Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred: What we know about the Spiritborn class

Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred will bring the powerful Spiritborn class to the action MMO. Admittedly, there are a lot of players who were hoping to see Paladin return, we’re very interested in this new class. A native of the jungles of Nahantu, this combat class can channel the power of several jungle spirits to enhance their abilities in battle. They are both damage dealer and tank, and can easily obliterate the forces of Hell.

When Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred launches on October 8, 2024, the Spiritborn class will be available for all players who own this expansion. In this article, we’ll cover everything we know so far about the class's mechanics and abilities, so that you’re ready to go at launch.

Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred’s Spiritborn focuses on powerful Spirits to aid it

Channel the power of great spirits as a Spiritborn (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

The Spiritborn is Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred’s sixth class and brings with it the power of ethereal spirits with them. There are four spirits, each offering distinct gameplay styles: Centipede, Eagle, Gorilla, and Jaguar. They also use a new weapon type in the Glaive, alongside Quarterstaves and Polearms. Glaives are a two-handed polearm, that has +X% Damage to Elites as their baseline Affix.

Each of these spirits has a different style of gameplay for Spiritborn to use in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred. Below is a brief highlight of what you can expect when channeling the power of specific spirits:

Balazan the Centipede: Poison damage, drain life on kill
Kwatli the Eagle: Lightning damage, movement speed, mobility
Wumba the Gorilla: Physical damage, protection, damage reduction/defense
Rezoka the Jaguar: Fire damage, attack speed, powerful scaling damage, cooldown reduction

You can choose one Primary and one Secondary Spirit Guardian, via their Spirit Hall class mechanic. The combination of these spirits will provide various buffs and abilities.

Here’s what each spirit does when chosen as either Primary or Secondary:

Centipede: Primary: Hitting an enemy with Cenipede Skills reduces their damage by 2.5% and Slows them by 10% for 3s, stacking up to eight times. All Skills are now Centipede Skills. Secondary: Heal for 1% of your Maximum Life, for every nearby enemy you’ve poisoned in the last 3s, up to 5%.
Eagle: Primary: Casting an Eagle Skill grants two Storm Feathers, up to a maximum of eight. When you Evade, all Storm Feathers are fired dealing 100% Lightning damage and making targets vulnerable for 3s. All Skills are now Eagle Skills. Secondary: For every 4 meters you move, your Critical Strike Chance increases by 4%. This bonus is reset 2s after your Critical Strike.
Gorilla: Primary: Casting a Gorilla Skill deals 100% Thorns to enemies you hit and grants a Barrier for 10% of Maximum Life, up to 40% for 3s. All Skills are Gorilla Skills. Secondary: When you have at least five stacks of Resolve, you are unstoppable.
Jaguar: Primary: Every 4th time you deal direct damage to an enemy with a Jaguar Skill, unleash additional slashes dealing 100% of the damage of the four hits. All Skills are now also Jaguar Skills. Secondary: Maximum Ferocity is increased by one. Gain one stack of Ferocity whenever you kill an enemy or damage a Boss.

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All known abilities for Spiritborn in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred

The power of the spirits can allow a wide variety of gameplay builds (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

There’s a chance these skills will change ahead of Spiritborn’s launch in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred. The below table will feature everything we know so far at this time. The Basic, Core, Focus, Defensive, Potency, Ultimates, and Key Passives have all been disclosed, and we’ll give you the baseline information for all of these.

The Spiritborn class in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred promises to have some incredibly interesting synergies between the various spirits. Whether you want to tank, burst down bosses, or simply flood areas with Poison, there’s something for you here.

