Diablo 4 Season 8 & Season 9 New Battle Pass Reliquaries: What Impact Will This System Bring?

With the conclusion of the week-long Diablo 4 Season 10 PTR, most of the content for the next season has been tested by some players, and the developers have made corresponding changes based on their comments and feedback. At this stage, all classes have undergone extensive rework and balance adjustments, including Spiritborn in Vessel of Hatred.

Among them, the one that is particularly worth introducing to you is Sorcerer, which was praised by players as a glass cannon in the previous season. Not only has its survivability become stronger, but its skills such as Ball Lightning and Charged Bolts that focus on lightning damage have also undergone certain balance changes.

However, what surprised all players was that Necromancer, the powerful class that D4 players unanimously pursued, did not undergo any major adjustments except for some minor changes to the newly added Unique. Many players speculated that this was mainly because of the improvement of other classes in exchange for the weakening of this class.

No matter how it changes, the new Uniques added in each season are the most exciting, and with the blessing of Season 10 Chaos Armor system, players can use them to form different builds to achieve more ways to break through dungeons, Helltides, the remastered Infernal Hordes and more world events. Here, we will give you a detailed introduction to the attributes and statistics provided by each Unique in S10 PTR and now.

Common To All Classes - Locran’s Talisman

First of all, I have to say that Unique that are universal to all classes have been away from Diablo 4 for several seasons, and this time it has once again made all players excited.

This Talisman can provide you with a 30% increase in all elemental resistance, and after you invest some Diablo 4 Gold in it, this resistance will be increased by 8%-10%. In addition, it can also increase all your attributes by 2%-3%, and Critical Strike Damage will be increased by 88%-115%.

Regarding the maximum number of resources available, the developers have made some changes: when casting a skill, each primary resource you have will provide you with a 0.48% critical hit chance bonus, up to a maximum of 48%. And when you have more than 100 primary resources, each additional resource will provide you with a 0.2% critical hit damage bonus, up to a maximum of 500 resources.

Barbarian

Next is the much-anticipated Barbarian, but what makes players a little disappointed is that there are no adjustments to Saber of Tsasgal, which will be added next season. Instead, the existing items in the game have been modified: the damage skills they provide are given more bonuses.

Arreat’s Bearing

Doubled the damage dealt by Dust Devil, now between 314 and 676.

Battle Trance

• 1. Damage Reduction affix has been removed and changed to +11.5-15.7% Strength.
• 2. Bonus Duelist Ranks affix has been changed to +8-16 Maximum Fury.
• 3. Frenzy Rank bonus has been increased from 2-3 to 4-6.

Hellhammer

Keep the original Upheaval’s ability to set the ground on fire and deal 1006-1660 bonus damage to Burning enemies over 4 seconds, and replace the 25% increase in damage for every 100 points of Strength increase with a 50-70% increase in damage.

Druid

Likewise, Kilt of Blackwing, added in Season 10, remains unchanged, though the changes to these two unique items for Druids may allow it to stand out in the next Chaos-focused Season.

Fleshrender

Changed from requiring defensive skills to trigger to auto-cast skills that can also trigger severe poison effects

Unsung Ascetic’s Wraps

Increased the critical hit damage provided to Lightning Storm from 10%-40% to 60%-100%.

Rogue

Although the number of unique items improved by Rogue is large, it still cannot change its fatal flaw of not being able to break through the endgame content. However, it is worth affirming that after these modifications, the efficiency of Rogue builds in farming D4 gold and some gear in the early stage may become better.

Condemnation

Removed the chance of generating 3 Combo Points from Unique Power, making it guaranteed.

Grasp Of Shadow

Increased the chance of spawning a Shadow Clone from 30%-50% to 40%-80%.

Eaglehorn

Penetrating Shot now grants increased damage bonus from 40%-80% to 110%-150%.

Windforce

Increased bonus damage and knockdown chance of hits of Barrage from 30%-50% to 50%-75%.

