Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred - The Best Build For Spiritborn

Diablo 4 launched its Vessel of Hatred expansion recently and the new Spiritborn Class is the strongest class we've seen in the game since launch. It has blown every other class out of the water, which is expected of the shiny new class for players to try out. The Spiritborn class will likely be nerfed in the distant future in order to bring it in line with the other five classes, but it is certain to stay this strong for the remainder of Season 6.

This Spiritborn build is an upgraded version of the requires a lot of Unique items, which won't be able to be obtained until Tormented Bosses can be farmed consistently. However, players should try and gradually switch to this build as they continue to level up their Spiritborn.

Best Endgame Skills & ives

Three Defensive Skills Boost Survivability

The Spiritborn Quill Volley Core Skill with bonus ranks in Diablo 4

The endgame version of the Quill Volley build uses three defensive skills to boost survivability as much as possible, as the player should only be relying on two Skills for damage. With Quill Volley being both a Basic and Core Skill because of the Rod of Kepeleke, it will act as the build's resource generator and main damage source. Damage will be further supplemented by The Hunter Ultimate Skill, which synergizes perfectly with the right Runewords.

Skill Tree (58 Points)	Skills	ives
Basic Skills	Enhanced Thunderspike 1/5	N/A
Core Skills	Advantageous Quill Volley 5/5	Vigorous 1/3 Balanced Exertion 3/3 Follow Through 3/3
Focus Skills	Measured Ravager 1/5	Focal Point 1/3 Apex 3/3 Diminishment 3/3
Defensive Skills	Reinforced Armored Hide 2/5 Reinforced Counterattack 1/5 Adaptable Scourge 1/5	Endurance 1/3 Perseverance 3/3 Patient Guard 1/3 Auspicious 3/3
Potency Skills	N/A	Resilient 1/3 Dominant 3/3 Brilliance 3/3 Potent 3/3 Furnace 3/3
Ultimate Skills	Exalted The Hunter 1/5	3/3 Resolution 3/3 Spiritual Attunement 3/3 Supremacy
Key ive	N/A	Prodigy's Tempo
Spirit Hall	Jaguar Spirit Gorilla Spirit	N/A

For this build to work, it's important that the Spirit Hall bonuses are not of the same alignment in order to boost the stacking damage bonus granted by Harmony of Ebewaka. As such, this build utilizes the Jaguar Spirit in the Primary slot and the Gorilla Spirit in the Secondary slot. This allows the Spiritborn to have consistent high stacks of both Ferocity and Resolve, adding increased Attack Speed and Damage Reduction.

Utilize Amethyst Gems in armor for increased Barrier Generation to strengthen the Auspicious ive.

Best Weapons & Gear

Craft Tyrael's Might

Tyrael's Might Mythic Unique in Diablo 4

The endgame version of this build is quite gear heavy, as well as requiring specific Greater Affixes in all the Unique gear pieces. Increasing Maximum Resource will increase the amount of damage this build deals through the Rod of Kepeleke, so getting Greater Affixes for Maximum Resource should be prioritized. Both Tibault's Will and the Rod of Kepeleke can roll with this Greater Affix. When switching from the leveling build to this endgame version, make sure to keep the Aspect of Redirecting Force as it is one of the strongest Spiritborn Legendary Aspects.

