Druid - Power CC Druid - MetaBattle

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Focused on: Strike damage, Control and Mobility

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Difficulty: Normal

This build was last updated on June 05, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A Power Druid build for PvP which makes use of dual Maces along with a bunch of control oriented traits in order to dish out high damage while keeping targets CC'd.

Skill Bar

Mechanic

Mace/Mace

Utility

Skill Variants

Weapons

Hammer over Sword/Warhorn - Hammer is an equally viable option. These sets have similar damage, but Hammer offers more CC (and thus Marksmanship synergy) while Sword is more defensive with 3 combo finishers and better mobility. If you opt for this then take sigil of Intelligence/Savagery on Hammer and Cleansing/Energy on the Mace set.

Utility

新生纹章 over 磐石纹章 - for games where you feel like defense against conditions and an extra stunbreak are more important than a way to counter direct damage bursts.

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Specializations

Specialization Variants

Skirmishing over Marksmanship is also a viable option. This version of the build focuses more on consistent damage rather than empowering a few key attacks for burst damage. CC durations are a bit lower, but still good. A major advantage of this is that you get to pick up 海盗女王古物 which adds a lot of 急速 sources, making it easier to land longer casts especially in Celestial Avatar:

Equipment

Mace

Sigil

Sword

Warhorn

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Relic

Equipment Changes

Rune

牦牛符文 - more tanky option.
幻术师符文 - offensive rune with good stats and a huge 晕眩 duration boost.

Usage

Elite specialization basics

Rangers with the Druid Druid specialization gain access to 天界化身 (CA) which uses a resource called Astral Force (AF).
You build AF mostly through healing yourself and allies. The amount healed doesn't matter. Consistent sources of healing like 再生 and 新生纹章 are great at building Astral Force.

General

Celestial Avatar skill #5 自然汇流 is a channeled ability that has 稳固 on it. When you're trying to heal under pressure you should interrupt Natural Convergence right away by moving or by weapon stowing, that way you get to use the Stability to cover other skills.
Smokescale's F2 ability is 障目烟云 which could be used to combo 潜行 with skills like 橡木棍打, 碎地重击 (Hammer variant), Sword 2-3, 月色引力 or even pet swapping to proc 野性号角.
- 野性号角 has the benefit of being instant. Since you're able to swap pets even while stunned, you could use this to stealth yourself even while CC'd.
Mobility: Sky-Chak Striker's F2 is also a combo field, this one can be blasted for 迅捷! That's the only reliable source of Swiftness in the build, so you should make your pet use 魔径能量脉冲 and blast it with 橡木棍打 + 碎地重击 (in this order, as Thump covers a larger distance and should be taking you towards your destination when used) when you're ready to leave a capture point. With Sword/Warhorn the order is 荒野召唤 ⇒ 橡木棍打.
群星雕文 (your elite skill) can be used to rez allies when used in Celestial Avatar, this is a major group support tool you have. Drop the elite underneath the downed ally to begin reviving them, then either start rezing them manually too to make things faster or try to peel for them with CC while the elite does its thing.
- You could spam 生命种子 for cleansing/Blind while rezing allies inside the Glyph's AoE field or choose to drop out of CA after using the elite - dropping out of CA will 潜行 allies, making it harder for enemies to damage them or interrupt you. Applying stealth at the right moment could even save the downed ally from a stomp attempt.

Damage

Mace/Mace is much more spammy than Hammer, you can use your skills in almost no particular order and still do fine.
There are 2 things which play a key role in boosting your damage, especially on Sword and Hammer: CC and/or 激怒 application. Your goal is the reapply 激怒 before using harder hitting skills.
Whenever you disable an enemy with 晕眩 or any other form of hard-CC you gain 激怒 from 午夜国王古物 and a 醉生梦死 proc, which further increases your damage.
With the combination of 赶尽杀绝 and 精准出击, gaining 激怒 refreshes 先发制人 and Opening Strike has a 100% crit chance as well as a 25% damage bonus.
In summary: you do a CC, it gives you 激怒, and your next hit will deal higher damage. Always follow up CCs with hard hitting skills!
Aside from using CC skills you can also obtain 激怒 instantly by swapping pets.
平等雕文 can be used offensively as an instant trigger for MoC, even in the middle of casting other skills.
专横碾压 basically sets itself up, dazing targets and then following up with a 2nd attack that deals extra damage via trait synergy. It's also the hardest hitting skill on Hammer.
On Sword/Warhorn both 猛扑 and 毒蛇奇袭 hit hard. Be careful with 猎手召唤 on this set though, while it's a good skill and the vulnerability stacking could increase your damage, the rapid attacks could quickly eat the damage modifiers you get from CC skills like 荒野召唤. You might want to hold off on using Hunter's Call a bit if you intend to boost the skill 2-3 damage with dazes.
CC effects don't stack in duration and 晕眩 durations are quite long in the build, try not to override already applied dazes with other control effects.
天界化身 is mostly defensive, but if you want to use it to deal damage then cast 月色引力 for the daze and immob followed by 自然汇流.
- Drop a 生命种子 too as soon as you can since it's instant and applies 中毒 for healing reduction via 日蚀.
- Enemies being in range of 自然汇流 when it ends are immobilized, you could use this as a setup for harder hitting weapon skills.
The final pulse of 自然汇流 does a lot of damage, you can boost this further by pet swapping for 激怒 and Marksmanship synergy right as the last pulse is about to go off.

