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Diablo 4 Build

Rock Splitter - Gorillaborn

Spiritborn

Verified

End Game

Imortilize

Infernal Hordes

The Tower

Speed Farm

Melee

Beginner Friendly

Controller Friendly

Hardcore

Season 13

By imortilize

Updated on Apr 27, 2026

Apr 27, 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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This build is based upon the small amount of information we have publicly available and will be updated in full once the expansion goes live.

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

Strengths and Weaknesses

Pure Thorns Damage
Very Tanky
Super Casual To Play

Base Thorns Hard To Scale
Hard To See Thorns Damage Numbers

Build Variants

Starter

Endgame

Pushing

This is the version to aim for before getting Mythics carrying on directly from the Starter Variant.

You will ideally have a Sepazontec, Harmony of Ebewaka, Hesha e Kesungi and Temerity by this point which makes the build functional and boosts the build damage dramatically.

Everything else is Optional but very nice to have.

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

Assigned Skills

Starter

Endgame

Pushing

Primary

Secondary

Primary Spirit

Secondary Spirit

Eagle (Primary)

We take the Jaguar Primary Spirit Hall for the additional Damage and Beast Strike Hits.

Jaguar (Secondary)

We take the Eagle Secondary Spirit Hall for the 20% Vulnerable Damage and Guaranteed Critical Strikes every other cast.

Equipment

Starter

Endgame

Pushing

HelmHarmony of Ebewaka

Chest armorRazorplate

GlovesHesha e Kesungi

PantsTemerity

BootsDuelist's Aspect

AmuletAspect of Plains Power

Ring 1Aspect of Peril

Ring 2Aspect of the Moonrise

WeaponSepazontec

Equipment Priority

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 + Andariel
- Big damage
- Every Rock Splitter attack will activate Accelerated Rock Splitter
- Double Basic Skill Damage
- 3rd Attacks now hit 3 Times

Razorplate

- Boss Drops: Lord Zir
- Pure Thorns Damage
- Synergises well with Accelerated Rock Splitter

Harmony of Ebewaka

- Boss Drops: The Beast In The Ice
- Big damage
- Unlocks Triple Spirit Hall Tech

Hesha e Kesungi

- Boss Drops: Grigoire + Urivar
- Big damage on using The Protector
- Can use The Protector at range
- The Protector Cooldown
- Gorilla Skill Ranks

Temerity

- Boss Drops: Lord Zir
- Solves Barrier
- Allows Barrier Overheal
- Armour

Runes

Moni + Tzic

- Auto-Cast Concussive Stomp

Igni + Kry

- Auto-Cast Vortex

Skill Tree

Starter

Endgame

Pushing

Available

Spent60

Leveling Path

Skills

Accelerated Rock Splitter

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

Vortex

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

Armored Hide

- Grants Additional Block Chance
- Grants Unstoppable

Concussive Stomp

- Auto-Cast via Tzic Rune

Counterattack

- Grants Dodge Chance passively
- Reflects Crowd Control Effects

Scourge

- Grants Thorns Damage per nearby enemy

The Protector

Paragon Board

Starter

Endgame

Pushing

Paragon

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

Spiney Skin
In-Fighter
Convergence
Viscous Shield

Mercenary

Starter

Endgame

Pushing

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 Armored Hide for Additional Block Chance and become Unstoppable.
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
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.
Additional Block Chance using Armored Hide.
The Protector for incredible Utility including the Pull In from the Hesha e Kesungi.
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.
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 on Equipment, Aspects, Paragon, Mercenaries and Elixirs.

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 since we are using a Gorilla Skill.