Diablo 4 Patch Notes – February 2024

Diablo IV is the latest entry in the Diablo series, and Blizzard regularly updates the game with new features, balance changes, and fixes to keep the player count high. You can find patch notes attached to each update, which we have listed below.

Diablo IV 1.3.3 Release Notes - Build #50570 February 5, 2024

GAMEPLAY UPDATES

Vampiric Powers

Developer’s Note: Select Vampiric Powers from Season of Blood have returned with some tweaks to make their power level fit into Season of the Construct. These powers will be available as Legendary Aspects in all World Tiers and in both the Eternal and Seasonal Realms.

• Of Accursed Touch
  • Lucky Hit: Up to a 20-35% chance to inflict Vampiric Curse on enemies. Enemies afflicted by Vampiric Curse are also Vulnerable.
  • Vampiric Curse’s stored souls deal 20%-50% increased damage.
• Of Metamorphosis
  • When you Evade you turn into a cloud of bats, becoming Unstoppable for 2.5 seconds. Enemies along your path take Physical Damage and are inflicted with Vampiric Curse.
  • Evade’s cooldown is increased by 5-10 seconds.
• Blood Boiling
  • When your Core skills Overpower an enemy, you spawn 3 Volatile Blood Drops. Collecting a Volatile Blood Drop causes it to explode, dealing Physical Damage around you.
  • Every 20 seconds, your next Skill is guaranteed to Overpower.
• Hectic
  • For every 5 Basic Skills you cast, one of your active Cooldowns is reduced by 2-4 seconds.
• Undying
  • Casting Skills heals you for .5-2% life. This heals for an additional 1% life while you are below 50% Life.
• Of the Moonrise
  • Damaging an enemy with a Basic skill grants you 4% Attack Speed for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Upon reaching maximum stacks, you enter a Vampiric Bloodrage, gaining 40-80% Basic Skill damage and 15% Movement Speed for 10 seconds.

BALANCE UPDATES

General

Unique Items

• Ring of Starless Skies
  • Now shows a buff on the bar while active.
• Penitent Greaves
  • Damage to Chilled enemies increased from 7-10% to 12-15%.
• Tassets of the Dawning Sky
  • Maximum Resistance increased from 6-10% to 8-12%.
• Mother's Embrace
  • Resource refund increased from 20-40% to 30-50%.

Legendary Aspects

• Of Inner Calm
  • Damage maximum increased from 30% to 40%.
• Of Retribution
  • Stun chance increased from 8% to 10%.
  • Damage to Stunned enemies increased from 10-20% to 15-25%.
• Starlight
  • Amount of Life Healed needed for Resource gain changed from 25% to 20%.

Barbarian

Skills

• Bash
  • Damage increased by 10%.
  • Fury gain increased from 13 to 15.
• Battle Bash
  • Additional Fury increased from 3 to 5.
  • Additional Fury with 2-handed weapons increased from 4 to 10.
• Frenzy
  • Damage increased by 10%.
• Flay
  • Damage increased by 10%.
  • Fury gain increased from 13 to 15.
• Enhanced Flay
  • Vulnerable duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
• Strategic Ground Stomp
  • Ultimate Cooldown Reduction increased from 1 to 2 seconds.
• Strategic Iron Skin
  • Fortify amount increased from 15% to 20%.
• Prime Call of the Ancients
  • Bonus damage increased from 10% to 20%.

Passives

• Endless Fury
  • Fury gain increased from 7/14/21% to 10/20/30%.

Paragon

• Executioner Glyph
  • Previous: While wielding a Polearm, you deal 10%[x] damage to Healthy or Injured Enemies.
  • New: While wielding a Polearm, you deal 10%[x] increased damage.

Legendary Aspects

• Aspect of the Iron Warrior
  • Damage reduction increased from 18-28% to 25-35%.

Unique Items

• Gohr's Devastating Grips
  • Ranks of Whirlwind increased from 2-3 to 3-4.
  • Damage increased from 16-26% to 25-35%.

