Best Home Depot Tool Deals Right Now: Five Clearance Picks Worth Your Money

Introduction

Home Depot’s clearance shelves can be hit or miss. Some markdowns are genuine bargains, while others are barely below what the same tools cost during holiday sales. After walking the aisles and checking prices against recent promo pricing, five deals stand out as actually worth considering: a Makita XGT combo kit, a Milwaukee M18 Fuel blower, a DeWalt DCF850 impact driver kit, a deeply discounted Ryobi brushless combo, and a Diablo blade multi-pack. Here is what you need to know about each one before you buy.

Makita XGT Impact and Drill Kit

The Makita XGT impact and drill kit is on clearance at $423, down from $470. That sounds decent until you remember the same kit sold for $399 about a year and a half ago, and during that promotion you could stack a $100 discount with a free 4Ah battery to bring it down to roughly $212. That remains the lowest new price this kit has ever reached.

At $423 this is an okay deal, not a great one. If you are already invested in the XGT platform or you want the higher-voltage system for demanding work, the discount softens the blow. If you are price-sensitive and not in a hurry, history suggests waiting for a stacked promo could save you a lot more.

Milwaukee M18 Fuel Blower

The M18 Fuel blower is down to $129 tool-only, which is a solid entry point into one of the more respected outdoor power tool lines. If you would rather buy the kit, a bundle with a 6Ah and a 3Ah battery plus a rapid charger sits at $179. The rapid charger, the type typically bundled with Forge batteries, is listed around $99 on its own.

For anyone with existing M18 batteries, the $129 tool-only price is the obvious pick. It turns a premium blower into a much easier impulse buy, and it is one of the more reasonable outdoor power tool deals currently on the floor.

DeWalt DCF850 Impact Driver Kit

DeWalt is running a buy-one-get-one promotion that matches a recent Lowe’s offer: buy any qualifying tool and get a free 5Ah PowerStack battery. The promotion is reportedly flexible enough that returning the battery afterward is possible, which effectively turns it into an additional discount on the tool itself.

The DCF850 impact driver kit with a 5Ah battery is down to $169, and the kit pairing it with a drill and two smaller batteries is $229. Separately, the newer oil-resistant 3Ah battery pack has dropped to $40, which is a genuinely good price for the battery alone. If you want a compact, powerful impact driver, this window is worth using.

Ryobi 18V Brushless Kit

The standout clearance find is a Ryobi 18V brushless kit at $220, down from $400. It includes the tool, a 4Ah battery, and a charger, and several units were still on the shelf at the time of the visit. At less than half the original sticker price, this is a phenomenal deal for a brushless platform that is easy to expand later thanks to Ryobi’s wide battery compatibility.

Elsewhere in the Ryobi aisle, there are cheaper entry points too: a four-tool combo kit at $159, a two-tool drill combo at $99 with two batteries, an 18-gauge brad nailer at $159, a 40V shop vacuum at $199, and a range of small USB lithium tools between $20 and $60, including a power scrubber at $60. One warning: skip the Ryobi-branded bits and blades, which are consistently poor value.

Diablo Blade Set

Blades and bits rarely go on sale outside the holidays, so the current Diablo offer is notable: a seven-pack of blades for $15, including a pruning blade that usually carries a meaningful share of the cost on its own. These are not cheap disposable blades; they are the ones many users keep reaching for because they cut well and last a long time.

At roughly two dollars per blade, this is one of the easiest yes decisions in the store. Stock up if you burn through reciprocating or circular blades regularly, since this deal tends to appear only occasionally between holiday seasons.

Overall Buying Advice

A few patterns are worth noting before you head out. Some clearance prices are traps: certain impact wrench kits marked down from $300 to $240 previously sold for less with a free battery pack during the holidays, some saws at $400 routinely drop to around $300 with free batteries, and XLock grinders have been sitting unsold at prices above their holiday promo levels. Check recent sale history before assuming a clearance sticker is a bargain.

On the other hand, genuinely strong values right now include the $220 Ryobi brushless kit, the $129 Milwaukee blower, the $40 DeWalt 3Ah battery, and the $15 Diablo blade pack. Milwaukee’s buy-more-save-more event also covers starter kits, grinders, the rear-handle saw, the high-torque impact wrench, and even the Hole Hog, which rarely see discounts. If you have been waiting on one of those hard-to-find tools, this is one of the better windows to buy.

Conclusion

Not every clearance tag deserves your money, but this round of Home Depot deals includes a few genuinely smart buys. The Ryobi brushless kit at $220 is the boldest discount, the Milwaukee blower at $129 is an easy platform win, the DeWalt DCF850 kit at $169 benefits from a stackable battery promo, and the Diablo seven-pack at $15 is a no-brainer for anyone who cuts wood regularly. Match the deal to the platform you already own, and these picks should serve you well.