Best Stinger Centipede Spiritborn builds in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred

Here’s how to assemble the Stinger Centipede Spiritborn build in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred, one of the best new builds to be crafted so far for the class.

Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred finally unleashed Spiritborn class, a shamanistic warrior Diablo 4’s take on the Witch Doctor class. As the Spiritborn is a brand new class in Season 6 they don’t have as many builds as the other classes on our tier list, however, there are some that are doing well, such as the Stinger Centipede build.

This build focuses on the Centipede Spirit’s skills and status aliments like poison to do its damage. Below, we’ll cover how to assemble it when leveling, for endgame, and for PvP against other players.

Best Stinger Centipede leveling build

Here’s how to assemble the Stinger Centipede build when leveling a new Spiritborn character. Be aware, that this is what your final stats should look like once you reach level 60 – and have unlocked all available Renown points.

Don’t panic if the leveling path forces you to deviate from this as you climb to level 60, but try to stick to it as best you can. Your own experiences may require you to switch out some skills or take a different path, but once you get to level 60, this is what you should look like.

However, be aware that some of these skills will change again if you keep this build for endgame:

Level	Skill
1	Rock Splitter
2	Enhanced Rock Splitter
3	Stinger
4	Stinger
5	Enhanced Stinger
6	Advantageous Stinger
7	Stinger
8	Stinger
9	Stinger
10	Ravager
11	Rushing Claw
12	Vigorous
13	Vigorous
14	Vigorous
15	Velocity
16	Velocity
17	Velocity
18	Mirage
19	Swift
20	Focal Point
21	Enhanced Ravager
22	Measured Ravager
23	Apex
24	Apex
25	Apex
26	Ravenous
27	Ravenous
28	Ravenous
29	Armored Hide
30	Armored Hide
31	Advanced Armored Hide
32	Reinforced Armored Hide
33	Poised Rushing Claw
34	Invasive Rushing Claw
35	Supremacy
36	Unrestrained Power
37	Unrestrained Power
38	Unrestrained Power
39	Diminishment
40	Diminishment
41	Diminishment
42	Endurance
43	Perseverance
44	Perseverance
45	Perseverance
46	Fueled
47	Patient Guard
48	Antivenom
49	Nourishment
50	Nourishment
51	Nourishment
52	Resilient
53	Resilient
54	Resiliant
55	Potent
56	Potent
57	Potent
58	Supremacy
59	Resolution
Renown 1	The Hunter
Renown 2	The Hunter
Renown 3	The Hunter
Renown 4	The Hunter
Renown 5	The Hunter
Renown 6	Harmonious Hunter
Renown 7	Exalted Hunter
Renown 8	Noxious Resonance
Renown 9	Spiritual Attunement
Renown 10	Resolution
Renown 11	Resolution
Renown 12	Supremacy

Spirit Hall

While this build is called the Stinger Centipede build, for now, we will use the Eagle spirit followed by the Gorilla and change them later when we reach endgame. This is mostly because having Eagle and Gorilla at this stage will make life easier while you progress through the campaign and push to level 60.

So, at level 15, select Eagle as your Primary Spirit animal and ‍Gorilla as your secondary.

Best leveling rotation

Use your skills in the following order when you approach mobs and elites:

• Armored Hide
• Ravager
• The Hunter (Ultimate)
• Rushing Claw
• Stinger

This is quite a simple skill rotation and involves casting Armored Hide and Ravaher for the buffs, then launching into battle with the Ultimate skill The Hunter. From here, cast Rushing Claw at the mob or Elite before attacking survivors with Stinger.

From here, poison will spread and you can hit them with Rushing Claw again when it cools down. You can even use The Hunter to jump across the screen or attack a different mob once the one you’re attacking is decimated.

Alternating between Stinger and Rushing Claw keeps the poison flowing while dealing maximum damage.

Best leveling Mercenary

The top recommended primary mercenary for leveling a Spiritborn in Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion is Raheir. He’ll help keep you safe while you level up and also take down some enemies himself. He’s also a useful distraction when you perform your skill rotation.

Consider using Varyana as your reinforcement merc purely for her Earth Breaker skill which is excellent for crowd control.