Sorcerer

The number of items that have been modified shows that the developers have put a lot of thought into making the Sorcerer as balanced as possible. Therefore, the specific combat capabilities and survivability it can display will depend on the play style of the player who uses it.

Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop

The damage bonus granted by casting a Pyromancy, Shock, or Frost Skill has been reduced from 10%-25% to 10%-20%.

Esadora’s Overflowing Cameo

All previous Unique Powers are removed and replaced with Crackling Energy. Each level of Shock Skill equipped grants 2% bonus damage, and enemies hit have a 2% chance to return energy to you. When Crackling Energy reaches its maximum, you can quickly release all the energy to attack nearby enemies, causing 40%-80% bonus damage to them, but you will not receive energy back during this period.

Staff Of Lam Esen

Casts of Charged Bolts with Unique Power are no longer attracted to enemies, but actively seek out enemies and last longer. For every second they last, their damage increases by 20%-40%.

Okun’s Catalyst

The amount of Ball Lightning damage each active ball can deal has been increased from 140%-180% to 210%-250%.

Strike Of Stormhorn

Ball Lightning’s splash damage increased from 175%-225% to 260%-330%.

Spiritborn

As for Spiritborn, it has really benefited a lot in the past few seasons, so both players and developers hope to weaken it a little to achieve a certain balance. After all, no one wants to have a leaderboard full of Spiritborn builds.

Harmony Of Ebewaka

The damage bonus of your skills for each Spirit type you possess increases from 10%-30% to 20%-40%.

Sepazontec

The damage bonus of your Basic Skills has been increased from 50%-100% to 80%-120%.

Rod Of Kepeleke

The damage bonus each point of Vigor provides you increases from 0.1%-0.5% to 0.15%-0.75%.

These are the changes to unique items in Diablo 4 after Season 10 PTR. While these aren’t guaranteed to be final at this stage of the season transition, it’s safe to say we won’t be seeing any major overhauls. So if you’re looking to tweak your character build, you can do some stat calculations now. Happy gaming!

This Public Test Realm for Diablo 4 Season 10 is nearing its end, and players who participated in the test have been expressing their opinions on the many new features of the next season on various communities and social platforms. Among them, the most discussed topic is the optimal build for each class.

Although the developers of Diablo 4 stated in an interview mid-way through S9 that they would pay more attention to the balance of each character in subsequent seasons, based on feedback, there are still classes that are at the bottom of all rankings, such as Rogue, which cannot compare with other builds no matter how powerful the options are chosen for it.

If you were unable to participate in this PTR, but want to get started on the road to creating the best build after the release of Season 10, this guide lists the best builds for each class that were most effective during the testing process and some options that can be placed in them. 

It is worth noting that the properties and statistics of these options are based on the current 2.4.0 patch and may change when the subsequent season is officially released. Without further ado, let’s start our journey towards them!

Whirlwind Barbarian/Mighty Throw Barbarian/HOTA Barbarian

The first one we introduce is Barbarian. With the addition of the new Unique, Saber of Tsasgal, most players who want to give their characters more combat and survivability will focus more on damage skills such as Whirlwind, Mighty Throw, and Hammer of the Ancients, as this one-handed weapon can provide multiplicative bonuses.

In addition, thanks to Chaos Armor newly added in S10, the above attack methods can all get certain benefits, so you can combine them at will on the skill shortcut bar in your build to achieve smooth and powerful skill rotation, and you will see wave after wave of enemies being successfully killed by you, and tons of D4 gold waitting for you.

Rotting Lightbringer Pulverize Druid

Although Ravens skill has been improved unprecedentedly with Kilt of Blackwing added by the developers to Druid, group and area damage have become the top priority in the combat theme of S10, so players still believe that Pulverize and Rotting Lightbringer are still the best options in Druid builds.

