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Resolve and Gorilla Spirit Explained

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Resolve and Gorilla Spirit Explained
The Gorilla Spirit is one of the four guardian spirits of the Spiritborn in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about how Resolve works, all skills, aspects, and items related to it, and the Gorilla spirit mechanics here!

What is Resolve?

Stackable Defensive Layer

Diablo 4 What is Resolve

Resolve is defensive buff that gives an additional 20% Damage Reduction which you can stack up to eight times. While multiple stacks do not increase the effect, it increases the amount you can get hit by before losing the buff since each stack of Resolve is consumed when you are hit.

All Resolve Related Skills

Spiritborn Skills

Skill Effect
Armored HideArmored Hide Passive: Gain XX% Resolve every 5 seconds. Active: Encase yourself, becoming Unstoppable and gaining 100% Block Chance for YY% seconds.
PerseverancePerseverance Gain XX% additional Damage Reduction per stack of Resolve.

Spiritborn Skill Upgrades

Upgrade Description
Sharp Rock SplitterSharp Rock Splitter Rock Splitter's 3rd attack Knocks enemies Back and grants Resolve per enemy hit.
Rampant Crushing HandRampant Crushing Hand Crushing Hand's radius increases by 5% for every stack of Resolve you have, up to 40%.
Enhanced Armored HideEnhanced Armored Hide Activating Armored Hide grants you Maximum Resolve and increases your Thorns by X for the duration.

Spiritborn Class Guide

All Resolve Related Aspects

Spiritborn Aspects

Skill Effect
Aspect of Potent Exchange ImageAspect of Potent Exchange Gain 1 Resolve when you Dodge an attack. Your Potency Skills consumpe 2 Resolve to deal (10-25)% increased damage.
Aspect of Endurance ImageAspect of Endurance Your Resolve has a (2 - 5)% chance to not be lost when you are hit for each stack of Ferocity you have.
Aspect of Interdiction ImageAspect of Interdiction Gain (1 - 10)% Block Chance per Resolve stack.
Aspect of Invigorating Will ImageAspect of Invigorating Will Losing a stack of Resolve has a 10% chance to Heal you for (5 - 10)% of your Maximum Life.
Aspect of Kinetic Suppression ImageAspect of Kinetic Suppression Casting a Non-Basic Mobility Skill grants (1 - 6) Resolve and causes your next Concussive Stomp to strike in a circle.
Aspect of Tenacity ImageAspect of Tenacity You gain Resolve for each (30 - 15) Vigor you gain over 100.

List of Spiritborn Aspects

All Resolve Related Items

Spiritborn Uniques

Equipment Effect and Affixes
Diablo IV - Band of First BreathBand of First Breath
(Ring)
Effect: Casting Evade consumes 1 stack of Resolve to generate 20 - 40 Vigor. Gain Armored Hide's Passive Effect.
Item Affixes:
・+ 37.5% Lightning Resistance and + 130 Armor
・+ 8.0 - 10.0% Maximum Life
・+ 98.0 - 125.0% Damage for 4 Seconds After Gaining Resolve
・+ 8.0 - 12.5% Lucky Hit Chance while You Have a Barrier
・+ 4 to Auspicious
Diablo IV - PeacemongerPeacemonger's Signet
(Ring)
Effect: While you have at least 4 stacks of Ferocity, you gain 1 - 7 Vigor per second. Gaining Ferocity also grants Resolve.
Item Affixes:
・+ 37.5% Fire Resistance and + 130 Armor
・+ 5.0 - 6.0% Dodge Chance
・+ 3 - 4 All Stats per Ferocity or Resolve Stack
・+ 1 - 2 to Fueled
・+ 3 to Perseverance

List of All Unique Items

Gorilla Spirit Mechanics

Spirit Hall Specialization

Guardian Effects
Diablo 4 Gorilla SpiritGorilla
(Primary)
Casting a Gorilla Skill deals 100% Thorns to enemies you hit and grants a Barrier for 10% of Maximum Life (X), up to 40%, for 3 seconds. All Skills are now also Gorilla Skills.
Diablo 4 Gorilla SpiritGorilla
(Secondary)
Maximum Resolve is increased by 2. When you have at least 5 stacks of Resolve, you are Unstoppable.

The Gorilla spirit is one of the four guardian spirits you can slot in as either your Primary or Secondary Spirit Hall specialization for the Spiritborn class. This spirit specializes in tanking damage with barriers and retaliating with thorns, which makes it great for party-based content.

Spiritborn Spirit Hall Guide

Who is the Gorilla Spirit?

Wumba The Gorilla

Wumba the Gorilla

The Gorilla, or otherwise known as Wumba the Gorilla, is one of the Spiritborn's guardian spirit that focuses on survivability with a mix of retaliation. Its capable of reducing damage taken while retaliating in between combos.

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