Landslide Druid

Overview

This Druid fights as a werebear but hits with the earth. Grizzly Rage keeps you in bear form, and Avatar of Nature lets you cast Landslide without leaving it. So you get the toughness of the bear and the reach of Earth magic at the same time. Lightning Storm runs in the background and keeps enemies Vulnerable.

Honestly, it isn't the quickest farmer this season. Where it shines is pushing the Pit and the Tower, because it almost never dies. If you play Hardcore, this is the Druid we'd pick.

Strengths

• Very tanky thanks to Grizzly Rage, Debilitating Roar and Fortify
• Great for pushing the Pit and the Tower
• Big area damage from the pillars
• Lightning Storm looks after itself once it's on

Weaknesses

• Slower to clear than the speed builds
• Short on Spirit until your gear catches up
• Needs several uniques before it really comes together

Gear for Endgame

• Helm: Leoric's Crown. Affixes: Resource Generation, Maximum Life (greater affix), Willpower, Armor. Sockets: Abyssal Splinter of the Black Soulstone, Abyssal Splinter of Anguish.
• Chest: Aspect of Debilitating Toxins. Affixes: Willpower, Maximum Life (greater affix), Armor, Resistance to All Elements. Sockets: Igni, Thul.
• Gloves: Dark Howl. Affixes: Critical Strike Damage Multiplier (greater affix), Vulnerable Damage Multiplier, Critical Strike Chance, Willpower.
• Pants: Tibault's Will. Affixes: Willpower, Maximum Life (greater affix), Armor, Resistance to All Elements. Sockets: Poc, Que.
• Boots: Overcharged Aspect. Affixes: Movement Speed (greater affix), Willpower, Maximum Life, Resistance to All Elements.
• Amulet: Banished Lord's Talisman. Affixes: Critical Strike Damage Multiplier (greater affix), Vulnerable Damage Multiplier, Ranks to Landslide, Willpower. Sockets: Abyssal Splinter of Pain.
• Ring 1: Ring of Starless Skies. Affixes: Critical Strike Chance (greater affix), Critical Strike Damage Multiplier, Resource Cost Reduction. Sockets: Abyssal Splinter of Sin.
• Ring 2: Fractured Runestone. Affixes: Critical Strike Damage Multiplier (greater affix), Vulnerable Damage Multiplier, Resource Cost Reduction, Critical Strike Chance. Sockets: Abyssal Splinter of Lies.
• Main hand: Azurewrath. Affixes: Critical Strike Damage Multiplier (greater affix), Vulnerable Damage Multiplier, Willpower, Maximum Life. Sockets: Skull.
• Off hand: Ifeh's Dire Totem. Affixes: Critical Strike Damage Multiplier (greater affix), Vulnerable Damage Multiplier, Willpower, Maximum Life. Sockets: Skull.

Paragon boards

1. Start - Earth and Sky
2. Earthen Devastation - Tectonic
3. Constricting Tendrils - Outmatch
4. Heightened Malice - Fang and Claw
5. Ancestral Guidance - Spirit

How to play

Rotation

• Turn Lightning Storm on at the start of each fight. With Hero of the Storm it follows you and keeps going while you have Spirit.
• Keep Grizzly Rage up as much as you can, so use it whenever it's ready.
• Use Debilitating Roar when you meet an elite pack.
• Cast Landslide as your main attack, and aim the pillars at the thickest part of the pack.
• When you have Overpower, spend it with Pulverize. That also triggers Banished Lord's Talisman.
• Wolves are mostly there for their bonuses. Send them at elites.

Getting started

• Landslide works with any decent Earth aspects while you wait for uniques. Get Leoric's Crown and Tibault's Will first.
• Banished Lord's Talisman and Ring of Starless Skies are the big damage jumps.
• Azurewrath only does its full job with the Frostburn charm, so wear them together. We wouldn't bother with Azurewrath until you have both.

Stats to look for

• Critical Strike Damage and Vulnerable Damage give the most damage.
• Maximum Life comes next, then Critical Strike Chance and Attack Speed.
• Resource Cost Reduction on rings helps a lot with Spirit.
• On the helm, look for Resource Generation.

Paragon

• Start with Earth and Sky, then go to Earthen Devastation for Earth critical damage.
• Constricting Tendrils and Heightened Malice add damage against Poisoned enemies. Finish on Ancestral Guidance.
• Get glyphs to level 50 first, then raise them evenly.

Talisman

• Use the Seal of the Golden Epiphany, which lets you wear three unique charms. Those are Frostburn, The Basilisk and Locran's Talisman.
• Add Song of the Old Mountain pieces for Petrify. The best charm rolls are Ranks to Nature Magic Skills and chance to Freeze.

Season 15

• We bind the Splinter of Hatred for physical damage.
• Leoric's Crown counts as jewellery, so its two sockets take splinters too. That gives this build five. We put Black Soulstone and Anguish in the crown, Pain in the amulet, Sin in one ring and Lies in the other.
• Lies makes you Weakened and Vulnerable all the time. It's great for farming but not for pushing. Swap it for a Ruby in the Pit and the Tower.
• For runes, we run Igni with Thul in the chest and Poc with Que in the pants. Thul freezes enemies with Frost Nova, which also helps Azurewrath. Que casts Earthen Bulwark for you, so you get the barrier without giving up a skill slot.
• Hire Subo, and bring Varyana along for the attack speed.

War Plans

• In the Pit, start with Choron's Haste and Choron's Blessing for extra glyph upgrades, then work down to Choron's Soul. Heart of Stone is worth it here, because this build clears at a steady pace without dropping it.
• In Helltide, we like Hellmouth into Writhe and Rot and Bursting Brood for Lair Keys and Boss Trophies. Fall of the Fell doubles your Cinders.
• For Lair Bosses, Two by Two into Greater and Ultimate Nemesis is the best line for mythics in our view. Lair of Plenty adds a hoard chest to every kill, and Children of Zir lets Lord Zir's uniques drop in the Pit.
• In the Undercity, Jade Epiphany and Endless Swarm give the most experience. Add Finely Tuned for extra Tuning Prisms.
• In Nightmare Dungeons, Branching Pathways keeps your runs chaining and Waking Spoils adds a chest at the end.
• In the Infernal Hordes, Infernal Hoard and Forged in Flame bring gear and Obducite. Take Flawless Find instead if you need gems.
• In the Tree of Whispers, take Corrupted Roots first, then Wisdom of Whispers for experience and Resplendent Favor for Sparks.