Whether it’s dealing with the hordes of enemies in Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons, or taking down the waves of monsters contained in the much-improved Infernal Hordes, Rotting Lightbringer Pulverize Druid performs well, and it can bring you a lot of in-game gold and gear.

And when you place Rotting Lightbringer weapon in a Chaos Armor slot, such as a glove slot, you can choose another weapon for your Druid with different damage properties. The best option here is The Grandfather, as it gives you a slight increase in critical damage and maximum health.

Shadowblight Necromancer

For Necromancer class, which has long been the best choice in Diablo 4, many players agree that Blood Wave Necro is the best build for running Season 10 The Pit and other world events; however, the buff to Shadowblight, a key passive skill, may make me favor a Necromancer build based around this option.

In this build, Ebonpiercer Unique and Reaper’s Pursuit Skill form a very clever synergy, making the damage potential of Necromancer enormous. Add in Wither, a Paragon Node that grants you massive Corrupting and Shadow damage buffs, and you have no problem taking on some challenging fights.

Twisting Blades Rogue

As mentioned above, Rogue has received no substantial improvements this season, so its best build is still Twisting Blades Rogue build from Sins of the Horadrim. This is easier to pick up than other builds and is sufficient for some early challenges. 

Some leaked information originally indicated that the developers would make some improvements to Reload Rogue, but in fact they did not, which caused some players who were keen on exploring using multiple builds to complain. Most importantly, investing a lot of EZG Diablo 4 gold in just one skill is not cost-effective.

But here we still hope that it will get some buffs in the official season, otherwise it will be useless except for the new Orphan Maker Unique Two-Handed Crossbow and Chaos Perks assigned to this class, and no one will even use Rogue to explore the game content in the future.

Hydra Sorcerer

Like Druid, Sorcerer’s new Galvanic Azurite Unique Ring clearly indicates that this season’s build will be more focused on lightning damage, but Hydra skills that have been so popular in previous seasons are still very resilient and still applicable to the endgame.

The reason for recommending it as the best Sorcerer build is simple: with the help of Chaos Armor, you no longer have to worry about only being able to place one Amulet with super defensive capabilities. Now you can get the benefits of corresponding affixes from three Amulets, making you safer to cast Hydra and put all enemies into the poison state.

Jaguar Thorns Spiritborn

In previous seasons, many high-level players have recommended a Jaguar Thorns Spiritborn build, as its flexibility and strong area damage are ideal for rapid exploration and efficient farming of Diablo 4 Gold. Therefore, in Season 10, Jaguar Thorns Spiritborn has naturally gained a lot of player support.

With the help of Aspect of the Plains and Balazan’s Maxtlatl, Spiritborn can tear through enemies smoothly and quickly. In addition, Chaos Perks exclusive to this class will also help: Beast Cornered can provide higher damage capabilities and immunity, resulting in a more high-quality gaming experience.

The above is the best build for each class in the current Diablo 4 Season 10 PTR and some options that can be placed in subsequent exploration. Although the effectiveness of some options in the subsequent official seasons may change, it is always better to prepare in advance than to make temporary choices. I wish you a happy game!

Many players are already diving into Diablo 4 Season 10 Infernal Chaos PTR to explore the new content coming to the next season, including updates to Infernal Hordes, the addition of Chaos Powers, and a host of unique items for each class. But if you weren’t able to participate in this Public Test Realm, you can still find some information in Patch 2.4.0.

Thanks to an in-depth analysis and understanding of this patch, we’ve come to a surprising conclusion: the developers have enhanced the Druid so much that it could become a top-tier class next season, potentially even becoming a significant threat to players competing for rank with other builds.

Since Diablo 4 Season 10 is still some time away, this guide will give you a thorough understanding of Druid’s power in the upcoming season and some strategies for playing it. This will give you a thorough understanding of the top class and make it easier to craft a build that suits your playstyle once the season begins for the best experience.