Druid

Skills

• Earth Spike
  • Spirit Generation increased from 13 to 16.
  • Damage increased by 10%.
• Enhanced Earth Spike
  • Chance to Stun increased from 10% to 15%.
• Fierce Earth Spike
  • Fortify amount increased from 8% to 12% maximum Life.
• Wind Shear
  • Spirit Generation increased from 14 to 16.
  • Damage increased by 10%.
• Wild Wind Shear
  • Additional Spirit per enemy hit increased from 3 to 4.
• Claw
  • Spirit Generation increased from 12 to 15.
  • Damage increased by 15%.
• Fierce Claw
  • Damage increased by 30%.
• Maul
  • Spirit Generation increased from 17 to 20.
  • Damage increased by 10%.
• Enhanced Maul
  • Fortify amount increased from 3% to 5% max Life.
• Wild Maul
  • Knockdown duration increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds.
• Wolves
  • Passive damage increased by 30%.
  • Active damage increased by 45%.
• Poison Creepers
  • Passive damage increased by 30%.
  • Active damage increased by 40%.
• Ravens
  • Passive damage increased by 30%.
  • Active damage increased by 20%.

Passives

• Quickshift
  • Damage bonus increased from 5/10/15% to 7/14/21%.
• Bestial Rampage
  • Damage bonus while in Werebear form increased from 30% to 50%.
• Ursine Strength
  • Damage and Overpower damage bonuses increased from 25% to 30%.
• Perfect Storm
  • Damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%.

Legendary Aspects

• Seismic Shift
  • Previous: Earth Spike launches spikes in a line and has a 2-1 second cooldown.
  • New: Earth Spike gains 35-50% bonus damage, launches spikes in a line, and has a 2–1 second Cooldown.

Unique Items

• Storm's Companion
  • Ranks of Wolves increased from 2–3 to 3–4.
  • Storm Howl damage increased by 180%.

Necromancer

Book of the Dead

• Skeleton Skirmishers
  • Damage increased by 30%.
  • Life increased by 10%.
• Skeleton Defenders
  • Damage increased by 30%.
  • Life increased by 10%.
• Skeleton Reaper
  • Damage increased by 20%.
  • Life increased by 10%.
• Skeleton Frost Mage
  • Damage increased by 20%.
  • Life increased by 10%.
• Skeleton Shadow Mage
  • Damage increased by 20%.
  • Life increased by 10%.
• Skeleton Sacrifice Mage
  • Damage increased by 20%.
  • Life increased by 10%.
• Golem
  • Basic Attack Damage increased by 30%.
  • Life increased by 20%.

Skills

• Blood Surge
  • Damage bonus per enemy drained reduced from x10% to x5%.
  • Nova damage increased by 40%.

Developer’s Note: The goals of this change are to reduce the opportunity cost of using Blood Surge against fewer numbers of enemies as well as increasing its overall power, even in scenarios of hitting multiple enemies.

• Supernatural Blood Surge
  • Damage bonus increased from [x]20% to [x]30%.
• Sever
  • Outgoing Damage increased by 6.5%.
  • Returning damage increased by 20%.
• Enhanced Sever
  • Damage increased from 40% to 75% of Sever's initial damage.
• Paranormal Sever
  • Vulnerable duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
• Blight
  • Impact damage increased by 33.3%.
  • Damage over time increased by 10.5%.
• Paranormal Blight
  • Immobilize duration increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds.
• Supernatural Blight
  • Damage bonus increased from [x]15% to [x]20%.
• Corpse Explosion
  • Damage increased by 21.5%.
• Plagued Corpse Explosion
  • Damage bonus increased from 8% to 10%.
• Enhanced Bone Prison
  • Previous: Enemies inside Bone Prison are Vulnerable.
  • New: Enemies inside of Bone Prison when cast are made Vulnerable for 8 seconds.
• Blood Wave
  • Damage increased by 25%.

