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Tornado – Druid Build for Diablo 4 (Season 15)

Become the tempest and storm the field with the Tornado Werewolf druid!

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Cyclone ArmorLightning StormDebilitating RoarGrizzly RageWolvesExplosive Tornado


Build Introduction

Embrace the tempest as the Tornado Werewolf Druid whirls through the battlefield, unleashing a storm of destruction upon the enemies of Sanctuary!

Get started on your TornadoTornado adventure with everything you need, including Skill Tree points, Paragon, Gearing, and Seasonal updates.

Please note the two setup tabs in the build planner: Standard and Mythic:

  • Standard: The general-purpose setup for progressing through endgame, including Splinter of LiesSplinter of Lies for extra Materials and Experience. This setup takes Malefic CrescentMalefic Crescent and Blood HowlBlood Howl for easier Spirit Management, and EnigmaEnigma for mobility.
  • Mythic: The high-end Push setup, using Mythic Quality gear and high Greater Affix levels. This uses the Song of the Old Mountain Talisman set, Stone BurstStone Burst and RainRain for maximum Pit and Tower performance.

The following Spirit Boons should be used for the Tornado Druid.

  • Gift of the StagGift of the Stag (Deer) – Gain 30 Maximum Spirit. Gain 5 Spirit Per Second.
  • Avian WrathAvian Wrath (Eagle) – Gain 20% Critical Strike Damage.
  • CalamityCalamity (Wolf) – Extend the duration of Ultimate Skills by 35%.
  • OverloadOverload (Snake) – Lucky Hit: Storm Skills have up to a 20% chance to grant 1 stack of Ferocity.
    Storm Skills gain 15% increased Cast Speed while you have Ferocity.
  • Calm Before the StormCalm Before the Storm (Snake) – Lucky Hit: Nature Magic Skills have up to a 10% chance to reduce the cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 2 seconds.

Just starting on your Druid adventure? Check our Druid Leveling Guide for options on how to level, and swap to this one at Level 70.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
  • Accessable build to get started on
  • Simple and straightforward gameplay
Weaknesses
  • Visually busy from many many Tornado
  • Tonado behavior is improved but still chaotic

Build Requirements

Required Uniques

The 2-set of Storm Shepherd’s Call Talisman Set is required for smooth gameplay and to solve Spirit Generation. Before acquiring this talisman 2-set, you will need a Basic Spirit builder such as ClawClaw – Cast Speed – Ferocity – Werewolf – DashDash. Replaces HurricaneHurricane.

FleshrenderFleshrender is now the Tornado Unique; after Tornadoes would expire, they return to you, dealing extra damage. While not required to get started, it is a strong boost to Tornado behavior.

Ifeh's Dire TotemIfeh’s Dire Totem makes Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage a Werewolf Skill, which allows TornadoTornado to be cast with the Cornered BeastCornered Beast variant.

Dark HowlDark Howl makes Debilitating RoarDebilitating Roar into a Werewolf skill, which is necessary to use during Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage.


Skill Bar and Skill Tree Points

The Standard Setup uses Malefic CrescentMalefic Crescent to trigger casts of Blood HowlBlood Howl. Blood Howl does not need to be on your Skill Bar.

Earthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark is triggered with QueQue rune, and does not need to be on the Skill Bar.

In early gearing before Spirit is handled, use a Basic Builder like ClawClaw – Spirit – Cast Speed – DashDash. Replaces Debilitating RoarDebilitating Roar.

If you are missing skill points, complete Renown events in each zone.


Gear, Stats, Gems, and Runes

Check these sections for all important Tornado gearing considerations to improve the power of your character in the endgame.

Legendary Aspects

Gear Slots with multiple options are listed in recommended priority. Combine these with the right stat priorities.

