Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build for Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred
Last update: 10/23/2024
General Notes
General Notes for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Build in Vessel of Hatred
Note: This endgame build has been optimized for Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred (Season 6).
Thunderspike is a basic skill of the Spiritborn class, which causes a piercing blow in front of you. Its third attack has a larger radius and hits even more enemies. With the unique quarterstaff Sepazontec, Thunderspike's third attack is performed with every single hit, without you having to charge it up first. In addition, the weapon generates additional projectiles with every third attack.
This endgame build also utilizes an extremely high armor rating to maximize weapon damage with the Aspect of Unyielding Hits.
As a basic attack, Thunderspike costs no Resources and is very pleasant to play. You only have to use very few abilities. It is also able to farm Torment levels 3 and 4 completely without Mythic Uniques.
How well does this build perform in the Pit / Infernal Horde?
With well optimized items, high Pits are not a problem, as the build deals a lot of damage and is also very mobile. All enemies that get pulled in by Thunderspike get knocked down immediately, making this build very robust as long as monsters die quickly. In very high Pits, the Barrier of the Spirit Hall provides sufficient protection.
How well does this build perform against bosses?
If you are directly in front of the bosses, they will be hit by all three Thunderspike projectiles and die relatively quickly. However, the boss damage is not as high as with my Quill Volley endgame build.
When is the build playable and which items do I need?
This endgame variant is only playable with the unique quarterstaff Sepazontec. The unique helmet Harmony of Ebeweka is also an important part of the build, which allows a lot of bonus damage. Check out my unique drop table to see where you can quickly farm these uniques.
Playstyle
Playstyle for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
Playstyle and skill rotation against monsters
Use Soar to move around and make enemies vulnerable. As soon as you see enemies, use Thunderspike to pull them towards you. Pulled enemies get knocked down and take additional damage. It is therefore essential that you pull every group of elite enemies towards you instead of running into them.
Use your ultimate skill The Hunter as often as possible, as its cooldown is refreshed regularly when you kill enemies. Hunter renews your most recently used cooldown. When farming, it makes the most sense to renew your Soar to move faster. In high Pits, you should renew Armored Hide or Scourge.
Armored Hide gives you unstoppable and damage reduction through stacks of Resolve. Scourge increases your damage against crowd controlled enemies.
To maintain the buff from your Adaptive Stances Key Passive, which greatly increases your agility, you should use any non-eagle skill every five seconds. If everything is on cooldown, you can also use Counterattack for this purpose.
Playstyle and skill rotation against bosses
The skill rotation is similar against bosses, with only one difference: since you are not killing monsters, Hunter is not permanently active. Since the skill gives you a high damage bonus against injured enemies, you should only use it when the boss has only 35% of its health remaining.
You should also use your skills at regular intervals against bosses to maintain the buff of your Key Passive.
Skills
Skills for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
Skill tree notes:
- You won't be able to benefit from the bonuses of the passive skills that improve your Jaguar skills until you start wearing the unique helmet Harmony of Ebewaka.
Spirit Hall
Spirit Hall for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
Primary Spirit Hall: Gorilla
Casting a Gorilla Skill deals X% Thorns to enemies you hit and grants a Barrier for X% of Maximum Life, up to X%, for X seconds.
All Skills are now also Gorilla Skills.
Secondary Spirit Hall: Jaguar
Maximum Ferocity increased by X. Gain X stack of Ferocity whenever you kill an enemy or damage a Boss.
Note: You need three different Spirits for the unique Harmonie of Ebeweka.
Aspects
Aspects for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
Duelist's Aspect
Maximum Ferocity increased by X.
With the Mythic armor Shroud of False Death, you imprint this aspect on your gloves and remove the Rapid Aspect.
Rapid Aspect
Basic Skills gain X% Attack Speed.
Aspect of Disobedience
You gain X% increased Armor for X seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to X%.
Aspect of the Moonrise
Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill grants you X% Attack Speed for X seconds, stacking up to X times. Upon reaching maximum stacks, you enter a Vampiric Bloodrage, gaining X% Basic Skill damage and X% Movement Speed for X seconds.
Aspect of Unyielding Hits
Casting a Gorilla Skill adds X% of your Armor to all attacks for X seconds (capped at 1,500 weapon damage).