Passives

• Death’s Approach (name changed from Death's Reach)
  • Previous: You deal 4%[x] increased damage to Distance enemies.
  • New: Gain 4/8/12% Movement Speed.
• Spiked Armor
  • Previous: Gain .1/.2/.3 Thorns.
  • New: Gain 0.1/0.2/0.3 Thorns and 5/10/15% additional Armor.
• Death's Embrace
  • Damage Reduction from Close enemies increased from 3/6/9% to 4/8/12%.
• Hellbent Commander
  • Damage bonus increased from x10/20/30% to /15/30/45%.
• Crippling Darkness
  • Previous: Lucky Hit: Darkness Skills have up to a 15% chance to Stun for 1 Second.
  • New: Lucky Hit: Darkness Skills have up to a 15% chance to Stun enemies for 1/2/3 seconds and deal .2 Shadow damage to them.

Paragon

• Cult Leader Legendary Node
  • Bonus Minion damage per 20% Attack Speed increased from 10% to 15%.
• Corporeal Glyph
  • Previous Additional Bonus: You and your minions deal 10%[x] increased Physical damage.
  • New: You and your Minions deal 10%[x] increased Physical damage and you gain 1% Movement Speed for each active Minion.

Legendary Aspects

• Aspect of Hardened Bones
  • Damage reduction also applies to the player in addition to their Minions.
• Blood-Bathed Aspect
  • Damage of Blood Surge echoes changed from 60-50% less damage to 10-30% less damage.

Sorcerer

Skills

• Incinerate
  • Damage increased by 40%.
• Enhanced Incinerate
  • Damage of Burn radius increased from 25% to 50%.
• Destructive Incinerate
  • Enemy damage reduced amount increased from 25% to 30%.
• Greater Incinerate
  • Immobilize duration increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds.
• Hydra
  • Damage increased by 15%.
• Ball Lightning
  • Damage increased by 10%.

Passives

• Icy Veil
  • Barrier duration increased from 5% to 8%.
• Snap Freeze
  • Lucky Hit chance increased from 3% to 5%.
• Soulfire
  • Previous: After Standing still for 1.5 Seconds, your Pyromancy Skills cost 5/10/15% less mana.
  • New: Your Pyromancy Skills cost 4% less Mana and deal 2% increased damage. Double these bonuses after standing still for 2 seconds.
• Avalanche
  • Damage increased from 40% to 45%.
• Shocking Impact
  • Damage increased by 33%.

Paragon

• Frostbite Glyph
  • Damage Reduction increased from 13% to 15%.
• Invocation Glyph
  • Damage Reduction stacks increased from 12% to 15%.
• Stalagmite Glyph
  • Critical Strike Chance increased from 10% to 20%.
• Enchanter Glyph
  • Damage per 5 Intelligence purchased in range increased from +1.3% to +2%, maxing out at +10%.
• Conjurer Glyph
  • Damage per 5 Intelligence purchased in range increased from +2.6% to +3%, maxing out at +15%.
• Unleash Glyph
  • Damage and Mana Regeneration increased from 6.7% to 7%.

Legendary Aspects

• Of Searing Wards
  • Mana cost reduced from 100-200 to 75-125.
• Of Overwhelming Currents
  • Chance increased from 10-20% to 15-30%.

Rogue

Skills

• Heartseeker
  • Attack Speed increased by 20%.
  • Dev Note: Lower the Power interrupt frames from 20 to 16.
• Forceful Arrow
  • Attack Speed increased by 20%.
  • Dev Note: Lower the Power interrupt frames from 20 to 16.
• Flurry
  • Damage increased by 10%.
• Improved Flurry
  • Previous: If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy, it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
  • New: Flurry deals x20% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
• Advanced Flurry
  • Previous: Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds.
  • New: Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to deal x30% increased damage and Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds.
• Rapid Fire
  • Damage increased by 10%.
• Rain of Arrows
  • Damage increased by 10%.

