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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)
PoE 2 0.4 Druid Leveling Build - Volcanic Bear
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This is a leveling build for the Druid in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)'s The Last of the Druids update that uses Volcano and Furious Slam to deal a mixture of physical and fire damage to enemies. Check out this Druid leveling build, including its progression, equipment, socketables, skills, and playstyle!
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Volcanic Bear Druid Build Summary
Druid Leveling Build Overview
| Build Setup | |
|---|---|
 Volcanic Bear Druid |
 Herald of Ash While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with attacks will cause an explosion that ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.
 Furious Slam
 Volcano
 Fury of the Mountain
|
 High single-target and AoE burst damage Good survivability Dependent on Rage to deal high damage Mana hungry at the early stages of the game |
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The Volcanic Bear Druid leveling build allows players to deal high burst damage through the synergy between Volcano and Furious Slam. Volcano deals massive damage with its fiery projectiles, which can be repeatedly triggered by Slam attacks such as Furious Slam and Fury of the Mountain, resulting in devastating fire damage.
Rage stacking plays a vital role in the build, as it increases your overall damage and allows you to cast a stronger Furious Slam.
| Date | Changes Made |
|---|---|
| 12/12/2025 | ・Druid Volcanic Bear build created for Act 1. |
Volcanic Bear Druid Equipment
※ The affixes shown below are arranged based on descending priority.
| Gear | Affixes |
|---|---|
 Ashen Staff Ashen Staff Stats:
Requirements: None |
・Increased Spell Damage
・+ Level of Fire Spell Skills ・Increased Mana Regeneration ・Maximum Mana |
 Cinderbark Talisman Cinderbark Talisman Stats:
Damage - 12-25 Critical Chance - 8% Attacks Per Second - 1.20 Fire Damage - 5-10 Requirements: Level - 10 Strength - 15 Intelligence - 11 |
・Increased Physical Damage
・Additional Physical Damage ・+ Level of Melee Skills ・Increased Attack Speed |
 Mail Vestments Mail Vestments Stats:
Armor - 67 Energy Shield - 28 Requirements: Level - 16 Strength - 17 Intelligence - 17 |
・+ Maximum Life
・Any Resistances ・Increased Armour and Energy Shield ・Life Regeneration per second |
 Layered Gauntlets Layered Gauntlets Stats:
Armor - 22 Evasion - 18 Requirements: Level - 16 Strength - 13 Dexterity - 13 |
・Attack Speed
・+ Maximum Life ・Any Resistances ・+ Level of Melee Skills |
 Secured Leggings Secured Leggings Stats:
Armor - 33 Energy Shield - 14 Requirements: Level - 16 Strength - 14 Intelligence - 14 |
・Movement Speed
・+ Maximum Life ・Any Resistances ・Increased Armour and Energy Shield |
 Rawhide Belt Rawhide Belt Requirements:
None Implicit:20-30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks |
・Any Resistances
・+ Maximum Life ・+ Maximum Mana |
 Jade Amulet Jade Amulet Requirements:
Level - 8 Implicit:+10-15 to Dexterity |
・+ Dexterity
・Any Resistances ・+ Maximum Life |
 Iron Ring Iron Ring Requirements:
None Implicit:Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks |
・+ Maximum Life
・+ Maximum Mana ・+ Strength ・Any Resistances |
 Lazuli Ring Lazuli Ring Requirements:
None Implicit:+20-30 to Maximum Mana |
・+ Maximum Mana
・+ Maximum Life ・+ Intelligence ・Any Resistances |
 Grand Life Flask Grand Life Flask Stats:
Flask Type - Life Recovered Life - 260 Charge Per Use - 10 Total Charges - 75 Duration - 5 sec. |
・Increased Amount Recovered
・Increased Charges |
 Grand Mana Flask Grand Mana Flask Stats:
Flask Type - Mana Recovered Mana - 110 Charge Per Use - 10 Total Charges - 75 Duration - 2.5 sec. |
・Increased Amount Recovered
・Increased Charges |
Weapons (Staff and Talisman)
For your weapon, equip the Ashen Staff with Fire Spell modifiers to increase Volcano damage. Pair this with the Cinderbark Talisman to boost Flammability Magnitude, allowing you to deal high Fire and Ignite damage with every rotation.
