Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred & Spiritborn Update

What's New?

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We have collected everything we know so far about Diablo 4's first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, and compiled it all so that you can easily digest it. We will continue to update this page as new information comes out.

The Vessel of Hatred expansion will introduce:

New Class: Spiritborn
New Region: Nahantu
New Storylines
New System: Mercenaries
New Co-op End Game Activity
And much more...

The Spiritborn

The Spiritborn is a brand new class to the Diablo series. This apex predator can choose between four distinct animal spirits to channel their respective element. It uses Dexterity, a resource called Vigor, and can equip two new weapon types, Quarterstaves and Glaives.

The four animal spirits are:

Jaguar: Fire damage and multi-attacks
Eagle: Lightning Damage and mobility
Gorilla: Physical damage and mitigation
Centipede: Poison damage and debuffs

It also brings with it two new effects:

Ferocity: Ferocity increases your Attack Speed by 5%[+] per stack. This effect stacks up to 4 times and each lasts for 4 seconds.
Resolve: Resolve increases your Damage Reduction by 20% while active. Taking direct damage consumes a stack. You can hold up to 8 stacks.

Our Build Planner is already live with the Spiritborn if you're interested in getting an early start on theorycrafting your builds!

Spiritborn Skills

Spiritborn Class Mechanic

Similar to the Druid class mechanic, Spiritborn can assign two Animal Spirits to grant powerful passive bonuses.

Eagle

Primary Bonus

Casting an Eagle Skill grants 4 seconds of the Storm Feathers Movement Speed bonus. When you Evade, fling up to 8 Storm Feathers for every remaining second, each dealing 125% Lightning damage and making targets Vulnerable for 5 seconds.

All Skills are now also Eagle Skills.

Secondary Bonus

For every 4 meters you move, your Critical Strike Chance increases by +4%. This bonus is reset 2 seconds after you Critically Strike.

Jaguar

Primary Bonus

Every 15th time you deal direct damage to an enemy with a Jaguar Skill, unleash an additional strike dealing 15% of the damage you have dealt to them in the last 0.5 seconds.

All Skills are now also Jaguar Skills.

Secondary Bonus

Maximum Ferocity is increased by 1.

Gain 1 stack of Ferocity whenever you kill an enemy or damage a Boss.

Gorilla

Primary Bonus

Casting a Gorilla Skill deals 100% Thorns to enemies you hit and grants a Barrier for 5% of Maximum Life, up to 30%, for 3 seconds.

All Skills are now also Gorilla Skills.

Secondary Bonus

Maximum Resolve inscreased by 2.

When you have at least 5 stacks of Resolve, you are Unstoppable.

Centipede

Primary Bonus

Hitting an enemy with a Centipede Skill reduces their Damage by 2.5% and Slows them by 10% for 3 seconds, stacking up to a maximum of 8 times.

All Skills are now also Centipede Skills.

Secondary Bonus

Heal for 1% of your Maximum Life for every Nearby enemy you've Poisoned in the last 3 seconds, up to 5%.

Spiritborn Uniques

Band of First Breath

Unique Ring

Lightning Resistance
Armor

Damage for 4 Seconds After Gainiing Resolve
Lucky Hit Chance while You Have a Barrier
Maximum Life
Ranks to Auspicious

Evading consumes 1 stack of Resolve to generate [20 - 40] Vigor. Gain Armored Hide's Passive Effect.

A gentle whisper glides on the wind, words eluding mortal ken. It weaves through the soul like a melody forgotten, leaving naught but a name: Adarja, the First-Breather.

Spiritborn

Craze of the Dead God

Unique Gloves

Ranks to Antivenom
Ranks to Nourishment
Ranks to Touch of Death
Critical Strike Chance

When you would take direct damage, it is instead distributed as Poisoning over the next 10 seconds but increased by [30 - 0%] . Lucky Hit: Direct damage has up to a 25% chance based on your Poisoned Life percentage to infect an enemy with Touch of Death.

T'an seized a spear and drove it thrice into his mad brother Tan. Alas, the craftier of the twin gods wove one last cunning snare. In place of blood, the wound wept venom and consumed all in its wake.

