Diablo 4: Hunter Build with Blade Storm – How to Rip Everything Apart in Melee in the Endgame

You are a hunter and want to finally play something other than the screw blades in Diablo 4? Then try the Blade Storm. This is deadly, effective, and a lot of fun.

What kind of build is this? Hunters can stab enemies in their blade hail with this Blade Storm build. This talent focuses on close combat and is perfect for managing crowd control or even shredding bosses.

The Blade Storm is mainly for players who finally want to venture into the fray and are tired of the raids in the Nightmare Dungeons.

The build appeared on maxroll.gg by content creator DiEoxidE.

Hunter Build with Blade Storm – Skills and Tips

These active skills you need:

• Stab – Rank 1
  • Improved Stab
  • Fundamental Stab
• Blade Storm – Rank 5
  • Improved Blade Storm
  • Practiced Blade Storm
• Shadow Step – Rank 1
  • Improved Shadow Step
  • Methodical Shadow Step
• Darting – Rank 1
  • Improved Darting
  • Disciplined Darting
• Shadow Infusion – Rank 1
  • Improved Shadow Infusion
  • Mixed Shadow Infusion
• Poison Infusion – Rank 5
  • Improved Poison Infusion
  • Mixed Poison Infusion

These passive skills you need:

• Tough – Rank 3
• Refreshing Blows – Rank 3
• Robustness – Rank 1
• Reactive Defense – Rank 3
• Weapon Mastery – Rank 3
• Exploitation – Rank 3
• Malice – Rank 3
• Shadow Drop – Rank 1
• Devouring Shadows – Rank 1
• Precision Infusion – Rank 3
• Stimulation – Rank 3
• Adrenaline Rush – Rank 1
• Haste – Rank 3

This specialization you need:

• Combo Points

This is how you play the build: You use either Darting or Shadow Step depending on the type of enemy to venture into the fray. Shadow Infusion is used for weaker enemy groups, while Poison Infusion is perfect for bosses or champions.

Your job now is to make your enemies vulnerable with Stab, then build up your Combo Points, and finally pound the enemies with an infusion and Blade Storm. This will make all enemies vulnerable and suffer from the effects you can inflict with the infusion.

Hunter Blade Storm Build: Paragon and Glyphs

These Paragon Boards you need:

• Exploit Weakness
• Sinister Bounty
• Hunter’s Craft
• No Witnesses

These Glyphs you need:

• Proximity – Start
• Combat – Exploit Weakness
• Infusion – Sinister Bounty
• Peat – Hunter’s Craft
• Harvest – No Witnesses

Blade Storm Build for Endgame: Legendaries, Gems & Values

These Legendaries & Uniques you need:

• Butcher’s Aspect (must be found) – Helm
• Aspect of Might (Murky Cliff, Dry Steppes) – Chest
• Swift Aspect (Buried Halls, Dry Steppes) – Arm Guard
• Aspect of Obedience (Halls of the Damned, Kehjistan) – Leg Guards
• Greaves of Regret – Unique (must be found) – Boots
• Aspect of the Blade Master (Old Stone, Scosglen) – Crossbow
• Condemnation – Unique (must be found) – Sword
• Aspect of Corruption (Refuge of the Defector, Kehjistan) – Sword
• Aspect of Surrounding Blades (Abandoned Quarry, Shattered Peaks) – Ring
• Aspect of the Expectant (Deep Root, Scosglen) – Ring
• Deceitful Aspect (Luban’s Rest, Scosglen) – Amulet

You can find the entrances to the dungeons on our interactive map for Diablo 4.

These Gems you should socket:

• Bow: Emerald
• Blades: Amethyst
• Armor: Topaz
• Jewelry: Skull

The best attributes:

1. Dexterity
2. Intelligence
3. Strength
4. Willpower

The best secondary values:

1. Attack Speed
2. Lucky Hit Chance
3. Critical Hit Damage
4. Damage to vulnerable, close, and enemies suffering from loss of control

This build is relatively adaptable and can also be combined or exchanged later with other infusions or talents.

More detailed tips for improvement can be found here:

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