Getting Hairier: All Druid Class Changes and New Additions in Patch 2.1/Season 7 PTR

New Uniques and Aspects

Malefic Crescent – Unique Amulet

• Affixes
  • +7.8-10% Willpower
  • +154.8-200% Werewolf Critical Strike Damage
  • +8-12.5% Movement Speed while Shapeshifted into a Werewolf
  • +1-2 to Feral Aptitude
• Power
  • The value of your Lupine Ferocity’s Critical Strike Damage is increased to 100-150%[x] when consecutively Critical Striking.

Aspect of Wolf’s Rain

• Casting Hurricane also spawns a smaller hurricane on your Wolves for 8 seconds. These hurricanes deals 5-15%[X] of Hurricane’s damage for each active Wolf.

Werewolf Finesse – New Weapon Tempering Recipe

• +% Poison Damage
• +% Werewolf Attack Speed
• +% Werewolf Critical Chance

Skills

Hurricane

• Can now be cast while moving.

Raging Shred

• Previous: Shred’s third combo attack is larger and applies an additional 143% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds.
• Now: Shred’s third combo attack is larger, applies an additional 143% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds, and causes enemies to take 30%[X] increased Poisoning damage for 5 seconds.

Innate Blood Howl

• Previous: Blood Howl also generates 20 Spirit.
• Now: Blood Howl also generates 20 Spirit. You deal 25%[x] increased damage until you shapeshift out of Werewolf form.

Grizzly Rage

• Damage bonus increased from 50%[X] to 60%[X].

Lacerate

• Damage increased from 560% to 600%.
• Rank 5: Lacerate damage is increased by 40% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.

Cataclysm

• Rank 5: Casting Cataclysm Slows surrounding enemies by 70% for 8 seconds.

Petrify

• Rank 5: Casting Petrify resets all your non-Ultimate Skill Cooldowns.

The following Skills Tree upgrades which directly dealt damage will now scale up their damage with increased Skill Ranks of the base skill.

• Fierce Claw
• Innate Earthen Bulwark
• Raging Shred

Passives

Lupine Ferocity

• Previous: Every 3rd Werewolf Skill hit Critically Strikes and deals 100% increased damage, doubled to 200% against Injured enemies.
• Now: Every 3rd Werewolf Skill hit Critically Strikes. Werewolf Critical Strikes deal 75%[x] increased damage.

Toxic Claws

• Previous: Critical Strikes with Werewolf Skills deal 12% of their Base damage as Poisoning damage over 4 seconds.
• Now: Critical Strikes with Shred and Lacerate deal an additional 16% of their Base damage as Poisoning damage over 4 seconds.

Heightened Senses

• Previous: When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants 3% Damage Reduction and Werewolf grants 2% Movement Speed. Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either Animal form and are doubled while both are active. They are lost after 3 seconds in Human form.
• Now: When Shapeshifting, Werebear grants 3% Damage Reduction and Werewolf grants 3% Movement Speed.Both bonuses persist as long as you are in either animal form. They are lost after 3 seconds in Human form.

Charged Atmosphere

• Previous: Every 14 seconds, a Lightning Bolt hits a Nearby enemy dealing 45% damage.
• Now: Every 14 seconds, a Lightning Bolt hits a Nearby enemy dealing 45% damage. Your Lightning Bolts deal 10% increased damage.

Spirit Boons

Spirit Offering unlocks reduced from 100 to 60 per Spirit Animal.

Deer – Prickleskin

• Previous: Gain 480 Thorns.
• Now: Deal 5% increased damage to enemies for 5 seconds after they attack you.

Deer – Gift of the Stag

• Previous: Gain 40 Maximum Spirit.
• Now: Gain 40 Maximum Spirit. You gain 5 Spirit every second.

Eagle – Scythe Talon

• Previous: Gain 15%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance.
• Now: Gain 15%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance and 15%[X] increased Lucky Hit Chance.

Wolf – Energize

• Previous: Lucky Hit: Dealing damage has a 15% chance to restore 30 Spirit.
• Now: Lucky Hit: Dealing damage has a 15% chance to fully restore your Spirit.

Snake – Obsidian Slam

• Previous: Every 10th kill will cause your next Earth Skill to Overpower.
• Now: Every 6th attack cast will cause your next Earth Skill to Overpower.