Spiritborn

Harmony of Ebewaka

Unique Helm

All Stats
Movement Speed
Damage Reduction
Ranks to Velocity

According to your secondary Spirit Hall choice, your Skills are all additionally Jaguar, Eagle, Gorilla, or Centipede Skills. Your Skills deal x [10 - 30]% increased damage per Spirit type they have.

Only Ebewaka has walked amid a dozen Guardians. In death, they waged war for his spirit, yet none prevailed. Thus, the Guardians shared dominion, granting Ebewaka to roam freely amid all their realms.

Spiritborn

Jacinth Shell

Unique Chest Armor

Damage Reduction while Injured
Maximum Life
Life On Hit
Ranks to Endurance

Spending Vigor Heals you for [1 - 10%] of your Maximum Life. Every second, your active Cooldowns now drain 10% of your Maximum Life to reduce their durations by 3 seconds.

This ceremonial armor was once adorned during the He Sutsar Puchē, where sacred blood is drawn by jacinth lancets and offered to flames. It retains the scents of incensed smoke and scorched copper.

Spiritborn

Loyalty's Mantle

Unique Helm

All Stats
Movement Speed
Damage Reduction
Ranks to Velocity

While your Spirit Hall choices match: Their bonuses are 100% more potent. Skills of their Base Spirit gain [20 - 60%] Vigor Cost Reduction. Skills of their Base Spirit gain [20 - 60%] Cooldown Reduction.

During a Trial of Mists, a small spirit noticed an unclaimed boy. In pity, it spared him. "I will follow you always," vowed the boy. He remained true even after Ah Bulan called the spirit home.

Spiritborn

Nesekem, The Herald

Mythic Unique Glaive

400% Damage to Elites

200 All Stats
1200 Maximum Life
250% Critical Strike Damage
450% Overpower Damage

Every 2 seconds, you randomly mark a Nearby enemy. Marked enemies are Vulnerable, and your attacks against them are guaranteed to Critically Strike and Overpower. Hitting a marked enemy 10 times clears the mark from them.

In the days when Ajaw Y'ishich ruled Nahantu, the phoenix constellation's crown fell in burning glory. From it was forged a blade that withered valor, heralding an age of despair.

Spiritborn

Peacemonger's Signet

Unique Ring

Fire Resistance
Armor

Dodge Chance
All Stats per Ferocity or Resolve Stack
Ranks to Perseverance
Ranks to Fueled

While you have at least 4 stacks of Ferocity, you gain [1 - 7] Vigor per second. Gaining Ferocity also grants Resolve.

"In Natsalarwaka, no blood shall mar the earth. Even bitter enemies must forgo their blades before entering the haven. Breaking this accord will invoke Wasipotsu's wrath." - Oral Umbuntu Scripture

Spiritborn

Protection of the Prime

Unique Pants

Maximum Life
Damage for 4 Seconds After Dodging an Attack
Damage Reduction while Standing Still
Ranks to Defensive Skills

While moving you gain [10 - 30%] Dodge Chance. After standing still for 2 seconds you become Unstoppable until you move.

"To commune with spirits, listen to whispers unseen. Root yourself to the earth and let its pulse still the mind. Hear the ancient guardians. They rise to aid you." – Ysevete, the First Spiritborn

Spiritborn

Ring of the Midday Hunt

Unique Ring

Fire Resistance
Poison Resistance

Movement Speed for 2 Seconds After Killing an Enemy
Life On Kill
Attack Speed
Ranks to Nourishment

Your Maximum Vigor is increased by 50% and every kill grants you [1 - 7] Vigor. While you have any Ferocity, your Poisoning effects deal their damage across 33% of the normal duration.

At midday thundered the first brother, Nyamoyo, lord of predators. Survival is his blessing, hunting is his prayer. Honor him and prowess shall be your reward." - The Nitī Sē, Verse IV

Spiritborn

Ring of the Midnight Sun

Unique Ring

Fire Resistance
Lightning Resistance

Dexterity
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Strike Damage
Ranks to Mirage

When you Critically Strike, you regain [20 - 50%] of the Vigor you've spent in the last 2 seconds. Gain Counterattack's Passive Effect.