Basic Skills

Skill Name	Ranks	Skill Tags	Description	Upgrades
Thrash	5	Basic, Jaguar, Mobility	Dive at an enemy and slash, dealing 10% damage. Your 3rd attack unleashes a series of rapid slashes around your target, dealing 25% damage. Fire damage.	Enhanced: After killing an enemy, your next Thrash generates 10 additional Vigor, up to 10 casts of Thrash. Accelerated: Thrash continues to unleash its 3rd attack if cast again within 1.5s. Sharp Thrash: Thrash's 3rd attack grants a stack of Ferocity.
Withering Fist	5	Basic, Centipede, Mobility	Dart at and jab an enemy, dealing 5% damage and applying 30% Poison over 6s. Your 3rd attack bursts on your target, damaging surrounding enemies and Slowing them by 30% for 3s.	Enhanced: Gain 1 Vigor per second for every Nearby enemy Poisoned by Withering Fist, up to 10. Accelerated: Enemies Poisoned by Withering Fist deal 20% less damage. Sharp: Withering Fists 3rd attack spreads its Poisoning to 3 Nearby unaffected enemies. Hitting a vulnerable enemy spreads that effect to all hits.
Thunder Spike	5	Basic, Eagle	Jab forward with a piercing strike to deal 15% damage. 3rd attack pierces further, dealing 24% damage and reducing your Evade CD by 5s. Lightning Damage.	Enhanced: Thunderspike generates 5 additional Vigor if you move in 2s. Accelerated: When you Evade, you attack with Thunderspike along the way and make enemies Vulnerable for 2s. Sharp: Thunderspike's 3rd attack strikes back again. Pulls in/knocks down Distant enemies for 3s.
Rock Splitter	5	Basic, Gorilla, Mobility	Rush an enemy and hit enemies in front of you for 15% damage. 3rd attack strikes enemies around you for 28% damage. Physical Damage.	Enhanced: Rock Splitter increases Block Chance by 15% for 5s and when you Block, you gain 11 VIgor. Accelerated: Rock Splitter increases Thorns by X for 5s, and your 3rd Attack deals 100% of your Thorns to enemies. Sharp: 3rd attack Knocks enemies back and grants Resolve per enemy hit

Core Skills

Skill Name	Ranks	Skill Tags	Description	Upgrades
Rake	5	Core, Jaguar	Claws rake through enemies in front of you, dealing 20% damage before exploding for an additional 40% damage. Fire damage.	Enhanced: Casting Rake grants a stack of Ferocity. Rampant: Vigor cost is reduced by 2 per stack of Ferocity you have. Advantageous: Hitting at least one enemy with Rake reduces your longest active Cooldown by 0.5s.
Stinger	5	Core, Centipede	Strike an area, dealing 70% damage to enemies within and all surrounding Poisoned enemies. Poison damage.	Enhanced: Stinger applies 50% of its Base damage as Poisoning over 6s to all enemies hit. Rampant Stinger: Deals 5% increased Direct damage to Elites for every Nearby Poisoned enemy. Advantageous: If Stinger strikes a Vulnerable enemy it Heals you for 10% of your Maximum Life. If you are healthy, it makes enemies Vulnerable for 3s.
Quill Volley	5	Core, Eagle	Hurl 5 feathers that pierce through enemies, each dealing 14% damage. Lightning damage.	Enhanced: Makes enemies Vulnerable for 3s if they are hit with at least 3 feathers at once. Rampant: Feathers fly 50% further and converge on your target with an additional Critical Strike Chance for each point of Vigor you had on the cast. Hurls 3 additional feathers and deals a 30% increase in damage to each enemy per hit.
Crushing Hand	5	Core, Gorilla	Smash next to yourself, creating two shockwaves on either side that overlap and deal 25% damage. Physical damage.	Enhanced: Grants a Barrier equal to 10% of the damage it deals for 2s, up to 50% of your Maximum Life. Rampant: Radius increases by 5% for every stack of Resolve you have, up to 40%. Advantageous: Enemies hit by both strikes are Knocked Down for 2s.
Core Passives
Vigorous	3		Casting a Core Skill increases all Vigor Generation by 5/10/15% for 3s.
Velocity	3		Generate 1/2/3 Vigor each second while moving if you have dealt damage in the last 5s.
Follow Through	3		Your Basic Skills deal 10/20/30% increased damage. Double this for 3rd attacks.