Snake – Overload

• Previous: Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage has up to a 40% chance to cause the target to emit a static discharge, dealing 120% Lightning damage to surrounding enemies.
• Now: Dealing Storm damage also applies an additional 20% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds.
• Lucky Hit: Dealing Poison damage has up to a 1% chance to summon a Lightning Bolt on the target dealing 120% damage.

Legendary Aspects

Blurred Beast

• Previous: While dashing, Shred seeks out Nearby Poisoned and deals 55-75%[X] increased damage to them.
• Now: Shred deals 55-75% more damage, and Shred’s first dash lands up to 4 additional strikes based on distance travelled.

Unsatiated

• Previous: After killing an enemy with Shred, you gain 20 Spirit. Your Werewolf Skills deal 20-40%[X] increased damage when cast above 50 Spirit.
• Now: After Critically Striking an enemy with Shred, you gain 15 Spirit. While at 100 Spirit, Werewolf Skills deal 20-40%[x] increased damage until you go below 30 Spirit.

Virulent

• Changed from Utility to Offensive aspect.
• Previous: When Rabies infects an enemy, reduce its Cooldown by 0.2-0.99 seconds. This Cooldown reduction is tripled when infecting Elite enemies.
• Now: When Rabies infects an enemy, reduce its Cooldown by 0.2-0.99 seconds, tripled when infecting Elite enemies. You deal 25%[X] 25-50%[X] increased damage to enemies affected by Rabies.

Runeworker’s Conduit

• Previous: Critical Strikes with Storm Skills that you cast charge the air around you for 3 seconds causing a Lightning Bolt to periodically hit an enemy in the area for Lightning damage. Your Lightning Bolts deal 20-40% increased damage.
• Now: Critical Strikes with Storm Skills cause Lightning Bolts to periodically strike close enemies for 3 seconds, each dealing Lightning damage. Your Lightning Bolt damage is increased by 50% for every 100 Willpower you have.

Unique Items

Tempest Roar

• Changed flat damage Willpower affix to +% Willpower affix.

Mjölnic Ryng

• Previous: While Cataclysm is active, you gain unlimited Spirit and deal 40-100% increased damage.
• Now: While Cataclysm is active, you gain unlimited Spirit and deal 40-100% increased damage. Cataclysm receives your Lightning Bolt benefits.

Tempering

Shapeshifting Finesse

• Removed +% Werewolf Attack Speed
• Removed +% Werewolf Critical Chance
• Added +% Damage while Fortified

Paragon

Heightened Malice

• Previous: While there are 3 or more Poisoned enemies Nearby, you deal 45% increased damage.
• Now: While a Poisoned enemy is Nearby, you deal 35%[X] increased damage plus an additional 5%[X] for each additional Poisoned enemy, up to 4.

Survival Instincts

• Previous: While in Werebear form, you deal 1% increased damage, up to 60%, for every 1% difference in current Life percent between you and the enemy.
• Now: While in Werebear form, you deal 30%[X] increased damage or 45%[X] when you are at full Life. You have 1%[X] increased Overpower damage, up to 25%[X], for every 1% difference in current Life percent and Fortified Life percent between you and the enemy.

Ancestral Guidance – Legendary Node

• Previous: After spending 75 Spirit, you deal 40% increased damage for 5 seconds.
• Now: After spending 75 Spirit, you deal 40% increased damage for 5 seconds. Your Ultimate Skills deal 1% increased damage per Spirit when cast.

Keeper Glyph

• Increased the Non-Physical damage bonus from 10%[X] to 15%[X].

Territorial Glyph

• Increased Damage Reduction against Close enemies from 10% to 15%.

Undaunted Glyph

• Increased Damage Reduction while Fortified from 10% to 15%.

Werewolf Glyph

• Increased Werewolf form damage from [+]11.12% to [+]16.6%.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue which prevented the One With Nature damage bonus from applying to the Vine Creeper Druid Companion’s active effect.
• Fixed an issue where the Nature Magic Wall tempering affix did not increase Earthen Bulwark’s duration.
• Fixed an issue where Stone of Vehemen was not tradeable.
• Fixed an issue where Shred could Dash without the Primal Shred upgrade learned.
• Fixed an issue where Shred could have visual issues when cast with high amounts of attack speed.