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Diablo 4 Build

Rock Splitter - Gorillaborn

presentationSpiritborn
Verified
End Game
Imortilize
Infernal Hordes
The Tower
Speed Farm
Melee
Beginner Friendly
Controller Friendly
Hardcore
Season 13
Updated on May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026

Build Overview

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

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

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

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Pure Thorns Damage
  • Very Tanky
  • Super Casual To Play
  • Tops out shortly after T12
  • Requires Rushing Claw Evade To Work

Build Variants

This variant is designed to get you started towards getting to T4 Content straight from Levelling.

You will ideally have a Sepazontec by this point which makes the build functional.

Everything else is Optional but very nice to have.

If you have everything this requires be sure to check out the Endgame Variant for Next Steps.

Assigned Skills

Primary
1
15
Secondary
1
1
15
15
Primary Spirit
Secondary Spirit

Gorilla (Primary)

  • The Gorilla Primary Spirit Hall is taken for the Thorns Damage Application and Barrier Generation.

Jaguar (Secondary)

  • We take the Jaguar Secondary Spirit Hall for the Spirit Synergy and Ferocity Generation.

Equipment

8
HelmBulwark's Aspect
9
Chest armorAspect of Kinetic Suppression
6
GlovesNeedleflare Aspect
7
PantsAspect of Glynn's Anvil
3
BootsAspect of Interdiction
4
AmuletAspect of Supremacy
5
Ring 1Aspect of the Expectant
2
Ring 2Aspect of the Moonrise
1
WeaponSepazontec
Equipment Priority
+9

Unique Items

If you happen to come across any of the following Unique Items whilst levelling they will greatly boost the build:

Sepazontec

    • Boss Drops: Duriel + Harbinger of Hatred
    • Big damage
    • Every Rock Splitter attack will activate Accelerated Rock Splitter
    • Double Basic Skill Damage
    • 3rd Attacks now hit 3 Times

Runes

Moni + Ceh

    • Applies Vulnerable
    • Freezes Enemies
    • Unlocks Minion Reflect Tech in combination with Needleflare Aspect

Igni + Tzic

    • Auto-Cast Concussive Stomp
    • Grants Barrier

Talismans

Talisman Priority
+7

Seal

Wumba's Embrace:

    • +1 Unique Charm Slot
    • +1 Charm Slot
    • All Damage
    • Thorns
    • Dexterity
    • All Stats

Charms

    • Eagle Skills
    • Centipede
    • Gorilla Skills
    • All Stats
    • Fire Resistance
    • Lightning Resistance
    • Physical Resistance
    • Cold Resistance
    • Poison Resistance
    • Shadow Resistance
    • Maximum Life

Unique Charms

    • Protean Heart

Skill Tree

Available14
Spent69

Accelerated Rock Splitter

    • Grants Thorns Damage
    • Every 3rd Attack
    • Activates Every Attack via Sepazontec
    • Basic Skill Damage scales this
    • Grants Resolve

Vortex

    • Auto-Cast via Kry Rune
    • Grants Damage Reduction
    • Pulls in Enemies
    • Knocks down enemies

Concussive Stomp

    • Auto-Cast via Tzic Rune
    • Knocks Down Enemies
    • Generates Barrier

Counterattack

    • Grants Dodge Chance passively
    • Reflects Crowd Control Effects

Rushing Claw

    • Turns into an Evade via Evasive Swipe Rushing Claw
    • Extends Incarnate Skill Durations on cast
    • Resets self via consuming Ferocity
    • Can be cast without a target

The Protector

    • Generates Barrier
    • Grants Unstoppable
    • Thorns Damage

Paragon Board

Paragon

Focus on rushing the Legendary Nodes on your Paragon Boards to start with as these will grant Huge Immediate Bonuses:

  1. Prodigy's Tempo
  2. Spiney Skin
  3. In-Fighter

Mercenary

Raheir (Primary)

We take Raheir as our Primary for the Extra All Resistance and Bonus Damage from Inspiration.

Aldkin (Secondary)

We take Aldkin as our Secondary for the 40% Slow Movement and 20% Damage Reduction on affected enemies.