Reasons For The Improvements

In previous seasons (Season 7, 8, and 9), the developers deliberately prioritized spell-casting, highly versatile classes as the top choices. For example, Necromancer, Sorcerer, and Spiritborn, available only in Vessel of Hatred DLC, all received significant buffs, leading to complaints from some players who prioritize melee combat and physical damage.

Thus, in Season 10, the developers significantly improved Druid class. As for why Warrior and Barbarian weren’t chosen for buffs, many players speculated that these two classes, while offering superior survivability, lacked sufficient damage to compete with Druid. 

And the efficiency of farming D4 gold and loot is not very high, making them unworthy of buffs. Furthermore, based on the player count of each class released prior to D4, Druid was the most popular of the melee classes focused on physical damage, making it understandable that the developers prioritized it as a key focus for gameplay changes.

Current Strength

Although Druid wasn’t a major focus in the first few seasons of Diablo IV, the buffs to poison damage in Season 9 and the addition of Rotting Lightbringer Unique, which grants Pulverize massive area-of-effect damage, have given builds like Pulverize Druid, Fleshrender Druid and Shred Druid significant damage effectiveness.

Unless some of these build options receive significant nerfs, the above builds will probably remain at the top of the heap next season. Another build worth keeping an eye on in D4 S10 is Companion Druid, as this unique perk specifically for the class could complement it perfectly.

Okay, now let’s take a look at the newly added Unique Pants for Druid - Kilt of Blackwing, which has the potential to transform the previously obscure Companion Druid build into a popular choice for many players.

First, increase the maximum health by 636-685. This attribute seems very basic, but it is very important in some boss encounters that require long-term confrontation, because more health means you can last longer and have a greater chance of successfully defeating the enemy.

Each of the remaining affixes is related to Ravens: increasing the skill by 2-3 levels, reducing its cooldown by 13-17.5%, and increasing its chance of dealing double damage by 16-25%. This series of buffs significantly improves Ravens, the most important skill in Companion Druid, making your summoned ravens even more damaging.

In addition, after you equip these pants, the damage caused by Ravens will be increased by 60-100%, the specific value will depend on the amount of Diablo 4 Gold you invest in it, and you can summon ravens to attack nearby enemies by transforming into other forms or activating companion skills.

It’s worth noting that this Diablo 4 item also grants you a chance to gain Unkindness for ten seconds when summoning a Raven, and increases the number of Ravens summoned to three, allowing for more powerful group-target damage, which is very useful with the revamped Infernal Hordes in Season 10.

Strategy

After learning about the powerful Druid after the release of D4 2.4.0 patch, here are some strategies for exploring in Companion Druid in the subsequent game content. The first is to upgrade the two summoning skills of Ravens and Wolves as much as possible, which will give your character a more balanced damage ability.

It is also worth mentioning that thanks to Chaos Armor mechanism added this season, you can get different affixes from the two excellent pants, Storm’s Companion and Kilt of Blackwing, so you can put any of them in the boots or gloves slots that Druids rarely used to get two key companion-centric exclusive affixes, so that you can have the best build.

As for Druid's powerful survivability, you don’t have to worry too much. You only need to place a piece of armor and a helmet with strong all-element resistance to complete most of the exploration content. You can even enter the endgame and complete the challenge after you have upgraded it.

The above is my guess about Druid’s future strength and the exploration strategies it will offer, based on the content in patch 2.4.0, available for Diablo 4 Season 10 PTR. While there will be some discrepancies between the official Season content and PTR, I believe Druid’s enhancements are likely to persist. Happy gaming!

Good news! Diablo 4 has announced that Public Test Realm for Season 10, Season of Infernal Chaos, will begin on August 19th and conclude seven days later. The official launch date for the season has been confirmed as Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

Recently, the developers released Patch 2.4.0 for Season 10 PTR, introducing numerous changes and additions to the existing game content, giving all players a preview of this significant season. This guide will analyze what players can expect in Season 10 based on this patch note.