Aspect of Adaptability
When cast below X% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills generate X of your Primary Resource, once per cast. When cast at or above X% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills deal X% increased damage.
Items & Affixes
Items & Affixes for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
General tips about your Gear
- Armor: You need a maximum of 1,000 armor. Anything above that is useless and has no effect. If you haven't reached your armor cap yet, adjust your equipment, gems and paragon talents accordingly.
- Resistances: You need at least 70% to all resistances. If you have not yet reached these values, adjust your equipment, gems and paragon talents accordingly.
- Affixes: Each item type has different properties (affixes) that are useful for this build. Some of these are mandatory, others are optional. Please pay attention to the following symbols:
Note: The armor limit of 1,000 is not important for this build. You want to achieve up to 5,000 armor with the Aspect of Unyielding Hits.
Harmony of Ebewaka
All Stats
Movement Speed
Damage Reduction
Ranks to Velocity
According to your secondary Spirit Hall choice, your Skills are all additionally Jaguar, Eagle, Gorilla or Centipede Skills. Your Skills deal X% increased damage per Spirit type they have.
Beast in the Ice
Spiritborn
Chest Armor
- Armor
- Life
- Dexterity
- Duelist's Aspect
Spiritborn Recovery
- Touch of Death Healing Bonus
- Ranks to Fueled
- Ranks to Resilient
Natural Schemes
- Thorns
- Crowd Control Duration
- Barrier Generation
Gloves
- Critical Strike Chance
- Attack Speed
- Armor
- Life
- Dexterity
- Rapid Aspect
Sharpened Finesse
- Basic Skill Damage
- Core Skill Damage
- Core Skill Damage
Eagle Innovation
- Thunderspike Size
- Vortex Size
- Soar Size
100% maximum
Pants
- Ranks to Thunderspike
- Armor
- Life
- Dexterity
- Aspect of Disobedience
Spiritborn Recovery
- Touch of Death Healing Bonus
- Ranks to Fueled
- Ranks to Resilient
Eagle Innovation
- Thunderspike Size
- Vortex Size
- Soar Size
100% maximum
Yen's Blessing
Maximum Evade Charges
All Stats
Movement Speed
Resistance to All Elements
Resource Generation
Casting a Skill has a X% chance to cast a Non-Mobility, Non-Ultimate Skill that is currently on Cooldown. Can only occur once every X seconds.
Lord Zir
All Classes
Amulet
- Armor
- Ranks to Brilliance
- Ranks to Furnace
- Ranks to Apex
- Ranks to Potent
- Ranks to Unrestrained
- Dexterity
- Attack Speed
- Life
- Aspect of the Moonrise
Sharpened Finesse
- Basic Skill Damage
- Core Skill Damage
- Core Skill Damage
Spiritborn Recovery
- Touch of Death Healing Bonus
- Ranks to Fueled
- Ranks to Resilient
Rings
- Critical Strike Chance
- Attack Speed
- Dexterity
- Life
- Aspect of Adaptability
- Aspect of Unyielding Hits
Sharpened Finesse
- Basic Skill Damage
- Core Skill Damage
- Core Skill Damage
Jaguar Efficiency
- Thrash Resource Generation
- The Hunter Cooldown Reduction
- Incarnate Cooldown Reduction
- Counterattack Charges
Sepazontec
Blockchance
Dexterity
Basis Lucky Hit Chance
Chance for Basic Skills to Deal Double Damage
Ranks to Follow Through
Your Basic Skills deal X% increased damage and always use their 3rd attack. Every 3rd cast of a Basic Skill strikes three times.
Duriel, Andariel
Spiritborn
Note: With the Mythic Armor, you must move the Duelist's Aspect from the chest armor to your gloves and remove the Rapid Aspect.
Shroud of False Death
+1 Ranks to All Passives
+160 All Stats
+800 Maximum Life
+333% Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth
11.1% Resource Generation
If you haven't attacked in the last 2 seconds, gain Stealth and 40%(+) Movement Speed.
Duriel, Andariel, Tormented Bosses
All Classes
Runewords
Runewords for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
1st Runeword (Chest Armor)
Xol
Gain: 150 Offering
Evoke power from another Class.