How it Plays

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

  • Cast Rushing Claw to move around and reset your cooldowns via Prodigy's Tempo.
  • Cast Ravager for Additional Cooldown Rate
  • Cast Counterattack for 100% Dodge Chance and become Immune to Crowd Control Effects.
  • Cast Scourge for Extra Thorns Damage and apply Weakened + Vulnerable to Enemies.
  • Cast The Protector for Barrier Generation, Unstoppable and Additional Thorns Damage
  • Cast Rock Splitter liberally around the other skills.

Repeat each step as necessary

How it Works

Build Overview

This Gorilla Endgame Build focuses on optimising the Thorns Damage across the build whilst staying tanky enough to beat all end game content. It does this through the following:

  • Use of the Thorns Tech from Rock Splitter.
  • Utilising the Three Spirit Halls, Gorilla, Jaguar and Eagle via the Harmony of Ebewaka.
  • Making use of the Razorplate for bit Thorns Damage.
  • Maximising the base Thorns Damage.
  • Counterattack for 100% Dodge Chance in combat.
  • Maximum Block Chance via Talisman, Aspects and Skills
  • The Protector for incredible Utility including the Pull In from the Hesha e Kesungi.
  • Huge Damage and Defence via Resolve Stacking.
  • Maxing Attack Speed through Aspects and Equipment.
  • Juicing the builds damage using the Sepazontec allowing ourRock Splitter to activate Every Attack and a Triple Attack Every 3 Attacks.
  • Various Thorns Damage Multipliers.
  • The Wumba's Embrace Talisman Set
  • Barrier for extreme defence.

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 Attack Speed Do I Need?

Aim for 100% Attack Speed from the following sources:

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

Changelog

15th May 2026 / v7.5.3

  • Added Transfigurations to Equipment in Pushing Variant.

14th May 2026 / v7.5.2

  • Updated Aspects for Endgame, Mythic and Pushing Variants to include Aspect of Glynn's Anvil.
  • Minor updates to other Aspects to support Aspect of Glynn's Anvil.
  • Replaced Kry with Tzic for All Variants.
  • Adjusted Skill Tree for All Variants to support Tzic Rune.
  • Updated How It Works Section.
  • Updated for Patch 3.0.2.

8th May 2026 / v7.5.1

  • Updated Video.

7th May 2026 / v7.5

  • Added Transfigurations List to Equipment Section until planners add full support.
  • Added Loot Filter.
  • Updated Movement Speed with Ravager on Boots for All Variants.
  • Optimised Affixes, Tempers and Masterworking Priorities for various items in All Variants.
  • Updated Talisman Section for All Variants.
  • Updated Build Rotation.

6th May 2026 / v7.4

  • Replaced Jaguar Primary Spirit Hall with Centipede Primary Spirit Hall for Endgame and Pushing Variants.
  • Swapped Physical Damage Tempers on Rings to Cooldown Reduction.
  • Changed Basic Skills to Rock Splitter Skills on Pants.
  • Changed Aspect of Interdiction to Aspect of Kinetic Suppression on Boots in Endgame and Pushing Variants to help with Resolve Generation.
  • Replaced Razorplate with Aspect of Interdiction on Legendary Chest to level out Offence & Defence.
  • Added Aspect of Apprehension as Transfiguration on Amulet for bigger damage.
  • Minor updates to the Skill Tree in All Variants.
  • Replaced Convergence with Revealing for more consistent Damage and Knock Downs.

5th May 2026 / v7.3

  • Updated All Variants to use the Minion Tech using the Ceh Rune and Needleflare Aspect.

5th May 2026 / v7.2

  • Fully updated guide with all recent findings and changes.
  • Replaced all Changed Aspects with available ones for All Variants.
  • Updated Tempers to make the levelling process smoother.
  • Added Talisman Details for All Variants.
  • Updated Build Rotation.

4th May 2026 / v7.1

  • Replaced Aspect of Peril with Aspect of Supremacy as it isn't available on Spiritborn.
  • Replaced Duelist's Aspect with Aspect of Interdiction as it doesn't exist on Spiritborn anymore.
  • Replaced Rapid Aspect with Aspect of the Expectant as it doesn't exist anymore.

27th April 2026 / v7.0

  • Updated for Lord of Hatred and Season 13.

9th March 2026 / v6.0

  • Updated for Season 12.

2nd December 2025 / v5.0

  • Updated for Season 11.

20th September 2025 / v4.0

  • Updated build for Season 10.

30th June 2025 / v3.0

  • Updated build for Season 9.

28th April 2025 / v2.0

  • Updated build for Season 8.

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