Malignant Hearts

Socket your jewelry with a Ignoring Pain, Revenge, Resurgent Life.

Season 1 Build

Skills

This D4 Thorns Build guide focuses on the Whirlwind skills. 48 Points from leveing and 10 points from Renown for total of 58 Skill Points.

Basic (1)
1
1
Core (2)
5
1
1
3
Defensive (3)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
Brawling (4)
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
Weapon Mastery (5)
3
2
1
1
3
Ultimate (6)
1
1
1
Key Passive (7)
1

Paragons

These are the Legendary Boards, Glyphs, and Rare Node Paragons used in the Thorns Build.

Weapon Expertise

For the Thorns Build we suggest you use the Two-handed Axe Weapon Expertise.

Technique
Two-handed Axe

Gear Build

Unique Weapons, Armor Gear and Aspects you should use based on equipment slot.

Gems

You will socket your gear with a Emerald in the Weapon, Sapphire in the Armor, Skull in the Jewelry.

Weapon
Jewelry

Stat Priority

You should first prioritize Critical Strike Damage, and Secondly Damage Reduction, after that the next best option is the Damage to Close Enemies stat.

Paragon Board

You will use the Legendary Warbringer Paragon Boards and within those boards, you will use the Revenge (Barbarian), Imbiber (Barbarian), Exploit (Barbarian), Undaunted (Barbarian), Territorial (Barbarian), Marshal Glyphs.

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Decimator
Bone Breaker
Flawless Technique
Warbringer
Weapons Master
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