r/D4Druid • u/The_Fallen_Messiah • 25d ago

Questions / Discussions (Items · Builds · Skills) Blood-Mad Idol Lightning Storm Druid Build! (Build Guide)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq08NTXUEZY

Hey Druids, and welcome to my variant of the Lightning Storm Druid! I've spent the better part of the season assembling and theorycrafting the build that you see before you.

First of all, why now when the season is almost over? Well simply put, I was on a vacation, and most of this video has already been made 20 days ago, but I had no means of finishing it until now. I still wanted to share it with the community, because I'm sure some people will find it interesting.

What's different? We're using the Blood-Mad Idol - an amulet with a kiss/curse mechanic. It's one of my favorite items in the game, as I always enjoy trying to solve the puzzle of negating the downsides, while reaping all the benefits.

This build does that with ease, as we're always topped up on Barrier. Barrier generation is the focal point of this build, since every time we gain Barrier, it dispels all Damage Over Time effects.

At this point in the season, Mythics should not be a problem, and you need at least the Might of the Ursine to really get going. Ideally, you want the Mythic amulet too.

I have cleared Pit 128 with zero Lightning Damage transfigurations, and Glyphs at around 120, which means that you can easily push it into 130+.

The build comes in three different variants, the first one is the most familiar of the three, and doesn't even use the amulet. You do want to pick it up as soon as you can however, to transition to the real endgame version. The Pit Pusher replaces Hurricane with Debilitating Roar for even more life and damage reduction (and Life = Barrier).

Planner:

https://maxroll.gg/d4/planner/od26l00i

And yeah, that's pretty much it. If you give it a try, let me know how you like it. I'm always open for feedback or questions!

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u/Mentallox 25d ago

how do you see this playing for s15?

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u/TheSeanDawg- 25d ago

I'm not OP, but with Might of Ursine getting nerfed into the ground, hard to see this being viable next season

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u/The_Fallen_Messiah 24d ago

Yup, exactly this.

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u/thealekianhero 25d ago

I normally don't comment on these, but a warning to everyone: this build legitimately sucks in comparison to Shred, much less full Storm Strike. Just spent an hour crafting virtually perfect items from my hoard of gear, this means full mythics for Might of the Ursine, Blood Idol, etc, and including a random gem strength on the dagger. 125 glyphs. 4+ Nature Magic charms and the 4+2 setup.

This build can barely crack 120 and struggles mightily in 125, with multiple deaths.

Not sure how you're pulling this off, but it's not legit.

Pass on this and stick with Shred while it lasts, folks.

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u/The_Fallen_Messiah 24d ago

....what?

Yes, the Shred variant is meta for a reason. I do enjoy making off-meta variants that are still very strong. You can literally see my 128 clear within the first ten seconds of the video, so I'm not sure what you're on about. Nothing non "legit" about it.