Changes

First and foremost are the changes to existing content, which players have been eagerly anticipating. This new season, the developers have completely overhauled Infernal Hordes, introduced in Season 5, much like the previous season’s controversial addition of Escalating Nightmares to Nightmare Dungeons.

In reality, the two changes are essentially the same: Escalating Nightmares make Nightmare Dungeons more challenging; while in Season 10 PTR, the addition of tougher Fell Council members and new Chaos monsters activated after defeating the final boss, with Shrine-like abilities, have made the difficulty of Infernal Hordes is further increased.

Not only that, Infernal Hordes also adds a high-risk but high-reward activity - Chaos Waves, which contains various monsters with chaos damage attacking you, and they continue to surge towards you in waves. Thankfully, while these additions do seem to increase the game’s difficulty, they also double the rewards you can get, both in terms of Diablo 4 Gold and loot.

In addition, Bartuc, the Warlord of Blood, who was once very unpopular among players in Diablo 2, has also returned in Diablo 4. Because of his return, the boss options you can challenge in Infernal Hordes have changed: Bartuc or Fell Council.

Just like when you kill members of Fell Council, successfully defeating Bartuc will also count as successfully running Infernal Hordes and reward you with a large amount of Burning Aether, which can be used to unlock Spoils of Hell, which contains various equippable gear, crafting materials, and gold.

Previously, Diablo 4’s Torment difficulties and Infernal Hordes were two separate world activities, but they’re now connected in the next Season of Infernal Chaos. Infernal Hordes will be available as Fleeting Hordes before you enter Torment difficulties, where you’ll face four waves of Hordes and two Fell Council members.

This run is much simpler than a regular run through Infernal Hordes, but the experience and loot are the same, making it a great way to upgrade or hone your build and gear before entering the endgame, making it easier to get through the rest of the game.

Additions

Diablo 4 Season 10 theme clearly indicates Chaos will be the focus of this season, so the seasonal mechanic, which allows you to craft even more powerful gear through Chaos Perks, is a key focus of this PTR. Currently, Perks are divided into four tiers: Magic, Rare, Legendary, and Unique. Each piece of gear has one unique perk alongside any combination of three other Perks.

Like affixes, each Perk has its own advantages and disadvantages, such as sacrificing maximum health to increase Resistance, Barrier, and Shield Generation. According to the developers, each class in D4 will have its own Chaos Perks, but the specific types and functions will probably be revealed after PTR is released.

As with regular seasonal updates, the developers have added a random event called Chaos Rifts in Season 10. Activating these events will cause a surge of demons to spawn, and successfully defeating them will reward you with rewards. Furthermore, during regular exploration, players may encounter the extremely rare Mythic Chaos Rift, which will reward with Mythic gear.

Based on some player speculation and the developer’s usual practices, the probability of Mythic Chaos Rift appearing is likely similar to that of Treasure Goblin Fancy Old Fedric, with a probability of appearing approximately once every one million attempts. While the odds are slim, it’s worth keeping an eye on.

When talking about Chaos, it’s impossible not to mention Chaos Armor mechanic added by the developers in Diablo 4, which allows you to convert existing Uniques into different gear types. This mechanic has garnered widespread attention since its release.

The developers’ introduction to it can be a bit confusing, so here’s an example to help you understand. With this added, Barbarian’s Hooves of the Mountain God might drop as a chestpiece instead of boots, meaning you can take full advantage of the affixes on each unique item, which previously were locked to stacked gear and unable to be fully utilized.

Of course, the tradition of adding a new Unique item for each class continues with this update. Below are the specific names of these items and the slot types they can be placed in.