Armor and Accessories
For your armor pieces, we recommend wearing pieces that offer both Armor and Energy Shield to get the best of both worlds. Aim to get as much elemental resistance as you can, while also looking out for more Armor and Energy Shield. The most important modifier to aim for while leveling would be the movement speed from your boots. This will drastically improve your speed on top of sprinting.
As for your accessories, aim to solve your mana issues first by getting mana modifiers. After getting stable mana regeneration, you can aim for more resistances or other defensive stats for even more survivability.
| List of Rings | List of Amulets |
| List of Armors | |
Runes and Soul Cores
| Equipment | Sockets |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Armor | • Elemental Resistance Runes |
Runes are not a priority in earlier Acts since you will most likely switch around equipment often and would not be able to fully benefit from them. However, you may consider using Runes if you find yourself stuck in a certain area or a certain boss encounter.
For your weapon, you can use Desert Runes for Fire Damage or Iron Runes for physical damage boost. As for your Armor Runes, slot in Body Runes for more health or any of the runes that provide elemental resistances.
| List of Runes | List of Soul Cores |
Belt and Charms
| Belt Modifiers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rawhide Belt Rawhide Belt Requirements:
None Implicit:20-30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks |
・Maximum Life
・Any Resistances |
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| Charm Options | |||||
 Sapphire Charm |
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For this build, we recommend equipping the Rawhide Belt to get more HP out of your life flask. However, any belt providing high resistance modifiers and more Maximum Life is a strong alternative.
As for Charms, use a Sapphire Charm for Cold Resistance to help with defeat Count Geonor in Act 1. You can get one by completing Flinn's quest in Freythorn. Any Charm modifier would work, but you can aim for Increased Duration, Increased Charges, and Recover Life When Used.
| List of Belts | List of Charms |
Volcanic Bear Druid Skills
All Active and Persistent Skills
※ The Support Gems' priority are arranged in a descending order. The first one being the most important and the last being the least crucial.
| Skill | Support Gems |
|---|---|
 Maul Maul |
 Rapid Attacks I Rapid Attacks I Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.
 Rage I Rage I Supports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.
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Volcano Volcano |
 Multishot I Multishot I Supports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.
 Overabundance I Overabundance I Supports skills which can have a Limited number of effects active at once, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word “Limit”.
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|
Furious Slam Furious Slam |
Rapid Attacks I Rapid Attacks I Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.
 Fist of War I Fist of War I Supports Slams you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds.
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Fury of the Mountain Fury of the Mountain |
Rapid Attacks I Rapid Attacks I Supports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.
Rage I Rage I Supports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.
|
|
Herald of Ash Herald of Ash While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with attacks will cause an explosion that ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.
|
 Magnified Area I Magnified Area I Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.
|
Acquire Volcano and Furious Slam immediately, as these will serve as your primary damage sources. Prioritize obtaining Rapid Attacks I for both Maul and Furious Slam to drastically reduce the clunkiness of your rotation.
Next, upgrade Volcano with Multishot and Overabundance, as these Support Gems will significantly boost your damage output.
Upon reaching the Executioner, use your Level 5 Skill Gem reward to acquire Fury of the Mountain. This replaces Maul as your primary Rage generator, creating fissures that deal extra Fire Damage and trigger additional Volcano eruptions.
For your Spirit, equip Herald of Ash to significantly improve your clear speed with its AoE burst.
Volcanic Bear Druid Passive Tree
Passive Tree Progression
For the Passive Skill Tree, prioritize damage nodes to maximize clear speed. Key notables include Guardian of the Wilds for damage and attributes, Primal Spirit for Attack Speed, and Total Incineration for increased Fire Damage.
We also strongly recommend taking Grounded in the Earth to reduce the chances of being staggered when casting Furious Slam. Regarding attributes, prioritize Strength to boost Life and meet Support Gem requirements. You may also allocate Agility nodes if necessary to meet specific gem requirements.