SlotAspectUnique/Legendary Aspect Power
1-Handed MaceUnique –
FleshrenderFleshrender
When Tornadoes expire, they instead seek back toward you. Tornadoes deal 100-135% bonus damage to enemies hit.
TotemUnique –
Ifeh's Dire TotemIfeh’s Dire Totem
Grizzly Rage is now a Werewolf Skill and Shapeshifts you into a Dire Werewolf. Dire Werewolves gain 100-125% Critical Strike Damage, 100-125% bonus Poisoning damage and Spirit Cost Reduction instead of Armor. In addition, kills heal you for 5% of your Maximum Life.
HelmUnique – Leoric's CrownLeoric’s CrownThis item counts as Jewelry and increases the effect of any gem socketed into the helm by 35-50%.
ChestRuneword – Offensive
RainRain
Runeword – Farming
EnigmaEnigma
You get: Lucky Hit: Attacks have up to a 15-30% chance to unleash a Rank 15 Druid Tornado.
50% Chance to unleash a Rank 15 Druid Cyclone Armor whenever you Dodge.
GlovesUnique –
Dark HowlDark Howl
Debilitating RoarDebilitating Roar is now a Werewolf Skill. In addition, Debilitating Roar increases your damage by 60-80% while in Werewolf Form for the duration.
PantsTibault's WillTibault’s WillYou deal 15-20% increased damage and gain 50 Primary Resource Regeneration while Unstoppable and for 5 seconds after.
BootsGreat Storm AspectGreat Storm Aspect
Mythic Setup –
Aspect of the ShapeshifterAspect of the Shapeshifter
Lucky Hit: Lightning damage has up to a 15% chance to grant a stack of Ferocity.
You gain 10-15% Damage Reduction while you have Ferocity.
AmuletMalefic CrescentMalefic Crescent
Mythic Setup –
Locran's TalismanLocran’s Talisman
Kulle Transfiguration- Overcharged AspectOvercharged Aspect
Blood Howl is automatically cast when you Shapeshift into a Werewolf and every 4 seconds while in Werewolf form. In addition, you gain 27 – 40% bonus damage for 4 seconds whenever Blood Howl is triggered.
Ring 1Offensive –
Aspect of Inner CalmAspect of Inner Calm
Defensive – Stone of JordanStone of Jordan
While standing still, deal up to [50 – 75]%[x] increased damage.
Ring 2Dirge of AiridahDirge of Airidah Storm Skills that you cast grant 1 Spirit and deal 25-35% bonus damage. These bonuses are doubled when damaging a Vulnerable, Immobilized or Slowed enemy.
Unique CharmThe FurnaceThe FurnaceYou deal x150-200% more damage to Elites.

Before obtaining the Kulle Utility Aspect on the amulet, place Overcharged AspectOvercharged Aspect on Boots.

If using Stone of JordanStone of Jordan, you will want Physical (Skulls) to be highest Resistance. A few Physical Resistance on Charms will keep this as your best Resistance.

Having both RainRain for pushing and EnigmaEnigma for farming will benefit your overall gameplay.

To see how this build compares to the other builds on our site, you can check out our build tier lists.


Stat Priority and Tempering Affixes

Each line of affixes is listed in order of importance, and some alternatives are given. The bolded affixes are the most important targets for Masterworking upgrades. Unique Items cannot be Tempered, but can be Masterworked.  Check the Tempering guide and Masterworking guide for more details about these topics.

SlotGearing AffixesTempering Affixes
1-Handed Mace – Unique
FleshrenderFleshrender
Weapon Damage
Willpower
Critical Strike Damage Multiplier
Ranks to Tornado
Weapon – Critical Strike Chance
Totem – Unique
Ifeh's Dire TotemIfeh’s Dire Totem
Weapon Damage
Critical Strike Chance
Critical Strike Damage Multiplier
Willpower
Weapon – Critical Strike Chance
Helm – Unique
Leoric's CrownLeoric’s Crown
Willpower
Maximum Life
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Defensive – Maximum Life
Chest – Runeword
RainRain
Ranks to Nature Magic Skills
Damage Reduction
Maximum Resource
Dodge Chance
Willpower
Defensive – Maximum Life
Gloves – Unique
Dark HowlDark Howl
Willpower
Critical Strike Chance
Critical Strike Damage Multiplier
Vulnerable Damage Multiplier
Utility – Crowd Control Duration
Pants Willpower
Maximum Life
Armor
Spirit Generation
Defensive – Maximum Life
BootsWillpower
Maximum Life
Movement Speed
Maximum Evade Charges
Movement – Movement Speed
Amulet Critical Strike Damage Multiplier
Vulnerable Damage Multiplier
Critical Strike Chance
Willpower
Resource – Lucky Hit: Chancec to Restore Spirit
Rings Willpower
Critical Strike Damage Multiplier
Attack Speed
Critical Strike Chance
Ranks in Storm Skills
Resource – Cooldown Reduction