Focus Skills

Skill Name	Ranks	Skill Tags	Description	Upgrades
Vortex	5	Focus, Eagle	A cyclone pulls enemies inward, followed by a downdraft that deals 35% damage. Lightning damage.	Enhanced: Casting this increases the damage of the next Skill by 20%. Measured: While you have an active Barrier, this deals 200% additional damage and Knocks enemies down for 3s. Replenishing: Critical Strikes with Vortex reduce its Cooldown by 1s.
Soar	5	Focus, Eagle, Mobility	Fly and create a cloud that makes enemies at your target location Vulnerable for 5s before you crash down, dealing 50% damage. Lightning damage.	Enhanced: The next hit against an enemy hit by Soar is always a Critical Strike. If it hits no enemies, gain 50% increased Movement Speed for 3s. Measured: Soar makes you Unstoppable for 3s. Replenishing Soar: Soar's cloud remains around you for 7s after landing and continues to make enemies Vulnerable.
Toxic Skin	5	Focus, Centipede, Incarnate	Passive: Enemies that attack you are Poisoned for 30% damage over 3s. Active: Applies Poisoning in a trail and makes you Unhindered for 5s. Poison damage.	Enhanced: While active, Poisoning is increased by 100% to 60% over 3s. Measured: While active, your Poisoning deals an additional 25% of its damage over time as Critical Strikes to Vulnerable enemies. Replenishing: Toxic Skin passively increases Thorns damage you deal to Poisoned enemies by 100%.
Ravager	5	Focus, Jaguar, Incarnate	Passive: Minimum Ferocity increased by 2. Active: Unleash a roar, making all attacks trigger additional strikes dealing 60% damage over 6s. Fire damage.	Enhanced: Duration extends by 2s per kill while active. Reduced by 0.25 each kill, to a minimum of 0.50s. Measured: While Toxic Skin is active, your poisoning deals an additional 25% of its damage over time as Critical strikes to Vulnerable enemies. Replenishing: Passively stockpiles Healing you receive up to 40 stacks. While active, this skill spends stacks to strike Elite enemies up to an additional 4 times
Focus Passives
Mirage	3		Gain 100% increased Dodge Chance during Evade. Whenever you Dodge, gain a 5/10/15% Critical Strike Chance for 3s.
Unrestrained	3		You deal 3/6/9% increased damage while Unhindred or Unstoppable.
Swift	3		Your Mobility Skill Cooldowns are reduced up to 2/4/6s based on how far you travel with them.
Apex	3		You deal 3/6/9% increased Vulnerable damage. Double this bonus vs. Elite enemies.
Diminishment	3		Vulnerable enemies deal 5/10/15% less damage to you.

Defensive Skills

Skill Name	Ranks	Skill Tags	Description	Upgrades
Concussive Stomp	5	Defensive, Gorilla	Stomp in front of you. Shockwave deals 15% damage and Knocks Down enemies for 3s. Physical damage.	Enhanced: Grants a barrier equal to 10% of your Maximum Life per enemy hit for 3s up to 100%. Adaptable: When enemies recover from Concussive Stomp, you Dodge their next 3 attacks. Reinforced Concussive Stomp: Gains an additional Charge and deals 500% increased damage to unstoppable enemies and bosses.
Counterattack	5	Defensive, Jaguar, Incarnate	Passive: Gain 20% Dodge Chance and automatically retaliate against Close enemies for 80% damage when you Dodge. Active: Dodge all direct attacks for 2s. Fire damage.	Enhanced: Cooldown is reduced by 0.5s per stack of Ferocity you have. Adaptable: When you Dodge a control-impairing attack with this, it will reflect that skill to all Close enemies for 2s. Reinforced: Passively increases your Critical Strike Damage by 10% for every Close enemy.
Scourge	5	Defensive, Centipede	Call forth a wave of insects that Fear and Slow enemies for 3s, and applies 100% Poisoning damage over 6s. Poison damage.	Enhanced: Each time you hit with this, gain 1% increased damage vs. Crowd Controlled enemies for 6s, up to 50%. Adaptable: Lucky Hit: Hitting an enemy affected by Scourge has up to a 50% chance to Life Steal 35% of the damage done. Reinforced: Casting this grants 100% of your Maximum Vigor over 6s.
Armored Hide	5	Defensive, Gorilla, Incarnate	Passive: Gain 1 Resolve every 5s. Active: Become Unstoppable and gain 100% Block Chance for 3s.	Enhanced: Activating this grants Maximum Resolve and increases Thorns by X for the duration: Adaptable: When you Evade through eenmies with this active, deal 100% of your THorns to them and heal for 5% of your Maximum Life per hit. Reinforced: Armored Hide increases Block Reduction by 5% for every Nearby enemy while active.
Defensive Passives
Auspicious	3		After not taking damage for 5s, gain 10/20/30% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier over 10s.
Antivenom	3		Gain 15/30/45% increased Poison Resistance and your Maximum Poison Resistance is increased by 5%.
Nourishment	3		Your Healing is increased by 25%. Whenever you Heal your Poisoning Damage is increased by 2/4/6% for 3s, up to 10/20/30%.
Bastion	3		Gain X/X/X Thorns. While you have a Barrier, Thorns are increased by 30%.
Patient Guard	3		Gain 10% Block Chance. After standing still for 1.0s, gain 10/20/30% Block Damage Reduction. Lasts for 2s after your next move.
Endurance	3		Casting a Defensive Skill grants 5/10/15 Vigor
Perseverance	3		Gain 1/2/3% additional Damage Reduction per stack of Resolve.
Fueled	3		Gain increased Life on Kill equal to 5/10/15% of your Maximum Life while you have at least 4 stacks of Ferocity

