Diablo 3 builds: The best skills for Season 25

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
Ring 1	Ring of void	baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Ring 2	Gathering of the elements	baseCritical Hit RatingCritical Hit Damage
Weapon (+ soul shards Silver of Terror)	The embrace of the spider queen	10% DPS7% attack speedbase
Offhand	Shukarni’s triumph	vitalityCritical Hit Rating