This is the Spiritborn Orange Quill endgame build and guide for Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Overpower Crit Quill Volley build, including its skills, gear, gems, runes, mercenaries, and paragon boards, as well as how to play the build for Season 6.

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Orange Quill Build Summary

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This Spiritborn Endgame build is based on a build by AceOfSpades and Sanctum over at Goblin Inc (Youtube). The video includes details on how to gear up to get the build online. You can check AceOfSpades's Twitch Channel for more Diablo 4 content and to ask questions about the build!

Build Summary
Orange Quill Endgame Build
	Focus: DPS, Endgame Clear
Top-of-the-meta DPS Multiple movement options; high mobility Tanky; high survivability Specific affix rolls needed; high barrier to entry

This build combines three essential Uniques – Banished Lord's Talisman, Rod of Kepeleke, and Ring of the Midnight Sun – to proc Overpower Critical Strikes on every attack. The “Orange Quill” name comes from the Orange Damage Numbers which indicate Overpower Critical Strikes.

How Does It Work?

Ring of the Midnight Sun has the effect of restoring up to 50% of Vigor when you Critical Strike, while Rod of Kepeleke's effect drains all Vigor when Vigor is full to proc a guaranteed Critical Strike. So, if Vigor is always full, you'll always crit. As such, pairing enough Resource Generation with Ring of the Midnight Sun will allow for Critical Strikes on every attack.

Banished Lord's Talisman takes it even further, as its effect allows for Overpower to proc each time 275 resource (in this case Vigor) is spent. As long as Vigor is always full, Rod of Kepeleke drains all Vigor with every attack, so if you have 275 Maximum Resource, you'll Overpower with every attack.

This is the main hurdle to creating the build, as stacking 275 Maximum Resource is no easy task, and the build will not function without this setup. It's best to view this build as a long-term goal to push Torment 4 content, instead of trying to jump right into it in the early endgame.

▶︎Related: How Does Overpower Work?

How to Get 275 Maximum Resource

Orange Quill Build Skills and Class Mechanic

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Orange Quill Build Skills and Passives

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Active Skills
Basic Skill Tree ┗ Thrash (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Thrash
Core Skill Tree ┗ Quill Volley (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Quill Volley 　　┗ Advantageous Quill Volley ┗ Vigorous (2/3) 　┗ Balanced Exertion (3/3)
Focus Skill Tree ┗ Vortex (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Vortex 　　┗ Measured Vortex ┗ Soar (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Soar ┗ Ravager (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Ravager 　　┗ Measured Ravager ┗ Focal Point Focal Point (1/3) 　┗ Apex (3/3)
Defensive Skill Tree ┗ Armored Hide (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Armored Hide 　　┗ Reinforced Armored Hide ┗ Counterattack (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Counterattack 　　┗ Reinforced Counterattack ┗ Scourge (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Scourge 　　┗ Adaptable Scourge ┗ Endurance (1/3) 　┗ Perseverance (3/3)
Potency Skill Tree ┗ Resilient (3/3) 　┗ Dominant (3/3) ┗ Brilliance (3/3) ┗ Potent (3/3) 　┗ Furnace (3/3)
Ultimate Skill Tree ┗ The Hunter (1/5) 　┗ Harmonious The Hunter 　　┗ Exalted The Hunter ┗ Resolution (3/3) 　┗ Spiritual Attunement (3/3) 　　┗ Supremacy (3/3)
Key Passives Skill Tree ┗ Prodigy's Tempo (1/1)

Orange Quill Build Spirit Hall

Primary Spirit
Jaguar (Level 15) 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 Jaguar Skills.
Secondary Spirit
Gorilla (Level 30) Maximum Resolve increased by 2. When you have at least 5 stacks of Resolve, you are Unstoppable.

Jaguar is the optimal Primary Spirit to maximize your damage output. If you find the defenses to be lacking, it's possible to run Gorilla as the Primary Spirit and Jaguar as the Secondary Spirit instead without significant demerits to the build.

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Orange Quill Build Aspects and Affixes

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Masterwork Priority	Affixes marked with ★ are the ones you should aim to upgrade when masterworking.

