Diablo 4 Waxing Gibbous

Diablo 4 Waxing Gibbous

The Diablo 4 Waxing Gibbous is a Unique Axe exclusive to the Druid class.

Damage to Healthy Enemies

Critical Strike Damage
Damage to Injured Enemies
Life On Kill
Ranks to Shred
Gain Stealth for 2 seconds when killing enemies with Shred. Breaking Stealth with an attack grants Ambush which gaurantees Critical Strikes for [1.0 - 2.5] seconds.
Druid Class Only

How To Get Waxing Gibbous

The Waxing Gibbous Unique Axe will only drop from Level 85+ Monsters.

You can further increase your chances of the Waxing Gibbous Drop by slaying Cannibals, Fallen, Goatmen in Nightmare Dungeons. Since these monster types have a higher drop rate of Unique Axe Equipment.

Best Malignant Hearts To Use With Waxing Gibbous

The best malignant heart to use with Waxing Gibbous is Caged Heart of The Picana, which is a Vicious Type Socket.

Vicious (Offensive) • All

Critical Strikes electrically charge the enemy for [0.75 - 2.50] seconds, causing lightning to arc between them and any other charged enemies dealing [X] Lightning damage.

Vicious (Offensive) • All

You gain [40 - 60%] Critical Strike Damage but your Non-Critical Strikes deal [20 - 15%] less damage.

Wrathful (Super) • All

Critical Strikes and all subsequent damage within [2.0 - 4.0] seconds is absorbed by your target. Then, the absorbed damage erupts onto surrounding enemies. Stored damage is increased by 10% per second.

Best Unique Weapons and Armor To Use with Waxing Gibbous

The best unique equipment to use with Waxing Gibbous in D4 is The Grandfather, which is a Unique Sword.

The Grandfather

All • Unique Sword

Average Synergy

Critical Strike Damage

Damage
Maximum Life
All Stats
Ignores Durability Loss

Increases your Critical Strike Damage by [60 - 100%] . The other properties of this weapon can roll higher than normal.

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Best Aspects To Use with Waxing Gibbous Unique Axe

Accelerating Aspect

All • Offensive

Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by [15-25%] for 3 seconds.

Aspect of the Rampaging Werebeast

Druid • Offensive

The duration of Grizzly Rage is increased by [1-5] seconds. In addition, Critical Strikes while Grizzly Rage is active increase your Critical Strike Damage by 10% for the duration.

Wind Striker Aspect

All • Mobility

Critical Strikes grant [8.0-16.0%] Movement Speed for 1 second, up to 6 seconds.

Lightning Dancer's Aspect

Druid • Offensive

Lightning Storm Critical Strikes spawn 3 Dancing Bolts that seek enemies in the area dealing [.7-.8] Lightning damage.

Stormclaw's Aspect

Druid • Offensive

Critical Strikes with Shred deal [20-30%] of the damage dealt as Lightning damage to the target and surrounding enemies.

Runeworker's Conduit Aspect

Druid • Offensive

Critical Strikes with Storm Skills that you cast charge the air around you for [1.0-2.0] seconds causing a Lightning Bolt to periodically hit an enemy in the area for [1.4] Lightning damage. This duration can be extended by additional Critical Strikes.

All • Offensive

Average Synergy

You have [10-20%] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy, you gain [20-40%] increased Crowd Control Duration.

Aspect of Natural Balance

Druid • Offensive

Average Synergy

Casting a Storm Skill grants your Earth Skills [30.0-45.0%] Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds. Casting an Earth Skill increases the Critical Strike Chance of Storm Skills by [8.0-12.0%] for 4 seconds.

Nighthowler's Aspect

Druid • Offensive

Average Synergy

Blood Howl increases Critical Strike Chance by [5.0-10.0%]. In addition, Blood Howl also affects Nearby Companions and Players for 3 seconds.

Crashstone Aspect

Druid • Offensive

Average Synergy

Earth Skills deal [30-40%] more Critical Strike Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.

Best Druid Aspects

Best Paragons To Use with Waxing Gibbous

The best paragon to use with Waxing Gibbous in D4 is Spirit, which is a Rare Glyph Node.

Lust for Carnage

Druid • Legendary Board

Critical Strikes with Werewolf Skills restore 2 Spirit.

Druid • Legendary Board

Average Synergy

Storm Skills deal 30% increased Critical Strike Damage against Vulnerable or Immobilized enemies.

Druid • Rare Glyph

Description:
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, all damage deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
Radius Bonus:
Critical Strikes increase the damage an enemy takes from you by x2% for 20 seconds, up to x12%.
Radius Requirement:

25 Dexterity

Best Druid Paragons

Best Skills To Use with Waxing Gibbous

The strongest skill synergy with the Waxing Gibbous Unique Axe in D4 are Petrify, and there is also a strong passive synergy with Safeguard.

Ultimate Active

Average Synergy

Encase all Nearby enemies in stone, Stunning them for 3 seconds. You deal x30% increased Critical Strike Damage to enemies affected by Petrify.
Against Bosses, the Critical Strike Damage bonus is increased to x50% and its duration is increased to 6 seconds.

Petrify's effect durations are increased by 1 second.

Killing an enemy affected by Petrify grants 25 Spirit.

Spirit Cost: 35

Lucky Hit Chance: 20%

Average Synergy

Shapeshift into a Werewolf and perform a trio of combo attacks:

Shred gains +30% Attack Speed and Heals for 2% of your Maximum Life if an enemy is struck.

Shred's third combo attack is larger and applies an additional 70% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds.

Shred's second and third attacks also perform a dash. In addition, Shred's Critical Strike Damage is increased by x30%.

Critical Strikes with Earth Skills Fortify you for {2% / 4% / 7%} Base Life.

Critical Strikes with Werewolf Skills deal {8% / 15% / 23%} of their Base damage as Poisoning damage over 4 seconds.

Predatory Instinct

Average Synergy

Critical Strike Chance against Close enemies is increased by + {2% / 4% / 6%} .

Average Synergy

Poisoned enemies take + {10% / 20% / 30%} additional Critical Strike Damage.

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