TornadoTornado is a Storm Skill that deals Physical Damage.


Uniques and Mythic Uniques

The following Unique Items are required, recommended, or optional for the Tornado Druid.

  • FleshrenderFleshrender is reworked and is now the Tornado Unique Item! After Tornadoes would expire, they instead race back to the player, dealing extra damage to enemies along their path. This can help focus pathing and damage, greatly improving the Tornado behavior. Drops from Harbinger.
  • Leoric's CrownLeoric’s Crown counts as Jewelry and boosts the gems inside it. For Season 15, this means we can afford to place extra Duplicitous Soul Splinters, which is a large power gain.
  • RainRain has strong gear affixes for a chest piece. The extra triggers of TornadoTornado will be decent damage but especially be lots of events for Calm Before the Storm Spirit Boon and other Lucky Hit triggers. Combine a common chestpiece with Ort, Mal and Ith Runes in the Horadric Cube to create the Runeword Item. EnigmaEnigma (teleport evade) is also a great farming option. Combine with Jah Ith Ber.
  • Tibault's WillTibault’s Will is a powerful source of Spirit for our Talisman 2-set. We get Unstoppable from both Earthen Bulwark and Blood Howl triggers. This item has no dedicated drop source; use the Horadric Cube to upgrade Common pants to Unique.
  • Dark HowlDark Howl makes Debilitating Roar a Werewolf Skill. This enables the Skill to be used with Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage. Drops from Urivar.
  • Locran's TalismanLocran’s Talisman gives a high Critical Strike Damage multiplier in exchange for Critical Strike Chance. Only use this when you can afford the Critical Strike Chance hit. Usually that is when you have a strong Mythic Leoric's CrownLeoric’s Crown, Abyssal Splinter of AnguishAbyssal Splinter of Anguish, and high Greater Affix Critical Strike Chance on the rest of your gear. This item has no drop source; instead, use the Horadric Cube to upgrade common Amulets to Unique.
  • Dirge of AiridahDirge of Airidah is a storm multiplier and spirit generator and is useful as a Unique Charm or ring. Drops from Astaroth in Escalating Nightmare Dungeons.
  • The FurnaceThe Furnace is our Unique Charm choice, increasing damage against Elites and bosses. The FurnaceThe Furnace drops from Prime Evils in their dungeons; convert an Ancestral into Charm using the Horadric Cube.

Gems and Runewords

The following are the recommended Gem and Runeword setups for the Tornado Druid.

Gems

Weapon GemsArmor GemsJewelry Gems
Royal SkullRoyal Skull for Physical Damage MultiplierGrand SapphireGrand Sapphire for WillpowerIn Leoric’s Crown:
Abyssal Splinter of AnguishAbyssal Splinter of Anguish
Abyssal Splinter of PainAbyssal Splinter of Pain
In Rings/Amulet:
Abyssal Splinter of LiesAbyssal Splinter of Lies
Abyssal Splinter of SinAbyssal Splinter of Sin
Abyssal Splinter of the Black SoulstoneAbyssal Splinter of the Black Soulstone

In Push content, trade your Splinter of Lies for Flawless Horadric RubyFlawless Horadric Ruby.

Lesser Splinters can be combined into stronger splinters, all the way to Unique Quality Abyssal Splinters.

Use the Horadric Cube to combine Grand Gems into -> Horadric Gems -> Flawless Horadric Gems.