Que
Required: 300 Offering
Cooldown: 1 Second
Evoke the Druid's Earthen Bulwark, granting yourself a Barrier. (Overflow: Increased Duration)
2nd Runeword (2H Weapon)
Cir
Gain: 30 Offering
Cast the same non-Channeled Skill 3 times in a row.
Wat
Required: 100 Offering
Cooldown: 1 Second
Evoke the Necromancer's Horrid Decrepify, Slowing enemies, reducing their damage, and letting you Execute them.
Note: The 1st Runeword gets triggered by the curses from the 2nd Runeword.
Gemstones
Gemstones for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
WeaponEmerald
Weapons: Critical Strike Damage
Armor: Dexterity
Jewelry: Poison Resistance
As long as you don't have the required runes.
ArmorEmerald
Weapons: Critical Strike Damage
Armor: Dexterity
Jewelry: Poison Resistance
ArmorAmethyst
Weapons: Damage Over Time
Armor: Barrier Generation
Jewelry: Shadow Resistance
You should use 1 Amethyst and 3 Emeralds to create a 100% Barrier.
JewelrySkull
Weapons: Life On Kill
Armor: Healing Received
Jewelry: Armor
Paragon Board
Paragon Board for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
Important notice:
- Glyph Radius: To increase the radius of your Glyphs, you have to level them in the Pit. The starting radius is 3 boxes. At level 15, it increases to 4 boxes. At level 45, the radius is 5 boxes.
- Skill Order: Start with the ESSENTIAL LAYOUT and rebuild it COMPLETELY to quickly access all the important Nodes and Glyphs. Only then switch to the FINAL LAYOUT and add the missing Nodes.
Revenge
Rare Glyph "Revenge"
Grants X% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.
Additional Bonus: Dealing Thorns damage to an enemy increases all damage it takes from you by X%, up to X%, for X seconds.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage by X%.
Legendary Node "Sapping"
When you cast 3 Gorilla, Jaguar, Eagle, or Centipede skills with the same spirit in a row, restore X% of your Vigor and deal X% increased damage for X seconds.
Rare Glyph "Canny"
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal X% increased Non-physical damage.
Additional Bonus: Non-Physical damage increases all the Non-Physical damage an enemy takes from you by X%, up to X%, for X seconds.
Legendary Bonus: Increase Non-Physical damage by X%.
Legendary Node "Convergence"
You deal bonus damage equal to X% of your 2 highest bonuses to damage types combined, up to X% total.
Rare Glyph "Exploit"
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal X% increased damage to Vulnerable targets.
Additional Bonus: When an enemy is damaged by you, they become Vulnerable for X seconds. This cannot happen more than once every X seconds per enemy.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Vulnerable targets by X%.
Legendary Node "Viscous Shield"
You do X% increased damage for each X% of your Maximum Life you have as a Barrier.
Rare Glyph "Spirit"
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal X% increased Critical Strike Damage.
Additional Bonus: Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes increase the damage an enemy takes from you by X% for X seconds, up to X%.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Elites by X%.
Legendary Node "Revealing"
Lucky Hit: Up to a X% chance to Knock Down Vulnerable enemies. You deal X% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
Rare Glyph "Talon"
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal X% increased Damage with Eagle skills.
Additional Bonus: Your Eagle skills deal X% increased Critical Strike damage.
Legendary Bonus: Increase Lightning damage by X%.
Rare Glyph "Revenge"
Grants X% bonus to all Rare nodes within range.
Additional Bonus: Dealing Thorns damage to an enemy increases all damage it takes from you by X%, up to X%, for X seconds.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage by X%.
Legendary Node "Sapping"
When you cast 3 Gorilla, Jaguar, Eagle, or Centipede skills with the same spirit in a row, restore X% of your Vigor and deal X% increased damage for X seconds.
Rare Glyph "Canny"
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal X% increased Non-physical damage.
Additional Bonus: Non-Physical damage increases all the Non-Physical damage an enemy takes from you by X%, up to X%, for X seconds.
Legendary Bonus: Increase Non-Physical damage by X%.
Legendary Node "Convergence"
You deal bonus damage equal to X% of your 2 highest bonuses to damage types combined, up to X% total.
Rare Glyph "Exploit"
For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal X% increased damage to Vulnerable targets.
