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Disambig icon.png This article is about the elite specialization for ranger. For the article about druids in lore, see Druid (group).
Elite specialization character icon.

"The stars, earth, and sky above will heal us."

Druids utilize the power of nature and the stars above to heal their allies, using glyph skills to channel powerful boons and protective utilities. By generating your astral force, you can channel your Celestial Avatar form.

— In-game description

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Druid is an elite specialization for the ranger unlocked with the Heart of Thorns expansion. These rangers, just like the druids that once lived in the Heart of Maguuma, have learned to commune with nature and the stars to become Celestial Avatars. In this state, they gain access to support skills to heal and empower their allies.

Druids can wield staves, a weapon they employ to heal and support their allies. They have also learned glyph skills, that normally damage or impair nearby enemies, but switch their effects to healing and support when cast inside Celestial Avatar. Druids are masters of support, healing and empowering their allies, but can also opt to go in the offensive and kill their enemies with conditions.

List of druid skills[edit]

See also: List of ranger skills

Profession mechanic[edit]

Celestial Avatar is the druid's profession mechanic, changing the player's weapon and glyph skills while in the form.

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
F5 Celestial Avatar.png Celestial Avatar 10 Consume your accumulated astral force to become a celestial avatar.
F5 ChainRelease Celestial Avatar.png Release Celestial Avatar Leave the celestial avatar form.
Celestial Avatar (Terrestrial)
1 Cosmic Ray.png Cosmic Ray 0.5½ Celestial Avatar. Call down energy onto the targeted area to heal allies.
2 Seed of Life.png Seed of Life 4 Celestial Avatar. Summon a seed that heals and cleanses nearby allies of conditions when it blossoms.
3 Lunar Impact.png Lunar Impact 0.75¾ 8 Celestial Avatar. Call down a massive lunar beam to heal allies and daze foes.
4 Rejuvenating Tides.png Rejuvenating Tides 20.75¾ 8 Celestial Avatar. Gather tidal force to rapidly heal nearby allies.
5 Natural Convergence.png Natural Convergence 20.5½ 10 Celestial Avatar. Channel your celestial powers, pulsing cripple and slow. Once the channel ends, any foes still within its radius will be trapped by a black hole, immobilizing them.
Celestial Avatar (Aquatic)
1 Cosmic Ray.png Cosmic Ray 0.5½ Celestial Avatar. Call down energy onto the targeted area to heal allies.
2 Seed of Life.png Seed of Life 0.5½ 1 Celestial Avatar. Summon a seed that heals and cleanses nearby allies of conditions when it blossoms.
3 Lunar Impact.png Lunar Impact 0.75¾ 5 Celestial Avatar. Call down a massive lunar beam to heal allies and daze foes.
4 Rejuvenating Tides.png Rejuvenating Tides 20.75¾ 8 Celestial Avatar. Gather tidal force to rapidly heal nearby allies.
5 Natural Convergence.png Natural Convergence 20.25¼ 10 Celestial Avatar. Channel your celestial powers, pulsing cripple and slow. Once the channel ends, any foes still within its radius will be trapped by a black hole, immobilizing them.

Weapon skills[edit]

# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Staff[edit]

1 Solar Beam.png Solar Beam 10.25¼ Fire a concentrated beam of light at the target enemy or ally, damaging foes and healing allies struck by the beam.
2 Astral Wisp.png Astral Wisp 0.75¾ 8 Send a wisp to attach to your target. While attached, it will circle the target, healing nearby allies.
3 Ancestral Grace.png Ancestral Grace 10.25¼ 20 Become a wisp of natural energy, traversing to the targeted location. When you reach the target, heal nearby allies and grant protection to your pet. Recharge is reduced if you heal another ally.
4 Vine Surge.png Vine Surge 0.75¾ 20 Send forth vines that immobilize enemies and cleanse conditions from allies.
5 Sublime Conversion.png Sublime Conversion 25 Summon an energy barrier that causes enemy projectiles to heal upon impact. Allies that pass through the wall gain boons.

Slot skills[edit]

Redirect Arrow.png denotes a skill replacement when in Celestial Avatar

Healing[edit]

Skill Underwater skills Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Glyph of Rejuvenation.png Glyph of Rejuvenation Not available underwater 20 Glyph. Greatly heal yourself and your pet, while healing nearby allies for a minor amount.
Parent arrow.pngRelease Celestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Rejuvenation.png Glyph of Rejuvenation Not available underwater 0.5½ 20 Glyph. Greatly heal yourself and your pet, while healing nearby allies for a minor amount.
Parent arrow.pngCelestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Rejuvenation (Celestial Avatar).png Glyph of Rejuvenation Not available underwater 1 20 Glyph. Greatly heal your allies while healing yourself and your pet for a minor amount.

