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Diablo 4 Build

Mekuna's Payback Thorns

Spiritborn

Season 10

By Mekuna

Updated on Nov 30, 2025

Nov 30, 2025

Build Overview

This is currently one of the strongest Spiritborn builds in the game. It focuses on the Spiritborn's gorilla skill, Payback, to unleash massive AoE damage.
Poised Payback turns the skill into a Core Skill, while the Rod of Kepeleke makes it a Basic Skill, letting us spam it endlessly. When combined with the seasonal power Combined Strikes, the build unleashes insane damage!

This is an endgame build that requires all the seasonal powers and Chaos Armor to function properly. I’d recommend using Evade build to progress through T1–T4 and farm the necessary gear.

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Strengths and Weaknesses

Strongest Build
Good Mobility
Big AoE

Build Variants

Endgame

Pit Pushing

This is the endgame version of the build with Mythic Uniques. It’s the most versatile setup, suitable for all content!
Make sure to always have Rod of Kepeleke
It does not matter which gear slot the Chaos unique occupies, as long as it isn’t a slot reserved for non-Chaos items.
If you don’t have the Chaos version, a regular Unique will still outperform a Legendary item. So make sure to have all the Unique, Chaos version or not.

Assigned Skills

Endgame

Pit Pushing

Primary

Secondary

Primary Spirit

Secondary Spirit

Skill Rotation

Keep Armored Hide, and Ravager active as much as possible.
Use Payback to deal damage; Ravager will make you dash to the target.
Activate The Protector when needed for extra damage and toughness.
Use a potion to trigger the Crazy Brew seasonal power.
Press Counterattack if needed to dodge all direct attacks.

P‍otion: Elixir of Resourcefulness
Incenses: ‍Queen's Supreme, Scents of the Desert Afternoon, ‍Soothing Spices

Aspect & Uniques

Endgame

Pit Pushing

HelmRod of Kepeleke

Chest armorSepazontec

GlovesSunstained War-Crozier

PantsRing of the Midday Hunt

BootsHesha e Kesungi

AmuletAspect of Redirected Force

Ring 1Aspect of Adaptability

Ring 2Ring of the Midnight Sun

WeaponAspect of Bristling Vengeance

Masterworking (MW) enhances an item's stats. Each MW rank boosts all affixes by 5%, but Ranks 4, 8, and 12 give a 25% bonus to one random affix.

MW Rank 4 (blue): one affix gets a +25% bonus.
MW Rank 8 (blue or yellow): a second +25% bonus is applied, if it hits the same affix again, it turns yellow.
MW Rank 12 (blue, yellow, or orange): a third +25% bonus is applied, if an affix is hit three times, it turns orange.

Use the Masterworking menu at Blacksmiths. MW ranks can be reset if needed.
You don't have to triple MW everything, but it's more optimal if you can. If not, aim for at least 2 MWs. Most of the time, other stats are fine.