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Spiritborn offers easy leveling and huge endgame potential, outpacing other classes for season 6 in Diablo 4.
Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion brings with it a new season, and thus a whole host of class balance changes. As well as adding the new Spiritborn class, which is quickly becoming the new meta, Blizzard has made changes to some underperforming classes, abilities, and gear.
This means there are all kinds of new viable endgame builds to experiment with. It also means that the best class argument has been shaken up, and any previous class tier lists are going to need a rethink. For those wondering which class to pick first for season 6, these are the best-performing options right now.
Updated January 30, 2025 by Dom O'Leary:Diablo 4's Season 7 arrived on the 21st of January, and with it came many changes to skills and uniques for every class. New builds have emerged as favorites, and the new Witchcraft powers add new ways to increase a build's effectiveness. This topic has been updated with the new strongest or most improved builds for each class in the new season.
6
Sorcerer
Still Strong But Had The Least Adjustment
Best Season 7 Build: Ball Lightning
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives
Ball Lightning rank 5
Teleport rank 1
Ice Armor rank 1
Flame Shield rank 1
Unstable Currents rank 5
Ice Blades (enchanted) rank 1
Frost Nova (enchanted) rank 1
Familiar rank 1
Okun's Catalyst (Focus)
Rakanoth's Wake (Boots)
Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop (ring)
Shroud of False Death (chest)
Heir of Perdition (helm)
Ring of Starless Skies (ring)
Conceited Aspect (weapon)
Aspect of Stormswell (gloves)
Aspect of Shredding Blades (amulet)
Gravitational Aspect (pants)
Elemental Dominance
Glass Cannon
Mana Shield
Protection
Inner Flames
Invigorating Conduit
Permafrost
Hoarfrost
Icy Touch
Enlightenment
Suggested Witchcraft Powers: Doom Orb
The Sorcerer remains at the bottom of the pile for potential max damage output in season 7, but they do have a new build that is more than capable of clearing pit level 100, thanks to the changes made to Ball Lightning. The new unique focus, Okun's Catalyst, is a key item for this build, and assembling the full build has some pretty heavy gear requirements, which means it's not really usable until the end game. With that caveat, it's a fun Sorcerer build that allows for moving while spam-casting Ball Lightning to clear rooms full of enemies.
Best Leveling Build: Firewall
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives
Firewall rank 5
Hydra rank 5
Familiar rank 1 (Enchanted)
Teleport rank 1
Ice Armor rank 1
Flame Shield rank 1
Fireball rank 1 (Enchanted)
Any basic skill rank 1
Aspect of Searing Wards (helm)
Juggernaut's Aspect (chest)
Serpentine Aspect (gloves)
Aspect of Concussive Strikes (pants)
Ghostwalker Aspect (boots)
Aspect of Elemental Constellation (staff)
Conceited Aspect (ring)
Aspect of Creeping Death (ring)
Combustion
Fiery Surge (Full Tree)
Elemental Synergies
Inner Flames
Elemental Dominance
Glass Cannon
Evocation
Mana Shield
Best Endgame Build: Chain Lightning
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives
Chain Lightning rank 5
Unstable Currents rank 5
Teleport rank 1 (Enchanted)
Ice Armor rank 1
Ice Blades rank 1 (Enchanted)
Flame Shield rank 1
Familiar rank 1
Fire Bolt rank 1
Heir of Perdition (helm)
Raiment of the Infinite (chest)
Lightning Rod Aspect (gloves)
Axial Conduit (pants)
Storm Swell Aspect (weapon)
Conceited Aspect (offhand)
Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop (ring)
Ring of Starless Skies (ring)
Enlightenment
Hoarfrost
Warmth
Invigorating Conduit
Elemental Synergies
Evocation
Mana Shield
Protection
Best Mercenary: Subo
Sorcerers definitely benefited least from the Vessel of Hatred patch, but their primary build options remain similar and are still effective. Leveling is relatively straightforward, but players will need to hit more specific gear requirements and focused builds to challenge the endgame bosses and The Pit.
