Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is out right now and vastly improves Diablo 4 further. The new expansion adds in a new chapter in the game’s ongoing story, a new bunch of modes to help level up your character quicker than before and keep them entertained in the endgame, and a slew of additions.

Most importantly, the game adds a new class called the Spiritborn. How does the new class stack up with the rest of the base cast? Find out in our list below.

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Classes Ranked

#1. Spiritborn

The obvious choice for this Season to start with is the new class Spiritborn, most likely because Blizzard wants to sell more copies of its new expansion. The expansion pack is basically a major induction ceremony for the new and versatile class which lets you choose among the four Spirit Animals to bolster your abilities further. The Spiritborn has melee, has versatile Core abilities, and can mix and match Spirit Animals to combine abilities and get boons to pump up their damage and survivability.

Recommended Builds: Quill Volley Spiritborn, Touch of Death Spiritborn, Crushing Hand Spiritborn

#2. Rogue

Sometimes we do feel that Blizzard are pretty bias towards this advanced class; not that we’re complaining since we use the Rogue at launch. Despite the nerfs the class received, the new ability the Rogue has, Dance of Knives, gives the class all-new builds to play around with.

For veterans, the Rogue is still an awesome class to use in both starting and endgame portions. Despite the Andariel Rogue build proccing less in Season 6, it still is a strong build that can carry you until the higher Torment levels. Barrage, Rapid Fire, and Heartseeker Rogue builds are more than viable in Season 6, so if you’re not in the mood to experiment, just use the previous Season 5 builds.

Recommended Builds: Dance of Knives Rogue, Barrage Rogue, Andariel Rogue, HeartseekerRogue, Rapid Fire Rogue

#3. Sorcerer

Another legacy class loved by everyone who played Diablo, the Sorcerer is pretty strong in Season 6. This is due to the damage and versatility they have with their skills and spells.

They still die in a few hits if you’re not careful, but that’s the life of a Sorcerer: glass cannons that deal a heckaton of damage. Even with the major nerfs to the Uniques required for Lightning Spear build, the Sorcerer’s other builds are still great to use.

Recommended Builds: Lightning Spear Sorcerer, Frozen Orb Sorcerer, Chain Lightning Sorcerer, Ball Lightning Sorcerer

#4. Necromancer

The Necromancer remains almost untouched, meaning that the builds in the previous Season do work here.

Recommended Builds: Minion Necro, Bone Spirit Necro, Blood Wave Necro, Spirit Wave Necro

#5. Druid

Companion/summons aspects & skills get a buff in Season 6, so having a Druid with packs of ravens, wolves, and creeper vines is viable here. Other than that, the Season 5 builds for the Druid do work in Season 6.

Recommended Builds: Landslide Druid, Boudlder Druid, Hurricane Druid, Companion Druid

#6. Barbarian

One class had to take the hit for the rest to fly, and the Barbarian is that class. Compared to the rest of the cast this Season, the Barbarian has it rough. Rogue and Sorcerer can deal damage better, while the Spiritborn can take hits better than the Barbarian.

Recommended Builds: Mighty Throw Barb, Bash Barb

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Best Build

This build guide will feature non-Uniques for now since it’s easier to get Aspects to fill your Codex up with and apply it to your Ancestral loot. We have added Uniques and Mythic Uniques suggestions & replacements for each class.

Spiritborn

Quill Volley Spiritborn

Arguably the best build for Spiritborn right now, this lets you use the Eagle spirit early since Quill Volley is an early Core skill you can grab.

Main Skills: Rock Splitter/Armored Hide, Quill Volley, Armored Hide, Ravager, The Hunter, Rushing Claw

Spiritborn Spirit Animal Setup: Gorilla, Jaguar

Full Skill Tree Setup

Basic Skills: Enhanced Rock Splitter (2)

Core Skills: Advantageous Quill Volley (5), Vigorous (2), Balanced Exertion (3)

Focus Skills: Measured Ravager (1), Mirage (1), Unrestrained Power (3), Focal Point (1), Apex (3)

Defensive Skills: Reinforced Armored Hide (1), Reinforced Counterattack (1), Adaptable Scourge (1), Endurance (1), Perseverance (3), Patient Guard (1), Auspicious (3)

Potency Skills: Resilience (3), Brilliance (3), Potent (3), Furnace (3)

Ultimate Skills: Exalted Hunter (5), Resolution (3), Spiritual Attunement (3), Supremacy (3)

Key Passive: Prodigy’s Tempo (1)

Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations

Aspect of Endurance: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Interdiction: Random Legendary drop.
Rebounding Aspect: Found in Forge of Malice in Nahantu.
Aspect of Forest Power: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Unyielding Hits: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Plains Power: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Redirected Force: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Accursed Touch: Random Legendary drop.
Duelist’s Aspect: Random Legendary drop.

