How My Spiritborn Testing Started
So today I decided to finally push my Spiritborn past level 50 fast. Wanted that XP flowing like crazy, right? Loaded up Diablo 4, grabbed some coffee, and figured I’d test skills hands-on instead of just following guides. Started smashing basic attacks on trash mobs near Kyovashad. Felt way too slow. Like “watching paint dry” slow. Tried switching to different basic skills, one after another. Nope. Felt weak. Died twice to dumb stuff already. Annoying as heck.
Figuring Out What Actually Kills Stuff Fast
Got frustrated swapping skills constantly. Time to actually look at the damage numbers pop up, duh. Stood there hitting a training dummy for like ten minutes straight. Turned out that one particular Spirit ability – let’s call it “Whirling Death” – did way more burst than I thought. Slapped it on my action bar. Went hunting for a bigger pack.
Found a big group of Fallen. Activated it. Whoosh! Instant mob deletion. Nice! Finally felt powerful. But the cooldown was brutal. Needed something else while waiting. Tried another AoE thing, “Spirit Surge.” Less damage but faster cooldown. Mixed them together. Better. Still got my ass kicked by elites though.
- Found a passive giving life per Spirit spent. Helped survive.
- Another passive boosted damage after using a defensive skill. Gotta try it.
- Put a shout for defense on my bar too. Hit it before jumping into packs.
Combo started shaping up: Shout for buffs -> Jump in -> Whirling Death -> Spirit Surge for cleanup -> Run around dodging while cooldowns reset. Repeat. Felt way smoother. Levels started creeping up. 52… 53… Getting somewhere!
Scraping For Gear That Doesn’t Suck
Hit another wall around level 55. Stuff stopped dying fast enough. Checked my gear. Total garbage. Rares from like 40 levels ago. Stats all wrong. Time to farm Helltides and gamble Obols. What a grind.
Hours later… finally got one decent legendary dagger dropping. Rolled extra damage to crowd controlled enemies. Perfect! Slammed it on. Instant upgrade. Kept spamming those events. Found boots with extra movement speed and pants giving damage reduction while fortified. Slowly pieced it together.
Biggest win was a helm dropping from a world boss – bumped my core skill damage and resource generation. Felt like winning the lottery! Suddenly my Spirit Surge started hitting like a truck even when Whirling Death was cooling down.
XP Heaven – Finally!
Once the skill rotation felt solid and the gear was mostly patched up, man, the XP came flooding in. Hit Nightmare dungeons around tier 15. Focused on zones with tons of weak, clustered mobs.
- Spammed Whirling Death on cooldown. Cleared packs in seconds.
- Used Spirit Surge for stragglers and bigger health bars.
- Shout refreshed constantly for defense and damage boost.
- Just ran from pack to pack, popping potions like candy.
That movement speed on my boots saved so much time. Levels started zooming: 60… 65… 70 before dinner! Whole session felt way less frustrating once the build clicked. Still not perfect gear, but good enough for fast leveling. Time to grind some more!