Crushing Hand - Hulkborn

This Gorilla Endgame Build focuses on optimising the Damage from Crushing Hand whilst staying tanky enough to beat all end game content.

Check the How It Works Section and FAQ below to learn how the Crushing Hand Spiritborn smashes all Endgame Content.

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Levelling Guide: Rock Splitter - Gorillaborn / Others: Tier List + Endgame Guides

Build Overview

This Crushing Hand Spiritborn focuses on optimising the damage from the Rod of Kepeleke in combination with Maximum Resource Scaling whilst staying tanky enough to beat all End Game Content. It does this through the following:

• Maximum Resource Scaling on Rod of Kepeleke
• The Rod of Kepeleke allows Crushing Hand to be a Basic and Core Skill
• Utilising Gorilla, Jaguar, Eagle and Centipede via the Multitude Talisman Set
• All Four Spirit Halls for Harmony of Ebewaka via the Multitude Talisman Set
• Cast Ravager for Additional Cooldown Rate and Vigor Generation
• Cast Toxic Skin for Additional Armour, Vigor Generation and Weakness Application
• Additional Block Chance using Armored Hide
• Scourge for Crowd Control, Damage Reduction and apply Vulnerable to Enemies
• The Hunter for additional Mobility and Resolve Generation
• Maxing Attack Speed through Aspects, Equipment, Paragon and Ferocity
• Various Damage Multipliers
• Barrier for extreme defence
• Huge Movement Speed for Speed Farming through Jagged Plume and Storm Feathers

Check out the In-Depth Explanations below for further details on the build.

Extra Details

With the correct gear this build this will easily beat all the Hardest Content In The Game without issue.

Masterworking

Check out the Masterworking Guide for full information on how Masterworking functions.

Boss Drops

Check out the Boss Loot Table for full information on where to farm Uniques for your builds.

FAQ

If you have any questions about this guide feel free to reach out to me whilst live on Twitch, YouTube, Kick or X or contact me offline via my Discord.

How much Resource Generation Do I need?

With the reduction of Resource Generation Sources across the board it has now become more difficult to enable you to activate the Rod of Kepeleke on Every Single Hit which is where our Big Damage comes from.

The Easiest way to achieve this is to use the Ring of the Midnight Sun which escaped the Resource Source Nerfs and can still Restore 50% Resource Spent in the Last 2 Seconds on a Critical Strike. The pairs excellently with the Rod of Kepeleke because this will spend 100% when at Maximum Resource to guarantee a Critical Strike.

This means that we need to achieve 100% Resource Generation on the build along with a Maximum Rolled Ring of the Midnight Sun at 50% to enable a 100% Activation Rate when attacking with the Rod of Kepeleke.

You can obtain the Resource Generation required from various sources including:

• • Intelligence
  • Resource Generation Affixes
  • Resource Generation Tempers

How Much Attack Speed Do I Need?

Aim for 100% Attack Speed from the following sources:

• • Ferocity
  • Equipment Affixes
  • Offensive Temper Affixes
  • Paragon Nodes
  • Varyana Primary Mercenary (if you're struggling)

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28th September 2026 / v6.2.1

Endgame + Mythic

• Replaced Crushing Hand: Block to Damage with Crushing Hand: Barrier for more defence

Other

• Updated Build Video
• Updated Loot Filter

28th September 2026 / v6.2.0

All Variants

• Updated Equipment
• Updated Talisman
• Updated Prime Evil Powers
• Updated Paragon Boards

Mythic + Pushing

• Added Hellfire Torch to Talisman

22nd September 2026 / v6.1.0

All Variants

• Full guide update post Rune Words (WIP)

14th September 2026 / v6.0.0

• Updated for Season 15

8th September 2026 / v5.2.2

All Variants

• Updated in full for Season 15 based off PTR Testing before the final patch notes are available

15th August 2026 / v5.2.1

S15 Pushing Draft

• Added Splinter Info

14th August 2026 / v5.2.0

S15 Pushing Draft

• Added for Season 15 PTR

16th July 2026 / v5.1.1

All Variants

• Fixed Counterattack not being in any of the Skill Trees even though they should have been.

10th July 2026 / v5.1.0

Starter

• Updated Equipment for a more balanced approach favouring Defence

Endgame

• Updated Equipment for a more balanced approach favouring Defence
• Replaced Colossal with Innate in Paragon Boards for more Defence

Mythic

• Updated Equipment for a more balanced approach favouring Defence
• Replaced Locran's Talisman with Ring of the Midday Hunt as Locran's Talisman bricks the build.
• Replaced Colossal with Innate in Paragon Boards for more Defence

Pushing

• Replaced Locran's Talisman with Ring of the Midday Hunt as Locran's Talisman bricks the build.

All Variants

• Fixed Boss Drop Locations of Uniques

Other

• Added Loot Filter
• Updated Build Video

26th June 2026 / v5.0.0

• Updated for Season 14

13th June 2026 / v4.1.0

26th April 2026 / v4.0.0

• Updated for Lord of Hatred and Season 13

9th March 2026 / v3.0.0

• Updated for Season 12

6th December 2025 / v2.0.0

• Updated for Season 11

4th October 2025 / v1.0.0

• Added build for Season 10