Runewords

Use these Runeword combinations, placed in the Armor slots:

Runeword CombinationRuneword Effects
Igni BerIgniIgni – Gain: 25 Offering
Stores offering every 0.3 seconds. Cast a non-Basic Skill to gain the stored offering. (Up to 500 Offering).
BerBer – Requires: 200 Offering. Lucky Hit: Your next 5 skills have up to a 10% Chance to deliver a Crushing Blow.
Poc QuePocPoc – Gain: 5 Offering. Spend 5% of your Maximum Resource.
QueQue – Requires: 300 Offering. Overflow: Increased Duration. Cooldown: 1 second.
Evoke the Druid’s Earthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark, granting yourself a Barrier.

Runewords use a conditional Rune of Ritual to generate Offering. The Offering is consumed by the Rune of Invocation to trigger its effect. Runes replace Gems in gear with two sockets. Up to two sets of Runeword Pairs can be placed at a time.

Using QueQue allows us to benefit from our Skill Point investments into Earthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark without needing it on the Skill Bar. BerBer gives a Lucky Hit chance for Crush Blow. Crushing Blows deal percentage damage to non-Injured enemies.

Early on, choices like GarGar for Critical Strike Chance can be useful.


Paragon Board

The following are the preferred Glyphs, Boards, and pathing recommended for making the most of the Tornado Druid.

Use the slider on the tool to see progression by points. In general, pathing will prioritize getting major Legendary Nodes, activating your Glyphs, then filling in the rest.

At Level 25, the glyph grows in radius and gains a special effect. At Level 51, the glyph grows to its max radius and gains a strong conditional damage multiplier.

Total Boards placed are now limited to a max of 5; the Starter Board and four Class Boards. Rotate boards as necessary.


Season Mechanics

The Season of Hell’s Legacy has a few seasonal Powers to consider.

Choose a Splinter of Evil that matches the content you are focusing on, such as Diablo’s Splinter of Terror for Helltides and Infernal Hordes.

Duplicitous Soul Shards are placed into Jewelry slots for great power at a price. For this build, we use the following Shards:


Talisman

Lord of Hatred introduces Talisman sets. The Talisman is a Seal and the Charms placed within. Charms have general affixes from a limited pool and can have Set bonuses, which grant significant power.

The Standard setup uses an Ancestral Seal with +1 charm slots, or, when found from Diablo Uber Clones at World Bosses, an AnnihilusAnnihilus.

  • 5/5 Storm Shepherd’s Call Talisman Set
  • The FurnaceThe Furnace Unique Charm

The Storm Shepherd’s Call spends Spirit to build a multiplier, grants Cyclone Armor and triggers it when attacked, and gives a gamble chance for extra casts with higher damage.

The Mythic setup for a Mythic Seal is the following:

  • Seal of the Diamond MindSeal of the Diamond Mind to reduce the number of Charms needed for Set bonuses by 1.
  • 4/4 Song of the Old Mountain and 2/2 Storm Shepherd’s Call.
  • A Hellfire TorchHellfire Torch can replace any charm; just make sure it matches the set bonus. For example, it would need +1 to Storm Shepherd to replace a Storm Shepherd charm.

The Mythic Setup takes Living StonesLiving Stones Stone BurstStone Burst to trigger Song of the Old Mountain, building Fossilize stacks until they are Petrified. Damage loaded into the Petrify will then explode for massive damage.

Desired affixes for the Seal, Seal Bonuses, and Charms include the following in order of priority:

  • Ranks to Nature Magic or Shapeshifting Skills. Nature Magic ranks scale Lightning Storm, Cyclone Armor, and Earthen Bulwark, so has the most impactful coverage. Werewolf, Core, or Storm Ranks are acceptable backups.
  • If you’re using Stone of JordanStone of Jordan, you will need more Physical Resistance than other Resistances. Obtain this from Charm bonuses.