Best Uniques For The Build: Harmony of Ebewaka, Tyrael’s Might, Rod of Kepeleke, Ring of the Midnight Sun

Best Runes: Poc + Que, Xol + Kry, Wat, Cir, Xal, Gar, Mot, Ohm, Tam

Rogue

Rogue Dance of Knives Build

Main Skills: Smoke Grenade, Dances of Knives, Shadow Clone, Poison Trap, Shadow Step, Poison Imbuement

Rogue Specialization Setup: Inner Sight

Full Skill Tree Setup

Basic Skill: Enhanced Puncture (1)

Core Skill: Siphoning Strike (3), Sturdy (3)

Agility Skills: Disciplined Shadow Step (1), Disciplined Dance of Knives (1), Rugged (3), Trick Attacks (3), Balestra (3), Rapid Gambit (2), Unstable Elixirs (3)

Subterfuge Skills: Countering Smoke Grenade (1), Countering Dark Shroud (5), Subverting Poison Trap (1), Malice (3), Exploit (3)

Imbuement Skills: Mixed Poison Imbuement (1), Alchemic Advantage (3), Deadly Venom (1), Debilitating Toxin (3), Frigid Finesse (3)

Ultimate Skills: Supreme Shadow Clone (5)

Key Passive: Victimize (1)

Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations

Aspect of Concussive Strikes: Random Legendary drop.
Enshrouding Aspect: Found in Ghoa Ruins in Hawezar.
Aspect of Accursed Touch: Random Legendary drop.
Umbrous Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Wind Striker Aspect: Found in Shivta Ruin in Kehjistan
Aspect of Retribution: Found in Abandoned Mines in Kehjistan
Aspect of Elements: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Star Shards: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Noxious Ice: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Bursting Venoms: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of True Sight: Random Legendary drop.

Best Uniques For The Build: Heir of Perdition, Shroud of Khanduras, Fists of Fate, Flickerstep, The Umbracrux

Best Runes: Bac + Ohm, Noc + Tzic, Cem, Yax, Lac, Kry, Wat

Sorcerer

Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build

Main Skills: Chain Lightning, Unstable Currents, Ice Blades, Teleport, Ice Armor, Flame Shield

Sorcerer Enchantments: Ice Blade, Chain Lightning

Full Skill Tree Setup

Basic Skills: Fire Bolt (2)

Core Skills: Destructive Charged Bolts (1), Greater Chain Lightning (1), Elemental Dominance (3)

Defensive Skills: Shimmering Teleport (5), Flame Shield (1), Shimmering Ice Armor (1), Elemental Attunement (1), Glass Cannon (3)

Conjuration Skills: Summoned Ice Blades (1), Enhanced Familiar (1), Invoked Lightning Spear (1), Align the Elements (3), Protection (3), Conjuration Mastery (3), Mana Shield (3)

Mastery Skills: Devouring Blaze (3), Inner Flame (1)

Ultimate Skills: Prime Unstable Currents (5), Permafrost (1), Hoarfrost (3), Elemental Synergies (3), Evocation (3), Coursing Current (1), Electrocute (3)

Key Passive: Enlightenment

Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations

Aspect of Disobedience: Found at Halls of the Damned in Kehjistan.
Aspect of Concentration: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Storm Swell: Found at Onyx Hold in Dry Steppe.
Snowveiled Aspect: Found in Sarat’s Lair in Scosglen.
Aspect of the Orange Herald: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Shredding Blades: Random Legendary drop.
Conceited Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of the Unbroken Tether: Random Legendary drop.
Lightning Rod Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Recharging Aspect: Found at Zenith in Fractured Peak.

Best Uniques For The Build: Heir of Perdition, Tyrael’s Might, Axial Conduit, Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop, Ring of Starless Skies

Best Runes: Tam + Wat, Xol + Ohm

Necromancer

Necromancer Minion Build

Main Skills: Raise Skeleton, Golem, Decrepify, Corpse Tendril, Army of the Dead, Blood Surge

Book of the Dead Setup: Skeleton Warriors -Defenders, Skeleton Mages – Cold, Golem -Blood.

