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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)
Spiritborn Quill Volley Endgame Build (Season 8)
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This is a Quill Volley Spiritborn endgame build and guide for Season 8 of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Quill Volley endgame build in Season 8 (Belial's Return)!
 Attention! |
This build is a Legacy Build that was created from Season 8 (Belial's Return) and is not updated for the current season. |
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Spiritborn Quill Volley Endgame Build
Quill Volley Build Summary
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 Skills and Passives |
 Boss Powers |
 Aspects and Affixes |
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 Mercenary |
 Paragon |
Playstyle |
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| Poison Crusher Endgame Build |
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| Focus: Critical, Bossing, Endgame | |
 Extremely High Critical Damage Excellent Survivability Low Budget Gear |
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This Quill Volley endgame build for Season 8 makes use of the highly valued Quill Volley to continuously deal extremely high Critical Damage that scales off your Block Chance.
Keep getting Ferocity and Resolve stacks by using The Hunter and Armored Hide whenever available enables this build to keep spamming Quill Volley without having to worry about your survivability.
Quill Volley Build Skills and Passives
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Skills and Passives |
Boss Powers |
Aspects and Affixes |
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| Gems |
Mercenary |
Paragon |
Playstyle |
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※ More skills can be seen by scrolling vertically.
| Active Skills | |
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 Basic Skill Tree┗
 Rock Splitter
(1/5) ┗
 Enhanced Rock Splitter
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 Core Skill Tree┗
Quill Volley
(5/5) ┗
 Enhanced Quill Volley
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Rampant Quill Volley
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 Vigorous
(3/3) ┗
Balanced Exertion
(3/3) |
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 Focus Skill Tree┗
Ravager
(1/5) ┗
 Enhanced Ravager
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Measured Ravager
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 Mirage
(1/3) ┗
 Unrestrained Power
(3/3) ┗
 Focal Point
(3/3) ┗
Apex
(3/3) |
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 Defensive Skill Tree┗
Armored Hide
(1/5) ┗
 Enhanced Armored Hide
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Reinforced Armored Hide
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 Endurance
(1/3) ┗
 Fueled
(2/3) ┗
 Perseverance
(3/3) ┗
 Patient Guard
(1/3) ┗
 Auspicious
(3/3) ┗
Counterattack
(1/5) ┗
 Enhanced Counterattack
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Reinforced Counterattack
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Scourge
(1/5) ┗
 Enhanced Scourge
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Reinforced Scourge
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 Potency Skill Tree┗
 Resilient
(3/3) ┗
 Potent
(3/3) ┗
 Furnace
(3/3) |
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 Ultimate Skill Tree┗
The Hunter
(5/5) ┗
 Harmonious Hunter
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Exalted Hunter
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 Resolution
(1/3) ┗
 Spiritual Attunement
(3/3) ┗
 Supremacy
(3/3) |
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 Key Passive |
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Quill Volley Spiritborn Class Specialization
| Primary Spirit |
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 Gorilla (Level 15) 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 Spirit |
 Jaguar (Level 30) Maximum Ferocity is increased by 1. Gain 1 stack of Ferocity whenever you kill an enemy or damage a Boss. |
The Gorilla spirit is the best specialization for the Primary slot as it helps you survive much better in higher Torment difficulties, while the Secondary slot works best with the Jaguar spirit since it gives you access to increased Ferocity and works in tandem with Harmony of Ebewaka.
Quill Volley Build Best Boss Powers
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| Boss Power | Effect/Modifiers |
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 Harbinger of Hatred's Volley
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Effect: After damaging a Vulnerable enemy, shoot piercing projectiles that last 1.3 seconds, dealing XX Fire damage and applying Vulnerable. Deals XX increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. |
 Lord Zir's Blood Pool
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Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power Heals you for XX of your Maximum Life over 3 seconds. |
 Flesh Reaper's Disruption
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Modifier: Gain XX Vulnerable Damage, increased by XX for each 1% of Crowd Control Duration Bonus you have, up to a maximum of XX. |
 Hatred's Embrace's Haste
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Modifier: Gain XX Critical Strike Chance, increased by XX for each 1% Shadow Resistance from bonuses you have, up to a maximum of XX. |
The best Boss Powers for the Quill Volley build focuses on stacking damage and survivability through Critical Strike Chance, Vulnerable Damage, and consistently healing with Lord Zir's Blood Pool.
