Wind Druid Build BiS Gear and Runes for Diablo 2 Resurrected
Below, we detail which items and stats you should prioritise for your Wind Druid and Mercenary in Diablo 2.
Damage Build
This is the standard high damage build for the Wind Druid
- Weapon: Heart of the Oak, Suicide Branch
- Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
- Shield: 35% Spirit Monarch Shield
- Body Armor: Enigma
- Helm: Helm: Druidic Pelt with Tornado skill bonus, or a Circlet with Elemental Skill bonus and Faster Cast Rate
- Gloves: Trang-Oul's Claws or Magefist
- Boots: Ethereal Sandstorm Treks or Waterwalk
- Belt: Arachnid Mesh
- Ring 1: Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band or Ring with +10% Faster Cast Rate if wanting to reach the 163% Faster Cast Rate Breakpoint
- Ring 2: Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band or Ring with +10% Faster Cast Rate if wanting to reach the 163% Faster Cast Rate Breakpoint
- Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope or crafted Amulet with Faster Cast Rate for the 163% Faster Cast Rate Breakpoint
- Charm 1: Druid Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: 9x Skiller Grand Charms with Life or Faster Hit Recovery to reach the 63% or 99% Faster Hit Recovery Breakpoint
- Charm 4: 10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery depending on needs
Magic Find Build
This is a solid Magic Find build for the Druid
- Weapon: Heart of the Oak
- Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
- Shield: 35% Spirit Monarch Shield
- Body Armor: Enigma
- Helm: Harlequin Crest socketed with Ist Rune
- Gloves: Chance Guards
- Boots: War Travelers with 50% Magic Find
- Belt: Arachnid Mesh
- Ring 1: Nagelring with 30% Magic Find (or 40% MF Blue Ring)
- Ring 2: Nagelring with 30% Magic Find (or 40% MF Blue Ring)
- Amulet: Amulet with 5-10% Faster Cast Rate to reach the 99% Faster Cast Rate Breakpoint
- Charm 1: Druid Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Gheed's Fortune with 40% Magic Find
- Charm 4:Small Charms with Faster Hit Recovery to reach any breakpoint you need
- Rest of Charms: Small Charms with 7% Magic Find
Budget Build Items
This is a variety of cheap gear sets to get you started.
- Weapon: Suicide Branch, Wizardspike, Spirit Sword, and Druid Skills Club
- Shield: Spirit, Ancient's Pledge, Rhyme, Lidless Wall
- Body Armor: Skin of the Vipermagi, Que-Hegan's Wisdom, Stealth
- Helm: Jalal's Mane, Lore, Rockstopper, Tarnhelm
- Gloves: Trang-Oul's Claws, Magefist, Frostburn
- Boots: Waterwalk, Infernostride, Aldur's Advance, Hsarus' Iron Heel
- Belt: String of Ears, Goldwrap, Nightsmoke
- Ring 1: Rare Ring with 10% Faster Cast Rate and Life/Resistances/Stats, Nagelring
- Ring 2: Rare Ring with 10% Faster Cast Rate and Life/Resistances/Stats, Nagelring
- Amulet: The Eye of Etlich, Rare Amulet with 10% Faster Cast Rate and +3 to Elemental Skills
- Charm 1: Any Hellfire Torch for Stats if cannot get Druid
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Elemental Skiller Grand Charms
- Charm 4: Any Charms with Life/Resistances/Faster Hit Recovery/Mana/Strength
Mercenary
You can either choose a Defensive ( Holy Freeze) or Offensive ( Might) Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary here depending on if you prefer a slower pace and safety, or want your Mercenary to have added Damage.
Mercenary Gear
Optimal Mercenary Gear
This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups for your character.
- Weapon: Ethereal Insight or The Reaper's Toll
- Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
- Helm: Ethereal Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune
Budget Mercenary Gear
This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some easy damage and survivability.
- Weapon: Obedience
- Body Armor: Treachery
- Helm: Vampire Gaze
Changelog
- 19 Sep. 2021: Page added.
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