Summary
Already one of the year’s biggest releases,Baldur’s Gate 3brings the classic CRPG series into the modern world with the highest fidelity adaptation ofDungeons and Dragonsyet.Baldur’s Gate 3comes packed with content courtesy of developer Larian Studios, much of which comes from the astonishing amount of options available regarding the player character.
One of the game’s most popular classes has seen a resurgence in recent times thanks to representation in Blizzard’sDiablo 4: the Druid. A master of natural forces that balances physical attacks with magical abilities, the Druid archetype is a classic fantasy mainstay that both Blizzard and Larian Studios have taken to implementing. While players ofDiablo 4’s Druidmay expect a smooth transition intoBaldur’s Gate 3’s class of the same name, there is actually a fair bit of nuance to the process brought about by the depth of the latter game.
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Diablo 4’s Druid
Returning fromDiablo 2, the Druid class represents the fury of nature through beast transformations and weather control. InDiablo 4’s progression system, the playstyle of a Druid is defined by a player’s unique build instead of an explicit subclass. Builds incorporate Skills from the Basic, Spirit, Defensive, Wrath, Companion, and Ultimate categories in-game, but the Druid’s Skills can be further broken down by the playstyles they support.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Druid
While several classes inBaldur’s Gate 3act as effective analogues for the four available inDiablo 4, Druid is one that actually exists in both titles. Sharing many of the core features of Blizzard’s recent spin on the nature wizard archetype, this version of the Druid further benefits fromBaldur’s Gate 3’s multiple subclass options. While Druid is obviously a solid choice for fans of the playstyle, there are also elements of it that show up in several other subclasses.
The title may be shared by the Druids ofDiabloandBaldur’s Gaterespectively, but the deeper nature of Larian Studios’ release sees a more distributed set of fitting powers spread across many more classes.Diablo 4clearly takes a streamlined approach with only five options to begin with, but the title’s Druid ends up combining multiple archetypes that are each more deeply explored withinBaldur’s Gate 3’s extensive class selection.
Baldur’s Gate 3launches on August 3 for PC and Mac, and September 6 for PS5.
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