Spiritborn class in Diablo 4 Vessel Of Hatred DLC is designed as an overwhelming existence in the first place and shares a variety of interesting builds. Among them, its poison builds contributes the best choice to killing bosses. And Touch of Death Spiritborn build remains one of them.
Touch of Death Spiritborn build is nearly unkillable, and the way to maximize its utility is very simple, which can also create a relatively leisurely game experience for you.
Two Items Enhance Its Strength
Touch of Death Spiritborn build has extremely strong survivability. Once the enemy group enters the range, it will be quickly melted.
The secret that makes it so powerful are two supportive existence of Insatiable Aspect and Poised Touch of Death which are designed to enhance its power to next level.
Insatiable Aspect places a heavy emphasis on offensiveness, designed to prolong the duration of swarms created by Touch of Death and detonate them when the swarm reaches a certain size. Insatiable Aspect transfers AoE damage into a versatile skill, thus achieving multi-target damage.
In addition, upgrading Touch of Death skill with Poised modifier contributes another core skill. Under this circumstance, Vigor will be consumed quite a lot to achieve more damage. In order to make Vigor consumption negligible, it is recommended to use careful Temper choices.
Finally, it’s worth mentioning Craze of the Dead God, which can also further enhance Touch of Death Spiritborn build’s ability to insane levels.
Touch Of Death Spiritborn Skill Points
Basic Node
- Rock Splitter (1/5)
- Enhanced Rock Splitter
Rock Splitter serves as the basic ability of this build. Its Enhancement will increase Block Chance and Vigor generation further, while Block is aimed at enhancing defensive capability to the next level.
Focus Node
- Toxic Skin (5/5)
- Enhanced Toxic Skin
- Measured Toxic Skin
- Mirage (1/3)
- Unrestrained Power (3/3)
- Focal Point (2/3)
- Diminishment (2/3)
- Apex (3/3)
In Focus cluster, Toxic Skin will help the build become Unhindered and provide a bonus to Poison Damage when activated, which is particularly important for a build that lacks mobility like Touch of Death Spiritborn build.
Defensive Node
- Armored Hide (4/5)
- Scourge (1/5)
- Enhanced Scourge
- Reinforced Scourge
- Endurance (3/3)
- Perserverence (3/3)
- Patient Guard (1/3)
- Antivenom (3/3)
- Nourishment (3/3)
In the aspect of Defensive Node, players are required to equip several skills and passives. Among other things, Armored Hide makes players Unstoppable and Antivenom upgrade Poison Resistance and max reduction, and Scourge supports Crowd Control option, and helps restore large amounts of Vigor.
Potency Node
- Touch of Death (5/5)
- Enhanced Touch of Death
- Poised Touch of Death
- Resilient (3/3)
- Vehemence (3/3)
- Ravenous (3/3)
- Oppressive (3/3)
It is best to put maximum points of Potency Node into Oppressive passive to take advantage of crowd control options of this build.
Ultimate
- The Seeker (1/5)
- Harmonious Seeker
- Exalted Seeker
The Seeker makes key bosses Vulnerable. Ultimate does not form the core of this build, however, and you can change it to suit your situation.
Key Passive
Key Passive Noxious Resonance supports player’s Critical Strikes to echo with poisoned enemies and casts explosive damage. Noxious Resonance can also be further improved by increasing Crit Chance.
Spirit Hall Choices
The potential of Touch Of Death Spiritborn is mainly originated from Gorilla and Centipede Spirit abilities, but it does not keep the same in Spirit Hall.
Primary Spirit Centipede reduces all enemy damage and slows down enemies, which are particularly effective in counteracting overwhelming DoT damage.
Secondary Spirit Jaguar serves as the second Spirit option for this build. It helps add Ferocity effect this build is absent of. Although the attack speed gain is average, it is necessary to activate Passive Ability of Ring of the Midday Hunt.
Gear And Affixes
While Insatiable Aspect and Craze of the Dead God are the most suitable gears for this build, other Unique Items and Aspects can also be selected to further improve the performance and potential of this build, which can be acquired by spending some Diablo 4 Gold.
- Ring of the Midday Hunt
- Tassets of the Dawning Sky
- X’Falls Corroded Signet
These Unique Items can reduce Touch of Death’s DoT damage and enhance clear velocity. Elemental Resistance and Max Resistance will also be buffed, and the player’s survivability will definitely be further improved.
Best Legendary Affixes
- Aspect of Binding Morass
- Aspect of Creeping Death
- Aspect of Soil Power
- Aspect of Interdiction
Mythic Unique Items
- Shattered Vow
- Andariel’s Visage
Paragon Boards And Glyphs
As for Paragon, Touch of Death Spiritborn needs to prioritize dealing damage to crowd-controlled enemies, increasing resistance, and self-healing. The following board and glyph combinations should be your first choice:
- Start - Bane
- Sapping - Fester
- Bitter Medicine - Canny
- Convergence - Headhunter
- Revealing - Exploit
Leveling Priority
When upgrading glyphs, first upgrade them all to level 15 in the following order, then upgrade each glyph starting with the first one to level 45 until you reach level 100.
- Bane
- Exploit
- Canny
- Headhunter
- Fester
That’s all about Touch of Death Spiritborn build in Diablo 4 Vessel Of Hatred DLC. Thanks for reading.
