Spiritborn
The Spiritborn is the Vessel of Hatred martial artist from Nahantu, channeling animal Spirit Guardians through glaive-and-quarterstaff combat. After earlier dominance it settles at A-tier in Season 14 — damage cuts to its supporting aspects removed its "one-trick" reign, but Touch of Death now tops nearly every Spiritborn list and it remains an elite speedfarmer.
Role
Jungle martial-arts DPS
Core Mechanic
Vigor as the resource, plus four Spirit Guardians — Jaguar (fire), Eagle (lightning), Gorilla (defense) and Centipede (poison) — that shape each build's identity.
PvE Tier
PvEAPlaystyle
The Vessel of Hatred (2024) class: a Nahantu warrior who channels four Spirit Guardians — Jaguar (fire multi-hit), Eagle (lightning mobility), Gorilla (physical defense) and Centipede (poison drain) — using glaives and quarterstaves. Rates A-tier for endgame in Season 14.
Recommended Builds
Touch of Death
Full guide →Class-leading bossing/damage build — Swarm of Swarms makes it a Core skill and Rod of Kepeleke also tags it Basic for huge DoT at max Vigor.
Quill Volley
Full guide →Top Pit/Tower pusher — Harmony of Ebewaka plus the Berú of the Multitude set give Quill Volley all four Spirit types for a massive multiplier.
Stinger
Full guide →S-tier leveling-into-endgame build that leads in speed farming and specialized content.
Key Aspects & Uniques
- Rod of Kepeleke — Class-defining mythic quarterstaff — converts Core skills to free Basic casts and guarantees a crit on full Vigor spend.
- Ring of the Midnight Sun — Refills Vigor to keep Rod of Kepeleke's crit condition active every attack.
- Harmony of Ebewaka — Amplifies your dominant Spirit Guardian for a large damage multiplier.
- Berú of the Multitude — Two-piece set that lets Quill Volley count as all four Spirit types for a huge damage bonus.
- Swarm of Swarms — Aspect that turns Touch of Death into a Core skill, enabling its internal DoT damage loop.
Strengths
- +Elite speedfarming — several builds one-shot entire screens.
- +Rod of Kepeleke's guaranteed-crit loop simplifies scaling and boosts burst; Evade variants offer spammable survivability.
- +Spirit Guardian system allows highly flexible build identities.
Weaknesses
- −Aspect damage cuts narrowed its lead — no longer the runaway top class it was.
- −Very gear-hungry: top builds need Rod of Kepeleke plus specific mythics and talismans to scale.
- −Its strict Vigor/cooldown loop is fragile — break it (e.g. run out of Vigor) and damage collapses.
Why This Tier
A-tier: after balance passes reined in its earlier ceiling it remains one of the best farmers and Pit pushers, but its top-end now trails the S-tier trio.
Skills