Passives

• Precision
  • Stacks required for bonuses reduced from 6 to 4.

Paragon

• Infusion Glyph
  • Cooldown reduction increased from .5 seconds to 1 second.

Legendary Aspects

• Of Encircling Blades
  • Damage bonus increased from 8-15% to 15-22%.
• Of Branching Volleys
  • Previous: Barrage's Arrows have 15-25% chance to split into two arrows whenever they ricochet.
  • New: Increase the damage of arrows that Ricochet from Barrage from 40% to 60-80%. In addition, Barrage’s arrows have a 40-60% chance to split into 2 arrows whenever they ricochet.
• Shadowslicer
  • Damage increased from 80-100% base damage to 200-300%.

Unique Items

• Eaglehorn
  • Damage bonus increased from 20-40% to 40-60%.
• Eyes in the Dark
  • Death Trap bonus damage increased from 30-50% to 50-70%.
• Writhing Band of Trickery
  • Cooldown to summon a Shadow Decoy reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.
  • Shadow Decoy damage increased by 20%.

The Seneschal

Developer’s Note: We want the Seneschal to feel strong, but there are certain powers that are overperforming. Additionally, there are a couple of unintended interactions that are being addressed.

• Poison Support
  • Poison Support no longer reapplies the Construct's damage bonuses when it spreads, matching the functionality of the other damage over time Tuning Stones.
• Bleeding Support
  • Bonus Bleeding damage from 20% to 10%.
• Burning Support
  • Bonus Critical Strike damage from 20% to 10%.
  • Bonus Critical Strike damage per Skill Rank from 2% to 1%.
• Tempest
  • Tempest no longer gains bonus damage and duration when its reapplied or when it spreads.

USER INTERFACE AND USER EXPERIENCE

Player Profile Updates

• Players’ equipped skills are now displayed in their profile.
• Equipped Emblems are now displayed in the header of player Profiles.
• The applied cosmetic name and where it was earned from are displayed in the tooltips of items that have been transmogged.
• From Edit profile, Players can select seals from those they earned during the current week to display on their profile header and social card.
• The current character's time played is displayed at the bottom of the profile.

Miscellaneous

• The cost to craft Uber Unique items has been reduced from 5 Resplendent Sparks to 4.

BUG FIXES

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where the Seneschal gained double the benefit from skills that benefit allies, such as Barbarian's War Cry or Druid's Blood Howl.
• Fixed an issue where an attack that swaps from melee to Crossbow would double the bonuses from the Precision and Weapon Mastery Rogue passives.
• Fixed an issue where some interactable objects associated with various quests, such as Lyndon's Stash during the Discretionary Spending quest, could not be interacted with while mounted.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would not reset if the player died during the Echo of Lilith encounter while the camera was zoomed out.
• Fixed an issue where the Juggernaut Aspect didn't apply armor while the player was mounted.
• Fixed an issue where the Guaranteed Overpower granted by the Druid's Enhanced Pulverize did not apply immediately after acquiring 12 stacks.
• Fixed and issue where the Necromancer's Skeleton Reapers' chance to create a corpse was based on Lucky Hit instead of a flat percentage.
• Fixed an issue where Bone Splinters cast from the shattered Spirit Aspect didn’t receive the Vulnerable effect granted by Initiate’s Bone Splinter.
• Fixed an issue where Thorns was not consistent when applying Lucky Hit. (Ex: Thorns could trigger Abhorrent Decrepify but not Hewed Flesh).
• Fixed an issue where the Cult Leader Legendary Paragon Node didn't properly give bonus damage based on bonus minion Attack Speed.
• Fixed an issue where the Rotting Aspect wouldn't spawn additional corpses.
• Fixed an issue where Sorcerer's Frigid Fate and Elemental Summoner Legendary Paragon effects did not work properly with the Aspect of the Elements.
• Fixed an issue where the Fiery Surge Passive was not granting as much mana regeneration as it should.
• Fixed an issue where bonus damage from Enhanced Caltrops could apply more often than intended when stacking multiple casts of Caltrops on the same enemy.
• Fixed an issue where Enhanced Caltrops was dealing less damage than expected to bosses.

