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Path Of Exile 2 Patch 0.4.0 New Druid Class Ultimate Overview | Skills, Powers And Ascendancy Classes Explained

Posted: Dec 05, 2025 Views: 39

Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.4.0 is almost here. The livestream and announcement have also been released, meaning you can now learn about all the content and changes in this patch and have about a week to prepare for it!

Undoubtedly, the most anticipated feature, both before and after the livestream, is the new Druid class. Previously, we could only speculate based on short trailers, but now we can finally see the full picture!

Based on this, we will now provide you with the most complete ultimate overview of Druid based on the livestream and announcement.

Path Of Exile 2 Patch 0.4.0 New Druid Class Ultimate Overview | Skills, Powers And Ascendancy Classes Explained

Patch 0.4.0 New Content Summary

First of all, in addition to Druid and its Ascendancy class, this patch also introduces the new Fate of the Vaal League to POE 2, meaning you will need to farm currency and passive tree points from scratch. Other new content mainly includes:

  • More skill gems and support gems
  • New Lineage Supports
  • More new passive skills added to the passive tree
  • New Unique Items
  • New weapon type Talismans
  • New Augment items with new modifiers
  • Abyss from the previous league is retained as a core mechanic

In addition to the above, Patch 0.4.0 also brings many changes based on existing mechanics, as well as optimizations for game performance, aiming to present you with a better Path of Exile 2.

PoE 2 Druid Overview

As the second new class to appear in the entire Path of Exile 2 (the first being Huntress), Druid primarily uses elemental spell-casting as its main attack method and has three transformation forms: bear, wolf, and wyvern.

The first two forms have actually been circulating in the player community through leaked information for a long time, while the wyvern was speculated based on the silhouette in the trailer, and now it's finally here!

Source Of Power: Wrath Of Nature

Before introducing the three transformation forms, you first need to know Druid's main output method. In its regular human form, it can use skills with different attributes through Wrath of Nature, dealing damage to enemies through natural forces such as plants or lightning.

These skills mainly include:

  • Volcano: Creates a small volcano on the ground that spews lava balls at enemies for a period of time.
  • Entangle: Summons plant vines to entangle enemies, dealing damage and slowing them down.
  • Thunderstorm: Summons a thunderstorm, causing rain and lightning in the area. Affected enemies are more susceptible to electrical or ice damage, and it also makes plants summoned by Entangle grow faster.

Spell Totem skill deserves a separate mention. It allows you to create a totem that automatically casts any of the three spells above for a limited time. However, regardless of which skill you want to use, you will need to earn skill gems yourself.

Wolf Form

The basis for Druid's transformation is the use of the new weapon, Animal Talismans, which grants you special powers, allowing you to transform into the desired animal form as needed. To transform back into a human, simply cast any spell.

The wolf form is characterized by its ability to quickly increase your agility and speed, freezing enemies first and then tearing them apart with sharp claws and teeth. If enemies appear in groups, you can also summon minions to help you.

For example, you can use Pounce skill to pounce on a target and apply a mark. Killing that enemy will summon a new werewolf to join you; the more enemies marked, the larger your pack becomes.

The wolf pack will then prioritize attacking marked enemies, and the more wolves there are, the higher the damage dealt.

Bear Form

This form is somewhat like a tank role, not only allowing you to knock down and stun enemies with immense strength, but also to attract enemy attacks to accumulate Rage, thereby increasing the final damage output.

Once you see the runes on your back glowing, it means you have accumulated enough Rage to use a more powerful berserker strike to destroy enemies. Combined with Volcano skill, nothing can stop you.

Wyvern Form

This form allows you to transform into a wyvern in close combat to tear apart enemies or deal lightning damage, or to circle in the sky, spewing fire at enemies from a distance to inflict damage.

Notably, after combat, you can accumulate energy by devouring enemy corpses, and then consume that energy to use Rend skill when new enemies are approaching a stunned state, enhancing your wings to unleash a gust of wind that knocks enemies off balance.

This not only deals a large amount of damage but also transforms this melee skill into a larger AoE attack. After the wings are fully charged, it creates a lightning explosion through a shockwave, dealing even more damage.

Ascendancy Class 1: Shaman

This Ascendancy class also harnesses the power of nature, combining animalistic talents and magical inclinations by accumulating and using Rage.

You can then allocate available passive skill points to increase your spell damage as your Rage increases, while ensuring continuous Rage generation to achieve this. Additionally, you can obtain Shaman-exclusive extra modifiers from runes and statues.

Ascendancy Class 2: Oracle

Oracle grants you precognitive abilities, allowing you to see visions of yourself using specific skills in the future during combat, and then decide whether to cast the skill as planned, potentially dealing more damage.

For example, when monsters are susceptible to freezing, stunning, or electrical attacks, as an Oracle you can foresee the enemy's future and then merge it with the current timeline, thus dealing double damage to the enemy.

The above is the key information you need to know about playing the new Druid class in Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.4.0. We hope it's helpful. And remember that this patch will be released on December 12th, so don't miss it!


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