• Barbarian: Sabre of Tsasgal - One-Handed Weapon
• Druid: Kilt of Blackwing - Pants
• Necromancer: Gospel of the Devotee - Focus
• Rogue: Orphan Maker - Two-Handed Crossbow
• Sorcerer: Galvanic Azurite - Ring
• Spiritborn: Hesha e Kesungi - Gloves

Although the properties and effectiveness of the above items may change in the official season, it is worth mentioning that in S10 PTR, Druid may once again gain a higher damage bonus due to this new item; Necromancer may still maintain its position as the best class because this item has no merits.

The above is a breakdown of the content in Patch 2.4.0, currently available for Diablo 4 Season 10 PTR. As the developer’s roadmap released earlier this year indicated, Season 10 will include an IP Collaboration in addition to regular seasonal updates, so this upcoming season should be a very interesting and worthwhile one to explore. We hope you enjoy it!

In Diablo 4, many Rogue players will stick to this class no matter what season. It does have some unique features that attract players all the time, such as its very fast movement speed and very strong damage.

Rogue in season 9 now has a very interesting gameplay, which allows you to continuously teleport in dungeons, and you will pass them at a very fast speed. This is an advantage that other builds cannot achieve, and you can still maintain this gameplay even in The Pit,

Advantages And Disadvantages

Advantages

• Upgrade and farm very quickly
• Decent damage in The Pit

Disadvantages

• Very dependent on unique items.
• Survivability, extremely dependent on shields.
• Requires control of resources.
• Complex operation.

Leveling Build

Teleport Flurry Leveling Rogue Skills

• HeartSeeker (Rank 1): Enhanced Heartseeker and Primary Heartseeker
• Shadow Imbuement (Rank 1): Enhanced Shadow Imbuement and Mixed Shadow Imbuement
• Dance of Knives (Rank 5): Disciplined Dance of Knives and Enhanced Dance of Knives
• Shadow Clone (Rank 5): Prime Shadow Clone and Supreme Shadow Clone
• Flurry (Rank 5): Enhanced Flurry and Improved Flurry
• Dash (Rank 1): Enhanced Dash and Methodical Dash

In terms of leveling skills, Dance of Knives is still the most powerful AOE skill in Rogue, so it is indispensable in the leveling stage. But in the endgame stage, you don’t need the skill. You can use Diablo 4 gold to reset the skill points and replace other skills.

Teleport Flurry Leveling Rogue Equipment

• Helm: Juggernaut’s Aspect
• Chest Armor: Umbrous Aspect (Cir + Gar)
• Gloves: Conceited Aspect
• Pants: Undying Aspect
• Boots: Wildbolt Aspect
• Amulet: Breakneck Bandit’s Aspect (Willbreaker)
• Ring 1: Aspect of Star Shards (Seal of Power)
• Ring 2: Accelerating Aspect (Idol From Below)
• Ranged Weapon: Aspect of Encircling Blades (Neo + Tec)
• Dual-Wield Weapon 1: Aspect of Accursed Touch
• Dual-Wield Weapon 2: Aspect of Elements

In the early stages, players cannot get high-level items, so try to pick weapons and equipment that are easily accessible. In addition to the helmet, chest armor and boots, you need to provide you with resistance, maximum health and armor. The affixes on your weapons, rings and other Diablo 4 items should focus on attack speed and critical hit rate.

Horadric Spells

Catalyst

• Disintegrate (Flurry)

Infusion

• Glacial Nimbus (Cold Damage)

Arcana:

• Reactive Ooze: Provides resources.
• Bottled Wind: Generates a shield of 40% of maximum health.
• Shifting Powder: Increases movement speed.

Horadric Spells in the leveling stage are different from those in the endgame, and Bottled Wind is very important, which is the key to Rogue survival.

