Druid - Copycat Commander

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Focused on: Strike damage, Sustain and Mobility

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Hard

This build was last updated on October 20, 2026.

Overview

A Druid build for PvP which focuses on powering up its Feline pets through traits and Command skills, augmenting their already high DPS to shred targets. This build also shares a large amount of Might to nearby allies, as well as some light cleanse and healing.

Skill Bar

Mace/Mace

Greatsword

Utility

Utility Variants

• "Protect Me!" -- can be taken over Quickening Zephyr for better Protection uptime at the cost of a lot of damage.

Elite Variants

• Glyph of the Stars -- cleanse and strong teamfight utility. Can be a good elite to take with some changes to the build like Sword // Warhorn over Greatsword.

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Equipment

Mace

Mace

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Relic

Equipment Variants

Weapons

• Sword// Warhorn over Greatsword -- three finishers and solid mobility in exchange for pet damage (Maul) & a great block. Good if you're taking Glyph of the Stars.

Amulet

• -- better healing at the cost of toughness.

• -- better against conditions.

Rune

• Rune of Resistance -- defensive option against heavy conditions.

Relic

• Relic of the Pirate Queen -- another Quickness option. Your Swiftness uptime will suffer, consider running Cheetah over one of your cats.

Sigils

• Sigil of Exposure over Sigil of Cleansing (on either weapon set) -- better burst at the cost of a cleanse. This build can struggle with cleansing so make this change with caution.

Usage

Elite specialization basics

• Rangers with the Druid specialization gain access to Celestial Avatar (CA) which uses a resource called Astral Force (AF).

• You build AF through dealing damage and healing allies. This build takes Eclipse which causes your damage to build AF even faster, and that will be your main way of generating it.

• Celestial Avatar skills are generally defensive and provide healing, but the 5th ability, Natural Convergence, can deal a surprising amount of damage as well.

• Celestial Avatar is also your primary way to burst. Grace of the Land causes each ability to grant might to nearby allies, yourself included, and its third skill Immobilizes and Dazes targets. With Fortifying Bond granting your pet any boons you receive, you can give your pet an extreme amount of might in a short time while also rooting and Slowing your target.

Basics

• The main gameplan of this build is to support your Feline pets with CC, boons and healing to allow their high damage abilities to shine. This is done through its various Command skills in conjunction with the traits Fortifying Bond and Resounding Timbre.

• When you're ready to burst, activate your pet's Beast ability. Just before it lands, activate Quickening Zephyr to give your pet 8s of Quickness, which will then be further extended by the following Go for the Throat trigger. Activate "Sic 'Em!" and try to stun your target out of any potential defensive skills while your pet shreds them down.

• Regularly use Greatsword's second ability Maul to buff your pet's attacks. The buff is applied even if the skill doesn't hit anything.

• CCing any target will give you and your pet Might and Fury, the latter of which can otherwise by difficult to come by.

• Spamming abilities while in Celestial Avatar (see: Grace of the Land) provides Might for you, your pet, and nearby allies.

• You have decent healing power and supportive abilities. Stay evasive while making room for your pet to deal damage -- pepper opponents with dazes and stuns, but also hop in and out of Celestial Avatar to buff and heal your allies.

Sustain

• Rejuvenation gives you ~6s of Regeneration when a Beast ability is activated.

• Thistleguard (Mace 4) cleanses up to 3 conditions in addition to a huge barrier. It also gives a small amount of Stability to help you land other important abilities, and you can get additional stacks by immediately casting your heal skill "We Heal As One!"

• Flourish (Mace 2) provides some healing and Regeneration. Use it regularly.

• Celestial Avatar abilities all feature a healing element except for the 5th skill. You can stay in this form and spam Cosmic Ray and Seed of Life if the situation calls for it. Its 4th skill Rejuvenating Tides heals you and nearby allies, and also creates a water field you can use finishers into for some extra healing.

• Entering Celestial Avatar cleanses 3 conditions.

• Seed of Life (CA form 2) cleanses 2 conditions, and you can blast it with Lunar Impact to cleanse another.

• Evasive Purity makes your dodges cleanse a condition. Vigor comes from Invigorating Bond and Lightning Reflexes (if taken).

Defense

• Oaken Cudgel (Mace 3) gives you 3s of Protection.

• Greatsword skills 3, 4, and 5 all act as defensive skills. 3, Swoop, is an excellent mobility skill but also features a small evade during the leap at the end. 4, Counterattack / Counterattack Kick is a long duration block & 3/4s evade if you block anything successfully, and 5, Hilt Bash is a decent duration daze/stun depending on where you land it from.

• Your pet's health is important; without your pet, you do very little damage. Don't blindly send them into danger, and if they're getting focused call them back to your side to heal them or swap them for your other pet. You can also heal your pet with "We Heal As One!" and various Celestial Avatar abilities.