Mercenaries

Mercenaries are followers who aid the Player. A main mercenary is chosen to fight alongside you, granting strong buffs or perks, and a secondary Mercenary is chosen to periodically reinforce you.

The following Mercenary options are recommended for the Tornado Druid:

Main Mercenary – Varyana, the Berserker

Reinforcement – Raheir, the Shieldbearer

Hysteria and Bloodlust will both give strong Attack Speed bonuses.


Build Mechanics

Rotation and Playstyle

  1. Activate your Lightning StormLightning Storm Hero of the StormHero of the Storm. After gaining max Ferocity stacks (4), recast Lightning Storm to load in the Ferocity attack speed.
  2. Upkeep your Debilitating RoarDebilitating Roar for bonuses, including Dark HowlDark Howl damage and damage taken debuffs on enemies.
  3. Upkeep Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage for damage bonuses.
  4. Mythic Setup – maintain a Stone BurstStone Burst Living StonesLiving Stones under gathered enemies for your Old Mountain Talisman Set.
  5. Group Enemies with casts of Cyclone ArmorCyclone Armor ReversalReversal.
  6. Cast TornadoTornado to slay your foes!

Skills, Support, and Synergies

The Tornado Druid is a simple to play and effective build. Our primary Skill is TornadoTornado, which benefits from several interactions from Skill Passives, Legendary Powers, Gearing, and supporting Skills.

TornadoTornado will naturally seek out enemies and then go wild afterwards. With the FleshrenderFleshrender Unique Item, when tornadoes would expire, they instead return to you.

Each Variation of Tornado is comparable, but the Explosive TornadoExplosive Tornado variation seems to behave best for targeting enemies. The mini-tornadoes do not last long, so return swiftly and do not stray far. Feel free to try the other options:

  • Swelling StormSwelling Storm ramps up in damage over time and gains full Critical Strike Chance so useful for early leveling.
  • Greater TornadoGreater Tornado combines tornadoes for more damage and radius, and can be strong in tight corridors.

Tornado is a screen-filling, busy Skill. Enjoy your visual clarity. Many ground effects may be difficult to see. Especially when using Greater TornadoGreater Tornado.

Tornado deals physical damage. This means it cannot benefit from the several Synergistic aspects, such as Glyphs or features that are available to Lightning damage-type Storm Skills. This is why we also have Lightning Storm going, as a Lightning based attack.

Supporting Skills

Living StonesLiving Stones Stone BurstStone Burst is placed to trigger Earth damage events for our Song of the Old Mountain talisman set, triggering a building Fossilize that will Petrify enemies. We build damage into that Petrify until it explodes around the enemy. We also get extra Armor while Living StonesLiving Stones is placed. Other earth events like Travertine BulwarkTravertine Bulwark will also count towards the Talisman.

Cyclone ArmorCyclone Armor gives a strong Resistance boost, and with the ReversalReversal variation, this becomes a powerful grouping tool.

Debilitating RoarDebilitating Roar provides Resolve and places a reduced damage dealt debuff on enemies. We use Dark HowlDark Howl Unique Item to use this skill during Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage.

Blood HowlBlood Howl will trigger automatically with Malefic CrescentMalefic Crescent, giving periodic Unstoppable and Spirit Regeneration with the Spirit HowlSpirit Howl variation.

With QueQue, we gain access to Earthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark without placing it on the Skill Bar. Earthen Bulwark provides Fortify, periodic Unstoppable, Barrier, and Resolve.

Lightning StormLightning Storm with Hero of the StormHero of the Storm variant is a useful extra trigger of damage events and storm events for lucky hits like Calm Before the Storm and Overload Spirit Boons. The more they trigger, the better the Talisman Multiplier and Cooldown Reduction on Grizzly Rage we can get. Lightning Storm also provides Lightning damage events for things like Great Storm AspectGreat Storm Aspect.

Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage is our Ultimate Skill, becoming a Dire Werewolf with Ifeh's Dire TotemIfeh’s Dire Totem. We gain a stacking damage bonus as we attack. Avatar of Nature further boosts our Storm and Earth Skills, allowing them to be freely cast in Grizzly Rage no matter the form. Cooldown is managed with Calm Before the Storm spirit boon.

