Best Rocksplitter Thorns Spiritborn builds in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred

The Spiritborn takes center stage in Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred, bringing several brand-new builds to the meta. That said, few are as recklessly strong as the Rocksplitter Thorn build.

The Spiritborn may be Diablo 4’s most well-crafted class to date, but the way in which you build it can either make or break your experience. With loads of new content to crush through, including the Dark Citadel and Undercity, you will want to get your build right.

One of the best builds to clear through content quickly is the Rocksplitter Thorns Spiritborn build. In this guide, we’ll go over how to craft the build for PvE and PvP.

Best Rocksplitter Thorns Spiritborn skills

To assemble the Evade Eagle build, allocate this many points on these active skills:

Active Skill	Upgrades	Points allocated
Rock Splitter	Enhanced, Accelerated	1
Toxic Skin	Enhanced, Replenishing	1
Armored Hide	Enhanced, Reinforced	5
Counterattack	Enhanced, Adaptable	1
Scourge	Enhanced, Adaptable	1
The Hunter	Enhanced, Hunter	5

Also, allocate this many points on these passive skills:

Passive Skill	Points
Follow Through	3
Mirage	3
Unrestrained Power	3
Focal Point	1
Diminishment	3
Apex	3
Endurance	1
Perseverance	3
Patient Guard	3
Auspicious	2
Bastion	3
Resilent	3
Dominant	3
Potent	3
Resolution	3
Spiritual Attunement	1
Supremacy	3
Adaptive Stances	1

When you start a new character, if you’re a returning player, you’ll likely have lots of skill points ready to assign from your Renown or by being boosted to level 50 from the start.

But if you’re a new player, you’ll need to start from scratch. The good news is you’ll be able to hit level 50 very quickly in the post-Season 6 version of Diablo 4.

Below, we’ve detailed how many skill points you’ll need to assign to each passive and active skill using your leveling and Renown points.

You may find yourself needing to select other skills to progress across the skill tree. That’s okay, just respec to the ones included in the build once you’re able. Who knows, you may create a custom build that suits your needs better.

Spirit Hall

At level 15, select Gorilla as your Primary Spirit animal and ‍Gorilla as your secondary. This will ensure that Resolve remains high at all times, doubling up on the buff the Gorilla path provides, reducing damage even further.

Spirit	Skill	Buff
Gorilla (Primary)	Resolve	Damage Reduction
Gorilla (Secondary)	Resolve	Damage Reduction

Best Rocksplitter Thorns rotation

When running the Rocksplitter Thorns build, you’ll need to make sure that you use your skills in the following order against mobs and elites:

• Counterattack
• Toxic Skin
• Scourge
• The Hunter
• Rock Splitter
• Armored Hide

First, use Armored Hide to become Unstoppable and gain 100% Block chance, giving you a strong defensive window. Then, start by using Counterattack and then Toxic Skin to apply poison in an area and make yourself Unhindered, allowing you to move freely and spread poison wherever you go. This sets up your enemies to take continuous damage.

Next, cast Scourge, sending out a wave of insects that will Fear and Slow enemies, making them easier targets and ensuring they stay poisoned while you maneuver for offense.

Once the battlefield is prepped, use The Hunter to leap into the fray and rapidly slash enemies, delivering a high burst of damage over seven strikes.

Follow this with Rock Splitter, rushing into the crowd and dealing big cleave damage on your third strike, hitting multiple enemies at once.

Best Paragon Glyphs

Once you reach level 60, you’ll gain access to the Paragon Board to continue leveling. You’ll essentially boost your stats each time you unlock a node, but eventually, you’ll need to select a Glyth for a more substantial upgrade.

More of these will unlock as you progress, so select the following Glyphs to maximize the potential of this Spiritborn build:

• Outmatch: Grants +25.0% bonus to all Rare nodes within range. range. You deal 16% increased Physical damage to Non-Elites and Bosses.
• Headhunter: Grants +30.0% bonus to all Normal nodes within range.
• Increase damage by 0.0%. You deal 10%. increased damage to Elites.
• Colossal: For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2.0% increased damage with Gorilla Skills. You deal 0.0% increased damage to Close enemies.
• Turf: For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +1.9% increased damage to Close targets. You gain 10% Damage Reduction against Close enemies.
• Hubris: Grants +30.0% bonus to all Magic nodes within range. Increase damage to Vulnerable targets by 0.0%.

Best Mercenaries

The top recommended primary mercenary for leveling a Spiritborn in Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion is Varyana. Not only will she buff your speed as her killstreak increases, but she’ll also distract and tank a lot of enemies.

Consider using Raheir as your reinforcement merc. His defensive buffs will help keep you alive should you get caught by a mob. This will make it easier for you to cast Evade when in a tricky spot.

Best Aspects

Here are the best Aspects you should hunt down for this Spiritborn build:

Aspect name	Effect	Where to get	Area
Rebounding	Quill Volley’s feathers explode at their apex and return to where they were cast, both dealing an extra percentage of their normal damage.	Forge of Malice	Nahantu
Haste	Every second while moving gain Bonus Movement Speed for 2 seconds.	Seething Underpass	Nahantu
Disobedience	You gain increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage.	Halls of the Damned	Kehjistan
Fell Soothsayer	When you cast an Incarnate Skill enemies around you become Vulnerable for 5 seconds. Killing a Vulnerable enemy echoes a percentage of the killing blow’s damage to another Nearby enemy.	Ularian Sepulcher	Nahantu

Best items, equipment & Runewords

Here’s the best gear you should hunt down for the Evade Eagle build, including the best Runewords to use:

Item	Socket	Item type	Power
Loyalty’s Mantle	LithWat	Helm	While your Spirit Hall choices match, their bonuses are 100% more potent, skills of their Base Spirit gain Vigor cost Reduction, and skills of their Base Spirit gain Cooldown Reduction
Razorplate	Two emeralds	Chest Armor	When cast below 50% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills generate 3 of your Primary Resources, once per cast.
Menacing Runic Gloves	–	Gloves	Scourge continuously affects enemies around you.
Hectic Runic Leggins	Two emeralds	Pants	After caring 5 Basic Skills, one of your active Cooldowns is reduced.
Runic Cleats of Binding Morass	–	Shoes	Close enemies are Slowed for 3 seconds. You deal extra damage to Slowed enemies.
Sepazontec	XolKry	Weapon	Your Basic Skills deal increased damage and always use their 3rd attack. Every 3rd cast of a Basic Skill strikes three times.
Ocelot’s Eye of Adaptability	Diamond	Amulet	When cast below 50% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills generate 3 of your Primary Resource, once per cast.
Rapid Soulwatch Hoop	Diamond	Ring	Basic Skills gain 35% Attack Speed.
Soulwatch Hoop of the Moonrise	Diamond	Ring	Damaging an enemy with Basic Skills grants you 4% Attack Speed for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.

Rocksplitter Thorns Spiritborn for PvP

If you’re interested in taking your Rocksplitter Thorns Spiritborn into PvP challenges, you can easily keep the items and skills you’ve snagged for the endgame build. This Spiritborn build dominates in PvP thanks to its ability to never run out of resources.

Additionally, the build’s ability to apply thorns through Rock Splitter without taking damage means it can punish aggressive players effectively. You can ger the strategic advantage in any confrontation, especially if their choice of build is rather squishy.

Now you’re up to date with how to best build the Evade Eagle in Season 6 of Diablo 4 if you want to make sure to check out the best classes to run as a Barbarian, Sorcerer, Rogue, Druid, and Necromancer. If you’re curious as to where your favorite build shapes up in the current meta, our Spiritborn tier list has all you need to know.