Diablo 4’s powerful Landslide Druid build can deal incredible damage to single-target enemies and is great for inflicting status effects on your foes. If the Landslide Druid is your choice for Season 6, you’ll need to know about the best leveling, endgame, and PvP builds for this type of Druid.
The Landslide Druid is a popular contender amongst Druid builds for Season 6, as it packs a punch with the Landslide skill and allows you to deal focused damage all by yourself, unlike the Companion Druid.
You’ll need the right skills, gear, Aspects, and Glyphs to make this Landslide Druid build work in Season 6. All the details are laid out for you below to help you craft this build.
The Landslide Druid build for Diablo 4 relies on a plethora of powerful synergies to dole out absurd amounts of single-target damage with the possibility of some respectable AOE output. As the name suggests, it relies primarily on the Landslide skill as well as a number of Aspects that buff Landslide or cause other skills to cast it.
The primary focus of the build is to acquire the Subterranean Aspect which causes your Poison Creeper to summon Landslides when cast and doubling up the potential output with the Aspect of the Aftershock. To supplement this core skill, a number of passives provide secondary benefits through things like guaranteed Critical Hits, increased damage to Poisoned enemies, and a great deal of cooldown reduction.
Thanks to the addition of Teramotes via the Primal augment for Landslide, you’ll be able to stack guaranteed Critical Hits with an added damage modifier. When used correctly, this will melt the health bar of bosses and elites and turn you into a devastating earthen mage.
If you still haven’t made up your mind on the Druid class, check out this guide to find out which is the right class for you in Diablo 4 Season 6.
Best Landslide Druid skills
When you’ve reached Diablo 4’s max level of 60 and completed the grind for renown, you should have a total of 72 skill points to allocate to your Landslide Druid build. These are our recommendations for Active and Passive skills:
Active Skills
| Active Skill | Upgrades | Points Allocated |
|---|---|---|
| Claw | Enhanced | 1 |
| Landslide | Enhanced, Primal | 5 |
| Earthen Bulwark | Enhanced | 1 |
| Blood Howl | Enhanced, Preserving | 1 |
| Poison Creeper | Enhanced, Ferocious | 1 |
| Petrify | Prime, Supreme | 1 |
Passive Skills
| Passive Skill | Points Allocated |
|---|---|
| Heart of the Wild | 1 |
| Wild Impulses | 3 |
| Ancestral Fortitude | 3 |
| Vigilance | 3 |
| Backlash | 3 |
| Feral Aptitude | 3 |
| Clarity | 3 |
| Mending | 1 |
| Provocation | 3 |
| Stone Guard | 3 |
| Crushing Earth | 3 |
| Neurotoxin | 1 |
| Envenom | 3 |
| Natural Disaster | 3 |
| Defiance | 3 |
| Defensive Posture | 1 |
| Catastrophe | 3 |
| Quickshift | 3 |
| Heightened Senses | 3 |
| Bestial Rampage | Key Passive |
Don’t forget to claim your rewards from the Season 6 Battle Pass and spend your Smouldering Ashes in the EXP boost to reach level 60 in a matter of hours.
Best Spirit Boons for Landslide Druid
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.
- Deer: Wariness
- Eagle: Avian Wrath
- Wolf: Pack Leader
- Snake: Calm Before the Storm + Obsidian Slam
The Deer Boon of Wariness will allow you to take reduced damage from Elites, who will be ever-present during endgame activities. Taking Avian Wrath from the Eagle boosts the damage of Critical Strikes which nearly all of your attacks should be guaranteed to hit.
Pack Leader from the Wolf gives your Critical Strikes a chance to reset your Companion Skill Cooldowns meaning you can use Poison Creeper more often. You can bond with one of the Spirits in Tul Dura to activate two of its boons rather than one. For the Landslide Druid, we recommend the Snake.
Calm Before the Storm gives your Landslides a chance to reduce the cooldown of Petrify and it will proc more often than not. Obsidian Slam causes every tenth kill to guarantee and overpower from your next Earth Magic skill and the vast amounts of Fortify you gain passively will give a major increase to that attack.
Best skill rotation
- Petrify
- Poison Creeper
- Claw
- Landslide
- Blood Howl
- Earthen Bulwark
It’s a good idea to begin most encounters by casting Petrify to immobilize as many enemies as possible. For every enemy that Petrify impacts, you’ll stack a Teramote which guarantees Critical Strikes from your Landslides. Popping Poisoncreeper will summon a ring of Landslides, all of which should be Critical Strikes. The innate Slow from Poison Creeper will also restock a number of Teramotes.
Using Claw will generate Spirit so you can cast individual Landslides which will help reset the cooldowns for both Petrify and Poison Creeper. From here, you can repeat that loop.
Blood Howl will increase your defense thanks to a few passive buffs and will also heal you and generate more Spirit. Use Earthen Bulwark when things are looking dicey and you need some extra resilience.