Best Stinger Centipede Spiritborn endgame build

Once you reach endgame you’ll need to make some changes to keep this build viable. For the most part, the endgame version of Stinger Centipede is the same as its leveling version, but there are some key differences when it comes to skills.

So once you’re ready to switch to the endgame version of the build, respec your skill points to the following:

Active skills

Active Skill	Upgrades	Points allocated
Rock Splitter	Enhanced	1
Stinger	Enhanced, Advantageous	5
Vortex	Enhanced, Measured	1
Ravager	Enhanced, Measured	1
Armored Hide	Enhanced, Reinforced	2
Scourge	Enhanced, Adaptable	1
The Hunter	Harmonious, Exalted	5

Passive skills

Passive Skill	Points
Vigorous	1
Balanced Exertion	3
Mirage	1
Unrestrained Power	3
Focal Point	1
Apex	3
Endurance	1
Perseverance	3
Patient Guard	1
Auspicious	3
Antivenom	1
Nourishment	1
Potent	3
Resilient	3
Ravenous	3
Spiritual Attunement	1
Oppressive	1
Resolution	3
Supremacy	3
Noxious Resonance	Key Passive

Spirit Hall

Now we’re going to keep Gorilla as our primary Spirit but select Centipede as our Secondary.

The Gorilla Spirit will allow us to keep our protective barriers while taking advantage of the higher damage, while Centipede will keep our healing boosted. All in all, this is a great mix for the build.

Best engame Mercenary

Keep Raheir as your Primary Mercenary and Varyana as your reinforcement.

Best endgame rotation

When approaching enemies, use the following skill rotation:

• Armored Hide
• Ravager
• Vortex
• The Hunter
• Scourge
• Stinger

The main difference this time is we’ve added Vortex to gather enemies into one place before pouncing on them with The Hunter. We’ve also dropped Rushing Claw as Stinger is all we need to do damage once we’ve cast Scourge to poison the mob or Elite.

Paragon board

When you get access to the paragon board, add the following Glyphs to these boards:

Board	Glyph
Start	Fitness
Convergence	Bane
Viscous Shield	Spirt
Sapping	Consumption
Revealing	Fester

Select this rotation to Level 15 and again to Level 46. From there, use what you feel is most beneficial to you.

Best Aspects

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

• Pestilence – Found in the Hallowed Stones in Nahantu
• Infestation
• Interdiction
• Unyielding Hits
• Redirected Force

You should then track down the following Uniques:

• Heir of Perdition
• Jacinth Shell – Defeat Lord Zir
• Rakanoth’s Wake – Unlock in Infernal Hordes
• Ring of Starless Skies

Best endgame items and equipment

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

Item	Socket	Item type	Power
Heir of Perdition	XolQue	Helm	Earns Mother’s favor and boosts damage
Jacinth Shell	Two emeralds to get extra dexterity	Chest Armor	Active cooldowns boost health
Runic Gloves of Infestation	–	Gloves	Centipede skills can spawn a pestilent swarm
Runic Leggings of Interdiction	Two emeralds to get extra dexterity	Pants	Boosts block chance
Rakanoth’s Wake	–	Shoes	Adds explosive damage to cooldowns
Smashing Quarterstaff of Pestilence	XolKry	Weapon	Your Core Skill damage
–	–	Offhand	–
Ocelot’s Eye of Redirected Force	Skull to get extra armor	Amulet	Gain increased Critical Strike Damage equal to 105% of your Block Chance. Blocking doubles this bonus for 10 seconds.
Ring of Starless Skies	Skull to get extra armor	Ring	Reduces resource cost and boosts damage
Soulwatch Hoop of Unyeilding hits	Skull to get extra armor	Ring	Gorilla skills boost weapon damage

Best Centipede Stinger Spiritborn PvP build

For PvP, use the Centipede Stinger endgame build. This is just as effective at destroying other players as it is at slaying monsters. It’s powerful against mobs and single elite targets – which is bad news for PvP opponents in Season 6.

That’s everything you need to know about the best Spiritborn build this season. If you want to know about the other classes, check out our guides for the Druid, Barbarian, Sorcerer, Rogue, and Necromancer.