It has to be said that as a new class that debuted in the first Diablo 4 DLC Vessel of Hatred last year, Spiritborn attracted the attention of most Diablo 4 players at that time, and also made them devote a long time to developing Spiritborn builds in DLC and Season 6.
Later, with the launch of Season 7, as the power of witchcraft became the core of the season, Spiritborn was also properly weakened because it was too powerful before (although this is normal), and the popularity of this class gradually declined. However, this does not mean that Spiritborn is not worth using. In fact, it and some related builds still have excellent performance even in the more difficult endgame stage.
Season 8 is expected to be released on April 29th. In order to ensure that you can get a wonderful experience by playing Spiritborn at that time, we will bring you an introduction to the idea of using Rake Spiritborn Build in the endgame based on the actual test in the 2.2.0 PTR that ended not long ago.
Why Should You Try This Build?
As the name suggests, the main reason this build is effective and powerful is because of the core skill Rake. The strong damage value of this skill and Vigor consumed by each stack of Ferocity allow you to cast Rake freely through careful gear matching and using Duelist’s Aspect to form a powerful AOE effect in combat - this will be perfect for clearing out groups of enemies in Infernal Hordes or Pit and satisfying your need to get a lot of Diablo 4 Gold at one time, not to mention other more precious loot.
Of course, no build is truly perfect, and Rake Spiritborn Build has some shortcomings in terms of survivability. Fortunately, this can be solved by adjusting it according to the needs of specific Diablo 4 events, such as equipping legendary aspects and potions with better defense.
How To Allocate Skills?
Generally speaking, the ability point allocation of this skill just needs to follow the idea of relying on Jaguar skills and passive skills, as follows:
Basic Node
Thrash is the basic ability in this build, but the appearance of Vigor generation will reduce its usage rate. Therefore, it is recommended that you put a point into the ability and then enhance Thrash to unlock the next skill node.
- Thash 1/5-Enhanced Thrash
Core Node
Rake is undoubtedly the real core.
- Rake 5/5-Enhanced Rake, Rampant Rake
- Vigorous 3/3
- Balanced Exertion 3/3
- Velocity 3/3
Focus Node
As the main skill of this part, Vortex will gather enemies, making them more vulnerable to Rake skills, and Ravager will further enhance Rake.
- Vortex 1/5-Enhanced Vortex, Replenishing Vortex
- Ravage 5/5-Enhanced Ravager, Replenishing Ravager
- Focal Point 1/3
Defensive Node
As the only defensive skill of Rake Spiritborn Build, Counter Attack can gain a stronger passive effect by stacking dodge chance.
- Counter Attack 5/5-Enhanced Counter Attack, Reinforced Counter Attack
- Endurance 3/3
- Perserverence 3/3
- Fueled 3/3
Potency Node
This build has no skills that apply to the potency node, but several passive skills in the cluster can increase the damage output of the build.
- Brilliance 3/3
- Acceleration 3/3
- Potent 3/3
- Furnace 3/3
Ultimate Node
- Hunter 5/5-Harmonious Hunter, Exhalted Hunter
- Resolution 1/3
- Spiritual Attunement 2/3
- Supremacy 3/3
Key Passive Node
For this build, the key passive choice depends on the mercenary you use. If using Aldkin, Vital Strikes would be a better choice, but if using Subo, Prodigy’s Tempo is the best choice.
Best Spirit Hall
Rake Spiritborn Builds are better with Eagle as the first Spirit Hall, as it increases your clearing speed with movement buffs, while allowing Jaguar skill to make all skills Eagle skills while benefiting from acceleration and brilliance passives. In fact, many Spiritborn builds are worth doing this.
As for the second slot, it is recommended that you choose Jaguar Spirit, so that you can not only stack Ferocity on kills but also increase the maximum stack Ferocity by 1, further improving the lethality of this build.
How To Choose Legendary Aspects & Unique Items?
If you want to make this build more indestructible, you must get as much suitable legendary aspects and unique items for it as possible.
Best Legendary Aspects
According to the way Rake Spiritborn Build works, in addition to the indispensable Duelist’s Aspect, you can further obtain and equip Aspect of the Crowded Sage and Aspect of Assimilation. These two aspects can make the build more tanky and provide benefits such as strengthening and healing while increasing the chance of dodge. If you want to further improve this build, the following aspects are also good:
- Wind Striker’s Aspect
- Aspect of Wild Claws
- Blood Boiling Aspect
- Aspect of Potent Exchange
Best Unique Items
The three recommended for general unique items are:
- Banished Lord’s Talisman: Grants levels to all core skills in the build and increases the damage of critical strike casts.
- Mother’s Embrace: Infinitely extends the uptime of Rake through resource return and grants it important stats, such as attack speed and critical strike chance.
- Peacemonger’s Signet: Causes you to gain Resolve every time you gain Ferocity (the only way to gain Resolve for this build) and makes it easier to survive in combat.
Also, while this build does not require Mythic Uniques to work, Nesekem the Herald, which can stack suppression and critical strike damage and provide movement speed bonus, is worth having.
Season 8 will add boss powers as new seasonal powers, and if you can combine them with Rake Spiritborn Build, I believe you will have the opportunity to get a better combat experience as a Spiritborn in the Season 8 endgame!
