Hurricane Druid Endgame Build Guide for Diablo IV Season 12 - Slaughter

Season 8 is the Season of Belial's Return. It allows you to tap into Boss Powers obtained from World, Event, and Lair Bosses throughout Sanctuary. The new seasonal mechanic, Apparition Incursions, is available at any difficulty level and gives you the opportunity to unlock a subset of these powers very early on. Various Apparition Monsters appear in these special timed events throughout Sanctuary. Defeating these monsters spawns 1 of 10 Apparition Bosses to hunt you down and defeating them grants you their Boss Power. After defeating the first Boss, continue the event for a chance to fight a second Apparition Boss, after which Belial himself joins the fray.

There are 24 Boss Powers available and the first time you defeat one of these Bosses, you claim their power for yourself. Boss Powers each have Main and Modifier effects to boost your build. 13 are available in all difficulties (from Apparition Incursions and World Bosses), while 11 can only be acquired in Torment 1 difficulty or higher from Lair Bosses and Lilith. You can equip 1 Main Power and 3 Modifiers, and all powers can be upgraded up to Rank 20, increasing the potency of both the Main and Modifier effect. You use Spectral Ash to upgrade these powers, dropped from Apparition Incursions and by defeating any Bosses. Boss Powers also scale with your Paragon Level, growing stronger as you progress.

• Lord Zir's Blood Pool - Opt for this Main Boss Power to easily trigger your Modifiers at all times with Hurricane, since the only requirement is to deal damage to enemies.

• Wandering Death's Chest Beam - This Power Executes low health enemies hit by your Main Boss Power, which is especially good in high Pit Tiers. Additionally, it keeps your Spirit topped off for Edgemaster's.
• Harbinger of Hatred's Volley - A straightforward damage buff that triggers on Main Boss Power activation. The added utility of applying Vulnerable to all surrounding enemies is great for when Supreme Cataclysm is on Cooldown.
• Belial's Eye Beams - Grants you unbreakable Stealth and a generous Overpower damage multiplier. The Stealth provides an additional layer of defense, as enemies are unable to target you while in Stealth.

• Ashava's Poison Breath  - A very strong early game Main Boss Power. It comes with the added benefit of dealing Poisoning damage, helping prolong Poison on enemies.
• Blackmailer's Sabotage - This Modifier grants a sizeable Barrier when you gain Fortify, which aids your survivability as this build generates large amounts of Fortify.
• Hatred's Embrace's Haste - As a Modifier it provides a high amount of Critical Strike Chance for the low cost of having Shadow Resistance. Use this Power early on to help you reach 100% Critical Strike Chance.

Use the slider to see the progression steps. At around Paragon 200, leveling slows down significantly and all important Rare clusters, Legendary nodes and Glyph sockets should be unlocked. Afterwards, you can min/max your build with minor tweaks and by picking up additional smaller nodes.

To Level 15

1. Spirit
2. Outmatch
3. Earth and Sky
4. Fang and Claw
5. Dominate

To Level 46

1. Dominate
2. Spirit
3. Outmatch
4. Earth and Sky
5. Fang and Claw

You can have up to two Runewords in your setup, each consisting of one Ritual and one Invocation Rune. Socket them in Two-Handed Weapons if your build calls for them, otherwise place them into your Armor pieces to replace normal gems. The Hurricane Druid focuses on the following combos:

Best in Slot

• Bac + Jah - Grants you the Sorcerer's Teleport, a fantastic Mobility Skill used to improve clear speed and to reach objectives quicker. Additionally, it activates Vigilance often.
• Nagu + Xal - Provides you with a very large multiplier to your Maximum Life that is always present. The greater your health, the larger the Overpower damage you deal.

Alternative choices

If you haven't unlocked the final setup or found the top runes, you can also benefit from these options:

• Igni - A strong Offering generator and good substitute for Bac, but requires casting Non-Basic Skills which can interfere with your Provocation, resulting in awkward gameplay.
• Cir - An alternative method of triggering your Runes using Maul.
• Cem - Being a Magic Rune you are more likely to find it early on and the Offering generation is serviceable.
• Ohm - War Cry provides a modest increase to damage, but it does not offer any Defensive bonuses.
• Gar - Provides a large chunk of Critical Strike Chance. Great option early on.
• Mot - Enables the Rogue's Dark Shroud which is a strong defensive option.

Mercenaries are unlocked during the Vessel of Hatred campaign and assist you in battle. There are 4 separate Mercenaries to choose from, each with their own skill trees and abilities. You can have one Hired (permanent) mercenary during solo play and a Reinforcement who assists you from time to time in certain situations.

• Hired: Subo

Subo marks enemies and resources on your mini-map, and offers a solid damage buff while Cover Fire is active thanks to Opening Fire. He is especially good early on due to Ready At Hand, a Passive that helps you traverse the battlefield quicker when fighting Elites.

• Reinforcement: Raheir

Raheir's Bastion is a powerful defensive ability that removes all Crowd Control and grants you 90% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds. Alternatively, Raheir is always a great Hired option to help fix Armor or Resistances. However, be aware he is not available in party play.

To enable the Hurricane Druid to perform optimally, hunt for these stats on your gear with good rolls and aim to Temper ⚒️ & Masterwork Crit ↑ them accordingly. The green arrow ↑ indicates which affix is most impactful to Masterwork Crit, and it does not indicate how many Masterwork Crits you need on that particular affix. Keep in mind that certain stats, such as Armor, Resistances, Extra Size Tempers, Attack Speed, and more, have caps that may affect your priorities according to the items and Paragon points available at that moment.

Recommended Endgame Stat Thresholds

• 6+ Clarity Ranks
• 5+ Endless Tempest Ranks
• 200%+ Hurricane Duration
• 50%+ Hurricane Size
• A total of 300% from Damage vs. Close/Distant

• Armor Capped 1,000
• Resistance Capped 70%+
• 14,000+ Life
• 150%+ Movement Speed
• 2700+ Willpower

Before you dive into the endgame with the Hurricane Druid, take a look at this overview of the items used in the build. See below for further details about the different progression steps and variants. Some of your Skill Tree choices depend on what Legendary Aspects and Unique items are available to you. Keep in mind that while we can guarantee that everyone has access to the same Codex of Power Aspects, the exact progression is different for everyone.

This section is designed to guide your Hurricane Druid from a fresh level 60 into the very late endgame using the three variants Starter, Ancestral and Mythic. At the final step, you should be fully decked out with a great all-rounder build. From there, follow the other min/max variants if you want to optimize around certain activities such as Pit Pushing, Speedfarming and more.