Developer’s Note: Some items, Legendary Aspects, Passives, Paragon bonuses, and Skills displayed bugs that allowed players to gain more power than intended when you equipped and then unequipped them. We believe these interactions lead to a worse experience for all players, as it creates a stigma that these bugs must be exploited to reach new levels of power. The bug fixes below address all known instances of this issue.

• Fixed an issue with multiple Legendary Aspects where equipping duplicate Aspects would always apply the effect of the first equipped Aspect, ignoring the rule of applying only the strongest equipped Aspect.
• Fixed an issue where unlearning Vyr's Mastery with the Mage-Lord's Aspect equipped would cause the effect of Vyr's Mastery to remain active.
• Fixed an issue where a power that grants a bonus Stat based on another Stat would not re-adjust after the temporary bonus wore off.

User Interface and User Experience

• Fixed an issue where editing your profile could also trigger the prompt for adding a friend.
• Fixed an issue where the description for Enhanced Caltrops was missing the damage cap.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where Heddam, the quest giver NPC for Guardians of the Pit, would disappear while Helltide was active in the area.
• Various performance, UI, visual, and stability improvements.

Diablo IV 1.3.2 Release Notes - Build #49764 February 13, 2024

GAME UPDATES

Uber Unique Crafting

Developer’s Note: Uber Unique items are highly sought after. With Season of Blood, we introduced target-farming Uber Unique Items with Uber Duriel to gives players another source of acquiring this type of item. However, we want to give players increased autonomy in obtaining their desired Uber Unique by addressing feedback that expressed how acquiring duplicate or undesired Uber Unique Items lessens that feeling of triumph. A new system empowers players to make use of duplicate and undesired Uber Unique items by salvaging them for a new resource which can be used to eventually craft an Uber Unique of their choosing. Additionally, the chance for Uber Unique Items to drop everywhere but in Uber Duriel encounters has been increased.

• Uber Unique Items can now be salvaged to provide a new resource, Resplendent Sparks. Players can bring 5 Resplendent Sparks to the Alchemist and Transmute an Uber Unique of their choice.
  • The Refine Resources tab at the Alchemist has been renamed Transmute, and the option to craft an Uber Unique item can be found under that tab.
  • Note that the preview window for crafting an Uber Unique won't display the item’s affixes.
• The drop chance of Uber Unique items acquired outside of Uber Duriel encounters has been increased.

Miscellaneous

• The Cursed Shrine event now gives the Shrine bonus at the start of the event instead of when it is finished.

BUG FIXES

Accessibility

• Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader did not read the Claimed status for Lunar Awakening rewards.
• Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader did not read Ancestral Favor Tiers correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader misread Ancestral Favor upgrade text.

Season of the Construct

• Fixed an issue where Vizier Wasp Constructs were not affected by Immobilizing effects.
• Fixed an issue where the tooltip for Igneous Cores was missing information.
• Fixed an issue where Journal pages didn’t drop during the Kulle's Heart Quest.
• Fixed an issue where only the first person in the party would get credit for looting Obelisks Whispers.
• Fixed an issue where Arcane Tremors in Hawezar and Scosglen could have Voltaic Brazier's that can't be interacted with.
• Fixed an issue where attacks from Malphas could still damage players after he’s defeated.
• Fixed an issue where the Season Journey Objective Keeper of Nothing still referenced Pearls of Warding to summon Echo of Malphas instead of Igneous Cores.

