Pulverize Druid Leveling Guide

In Season 4, the Season Theme revolves around helping out the Iron Wolves. Compared to past themes, this one does not offer any borrowed power as the entire game has been redesigned with new itemization and crafting options, increasing player power substantially across the board. Instead, you can gather reputation similar to the Vampire Bounty Board from Season 2 to unlock rewards that supercharge your leveling journey to 100 with extra items, crafting materials and eventually even a Resplendent Spark to craft an Uber Unique.

We recommend to follow the seasonal questline until you unlock the reputation system, check which rewards suit you most and then follow your regular leveling path. To learn more, check out our full Season 4 guide for more information.

At this stage, you gain access to Spirit Boons - the Druid's unique class mechanic. Check out the Spirit Boon Progression below!

Trample is our main mobility skill, but it has two other important use cases. We can utilize its innate Unstoppable effect to break free from Crowd Controls or leverage Savage Trample for a massive burst of Spirit in a pinch. After allocating Trample, return to the Core Skill wheel and max Abundance for even more Spirit regen.

It's time to get some defenses and utility. Earthen Bulwark absorbs a large amount of damage for 3 seconds (9 seconds with Mending Stone). You also become Unstoppable for the duration thanks to Enhanced Earthen Bulwark, so you can use it to remove or prevent Crowd Control, as well as gain bonus Movement Speed via Ghostwalker.

Next, spend points to max out both Ancestral Fortitude and Vigilance. The former passively provides a healthy amount of elemental Resistances and the latter grants nearly permanent damage reduction when alternating between Earthen Bulwark and Blood Howl.

Ursine Strength is our Key Passive of choice. It increases your damage almost permanently, as you should be Healthy most of the time, while boosting our Maximum Health and Overpower Damage. To unlock it, you need to place another 2 Skill Points first. Put a single point in both Mending and Provocation to unlock the Key Passive. After allocating Ursine Strength, max out Provocation to improve the frequency of our enhanced Overpowers.

In order for Pulverize to benefit from the passives in this section, you need to acquire and imprint Ursine Horror on your gear if you haven't done so already. This aspect is available in the Codex of Power by completing Belfry Zakara in Hawezar.

First, put a single point in Crushing Earth and max out Stone Guard (we don't max the former as it is generally ineffective against Bosses). Next, put a single point in Safeguard. This passive should top off your Fortify in between Defensive skill casts. On the Ultimate wheel, go for a single point in Defiance, then max both Circle of Life for additional Healing and Resonance for a hefty damage boost that is particularly effective after casting Wind Shear.

After gathering all Renown in Diablo 4, you have 10 extra Skill Points to spend on every character. Your first priority is to spend them toward the leveling progression we've shown above. Once you've reached the end, put them into these nodes to build toward the Pulverize Druid Endgame Build Guide.

On the Core Skill wheel, max out Predatory Instinct for increased Critical Strikes to Close enemies. Next, max Wild Impulses, which is a kiss-curse that improves the damage of Pulverize but increases its Spirit cost. Finally, path through Neurotoxin on the Wrath wheel to max out Envenom. This passive is extremely powerful in the late game, but is considerably weaker with low Critical Strike Chance.

Once you reach level 15, you have to complete a short questline starting in Túr Dúlra, Scosglen. To gain access to the Priority Quest, you first have to defeat the Stronghold of evil forces that has overrun Túr Dúlra. You receive 25 Druidic Spirit Offerings to unlock your first Boon when you complete the questline.

Each Spirit has 4 Boons that are unlocked with 25 Druidic Spirit Offerings each. On 3 of the Spirits, they unlock in a specific order. The outlier is the Snake Spirit - You have to unlock all his Boons simultaneously, meaning you need to collect 100 Druidic Spirit Offerings to gain access to its Boons.

Ultimately, the best weapon for a leveling a Pulverize Druid is a Two-Handed Mace for as much damage as possible. Always go for higher DPS over the rest of a weapon's stats during leveling.

If you have multiple weapons with the same DPS, prioritize these stats:

Your weapon is the only slot worth upgrading at the Blacksmith while leveling. Fill weapon sockets with Rubies.

The Codex of Power is a collection of Legendary Aspects you can imprint onto Rare or Legendary items at the Occultist. They unlock after completing specific Dungeons located around Sanctuary. For leveling, there are a few aspects that can help us significantly if we have the Gold to imprint them and take the time to unlock them.

In Diablo 4 you level by completing the Campaign, collecting Grim Favors for the Tree of Whispers, completing Helltide activities, grinding Dungeons, or interacting with the Seasonal mechanics. While there are many ways to level up in Diablo 4, not all of them are made equal.

Let's look at some tips and tricks to remember when leveling up!

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