Diablo 4 Storm Druid Build - Tempest
Jun. 2, 2023Diablo 4 Storm Druid Build – Tempest
In this Diablo 4 StormDruidBuild Guide I’ll show you how to play my Tempest Druid Build, which is an End Game Druid Build in Diablo 4, aimed at World Tier 3 that is capable of doing Helltide and Nightmare Dungeon content. If you’ve been looking for a good Diablo 4 End Game Druid Build, then this Guide is for you!
The general strategy for this Diablo 4 Storm Druid End Game Build is similar to the Stormcaller Build, which is a build that focuses on the use of Storm Skills and more specifically Lightning Damage.Lightning Stormis your bread and butter skill just like before, and with this Build we find even more ways to take advantage of its extremely good AoE damage.
We’ve changed outPoison Creeperin exchange for theBoulderSkill, and the reason for that is because of theAspect of Natural Balance, which provides your Storm Skills Critical Chance for 4 seconds after casting an Earth Skill. You can cast this Skill every 10 seconds, so you’ll have about a 40% up time on this bonus, and higher if you have any Cooldown Reduction. Boulder also deals significant damage, and pushes enemies away from you, giving you some breathing room.
As with the Stormcaller Druid Build,Lucky Hitstill plays a large roll in the Tempest version, as there are still many synergies that benefit from it in this Build.Overcharged Aspect,Energize,Overload,Elemental Exposure,Bad Omen,Electric Shock, and Execute (on your weapon) are all parts of this Build that requireLucky Hitsto trigger, which is far more than your average Build. Because of this you will have to look out for Jewelry and Gauntlets that haveLucky Hit Chance, to further increase the likelihood of these triggering.
Crowd Control is also a large part of this Diablo 4 Storm Druid End Game Build since Storm Druids gain increased damage toStunnedandImmobilizedenemies, as well asSlowed, andKnockbackedenemies via various passive skills that they have. So Crowd Controlling enemies not only protects them, but also fuels their damage even further, so it’s best to apply these effects before going to town with Lightning Storm.
Each Diablo 4 Storm Druid Build is made up of the 6 Active Skills they have equipped and changing theseSkillscan drastically change the way the Druid Class in Diablo IV plays. In this section we’ll take a look at what Skills you should slot for the Tempest Build. Note that we have all Skill Points available laid out for this Build, since it is assumed you will have nearly all of them by this point.
The above list gives you the general order to invest in Skills, but keep in mind that you should prioritize picking up new Skills over investing in passives, so pick up passives later if you can get new Skills when you level up.
Unlike our beginner version of this Diablo 4 Storm Druid End Game Build, the Stormcaller, we won’t be going into a ton of depth on the Skills themselves here, since I’m going to assume you are already somewhat familiar with them at this point, but I will still point out synergies. Instead I’ll be focusing on the Equipment and Stats themselves, as this is really what you start honing in on at this level of the game.
For your weapon for this Build you’ll want a two-handed staff, and two-handed staffs always come with Damage to Crowd Control enemies, which is a large focus of this Build. Crowd Controlled enemies are any enemies that are Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized, Knocked Down, Taunted, Feared, Dazed, Tethered, Chilled or Frozen.
Storm Druids focus mainly on Immobilized, Stunned, Slowed and Knocked Down, and they have many ways of accomplishing these things such as:
Bonuses to look for on your Staff are:
Distant enemies are any that aren’t in melee range, and even though you will use Storm Strike to regain Spirit, you will more often than not be doing the bulk of your damage to enemies not in melee range.
Enemies areVulnerableall the time with this Build, so it’s a great bonus to have. Both Storm Strike and Cyclone Armor set this effect easily, as does Cataclysm, and you will gain passiveVulnerabletriggers from Elemental Exposure as well. What’s great about this bonus is that it’s also effective against Bosses, and Bosses cannot be Crowd Controlled.
Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies is great because it covers all types of Crowd Control. That way you don’t have to worry about whether they areKnocked Back,Slowed,StunnedorImmobilized, you’ll just deal increased damage anyway. This will also increase your damage when playing with other players that use other forms of CC as well, which is nice.
Lastly is Core Skill Damage. This will boost Lightning Storm’s damage, which is where the bulk of your damage comes from. Definitely take this one if you can.
For Armor for this Diablo 4 Storm Druid End Game Build you want to focus on Damage Reduction and Maximum Life. Maximum life is great for this Build because you heal for 3% of it when using Nature Magic Skills, which is all of the ones we have. The higher your Max HP, the more you’ll heal for, and obviously the harder to kill you will be.
