flayer dungeon and maggot lair are areas the pally has a really tough time in for example.The three disciplines that a druid can master each require a particular attribute distribution. hammerdin does it even better but yeah.every class will have problems in some areas. a cold sorc might struggle harder on csanctuary. hammerdin has far worse hit box passing, the only reason hammerdin is so strong is becase of max block and magical damage. its never gonna clear as fast as a fully decked out light sorc but then again nothing can. holy freeze is really wasted on wind druid. you need to slap a might aura on your merc. i have levelled most classes up to around 85 and yes hammerdin is always gonna be top dog but windy druid is super safe on HC, even more so then a singer barb or a summon necro in my opinion.

on ps5 the tornados are extremly easy to spam and aim. cyclone armor and oak sage provide such a massive boon to resi and life. So, from a bit of an amateurish perspective, Yes! Druids are playable and very fun! Watching my Tornados absolutely disintegrate a horde of mobs is so satisfying!

With my gear, I'm getting +6 to all my elementals and +3 to everything else, so lately I've been able to spec more into Oak Sage, Grizzly, and Cyclone Armor without having to worry about my damage dropping off, so I'm pretty hard to kill, too! Cyclone Armor (One of the best skills in the game IMO) takes care of most elemental damage rn, but I know once I get into Act 4 and 5 I'm gonna really have to focus on getting my resistances up for Hell. This is the farthest I've ever taken a character, so I couldn't comment on what Hell is like, but I'm doing great and having fun so far! I love Druids! I started as a werewolf for Normal, but I'm tearing through Nightmare P8 rn with a Spirit Sword and some skill boosting gear as a Windy Druid.

Diablo 2 good build for druid summoner