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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

PoE 2 0.4 Druid Build - Tanky Bear Shaman

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This is a Tanky Bear Shaman Druid endgame build for mapping in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)'s The Last of the Druids Update. Check out the Tanky Bear Shaman Druid endgame build, including its gear, socketables, skills, and playstyle!

Note: This endgame build starts from 65+ levels. If you want to see a build for leveling, check out our Leveling Builds!

Tanky Bear Shaman Build Summary

Carnarius' Tanky Bear Shaman Build

This Tanky Bear Shaman build is based on Carnarius's (Youtube) take on the Bear form of the new Druid class! The video includes details on how to gear up to get the build online. Check out Carnarius's YouTube channel for more Path of Exile 2 content and ask questions about the build!

Tanky Bear Shaman Druid Build

Build Setup
Shaman IconTanky Bear Shaman Build
Maul Icon Herald of Ash Icon Berserk Icon Charge Regulation Icon Furious Slam Icon Ferocious Roar Icon Walking Calamity Icon Pounce Icon Rampage Icon Savage Fury Icon
Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Great Survivability and Durable

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro High Fire Damage

Path of Exile 2 Build Pro Strong Against Bosses

Path of Exile 2 Build Con Slightly Slow

The Tanky Bear Shaman build by Carnarius makes full use of the Bear form's already durable build by stacking Armour and converting all damage dealt by enemies into Fire. For its offensive capabilities, the build infinitely generates Rage, allowing it to call down calamity and meteors on their foes.

Date Changes
12/20/2025 Created Tanky Bear Shaman build.

Tanky Bear Shaman Equipment

Gear Affixes
Jade Talisman IconJade Talisman
(Weapon Set 1)
・+ Add to Physical Damage
・+% Increased Physical Damage
・+% Increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
・+ to Level of all Attack Skills
・% Chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon
Fury Talisman IconFury Talisman
(Weapon Set 2)
・+% Increased Attack Speed
Warmonger Greathelm IconWarmonger Greathelm
・+% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
・+ to Maximum Life
・+ to Armour
・+% Increased Armour
・Any Elemental Resistance
・+ to Dexterity and Intelligence
Cloak of Flame Silk Robe IconCloak of Flame Silk Robe
・+ to Maximum Energy Shield
・+ to Fire Resistance
・+% reduced Ignited Duration on you
・At Least 55% of Physical Damage taken as Fire Damage
・Fire Thorns Damage
Steelmail Gauntlets IconSteelmail Gauntlets
・+% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
・+ to Maximum Life
・+ to Level of all Melee Skills
・Adds to Physical Damage to Attacks
・Adds to Lightning Damage to Attacks
Bulwark Greaves IconBulwark Greaves
・+% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
・+ to Maximum Life
・+ to Armour
・+% Increased Armour
・Any Elemental Resistance
・+ to Lightning and Chaos Resistance
Amber Amulet IconAmber Amulet
・Spirit
・+% Maximum Life
・+ to Maximum Life
・+ to Level of all Attack Skills
・+ to All Attributes
Goregirdle Plate Belt IconGoregirdle Plate Belt
・+20-30 to Strength
・10-20 Life Regeneration per second
・Defend with 200% of Armour
・Maximum Physical Damage Reduction is 50%
Prismatic Ring IconPrismatic Ring
・+ to Maximum Life
・+% to Fire Resistance
・+% to Chaos Resistance
・+% to Cold Resistance
・+% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
・Add Physical Damage to Attacks
Prismatic Ring IconPrismatic Ring
・+ to Maximum Life
・+% to Fire Resistance
・+% to Chaos Resistance
・+% to Cold Resistance
・Add Lightning Damage to Attacks
・Add Physical Damage to Attacks
Ultimate Life Flask IconUltimate Life Flask
・% Increased Charges Gained
・% Increased Recovery Rate
LaviangaLavianga's Spirits Gargantuan Mana Flask
・This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
・% reduced Amount Recovered

Weapons

Try to get a solid Jade Talisman as it has the highest base Physical Damage out of all the Talismans. Furthermore, prioritize getting Physical Damage and Elemental Damage with Attacks modifiers as all your skills will be scaling off the conversion of Physical to Elemental Damage with your attacks.

Level of Attack Skills is also a huge DPS increase as the build revolves around attacks, as well as % Chance to gain Onslaught to further increase your mobbing potential with additional Skill and Movement Speed. Additionally, your Weapon Set 2 Talisman should mainly have some Attack Speed modifiers as this is just used to set up your damage.

List of Weapons

Armor and Accessories

This build's main survivability stats revolves mainly around Armour and converting all of the physical damage you take as fire damage through Cloak of Flame Silk Robe and some passives, so stack up as much Armour on the other equipment to lay the groundwork of this build's defenses. Furthermore, it is always the best practice to obtain Maximum Life and cap out on all of the elemental resistances.

The concept of converting all the physical damage you take as Fire Damage might sound counter-intuitive, but the Goregirdle Plate Belt doubles the damage that Armour reduces. While there is a negative modifier where Physical Damage Reduction is only 50%, the fact that you are now mainly taking Fire damage means this negative prefix does not apply, essentially meaning you can reach 80-90% damage reduction for free.

As for your Accessories, obtain any rings with Physical Damage modifiers and Full Elemental Resources to enable this build's safety net. As for auxiliary stats, try to obtain Maximum Life and additional damage to Attacks.

