Diablo 4 Season 9 Guide: Storm Claw Druid Build Breakdown

The Storm Claw Druid is back with a vengeance in Diablo 4 Season 9. Once a powerful meta option, the build fell off for Diablo 4 Items a time, but thanks to buffs, reworks, and synergistic aspects in Season 9, it's once again one of the fastest and most effective builds in the game - capable of comfortably clearing Torment IV, speed farming Helltides, and even pushing high-level Pit runs up to Pit 90.

This guide breaks down everything you need to know about building and playing the Storm Claw Druid effectively, including gear, aspects, skill choices, Paragon boards, and key gameplay strategies.

What Makes Storm Claw Special?

The Storm Claw Druid centers on the synergy between the basic Werewolf skill Claw and the lightning-based Storm Strike. The key unique item, the Greatstaff of the Crone, turns Claw into a Storm Skill and allows it to automatically cast Storm Strike with each hit. Combined with various enhancements from gear and aspects, this allows rapid, high-DPS basic attacks that scale with Werewolf and Storm bonuses alike.

This unique combination lets the build scale both elemental damage and Werewolf bonuses while proccing critical synergy passives, runes, and aspects rapidly.

Core Diablo IV Items & Aspects

1. Greatstaff of the Crone

This is the build's defining item.
Converts Claw into a Storm Skill.
Every Claw hit auto-casts Storm Strike.
Provides 250%+ damage boost to basic Storm Skills.

2. Tempest Roar

Turns Storm Skills into Werewolf Skills.
Allows Storm Strike and Hurricane to benefit from Werewolf modifiers.

3. Pain Gorger's Gauntlets

When a non-basic skill marks enemies, a basic skill echoes damage to all marked targets with +125% bonus.
Claw and Storm Strike scale exponentially from this.

4. Dire Wolf's Aspect

Makes Grizzly Rage a Werewolf skill.
Vital for maintaining synergy with Tempest Roar and triggering Storm Claw's bonuses.

5. Tibault's Will (Mythic Unique Pants)

Grants +20% damage while Unstoppable.
Extra resource generation while crowd-controlled or cheap Diablo 4 materials Unstoppable.