Diablo 4 Strongholds

Recently, One of Diablo 4 creators, Wudijo shared on social media that he had recently noticed the voices of players, which hinted that D4 would usher in some changes that cater to the expectations of players. This triggered a heated discussion in the player community.

Although this post appeared 2 years after the game was released, it seems a bit late, but it must be said that D4 may be an excellent game, but it is still a long way from perfection. There is still a lot of room for expansion.

Although the player community has long been full of distrust of Diablo 4 developers, thinking that this is just another hype about Diablo 4, what new content should be added to Diablo 4 has been discussed many times by players. Let’s have a look at the needs of players in order of importance.

No.7 Level Cap Increase

At the beginning of each season, there are always players who rush to the maximum level 60 in one day, so some players call for an increase in the level cap. Increasing the level means more skill points to be allocated, which can bring a significant improvement, but it also requires enough content to adapt to this part of the improvement, which may not be realized in a short time.

No.6 New Monsters And New Bosses

In Season 8 and Season 9, some new bosses were indeed added, but no new enemies were added. In terms of boss battles, players hope that besides world bosses, normal bosses and nest bosses, there will be more boss battles, such as limited-time bosses and boss rushes. This mode is both challenging and convenient for players to farm items.

No.5 Dungeon Remake

Diablo 4’s dungeon design is very simple. Basically, you will not encounter any forks from the entrance to the exit. There is only one way to go, so players will not miss any items. Although this is indeed very friendly to casual players, it also reduces the players’ desire to explore.

Although it don not need to be designed as a maze everywhere like Grim Dawn, it is better to make some adjustments to the dungeon design, and place some Diablo 4 gold and other rewards in some corners or forks to arouse the players’ desire to explore.

In addition, it is better to allow players to adjust the difficulty and reward type of the dungeon by themselves, so that players can farm more efficiently.

No.4 Equipment Crafting System Innovation

The equipment crafting system of Diablo 4 is quite simple, even crude. Besides Masterworking that can improve the affix value of items, there is basically no forging system that can significantly change the affix of items.

The idea of players is to add some items that can modify the affixes of Diablo 4 items like Path of Exile, giving players more freedom to customize equipment suitable for their class. Although this is a good idea, Diablo 4 may not make the game to complicate. While, players also hope that the affixes of legendary items can be remade.

No.3 New Campaign Story And New area

Diablo 4’s plot performance is undoubtedly the best in the same type of game, and neither Path of Exile nor Last Epoch can compare to it. But the campaign story of Diablo 4 gives players a feeling that it is not complete. There are still some prophecies described in the plot that have not been realized. We can’t drag this part of the plot to Diablo 5, right?

So players need a complete story, which I think is much more important than the seasonal power updated every season.

No. 2 New Class And Skill System

This may be the option most requested by the player community. Since the skill system of Diablo 4 is designed to be very simple, there are few changes in builds. Most builds need to rely on unique items to proceed, which makes it easy for players to get bored with the existing classes and builds.

In the lack of a qualitative change in the upgrade process of Diablo 4’s classes, and a new and more powerful skill system to mark that the player’s build has reached a new stage. Even if Diablo 4 does not need to become as complicated as Path of Exile 2, it should at least learn from it.

No.1 Fishing

Fishing! Yes, fishing! Nothing is more important than fishing, and a game without fishing is incomplete. Of course, this is just a joke, but many players are interested in this, because many games have added fishing systems, and adding fishing systems to a dark world like Diablo 4 would be weird, but also very interesting.

Many players are willing to exchange their Diablo 4 gold for bait, and then sit at a fishing spot for hours just to catch a big fish. Regarding the fishing reward, perhaps it can be a big carp mount.

There are many suggestions for improvement in Diablo 4 proposed by the player community, such as mounts, pets, mercenaries and bounty systems. Diablo 4’s graphics and mission actions are quite exquisite, but it currently only seems a bit empty in terms of gameplay. If it can fill this shortcoming, it should be able to surpass Diablo 3.

Of all the classes available to players in Diablo 4, the Spiritborn, available exclusively in Vessel of Hatred DLC, is the most agile and flexible class, allowing for smooth, quick completion and leveling.

It’s unfortunate that D4 has nerfed Spiritborn to some degree every season since the first expansion was released last year. But in the active Season 9 Sins of the Horadrim, players can use new Horadric spells to enhance the capabilities of this class and its build for faster leveling.

According to feedback from the player community and players on social media, the current Evade Spiritborn build is one of the best leveling Spiritborn builds available in the game, so in this guide we will look at some of the options available for this build, including skills, gear, and Horadric spells.

However, the item and skill stats recommended here are subject to change based on patches and update notes released by the developers, so be sure to adjust them to fit your playstyle.

Active Skills

This isn’t the first time players have considered Evade Spiritborn build as a way to level up faster in the early season. It was previously popular in Season 7 and Season 8.