Potency Skills

Skill Name	Ranks	Skill Tags	Description	Upgrades
Touch of Death	5	Potency, Centipede	Strike an enemy and deal 5% damage and apply 300% Poisoning over 9s. When this expires/host dies, a swarm hatches and attacks enemies for 9s, dealing 105 damage per hit. You can have three swarms active at once.	Enhanced: Infection heals you for 2.0% of Maximum Life per second for 18% total Maximum Life. Heal any remaining when the swarm hatches. Invasive: Swarm bursts every second, applying 30% of its Base Poisoning damage over 6s to surrounding enemies. Poised: Now a Core Skill that costs 70 Vigor and has no Cooldown.
Rushing Claw	5	Potency, Jaguar, Mobility	Slash through an enemy at a short distance, hitting everyone along the way twice for a total of 50% total damage. Fire damage.	Enhanced: Enemies hit take 10% increased damage from Rushing Claw, up to 80%. Invasive: Using the last Charge instantly refills all Charges by consuming 4 stacks of Ferocity. Poised: When this hits an Elite, you gain a 25% increased Dodge Chance for 3s.
Razor Wings	5	Potency, Eagle	Whirl out a cluster of feathers that rebound, dealing 50% damage each way. Lightning damage.	Enhanced; Razor Wings makes enemies Vulnerable for 5s when hitting with a Critical Strike or from behind. Invasive: Consumes 3 Charges to send out a spiral of 3 wings at once. Poised: Has a 10% chance to regain a Charge when they hit an enemy a second time. Double this chance if you have an active Barrier.
Payback	5	Potency, Gorilla	Smash enemies in front of you, dealing 100% damage. When attacked, you have a 35% chance to reduce Payback's active CD by1s. Physical damage.	Enhanced: Each time the enemy attacks you, the damage they take from Payback is increased by 55 for 60s, up to 75%. Invasive: Becoming Control Impaired while Payback is on CD make sit free to cast and grants Unstoppable for 3s. Can only occur every 30s. Poised: Payback passively grants you Vigor when you take damage. Is now a Core Skill and consumes all available Vigor to increase its damage by 0.5% for each point used.
Potency Passives
Potent	3		Hitting enemies with Jaguar Skills increases the damage they take from you by 0.1/0.2/0.3$, up to 10/20/30%.
Furnace	3		Jaguar Skills deal 2/4/6% increased Critical Strike Damage per stack of Ferocity.
Resilient	3		Casting a Gorilla Skill grants 5/10/15% increases Maximum Life for 10s.
Dominant	3		Gorilla Skills deal 5/10/15% increased damage to Knocked Down enemies and have a 5% chance to Execute them if they are not a Boss.
Ravenous	3		Your Centipede Skills deal 5/10/15% increased damage. Double this vs. Healthy Enemies.
Oppressive	3		Your Centipede Skills deal 10/20/30% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies and gain 50% increased Crowd Control Duration.
Brilliance	3		Eagle Skills deal 1/2/3% increased damage for each 20% Movement Speed you have.
Acceleration	3		Casting an Eagle Skill grants 5/10/15% increased Movement Speed for 3s.

