The Summoner Druid is now a viable upper-tier to end-game build, it has a passive playstyle and relies on its summons to do all the damage. The build excels at targeted boss kills, including Ubers. Since this is a new build available for the game, there are a number of ways to play it, so in this guide, we'll take the best summon druid build in Diablo 2 Resurrected.

Summoner Druid Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths of the Summon Druid

High mobility, high DPS build

Ability to summon all Wolves and Bears opens this build-up to AoE coverage.

Excellent single-target damage, with very good AoE capability through the extended zoo

Amazing survivability

Can resummon minions at will without needing any raw materials

Weaknesses of the Summon Druid

Depends on the Mercenary to break Physical Immunity.

Little to no flexibility in skill choices.

Frequent minion repositioning is required in tight quarters.

No effective support spells to help minions do damage can feel repetitive.

Best D2R 2.5 Summoner Druid Skills

Elemental Point Skills:

No points

Shape Shifting Skills: 

No points

Summoning Point Skills:

20 points to Ravens

1 point to Poison Vine

1- 20 points to Oak Sage

20 points to Summon Spirit Wolf

9 points to Carrion Vine

1- 20 points to Heart of the Wolverine

20 points to Summon Dire Wolf

20 points to Summon Grizzly

D2R 2.5 Summon Druid Stats

Strength: Just enough to wear your gears

Dexterity: Just enough to wear your gears

Vitality: All remaining points

Energy: None 

Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.5 Summoner Druid Gears

Weapon: Beast, Call to Arms

Helm: Jalal's Mane, Harlequin Crest

Armor: Enigma, Bramble

Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope

Belt: Arachnid Mesh

Boots: Aldur's Advance

Gloves: Magefist

Rings: The Stone of Jordan, Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band

Charms: Annihilus, Hellfire Torch, Bone Break

D2R 2.5 Summoner Druid Mercenary

Helm: Arreat's Face

Body Armor: Fortitude

Weapons: Lawbringer

If you are tired of playing summon necromancer and looking for another summon class, then the summon druid is your next stop, and the summoned units for this build don't need to come from corpses, they can spawn anywhere, anytime. If you want to play this build faster, you can buy cheap d2r items from our D2R items store.