Gear Piece	Legendary Aspect / Unique	Aspect's Effect
Helm	Harmony of Ebewaka	According to your secondary Spirit Hall choice, your Skills are all additionally Jaguar, Eagle, Gorilla, or Centipede Skills. Your Skills deal 10-30% increased damage per Spirit Type they have. (Greater Affix in Velocity)
Chest Armor	Tyrael's Might	White as full Life, your Skills unleash a divine barrage dealing 845 damage. (Greater Affix in Damage Reduction)
Gloves	Aspect of the Moonrise	Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill grants you 4% Attack Speed for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Upon reaching maximum stacks, you enter a Vampiric Bloodrage, gaining 40-100% Basic Skill damage and 15% Movement Speed for 10 seconds. (Greater Affix in Ranks to Quill Volley)
Pants	Tibault's Will	You deal 10-20% increased damage while Unstoppable and for 5 seconds after. When you become Unstoppable, gain 50 of your Primary Resource. (Greater Affix in Maximum Resource)
Boots	Duelist's Aspect	Maximum Ferocity increased by 1-5. (Greater Affix in Armor)
Quarterstaff	Rod of Kepeleke	Your Core Skills are now additionally Basic Skills, free to cast, and deal up to 30% less damage based on their Vigor Cost. When cast at Maximum Vigor, your Core Skills consume all Vigor to return to full damage, cast at their largest Size, and become guaranteed Critical Strikes, with a 1-3% increased Critical Strike Damage for each point of Vigor spent this way. (Greater Affix in Maximum Resource)
Amulet	Banished Lord's Talisman	After you spend 275 of your Primary Resource, your next Core skill is guaranteed to Overpower. Your Critical Strikes that Overpower deal 48% increased damage. (Greater Affix in Ranks to Core Skills)
Ring	Ring of the Midnight Sun	When you Critically Strike, you regain 20-50% of the Vigor you've spent in the last 2 seconds. Gain Counterattack's ive Effect. (Greater Affix in Cooldown Reduction)
Ring	Aspect of Redirecting Force	Gain increased Critical Strike Damage equal to 50% of your Block Chance. Blocking doubles this bonus for 10 seconds. (Greater Affix in Attack Speed)

In order to fix the resistance problems that Spiritborn deals with, the Mythic Unique Tyrael's Might is required. The Spiritborn class has trouble reaching maximum elemental resistance, which this item completely fixes. Not to mention, the ive Damage Reduction will allow players to push further into endgame content.

Make sure to slot Runewords into your gear, such as the PocQue Runeword and the TamKry Runeword.

New & Improved Paragon Board

Max Out Those Glyphs

One of the most important parts to make this one of the best builds in the game is to upgrade its corresponding Glyphs to Legendary rank, which will massively increase its radius of effect, while also applying an additional bonus. Glyphs have been completely reworked and are now leveled up in the Artificer's Pit and can be upgraded all the way to level 100. This makes Glyphs stronger than they have ever been, while also incentivizing players to build into certain Glyphs rather than activate as many as they can.

Paragon Board	Rare Glyph	Glyph Effect
Starter	Spirit	For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal 22.2% increased Critical Strike Damage. Critical Strikes increase the damage an enemy takes from you by x3% for 20 seconds, up to x15%. Increase damage to Elites by 8%.
Sapping	Menagerist	Grants +25% bonus to all Magic nodes within range. Dealing damage with your Gorilla, Jaguar, Eagle, or Centipede Skills increases all damage you deal by 4% for 10 seconds, stacking once per Spirit. Increase Incarnate Skill damage by 5%.
Viscous Shield	Canny	For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal 2% increased Non-physical damage. Non-physical damage increases all the Non-physical damage an enemy takes from you by 1%, up to 10%, for 15 seconds. Increases Non-physical damage by 5%.
Convergance	Talon	For every 5 Dexterity purchaed within range, you deal 16.7% increased damage with Eagle Skills. Your Eagle Skills deal x15% increased Critical Strike Damage. Increase Lightning damage by 5%.
Revealing	Colossal	For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +16.7% increased damage with Gorilla Skills. You deal x2% increased damage for each stack of Resolve you have. You deal 6% increased damage to Close enemies.

The Spirit Glyph is taken first due to the sheer amount of Dexterity nodes in the Starter Board, which can reach up to 105/40 Dexterity, providing a massive boost in Critical Strike Damage. The Menagerist Glyph is taken next in order to boost the surrounding Maximum Resource Magic nodes, which will boost the build's overall damage thanks to the Rod of Kepeleke.

The next three Glyphs, Canny, Talon, and Colossal, are all taken for stacking damage bonuses, as this build utilizes multiple Spirit types. This build can deal billions of damage in Torment IV, allowing players to freely explore all the endgame content in Diablo 4.

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