A minion build isn't always the first thing that comes to mind when players think of Diablo 4's Druid class, but slaying demons with a posse of animal companions is surprisingly effective. Nothing shouts "nature's fury" quite like a stormcaller surrounded by loyal beasts.

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The following build is for level 50+ Druids who are just about to start Diablo 4's endgame grind. It can carry itself well in overworld content and low-tier Nightmare Dungeons, and players can farm relatively quickly with it as well. Here are all things needed to make this build work.

Diablo 4: Endgame Druid Companion Build Main Skills

Almost every skill in this setup works in perfect unison with one another. Poison Creeper can damage targets in a wide area while simultaneously immobilizing them, triggering certain passive skills while also empowering the damage dealt by Wolves. Meanwhile, Ravens can inflict Vulnerable on demand while hurting every enemy in a small area.

Lightning Storm is a strong AOE Core Skill that synergizes well with Companions. It can gain bonuses from the Natural Disaster passive whenever Poison Creeper tangles enemies, and the increased crit chance against constrained targets feeds back into the Brutal Wolves upgrade, which increases the attack speed of the Wolves every time the player scores a crit.

Wolves cover for Lightning Storm's weak single-target damage, and the rest of the abilities cover for the Wolves' lack of AOE.

Passive Skills

All the passives here revolve around boosting Lightning Storm's damage output while granting a bit of extra Spirit generation. As mentioned, Natural Disaster's bonus to Lightning Storm will mostly be triggered by Poison Creeper and the Primal Lightning Storm upgrade.

Players will have to rely on Earthen Bulwark and gear stats to keep them alive since the build doesn't use any Fortify-generating effects. Wolves do steal aggro from monsters, but they may not be enough when the mob density is too thick. Also, Wolves can die in combat, but they will respawn after a short duration.

The Spirit Boons here are self-explanatory: Overload for more Lightning Damage, Scythe Talons for more crits, and Packleader for a chance to instantly reset Companion cooldowns.

Gear And Aspects

This Aspect setup focuses on boosting the damage of both companions and Lightning Storm. With the Edgemaster, Shepherd, and Stampede Aspects, players will get greatly increased Core Skill damage as long as all Wolves (now Werewolves thanks to Aspect of the Alpph) are alive.

Ghostwalker is essential for moving quickly with this build. It will grant a movement speed buff while Earthen Bulwark is active and for four seconds after it ends. Meanwhile, Might and Disobedience will give players some much-needed survivability.

As for gear, focus on getting Companion bonuses as well as the usual host of offensive and defensive stats (Critical Strike, Vulnerable damage, Core Skill damage, Armor, etc.).

Paragon Board

As always, insert the Exploit Glyph into the first board for easy access to Vulnerable procs. Having this means players will be able to save the Ravens active for fights against anything that doesn't die within the first three seconds of an engagement.

Thunderstruck, Heightened Malice, and Constricting Tendrils all have great synergies with Lightning Storm that stock on top of the interactions between the three companions. Good Glyphs for these include Wilds (increased passive Companion damage), Fulminate (increased Lightning damage vs. Injured and Healthy), and Spirit (crits increase the damage enemies take).

Diablo 4 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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