In this Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.4 ladder build guide, we showcase the budget Volcano Druid build which can actually do some pretty good work early on in some of the new level 85 areas in the ladder season 1!

Diablo II Resurrected 2.4 Best Ladder Start Build - Volcano Druid Guide

As tested, Volcano Druid Build could be one of the best Ladder reset builds to use for running new level 85 areas at the starting of Ladder season, and as you advance, you can level it up with better quality gear. Here we break down the guide into different sections to help you build a strong D2R 2.4 Start Druid build. 

Skill Points and Attributes

In the first section, we dive into the skill and stat point distribution:

Skills

Armageddon: 20 points

Fissure: 20 points

Volcano: 20 points

Molten Boulder: 20 points

Oak Sage: All extra points

1 point to all prerequisites such as Firestorm, Arctic Blast, Cyclone Armor

Attributes

Strength: 156

Dexterity: 136

Vitality: 306

Energy: 58

We basically use three main attacks, so we have Armageddon for when monsters get close we kind of cast this almost like ellie druids do hurricane, then max Volcane and Fissure. We also max Molten Boulder because it gives additional physical damage to our Volcano, which is very important for a diversified series of elements that you can attack with or in this case physical damage. Basically what we do is we walk around, have armageddon active and keep switching back and forth between Volcano and Fissure, both of these are pretty heavy hitting fire spells and you can cast them from a distance which is really effective for Diablo 2 Resurrected runes. So if you have these new areas such as the Icy Cellar that don't have a lot of natural fire immunes in them, this is a incredible build for an area like that. We just put the rest of our points into Oak Sage, that's because in this PTR on battlenet, we only have a phase blade to make a spirit in, so we have to dump a lot of points into dexterity just to wear this, so just know that when the patch drops and you find yourself a four socket crystal sword to do this with.

Crystal Sword

1H damage: 5-15
Base speed: [0]
Class speed: Ama, Asn, B, D, P, N - Fast
S - Normal
Adds range: 1
Durability: 20
Req Strength: 43
Quality level: 11
Treasure class: 12
Max sockets: 6

Volcano Druid Gear

The equipment listed in the next section are essential for the Budget Volcano Druid:

Weapon: Spirit Phase Blade

Weapon Offhand: Spirit Monarch Shield

Monarch

Defense: 133-148
Durability: 86
Req Strength: 156
Req level: 54
Quality level: 72
Max sockets: 4
Weight: Light
Base block: 22
Class block: Pal: 52%
Ama/Asn/Bar: 47%
Dru/Nec/Sor: 42%
Paladin smite dmg: 12-34

Body Armor: Skin of the Vipermagi

Helm:

Jalal's Mane

Defense: 247-297 (varies)(Base Defense: 73-98)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 65
Durability: 20
(Druid Only)
+150-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
30% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+2 To Druid Skill Levels
All Resistances +30
+5 To Mana After Each Kill
+20 To Strength
+20 To Energy
+2 To Shape Shifting Skills (Druid Only)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

(Totemic Mask)

Gloves:

Magefist

Defense: 24-25 (varies)(Base Defense: 9-11)
Required Level: 23
Required Strength: 45
Durability: 18
+20-30% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+10 Defense
+1 To Fire Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Regenerate Mana 25%
Adds 1-6 Fire Damage
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

- Fire skills definitely boost up Fissure and Armageddon basically

Boots: Aldur's Advance (Battle Boots)

Belt:

String of Ears

Defense: 102-113 (varies)(Base Defense: 29-34)
Required Level: 29
Required Strength: 20
Durability: 22
16 Boxes
+150-180% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+15 Defense
6-8% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
Damage Reduced By 10-15% (varies)
Magic Damage Reduced 10-15 (varies)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

(Demonhide Sash)

Ring 1: Scintillating Ring of the Apprentic

Ring 2: Blood Band

Amulet: Shadow Emblem

Merc Gear

Weapon: Insight Hydra Bow - Make ACT 1 Merc more viable

Body Armor:

Duriel's Shell

Defense:  (528-650) - (610-732) (varies)(Base Defense: 188-202)
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 65
Durability: 150
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+ (1.25 Per Character Level)  1-123 Defense (Based On Character Level)
+ (1 Per Character Level) 1-99 To Life (Based On Character Level)
Resist Fire +20%
Resist Lightning +20%
Resist Poison +20%
Resist Cold +50%
Cannot Be Frozen
+15 To Strength
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

(Cuirass)

Helm: Peasant Crown (War Hat)

As an initial build, we used the most budget gear, which is undoubtedly very accessible and overpowered. Within the first few days of a ladder reset actually don't think you need the cast really on this, just aim for something with two druid skills.  And if you want to build up these build with more powerful gears, welcome to buy Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder items from us.