgame Activities.

Choosing your World Tier: The fastest experience is Adventurer. Each additional step in difficulty will increase experience and rewards, but can result in a total speed loss if things are living too long, extending the leveling process. If you find a high-value Legendary Aspect multiplier like Aspect of the Blurred Beast, try out higher difficulties!

Once you’re ready at level 60 or even sooner, it’s time to start those Endgame Activities.

After Level 60, you gain no more Skill Points and instead start progressing in the Paragon Board. Allocate Paragon Points into nodes along the path to gain further power. Rare Glyphs start at 3 Radius, growing by 1 Radius at level 15, and then at level 46. Level up your glyphs by running The Pit. Early investment for this build might prioritize Spirit Generation nodes from the Lust for Carnage board.

This will get you ready for that transition to the Shred Endgame Guide or other Endgame Druid Builds.

Thanks so much for reading, and good luck on leveling!

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Changelog

• 3 October, 2025: Cleaned up some parts to improve readability, ty for the feedback.
• 21 September, 2025: Updated for patch 2.4 and Season 10.
• 6 July 2025: Updated Seasonal Arcana recommendations.
• 27 June, 2025: Updated for patch 2.3 and Season 9.
• 29 April, 2025: Some changes to recommended Runes. The buff to Gift of the Stag was much more significant than anticipated, meaning Lum is very overkill for a Shred build.
• 24 April, 2025: Updated to the new unified format for Season 8 Patch 2.2 changes.
• 22 January, 2025: Adjusted recommended Witch Powers. This accounts for Lost Powers and Occult Gems being hard to get while leveling.
• 19 January, 2025: Updates for Season 7 and Patch 2.1.
• 17 November, 2024: Minor updates for Patch 2.0.5.
• 15 October, 2024: Updated for the new onsite Paragon Tool. Aspect and Unique section updates.
• 26 September, 2024: Updated for season 6, Season of Hatred, including more Skill Points, new Paragon, Runeword and Mercenary systems.
• 7 August, 2024: Updated for post-launch of season 5. Small updates to Tempering recommendations.
• 2 August, 2024: Updated for patch 1.5.0 and Season of the Infernal Horde.
• 17 June, 2024: Updated for mid-season patch 1.4.3.
• 15 May, 2024: Small changes in gear affixes to adjust for season launch changes from PTR.