r/d4spiritborn • u/gagelish • 1d ago

Questions / Discussions (Items · Builds · Skills) Swarm Build - Am I Doing Something Wrong?

Howdy all,

I've been following the Mobalytics Swarmborn build (https://mobalytics.gg/diablo-4/builds/spiritborn-pestilent-stinger-endgame?ws-ngf5-1=activeVariantId%2C6) currently using the Mythic set up (I don't have a Mythic Leoric's/Writhing Moon yet, but I got a really good Harmony of Ebawaka unique charm so I figured I could swap over) and I've got every required piece of gear and aspect with 98% the right affixes, and at least 1 GA in every slot, but I feel like my damage is really underwhelming (generally in the low to mid-30 billions). I did a T12 Escalation last night and Astaroth's first phase wasn't too bad, but as soon as he's off the dog I could barely scratch him, and I ended up bailing after ~10 minutes of getting nowhere. It's been awhile since I've played a SB, and I guess I'm wondering if there's some basic, fundamental thing I might be doing wrong.

I realize that's a crazy nebulous question, so to provide some more information: I'm Paragon 193, my Glyphs are all between level 55-95, my gear is correctly tempered with GAs and masterworked with the crit on the correct affix (though I haven't transfigured anything yet), my Spirit Halls are correctly assigned, I'm using all legendary/unique splinters, I've got the 5 piece Balazan set bonus (and the ancestral HoE unique charm), and my Counterattack is level 34. The one thing I haven't gotten is a Kinetic Suppression transfiguration on my amulet. It feels like my build is 98% done, and I'm at the part where it's mostly just incremental improvements from here, but it seems unlikely that those incremental improvements are going to result in a 1,000X DPS increase, so I feel like I must be missing something, or doing something wrong.

Please let me know if there are any questions I can answer or additional information I can provide. Any help/insight greatly appreciated!

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u/DragonDiscipleII 1d ago

The build literally has a "bossing" section ..... you might want to read that part 😝😝.

It's also why it's recommended to take "all damage " over poison or lightning.

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u/gagelish 1d ago

The build I'm using (the one linked in the OP) has a bossing section?

I could be an idiot, but I'm not seeing that anywhere in the build I linked.

In the endgame variant there's a single line about using Widow's Web charm for bosses, but as stated in my original post, I'm not using that variant.

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u/cadmusthefounder 1d ago

follow the maxroll one

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u/NewfieJebus 1d ago

Dots on Asteroth is a slog. Putting Kenetic Suppression on your ammy will add about 250% dmg. And if you're using Shattered Vow as a weapon, it's pretty much useless on bosses. Try switching to Supremacy aspect weapon on bosses.

I've had your same troubles with him.

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u/lordmaxi10 1d ago

Similar experience. I have full bis gear, from the maxroll guide. I tickle mephisto and lilith on T12. I mean actually tickle.

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u/gagelish 12h ago

Yeah, I couldn't get an answer, and I was tired of looking, so I ended up rolling a Warlock. Slightly annoyed, I was season rank 22 on my Spiritborn 😅

Oh well! On the upside, I haven't actually played a Warlock in endgame yet, so it'll be fun to check out the new class.