"At midnight laughed the second brother, Nebahayomo, spirit of cunning. Trickery is his blessing, suffering is his prayer. Honor him and shrewdness shall be your reward." - The Nitī Sē, Verse V

Spiritborn

Wound Drinker

Unique Ring

Poison Resistance
Armor

Thorns
Damage Reduction from Poisoned Enemies
Damage to Poisoned Enemies
Ranks to Toxic Skin

Every time you deal Thorns damage, you gain [1 - 7] Vigor. Gain Toxic Skin's Passive Effect.

The inner curve of this band is lined with thorns that tear the skin whenever it is unbound.

Spiritborn

Rod of Kepeleke

Unique Quarterstaff

Block Chance

Critical Strike Damage
Maximum Resource
Ranks to Velocity
Chance for Core Skills to Hit Twice

Your Core Skills are now additionally Basic Skills, free to cast, and deal up to 30% less damage based on their Vigor Cost. When cast at Maximum Vigor, your Core Skills consume all Vigor to return to full damage, cast at their largest Size, and become guaranteed Critical Strikes, with x [1 - 3%] increased Critical Strike Damage for each point of Vigor spent this way.

"Beyond the world disc doth lie the keeper serpent Kepeleke. Ceaseless the serpent grows, and thus must ever consume his own tail, lest the world be overtaken." - Lintel XII

Spiritborn

Ring of Writhing Moon

Unique Ring

Lightning Resistance
Poison Resistance

Critical Strike Chance
Movement Speed
Lucky Hit: Up to a [X%] Chance to Make Enemies Vulnerable for 2 Seconds
Ranks to Unrestrained

A Pestilent Swarm spawns from you every 10 seconds, dealing [X] Poison damage per hit. Your Pestilent Swarms now orbit around you and generate 1 Vigor per hit.

"Within this corpse-bound carapace we writhe. Chaotic winds converge to churn your bones. Our beat and breath a ceaseless war to break. The wretched cyclone black beyond the bounds." - Balazan's Dream

Spiritborn

Sepazontec

Unique Quarterstaff

Block Chance

Chance for Basic Skills to Deal Double Damage
Ranks to Follow Through
Dexterity
Basic Skill Lucky Hit Chance

Your Basic Skills deal [25 - 50%] increased damage and always use their 3rd attack. Every 3rd cast of a Basic Skill strikes three times.

To the silent heavens, the hunter Etzlek raised his staff and smote the numen. "Release her!" came his cries as desecrated the hallowed ground. On the third strike, the spirit answered...

Spiritborn

Scorn of the Earth

Unique Boots

Maximum Evade Charges

Movement Speed
Ranks to Soar
Soar Deals up to [X%] Damage Based on Distance Traveled
Soar Grants [X%] Maximum Life as a Barrier for 1.5 Seconds

Your Evade is now Soar. Soar deals [10 - 50%] increased damage.

"Sky Spirits weave the winds. Thunder is their laughter and auroras their crowns. Those they bless learn to scorn the earth, for from above, it is but a distant memory." - Lintel VII

Spiritborn

Wushe Nak Pa

Unique Glaive

Attacks Reduce Ultimate Cooldown by 0.4 Seconds

Ultimate Damage
Dexterity
Casting Ultimate Skills Restores [X] Primary Resource
Ranks to Supremacy

Casting an Ultimate Skill grants or amplifies its matching Primary Spirit Hall Bonus with [50 - 100%] potency for 15 seconds. Your Ultimate Skills each gain an additional Skill Type: The Seeker is a Focus Skill. The Hunter is a Mobility Skill. The Devourer is a Potency Skill. The Protector is a Defensive Skill.

"Fear not the limits of your flesh, Spiritborn! As our ancestors said: wūshe nak pa! Transcend your being!" - Maka

