Druid Lightning Storm Wolf Endgame Build

The Lightning Storm Wolf is a PVE build in Diablo 4 (D4) that syncs the concept of Lightning and Werewolf to make a devastating range build capable of showering enemies with Lightning Storms. Read on to learn all the Gears, Skills, Aspects that you will need and how to play the build.

Lightning Storm Wolf Build Overview

Build Summary

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Skills

Aspects & Uniques

Stats & Gems

Build Overview and Summary
Lightning Storm Wolf		Tier: Focus: PVE Playstyle: Solo and Party
Active Skills
Passive Skills

Build Overview and Summary
Lightning Storm Wolf		Tier: Focus: PVE Playstyle: Solo and Party
Aspects and Uniques
Mad Wolf's Glee (Chest) Tempest Roar (Helm) Aspect of Disobedience (Pants) Aspect of Inner Calm (Totem) Aspect of Retaliation (Gloves) Aspect of the Rampaging Werebeast (Ring) Dire Wolf's Aspect (Amulet) Lightning Dancer's Aspect (1H Axe) Mighty Storm's Aspect (Ring) Stormshifter's Aspect (Boots)

Build Overview and Summary
Lightning Storm Wolf		Tier: Focus: PVE Playstyle: Solo and Party
Stat Priorities			Recommended Gems
・Cooldown Reduction ・Vulnerable Damage ・Critical Strike Damage ・Willpower ・Lightning Critical Strike Damage ・Damage Reduction while Fortified ・Maximum Life ・Damage while Shapeshifted ・Damage vs Poisoned ・Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies ・Core Skill Damage			Emerald (Weapon) Sapphire (Armor) Skull (Jewelry)

The build's concept is to combine Tempest Roar and Dire Wolf's Aspect to gain access to Storm skills when activating Grizzly Rage. This will give a huge spirit cost reduction which will allow you to continuously cast Lightning Storm.

Merged with the Mighty Storm's Aspect for Earthen Might, you will be able to reliably cast Lightning Storm to strike all your oppenents in a distant. The build works extremely well in large groups and has high survivability due to its range.

Lightning Storm Wolf Build Breakdown

Skill Progression

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Active Skills

Skill		Upgrade Path
Wind Shear (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Wind Shear	Fierce Wind Shear
Lightning Storm (5 Points)	→	Enhanced Lightning Storm	Raging Lightning Storm
Cyclone Armor (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Cyclone Armor	Preserving Cyclone Armor
Blood Howl (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Blood Howl	Innate Blood Howl
Hurricane (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Hurricane	Savage Hurricane
Grizzly Rage (1 Point)	→	Prime Grizzly Rage	Supreme Grizzly Rage

Passive Skills

Lightning Storm Wolf Passives
Heart of the Wild (1 Point)				Wild Impulses (3 Points)				Predatory Instinct (1 Point)
Digitigrade Gait (3 Points)				Ancestral Fortitude (3 Points)				Vigilance (3 Points)
Elemental Exposure (2 Points)				Endless Tempest (2 Points)				Bad Omen (2 Points)
Neurotoxin (1 Point)				Toxic Claws (1 Point)				Envenom (3 Points)
Defiance (3 Points)				Natural Disaster (1 Point)				Resonance (3 Points)
Nature's Reach (3 Points)						Earthen Might (1 Point)

Spirit Boons

Lightning Storm Wolf Spirit Boons
Wariness (Deer)	Take 10% Reduced Damage to Elites
Avian Wrath (Eagle)	Gain X30% Critical Strike Damage
Calamity (Wolf)	Extend the Duration of Ultimate Skills by 25%
Masochistic (Snake)	Critical Strikes with Shapeshifting Skills Heal you for 3% of Maximum Life
Calm Before the Storm (Snake)	Lucky Hit: Nature Magic Skills have up to a 10% chance to reduce the Cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 2 seconds

Setup is available if you've bonded with the Snake Spirit.

Avian Wrath is a good boon to get additional damage from Critical Strikes. Then pick Wariness and Masochistic for survivability.

The top Spirit Boons that synergize well with this build are Calamity and Calm Before the Storm. This will help with the Grizzly Rage uptime which results to better overall damage and survivability.

Spirit Boons Guide

Skill Progression Breakdown

Recommended Skill Progression
Lv.2	Lv.3	Lv.4	Lv.5
Wind Shear	Enhanced Wind Shear	Lightning Storm	Enhanced Lightning Storm
Lv.6	Lv.7	Lv.8	Lv.9
Raging Lightning Storm	Fierce Wind Shear	Cyclone Armor	Enhanced Cyclone Armor
Lv.10	Lv.11	Lv.12	Lv.13
Preserving Cyclone Armor	Blood Howl	Enhanced Blood Howl	Innate Blood Howl
Lv.14	Lv.15	Lv.16	Lv.17
Lightning Storm	Lightning Storm	Lightning Storm	Hurricane
Lv.18	Lv.19	Lv.20	Lv.21
Enhanced Hurricane	Savage Hurricane	Lightning Storm	Neurotoxin
Lv.22	Lv.23	Lv.24	Lv.25
Toxic Claws	Envenom	Grizzly Rage	Prime Grizzly Rage
Lv.26	Lv.27	Lv.28	Lv.29
Supreme Grizzly Rage	Envenom	Envenom	Predatory Instinct
Lv.30	Lv.31	Lv.32	Lv.33
Digitigrade Gait	Digitigrade Gait	Digitigrade Gait	Heart of the Wild
Lv.34	Lv.35	Lv.36	Lv.37
Earthen Might	Wild Impulses	Wild Impulses	Wild Impulses
Lv.38	Lv.39	Lv.40	Lv.41
Ancestral Fortitude	Vigilance	Vigilance	Vigilance
Lv.42	Lv.43	Lv.44	Lv.45
Defiance	Defiance	Defiance	Elemental Exposure
Lv.46	Lv.47	Lv.48	Lv.49
Elemental Exposure	Endless Tempest	Endless Tempest	Bad Omen
Renown Skill Points (Lv50 Onwards)
R1	R2	R3	R4
Bad Omen	Nature's Reach	Nature's Reach	Nature's Reach
R5	R6	R7	R8
Natural Disaster	Resonance	Resonance	Resonance
R9		R10
Ancestral Fortitude		Ancestral Fortitude

