The Protector Overhauled – Spiritborn Gains Huge Buffs in Diablo 4 Season 10

Spirit Halls

Primary Jaguar Hall

• Additional strikes no longer benefit from bonuses given by Aspect of Plains Power.
• Additional strike damage increased from 15% to 20%.

Primary Eagle Hall

• Previous: Casting an Eagle Skill grants 4 seconds of the Storm Feathers Movement Speed bonus. When you Evade, fling up to 8 Storm Feathers for every remaining second, each dealing 125% Lightning damage and making targets Vulnerable for 5 seconds. All Skills are now also Eagle Skills.
• Now: Casting an Eagle Skill or Evading shoots 6 Storm Feathers, each dealing 140% Lightning damage and applying Vulnerable for 5 seconds. The Storm Feathers Movement Speed bonus is doubled and always active. All Skills are now also Eagle Skills.

Secondary Eagle Hall

• Previous: For every 4 meters you move, your Critical Strike Chance increases by 4%. This bonus is reset 4 seconds after you Critically Strike.
• Now: Every other Cast is a guaranteed Critical Strike that grants you a 20% Vulnerable Damage bonus for 5 seconds.

Skills

Crushing Hand

• Damage increased from 50% to 100%.

Quill Volley

• Damage reduced from 26% to 20%.

Rake

• Initial damage increased from 30% to 40%.
• Second hit damage increased from 45% to 60%.

Stinger

• Damage increased from 77% to 115%.

The Protector

• Rank 5 Thorns damage bonus increased from 150% to 300%.

Harmonious Protector

• Previous: The Protector’s strikes deal 300% increased damage to non-Elite enemies and reduce the damage you take from Elite enemies by 30% for 6 seconds.
• Now: The Protector’s strikes deal 350% increased damage and all enemies within its area deal 30% reduced damage.

Exalted Protector

• Previous: The Protector’s area persists for an additional 6 seconds. While in the area you are Unstoppable, deal 25% increased damage, and any enemies or Small Missiles inside are Slowed by 80%.
• Now: The Protector’s area persists for an additional 6 seconds and Slows enemies and Small Missiles by 80%. While it’s Nearby, you are Unstoppable and deal 30% increased damage.

The Hunter

• Rank 5 Bonus:
  • Previous: The Hunter’s initial damage will Execute Injured Non-Boss enemies.
  • Now: After The Hunter pounces, your first hits have a 10% chance to Execute non-Boss enemies for 8 seconds.

The Seeker

• Damage of the first hit increased from 35% to 52%.
• Damage of the final hit increased from 300% to 450%.
• Rank 5 Bonus:
  • Previous: The Seeker’s damage is increased by 15% of your Critical Strike and Vulnerable Damage bonuses, up to 200%.
  • Now: Elites hit twice by The Seeker have a 25% chance to refund a Charge, doubled against Bosses.

The Devourer

• Rank 5 Bonus:
  • Healing Received Bonus scaling increased from 150% of it to 350%.
  • Maximum damage bonus increased from 200% to 400%.

Passives

Dominant

• Previous: Gorilla Skills deal 5/10/15% increased damage to Knocked Down enemies and their first hits have a 5% chance to Execute non-Boss enemies.
• Now: Attempting to Knock Down an enemy increases your Gorilla Skill damage by 5/10/15% for 10 seconds.

Resilient

• Previous: Casting a Gorilla Skill grants 5/10/15% increased Maximum Life for 10 seconds.
• Now: For each Base Gorilla Skill on your Action Bar, gain 1.5/3/4.5% Maximum Life, Knock Down Duration, and Barrier Generation.

Noxious Resonance

• Single-target damage bonus increased from 180% to 300%.
• Area-of-effect damage bonus decreased from 20% to 10%.

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Bristling Vengeance

• Previous: Payback now echoes forward and additionally deals 90-130% of your Thorns damage to enemies.
• Now: Payback now echoes forward and deals 100-150% of your Thorns along the way. The final echo is larger and deals double the Thorns damage.

Aspect of Wild Claws

• Additional Rake damage increased from 65-85% to 100-120%.

Aspect of Rebounding

• Quill Volley explosion damage increased from 35-55% of normal damage to 50-70%.

Unique Items

Harmony of Ebewaka

• Damage per Spirit type increased from 10-30% to 20-40%.

Sepazontec

• Damage increased from 50-100% to 80-120%.

Rod of Kepeleke

• Damage bonus per point of Vigor increased from 0.10-0.50% to 0.15-0.75%.

Paragon

Revealing Legendary Node

• Previous: Lucky Hit: Up to a 30% chance to Knock Down Vulnerable enemies. You deal 30% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.
• Now: Lucky Hit: Up to a 30% chance to Knock Down Vulnerable enemies. You deal 15% increased damage, doubled against Crowd Controlled enemies.

New Item

Hesha e Kesungi: Unique Gloves

Affixes

• 9-11% Attack Speed
• 36.5-50% Vulnerable Damage
• 10.5-15% Ultimate Cooldown Reduction
• 2-3 Gorilla Skill Ranks

Unique Power

• The Protector can be invoked at range and Pulls inward with its smashes. Enemies in its area take 30-50% increased damage from your Gorilla Skills, doubled while they are Knocked Down or a Boss.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Spiritborn would not properly benefit from Gorging Masses’ bonus in the Infernal Hordes.