Spiritborn

Spiritborn Tempering Manauls

[21-30%] The Protector Barrier Generation

[21-30%] Crushing Hand Barrier Generation

[21-30%] Concussive Stomp Barrier Generation

[1-2] to Auspicious

[15.5-20%] Rock Splitter Block Chance Bonus

[26.5-40%] Armored Hide Active Duration

[1-2] to Patient Guard

[21-30%] Touch of Death Healing Bonus

[1-2] to Fueled

[1-2] to Resilient

[26.5-40%] Armored Hide Resolve Generation Rate

[2-3] Resolve Generated

[1-2] Maximum Resolve Stacks

[8-10%] Soar Cooldown Reduction

[2-3] Rushing Claw Charges

[1-2] to Swift

[57.5-80%] Focus Damage

[26.5-40%] Storm Feather Potency

[57.5-80%] Eagle Damage

[57.5-80%] Vulnerable Damage

[1-2] to Bastion

[77.5-100%] Defensive Damage

[57.5-80%] Gorilla Damage

[57.5-80%] Damage to Knocked-Down Enemies

[93-120%] Mobility Damage

[10-15%] Mystic Circle Potency

[57.5-80%] Jaguar Damage

[57.5-80%] Damage to Injured Enemies

[46.5-60%] Potency Damage

[114-150%] Pestilent Swarm Damage

[57.5-80%] Centipede Damage

[57.5-80%] Damage to Slowed Enemies

[21-30%] Withering Fist Resource Generation

[15.5-20%] The Devourer Cooldown Reduction

[6-8%] Potency Cooldown Reduction

[21-30%] Thunderspike Resource Generation

[2-3] The Seeker Charges

[6-8%] Focus Cooldown Reduction

[2-3] Razor Wing Charges

[1-2] to Vigorous

[1-2] to Velocity

[1-2] to Endurance

[21-30%] Rock Splitter Resource Generation

[15.5-20%] The Protector Cooldown Reduction

[6-8%] Defensive Cooldown Reduction

[21-30%] Thrash Resource Generation

[15.5-20%] The Hunter Cooldown Reduction

[6-8%] Incarnate Cooldown Reduction

[2-3] Counterattack Charges

[36.5-50%] Withering Fist Size

[36.5-50%] Stinger Size

[36.5-50%] Scourge Size

[21-30%] Touch of Death Swarm Duration

[36.5-50%] Thunderspike Size

[36.5-50%] Vortex Size

[36.5-50%] Soar Size

[36.5-50%] Rock Splitter Size

[36.5-50%] Crushing Hand Size

[36.5-50%] Concussive Stomp Size

[26.5-40%] Armored Hide Active Thorns Bonus

[36.5-50%] Thrash Size

[36.5-50%] Rake Size

[26.5-40%] Ravager On Kill Duration Extension

[26-35%] Chance for Withering Fist to Deal Double Damage

[13-17.5%] Chance for Stinger to Extra Hit

[16-25%] Chance for The Devourer to Deal Double Damage

[21-30%] Primary Centipede Spirit Hall Potency

[26-35%] Chance for Thunderspike to Deal Double Damage

[13-17.5%] Chance for Quill Volley Projectiles to Cast Twice

[16-25%] Chance for The Seeker to Deal Double Damage

[21-30%] Primary Eagle Spirit Hall Potency

[16-25%] Chance for Payback to Deal Double Damage

[16-25%] Chance for Concussive Stomp to Extra Hit

[1-2] to Dominant

[26-35%] Chance for Rock Splitter to Deal Double Damage

[13-17.5%] Chance for Crushing Hand to Extra Hit

[16-25%] Chance for The Protector to Deal Double Damage

[21-30%] Primary Gorilla Spirit Hall Potency

[26-35%] Chance for Thrash to Deal Double Damage

[13-17.5%] Chance for Rake to Extra Hit

[16-25%] Chance for The Hunter to Deal Double Damage

[21-30%] Primary Jaguar Spirit Hall Potency

[16-25%] Chance for Rushing Claw to Deal Double Damage

[15.5-20%] Chance for Ravager to Deal Double Damage

[1-2] to Furnace

[16-25%] Chance for Soar to Deal Double Damage

[1-2] to Brilliance

[16-25%] Chance for Vortex to Extra Hit

[15.5-20%] Chance for Razor Wings Projectiles to Cast Twice

[15.5-20%] Chance for Touch of Death Swarms to Reinfect On Hit

[26.5-40%] Scourge Poisoning Duration

[1-2] to Ravenous

Spiritborn Legendary Aspects

Your Defensive Skills Cooldown [10 - 70%] faster while moving.

Once an enemy is Slowed by at least 80%, they also become Feared for 3 seconds. You deal [25 - 40%] increased damage to Feared enemies.