Lunar Awakening

• Fixed an issue where the final quest for Lunar Awakening could not be started if the player already had maximum Ancestral Favor.
• Fixed an issue where the Shrine related to the Cleanse the Northshore Shrine Whisper could be missing.
• Fixed an issue where the Ancestral Favor window wouldn't automatically close when walking away from Ying-Yue.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where Treasure Goblins could fail to spawn while fighting Avarice.
• Fixed an issue where enemies killed via an execute effect could not drop loot.
• Fixed an issue where the Melted Hear of Selig was not always rolling the maximum value for its movement speed affix.
• Fixed an issue where the Echoing Fury aspect didn't grant bonus Fury if Tactical Rallying Cry was learned.
• Fixed an issue where Advanced Rapid Fire would incorrectly override the bonus Critical Strike Damage from other sources.
• Fixed an issue where the damage increase and resource reduction cost from Ring of the Starless Skies was not calculating correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the final Lieutenant failed to spawn in The Onyx Watchtower, preventing completion without a reset.

User Interface and User Experience

• Fixed an issue where adding a friend when playing with a controller would immediately re-open the menu for adding friend.
• Fixed an issue where setting a note on a friend would open the menu for adding a friend after adding the note.
• Fixed an issue where icons for Animus were missing from the mini map in the Betrayer's Row Dungeon.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where a Socketed Gem in a Legendary or Unique Item could disappear if the item was dropped.
• Fixed an issue where some players using NVMe Solid State Drives were experiencing instability.
• Various visual, performance, and stability improvements.

Diablo IV 1.3 Release Notes - Build #49404 January 26, 2024

GAME UPDATES

Echo of Malphas

Developer’s Note: We have noticed players tended to use their Pearls of Warding for fighting Echo of Malphas instead of on Zoltun’s Warding. We are adding in Igneous Cores—a new item used solely to summon Malphas instead of Pearls—so players don’t have to choose between extra protection in the Vaults or fighting the boss. Additionally, we have made the fight against Malphas more difficult but also increased the rewards it provides.

• Echo of Malphas has had their Level raised from 85 to 100.
• The Health pool of Echo of Malphas has been increased by 30%.
• A new item—Igneous Cores—now exists for the purpose of accessing the Uber Vault and Echo of Malphas. This item will replace the usage of Pearls of Warding in providing access.
  • Igneous Cores have a chance to drop from Vault Heralds and are guaranteed to drop from Son of Malphas in World Tier IV.
• Loot Updates
  • The drop rate of Unique Stones from Malphas increased from .25% to .5%.
  • Unique Stones now have a 3% chance of dropping from the chest after the boss.
  • Defeating Echo of Malphas will now reward more Legendary items. Additionally, Item Level 925 items will drop more often.

The Seneschal

Developer’s Note: We’ve received feedback that the Seneschal does not feel powerful. The Seneschal becomes more powerful as it reaches max level, but we have noticed that many players have not had the chance to level up their Seneschal enough to experience this. We are introducing multiple changes to ensure players have more sources to earn Governing and Tuning Stones from so they can level up their Seneschal and unlock their new companion's full potential.

• Crafting a Governing or Tuning Stone will now always cost 200 Shattered Stone and 20 Iron Chunks regardless of level.
• Finding a max level Governing or Tuning Stone will now grant 150 –200 Shattered Stone.
• Governing and Tuning stones can now be acquired as rewards for completing Whispers.
• Son of Malphas now always drops 2-3 Governing and Tuning Stones.
• Stones awarded from Seneschal Stone Caches has been increased from 1 to 2 stones.
• Experience requirements for Governing and Tuning Stones have been reduced so they can be ranked up more naturally with your leveling experience.

Vaults and Arcane Tremors

We have made multiple quality-of-life changes to the player experience in the Vaults and Arcane Tremors.

