You can feel it in every corner of the community right now – the chatter’s everywhere, and it is all about the new Druid class coming in PoE 2. What started off as a few casual rumours has turned into full-on hype. You have got players calling themselves "tree believers," gearing up to ditch their usual builds to try something a bit wilder. The whole vibe is different this time, like we are on the edge of a proper shake-up to the meta. For a lot of us, the thought of mixing nature magic with brutal, up-close combat just feels fresh. And with talk of new PoE 2 Items dropping alongside it, people are already planning what they’ll grab first day.

Patch 0.4.0 is when it finally lands, and from what we’ve seen, the Druid is built for variety. If you’re sick of being stuck in one style, this mix of elemental spellcasting and beast-form melee is a breath of fresh air. One minute you’re throwing lightning across the map, the next minute you’ve turned into a hulking bear, ripping through anything that survived. Players who usually stick to one archetype might find themselves swapping back and forth just for the thrill. The animal summon skills look like they’ll hit the sweet spot for folks who enjoy having a few allies in the fight, and that bear form? Looks tough enough to stand toe-to-toe with the nastiest bosses around.

Shapeshifting is the big hook here, and it sounds like the swap between human and beast will be smooth, letting you change tactics mid-battle. Human form brings the storms, lava bursts and all that ranged, area-control power. Bear form… well, that’s pure aggression, closing the gap and smashing face. Then there’s the rumoured Ascendancies – Beastmaster, Stormcaller, Guardian – each pushing the class in totally different directions. Theorycrafters are already knee-deep in speculations, juggling skill combos, gear synergies and ways to squeeze every last bit of damage or survivability out of it.

All this rolls into "The Last of the Druids" league launching on December 12, 2025, with the big reveal happening on December 4. As always, new league means wipe – everyone starts fresh, the economy resets, new uniques drop, and we get shiny mechanics that, if the talk is true, lean heavy into nature themes. The roadmap’s pacing nicely too: Huntress arrives in April (Patch 0.2.0), Act 4 in August (Patch 0.3.0), and then we hit Druid season. Best bit? There’s a free weekend scheduled from December 12-15, perfect for roping in newcomers or old mates who dropped off. This one’s shaping up to be wild, and if you’re thinking of diving in, grabbing some cheap PoE 2 Items early might be the smartest move you make.