Endgame Build

Death Mask Teleport Flurry Rogue Skills

• Caltrop (Rank 1): Enhanced Caltrops and Disciplined Caltrops
• Dash (Rank 1): Enhanced Dash and Methodical Dash
• Dark Shroud (Rank 5): Enhanced Dark Shroud and Countering Dark Shroud
• Shadow Clone (Rank 5): Prime Shadow Clone and Supreme Shadow Clone
• Flurry (Rank 5): Enhanced Flurry and Improved Flurry
• Shadow Step (Rank 1): No
• Specialization: Preparation

Death Mask Teleport Flurry Rogue does not rely on Horadric Spells to travel. You can notice that there are many skills that allow Rogue to move quickly. Horadric Spells are only used to provide resources for the ultimate skill (Shadow Clone).

Every time you cast Shadow Clone, your other skills will reset their cooldowns, and you will have constant opportunities to move to the next location. You can also change other ultimate skills. The reason for choosing Shadow Clone is that it can not only control the enemy, but also has good damage.

Death Mask Teleport Flurry Rogue Equipment

• Helm: Deathmask of Nirmitruq
• Chest Armor: Shroud of False Death (Ahu + Qax)
• Gloves: Grasp of Shadow
• Pants: Umbrous Aspect
• Boots: Penitent Greaves
• Amulet: Breakneck Bandit’s Aspect (Willbreaker)
• Ring 1: Aspect of the Dark Dance (Idol From Below)
• Ring 2: Accelerating Aspect (Seal of Power)
• Ranged Weapon: Aspect of Encircling Blades (Neo + Tec)
• Dual-Wield Weapon 1: Doombringer
• Dual-Wield Weapon 2: Conceited Aspect

Deathmask of Nirmitruq is the core equipment of this build. It increases damage by consuming health points. The more you have, the better! But this will also reduce your health to a dangerous level, and you may even only have 1 health point. So you have to make sure you have a barrier to protect you from damage.

If you don’t have this Diablo 4 item, your damage will be greatly reduced.

Horadric Spells

Catalyst:

• Disintegrate (Flurry)

Infusion:

• Nebulous Extract (Shadow and Corrosive Damage)

Arcana:

• Bottled Wind: Generates a barrier of 40% of your maximum health.
• Potent Alloy: Destroys the enemy’s barrier and knocks them down.
• Luminous Gem: Stuns the enemy affected by the catalyst.

The final Horadric Spells, in addition to increasing damage, is to maintain Bottled Wind. Once you lose your barrier, you may die immediately.

The above is the general content of this build. Although it is very interesting and performs well in The Pit, this build is not a simple build. Whether it is equipment, skill roll order, or resource control, you will need some time to learn.

Spiritborn received a big buff in Season 9, so it is likely to be the best class in Season 9. Besides the Thorns Spiritborn Build that utilizes the new unique item Balazan’s Maxtlatl obtained by Spiritborn, Quill Volley Spiritborn, which has been powerful for several seasons, is also one of the top Spiritborn builds in season 9.

Diablo 8’s Boss Powers are not as flexible as Horadric Spells, and Horadric Spells, which can freely choose the damage type, make Spiritborn farming faster.

Pros And Cons

Pros

• Very high overall damage
• Good survivability
• High mobility
• Nearly permanently unstoppable

Cons

• Diablo 4 items dependent and gear-intensive

Quill Volley Spiritborn Gears

• Helm: Loyalty’s Mantle (Emerald + Emerald)
• Chest Armor: Shroud of False Death (Emerald + Emerald)
• Gloves: Aspect of the Moonrise
• Pants: Aspect of Forest Power (Ahu + Qax)
• Boots: Duelist’s Aspect
• Weapon: Rod of Kepeleke (Poc + Ohm)
• Amulet: Aspect of Plains Power (Scornful Light)
• Ring 1: Ring of Starless Skies (Elemental Brand)
• Ring 2: Rebounding Aspect (Brilliant Sigil)

Quill Volley Spiritborn has many pros, while the only con is the gear. This set of equipment contains 4 legendary aspects, which have lowered some requirements, but the most difficult to get are the two Mythic unique items, Shroud of False Death and Ring of Starless Skies. They are several times more difficult to farm than other unique items, and you may have to farm for several hours in the dungeon to get a random Mythic unique item.