5
Druid
More Companion Buffs
Best Season 7 Build: Cataclysm
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives
Maul rank 1
Shred rank 1
Earthen Bulwark rank 1
Debilitating Roar rank 1
Hurricane rank 1
Cataclysm rank 5
Spirit Bond - Eagle
Shroud of False Death (chest)
Airidah's Inexorable Will (ring)
Mjolnic Ring (ring)
Tempest Roar (helm)
Flickerstep (boots)
Aspect of the Changeling's Debt (weapon)
Aspect of Apogeic Furor (gloves)
Runeworker's Conduit Aspect (pants)
Stormshifter's Aspect (amulet)
(One piece needs
Igni+Xan runeword)
Backlash
Ancestral fortitude
Vigilance
Nature's Reach
Feral Aptitude
Endless Tempest
Charged Atmosphere
Neurotoxin
Envenom
Defiance
Natural Disaster
Quickshift
Heightened Senses
Resonance
Ursine Strength
Suggested Witchcraft Powers: Force of Will, The Cycle
The new Cataclysm Druid meta that has emerged in season 7 is proving to be one of the strongest builds in class for the new season. The build relies on "snapshotting" a lot of damage bonuses into a Cataclysm cast, then maintaining those bonuses by lowering the cooldown of the ultimate skill to the point where it can be re-triggered before the cooldown ends. This build causes screen-wide lightning bolts with guaranteed critical overpower damage, clearing even tougher pit levels with little effort.
Best Leveling Build: Stone Burst
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Spirit Boons
Stone Burst rank 5
Petrify rank 5
Poison Creeper rank 1
Debilitating Roar rank 1
Earthen Bulwark rank 1
Hurricane rank 1
Wind Shear rank 1
Vasily's Prayer (helm)
Juggernaut Aspect (chest)
Aspect of Anticline Burst (gloves)
Stormshifter's Aspect (pants)
Aspect of the Changeling's Debt (weapon)
Aspect of Retaliation (amulet)
Subterranean Aspect (ring)
Ring of Starless Skies (ring)
Gift of the Stag (deer)
Avian Wrath (eagle)
Masochistic (snake)
Bestial Rampage
Heightened Senses
Resonance
Envenom
Stone Guard
Best Endgame Build: Wolves
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Spirit Boons
Wolves rank 5
Cataclysm rank 5
Ravens rank 1
Blood Howl rank 1
Debilitating Roar rank 1
Shred rank 1
Maul rank 1
Harlequin Crest (helm)
Spirit Bond Aspect (chest)
Aspect of the Stampede (gloves)
Storm's Companion (pants)
Shepherd's Aspect (weapon)
Aspect of the Alpha (amulet)
Mjölnic Ryng (ring)
Moonrage Aspect (ring)
Packleader (Wolf)
Iron Fur
Vigilance
Call of the Wild
One With Nature
Envenom
Toxic Claws
Feral Aptitude
Best Mercenary: Varyana
Druids have seen some skill adjustments via the DLC patch, with Stone Burst becoming a nice viable ability to main while leveling. Companions have also seen some general buffs in the most recent patches, which makes endgame builds focused on Wolves a strong choice.
The new end-game build that has Barbarian players excited in season 7 is an Earthquake build that doesn't even need to spec into the Earthquake skill. Instead, the skill is triggered repeatedly by the combination of the Igni and Tec runes, leaving players free to boost other skills and passives to complement the build. That means that players can use Wrath of the Berserker and the big berskering damage bonuses available to the Barbarian to scale more damage out of the build.
Best Leveling Build: Tactical Ground Stomp & Dust Devils
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Technique
Ground Stomp rank 5
Double Swing rank 5
War Cry rank 5
Challenging Shout rank 1
Rallying Cry rank 1
Leap rank 1
Lunging Strike rank 1
Relentless Berserkers Aspect (helm)
Wildbolt Aspect (chest)
Executioner's Aspect (gloves)
Aspect of Bul-Kathos (pants)
Aspect of Perpetual Stomping (boots)
Aspect of Fierce Winds (2H weapon 1)
Windlasher Aspect (2H weapon 2)
Aspect of Earthquakes (1H weapon 1)
Two-Handed Axes
Imposing Presence
Martial Vigor
Battle Fervor
Unconstrained
Pit Fighter
Slaying Strike
Swiftness
Best Endgame Build: Death Blow Berserker
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Technique
Death Blow rank 5
Wrath of the Berserker rank 5
Bash rank1
Charge rank 1
Leap rank 1
Rallying Cry rank 1
Ugly Bastard Helm (helm)
Tibault's Will (pants)
Yen's Blessing (boots)
Overkill (2H weapon 1)
The Third Blade (1H weapon 1)
Banished Lord's Talisman (amulet)
Ring of Red Furor (ring)
Aspect of Voracious Rage (ring)
Aspect of Encroaching Wrath (gloves)
Two-Handed Axes
Warpath
Martial Vigor
Raid Leader
Irrepressible
Unconstrained
Heavy Handed
Concussion
Best Mercenary: Varyana
The meta around the Barbarian hasn't changed much, but its balance of survivability and damage makes it a good choice for newcomers. Using Leap for mobility and Charge for breaking crowd control effects are still strong options in any build, and Berserking is still the best way to augment most Barbarian builds.
