Rake - Fireborn

This Jaguar Endgame Build focuses on optimising the Rake Damage whilst staying tanky enough to beat all end game content.

Check the How It Works Section and FAQ below to learn how the Rake Spiritborn destroys all Endgame Content.

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Levelling Guide: Rake - Fireborn / Others: Tier List + Endgame Guides

The main focus here is to apply attacks as Fast as Possible so that the Aspect of Wild Claws will activate causing all Rake Instances to Hit Twice and for Increased Damage.

The Rod of Kepeleke allows us to Critical Strike on demand as long as we have full resource whilst allowing us to hit much harder and synergises nicely with the Aspect of Adaptability for Double Dipping Damage Multipliers.

The following steps are the recommended Build Rotation for skill usage:

Non-Pushing

• Cast Ravager to gain Lock On Movement and 30% Resource Generation.
• Cast Armored Hide for 100% Block Chance.
• Cast Counterattack for 100% Dodge Chance.
• Cast Scourge for up to 50% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies.
• Cast The Protector for Barrier Generation and Unstoppable.
• Cast Rake liberally around the other skills.

Pushing

• Cast Armored Hide for 100% Block Chance. (Only if you need to refill Resolve Stacks)
• Cast Ravager to gain Lock On Movement and 30% Resource Generation.
• Cast Scourge for up to 50% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies.
• Cast The Protector for Barrier Generation and Unstoppable (Cast after Scourge)
• Cast Rake liberally around the other skills.

Repeat each step as necessary

Build Overview

This Rake Spiritborn focuses on optimising the damage from the Rod of Kepeleke in combination with the Aspect of Wild Claws whilst staying tanky enough to beat all End Game Content. It does this through the following:

• The Rod of Kepeleke allows Rake to be a Basic and Core skill.
• Doubles Each Instance of Rake with the Aspect of Wild Claws.
• Utilising the Three Spirit Halls, Gorilla, Jaguar and Eagle via the Harmony of Ebewaka.
• Counterattack for 100% Dodge Chance in combat.
• 100% Block Chance using Armored Hide.
• Scourge for Crowd Control and up to 50% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies.
• The Protector for incredible Utility including the Pull In from the Hesha e Kesungi.
• Maxing Attack Speed through Aspects, Equipment, Paragon and Ferocity.
• Barrier for extreme tankiness.

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

Extra Details

This build went to ~Pit 110+ in the Season 12 PTR with Decent Equipment, Max Glyphs and Decent Blooded Affixes but had some room for improvement so should go a little higher.

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

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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% Resource 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.

For the later versions we opt not to use the Ring of the Midnight Sun in favour of More Damage from Legendary Aspects and we try to make up the difference through Tempers and Glyphs.

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

• • Intelligence
  • Resource Generation Tempers
  • Lucky Hit: Resource Tempers
  • Vigorous
  • Measured Ravager
  • Fitness
  • Shroud of False Death
  • Melted Heart of Selig
  • Starlight Aspect + Life per Second + Life on Hit

How Much Attack Speed Do I Need?

Aim for 164% Attack Speed on Equipment, Aspects, Paragon, Mercenaries, Elixirs, Ferocity and Key Passives.

You can only attain Attack Speed in Attack Speed Bucket 2 via Ferocity and Adaptive Stances if using a Jaguar Skill so we prioritise Ferocity where we can.

We achieve this through Casting Rake which is the only Core Skill that allows us to natively generate Ferocity.

Why do I remove all Resource Cost Reduction Modifiers In The Pushing Variant?

Season 12 only

With Season 12 introducing Blooded Affixes we have access to a Resource Cost Reduction per Kill Streak Tier modifier which can be obtained on all 5 Armour Slots.

It's important to know that on the PTR these all Added Together to count as 1 Singular Source of Resource Cost Reduction. This means that you get No Diminishing Returns if you have Only these equipped and have a Kill Streak active.

There comes a point where having Resource Cost Reduction anywhere on your Equipment causes you have have Less Resource Cost Reduction because of the way that multiple sources lead to Diminishing Returns.

Optimal Game Play would see you use an Elixir of Resourcefulness before having a Kill Streak active and then swapping to either an Elixir of Advantage or Elixir of Fortitude whilst fighting with an active Kill Streak to avoid the diminishing returns as the Resource Cost Reduction can go hugely above 100% this way and it scales our Rod of Kepeleke Damage.

9th March 2026 / v5.0

• Updated for Season 12.

3rd March 2026 / v5.0.beta

• Updated in preparation for Season 12.
• This can still be used for Season 11 by using Ignoring the S12 Variants.