Utility[edit]

Skill Underwater skills Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Glyph of Alignment.png Glyph of Alignment Not available underwater 20 Glyph. Damage and impair foes, or heal and remove conditions from allies.
Parent arrow.pngRelease Celestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Alignment.png Glyph of Alignment Not available underwater 0.5½ 20 Glyph. Inflict bleeding and debilitate nearby foes.
Parent arrow.pngCelestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Alignment (Celestial Avatar).png Glyph of Alignment Not available underwater 0.5½ 20 Glyph. Heal and remove conditions from nearby allies.
Glyph of Equality.png Glyph of Equality Not available underwater 24 Glyph. Daze foes or break stun for allies.
Parent arrow.pngRelease Celestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Equality.png Glyph of Equality Not available underwater 24 Glyph. Daze nearby foes.
Parent arrow.pngCelestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Equality (Celestial Avatar).png Glyph of Equality Not available underwater 24 Glyph. Break stun for nearby allies.
Glyph of Unity.png Glyph of Unity Not available underwater 30 Glyph. Use nature energy to connect to foes or allies.
Parent arrow.pngRelease Celestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Unity.png Glyph of Unity Not available underwater 0.5½ 30 Glyph. Tether yourself to nearby foes. Whenever you take damage, deal damage to the foes tethered to you.
Parent arrow.pngCelestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Unity (Celestial Avatar).png Glyph of Unity Not available underwater 0.5½ 30 Glyph. Tether yourself to nearby allies. Whenever you're healed, heal the tethered allies as well.
Glyph of the Tides.png Glyph of the Tides Not available underwater 20 Glyph. Draw your enemies in or knock them away.
Parent arrow.pngRelease Celestial Avatar.pngGlyph of the Tides.png Glyph of the Tides Not available underwater 0.5½ 20 Glyph. Push nearby enemies away from you.
Parent arrow.pngCelestial Avatar.pngGlyph of the Tides (Celestial Avatar).png Glyph of the Tides Not available underwater 0.5½ 20 Glyph. Pulls enemies toward you.

Elite[edit]

Skill Underwater skills Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Glyph of the Stars.png Glyph of the Stars Not available underwater 60 Glyph. Channel the power of the stars to prevent harm to your allies.
Parent arrow.pngRelease Celestial Avatar.pngGlyph of the Stars.png Glyph of the Stars Not available underwater 1 48 Glyph. Heal allies, cleanse conditions, and grant stability to allies in the area.
Parent arrow.pngCelestial Avatar.pngGlyph of Empowerment (Celestial Avatar).png Glyph of the Stars Not available underwater 1 48 Glyph. Prevent health drain while downed and revive downed allies in the targeted area. Heal and grant boons to allies in that area.

List of druid traits[edit]

See also: List of ranger traits
Tier Trait Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Minor Proficiency Staff Proficiency.png Staff Proficiency You can wield a staff.
Minor Adept Celestial Being.png Celestial Being Gain access to Glyphs. Become a celestial avatar once you gain enough astral force. Generate astral force by healing allies and damaging foes.
Major Adept Druidic Clarity.png Druidic Clarity Becoming a celestial avatar removes conditions from you and nearby allies.
Major Adept Cultivated Synergy.png Cultivated Synergy Using your heal skill, heals allies around you and your pet.
Major Adept Blood Moon.png Blood Moon 8 Daze enemies when you become a celestial avatar. Inflict bleeding on enemies you immobilize or disable.
Minor Master Live Vicariously.png Live Vicariously 1 When you heal an ally, you are also healed.
Major Master Celestial Shadow.png Celestial Shadow Grant superspeed and stealth to nearby allies when leaving celestial avatar form.
Major Master Verdant Etching.png Verdant Etching Glyphs grant protection to nearby allies.
Major Master Natural Balance.png Natural Balance Upon entering and leaving celestial avatar form, deal increased damage and take reduced damage for a brief period.
Minor Grandmaster Natural Mender.png Natural Mender Increase healing to other allies. Gain astral force each interval while not in celestial avatar form.
Major Grandmaster Grace of the Land.png Grace of the Land Grant boons to allies within the radius of your Celestial Avatar skills.
Major Grandmaster Lingering Light.png Lingering Light While in Celestial Avatar form, your healing of others is significantly increased. Healing another player with a Celestial Avatar skill reduces the cooldown of Celestial Avatar.
Cooldown can only be reduced once per outgoing heal and will occur even if the affected player is at full health.
Major Grandmaster Eclipse (trait).png Eclipse Your Celestial Avatar skills are offensively augmented.

Lore[edit]

Rangers entering the ancient Maguuma Jungle may attune to the long-dormant forces of Tyria to become druids capable of channeling the might of the heavens, mending allies and daunting enemies. By gaining access to the staff weapon and glyphs, these masters of support bolster their allies with mystical insight into the natural world. Their new profession mechanic allows them to accumulate astral force to become a celestial avatar, a paragon of reactive recovery and strong sustainability in a dangerous world.

— Druid release notes

As longtime allies of nature, rangers can now channel the long-dormant strength of Tyria after tapping into the primal forces of the Heart of Maguuma jungle. Druids draw astral forces into themselves, gaining the power to become celestial avatars; in celestial avatar form a druid becomes capable of bringing allies on the brink of death back to pristine condition. Those following the path of the druid can also uncover ancient glyphs, which will help them with their duty of sustaining their allies. Trudging with heroic determination into the wild lands of the jungle, druids comprehend that the beauty of the wilderness conceals great danger.[1][2]

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