Best Boss Powers and Modifiers Guide
Quill Volley Build Best 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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※ More gear Aspects can be seen by scrolling vertically.
| Gear | Aspect and Affixes |
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| Head | ・All Stats ★★★ ・Movement Speed ・Damage Reduction ・Ranks to Velocity |
| Chest | ・Dexterity ・Maximum Life ★★★ ・Ranks to Scourge Temper: ・Defensive - Worldly Endurance ┗ Maximum Life
・Utility - Natural Schemes
┗ Barrier Generation |
| Gloves | ・Dexterity ・Maximum Life ・Critical Strike Chance ★★★ Temper: ・Offensive - Worldly Finesse ┗ Critical Strike Damage
・Utility - Natural Schemes
┗ Barrier Generation |
| Pants | ・Maximum Life ★★★ ・Healing Received ・Damage Reduction while Healthy ・Lucky Hit: Chance to Heal Life |
| Boots | ・Movement Speed ★★★ ・Dexterity ・Shadow Resistance Temper: ・Utility - Natural Schemes ┗ Barrier Generation
・Mobility - Natural Motion
┗ Movement Speed |
| Amulet | ・Maximum Life ・Damage ・Critical Strike Chance ★★★ Temper: ・Offensive - Worldly Finesse ┗ Critical Strike Damage
・Utility - Natural Schemes
┗ Barrier Generation |
| Ring | ・Maximum Life ・Critical Strike Chance ・Critical Strike Damage ★★★ Temper: ・Offensive - Worldly Finesse ┗ Critical Strike Damage
・Resource - Worldly Stability
┗ Resource Generation |
| Ring | ・Dexterity ・Critical Strike Damage ★★★ ・Cooldown Reduction ・Ranks to Mirage |
| Weapon (Quarterstaff) |
・Maximum Resource ・Critical Strike Damage ★★★ ・Chance for Core Skills to Hit Twice ・Ranks to Vigorous |
Quill Volley Build Best Gems and Runewords
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Quill Volley Build Best Gems
| Weapon | Armor | Jewelry |
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 Emerald
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 Ruby
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 Skull
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The best Gems to slot in for the Quill Volley build are Emeralds on your weapon to provide you with more Critical Strike Damage, Rubies on your armor for more Strength thus providing more Critical Strike Chance, and Skulls on your Amulet and Rings to get the increased Armor for reaching the armor cap.
Quill Volley Build Best Runewords
| Runeword 1 | Runeword 2 |
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 Tam
 Gar
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 Poc
 Que
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The best Runewords for the Quill Volley build are the Tam + Gar combo to consistently increase your Critical Strike Chance, while Poc + Que will provide you with consistent barriers to survive more efficiently.
Quill Volley Best Mercenaries
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| Mercenary | Reinforcement |
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 Raheir |
 Varyana |
Use Raheir as Your Main Mercenary
Use Raheir's Bastion to grant passive Unstoppable for 1 second and redirect 90% of damage taken to Raheir to help you survive better.
Make sure to get Raheir's Aegis to max out your resistances, and Inspiration as well to get that sweet 25% increased damage.
Raheir Mercenary Guide and Best Skills
Use Varyana For Reinforcement
Slot in Bloodthirst on Varyana to gain more attack speed and allow you to use Crushing Hand faster.
You can pair Varyana's Bloodthirst with Counterattack or Quill Voley as these are the skills you will constantly use throughout your runs.
Varyana Mercenary Guide and Best Skills
Quill Volley Build Paragon Boards
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| Paragon Boards |
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| 1. Starting Board (Fitness) |
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| 2. Viscous Shield (Spirit) |
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| 3. Sapping (Talon) |
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| 4. In-Fighter (Fulminate) |
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| 5. Revealing (Colossal) |
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Quill Volley Build Playstyle and Rotation
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The playstyle of the Quill Volley Spiritborn revolves around maintaining your Health and Barrier while consistently inflicting extremely high Critical Strike Damage throughout the field. The rotation is as follows:
- Cast Ravager, Scourge, and Armored Hide to provide damage buffs and survivability.
- Spam Quill Volley while keeping Ravager active to allow you to dash towards enemies.
- Use The Hunter when you need to increase your Ferocity stacks or to stack more damage on Elites or Bosses.
- Rinse and Repeat.
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