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The Kilt of Blackwing is the latest unique item introduced to the Druid class in Diablo 4. This unique item is best known for its ability to enhance the Druid’s Raven Skill, allowing for a new synergy between companion-based skills and the shapeshifting ability of the Druids. So anyone running Raven Storm builds will benefit from this unique item’s ability.In this guide, we will break down how you can acquire the Kilt of Blackwing in Diablo 4, its stats, and its unique effects.Diablo 4: What is the Kilt of Blackwing?The Kilt of Blackwing buffs all of Druid's Raven skills (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)The Kilt of Blackwing is a pair of unique pants built specifically for the Druid class in Diablo 4 and designed to target the Raven abilities of your Druid. These pants increase the damage output of your Druid’s Raven skills exponentially. This Unique turns the Druid’s shapeshifting ability into a strategic move by allowing you to call forth a Raven every time you cast a shapeshifting or companion skill, creating a chain effect on the battlefield between the Druid’s Raven, shapeshifting, and companion skills without any drawbacks.Stats of the Kilt of Blackwing+685 Maximum Life17.5% Ravens Cooldown Reduction+25.0% Chance for Ravens to Deal Double Damage+3 to RavensThese modifiers turn into the core of any Raven builds by allowing you to deal constant high damage and maintain synergy between other Druid skills.Also Read - Diablo 4 Evade Spiritborn build guideUnique Effect of the Kilt of BlackwingWith its unique effects, the Kilt of Blackwing perfectly dovetails with the Druid's shapeshifting and companion builds (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)Ravens deal 100.0%[x] increased damage and Shapeshifting into a different form or activating a Companion Skill Summons a Raven that attacks nearby enemies. Summoning a Raven has a chance to call forth an Unkindness for 10 seconds, increasing the number of Ravens Summoned to 3 for the duration.The Kilt of Blackwing’s unique effect completely changes how you approach the Druid’s companion skills. With these unique pants, you can now integrate the companion skills with your shapeshifting ability. This ends up creating a near-constant summoning of Ravens whenever you shapeshift, making it perfect for hybrid builds.Beyond that, the Unkindness skill attached to this unique allows for three Ravens to spawn, creating massive burst damage. This provides the extra damage required to melt through bosses.Diablo 4: How to get the Kilt of BlackwingThe Kilt of Blackwing can be acquired from multiple sources in Diablo 4 with varying drop rates. Here are all the ways to obtain the Kilt of Blackwing unique pants.Randomly drops in the worldThe Kilt of Blackwing has a chance to drop from random sources in the world, from monsters to chests, but the drop rate is extremely low.Participating in world events increases the drop chance of the Kilt of Blackwing. Nightmare Dungeons, Gathering Legions, and World Bosses are some of the best alternate ways to acquire multiple unique items, including the Kilt of Blackwing. Running these in Torment difficulty will increase the drop chance of Unique items.Also read - Diablo 4: What to do with Legacy ItemsHunt down The Beast in the IceThe Beast in the Ice is one of the ladder bosses you can fight in the endgame (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)The Beast in the Ice is a ladder boss in Diablo 4’s endgame. You can find this icy monstrosity within the Glacial Fissure dungeon in the Fractured Peaks. Upon defeat, this boss has a chance to drop the Kilt of Blackwing, among other unique items.To open the Beast’s hoard, you must gather 12x Distilled Fear. These hearts can be farmed from the Kurast Undercity using the Tribute of Titans. This tribute increases the drop rate of boss keys.Helltide chestsHelltide Events spawn every hour across Sanctuary. During these time-constrained events, you must slay enemies and collect Aberrant Cinders from their corpses. These Aberrant Cinders can then be used to open special Helltide Chests.These chests have a low to mid chance to yield unique items. Focus on chests that drop armor pieces to increase the chance of getting unique loot.Also read - Diablo 4: 5 best Rogue builds to try in Season 11Use Murmuring Obols for gamblingIn Diablo 4, you casually earn Murmuring Obols while traveling across Sanctuary. If you have an excess of Murmuring Obols, you can use them to gamble for pants at the Purveyor of Curiosities. This is RNG-based, so the chance of getting the Kilt of Blackwing is extremely low. That said, it is still a great way to acquire some items, and if you are lucky, you can get uniques as well.Also Read - 6 most nerfed builds in Diablo 4 Season 11Builds that can utilize the Kilt of BlackwingThe Stormclaw druid is one of the best Druid builds that can easily melt down bosses (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)Players running Raven-centric builds or hybrid builds can naturally use the Kilt of Blackwing in their builds. You will also benefit from its damage scaling when running a Stormclaw Druid or Nature’s Fury setup.The Kilt of Blackwing is ideal for Druids who combine all three aspects of the Druid: shapeshifting, summoning companions, and commanding nature itself. So if you want a great addition to your Raven build, grinding for the Kilt of Blackwing is worth it.Check out our other guides:Diablo 4: How to get and use Tribute of AscendanceBest Barbarian leveling build in Diablo 4 Season 10How to get Galvanic Azurite in Diablo 4 and its unique effects5 best low-APM lazy builds to chill in Diablo 4Diablo 4: Best Companion Druid endgame build guideDiablo 4: How to farm Scrolls of RestorationDiablo 4 Season 11 release date, and all known features
