In this Diablo 4 Spiritborn Jaguar guide, we’ll take a thorough analysis into the character’s gameplay, skills, possible build strategies, and more.

Spirit Guardians

Spiritborn is the newest member of Diablo 4 class roster, a tough warrior from Nahantu Jungle who wields the mystical powers of the guardian of the spirit realm.

Spiritborn marks a true expansion of class depth and build variety in Diablo 4. While we’ll have to wait until Vessel of Hatred to unlock Spiritborn, there’s a lot of information to explore about the class so we can jump right in and dive into the excitement of this new class.

Abilities And Builds

Today, we’ll be taking a thorough analysis into Jaguar Spirit, gameplay, skill selection, and how these elements fit together.

For those who already know how to play Druid in Diablo 4, think of Spirit Boons as an advanced enhancement. For those who are new to Druid, these spirits will bring powerful passive skill bonuses to your character.

Spirits also allow you to perform specific skills, some of which increase attack speed to increase damage output, others increase damage output over time, use vicious poisons to weaken enemies, or if you prefer, there are still some that allow you to use the pseudo-ranged variant of Spiritborn.

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Game Style

For players who love endless fighting and killing, Guardian Spirit is definitely your best choice.Become a fierce predator and ruthlessly tear through enemies with high DPS, accelerated attacks, and swift movements.

Picking up Jaguar Spirit equips you with Guardians’ passive, which triggers a chain of critical hits after every fourth attack with a Jaguar skill.

Many Jaguar skills build Ferocity, a stackable buff that increases attack speed by 5%, with a baseline attack speed of 20%. Building up and maintaining this buff is key to boosting your DPS. You can use this increased attack speed in creative ways by applying it to other Guardian Spirit skills. To reach the potential of these skills faster and make the most of Jaguar Spirit’s abilities, it might also be wise to consider investing in some Diablo 4 Gold.

Spiritborn Jaguar Skills

• Thrash (Basic): Dash forward and critically hit enemies for 10% damage. When you hit your third attack in a row, you unleash a series of rapid slams around the target for 25% damage.
• Rake (Core): Summons conjure claws that sweep across enemies in front of you, dealing an initial [20%] damage, followed by an explosion that deals an additional [40%] damage.
• Ravager (Focus): This passive skill increases your Minimum Ferocity by 2. When active, you roar with ferocity, causing all of your attacks to trigger an additional strike for [60%] damage for the next 6 seconds.
• Rushing Claw (Potency): You dash across a short distance, piercing through all enemies in your path, hitting them twice for [50%] damage.
• Counter Attack (Defensive): Passive effect: You gain a 20% [+] chance to dodge enemy melee attacks. When you successfully dodge, you automatically deal 80% of the attacker’s damage. When active, you can dodge all direct attacks for the next 2 seconds.
• Hunter (Ultimate): You dash across the battlefield as a Jaguar Spirit, dealing [50%] damage when you land, then quickly slashing enemies in the area for [200%] damage over 7 attacks.

Build Ideas

The appeal of Spiritborn is the variety of Spirit Guardians possible.

Jaguar With Centipede

One fascinating combination is Jaguar with Centipede, a strategy that doubles damage output by introducing poisons, and stays alive by stealing life and increasing health after killing enemies, which is a perfect fit for aggressive all-out offensive play.

Picking Centipede as a secondary Spirit will give you a healing ability that restores 1% of maximum HP for each nearby poisoned enemy, while also allowing you to achieve a wide range of poison effects at a low cost. A better option is Touch of Death.

Touch of Death can apply continuous poison damage. Not only is this skill very effective as an opening, but when the poison effect ends or the target enemy dies, the effect explodes among nearby enemies, spreading the poison. This makes this skill particularly suitable for use when facing numerous enemies, especially when combined with Rake skill, which has incredible AoE clear potential.

Jaguar With Eagle

Another interesting combination for Spiritborn Jaguar in Diablo 4 is Jaguar and Eagle. This combination takes advantage of Jaguar’s enhanced attack speed, combined with Eagle’s high crit rate and its mobility of Eagle, to create a DPS combination.

With this combination, enemies can be quickly defeated by simply keeping up the attack.

Jaguar With Gorilla

If the attack-focused glass cannon style doesn't suit you, another option for Spiritborn Jaguar in Diablo 4 is to pair Jaguar with Gorilla. This combination enhances defensive mechanisms such as barriers and crowd control skills, providing a more warrior-style combat style for players who like to charge in and output as much damage as possible.

Ultimately, with a well-thought-out strategy and some creative thinking, Spiritborn Jaguar will undoubtedly become an exciting and terrifying force on the battlefield of Diablo 4.