In this guide, we’ll show you the best builds for Season 25 that will get you through even on the highest difficulty.
The 25th season of Diablo 3 has been running since December 10, 2021. After the Astral Weapons were introduced last season, there are also some new features for Season 25. Including the Soul Shards!
What are soul shards?
Those of you who have already played Diablo 2 before should still be familiar with the Soul Shards. In Season 25 of Diablo 3, there are seven unique Soul Shards that you can collect. They represent the great evils of Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal as well as the lesser evils of Andariel, Duriel, Azmodan, and Belial. Their souls dwell in the splinters.
You can base shards of soul in your armor items. Splinters of the great evils only fit in helmets, those of the lesser evils in weapons. But you can only place one Soul Shard per item.
In addition, you will find embers from the Hellforge as drops throughout Diablo 3. You can use them to upgrade the soul shards up to three times. After each upgrade, however, the embers are used up.
These are your set rewards for your season travel
You will receive the following sets as a reward for your 25th season trip. Just keep in mind that these sets are not the best build .
Necromancer: Mercy of the Inarius
Demon Hunter: The Mantle of the Shadow
Crusader: Thorns of the Invader
Barbarian: the power of the earth
Monk: robes of the monkey king
Wizard: Splendor of the Firebird
Witch Doctor: Garb of the Jade Harvester
The best build for the necromancer
You can equip Kanai’s cube with the following items:
Black Death of Nayr (weapon)
Oath of fate (armor)
Ring of royal pomp (jewelry)
These legendary gemstones bring the strongest effect:
Corruption of the prisoners
The corruption of the mighty
Zeis stone of vengeance
The perfect gear for the build:
Equipment location
object
Priority of values
Head (+ Soul Shard Silver of Terror)
Rathma’s skull helmet
Critical Hit Ratingbase
Shoulders
Rathma’s spines
All resistanceCooldown Reduction
breast
Rathma’s chest armor
3x socketAll resistance
Wrists
C’Lena’s ties
Critical Hit Rating20% poison damage
hands
Rathma’s macabre bracers
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit DamageCooldown Reduction
waist
Captain Crimson’s silk sash
All resistance
legs
Rathma’s bony legplates
2x baseAll resistance
Feet
Captain Crimson’s Waders
Speed ​​of movementAll resistance
neck
Crumb necklace
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage20% poison damage
Ring 1
Krysbin’s judgment
baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Ring 2
Gathering of the elements
baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Weapon (+ Soul Shard Essence of Anguish)
Jesseth’s scythe
7% attack speedbase
Offhand
Jesseth’s skull shield
Critical Hit Rating
The best barbarian build
You can equip Kanai’s cube with the following items:
The gavel of the verdict (weapon)
Bracers of the first humans (armor)
Unity or bond of power (jewelry)
These legendary gemstones bring the strongest effect:
Pain intensifier
Perdition of the beaten
Corruption of the prisoners
The perfect gear for the build:
Equipment location
object
Priority of values
Head (+ shards of soul shard of horror)
Triumph of the immortal king
Critical Hit RatingHammer of the Ancestorsbase
Shoulders
Anger of the ancestors
Cooldown ReductionAll resistance
breast
Eternal rule of the immortal king
2x baseAll resistance
Wrists
Mortick’s armguards
Critical Hit Rating20% fire damage
hands
Immortal King’s Iron
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit DamageCooldown Reduction
waist
Tribal bond of the immortal king
All resistancePercentage life
legs
Stature of the immortal king
2x baseAll resistance
Feet
Steps of the immortal king
vitalityAll resistance
neck
Adventurer’s Oath
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit DamageFire damage
Ring 1
The compass rose
baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Ring 2
Gathering of the elements
baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Weapon (+ Soul Shard Essence of Torment)
Pig killer
10% cooldown reduction24% area damagebase
Offhand
Mercilessness
10% cooldown reduction24% area damagebase
The best crusader build
You can equip Kanai’s cube with the following items:
Deadly Drama (Weapon)
Belt of the Secret Treasure (Armor)
Ring of royal pomp (jewelry)
These legendary gemstones bring the strongest effect:
Corruption of the prisoners
Perdition of the beaten
Boyarsky’s splinter
The perfect gear for the build:
Equipment location
object
Priority of values
Head (+ Soul Shard Silver of Terror)
Akkhan’s helmet
Thorn damagebase
Shoulders
Akkhan’s shoulder armor
Thorn damagestrengthvitalityCooldown Reduction
breast
Akkhan’s breastplate
Thorn damage3x socketAll resistance
Wrists
Bully
Thorn damage20% physical damage
hands
Akkhan’s gauntlets
Thorn damageCooldown Reduction
waist
Captain Crimson’s silk sash
strengthvitalityAll resistance
legs
Akkhan’s leg armor