• Consuming a Pearl of Warding at a Statue of Zoltun Kulle now grants 10 stacks of Zoltun's Warding, instead of 3.
• The max stacks of Zoltun's Warding has been increased from 300 to 999.
• The grace period for losing stacks of Zoltun's Warding when being hit by multiple traps at once has been increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds. (Ex: If 3 darts hit you in the span of 1.5 seconds, you'll only lose 1 stack instead of 3).
• Heralds of Malphas now guaranteed a Legendary item drop starting at Level 26, with a 15% chance to drop a second Legendary item.
• Knockback has been removed from all Obelisk Hazards.
• Chests will now appear after completing a Vault's ending encounter. These new chests will drop a guaranteed Legendary item starting from level 26+, with a 35% chance to drop another Legendary item.
• The projectile speed from Elemental Dart hazards has been reduced by 20%.
• The hitbox for floor-based Elemental Grate and Spike hazards have been reduced by roughly 15%.
• The spout hitbox for Elemental Pillars has been reduced by roughly 15%.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Gatehall would not display on the map for players on PlayStation.
• Fixed an issue where the Brazier could not be interacted with in certain circumstances during the Drums of the Vault quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Beckoning Thunder Horse cosmetic was invisible for Druid players.
• Fixed an issue where the damage effect and the visual effect were not in sync for floor traps in Vaults.
• Various stability and performance improvements.

Diablo IV 1.3 Release Notes - Build #49213 January 23, 2024

CLASS UPDATES

Developer’s Note: It’s important to us that when a player chooses to fully invest in a Skill, the payoff is immense. In pursuit of this goal, several of our new Unique and Legendary items are targeting Skills that have yet to reach their full potential. We’re excited to see what players accomplish with our new Unique items for Barbarian’s Rend, Druid’s Lightning Storm, and Sorcerer’s Meteor. We’re also targeting some pressing issues for each Class. Necromancers with Cult Leader should see their Minions strike a bit harder, Barbarians shouldn’t feel that 3 Shouts are a requirement for their success, and Sorceresses applying Vulnerable with Lightning Spear should open new build opportunities. There are also Class updates to items and Skills that are underperforming, such as the Rogue’s Ranged Unique Items, and the Necromancer’s Golem.

All Classes

New Items

Paingorger's Gauntlets – Unique Gloves

• Damaging enemies with a cast Non–Basic Skill marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill's damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing 100–200%[x] increased damage.

Aspect of Adaptability – Utility

• When cast below 50% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills generate 3 of your Primary Resource, once per cast.
• When cast at or above 50% Maximum Resource, Basic Skills deal 40–80% increased damage.

Juggernaut's Aspect – Defensive

• Gain 0.75 –1.25 Armor, but your Evade has 100% increased Cooldown.

Item Updates

Ring of Starless Skies

• The unique power has been changed.
  • Previous: Casting a Core Skill reduces Resource cost of your Core Skills by 12%, up to a maximum of 40%. Resets upon using a non–Core Skill.
  • New: Spending resources reduces your resource costs and increases your damage by x10% for 3 seconds, up to 40%.
• Offensive Aspect of the Expectant
  • Damage bonus now has a 5-second duration to be used.

Melted Heart of Selig

• All Stats increased to 2x normal value.
• Core Skill Damage changed to Movement Speed.
• Damage While Healthy increased to 3x normal value.
• Unique Power Changed
  • Previous: Gain 30 Maximum Resource. In addition, when you take damage, drain 3 resources for every 1% of life you would have lost instead.
  • New: Gain 60 maximum Resource. 75% of incoming damage drains 2 Resource for every 1% of Life you would have lost instead.

Overpower

• Overpower attacks now gain +1% damage, down from +2%, per 1% of your Base Life you have in Fortify.
• Overpower attacks now gain +1% damage, down from +2%, per 1% of your Base Life that you have in bonus life above your Base Life.

Barbarian

New Items

Ring of the Ravenous

• Rend’s duration is increased by 2.0–4.0 seconds. Damaging enemies with Brawling Skills applies 2 stacks of Rend's Bleed. This effect can only occur once every 4 seconds per enemy.