3
Necromancer
Minion Lovers Rejoice
Best Season 7 Build: Bloodwave
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives
Reap rank 1
Blight rank 1
Blood Mist rank 1
Corpse Explosion rank 1
Decrepify rank 1
Corpse Tendrils rank 1
Blood Wave rank 5
Skeletal warriors, reaper sacrifice
Skeletal mages, bone sacrifice
Golem, iron sacrifice
Kessime's Legacy (pants)
Yen's Blessing (boots)
Tidal Aspect (weapon)
Aspect of Grasping Veins (amulet)
Vehement Brawler's Aspect (ring)
Fastblood Aspect (ring)
Aspect of the Cursed Aura (helm)
Aspect of Hardened Bone (chest)
Aspect of Ultimate Shadow (gloves)
Reaper's Pursuit
Hewed Flesh
Fueled by Death
Titan's Fall
Death's Embrace
Precision Decay
Coalesced Blood
Tides of Blood
Drain Vitality
Gloom
Terror
Finality
Memento Mori
Rathma's Vigor
Suggested Witchcraft Powers: Hex of Whispers, Piranhado
The Necromancer's Blood Wave ultimate skill got a significant buff in season 7, both with direct adjustments to the skill and with the addition of Kessime's Legacy, a unique item that changes the function and increases the power of Blood Wave. This build is mostly about increasing the power, and reducing the cooldown of Blood Wave, allowing the ultimate ability to be cast repeatedly like a regular attack spell. The build also sacrifices all minions to increase the Necromancer's raw power.
Best Leveling Build: Minions & Blood Surge
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Book of the Dead
Blood Surge rank 5
Soul Rift rank 5
Corpse Tendrils rank 4
Iron Maiden rank 1
Raise Skeleton rank 1
Reap rank 1
Juggernaut's Aspect (helm)
Aspect of Hardened Bones (chest)
Blood-bathed Aspect (gloves)
Aspect of Occult Dominion (pants)
Blood Getter's Aspect (boots)
Aspect of Frenzied Dead (amulet)
Aspect of the Great Feast (ring)
Aspect of Reanimation (ring)
Skeletal Warrior Skirmishers
Skeletal Mages, Cold
Golem, Iron
Imperfectly Balanced
Fueled by Death
Kalan's Edict
Hellbent Commander
Death's Defense
Skeletal Mage Mastery
Skeletal Warrior Mastery
Best Endgame Build: Empowered Minions & Soul Rift
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Book of the Dead
Soul Rift rank 5
Corpse Tendrils rank 5
Blood Mist rank 2
Decrepify rank 1
Raise Skeleton rank 1
Reap rank 1
Heir of Perdition (helm)
Tyrael's Might (chest)
Aspect of the Great Feast (gloves)
Aphotic Aspect (pants)
Aspect of Occult Dominion (boots)
Aspect of Grasping Veins (amulet)
Ring of Mendeln (ring)
Aspect of Reanimation (ring)
Skeletal Warriors, Reapers
Skeletal Mages, Shadow
Golems, Iron
Kalan's Edict
Skeletal Mage Mastery
Skeletal Warrior Mastery
Bonded In Essence
Hellbent Commander
Necrotic Carapace
Amplify Damage
Best Mercenary: Raheir
Necromancer is a great class for some top-tier builds in season 6. Minions have received several buffs, and a focused minion build is now fully capable of taking on the Diablo 4 endgame. Un-updated but strong abilities like Blood Lance and Bone Spear remain fully viable, too, and Blood Surge builds remain the best way to quickly climb to Level 50.
2
Rogue
Still Has Incredible DPS Potential
Best Season 7 Build: Rain of Arrows
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives
Heartseeker rank 1
Caltrops rank 1
Dash rank 1
Smoke Grenade rank 1
Dark Shroud rank 1
Shadow Imbuement rank 1
Cold Imbuement rank 1
Rain of Arrows rank 5
Skyhunter (weapon)
Shroud of False Death (chest)
Cowl of the Nameless (helm)
Word of Hakan (amulet)
Beastfall Boots (boots)
Aspect of Arrow Storm (off-hand)
Vengeful Aspect (off-hand)
Vehement Brawler's Aspect (ring)
Aspect of Apogeic Furor (ring)
Aspect of Inner Calm (gloves)
Frostbitten Aspect (pants)
Sturdy
Weapon Mastery
Trick Attacks
Unstable Elixirs
Balestra
Malice
Exploit
Frigid Finesse
Deadeye
Alchemist's Fortune
Innervation
Second Wind
Unto Dawn
Precision
Suggested Witchcraft Powers: Aura of Lament, Vengeful Spirit
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Season 7 seems to have focused a lot of the skill reworking around ultimate skills, and the Rogue benefits with new synergies for Rain of Arrows, making it a screen-clearing ultimate skill with a relatively short cooldown once players have the right gear setup. The other skills here are focused on crowd-controlling enemies and applying multiplicative buffs to Rain of Arrows' damage. Word of Hakan gives Rain of Arrows benefits from Imbuement skills but players will need to invest in the skills' passive modifiers in the skill tree to get the multiplicative damage buffs.