Thorn damage2x baseAll resistance
Feet
Captain Crimson’s Waders
strengthvitalityAll resistance
neck
Crumb necklace
Thorn damagebase20% physical damage
Ring 1
Gathering of the elements
Thorn damagebaseCooldown Reduction
Ring 2
Jordan stone
Thorn damagebaseCooldown Reduction
Weapon (+ Soul Shard Essence of Anguish)
Flail of the onslaught
10% cooldown reductionbase
Offhand
Shield of the horse
Thorn damageCooldown Reduction
The best wizard build
You can equip Kanai’s cube with the following items:
Orb of Unfathomable Depth (weapon)
Delseres shame (armor)
Ring of royal pomp (jewelry)
These legendary gemstones bring the strongest effect:
Perdition of the beaten
Gogok of speed
Corruption of the prisoners
The perfect gear for the build:
Equipment location
object
Priority of values
Head (+ Shard of Hatred Soul Shard)
Firebird’s feather
Critical Hit Ratingbase
Shoulders
Augild’s power
Cooldown Reductionvitalityarmor
breast
Chest of the Firebird
3x socketarmor
Wrists
Augild’s search
Critical Hit Rating20% fire damage
hands
Firebird’s claws
Critical Hit DamageCritical Hit RatingCooldown Reduction
waist
Captain Crimson’s silk sash
Percentage lifearmor
legs
Down of the firebird
2x basearmor
Feet
Captain Crimson’s Waders
Speed ​​of movementarmor
neck
Adventurer’s Oath
Critical Hit DamageCritical Hit Rating20% fire damage
Ring 1
The compass rose
baseCritical Hit RatingCooldown Reduction
Ring 2
Gathering of the elements
baseCritical Hit RatingCooldown Reduction
Weapon (+ Soul Shard Remnant of Pain)
Fragment of determination
10% DPS7% attack speedbase
Offhand
Eye of the Firebird
Critical Hit Rating
The best demon hunter build
You can equip Kanai’s cube with the following items:
Dawn (weapon)
Frostbrand (Armor)
Gathering of elements (jewelry)
These legendary gemstones bring the strongest effect:
Zeis stone of vengeance
Executor
Corruption of the prisoners
The perfect gear for the build:
Equipment location
object
Priority of values
Head (+ shard of horror soul stone)
Marauder’s Mask
Critical Hit Damagebase
Shoulders
Marauder’s Spines
Turret DPSCooldown Reduction
breast
Marauder’s breastplate
3x socketTurret DPS
Wrists
Wrap of the Soul Harvester
Critical Hit Rating20% cold damage
hands
Marauder’s Gloves
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit DamageAttack speedArea damage
waist
Zoey’s secret
All resistance
legs
Wrapping the Marauder
2x baseAll resistance
Feet
Marauder’s Treads
Speed ​​of movementAll resistance
neck
Adventurer’s Oath
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage20% cold damage
Ring 1
The compass rose
baseCritical Hit RatingArea damage
Ring 2
Slippery ring
baseCritical Hit RatingAttack speed
Weapon (+ soul splinters sediment of lies)
Manticore
10% DPS7% attack speedbase
Offhand
Bombardier’s Backpack
Turret DPS24% area damage
The best monk build
You can equip Kanai’s cube with the following items:
Messerschmidts or Flying Dragon (weapon)
Bindings of the Lesser Gods (Armor)
Ring of royal pomp (jewelry)
These legendary gemstones bring the strongest effect:
Corruption of the prisoners
Perdition of the beaten
Executor
The perfect gear for the build:
Equipment location
object
Priority of values
Head (+ Soul Shard Silver of Terror)
Inna’s shine
skillvitalityCritical Hit Ratingbase
Shoulders
Augild’s power
skillvitalityCooldown ReductionAll resistance
breast
Inna’s boundless expanse
skillvitality3x socketAll resistance
Wrists
Augild’s search
skillvitalityCritical Hit Rating20% cold damage
hands
Inna’s stop
skillCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit DamageCooldown Reduction
waist
Inna’s favor
skillvitalityarmorAll resistance
legs
Inna’s moderation
skillvitality2x baseAll resistance
Feet
The coarsest boots
skillvitalityAll resistance
neck
Crumb necklace
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damageskill
Ring 1
focus
baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Ring 2
Reluctance
baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Weapon (+ Soul Shard Dregs of Lies)
In-Geom
Cooldown Reduction10% DPSbase
Offhand
Crystal fist or blazing fury
Cooldown Reduction10% DPSbase
The best witch doctor build
You can equip Kanai’s cube with the following items:
Wormwood (weapon)
Deep Digger (Armor)
Ring of royal pomp (jewelry)
These legendary gemstones bring the strongest effect:
Executor
Strength of simplicity
Corruption of the prisoners
The perfect gear for the build:
Equipment location
object
Priority of values
Head (+ Soul Shard Dregs of Lies)
Jeram’s mask
Critical Hit Ratingbasevitality
Shoulders
Arachyr’s mantle
Percentage lifeCooldown Reduction
breast
Arachyr’s breastplate
3x socketarmor
Wrists
Lakumba’s ornament
Critical Hit Rating20% poison damage
hands
Arachyr’s Claws
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damagevitality
waist
Brood of Araneae
All resistancePercentage life
legs
Arachyr’s legs
2x base
Feet
Arachyr’s treads
vitalityAll resistance
neck
Crumb necklace
Critical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage20% poison damage