Buff Check

Here’s a breakdown of where we are getting what essential buffs!

PowerSource
BarrierEarthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark
BerserkingGrizzly RageGrizzly Rage
Crowd ControlCyclone ArmorCyclone Armor
FerocitySpirit Boon Overload
Great Storm AspectGreat Storm Aspect
FortifyEarthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark – Fortify and Healing
PoisoningConstricting TendrilsConstricting Tendrils
ResolveEarthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark – Travertine Bulwark
UnstoppableEarthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark – Upstoppable
Blood HowlBlood Howl Unstoppable
VulnerableOvercharged AspectOvercharged Aspect
Weaken–

Spirit Management

This can be a Spirit-hungry build, between Lightning Storm ticking constantly, and fast casts of Tornado. However, once you have the two set of Storm Shepherd’s Call Talisman set, Spirit solves itself! Alongside that, to manage Spirit, we do the following:

  • Gift of the Stag Spirit Boon gives 5 Spirit Per Second.
  • Dirge of AiridahDirge of Airidah gives Spirit on Storm Skill Cast.
  • Lust for CarnageLust for Carnage gives Critical Strike Chance on cast.
  • Any Gear affixes or paragon for Resource Generation, such as on Helm.

While still gearing and leveling, do the following for extra spirit management:

  • Use a Basic Skill for spirit generation, such as Earth SpikeEarth Spike – Werewolf – Spirit – Overpower – Seismic ShiftSeismic Shift. Replaces Stone BurstStone Burst.
  • Replace Cooldown Reduction on ring tempers for Resource Generation.

Season Updates

FleshrenderFleshrender is hugely buffed, and Tornado is looking strong this season as a pusher and as a farmer. Despite the changes to the Storm Shepherd’s set and other options, this build should be a powerhouse going into Season 15.

See the following for relevant changes to the Tornado Druid. For general Season 15 information, check out our Season 15 Hub.

Skills and Stats:

  • Willpower stat scalar increased from 1.25 to 1.625.
  • Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage – Baked Cornered Beast into the base skill at a maximum of 150% bonus damage. Cornered BeastCornered Beast now increases that maximum to 200%.
  • Lightning StormLightning Storm Now is no longer forced to land if the space is confined.
    • Note: one strategy to focus damage on enemies was to confine them into small spaces or corners, forcing extra bolts to land in that smaller space. This appears to nullify that strategy.

Itemization:

  • Storm Shepherd’s Call Talisman Set
    • 2-Piece Set Bonus:
      • Damage per consumed Spirit decreased from 0.5% to 0.25%.
      • Maximum damage bonus increased from 60% to 80%.
      • No longer stacks more than once, but can be refreshed.
      • Duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds.
    • 5-Piece Set Bonus:
      • Added a 100% damage multiplier.
      • Double and Triple Casts damage reduced from 500% to 350%.
  • Rush of the Red Wolf Moon Talisman Set
    • Feral Rage now requires a target to Dash.
    • 2-Piece Set Bonus:
      • Bonus damage increased from 50% to 60%.
      • Bonus damage applies to all targets instead of only marked targets.
      • Bonus damage no longer falls off when Blood Hunt is removed.
    • 5-Piece Set Bonus:
      • Now also has 25% Movement Speed and Cast Speed.
  • Song of the Old Mountain
    • 2-Piece Set Bonus:
      • Damage no longer requires Earth skills.
        • Note: This means the overall damage multiplier. It still needs an Earth Skill damage event to trigger Fossilize.
  • FleshrenderFleshrender
    • Damage Bonus now applies to all Tornadoes, instead of just returning ones.
    • Damage bonus from Tornadoes increased from 40-50% to 100-135%.
  • AzurewrathAzurewrath no longer splashes, but damage is increased to 120-150%
  • Gathlen's BirthrightGathlen’s Birthright – Damage Reduction now only applies in Human Form.
    • Note: this means we will not be using it anymore lol.
  • Tibault's WillTibault’s Will Spirit Generation reduced from 50 to 25.