Best Leveling Build: Dance of Knives
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Specialization
Dance of Knives rank 5
Dark Shroud rank 5
Concealment rank 1
Cold Imbuement rank 1
Smoke Grenade rank 1
Shadow Step rank 1
Invigorating Strike rank 1
Juggernaut's Aspect (helm)
Umbrous Aspect (chest)
Edgemaster's Aspect (gloves)
Aspect of Concussive Strikes (pants)
Aspect of Star Shards (amulet)
Aspect of Synergy (ring)
Aspect of True Sight (ring)
Aspect of Arrow Storms (1H weapon 1)
True Sight
Stutter Step
Siphoning Strikes
Evasive
Malice
Deadly Venom
Momentum
Frigid Finesse
Best Endgame Build: Flurry
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Specialization
Flurry rank 5
Death Trap rank 5
Dark Shroud rank 5
Concealment rank1
Cold Imbuement rank 1
Shadow Step rank 1
Puncture rank 1
Harlequin Crest (helm)
Tibault's Will (pants)
Beastfall Boots (boots)
Aspect of Encircling Blades (gloves)
Banished Lord's Talisman (amulet)
Ring of Starless Skies (ring)
Breakneck Bandit's Aspect (1H weapon 1)
Doombringer (1H weapon 2)
Preparation
Sturdy
Weapon Mastery
Balestra
Momentum
Second Wind
Aftermath
Frigid Finesse
Best Mercenary: Raheir
Season 5 led to some incredibly strong Rogue builds, and that's only been enhanced in season 6. Whether players want to get up close and personal with Flurry or spin-to-win at range with Dance of Knives, the Rogue is a great choice that provides solid damage output, heavy crits, and near-infinite CC.
Suggested Witchcraft Powers: Breath of the Coven, Vengeful Spirit
The improvements to Razor Wings for the Spiritborn aren't enough to elevate into the top tier of end-game clearing Spiritborn builds, but the skill is now at least usable as a main damage ability at end-game levels. That means that Razor Wings is the most improved build for Spiritborn, but unlike other classes, previously popular builds like Quill Volley haven't been eclipsed by the improvements. This build allows players to maintain Razor Wings with maximum projectiles, with excellent survivability if not mind-blowing damage.
Best Leveling Build: Quill Volley
Skills
Gear/Aspects
Key Passives/Spirits
Quill Volley rank 5
The Seeker rank 5
Razor Wings rank 5
Ravager rank 4
Thunderspike rank 1
Rushing Claw rank 1
Aspect of Binding Morass (helm)
Duelist's Aspect (chest)
Aspect of Redirected Force (gloves)
Aspect of Interdiction (pants)
Aspect of the Moonrise (ring)
Rebounding Aspect (weapon)
Eagle Augments (ring)
Eagle Innovation (any available)
Eagle (Primary Spirit)
Jaguar (Secondary Spirit)
Velocity
Brilliance
Acceleration
Furnace
Vital Strikes
Supremacy
Intricacy
Best Endgame Build: Touch of Death
Skills
Gear
Key Passives/Spirits
Touch of Death rank 5
Ravager rank 1
The Hunter rank 1
Scourge rank 1
Vortex rank 1
Armored Hide rank 1
Counterattack rank 1
Thrash rank 1
Aspect of Binding Morass (helm)
Duelist's Aspect (chest)
Aspect of Redirected Force (gloves)
Aspect of Interdiction (pants)
Aspect of Apprehension (boots)
Rod of Kepeleke (weapon)
Insatiable Aspect (amulet)
Aspect of the Moonrise (ring)
Ring of the Midnight Sun (ring)
Jaguar (Primary Spirit)
Jaguar (Secondary Spirit)
Prodigy's Tempo
Resolution
Supremacy
Vehemence
Potent
Unrestrained Power
Balanced Exertion
Patient Guard
Resilient
Spiritborn is the newest class added to Diablo 4 and, as one might expect, the class had been balanced towards the game's new difficulty modes and tuned in favor of the players jumping in with Vessel of Hatred. They are a potent starting class that's easy to level without specific gear, and their end-game damage potential is huge. They're currently outpacing all the other classes in terms of viable endgame builds for season 6.
