I didn't expect Patch 0.4.0 to have a "why would you play anything else?" option, but the Wyvern Druid kinda is that. You pop the talisman early, you're airborne, and suddenly the map layout stops mattering. If you're still scraping by on floor-based clears, swapping over feels like cheating, especially once you've got your PoE 2 Currency plans sorted and can actually build around the charge engine instead of praying for lucky drops.

How the build actually survives.

The whole loop is Power Charges, but not in the usual "more crit, neat" way. Here, charges are your fuel tank. You'll pounce into a pack, throw out Rend to tag everything, then Devour the corpses and watch your Energy Shield snap back up. It's not fancy. It's just reliable. And that matters when rares roll nasty mods and you don't feel like playing dodge-the-dot for thirty seconds. If you keep Devour rolling, it's hard to get stuck in that awful "one hit away from dead" spiral.

Clear speed feels like you're breaking the rules.

Rend is the button that makes people message you asking what you're playing. The range gets silly once you've stacked charges, and it's one of those skills that rewards you for staying aggressive. You don't tiptoe. You cut through, scoop corpses, move on. The flying part is more than a gimmick too. You'll hop over junk terrain, skip awkward corners, and keep your tempo. After a few hours, walking builds start to feel slow in a way that's hard to un-feel.

Bossing is simple, but it's not brain-off.

On bosses, you're basically setting up a beatdown. Rend to build the stun pressure, Wing Blast when you see the window, then Oil Barrage to cash out. That's the moment the fight flips from "okay, this is tanky" to "wait, it's already phasing?" Charge uptime is the difference between smooth kills and weird, shaky ones, so don't get lazy with Devour just because there aren't many corpses. Sometimes you've gotta reposition, grab adds, and keep the engine fed.

Gear priorities and the stuff people mess up.

Don't overthink the early gear. Cap res, get enough ES to not feel paper-thin, and grab whatever helps charge generation feel steady. Later, the spicy items are real, sure, but the build doesn't need perfect rolls to pop off. The bigger mistake is ignoring stun and threshold tech, then wondering why certain rares feel immortal. Fix the fundamentals first, then chase the upgrades, and if you're topping off your stash with poe2 cheap divine along the way, you'll hit that comfy "never slows down" pace a lot sooner.