Druid Claw Strike Endgame Build

The Claw Strike is a PVE build in Diablo 4 (D4) that relies on Basic Attacks to deal rapid electrifying Lightning damage against enemies. Fuse Lightning and Werewolf abilities to tear through your enemies up close! Read on to learn all the Gears, Skills, Aspects that you will need and how to play the build.

Claw Strike Build Overview

Build Summary

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The build uses Basic Attacks as the main source of damage, which is made possible by the Greatstaff of the Crone Unique. The Unique activates two basic skills, Claw and Storm Strike, at the same time, making it perfect for offensive skills and aspects with Lucky Hit.

Having to rely on one skill for damage makes way for a lot of defensive options, making the build a bit tanky. Also made agile by utilizing Shred's dashes, It is a swift and consistent build, perfect for those who don't want to bother with Spirit management.

Claw Strike Build Breakdown

Skill Progression

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Active Skills

Skill		Upgrade Path
Claw (5 Points)	→	Enhanced Claw	Wild Claw
Shred (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Shred	Primal Shred
Blood Howl (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Blood Howl	Preserving Blood Howl
Debilitating Roar (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Debilitating Roar	-
Hurricane (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Hurricane	Savage Hurricane
Grizzly Rage (1 Point)	→	Prime Grizzly Rage	Supreme Grizzly Rage

Passive Skills

Claw Strike Passives
Predatory Instinct (3 Points)				Digitigrade Gait (1 Point)				Ancestral Fortitude (1 Point)
Vigilance (3 Points)				Elemental Exposure (2 Points)				Endless Tempest (2 Points)
Bad Omen (3 Points)				Electric Shock (3 Points)				Neurotoxin (1 Point)
Toxic Claws (1 Point)				Envenom (3 Points)				Natural Disaster (3 Points)
Defiance (3 Points)						Lupine Ferocity (X Points)

Spirit Boons

Claw Strike Spirit Boons
Wariness (Deer)	Take 10% Reduced Damage to Elites
Scythe Talons (Eagle)	Gain +5% increased Critical Strike Chance
Calamity (Wolf)	Extend the Duration of Ultimate Skills by 25%
Overload (Snake)	Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage has up to a 20% chance to cause the target to emit a static discharge, dealing 20% lightning damage to surrounding enemies
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.

Activate Scythe Talons to get more Critical Strike Chance and Wariness for extra survivability against Elites.

The best Spirit Boons that syncs with this build are Calamity, Calm Before the Storm, and Overload. These Spirit Boons will greatly increase your damage through Grizzly Rage uptime and extra Lightning damage.

Spirit Boons Guide

Skill Progression Breakdown

Recommended Skill Progression
Lv.2	Lv.3	Lv.4	Lv.5
Claw	Enhanced Claw	Wild Claw	Storm Strike
Lv.6	Lv.7	Lv.8	Lv.9
Enhanced Storm Strike	Wild Storm Strike	Shred	Enhanced Shred
Lv.10	Lv.11	Lv.12	Lv.13
Primal Shred	Blood Howl	Enhanced Blood Howl	Preserving Blood Howl
Lv.14	Lv.15	Lv.16	Lv.17
Debilitating Roar	Enhanced Debilitating Roar	Claw	Claw
Lv.18	Lv.19	Lv.20	Lv.21
Hurricane	Enhanced Hurricane	Savage Hurricane	Elemental Exposure
Lv.22	Lv.23	Lv.24	Lv.25
Elemental Exposure	Claw	Claw	Grizzly Rage
Lv.26	Lv.27	Lv.28	Lv.29
Prime Grizzly Rage	Supreme Grizzly Rage	Storm Strike	Storm Strike
Lv.30	Lv.31	Lv.32	Lv.33
Storm Strike	Storm Strike	Predatory Instinct	Predatory Instinct
Lv.34	Lv.35	Lv.36	Lv.37
Predatory Instinct	Lupine Ferocity	Endless Tempest	Endless Tempest
Lv.38	Lv.39	Lv.40	Lv.41
Bad Omen	Bad Omen	Bad Omen	Electric Shock
Lv.42	Lv.43	Lv.44	Lv.45
Electric Shock	Electric Shock	Neurotoxin	Toxic Claws
Lv.46	Lv.47	Lv.48	Lv.49
Envenom	Envenom	Envenom	Defiance
Renown Skill Points (Lv50 Onwards)
R1	R2	R3	R4
Defiance	Defiance	Natural Disaster	Natural Disaster
R5	R6	R7	R8
Natural Disaster	Ancestral Fortitude	Vigilance	Vigilance
R9		R10
Vigilance		Digitigrade Gait