18th January 2025 / v4.6

• Modified Pushing Variant to have the Double Melted Heart of Selig Tech.
• Added Double Melted Heart of Selig Tech explanation to the FAQ.

13th January 2025 / v4.4

• Changed Poc + Qax to Poc + Que in Pushing Variant.
• Changed Ahu + Xan to Xol + Xan in Pushing Variant.

12th January 2025 / v4.3

• Swapped Qax and Xan Runes on Endgame, Mythic and Pushing Variants.
• Completed Pit 110 in 9:05s.

11th January 2025 / v4.2

• Full Build Update for Patch 2.5.2.

3rd January 2025 / v4.1

• Updated Equipment for All Variants.
• Fixed Masterworking.
• Amended Sanctification Variant.
• Updated Elixir Section.
• Updated Paragon Section.

6th December 2025 / v4.0

• Updated for Season 11.
• Added Cooldown Reduction to Legendary Ring in All Variants.
• Added Sanctifications.
• Added Extra FAQ Info.
• Updated Variants for Smoother Progression.

7th October 2025 / v3.5

• Replaced Cir + Vex for Poc + Qax for Chaos Variants.
• Updated for Patch 2.4.1.

3rd October 2025 / v3.4

• Updated Skills for Chaos Variants.
• Updated Skill Tree for Chaos Variants.
• Replaced Viscous Shield Paragon Board with Revealing Paragon Board.
• Updated Chaos Variant Paragon Boards.
• Updated Runes for Chaos Variants.
• Updated Runes in Extra Information.
• Added Harlequin's Crest back to Chaos (Pit Pushing) because the Damage Reduction and Cooldown make it easier to stay alive in the Ultra High Pits (130+).
• Changed Protector Cooldown to Resource Generation on Amulet in Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Changed Ring of Midday Hunt to Legendary Ring with Aspect of Redirected Force and Lucky Hit Resource in Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Updated Gameplay Loop.
• Cleared Pit 133 in 13m 15s.

2nd October 2025 / v3.3

• Updated Skill Tree in T1 - T4 Variants to be able to spec Concussive Strike.
• Replaced Harlequin's Crest for Fists of Fate in Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Changed Socketables in Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Slightly changed Chaos Variant Skill Trees.
• Replaced Hubris with Wildfire in Glyphs for Chaos Variants.
• Replaced Revealing with Drive in Paragon Boards for Chaos Variants.
• Replaced Varyana with Aldkin in Mercenaries for Chaos Variants.
• Replaced Concussive Strike with Vortex in Skills for Chaos Variants.
• Updated Gameplay Loop.
• Updated Uniques in Extra Information.
• Updated Mythics in Extra Information.
• Updated Runes in Extra Information.
• Updated Chaos Powers in Extra Information.
• Cleared Pit 130 in 11m 11s.

1st October 2025 / v3.2

• Changed Concussive Stomp with Scourge in Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Changed Ravager with Vortex in Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Updated Skill Tree for Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Replaced Poc Rune with Cir Rune for Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Cleared Pit 128 in 10m 50s.

30th September 2025 / v3.2

• Changed Skills in all Variants to incorporate Evade Mechanic with Thunderspike for Mobility.
• Moved Redirected Force onto Weapon in Chaos Variants.
• Moved Wild Claws Aspect onto Ring in Chaos Variants.
• Modified Skill Tree for All Variants.
• Added Concussive Stomp for Extra Knock Down capabilities.
• Changed Subo back to Raheir for Primary Mercenary to help with Resistances whilst keeping Damage.
• Changed Socketables in Chaos Variants.
• Replaced Qax Rune with Thul Rune in Chaos Variants to give access to Vulnerable and more consistant Damage.
• Changed T1 - T4 Variants to use Alacrity.
• Changed Chaos Variants to use Accelerating Chaos.
• Replaced Prodigy's Tempo with Adaptive Stances for Chaos Variants for More Damage.
• Updated Build Gameplay Loop.
• Updated Extra Information for all relevant details.
• Cleared Pit 115 in 5m 42s.
• Updated Chaos Variant to use Harlequins Crest.
• Updated Chaos Variant to use Ring of Midday Hunt.
• Cleared Pit 120 in 11m 14s.
• Added Unstable Power to Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Added Combined Strikes to Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Changed Runes to Cem + Que and Poc + Thul for Chaos (Pit Pushing).
• Cleared Pit 125 in 10m 57s.

29th September 2025 / v3.1

• Changed Marred Guard for Accelerating Chaos in All Variants.
• Changed Hunter Cooldown to Protector Cooldown in All Variants.

21st September 2025 / v3.0

• Updated build for Season 10

12th June 2025 / v2.0

• Updated build for Season 8

October 2024 / v1.0

• Added build for Season 6