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With the launch of the Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred DLC the sixth Diablo 4 class was added to the game. The Spiritborn class is incredibly mobile and plays almost like a mix between the Diablo 3 Monk class and the D4 Rogue classes in all of its builds – maybe with a little D4 Sorcerer thrown in there, too.

Almost every Spiritborn build is exceptionally strong in Diablo 4, but Evade Spiritborn are on another level. When performed correctly, the gameplay of the Diablo 4 Evade Spiritborn build is essentially a neverending loop of Evading and casting Quill Volleys, abusing the Storm Feathers mechanic, and using other Skills to boost damage even further while filling in the gaps.

This guide to the best Evade Spiritborn Build is intended for leveling and early endgame progression through Torment 1 . Stay tuned for future updates on the best Paragon Boards, Glyphs, Tempers, and more tips to make the best Evade Spiritborn build as we progress into the endgame of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred .

Evade Spiritborn Build Overview
The Evade Spiritborn build in Diablo 4 is one of the most powerful builds available in Vessel of Hatred. Everything in this build is centered on two mechanics: The Eagle Spirit Hall choice, and making sure you can cast Evade as often as possible.

With The Eagle Spirit Hall choice, Spiritborn characters will launch Storm Feathers at enemies, inflicting the Vulnerable effect and causing an enormous amount of damage, every time they Evade. This Evade Spiritborn build uses a combination of abilities that reduce Evade’s cooldown and the Quill Volley skill, creating a hybrid movement and spellcasting playstyle that tears through all but the most difficult high-Torment content.

Because attacking with Quill Volley reduces the cooldown of Evade, you almost never have to press the Basic Attack input – as long as you have Vigor. With the new Runeword system in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, you can regain a huge chunk of Vigor every time you Evade.

You can mess with a few of the Aspects and Skills recommended for this build, but a few things are absolutely required. The Eagle Spirit Hall choice, boots that reduce Evade cooldown when you attack, and Aspects that enhance your Vigor and Storm Feather potency are necessary to make this build take off.

Evade Spiritborn Skill Tree & Spirit Hall

Skills For Evade Spiritborn Build
Type

Active Skill

Active Skill Nodes

Passive Skills

Basic

Thunderspike

Enhanced Thunderspike

N / A

Accelerated Thunderspike

Core

Quill Volley

Enhanced Quill Volley

Vigorous, Balanced Exertion

Advantageous Quill Volley

Focus

Soar

Enhanced Soar

Focal Point, Apex, Diminishment, Mirage

Replenishing Soar

Ravager

Enhanced Ravager

Replenishing Ravager

Defensive

Armored Hide

Enhanced Armored Hide

Endurance, Perseverance

Reinforced Armored Hide

Potency

N / A

N / A

Brilliance, Acceleration

N / A

Ultimate

The Seeker

Harmonious Seeker

All Left-Side passive nodes

Exalted Seeker

Evade Spiritborn Key Passive: Vital Strikes
The final thing to decide in your Skill Tree is the Key Passive choice. There are four Key Passives for the Spiritborn, but the best Key Passive for the Evade Spiritborn build is Vital Strikes.

With this, you deal a whopping 45% more damage against Vulnerable enemies, and when you inflict Vulnerable you regain 2% Life and 5 Vigor but remove the Vulnerable effect. This isn’t much of a downside, as you will be inflicting Vulnerable with practically every cast of your Quill Volley.

Best Spirit Hall Choices for Evade Spiritborn Builds
As a Spiritborn, you can choose between four of the Class Hall spirits to be your Primary and Secondary Spirit Guardians. The Primary Spirit Guardian and Secondary Guardian effects vary, but the Primary Spirit Hall choices tend to be more impactful.

For the Evade Spiritborn Build, The Eagle should be your primary choice. This grants a huge Movement Speed bonus when you use any Eagle Skill and launches Storm Feathers when you Evade, turning enemies hit Vulnerable. Plus, all of your skills become Eagle skills, enabling certain Aspects and abilities to proc much more often.