Additional Bonus: When an enemy is damaged by you, they become Vulnerable for X seconds. This cannot happen more than once every X seconds per enemy.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Vulnerable targets by X%.
Legendary Node "Viscous Shield"
You do X% increased damage for each X% of your Maximum Life you have as a Barrier.
Rare Glyph "Spirit"
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal X% increased Critical Strike Damage.
Additional Bonus: Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes increase the damage an enemy takes from you by X% for X seconds, up to X%.
Legendary Bonus: Increase damage to Elites by X%.
Legendary Node "Revealing"
Lucky Hit: Up to a X% chance to Knock Down Vulnerable enemies. You deal X% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
Rare Glyph "Talon"
For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal X% increased Damage with Eagle skills.
Additional Bonus: Your Eagle skills deal X% increased Critical Strike damage.
Legendary Bonus: Increase Lightning damage by X%.
Mercenaries
Mercenaries for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
Raheir
Valiance
When you would be damaged for at least X of your current Life at once, Raheir comes to your aid to negate the damage, Knock Down Close enemies for X seconds, and grant you Unstoppable for X seconds.
Shield Charge
Raheir rushes forward aggressively, dealing X% Physical damage and Taunting nearby enemies for X seconds. Selecting a Mercenary Core Skill alters their wielded Weapon and Basic Attack.
Weapon: Tower Shield
Basic Attack: Shield Bash
Raheir bashes enemies with a tower shield, dealing X% Physical damage and Fortifying you for X% of your Maximum Life.
Raheir's Guard
Raheir grants you X% Armor.
Vanguard
Raheir Slows surrounding enemies by X%.
Ground Slam
Raheir brutalizes the ground, dealing X% Physical damage and Slowing enemies by X% for X seconds. Targets in the center of the slam are Slowed by X% instead.
Raheir's Aegis
Raheir grants you X% Resistance to All Elements.
Draw Fire
When you use a Healing Potion, Raheir Taunts enemies around him for X seconds. Can only occur once every X seconds.
Provoke
Raheir Taunts enemies around you for X seconds. You gain X% Damage Reduction for each target, up to X%.
Mocking Lure
You deal X% increased damage to enemies Taunted by Raheir.
Iron Wolf's Ward
When Raheir's Valiance is triggered, he Knocks Back Close enemies and Taunts Distant enemies for X seconds. Raheir's Valiance Cooldown is reduced by X%.
Crater
Raheir strikes the ground 3 times, each burst dealing X% Physical damage and Pulling In enemies. The final burst additionally deals X Physical damage and Stuns enemies for X seconds.
Iron Wolf's Call
When Raheir's Valiance is triggered, your next X Core Skills within X seconds deal X% increased damage and cost no Resource. Raheir's Valiance Cooldown is reduced by X%.
Sundering Shield
Raheir's final Crater burst inflicts Vulnerable on enemies for X seconds.
Bastion
Raheir takes a protective position for X seconds, redirecting X% of the damage that would be dealt to surrounding allies to himself for X seconds. Bastion's initial cast also grants surrounding allies Unstoppable for X second.
Inspiration
Enemies affected by Raheir's Ground Slam take X% increased damage. Allies affected by Raheir's Bastion deal X% increased damage.
Iron Wolf's Virtue
When Raheir's Valiance is triggered, he Heals you for X% of your Maximum Life. Raheir's Valiance Cooldown is reduced by X%.
Shield Throw
Raheir throws his shield, dealing X% Physical damage and Taunting enemies for X seconds. The shield bounces up to X times and cannot bounce to the same target twice.
Iron Wolf's Arrival
When Raheir's Valiance is triggered, he also casts Ground Slam and Shield Throw. Raheir's Valiance's Cooldown is reduced by X%.
Consecrated Shield
Raheir's Shield Throw Consecrates enemies for X seconds. Directly damaging a Consecrated enemy Heals you for X% of your Maximum Life, once per target.
Varyana
Reinforcement
Bloodthirst
Trigger
Thunderspike
Video Showcase
Video Showcase for the Thunderspike Spiritborn Endgame Build
Changelog
- 10/18/24 – Fully optimized for patch 2.0.3
- 10/11/24 – Skilltree corrections
- 09/29/24 – Optimized for Vessel of Hatred (Season 6)