Several unique items supercharge Boulder, but the build holds its own without them. As you farm, each upgrade just makes the explosions bigger, louder, and deadlier.

Necromancer: Army of the Dead – Let Your Minions Do the Dirty Work

Why get your hands dirty when an undead legion can clear the room for you?

The Necromancer remains the ultimate "chill leveling" experience. Your army fights while you sip coffee and point at targets. It's efficient, powerful, and transitions smoothly into endgame boss melting.

Step 1: Build Your Undead Horde

Early levels = recruit, recruit, recruit.

Combine these for a self-sustaining death squad:

Reap & Sever (your contribution)

Skeleton Warriors & Mages (your frontline)

Golem (your big boy)

Army of the Dead (your ultimate "delete" button)

Your minions handle the pressure, letting you focus on positioning and cooldown management. They do the killing; you do the winning.
Step 2: Reduce Ultimate Cooldown

More ultimates = more destruction.

Several skills and minion interactions slash the cooldown of Army of the Dead, letting you spam it against elites and bosses. Your ultimate becomes your bread-and-butter.

Step 3: Hunt Down the Blade of Zir

This unique turns your ultimate into a nuke.

The Blade of Zir supercharges Army of the Dead through Soul interactions, turning boss encounters from slogs into speed runs. Once equipped, you'll wonder how you ever played without it.

Bonus: Transition Flexibility

Bored of minions? No problem.

Players can later pivot into Bone Spirit or Blood Wave builds depending on endgame activities. This starter isn't a dead end—it's a launchpad.

Spiritborn Starter Build – Minimal Gear, Maximum Impact
Don't let the nerfs fool you—this build still slaps with almost no investment.

Even after balance adjustments, the Spiritborn remains a top-tier Season 14 starter because it functions beautifully with scraps. Perfect for players who want strong performance without sweating over perfect drops.

Step 1: Lean Into Demon Summons

Your demonic friends do the heavy lifting.

Leveling revolves around:

Primary Demon summon (your main damage dealer)

Dread Claws (burst damage)

Shadow Demon Form (mobility + power)

These abilities dish out reliable pain while keeping you nimble 
throughout the campaign. Low investment, high reward.

Step 2: Prioritize One Core Unique

One item = one massive power spike.

The build only truly needs one crucial unique to unlock its potential. Grab it, and you'll feel an immediate surge in damage output—especially once you push into higher World Tiers.

Step 3: Expand into Other Variants

Once geared, the world's your oyster.

With additional equipment, players can branch into demonology-focused or Tyrant-themed Spiritborn archetypes. Your starter build grows with you.

Gearing Priorities: Farm Smarter, Not Harder

Perfect gear is a myth—but efficient farming is real.

Every class benefits from uniques, but Season 14 ensures these builds perform before you have BiS items. Instead of chasing every shiny drop, focus on the few items that enable your core mechanics.
Pro tip: Target bosses that drop multiple useful uniques for your class. This cuts repetition and accelerates progression. As you grow stronger, naturally upgrade through boss farming, Infernal Hordes, and higher World Tiers—better drops will follow, boosting both survival and DPS.

Final Recommendations: Pick Your Poison and Dominate
Four paths. One destination: endgame supremacy.

Barbarian: Ultimate-spamming powerhouse once the cooldown engine kicks in. Raw, relentless destruction.

Druid: Lightning-fast mobility with screen-clearing AoE (both Shred and Boulder variants). Speed meets devastation.

Necromancer: Chill leveling with an undead army and nuke-tier ultimates. Let the legion do the work.

Spiritborn: Gear-light, performance-heavy—perfect for lazy farmers. Big returns, minimal investment.

Choose the class that clicks with your playstyle, follow our roadmap, and you'll cruise through the campaign, World Tiers, and into Season 14's endgame with Diablo IV Items confidence, speed, and overwhelming power.