For your Secondary Spirit Guardian, Evade Spiritborn should also go with The Eagle, though The Jaguar is a viable secondary choice if you do not have the Aspect to take advantage of using the same Spirit for both choices. The Eagle will give you Crit Chance whenever you move a short distance, while The Jaguar allows you to build up Ferocity stacks, increasing Attack Speed and in turn increasing your Vigor generated to keep attacks going in between Evades.

Aspects & Unique Options For Evade Spiritborn Build

Gear Slot

Aspect

Aspect Effect

Helm

Aspect of Turbulence

Soar casts Vortex at its location, pulling enemies in and dealing extra damage

Chest

Undying Aspect

When you cast a Skill, you heal for up to 2.5% Life, doubled below 50% Life

Gloves

Aspect of Accursed Touch

Lucky Hit: 20% to 40% chance to inflict Vampiric Curse, which makes them Vulnerable

Pants

Aspect of Binding Morass

Close enemies, or enemies dealt indirect damage, are Slowed for 3 seconds. You deal 20% more damage to Slowed enemies

Boots

Aspect of Sky Power

Lucky Hit: Up to a 25% chance to create a Mystic Circle. Casting an Eagle Skill inside a circle moves the circle and explodes when you Evade

Amulet

Aspect of Falling Feathers

Using a Mobility skill or Evading spawns Storm Feathers behind you, dealing Lightning Damage on impact after falling from the sky

Ring 1

Edgemaster’s Aspect

Skills deal up to 25% more damage based on your Primary Resource available when cast

Ring 2

Aspect of Exhilaration

Lucky Hit: Hitting a Vulnerable enemy has a 15% to 25% chance to reset Evade’s cooldown. Chance boosted by 3% for each Ferocity stack

Weapon

Rebounding Aspect

Quill Volley’s feathers explode at their max reach and return to the caster, dealing 35% to 55% normal damage

Evade Spiritborn Unique Options
Band of the First Breath
Ring
Restores Vigor when you cast Evade, doubles damage after gaining a stack of Resolve. Also grants Armored Hide passive.
Small chance to drop from all enemies and the Obol vendor

Loyalty’s Mantle
Helm
When Spirit Hall bonuses match (Primary and Secondary), their bonuses are doubles, and Skills of the same type gain significant Vigor Cost and Cooldown reduction
Drops from Grigoire, The Galvanic Saint and the Obol vendor

Sepazontec
2H Staff
Sepazontec is a powerful option for this build because it forces Basic Attacks to always benefit from Third Attack bonuses. Every Third Attack strikes 3x, proccing the Third Attack bonus each time.
Drops from Duriel, King of Maggots and the Obol vendor

Evade Spiritborn Runewords & Mercenaries
Best Evade Spiritborn Runewords
Runeword 1: CemLum
Requires Cem and Lum Runes
Place into Head sockets instead of Gems
Effect: Cast Evade to regenerate Primary Resource

Runeword 2: CirGar
Requires Cir and Gar Runes
Place into Pants sockets instead of Gems
Effect: Cast the same spell 3x in a row to boost Crit Chance

Best Mercenaries for Evade Spiritborn
Primary Hired Mercenary: Subo
Traps that cause CC and Vulnerable status, Movement Speed bonuses

Best Reinforcement Mercenary: Raheir
Set to cast Provoke whenever the player becomes Injured
Evade Spiritborn Stats, Affixes, & Gems

Primary Stats & Affix Priority
Evade Spiritborn Primary Stats
Dexterity
Intelligence
Armor

Best Affixes for Evade Spiritborn Gear
Storm Feather Potency
Cooldown Reduction
Evade Cooldown Reduction On Hit (Boots)
Movement Speed
Vigor Generation (Passive or On-Hit)
Critical Hit Chance
Barrier Generation & Max Life

Best Gems For Evade Spiritborn
Gear Slot

Gem

Helm

Runeword

Chest

Grand Emerald (Dexterity)

Gloves

Grand Emerald (Dexterity)

Pants

Runeword

Boots

Grand Emerald (Dexterity)

Amulet

Grand Skull (Armor)

Ring 1

Grand Skull (Armor)

Ring 2

Grand Skull (Armor)

Weapon

Grand Sapphire (Vulnerable Damage)