Volcanic Bear Druid Progression
| Jump to an Act! | ||
|---|---|---|
| Act 1 | Act 2 (WIP) | Act 3 (WIP) |
Act 1 Progression
To progress through Act 1 and beat Count Geonor using the Volcanic Bear leveling build, follow these steps:
| # | Step by Step Guide to Act 1 Leveling |
|---|---|
| 1 | Equip
Volcano
and defeat
 The Bloated Miller
. |
| 2 | Head for the Mysterious Campsite at Clearfell to get a Level 1
 Uncut Skill Gem
. Use it to obtain
Furious Slam
. |
| 3 | Defeat
 Beira of the Rotten Pack
to obtain
 Head of the Winter Wolf
for the Cold Resistance to prepare against Count Geonor. |
| 4 | Complete Treacherous Ground to get a Level 1
 Uncut Support Gem
and slot in
Rapid Attacks I
on your Furious Slam. |
| 5 | Proceed to Grelwood and defeat Areagne, Forgotten Witch to get another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem to equip
Multishot I
on your Volcano.Note: Make sure to loot the Witch Hut to get Medium Flasks. |
| 6 | Defeat
 The Brambleghast
to get a Level 2 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade your Volcano.
|
| 7 | Progress to The Grim Tangle and defeat
 The Rotten Druid
to obtain another Level 1 Uncut Support Gem. Use it to slot in
Rapid Attacks I
in Maul.
|
| 8 | Look for the Haunted Treasure Inside the Tomb of the Consort and defeat the rare enemy to acquire a Level 1 Uncut Support Gem and slot in
Overabundance I
in Volcano.Note: Once you find a Level 3 Uncut Skill Gem, use it to level up your damage skills. |
| 9 | Defeat
 The Crowbell
at the Hunting Grounds to obtain a
 Book of Specialisation
for additional passive points.
|
| 10 | |
| 11 | Start looking for the Dryadic Ritual in the same area to get an extra Level 1 Uncut Support Gem . Use it to slot in
Fist of War I
on your Furious Slam.
|
| 12 | Enter Freythorn to defeat
 The King in the Mists
for +30 Spirit and a Level 4
 Uncut Spirit Gem
, which you can use to get
Herald of Ash
. |
| 13 | Complete The Lost Lute at the Ogham Farmlands to obtain a Book of Specialisation for more passive points.
|
| 14 | Search for the Crop Circle in the same area to defeat
and obtain a Level 4 Uncut Skill Gem and use it to upgrade Volcano.
|
| 15 | Proceed to Ogham Village and defeat
 The Executioner
to free Leitis and acquire a Level 5 Uncut Skill Gem you can use this to get Fury of the Mountain. You can then transfer your Support Gems from Maul as Fury of the Mountain will serve as your primary Rage generator moving forward.
|
| 16 | Head for The Manor Ramparts and look for The Gallows to get a free Level 1 Uncut Support Gem you can use to get
Magnified Area I
on Herald of Ash.
|
| 17 | Search and defeat the
 Candlemass, the Living Rite
at Ogham Manor to get the
 Candlemass' Essence
for the free +20 Maximum Life.
|
| 18 | Continue and defeat
 Count Geonor
to complete Act 1.Note: Make sure you have Medium Flasks since this boss fight has 2 Phases so you will be spending a good amount of time learning and surviving the mechanics. |
Volcanic Bear Druid Playstyle
Recommended Skill Rotation
The rotation for both mobbing and fighting bosses is as follows:
- Cast Volcano twice on nearby enemies.
- Use Maul or Fury of the Mountain to generate Rage. You need at least 10 Rage to cast the empowered version of Furious Slam.
- Unleash Furious Slam for massive AoE damage. You can chain this skill repeatedly, depending on your available Rage.
- Sprint toward the next enemy pack and repeat the rotation.
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| Lightning Wyvern Druid
NEW |
 Contagion Afflicts a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos Damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by contagion, it and all other Chaos Damage over time Debuffs spread to other enemies and refresh their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.
 Herald of Thunder While active, killing Shocked enemies with Attack damage, will cause subsequent Attack hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
 Entangle
 Thunderstorm
Focus: Dragon, Lightning, Shock |
| Volcanic Bear Druid
NEW |
Herald of Ash While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with attacks will cause an explosion that ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.
Furious Slam
Volcano
Fury of the Mountain
Focus: Bear, Fire, Slam |
| Frost Wolf Druid
NEW |
 Frost Bomb Creates a pulsing Orb of Frost. Each pulse inflicts Cold Exposure on nearby Enemies. When the Orb's duration ends, it explodes, dealing Cold damage to surrounding Enemies.
Contagion Afflicts a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos Damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by contagion, it and all other Chaos Damage over time Debuffs spread to other enemies and refresh their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.
 Herald of Ice While active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.
 Lunar Assault
 Pounce
Focus: Wolf, Cold, Crowd Control |
Druid Class and Ascendancy Guides
| Base Class | |
|---|---|
 Druid
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| Ascendancies | |
 Shaman |
 Oracle |
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