Aspects and Affixes

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Best Weapons

Weapon	Aspects and Affixes
Staff	Greatstaff of the Crone Claw is now a Storm Skill and also casts Storm Strike at (120-150)% normal damage. ・+X% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies (Inherent) ・+X% Damage to Close Enemies ・+X% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies ・+X% Non-Physical Damage ・+X Ranks of Claw

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	Overcharged Aspect Lucky Hit: Up to a (10-20)% chance when dealing Lightning damage to overload the target for 3 seconds, causing any direct damage you deal to them to pulse 1395 additional damage to surrounding enemies. ・+X% Attack Speed ・+X Willpower ・+X% Lucky Hit Chance ・+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 ・+X% Damage Reduction While Fortified
Boots	Aspect of the Dark Howl Debilitating Roar is now a Werewolf Skill. In addition, Debilitating Roar will Immobilize Poisoned enemies for (XX) seconds. ・+X Max Evade Charge (Inherent) ・+X Willpower ・+X% Movement Speed ・+X% Total Armor while in Werewolf ・+X% Movement Speed for X Seconds After Killing an Elite

Best Jewelry

Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Necklace	Rapid Aspect Basic skills gain (15-30)% Attack Speed. +X% Resist All (Inherent) +X% Cooldown Reduction +X% Maximum Life +X% Damage while Shapeshifted +X% Damage
Ring	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% Resistance (2 Elements) (Inherent) +X% Critical Strike Chance +X% Vulnerable Damage +X% Damage to Poisoned Enemies +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% Damage to Poisoned Enemies +X Maximum Life

Best Gems

Item Type	Effect Explanation
Emerald (Weapon)	+% Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable Enemies Goes well with the build as you can consistently apply Vulnerable with passives of the build.
Sapphire (Armor)	+% Damage Reduction while Fortified Additional survivability. This goes well with the build as you will have a good Fortify generation from Grizzly Rage.
Skull (Jewelry)	+ Armor Great to have in general. Armor scales extremely well in the game.

Paragon Board Setup

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Claw Strike Playstyle

Claw Strike Build Tips
Recommended Openers and Rotations Utilize Grizzly Rage Use Shred to Get Close to Specific Targets Activate Defensive Skills as Needed

Recommended Openers and Rotations

Opener and Skill Rotation

Utilize Grizzly Rage

Grizzly Rage is one of the most important defensive and, at the same time, offensive skills in this build. Make sure to manage its uptime well and make every second of it count.

Stack up on Cooldown Reduction and activate the Calamity and Calm Before the Storm Spirit Boons to reduce Grizzly Rage's downtime.

Use Shred to Get Close to Specific Targets

Since most of the build's damage will come from Claw, you use Shred's dashes only as a gap closer to specific targets you want prioritize. This gives the build more mobility, as you will be melee most of the time.

Activate Defensive Skills as Needed

Utilize your Defensive Skills as required. Blood Howl is great for sustain and extra attack speed, while Debilitating Roar is best to mitigate a heavy-hitting attack.

Make use of Hurricane as well to reduce enemy damage and have an extra chance to trigger Lucky Hit passives.

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