All Druid Changes Coming in Diablo 4 Season 9 (Patch 2.3.0)

We’re taking a closer look at all the Druid changes going live in Diablo 4 Season 9!

Druid Skill Changes

Earth Spike – Damage increased from 19% to 90%.
Wind Shear – Damage increased from 20% to 60%.
Storm Strike – Damage increased from 20% to 60%.
Maul – Damage increased from 26% to 80%.
Claw – Damage increased from 28% to 80%.
Fierce Claw – Poison Damage increased from 20% to 40%.
Pulverize – Damage increased from 92% to 110%.
Enhanced Pulverize – Previously: Your next Pulverize will Overpower every 12 seconds while you remain Healthy.
Now: Every 10 seconds, your next Pulverize will Overpower.
Enhanced Debilitating Roar – Fortify amount increased from 22% to 30%.
Innate Debilitating Roar – Damage bonus increased from 15% to 25%.
Grizzly Rage – Damage bonus per second in the form increased from 3% to 4%.
Prime Grizzly Rage – Previously: Grizzly Rage makes you Unstoppable for 6 seconds.
Now: You are Unstoppable while Grizzly Rage is active.

Toxic Claws – Previously: Shred and Lacerate deals an additional 24/48/72% of their Base damage as Poisoning damage over 4 seconds.
Now: You deal 5/10/15% increased Poison damage.
Vigilance – Damage Reduction reduced from 7/14/21% to 5/10/15%.
Abundance – Basic Skill Spirit generation bonus increased from 10/20/30% to 15/30/45%.
Nature’s Fury – Previously: Casting or Channeling an Earth Skill has a 40% chance to trigger a free Storm Skill of the same category, and vice versa. In addition, these free Skills count as both Earth and Storm Skills.
Now: Casting or Channeling an Earth Skill has a 40% chance to trigger a free Storm Skill of the same category, and vice versa. In addition, you deal 20% more Earth and Storm damage and these free Skills count as both.
Ursine Strength– Previously: Gain 30% additional Maximum Life while in Werebear form and for 3 seconds after leaving Werebear form. While Healthy, deal 15% increased damage, and 70% increased Overpower damage.
Now: Gain 30% Maximum Life, 20% more damage, and a 100% Overpower bonus while in Werebear form and for 5 seconds after leaving it.

Of The Ursine Horror – Previously: Pulverize is now also an Earth Skill. After Casting Pulverize tectonic spikes continue to deal damage over 2 seconds.
Now: Pulverize is now an Earth Skill. After it Overpowers, your Earth Skill Cooldowns are reduced by 1.0-4.0 seconds.
Mangled – Previously: While in Werebear form, you gain 10-25 Spirit every 8 seconds.
Now: While in Werebear form, you gain 5-10% Maximum Spirit Generation per second.
Of the Rabid Bear – Previously: While Grizzly Rage is active, Skills that Critically Strike apply Rabies and your Poison damage is increased by 60-105%.
Now: While Grizzly Rage is active, your direct damage is converted into Poison damage, you deal 20-40% more Poison damage, and you passively spread Rabies.
Runeworker’s Conduit – Secondary effect changed.
Previously: Your Lightning Bolt damage is increased by 15%[x] for every 100 Willpower you have.
Now: Your Lightning Bolts deal 25-40% increased damage.

Noxious Spine-Breaker: Unique 2H Weapon
- Affixes
  - Inherent: 110% Damage to Poisoned enemies
  - 14-18% Willpower
  - 114-150% Poison Damage
  - 26-35% Chance for Pulverize to Hit Twice
  - 26-35% Resource Cost Reduction
- Power
  - Every 10 seconds, Pulverize forms a puddle that deals 200-400% of its damage as Poisoning damage over 6 seconds. Pulverizing the puddle splashes an additional 20-40% of the puddle’s total damage within the area and around it.

Fixed an issue where the buff from Runeworker’s Conduit Aspect would not be removed when unequipping the item.
Fixed an issue where the bonus movement speed from Malefic Crescent did not properly stack with bonus movement speed from Mad Wolf’s Glee.
Fixed an issue where the bonus damage from Waxing Gibbous after exiting stealth did not apply for certain other sources of Stealth, such as Shroud of False Death.