The Druid class mechanic is not available until the player reaches Scosglen (Act 2) making it a class that has to fight hard to access the class mechanic.
Players need to first defeat the Stronghold of Tur Dulra (Map) in the northwest of Scosglen. Once the Stronghold is cleared, the Spirit Boons priority quest opens up. It's advisable to do this as early as you can to access the Boons but also because the Stronghold gets trickier at higher levels.
Spirit Boons are passive buffs and the Druid can benefit from five of these buffs at a time. There are four animal spirits with each animal having four Boons to choose from. Only one Boon from each animal can be active at any one time.
When you have access to all four animals you will be able to choose one to bond with which allows you to pick a second boon from that spirit. Simply visit the spirit and click 'Choose Spirit'. You can change who you bond with by visiting another spirit and bonding with them.
This makes a total of five active Boons.
Watch how to Unlock the Druid Spirit Boons
Unlocking Boons
Players unlock Boons with Spirit Offerings which are green flasks that drop. These can be collected in advance of unlocking the Boon system at Tur Dulra. You'll need to collect a lot of them in order to get access to the full suite of Boons.
You will likely not have all the bottles of Druidic Spirit Offerings you need to get all your Boons immediately and will continue to collect them and revisit the Spirits at Tur Dulra to make offerings until you have access to all the Boons.
Collect Druidic Spirit Offerings
Find Spirits at Tur Dulra
Making offerings to the Spirits
Select Spirit Boon
Spirit Boon Animals
Each animal provides various effects when selected from the Spirit Boons panel. The animal the player has bonded to can have two Boons activated while the other animals can only have one.
The tables below show details of each Boon for each animal.
The Deer
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Prickleskin | Gain 0.15 to 0.6 Thorns. |
| Gift of the Stag | Gain 20 Maximum Spirit. |
| Wariness | Take 10% reduced damage from Elites. |
| Advantageous Beast | Reduce the duration of control impairing effects by 15%. |
The Eagle
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Scythe Talons | Gain + 5% increased Critical Strike Chance. |
| Iron Feather | Gain + 14% Maximum Life. |
| Swooping Attacks | Gain + 10% Attack Speed. |
| Avian Wrath | Gain + 10% Critical Strike Damage. (Multiplicative) |
Wolf
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| PackLeader | Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have a 25% chance to reset the cooldowns of your Companion Skills. |
| Energize | Dealing damage has a 15% chance to restore 20 Spirit. |
| Bolster | Fortify for 15% of your Maximum Life when you use a Defensive Skill. |
| Calamity | Extend the duration of Ultimate Skills by 25%. |
Snake
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Obsidian Slam | Every 20th kill will cause your next Earth skill to Overpower. |
| Overload | Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage has up to 40% chance to cause the target to emit a static discharge, dealing 25% Lightning damage to surrounding enemies. |
| Masochistic | Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Shapeshifting Skills have up to a 75% chance to Heal you for 5% Maximum Life. |
| Calm Before the Storm | Lucky Hit: Nature magic skills have up to 10% chance to reduce the cooldown of your Ultimate skill by 2 seconds |
Changes to Druid Specialization
Patch 1.3.0, January 23 2024
- Prickleskin - Thorns increased from .15 to .6. (from 1,194 to 4776)
- Gift of the Stag - Maximum Spirit increased from 10 to 20.
- Avian Wrath - Critical Strike Damage bonus is now Multiplicative instead of Additive.
Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023
- Overload - Lucky Hit Chance increased from 20% to 40%.
Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023
- Masochistic - Now also requires a Lucky Hit chance of 75%.
- Prickleskin - Thorns increased from .1 to .15.
- Iron Feather - Maximum Life increased from 10% to 14%.
- Bolster - Fortify increased from 10% to 15% of Maximum Life.
- Overload - Damage increased from .2 to .25.
Patch 1.0.2d, June 4, 2023
- Obsidian Slam - Kills required for bonus increased from 10 to 20.
- Calm Before the Storm - Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 15% to 10%.
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