Spiritborn is the latest class in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred Expansion. Its addition has greatly increased the fun of the game and set off a new wave of player enthusiasm.

And because Resolve mechanic of Spiritborn is very scalable, it has spawned several powerful Spiritborn builds, as well as its three hit basic attack bonus.

Rock Splitter Thorns Build is such a build, using the ability’s scaling damage bonus from Thorns to enhance the player’s AoE damage. If players want to try such a build themselves, they need to reach a certain number of thresholds and find a Sepazontec.

How Rock Splitter Thorns Build Works?

Some players may think that this build works by getting hits because of the word “Thorns”, but it is not. Rock Splitter’s Accelerated perk applies 100% of the player’s Thorns builds damage when hit. This is a big reason why it is one of the best Thorns builds in the game.

At the same time, due to the presence of Sepazontec, each reward is a reward for the third AoE attack. Ultimately, Rock Splitter has jumped from being an unremarkable choice to the best ultimate damage king.

Players who use this build can ignore other content management and expect to clear all types of content while still getting high defense. However, since this build does not carry Vortex, it can sometimes be problematic when encountering enemies that are not grouped. Instead, this build relies on Binding Morass, and the interaction between Lithwat and XolKry Runewords to attract enemies.

For the player, to maximize the ultimate damage, use the build’s Ultimate ability when Boss/Elite enemies reach the injured threshold, and use Toxic Skin on cooldown to maximize Thorns passive.

Also, alternate between the three builds’ Defensive Skills to ensure the build’s Runewords & Binding Morass Aspect can group and hold enemies in place.

Skill Tree

Because Rock Splitter Thorns Spiritborn doesn’t need special damage abilities beyond its basic skills, its Skill Tree is primarily defensive. Also, since most abilities in this build aren’t fully upgraded, there are a lot of points in this build that can be spent on passive abilities to improve their effectiveness.

In terms of Basic Nodes, Rock Splitter is the most important and Basic Skill Node, but this skill is not maxed out in the build, as the number of points spent does not have an additional impact on Thorns damage’s third attack.

Similarly, in this build, Core Node is not used. For this build, the first part of the passive skill is not very useful, and the focus is on the damage bonus of the second half. Therefore, players should choose the higher level Follow Through Passive.

In Focus Node, the player’s main task is to allocate points to passive skills. For example, to Toxic Skin for Enhanced Toxic Skin and Replenishing Toxic Skin, or to Unrestrained Power and Diminishment, etc.

In Defensive Node, this build can obtain most of the abilities. Like other Sorcerer builds used by many players, Rock Splitter Thorns Build can use all disposals of a class. For example, Armored Hide for Enhanced Armored Hide and Reinforced Armored Hide, as well as Patient Guard, Auspicious, etc.

But one thing that is different from other builds is that this build does not use Potency skills, and players only need to focus on passive skills.

Hunter is Ultimate Skill for this build and costs 7 points in total. Of course, it also uses several of the node’s handy passives.

The choice of Key Passive is also very important for players playing Diablo 4. In this build, Adaptive Stances is the most important choice. Because it can naturally choose to use multiple spirits.

Although many players are puzzled as to why they don’t choose to use Prodigy’s Tempo, for this build, the extra level of ability does not bring much benefit, because many abilities will not reach their maximum value.

Spirit Hall

Because they belong to the same spirit, Spirit Hall bonuses of this build are very simple. So if the player can use Loyalty’s Mantle, they must use it.

In order to get extra Thorns damage and a handy Barrier, this build needs to put Gorilla in the first Spirit Hall. It enables other spirits in this build (such as Hunter) to also have Gorilla Skills, and even allows them to activate Gorilla-specific passive skills like Resilient.

In the second Spirit Hall slot, Gorilla should also be selected. This complements Loyalty’s Mantle that players have already utilized, and further enhances the defensive properties, making this build even more unstoppable. Allowing it to have unlimited uptime.

Gear And Affixes Selection

While this build has BiS items, it has very low requirements to get up and running. These requirements refer to Unique Staff Sepazontec, and Runewords LithWat and ZolKry, which are very important to the actual damage output of the build.

Loyalty’s Mantle and Razorplate are convenient items to help players achieve better results. Therefore, spending more Diablo 4 Gold to obtain them is very necessary to optimize this build.

There are also some Aspects that benefit this build, such as Aspect of Binding, Morass Aspect of Adaptability, and Rapid Aspect, which are all helpful for players to explore the game better. It is convenient for players to think about how to put the highest rolls of Aspects on their gear.

Stat Priority And Affixes

Unlike most builds, the stat priority of this build is a bit strange. It does not consider Critical Strike or Overpower first, but the opposite.

Most of these stats, including defensive ones, can be obtained from Tempering. Therefore, even if the gear drops are not quite what you need, players don’t need to worry. You can continue to Temper according to your needs until you get the drops you like.

For the selection of Runewords & Gems, this build requires LithWat and ZolKry Runes. The remaining slots should be spent on Emeralds in Armor to increase Dexterity, and Diamonds in Jewelry to help cap Elemental Resistance.

Given the new Scrolls of Restoration available from Dark Citadel Merchant, the maximum rolls for each stat are ideal. But even moderate rolls can guarantee a win in the endgame.

Mercenary And Reinforcement Hires Selection

This build does not have any specific requirements for getting rewards from Mercenary and Recruitment combination. This also means that some players who are keen on self-exploration have more room to play.

At the same time, for some players who are used to using established methods, using Raheir or Varyana is also a very good choice, which can better help players explore the game to harvest reward chests.

Some players who prefer to choose higher difficulty game modes will be very useful to them. Because he will routinely CC enemies and keep Unstoppable condition when necessary.

The selection and upgrade of Paragon Boards and Glyph Combinations in Rock Splitter Thorns Spiritborn build is also critical. In this build, Leveling Glyphs is the top priority.

First, upgrade Outmatch, Headhunter, Colossal, Turf, and Hubris to level 15 in order. Then, upgrade Hubris, Colossal, Turf, Headhunter, and Outmatch to level 46 in order. Finally, upgrade all Paragon Glyphs to level 100 in the above order.

For Diablo 4 players, playing and experiencing different builds is their never-ending hobby. The emergence of new and interesting builds always brings people unique fun in the game.

Different builds mean diverse game modes. Players use different builds to explore in Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred. Whether it is the cultivation of various Nodes or the choice of Spirits, it will bring endless freshness.