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Gear	Aspect and Affixes
Head	Harmony of Ebewaka Stats: ・All Stats ・Movement Speed ・Damage Reduction ★★★ ・Ranks to Velocity Note: Harlequin Crest is a great alternative if you have it as its Maximum Resource will help get your build online more easily.
Chest	Tyrael’s Might Stats: ・Damage Reduction ★★★ ・Movement Speed ・Resistance to All Elements ・Maximum Resistance to All Elements Note: If you aren't able to get Tyrael's Might, you can use Yen's Blessing for your Boots and run Aspect of Turbulence on your Chest instead of your Boots.
Gloves	Aspect of Redirected Force Stats: ・Ranks to Quill Volley ★★★ ・Maximum Life ・Attack Speed Temper: ・Offensive - Worldly Finesse 　┗ Overpower Damage ・Utility - Natural Schemes 　┗ Barrier Generation
Pants	Tibault's Will Stats: ・All Stats ・Maximum Life ・Maximum Resource ★ ・Damage Reduction while Unstoppable ★★
Boots	Aspect of Turbulence Stats: ・Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 1.5 Seconds ・Maximum Life ★★★ ・Dexterity ・Movement Speed Temper: ・Mobility - Natural Motion 　┗ Movement Speed ・Utility - Natural Schemes 　┗ Barrier Generation
Amulet	Banished Lord's Talisman Stats: ・Maximum Life ★★★ ・Attack Speed ・Overpower Damage ・Ranks to Core Skills
Ring	Aspect of the Moonrise Stats: ・Fire Resistance ・Dexterity ・Maximum Life ・Attack Speed ★★★ Temper: ・Resource - Worldly Stability 　┗ Resource Generation ・Offensive - Worldly Finesse 　┗ Overpower Damage
Ring	Ring of the Midnight Sun Stats: ・Damage to Elites ★★★ ・Attack Speed ・Ranks to Mirage ・Critical Strike Damage
Weapon (Quarterstaff)	Rod of Kepeleke Stats: ・Maximum Vigor ★★★ ・Ranks to Core Skills ・Critical Strike Chance

As mentioned previously, Banished Lord's Talisman, Rod of Kepeleke, and Ring of Midnight Sun are the essentials; from there, as long as you reach 275 Maximum Resource, the build will be online. Tyrael's Might allows you to hit the cap for Armor and Resistances, but Yen's Blessing can fulfill a similar role in a pinch.

Orange Quill Build Gems and Runewords

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Orange Quill Build Gems

Armor	Weapons	Jewelry
Amethyst	None	Skull

For gems, it's best to slot in Amethyst to improve Barrier Generation and maintain the build's defenses. For Weapons, we'll use a Runeword so no Gem is needed.

Skulls can be replaced with Diamonds if you are low on Resistances.

Orange Quill Build Runewords

Runeword 1	Runeword 2
Poc Que	Xol Xal

The best runewords for the Orange Quill build are Poc + Que to consistantly grant yourself a barrier for more survivability, and Xol + Xal which boosts your Maximum Life by 20% every time Que procs; as this build relies on Overpower, the boost to Maximum Life will be a huge damage buff.

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Orange Quill Build Mercenaries

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Mercenary	Reinforcement
Raheir	Varyana

The best mercenary for the Orange Quill Build is Raheir, who gives 5% Fortify (buffing your Overpower damage) with Shield Charge, boosts your Armor by 15% with Raheir's Guard, and grants Damage Reduction and increases damage to enemies with Provoke and Mocking Lure.

For the Reinforcement, Varyana is the best pick as she can use Bloodthirst to boost your Attack Speed by 10%.

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Orange Quill Build Paragon Boards

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Paragon Boards
1. Starting Board (Colossal)
2. Venomous Shield (Fulminate)
3. Revealing (Talon)
4. Convergence (Spirit)
5. Sapping (Menagerist)

Prioritize leveling up the Menagerist Glyph on the Sapping board to increase Maximum Resource enough to hit the 275 threshold.

For Nodes, prioritize Maximum Life as this will directly contribute to your Overpower damage. Otherwise, prioritize boosts to Attack Speed, Critical Strike Damage, and Barrier Generation.

Orange Quill Build Playstyle and Tips

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The Orange Quill Build is fairly undemanding for players, who will just need to make sure that they keep Ravager up continuously as it will produce some of the Vigor restoration needed to ensure Rod of Kepeleke procs every time.

Other than that, simply spam Quill Volley and use the other skills as necessary for movement, defenses, and healing.

1. Activate Ravager and Armored Hide.
2. Dash to your enemies with The Hunter.
3. Cast Scourge for damage and healing.
4. Spam Quill Volley to massacre everything and restore all your cooldowns.
5. Use Soar to reposition and group together enemies with Vortex.

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