Ultimate Skills

Skill Name	Ranks	Skill Tags	Description	Upgrades
The Devourer		Ultimate, Centipede	The Centipede Spirit emerges, blasting enemies in a line for 140% damage and spitting at others for 40% damage. Lasts for 15s. Poison damage.	Harmonious: As it emerges, launches 10 toxic globs that apply 105% Poisoning damage voer 6s wherever they land. Exalted: While active, if a non-Boss enemy's remaining Life becomes Poisoned, they die instantly and unleash a Pestilent Swarm that deals 30% damage per hit to enemies it passes through.
The Hunter		Ultimate, Jaguar	Bound across the battlefield with the Jaguar Spirit, dealing 50% damage upon landing and rapidly slashing enemies in the area for 200% total damage over 7 strikes. Fire damage.	Harmonious: Overfills your Ferocity by 4 stacks and causes you to deal 100% increased damage to injured enemies for 8s. Exalted: Killing an enemy while The Hunter is present has a 15% chance to instantly reset its Cooldown and cause your next cast within 8s to repeat its 7 strikes an additional time, up to 4 times.
The Seeker		Ultimate, Eagle	The Eagle Spirit swoops down and deals 20% damage. After a delay, it blasts off, dealing 300% damage. Lightning damage.	Harmonious: The first hit Knocks enemies Down for 4s and the second hit is a guaranteed Critical Strike. Exalted: The Seeker constantly makes all Nearby enemies Vulnerable while active.
The Protector		Ultimate, Gorilla	The Gorilla Spirit protects an area for 6s, continuously smashing surrounding enemies for 80% and granting you a Barrier for 15% of your Maximum Life every 1.5s. Physical damage.	Harmonious: Strikes deal 300% increased damage to Non-Elite enemies and reduce the damage you take from Elite enemies by 30% for 6s. Exalted: The Protector's area persists for an additional 6s. While in the area, you are Unstoppable and any enemies or Small Missiles inside are Slowed by 80%.
Ultimate Passives
Resolution	3		Casting an Ultimate grant 5/10/15% increased damage to Elites for 3s. Double if you are only fighting one enemy.
Spiritual Attunement	3		Your maximum Vigor is increased by 10/20/30 while you have an Ultimate Skill equipped.
Sustenance	3		Hitting enemies with Ultimate Skills Heals you for 2/4/6% of your Maximum Life.
Supremacy	3		Any enemies you kill while an Ultimate Skill is active grants a stack of Supremacy, each increasing damage by 1/2/3%, up to 10/20/30%. When the Ultimate ends, gain 5 stacks of Supremacy, but you begin to lose one stack a second.
Initiative	3		Casting an Ultimate Skill makes you Unstoppable for 1/2/3s.
Intricacy	3		Upon casting an Ultimate Skill, the last Potency, Defensive, or Focus Skill you cast prior becomes free to cast for 1/2/3 seconds.

Key Passives

Skill Name	Ranks	Skill Tags	Description	Upgrades
Vital Strikes			You deal 100% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. After making an enemy Vulnerable, your next Direct damage to them heals you for 2% of Maximum life, Generates 5 Vigor, and removes the Vulnerable effect.
Noxious Resonance			Your Critical Strikes cause enemies to burst 100% of the Total Poisoning on them as Poison damage to those around them.
Adaptive Stances			The Base Spirit of a Skill cast grants: 30% Movement Speed (Eagle), 30% Damage Reduction (Gorilla), 30% Attack Speed (Jaguar), and 30% Life Steal (Centipede). Casting a Skill of a different Base Spirit swaps to the new bonus and increases all damage by 30% for 5s.
Prodigy's Tempo			Every 3rd consecutive cast of the same Basic Skill increases all Skill Ranks by 2 for 5s. Every 3rd consecutive cast of the same Core/Potency skill reduces all Skills' active CDs by 10%, increased by 2% for each of their Skill Ranks.

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Edited by Ashmita Bhatt