A high-power LD-end-pumped passively Q-switched Nd∶LUVO₄ laser at 1.06 μm is reported,with a Cr⁴⁺∶YAG crystal as the passively Q-switched component. At the incident pump power of 19.1 W,the maximum average output power of 4.58 W,the shortest pulse width of 84 ns,the highest single pulse energy of 36.6 μJ and the highest peak power of 436.2 W are achieved,respectively.