All Armors All Accessories All Belts

Runes, Soul Cores, and Idols

Equipment Sockets
Weapon
Armor

As the build mainly scales off of Physical Damage conversion, the equipped Talisman should be slotted with Greater Iron Runes to maximize damage.

Apart from the Chest, the build slots in Topotante's Soul Core of Dampening, Zalatl's Soul Core of Insulation, Hayoxi's Soul Core of Heatproofing to make it so that 40% of Armour applies to all Elemental Damage. As for Cloak of Flame, slot in Greater Body Rune to gain Life Leech, and slot in any Elemental Rune to fill in any uncapped resistance.

All Runes All Soul Cores All Idols

Charms

Charm Options
Thawing Charm IconThawing Charm ArakaaliArakaali's Gift Antidote Charm Golden Charm IconGolden Charm

This Tanky Bear Shaman build uses both Thawing Charm and Silver Charm to lessen the chances of getting stunlocked during mobbing, which is essentially a death sentence.

Carnarius also slotted in Arakaali's Gift Antidote Charm to avoid being sneakily deleted by its Chaos Damage.

List of All Charms

Tanky Bear Shaman 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.

All Active and Persistent Skills

Skill Support Gems
Maul IconMaul
Ferocious Roar IconFerocious Roar
Walking Calamity IconWalking Calamity
Herald of Ash IconHerald of Ash -
Pounce IconPounce
Rampage IconRampage
Berserk IconBerserk -
Savage Fury IconSavage Fury
Furious Slam IconFurious Slam
Charge Regulation IconCharge Regulation

This build revolves around the use of the Bear form's core skills to make up for most of its kit, each with their own role:

  • Maul - Mainly used as a supplementary way to stack Rage for Rampage and Furious Slam of Explosive Empowerment.
  • Ferocious Roar - Used as a buff during your rotation, allowing for Armour Breaks and more serious damage. The Infernal Cry is also slotted in to empower Melee Attacks
  • Walking Calamity - Used as both a buff for regenerating Rage and Fire Damage, as well as making mobbing easier with the additional Meteors.
  • Rampage - This will be your primary source of sustained damage during boss fights and will be used after building up Rage.
  • Furious Slam - This will be your main clear for mobbing alongside Walking Calamity as it has huge Burst Damage and AoE.

Apart from the main kit, Carnarius included other support skills that help round out either the build's damage or provide comfort:

  • Pounce - Used primarlily a way to mark Elites and Bosses, essentially a primer for single-target damage.
  • Berserk - Generally increases the effects of Rage, allowing the build to do more damage. The negative effects are not noticeable as the build uses up Rage for most of its rotation.
  • Savage Fury - Provides additional damage through Fury by constantly attacking enemies.
  • Charge Regulation - Given the surplus of Endurance Charges, this will generally increase your survivability.
  • Herald of Ash - Allows for additional mob clearing through AoE overkill fire explosions.

List of Skills

Tanky Bear Shaman Passive Tree

Passive Tree Progression

Ascendency Passive Nodes
Tanky Bear Shaman Ascendancy PassivesFurious Wellspring and Avatar of Evolution
Passive Nodes
1. Radial Force and Harbinger of Disaster 2. Prism Guard
3. Heavy Armour and Made to Last 4. Leather Bound Gauntlets and Iron Reflexes
5. Tempered Defences, Ignore Pain, and The Molten One's Gift 6. Crushing Verdict
7. Overheating Blow and One With Flame 8. Primal Rage, Molten Carapace, Self Immolation, In Your Face, and Primal Growth
9. Hide of the Bear and Molten Claw 10. Bestial Rage
11. Impact Area 12. -
Screenshots taken from Path of Building.

The notable passives that this build focuses on are the following keywords: Armour, Rage, Fire Damage, Area of Effect, Skill Duration, and Armour to Elemental Damage, as well as taking Stun nodes for additional quality-of-life. Make sure to configure the Weapon Set 1 and 2 properly as this majorly impacts the flow of the build.

On the other hand, the Ascendancy passive nodes, Avatar of Evolution and Furious Wellspring, fulfill the needs of the build in other ways. Avatar of Evolution allows you to get another means of converting Physical Damage to Elemental Damage while providing additional Adaptation. Furious Wellspring generally answers the Rage sustenance to fuel the core skills of the build!

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Jewels

POE 2 - RubyRuby ・X% increased Armour
・X% increased Attack Damage
・X% increased Melee Damage

While Carnarius did not suggest any Jewels for his build, we recommend slotting in Ruby Jewels that support its playstyle by adding modifiers for more armour, melee damage, and increased Attack Damage .

List of Jewels

Tanky Bear Shaman Playstyle

Mobbing Rotation

The mobbing rotation for this build is centered around comfort and having a buff and burst playstyle. The rotation is as follows:

  1. Use Maul to build up some Rage.
  2. Activate Calamity for the buff and Meteors.
  3. Use Furious Slam to do a screen-wide clear.
  4. Occasionally use Rampage for movement.

Bossing Rotation

If you want to fully minmax the damage this build deals, some sequencing is required for single-target content. The rotation is as follows:

  1. Use Maul to build up some Rage.
  2. Activate Calamity for the buff and Meteors.
  3. Activate Ferocious Roar for the damage buffs.
  4. Use Rampage for most of your damage.
  5. End with a Furious Slam.

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