Aspects and Affixes

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Best Weapons

Weapon	Aspects and Affixes
1H Axe	Lightning Dancer's Aspect Lightning Storm Critical Strikes spawn 3 Dancing Bolts that seek enemies in the area dealing (XX) Lightning damage. ・+X% Damage to Healthy Enemies (Inherent) ・+X Willpower ・+X% Core Skill Damage ・+X% Critical Strike Damage ・+X% Vulnerable Damage
Totem	Aspect of Inner Calm Deal (5.0-10)% increased damage for each second you stand still, up to 30%. ・Cooldown Reduction (Inherent) ・Cooldown Reduction ・+X Willpower ・+X% Damage Reduction while Fortified ・+X% Damage Reduction from Poisoned Enemies

Best Armor

Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Helmet	Tempest Roar Lucky Hit: Storm Skills have up to a (15-25)% chance to grant 4 Spirit. Your base Storm Skills are now also Werewolf Skills. ・+X% Damage while Shapeshifted ・+X% Critical Strike Damage ・+X Maximum Spirit ・X% Poison Resistance
Chest	Mad Wolf's Glee Werewolf form is now your true form, and you gain +3 Ranks to all Werewolf Skills. ・+X% Physical Damage ・+X% Poison Damage ・X% Damage Reduction from Enemies That Are Poisoned ・+X% Movement speed
Gloves	Aspect of Retaliation Your Core Skills deal up to (20-30)% increased damage based on your amount of Fortify. ・+X Ranks Lightning Storm ・+X Willpower ・+X% Attack Speed ・+X% Critical Strike Damage
Pants	Aspect of Disobedience You gain (0.25-0.50)% increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to (66)%. ・While Injured, Potion Grants X% Max Life as Barrier (Inherent) ・+X Willpower ・+X Maximum Life ・+X Armor
Boots	Stormshifter's Aspect While Hurricane is active, gain +2 Ranks to your Shapeshifting Skills. ・+X Max Evade Charge (Inherent) ・+X Willpower ・+X% Movement Speed ・+X% Movement Speed for X Seconds After Killing an Elite

Best Jewelry

Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Necklace	Dire Wolf's Aspect Grizzly Rage now Shapeshifts you into a Dire Werewolf. As a Dire Werewolf you gain (15-25)% Movement Speed instead of Damage Reduction and a (30-50)% Spirit cost reduction bonus. In addition, kills Heal you for 10% of your Maximum Life. +X% Resist All (Inherent) +X% Damage while Shapeshifted +X% Maximum Life +X% Cooldown Reduction
Ring	Mighty Storm's Aspect The Earthen Might Key Passive also applies to your Storm Skills. +X% Resistance (2 Elements) (Inherent) +X% Critical Strike Damage +X% Vulnerable Damage +X Maximum Life
Ring	Aspect of the Rampaging Werebeast The duration of Grizzly Rage is increased by (XX) seconds. In addition, Critical Strikes while Grizzly Rage is active increases your Critical Strike Damage by 10% up to a maximum of 200% for the duration. +X% Resistance (2 Elements) (Inherent) +X% Critical Strike Damage +X% Vulnerable Damage +X Maximum Life

Best Gems

Item Type	Effect Explanation
Emerald (Weapon)	+ 12% Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable Enemies Works well with the build as you can apply Vulnerable consistently.
Ruby (Armor)	+ 4% Maximum Life Additional survivability when you are Fortified. You can gain Fortify each second that you have Grizzly Rage active.
Skull (Jewelry)	+ 250 Armor Great to have in builds. Survivability can reach new heights with the additional Armor.

Paragon Board Setup

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Lightning Storm Wolf Playstyle

Lightning Storm Wolf Build Tips
Recommended Openers and Rotations Maintain Grizzly Rage Cast Lightning Storm while Standing Still Channel Lightning Storm Depending on Enemy Size Use Defensive Skills as Needed

Recommended Openers and Rotations

Opener and Skill Rotation

Maintain Grizzly Rage

Most of the damage on this build rely on Grizzly Rage uptime. Stack up on Cooldown Reduction and take the Calamity and Calm Before the Storm Spirit Boons to get as much time with Grizzly Rage.

Cast Lightning Storm while Standing Still

Lightning Storm's range is extremely long, to the point that it will reach enemies as long as you can hover your pointer at them. Take this to your advantage and keep standing still to channel the skill and activate the Aspect of Inner Calm at the same time.

Channel Lightning Storm Depending on Enemy Size

One of Lightning Storm's weaknesses is the continuously expanding radius that makes it harder to hit single targets. Avoid this by maintaining Lightning Storm's charge at the second or third level, depending on the size of the enemy.

To do this, channel the skill until you reach your desired charge, then maintain the lightning radius by tapping on the skill rather than holding it down. Ideally, it's best to use the Lightning Storm's third charge on enemies as large as the Butcher and anything smaller can be dealt with the second charge.

Use Defensive Skills as Needed

Save Cyclone Armor to push away enemies that are getting too close to you. Likewise, use Blood Howl when you need healing or an extra source of Spirit. You don't need any Defensive Skill with Unstoppable as you get it from Grizzly Rage.

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