Before you get these two mythic items, you can temporarily replace them with other items. The recommended items are:

• Ring: Ring of the Midnight Sun
• Chest Armor: Aspect of Layered Wards

The difficulty of obtaining these two Diablo 4 items is not high, but it will affect your maximum damage. If conditions permit, try to replace them.

Skills

• Quill Volley (Rank 5): Enhanced Quill Volley and Advantageous Quill Volley
• Armored Hide (Rank 1): Enhanced Armored Hide and Reinforced Armored Hide
• Counterattack (Rank 1): Enhanced Counterattack and Reinforced Counterattack
• The Hunter: Harmonious Hunter and Exalted Hunter
• Scourge (Rank 1): Enhanced Scourge and Reinforced Scourge
• Vortex (Rank 1): Enhanced Vortex
• Primary Spirit: Jaguar
• Secondary Spirit: Jaguar

Quill Volley Spiritborn relies mainly on Quill Volley, and you keep sending out feathers like a shotgun, killing large groups of enemies, and enemies that are close to you will take more damage. This is why this build is good at farming dungeons and dealing with bosses.

The reason for choosing Quill Volley as the core skill of Spiritborn is actually very simple. It not only has the highest damage at close range among all other core skills, but also has a longer range than core skills. Other skills cannot compete with it at all.

The above skills are the skills you will get after reaching the end game. You can try other skills in the early stage and then use Diablo 4 gold to reset the skills and add points again after you get enough skill points.

Horadric Spells

The role of Horadric Spells cannot be underestimated. The performance in PTR has proved that they even change the way the game is played. In Season 9, which was officially launched on July 1, some Horadric Spells have been reworked, while most have been strengthened.

Catalyst

Celestial Surge: Summon a rune that can pull all surrounding enemies into it, and then a torrent of stars will randomly hit the area 20 times, causing damage each time.

• Cooldown time: 15 seconds (11.2 seconds at level 20).
• Lucky Hits: Reduced from 30% to 18%
• Level 10: Stars will periodically fall around you, damaging nearby enemies.

Influsion

Smoldering Ember: Your Catalyst spells now deal Fire and/or Burn damage.

• Bonus: Destroy enemy structures and have a chance to ignite the ground beneath the enemy, dealing Burn damage over 5 seconds (increased from 150% to 450%). When equipped, your Fire damage bonus is equal to your highest damage type bonus.
• Level 5: Disables Chilling Effect on Monsters (increased from 5 seconds to 8 seconds).

Arcana

• Gleaming Conduit: Increases the range of your Catalyst skill by 10% (8% For every level):
• Bloody Charm: Celestial Surge reduces the cooldown by 2 seconds per successful kill on non-boss enemies with less than or equal to 10% health (+2% For every level).
• Fractured Core: Each time you use a Catalyst skill, the monster’s damage resistance aura will be deactivated for 2.5 seconds, but you will receive 10% more DoTs from skills at the same time (+0.5 per level).

The adjustment to Horadric Spells is a buff for Quill Volley Spiritborn. Horadric Spells can keep monsters’ damage resistance auras inactive, and constantly execute enemies, resetting the cooldown of Catalyst skills. You can imagine that whether it is a dungeon or The Pit, Quill Volley Spiritborn will be very fast to farm!

Mercenaries

Players who own the DLC can use Diablo 4 gold to hire mercenaries to help you. They can resist some damage or provide you with buffs.

Hired: Raheir

• Skills: Fortify‍ and Valiance

Reinforcement: Varyana

• Skills: Earth Breaker‍ and Scourge

The above is the general content of Diablo 4 Season 9 Quill Volley Spiritborn. If you want to play Spiritborn in a relaxed and fun style, then this build can satisfy you. You don’t need to use any other skills besides Quill Volley to pass most nightmare dungeons.