Whenever an enemy hits you, your Dodge Chance against that enemy increases by [6 - 10%] . Successfully Dodging resets this bonus.

Close enemies or those you deal indirect damage to are Slowed by [30 - 70]% for 3 seconds. You deal 20% increased damage to Slowed enemies.

Payback now echoes forward and additionally deals [100 - 140%] of your Thorns damage to enemies.

Each different Basic Skill you cast increases all of your damage by [10 - 30%] for 10 seconds.

While active, Counterattack reflects incoming Razor Wings back out again. Other Small Missiles arer also deflected back at enemies and deal [26 - 54%] of Counterattack's Base damage on impact.

Lucky Hit: Eagle Skills have up to a [25 - 32%] chance to summon a Spirit Feather. You can collect Spirit Feathers to reduce your Mobility Skill Cooldowns by 0.5 seconds.

Your Resolve has a [2 - 6%] chance to not be lost when you are hit for each stack of Ferocity you have.

Lucky Hit: Hitting a Vulnerable enemy has up to a [15 - 35%] chance to reduce your Evade Cooldown by 5 seconds. Each stack of Ferocity you have increases this chance by 3%.

Moving with a Mobility Skill or Evade drops Spirit Feathers along you which each deal [X] Lightning damage on impact.

Razor Wings is now also an Incarnate Skill with: Passive: You are Unhindered. Active: You gain [15 - 35%] increased Movement Speed per active Razor Wing.

Lucky Hit: Up to a 25% chance to create a Mystic Circle for 10 seconds. Casting a Gorilla Skill in Mystic Circles empowers them to periodically grant you a Barrier for 25% of your Maximum Life which increases your Armor and Maximum Resistances by [5 - 25%] while active.

Every second while moving gain [10 - 30%] Bonus Movement Speed for 2 seconds, up to [30 - 90%] .

Lucky Hit: Centipede Skills have up to a 35% chance to spawn a Pestilent Swarm from the target which deals [X] Poison damage per hit. Pestilent Swarms now also deal 100% of their Base damage as Poisoning damage over 6 seconds.

Gain [1 - 15%] Block Chance per Resolve stack.

Losing a stack of Resolve has a 25% chance to Heal you for [5 - 11%] of your Maximum Life.

Casting a Non-Basic Mobility Skill grants [1 - 8] Resolve and causes your next Concussive Stomp to strike in a circle.

Your Block Reduction is increased by [10 - 30%] while you have a Barrier.

After you Evade, your next Core Skill dashes to your target and does [15 - 35%] increased damage.

Stinger spawns a Pestilence Swarm at its target location which deals [35 - 75%] of Stinger's Base damage per hit. Pestilent Swarms now last 100% longer and spiral outwards.

Lucky Hit: Up to a 25% chance to create a Mystic Circle for 10 seconds. Casting a Jaguar Skill in Mystic Circles empowers them to keep your Ferocity at Maximum and increase your damage by [2 - 4.1%] per stack while you remain within.

Gain 1 Resolve when you Dodge an attack. Your Potency Skills consume 2 Resolve to deal [15 - 55%] increased damage.

You have [25 - 60%] chance to gain 1 Ferocity when you Crowd Control an enemy.

Gain 10% Block Chance. Blocking an attack from a Close enemy has a [30 - 70%] chance to cast a free Concussive Stomp at them.

Casting a Focus Skill recalls Nearby Spirit Feathers which deal [X] Lightning damage to enemies along their way. If there are no Nearby Spirit Feathers, the cast instead spawns 15 randomly around you.

Gain increased Critical Strike Damage equal [30 - 70%] of your Block Chance. Blocking doubles this bonus for 10 seconds.

When you cast the 3rd attack of your Basic Skills you have a [10 - 30%] chance to unleash Payback.

Lucky Hit: Up to a 25% chance to create a Mystical Circle for 10 seconds. Casting an Eagle Skill in Mystic Circles empowers them to move with you and explode for [X] Lightning damage when you Evade.

Lucky Hit: Up to a 25% chance to create a Mystic Circle for 10 seconds. Casting a Centipede Skill in Mystic Circles empowers them to periodically apply [X] Poisoning damage over 6 seconds to enemies within while extending any Crowd Controls affecting them.