Burst combo examples

Mace into Sword

橡木棍打 for CC and to buff your next attack.
毒蛇奇袭 for damage and Immob.
猛扑
平等雕文 BEFORE Pounce hits.

Hammer

碎地重击 for CC and a gap closer.
猛烈横击 for damage, capitalizing on the damage modifiers applied by the CC.
野蛮冲击 to root the target in place as the CC from Thump is running out.
专横碾压 for daze and strong followup damage while they're Immobilize Immobilized.

Celestial Avatar rotation

While you don't have to follow this all the time, it's a good sequence for both damage and sustain.

Cast 月色引力 and try to maximize the targets in its radius, both friend and foe. Enemies will be dazed while allies will be healed.
Place 生命种子 below your character near the end of the Lunar Impact cast, BEFORE Lunar goes off. This is an instant skill with a very brief combo field duration, you want this to be blasted by Lunar Impact for extra condi cleansing. If you don't need cleansing AND the enemy you're fighting isn't in melee range, place this under them instead for the 目盲.
自然汇流 - here you have a choice. If you want to pressure the enemy, continue channeling the skill. If you're low HP and healing is more important, interrupt the skill immediately and cast 回春潮汐. You'll protect the cast with the 稳固 from Natural Convergence.
Swapping pets for a 野性号角 proc could add value to both Natural Convergence and Rejuvenating Tides. The Fury from the proc will boost the damage of NC (try to swap right before the last strike of NC) while the blast finisher from the same proc could give you and your allies extra healing when used inside RT.
Both skills listed under step 3 have long cast times, Natural Convergence even roots you in place. If you're taking a lot of damage consider using some of your utility skills like 磐石纹章 or "快保护我！", or simply cut the skill short and drop out of Celestial Avatar so you can disengage safely.
生命种子 once more then drop out of Celestial Avatar. Disengage with stealth and superspeed if you're still pressured.

Sustain

Both your healing skill and your elite are Water fields. Try to use blast/leap finishers in them for extra healing whenever possible.
生命种子 in Celestial Avatar (somewhat spammable instant skill) and 超级洁净法印 provide a steady stream of condi removal, use these to keep conditions at bay.
- If you drop 生命种子 halfway through casting 月色引力 you can combo an extra condition removal.
群星雕文 is an answer to just about any situation - heals, removes conditions, protects against CC, and you can combo extra healing with leap/blast finishers.
Entering 天界化身 dazes nearby enemies. This is an instant way of lifting some pressure off of you that could be done even while you're stunned.
Exiting Celestial Avatar gives you and nearby allies 潜行 and 奔驰疾速. This is a powerful escape tool, if you're being focused by the enemy team sometimes it's best to just enter CA, do 月色引力 ⇒ 生命种子 and then exit the form. This provides a decent amount of healing/cleansing while also creating some breathing room for you before bailing from a fight.
Mobility in general can be quite important for your survival. Hammer and Sword/Warhorn could help you disengage from fights.
月色引力 should be the first skill you use while in CA, ideally try to get 2 casts of this skill off before leaving the avatar form.
新生纹章 should be kept for its passive for as long as possible. While it doesn't heal much on this build it's A) still better than nothing and B) helps with Astral Force generation, although with 20s CD on Celestial Avatar it's less important in this gamemode. Use it only if you're out of options and need to break stun or do a mass cleanse.
- Note: your pet must be within 600 range for the condition transfer to happen. The damage from the transfer itself can actually kill the pet rather quickly so you might want to swap pets shortly after using this signet.
You're free to use "快保护我！" for simple damage mitigation while the other utilities are not on CD, but if those are recharging then hold onto this in case you need to break a stun in the future.

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