Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred's Spiritborn Is An "Anti-Necromancer" That's Plenty Different From Druid

The expansion is going to be coming soon, and not only is it introducing players to the Nahantu region and continuing the story of Neyrelle, Mephisto, and more, but there is a new character class being added to the game. Recently, 's Game Director, Brent Gibson, and Associate Narrative Designer, Eleni Rivera-Colon, graciously sat down to talk about the new spiritborn class and upcoming expansion with Screen Rant. The two provided a deeper look into the idea behind the spiritborn and what players can expect from it.

Players will be able to experience the expansion, including the new class, when is released on October 8, 2024. A perfectly jungle-themed apex predator, this new spiritborn class will provide players with an all-new experience, unlike any class previously seen in the franchise. It is designed to fit seamlessly with the area of Nahantu and its green jungle experience, and while many have suspected it shares qualities with the druid class, it is actually quite a different style of character, incorporating a martial-arts approach.

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Screen Rant: So excited for Vessel of Hatred coming up! I'm going to just jump right into my questions. A lot of them center around, obviously, the new spiritborn class. First of all, what can you tell me about the inspiration for this new class?

Brent Gibson, Game Director of Diablo 4: You know when we started off, we had two very specific goals in mind. The first thing was we wanted to come up with something new. If you're looking at the original five classes, we wanted to make sure that the sixth fit its own distinct space, and we had a lot of ideas mechanically that felt pretty good.

Also the second goal, we knew we wanted to go to the Jungle and it was really important for all of us that the expansion thematically was all cohesive. So, the brainstorming really started to happen