Diablo 4 Officially Reveals New Spiritborn Class – Skills, Design, Gameplay, And More

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2 years ago

July 18, 2024

During the recent Livestream of Diablo 4, the Devs revealed the primal energy and flexibility of the newest Diablo IV class, Spiritborn which will be included in the upcoming expansion, Vessel of Hatred. The reveal of Spiritborn Live Stream shows the depth of the jungles of Nahantu with Spiritborn’s detailed lore, Skills, Class Mechanics, Itemization, and more.

You can find a brief look at the main points from the features of the Spiritborn class below.

Diablo 4 Spiritborn Class Features

The design of the Spiritborn was inspired by the jungles of Nahantu.
Instead of Spiritborn wearing its own armor, it fuses armor within the character itself.

Rake: Conjure claws that rake through enemies in front of you, dealing [20%] damage before exploding for an additional [40%] damage.
- Keywords: Core, Jaguar
- Vigor Cost: 30
- Lucky Hit Chance: 16%
- Damage Type: Fire
Ravager: (Passive) Minimum Ferocity increased by 2. (Active) Unleash a savage roar, causing all your attacks to trigger additional strikes dealing [60%] damage for 6 seconds.
- Keywords: Focus, Jaguar, Incarnate
- Cooldown: 20 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
- Damage Type: Fire
Rushing Claw: Slash a short distance through an enemy, striking all enemies along the way twice for a total of [50%] total damage.
- Keywords: Potency, Jaguar, Mobility
- Charges: 4v
- Charge Cooldown: 4 per 20 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 25%
- Damage Type: Fire
The Hunter: Bound across the battlefield with the Jaguar Spirit, dealing [50%] damage upon landing and then rapidly slashing enemies in the area for [200%] total damage over 7 strikes.
- Keywords: Ultimate, Jaguar
- Cooldown 45 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 15%
- Damage Type: Fire

Rock Splitter: Rush at a target and clobber enemies in front of you, dealing [15%] damage. Your third attack strikes enemies around you, dealing [28%] damage.
- Keywords: Basic, Gorilla, Mobility
- Generate Vigor: 11
- Lucky Hit Chance: 28%
- Damage Type: Physical
Concussive Stomp: Stomp in front of you, releasing a shockwave that deals [15%] damage and Knocks Down enemies for 3 seconds.
- Keywords: Defensive, Gorilla
- Cooldown: 10 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
- Damage Type: Physical
Payback: Smash enemies in front of you, dealing [100%] damage. When attacked, you have a 35% chance to reduce Payback’s active Cooldown by 1 second.
- Keywords: Potency, Gorilla
- Cooldown: 12 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
- Damage Type: Physical
The Protector: The Gorilla Spirit protects an area for 6 seconds, continuously smashing surrounding enemies for [80%] damage and granting you Barrier for 15% of your Maximum Life every 1.5 seconds.
- Keywords: Ultimate, Gorilla
- Cooldown: 45 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 15%
- Damage Type: Physical

Soar: Fly into the air, creating a cloud which makes enemies at your target location Vulnerable for 5 seconds before you crash down upon them dealing [50%] damage.
- Keywords: Focus, Eagle, Mobility
- Cooldown: 15 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 66%
- Damage Type: Lightning
Quill Volley: Hurl 5 feathers that pierce through enemies, each dealing [14%] damage.
- Keywords: Core, Eagle
- Vigor Cost: 35
- Lucky Hit Chance: 13%
- Damage Type: Lightning
Razor Wings: Whirl out a cluster of razor-sharp feathers that rebound back, dealing [50%] damage each way.
- Keywords: Potency, Eagle
- Charges: 3
- Charge Cooldown: 10 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 22%
- Damage Type: Lightning
The Seeker: The Eagle Spirit swoops down and deals [20%] damage. After a short delay it blasts off dealing [300%] damage.
- Keywords: Ultimate, Eagle
- Charges: 3
- Charge Cooldown: 30 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
- Damage Type: Lightning

Withering Fist: Dart at and jab an enemy, dealing [5%] damage and applying [30%] Poisoning damage over 6 seconds. Your third attack bursts on your target, damaging surrounding enemies and Slowing them by 30% for 3 seconds.
- Keywords: Basic, Centipede, Mobility
- Generate Vigor: 9
- Lucky Hit Chance: 25%
- Damage Type: Poison
Scourge: Call forth a wave of insects that bite enemies, Fearing and Slowing them for 3 seconds and applying [100%] Poisoning damage over 6 seconds.
- Keywords: Defensive, Centipede
- Cooldown: 12 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
- Damage Type: Poison
Stinger: Strike a small area, dealing [70%] damage to enemies within as well as all surrounding Poisoned enemies.
- Keywords: Core, Centipede
- Vigor Cost: 40
- Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
- Damage Type: Poison
The Devourer: The Centipede Spirit emerges, blasting enemies in a line for [140%] damage and splitting at others for [40%] damage. Lasts for 15 seconds.
- Keywords: Ultimate, Centipede
- Cooldown: 45 seconds
- Lucky Hit Chance: 10%
- Damage Type: Poison

Spiritborn focused on dexterity and will be the fastest class in Diablo 4.
Spirit guardians are summoned, each having their own skills while summoned.
Jaguar is designed around movement, AoE damage, and attack speed.
Gorilla is a tank with a focus on damage reduction, damage reflection, and defense.
Eagle focuses on movement speed, range, and precise attacks.
Centipede focuses on persistence. It utilizes life steal, poison damage, and crowd control.
You can go all-in on one spirit guardian or choose to mix and match with a combination of the four.
Spirit Hall Mechanic gives you more customization options in the form of various bonuses.

The four primary focus items for Spiritborn are Hybridization, Power Augmenting, Sub Power, and Unique.
Hybridization are items that will allow stats to work together.
Power Augmenting that will allow you to take skills and boost them to a higher level.
Sub Powers are similar to skills but don’t exist in your tree.
Unique Items such as the Score of the Earth boots allow you to build your character in the way you see fit within the class.

For more detailed explained features, you can check out Diablo IV official blog post for Spiritborn.