In the game’s early content, you can take advantage of his lightning-fast damage rate and movement speed to earn tons of Diablo 4 Gold and power up your build. It is still powerful in the late game content, and it can also be converted into a game style focused on looting.

The following are the recommended active skill options for you, as well as their required points and specific effectiveness.

• Accelerated Thunderspike (5/5): It’s primarily used to make enemies vulnerable and refresh Evade on Storm Feathers, which can be used as your normal attack skill.
• Measured Vortex (1/5): It can be used in conjunction with Concussive Stomp, a useful skill that can be used to gather enemies together for subsequent skills.
• Measured Soar (1/5): It allows you to dodge enemies, climb cliffs and cross gaps. It’s one of the most important skills you can have.
• Reinforced Counterattack (1/5): After it is activated, it can provide you with passive evasion that can resist all incoming attacks for a short period of time, and some critical damage bonus.
• Reinforced Concussive Stomp (1/5): It can help you gain a barrier that can be used to protect yourself and stun elite monsters and bosses. It is a very useful defensive skill.
• Exalted Hunter (5/5): It can cause high area damage and execute some enemies with low health, while also giving your Ferocity a little boost. So think of it as an extremely powerful ultimate technique.

In addition to the above skill options, you should also pay attention to Storm Feathers skill effect in Evade Spiritborn build, but it will only work if you have Eagle as your Spirit Hall and reach level 15.

However, if you use Thunderspike skill repeatedly to reset the cooldown of Evade, you will generally see a lot of Storm Feathers shooting at enemies after you Evade during combat at level 15.

You can also focus on frequent use of Evade by replacing Concussive Stomp skill with Armored Hide or Toxic Skin skills, so as to travel around the map faster and quickly complete the farming of loot and a lot of experience points.

By the way, Ravager is also a good skill option. The fire damage caused will also make many elite enemies and bosses unable to resist, so you can intersperse it with some offensive skills.

Passives

Compared to the attributes that need to be considered for active skills, the passive skills selected in Evade Spiritborn build are mainly focused on providing various damage buffs and additional dodge chance.

You can spend some D4 Gold to upgrade the following passives according to your own exploration requirements, and it is best to reach the highest level for all of them.

• Follow Through
• Mirage
• Unrestrained Power
• Apex
• Swift
• Brilliance
• Acceleration
• Vital Strikes

If you need to use this build directly against high-life elite monsters or bosses that are difficult to defeat, then you should upgrade Ultimate passives as much as possible, which will help you survive longer and achieve smoother victory.

Spirit Hall

I mentioned earlier when I was talking about active skills that you should have Eagle as one of your two Spirit Halls, but I recommend using it as your primary one. You not only gain Storm Feathers, but also gain increased critical chance for every 4 meters traveled.

As for secondary Spirit Halls, there is no exact recommendation, so you can choose one based on your preferences. However, try to stick to lightning damage and mobility buffs whenever possible.

Horadric Spells

Next up is a new build option in Diablo 4 Season 9: Horadric Spells. With this crafting system, you’ll also want to focus on improving your efficiency in gathering enemies and your ability to deal area damage.

To do this, you can use Thunderous Particle Infusion and bind Celestial Surge Catalyst to the Vortex for super damage that will deal AoE damage you need, which is good for clearing out early enemies like Horadric Storerooms and Infernal Hordes.

To increase the duration, replace Celestial Surge with Cosmic Anomaly. For Arcanas, just choose what you need. For example, if you need more survivability, Invigorating Helix and Volatile Crystal will be your best options.

Gear

Since Evade Spiritborn is a build focused on your leveling speed, it doesn’t require very many unique items or Legendary Aspects. But if you have enough Diablo 4 Gold, consider getting items that can improve your basic skills from inter-player trading or in-game vendors, such as:

• Aspect of Disobedience
• Aspect of the Moonrise
• Aspect of Adaptability

You can get a high yield from them to achieve a large amount of experience and loot farming. As for other gear, you can focus on finding those that can give you high buffs to the following attributes:

• Dexterity
• Cooldown Reduction
• Vulnerable Damage
• Crit Chance & Crit Damage
• Storm Feather Potency

Also, if you choose a weapon with a socket, you can add Topazes to further improve the damage of basic skills. Replace it with Emeralds in the mid-game to increase critical damage. Or place it on armor to give you some extra agility.

Players who are more focused on survivability can use Diamonds to fully upgrade all your attributes, and then choose to correspond rings and amulets based on the elements you need to resist.

Again, since this build is focused on leveling, rune options aren’t that important. But if you have more rune options, you can also use CirGar as your primary Runeword to increase your critical chance.

Cem Ritual rune is also a good rune to put in an Evade Spiritborn build, as it will provide a high buff to your evasion. Combine it with any invocation rune you need, and you’ll be invincible.

The above are some options you can currently use for fast leveling Evade Spiritborn builds in Diablo 4 Season 9. I hope you can complete the crafting of this build as soon as possible with the help of this guide, and use them to pass more levels and reach the level cap as soon as possible. I wish you a happy game!