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where Song of the Old Mountain effects could stop functioning after defeating enemies with the set’s absorbed damage effect.
  • Fixed an issue where Song of the Old Mountain could repeatedly crowd control enemies without properly building toward Unstoppable.
  • Fixed multiple issues affecting Petrify interactions with Druid Talisman effects and bonuses.

Known Bugs:

  • Werewolf Form gives 20% Attack Speed, 5 more than the 15 indicated on the Form Nodes.
  • The 2-piece set of Red Wolf Moon Talisman has a limited duration of 2 seconds, unless the 5-piece set is also equipped lol.
  • Grizzly RageGrizzly Rage can overstack multiplier from damage taken events. Enjoy.
  • According to this post, there are ways to exploit getting an extra unique charm alongside a talisman 5-set and hellfire torch. I didn’t include this in the guide. If you wanted:
    • Equip a Hellfire TorchHellfire Torch with Old Mountain set bonus and three other Old Mountain set charms.
    • Equip a Seal of the Golden EpiphanySeal of the Golden Epiphany and two Unique Charms. Fists of FateFists of Fate and The FurnaceThe Furnace work.
    • Directly swap to a Seal of the Diamond MindSeal of the Diamond Mind. This will activate the 5-piece set bonus for Old Mountain while still granting the Unique Charm boosts. Enjoy, I guess.

Changelog

  • 12 October, 2026
    • The new Planner is finally available and integrated into the page :D, with tabs for Standard and Mythic setups.
    • Significant changes to all sections, including gear, skill tree, gems, paragon, talisman, and the rest.
    • Updated to A Tier; Build is performing well but some others have outpaced it.
    • Added more Known Bugs to Known Bugs.
  • 21 September, 2026: Following season start findings, changed all setups to include the 2 set of Storm Shepherd’s Call, meaning Spirit is easier to manage in all circumstances. Adjusted Amulet, Pants, Rings slots appropriately. Should be the last big wave of changes unless a patch happens.
  • 20 September, 2026: Dropped Azurewrath charm after testing; the updated Old Mountain after its bug fixes doesn’t play well with the Weapon. Adjusted Ancestral and Mythic seal setups as well as Temper and charm affix recommendations accordingly.
  • 18 September, 2026: Updated Chest recommendation to Rain. Added some tooltips and info on Unique Items. Adjusted Stat recommendation based on Leoric Crown values.
  • 16 September, 2026: Updated Splinter Gem recommendations based on post-launch tuning of splinters and Leoric’s Crown.
  • 14 September, 2026: Updated for Season 15 and Patch 3.2. Swapped to Song of the Old Mountain setup.
  • 4 July, 2026: Adjusted for Azurewrath tech. Updates to Charms, Pants, Weapon Temper.
  • 29 June, 2026: Minor adjustments to gearing and charm setup to accommodate Malefic Crescent.
  • 27 June, 2026: Updated for Season 14 and Patch 3.1.
  • 29 April, 2026: Build revived for Season 13 and Lord of Hatred. Rewrites on basically all sections.
  • 6 December, 2025: Set to Legacy and not updated for Season 11+.
  • 5 October, 2025: Updated suggestions for Chaotic setup. The new Stormchasers aspect has proven disappointing, so its priority has been lowered.
  • 21 September, 2025: Updated for Patch 2.4 and Season 10. Seasonal Players, please note that the Season 10 Mechanics section has setups that include the seasonal Chaos Armors.
  • 6 July, 2025: Updated information based on the change to how Grizzly Rage can now progress cooldown while active, and updated Horadric Arcana options.
  • 27 June, 2025: Updated for patch 2.3 and Season 9.
  • 24 April, 2025: Updated to the new unified format for Season 8 Patch 2.2 changes.
  • 12 Jan, 2025: Started on Season 7 and Patch 2.1 updates. Two-tab paragon board introduced.
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