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Best Legendary Aspects
Although your Landslide Druid already has a good amount of Legendary Aspects there are a few more that can make this endgame build shine. Grab these Aspects to ensure that your build can work during the higher World Tiers:
| Aspect | Power | Dungeon | Region | Obol Gamble |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashstone Aspect | Earth Skills deal increased Critical Strike Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. | Stockades | Scosglen | Offhands |
| Aspect of the Aftershock | Landslide’s earth pillars each strike a second time and deal bonus damage per hit. | – | – | Offhands |
| Aspect of Rushing Wilds | Casting a Companion Skill grants you increased Movement Speed for a few seconds. | – | – | Boots |
| Nighthowler’s Aspect | Blood Howl increases Critical Strike Chance. Also, Blood Howl affects nearby players for a few seconds. | Forbidden City | Fractured Peaks | Ohhands |
| Aspect of Mending Stone | Duration of Earthen Bulwark increased by a few seconds. Also, killing an enemy replenishes some of your active Barrier. | Sealed Archives | Dry Steppes | Pants |
| Subterranean Aspect | Poison Creeper’s active also casts Landslide around you. Earth Skills deal increased damage to Poisoned enemies. | – | – | Offhands |
Best Landslide Druid Paragon Board and Glyphs
After you hit level 50, you’ll start to earn Paragon Points to invest in your Paragon Board. Alongside these points, you can slot Glyphs into the board for an improved endgame Landslide Druid build.
There are numerous types of Glyphs you can find, but these are the recommended Glyphs you should place on your board.
Paragon Board progression
For your Landslide Druid build in Diablo 4 Season 6, you should unlock the following Paragon Boards in the indicated order:
- Starting Board
- Heightened Malice
- Earthen Devastation
- Survival Instincts
- Ancestral Guidance
Best Glyphs
The Paragon Glyphs below are the best ones available for this particular build. We’ve outlined which Glyphs to slot into which of the above Boards.
- Headhunter Level 100 (Starting Board)
- Spirit Level 100 (Heightened Malice)
- Earth and Sky Level 100 (Earthen Devastation)
- Outmatch Level 100 (Survival Instincts)
- Fang and Claw Level 100 (Ancestral Guidance)
If you’re looking for Glyphs that can enhance your Druid’s Nature Magic Skills, Damage Reduction, and overall damage output, these are the Glyphs for you.
Best Landslide Druid Mercenaries
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. This is still true for base game classes and builds like the Landslide Druid.
Raehir is the go-to choice for your Hired Mercenary. He offers incredible defensive boosts via Valiance and Bastion to keep you in the fight and his Ground Slam skill is useful for applying Slow to enemies.
Varyana is the best Reinforcement option for the Landslide Druid. Her Bloodthirst skill gives a massive buff to your Attack Speed which is useful given that this build relies on a two-handed weapon with a slower attack rate.
Best Landslide Druid gear and Runewords
There are many gear items to choose from during the endgame for your Landslide Druid. While some of these picks are Legendary items, a lot of them are Uniques, which are tougher to hunt.
These items were picked based on the power they grant, as they have Legendary Aspects which massively buff your Landslide Druid. Keep an eye out for these items:
| Item | Socket | Item type | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasily’s Prayer | Sapphire for extra Spirit | 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 | Sapphire for extra Spirit | Chest Armor | If you haven’t attacked in the last 2 seconds, gain Stealth and 40%[+] Movement Speed. |
| Subterranean Runic Gloves | – | Gloves | Poison Creeper’s active also casts Landslide in a circle around you. Earth Skills deal [15 – 35%] increased damage to Poisoned enemies. |
| Skinwalker’s Runic Leggings | Sapphire for extra Spirit | Pants | When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, Heal for [5 – 25]% of your Maximum Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify. |
| Wildheart Hunger | – | Boots | Shapeshifting into a new animal form increases the value of your Bestial Rampage bonuses by [2.0 – 5.0]%[+], up to [20.0 – 50.0]%[+]. This bonus decays by 2% per second. |
| Warcrest of the Aftershock | YulWat – Cast the Necromancer’s Horrid Decrepify skill whenever you use a skill that has a cooldown. | Two-Handed Polearm | Landslide’s earth pillars each strike a second time and deal an additional [5.5 – 15.5]% bonus damage per hit. |
| Amulet of Retaliation | Diamond for extra resistance to all elements | Amulet | Your Core skills deal up to [35-75]%[x] increased damage based on your amount of Fortify. |
| Earthbreaker | Diamond for extra resistance to all elements | Ring 1 | Casts of Landslide leave behind Tectonic Spikes that deal Physical damage. Spawning a Landslide pillar within Tectonic Spikes has a chance to spawn two instead. |
| 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 Landslide Druid build for PvP
You’re in luck because the Landslide Druid is considered the best Druid build during Season 6 for PvP play in the Fields of Hatred.
The great thing about the Landslide Druid is that it hits hard against single targets and close enemies. You’ll have a bevy of skills that can inflict nasty Status Effects on enemy players to then wipe them out with your high-damage skills.
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.
