The Druid is a master of the earth and it’s molten elements, here’s how to assemble the Boulder Druid build in Diablo 4 Season 6.
Diablo 4 Season 6 gave all characters a shake-up after the Vessel of Hatred changed the game forever by adding more story quests and endgame modes. This included the various character builds players had come to rely on.
If you’ve decided that the Druid is the right class for you, and have looked over the various Druid builds and landed on the Boulder build this season, here’s everything you know about how to build it.
Of course the Boulder build is a setup that makes use of the Boulder skill as it’s primary damage-dealer, but you’ll also want to know how to optimize the build in PvE and PvE.
Best Boulder Druid skills
To assemble the Boulder Druid build, allocate this many points on these active skills:
| Active Skill | Upgrades | Points Allocated |
|---|---|---|
| Shred | Enhanced | 1 |
| Claw | Enhanced | 1 |
| Earthen Bulwark | Enhanced | 1 |
| Poison Creeper | – | 1 |
| Savage Hurricane | Enhanced, Savage | 5 |
| Boulder | Enhanced, Natural | 5 |
| Petrify | Prime, Supreme | 5 |
Also, allocate this many points on these passive skills:
| Passive Skill | Points Allocated |
|---|---|
| Heart of the Wild | 1 |
| Wild Impulses | 3 |
| Backlash | 3 |
| Ancestral Fortitude | 2 |
| Feral Aptitude | 3 |
| Clarity | 3 |
| Mending | 3 |
| Provocation | 3 |
| Stone Guard | 3 |
| Crushing Earth | 3 |
| Neurotoxin | 1 |
| Envenom | 3 |
| Natural Disaster | 3 |
| Defiance | 3 |
| Circle of Life | 2 |
| Catastrophe | 3 |
| Quickshift | 3 |
| Resonance | 3 |
| Ursine Strength | Key Passive |
When you start a new character, if you’re a returning player, you’ll likely have lots of skill points ready to assign from your Renown or by being boosted to level 50 from the start.
But if you’re a new player, you’ll need to start from scratch. The good news is you’ll be able to hit level 50 very quickly in the post-Season 6 version of Diablo 4.
Below, we’ve detailed how many skill points you’ll need to assign to each passive and active skill using your leveling and Renown points.
You may find yourself needing to select other skills to progress across the skill tree. That’s okay, just respec to the ones included in the build once you’re able. Who knows, you may create a custom build that suits your needs better.
Best Spirit Boons
Out of the 16 different Spirit Boons that Druids can unlock, you can only grab five. These are the Spirit Boons we recommend for your Landslide Druid build in Diablo 4 Season 6:
| Spirit | Boon | Buff |
|---|---|---|
| Deer | Wariness | Reduces damage from Elites |
| Eagle | Avian Wrath | Gain more critical strike damage |
| Wolf | Pack Leader | Lucky hits can reset cooldown for companion skills |
| Snake | Obsidian Slam | Every tenth skill boosts overpower damage |
| Eagle (Bond) | Iron Feather | Increase your maximum life |
Best Boulder skill rotation
When running the Boulder Druid build, you’ll need to make sure that you use your skills in the following order against mobs and elites:
- Hurricane
- Petrify
- Poison Creeper
- Boulder
- Shred
- Claw
While you’ll likely begin any battle with the Poison Creeper already active, let your spikey pet do its own thing which you cast Hurricane to get the AoE damage rolling. From here, follow up with Petrify to take advantage of its damage buff.
Now cast Poison Creeper so that your pet immobilizes and poisons the mobs of enemies you’re facing. Once this is done, begin casing Boulder to injure and knock back enemies. We’d recommend casting it a bunch of times before casting Shred on individual targets that get close to you.
Once you begin running out of Spirit, start attacking with Claw to build it back up. Then, alternate between Boulder, Shred, and Claw as you see fit while your Creeper fights independently.
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Best Paragon Glyphs
Once you reach level 60, you’ll gain access to the Paragon Board to continue leveling. You’ll essentially boost your stats each time you unlock a node, but eventually, you’ll need to select a Glyth for a more substantial upgrade.