Full Skill Tree Setup

Basic Skill: Enhanced Reap (1)

Core Skill: Paranormal Blood Surge (5), Hewed Flesh (3)

Curse Skills: Abhorrent Decrepify (5), Death’s Embrace (3), Amplify Damage (3), Death’s Approach (3), Skeletal Mage Mastery (3)

Corpse & Macabre Skills: Plagued Corpse Tendrils (1), Necrotic Carapace (3), Skeleton Warrior Mastery (3), Grim Harvest (1), Fueled By Death (3)

Ultimate Skills: Supreme Army of the Dead, Golem Mastery (3), Inspiring Leader (3), Death’s Defense (1), Hellbent Commander (3)

Key Passives: Kalan’s Edict

Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations

Unyielding Commander’s: Found in Faceless Shrine in Hawezar. Your Army of the Dead buffs your Skeleton army temporarily.
Reanimation: Found in Aldurwood at Scosglen.
Grasping Veins: Found in Corrupted Grotto at Kehjistan.
Blood-bathed: Found in Hoarfrost Demise at Fractured Peaks.
Fastblood: Found in Iron Hold at Hawezar.
Disobedience: Found in Halls of the Damned at Kehjistan.
Hulking: Found in Sepulcher of the Forsworn at Kehjistan.
Frenzied Dead: Random Legendary drop.
Blood Getter: Random Legendary drop.
Hardened Bones: Random Legendary drop.
Metamorphosis: Random Legendary drop.

Best Uniques For The Build: Harlequin Crest, Tyrael’s Might, Ring of Mendeln

Best Runes: Cem + Gar, Bac + Ceh, Moni, Xal, Mot, Zec

Druid

Landslide Druid Build

Main Skills: Claw, Landslide, Earthern Bulwark, Poison Creeper, Blood Howl, Petrify

Druid Setup:
Deer – Wariness
Eagle – Iron Feather, Avian Wrath
Wolf – Pack Leader
Snake – Calm Before The Storm

Full Skill Tree Setup

Basic Skills: Enhanced Claw (1)

Core Skills: Primal Landslide (5), Heart of the Wild (1), Wild Impulses (3)

Defensive Skills: Enhanced Earthen Bulwark (1), Innate Blood Howl (1), Backlash (3), Ancestral Fortitude (3), Vigilance (3)

Companion Skills: Poison Creeper (1), Feral Aptitude (3), Clarity (3)

Wrath Skills: Mending (1), Provocation (3), Safeguard (1), Stone Guard (3), Crushing Earth (3), Neurotoxin (1), Envenom (3)

Ultimate Skills: Supreme Petrify (1), Natural Disaster (3), Defiance (3), Defensive Posture (3), Catastrophe (3), Quickshift (3), Heightened Senses (3)

Key Passive: Bestial Rampage (1)

Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations

Symbiotic Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Mending Stone: Found at Sealed Archives in Dry Steppes
Subterranean Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Juggernaut’s Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Ghostwalker’s Aspect: Found at Broken Bulwark in Scosglen.
Aspect of the Aftershock: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Retaliation: Found at Seaside Descent in Dry Steppes.
Aspect of the Trampled Earth: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Natural Balance: Random Legendary drop.

Best Uniques For The Build: Vasily’s Prayer, Wildheart Hunger, Ring of Starless Skies, Earthbreaker

Best Runes: Yul + Wat, Xol + Lac

Barbarian

Mighty Throw Barbarian Build

Main Skills: Bash, Mighty Throw, Challenging Shout, Steel Grasp, Charge, Call of the Ancients

Barbarian Weapon Specialization: Two-Handed Axe Expertise

Full Skill Tree Setup

Basic Skill: Combat Bash (1)

Core Skills: Warpath (3), Pressure Point (1), Endless Fury (2)

Defensive Skills: Enhanced Challenging Shout (1), Martial Vigor (3), Imposing  Presence (3), Belligerence (3)

Brawling Skills: Power Charge (1), Raid Leader (3), Booming Voice(3), Guttural Yell(1), Aggressive Resistance(3), Prolific Fury(1)

Weapon Mastery Skills: Warrior’s Mighty Throw (5), Steel Grasp (1), Pit Fighter (3), Exposed Vulnerability(1), Slaying Strike(3), Thick Skin(1), Counteroffensive (3), Irrepressible (1)

Ultimate Skills: Supreme Call of the Ancients (5), Heavy Handed (3), Brute Force (3), Wallop (3)

Key Passive: Unbridled Rage (1)

Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations

Juggernaut’s Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Might: Found in Dark Ravine in Dry Steppes.
Aspect of Anger Management: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of the Fortress: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Metamorphosis: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of Herculean Spectacle: Random Legendary drop.
Edgemaster’s Aspect: Found in Oldstones in Scosglen.
Bold Chieftain’s Aspect: Random Legendary drop.
Aspect of the Relentless Armsmaster: Found in Caliben’s Mines in Scosglen.
Aspect of Limitless Rage: Random Legendary drop.

Best Uniques For This Build: Heir of Perdition, Yen’s Blessing, Doombringer, The Third Blade, Ring of Starless Skies

Best Runes: Lith + Wat, Xol + Xal