Ranks to Lightning Storm and Boulder are not bad either, with Lightning Storm being the preferred of the two, since we use it much more often.
For Gauntlets you’ll want to look forLucky Hitand Crit Chance if you can, since both of these are needed for this Build. These are the most important bonuses on this pieces that you can have, so keep them even if they are lower level.
For Jewelry for this Diablo 4 Storm Druid End Game Build you’ll want to prioritizeLucky Hitand Critical Hit Chance, just like Gauntlets if possible. Lightning Damage, Critical Damage, and Ranks to Storm or Nature Skills are also good here, as is Cooldown Reduction. These will be some of your best bonuses, so keep lower level ones that have more of the ones you want over higher level ones that don’t have them all.
Legendary Aspects you want to be on the look out for are as follows:
These all work together to improve your Lightning Damage, as well as help protect you from damage. Aspect of the Protector should be included in nearly every build, simply because it’s that good.
When you hit 50 and unlock the Paragon System, you’ll begin hunting for Glyphs to slot into your board, as well as picking up other bonuses as well. There are a few good choices of Glyphs for this Diablo 4 Storm Druid End Game Build early on, and those are:
Fulminate increases your Lightning Damage toHealthyandInjuredenemies, which is great, along with boosting your overall Lightning Damage.
Earth and Sky increases your damage toVulnerableor Crowd Controlled enemies, which synergizes very nicely with this build.
Human increases your damage while in Human form, while also decreasing the damage you take. It’s always good to get offense and defense from the game Glyph.
Exploit increases your damage againstVulnerableenemies, and also makes it so you setVulnerablewhen you damage an enemy. This lasts 3 seconds, but can only trigger once every 20 seconds. Still this is a great way to boost your burst DPS.
Spirit increases your Critical Strike Damage, as well as increases the damage you deal to enemies you Critically Strike.
You’ll be shooting for theThunderstruckBoard, as this will further boost your Storm Skill Damage againstVulnerableand CCed enemies, but you won’t get there for some time.
Remember to upgrade your gear at the Blacksmith and Jeweler in order to increase the effectiveness of your gear. The game slows down a lot at this point in terms of leveling so you can use a piece of gear much longer than you could on Tier II. This can help you out a lot!
Use Elixirs to not only boost your damage, but to increase your XP gain. They are not hard to craft, and you should have a bunch of materials by this point of the game. They can make your Dungeon clear speed a bit better if you know the enemy type you will be facing. You might need to enter the dungeon first to see what’s inside before using.
Don’t forget to boost your defenses with this Diablo 4 Storm Druid End Game Build and look for good Armor with good defensive bonuses on it. Players have a tendency to prioritize offense, and they will have trouble in Helltides if they are not careful. You lose a half of your resources when you die in Helltides, so staying alive is important.
Lastly, ALWAYS use Cataclysm at the first sing of danger. This Skill can single handedly change the course of an encounter, and can absolutely melt bosses in seconds. Use it and love it!
Be sure to check out ourDiablo 4 Wikifor any other questions you have about the game and theBuildspage if you are looking for more Diablo IV Builds, as well as ourGetting Started GuideandBest Class to Playif you are looking for more Diablo 4 content!
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I don’t think they like questions lol
I have been using this build since I hit 50 and am loving it so far – but I have one question. Since we are using the perfect storm key passive, would Mighty Storm even work? Or does Mighty Storm still work if earthen might isn’t chosen as your key passive?Thanks!!
Thanks!! Top build, just learn about spirit manage ( solved with mother embrace ring) and is really fun for me!As paragon I personally put fulminate + reach fast thunderstruckand as boons : Deer- Wariness / Double Eagle- Scythe Talons- Avian Wrath or Iron feather / Wolf – Calamity (energize can be viable too, but 25% of calamity is gold) / Snake -Overload !
We are doing detailed paragon for the Level 70+ builds
I’ve been wondering for a lot of the builds posted here, but would it be possible to go into a little more depth with the paragon trees? Even the suggested glyphs to go with certain boards would be a solid plus.
Either way I’ve been using it as a base to build my own storm druid off of and it’s doing me wonders right now.
Hi, great guide. This build is by far the most fun I had as Druid. However I was wondering about instead of using boulder to activate Aspect of Natural Balance, why not use Earth Spike instead of Storm Strike? That way you get much higher uptime on Natural Balance, and you can keep Poison Creeper in the build which is such a nice ability to root monsters.
Thank you for your guide. What spirit boons should be used in this build?