More of these will unlock as you progress, so select the following Glyphs to maximize the potential of this Druid build:
Level 15
- Dominate
- Fang and Claw
- Earth and Sky
- Spirit
- Outmatch
Level 46
- Spirit
- Fang and Claw
- Outmatch
- Dominate
- Earth and Sky
Best Mercenaries for Boulder Druid
Since the introduction of the Mercenaries mechanic in the Vessel of Hatred expansion, they’ve become an important aspect of maxing out the potential of a build.
Pick the following Mercenaries and set them on this path:
| Mercenary | Hire or Reinforcement | Skills to select |
|---|---|---|
| Varyana | Hire | Bloodthirst |
| Raheir | Reinforcement | Bastion |
Hire Varyana and set her skills towards Bloodthirst to provide you with a 25% attack speed increase. Then recruit Rahier and set his skills towards Bastion to ensure your protected from danger.
Best Aspects
Here are the best Aspects you should hunt down for the Boulder Druid build:
| Aspect | Power | Dungeon | Region | Obol Gamble |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retaliation | Increases core skill damage | Seaside Descent | Dry Steppes | Offhands |
| Metamorphic Stone | Makes Boulder a core skill | Random drop | – | Offhands |
| Stormshifter’s Aspect | Hurricane upgrades Shapeshifting skills by 5+ | Crusaders’ Cathedral | Kehjistan | – |
| Vasily’s Prayer | Earthskills are not Werebear skills | Defeat Echo of Varshan | – | – |
| Shroud of False Death | Increases stealth and movement speed | – | – | Torso |
| Wildheart Hunger | Shapeshifting boosts Bestial Rampage | Defeat Lord Zir | – | – |
| Ring of Starless Skies | Spending your Primary Resource reduces the Resources cost of your Skills and increases your damage | Defeat Duriel | – | – |
| Hunter’s Zenith | Animal skills boost core skills | Defeat Grigoire | – | – |
| Dolmen Stone | Hurricane boosts Boulder damage | Defeat Duriel | – | – |
Best items, equipment & sockets
Here’s the best gear you should hunt down for the Boulder Druid build, including the best Runewords to use:
| Item | Socket | Item type | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasily’s Prayer | TamXal | Helm | Your Earth Skills are now also Werebear Skills and Fortify you for [2.0 – 5.0]% of your Maximum Health. |
| Shroud of False Death | 2x Amethyst for extra Willpower | Chest Armor | If you haven’t attacked in the last 2 seconds, gain Stealth and 40%[+] Movement Speed. |
| Runic Gloves of Metaphoric Stone | – | Gloves | Boosts Boulder damage by making it a core skill. |
| Stormshifter’s Runic Leggings | 2x Amethyst for extra Willpower | Pants | Hurricane boosts Shapeshifting skills. |
| Exploiter’s Runic Cleats | – | Boots | Increased crowd control. |
| Bonebreaker of Retaliation | YulWat | Two-Handed Polearm | – |
| Dolman Stone | Diamond for extra resistance to all elements | Amulet | Hurricane boosts Boulder damage when active. |
| Hunter’s Zenith | Diamond for extra resistance to all elements | Ring 1 | Animal form boosts overpower damage. |
| Ring of Starless Skies | Diamond for extra resistance to all elements | Ring 2 | Spending your Primary Resource reduces the Resources cost of your Skills and increases your damage by 10%[x] for 3 seconds, up to 50%[x]. |
Best Boulder Druid build for PvP
The good news is that the PvP version of the Boulder build is the same as above. While minions and pets aren’t usually ver effective in PvP, the Druid’s Poison Creeper can be a nightmare for other players due to it immobilizing and poisoning them.
This, coupled with the build’s overpowered Boulder attack and excellent mix of spirit-enchancing attacks make it very potent in PvP – in the right hands of course.
Now that you know how to craft this top-tier Necromancer build, make sure to check out our guides for the Druid, Sorcerer, Rogue, Barbarian, and Spirtiborn. There’s also our Diablo 4 Class tier list so you can see where this build fits in the current meta.