Casting Rushing Claw extends the durations of your active Incarnate Skill effects by [0.25 - 1.25] seconds, up to [2 - 10] seconds.

You gain Resolve for each [30 - 10] Vigor you gain over 100.

Soar casts Vortex at its landing location and deals x [25 - 45%] increased damage.

Casting a Gorilla Skill increases your Weapon Damage by [10 - 30%] of your Armor for 3 seconds. Maximum 1500 bonus Weapon Damage.

Rake manifests a Spirit Jaguar which also casts Rake at a random enemy, dealing [45 - 65%] Base damage.

When you Dodge or Block an attack you trigger [100 - 160%] Thorns attacks against the attacker.

Gain [2%] increased Armor and [4 - 17] Thorns per [1%] missing Maximum Health.

Maximum Ferocity increased by [1 - 5] .

When you cast an Incarnate Skill enemies around you become Vulnerable for 5 seconds. Killing a Vulnerable enemy echoes [15 - 55%] of the killing blow's Base damage to another Nearby enemy.

Kills extend the duration of your active Touch of Death swarms by 0.2 seconds. When a swarm is replaced early it bursts for [100 - 300%] of the damage it would have done.

Scourge continuously affects enemies around you for [5 - 9] seconds.

Heal for [1 - 21%] Maximum Life when you Poison a Healthy enemy.

Enemies you Poison have 100% Reduced Healing and your Eagle Skills gain [10 - 30%] increased Critical Strike Chance against them.

Quill Volley's feathers explode at their apex and return to where they were cast, dealing [25 - 45%] of their normal damage both times.

Your Critical Strike Chance with Jaguar Skills is increased against enemies by [1 - 11%] for each 10% of their missing Life.

Ravager no longer has a duration and instead drains [14 - 4] Vigor every second until depleted. Effects that extend Ravager instead generate Vigor.

Enemies who move while Poisoned by you additionally take [50 - 250%] of your Thorns damage per second.

Every 3rd consecutive Crushing Hand smashes an additional 10 times around you dealing [25 - 45%] of its Base damage per hit.

Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred & Spiritborn Update

What's New?

The Vessel of Hatred expansion will introduce:

The Spiritborn

The four animal spirits are:

It also brings with it two new effects:

Spiritborn Skills

Spiritborn Class Mechanic

Spiritborn Uniques

Band of First Breath

Craze of the Dead God

Harmony of Ebewaka

Jacinth Shell

Loyalty's Mantle

Nesekem, The Herald

Peacemonger's Signet

Protection of the Prime

Ring of the Midday Hunt

Ring of the Midnight Sun

Wound Drinker

Rod of Kepeleke

Ring of Writhing Moon

Sepazontec

Scorn of the Earth

Wushe Nak Pa

Spiritborn Tempering Manauls

Spiritborn Endurance

Spiritborn Guard

Spiritborn Recovery

Spiritborn Resolve

Spiritborn Motion

Eagle Finesse

Gorilla Finesse

Jaguar Finesse

Centipede Finesse

Centipede Efficiency

Eagle Efficiency

Fitness Efficiency

Gorilla Efficiency

Jaguar Efficiency

Centipede Innovation

Eagle Innovation

Gorilla Innovation

Jaguar Innovation

Centipede Augments

Eagle Augments

Forest Augments

Gorilla Augments

Jaguar Augments

Plains Augments

Sky Augments

Soil Augments

Spiritborn Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Alacrity

Aspect of Apprehension

Aspect of Avoidance

Aspect of Binding Morass

Aspect of Bristling Vengeance

Aspect of Combined Strikes

Aspect of Deflection

Aspect of Empowered Feathers

Aspect of Endurance

Aspect of Exhilaration

Aspect of Falling Feathers

Aspect of Fleet Wings

Aspect of Forest Power

Aspect of Haste

Aspect of Infestation

Aspect of Interdiction

Aspect of Invigorating Will

Aspect of Kinetic Suppression

Aspect of Layered Wards

Aspect of Momentum

Aspect of Pestilence

Aspect of Plains Power

Aspect of Potent Exchange

Aspect of Rallying Reversal

Aspect of Reactive Armor

Aspect of Recalling Feathers

Aspect of Redirected Force