Aspect of Sundered Ground – Offensive

• Every 25 seconds, Upheaval is guaranteed to Overpower and deals 10–20% increased damage. This timer is reduced by 4 seconds when Upheaval Overpowers a Boss or an Elite enemy.

Skills

Charge

• Base damage increased by 900%, from 0.25 to 2.50.
• Enhanced Charge terrain impact damage increased by 150%, from 0.6 to 1.5.
• Power Charge no longer requires a terrain impact to reduce the cooldown of Charge, and now charging a boss will reduce the cooldown by 6 seconds.

Leap

• Base damage increased by 30%.

Passives

Brute Force

• Overpower damage decreased from 15% to 8% per rank.

Walking Arsenal

• Duration of each weapon bonus increased from 8 to 10 seconds.
• Additional damage from having all bonuses increased from 15% to 20%.
• Having all bonuses now also increases attack speed by 20%.

Unconstrained

• Berserking damage bonus increased from 60% to 100%.

Gushing Wounds

• Bonus bleed amount increased from 115% to 140%.
• Overpower explosion damage increased from 70% to 85%.

Weapon Expertise

• Expertise leveling has been cut by 50%.

Paragon

Marshal Glyph

• Now reduces the cooldown of every non-Shout skill by 4 seconds, instead of every other Shout skill by 1.2 seconds.

Item Updates

Resource Aspect of Echoing Fury

• You now generate 6–10 Fury per second while any Shout skill is active, instead of 2–4 Fury per second for each Shout skill active.

Offensive Aspect of Limitless Rage

• Damage bonus now has a 5-second duration to be used.

Veteran Brawler’s Offensive Aspect

• Reduced bonus damage per stack from 15%–20% to 6%–8%, up to a reduced maximum bonus of 225%–300% to 30%–40%.

Offensive Aspect of Ancestral Charge

• Reduced bonus damage from 75%–125% to 20%–30%.

Offensive Aspect of Encroaching Wrath

• Reduced bonus Weapon Mastery damage from 82–100% to 40–60%.
• Damage bonus now has a 5-second duration to be used.

Ring of Red Furor

• Damage bonus now has a 5-second duration to be used.

Druid

New Items

Unsung Ascetic's Wraps

• Lightning Storm gains 1 additional strike each time it grows. Lightning Storm Critical Strikes cause lightning to strike twice, dealing 10–20% increased damage.

Virulent Aspect – Utility

• When Rabies infects an enemy, reduce its cooldown by 0.3–0.6 seconds. This cooldown reduction is tripled when infecting Elites.

Skills

Enhanced Rabies

• Maximum damage bonus increased from 30% to 60%.

Lacerate

• Cooldown reduced from 45 to 35 seconds.

Prime Lacerate

• Changed functionality: Lacerate hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, increased to 6% on Critical Strikes.

Cataclysm

• Twister damage increased from 23% to 46%.
• Lightning damage increased from 77% to 95%.

Supreme Cataclysm

• Vulnerable duration increased from 3 to 6 seconds.

Passives

Mending

• Additional Healing received increased from 5% to 6% per rank.

Thick Hide

• Fortify gained increased from 6.4% to 10% per rank.

Unrestrained

• Control Impairing Effects duration reduction increased from 3% to 5% per rank.
• Increased benefit while over 50% Fortify reduced from tripled to doubled.

Natural Fortitude

• Fortify gained on Shapeshifting increased from 1.4% to 2% per rank.

Bestial Rampage

• Required Shapeshift duration reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
• Attack Speed bonus increased from 25% to 30%.

Spirt Boons

Prickleskin

• Thorns increased from .15 to .6. (from 1,194 to 4776)

Gift of the Stag

• Maximum Spirit increased from 10 to 20.

Avian Wrath

• Critical Strike Damage bonus is now Multiplicative instead of Additive.

Paragon

Tectonic

• Bonus Lucky Hit Chance increased from 15% to 20%.

Poise

• Barrier increased from 5% of Maximum Health to 15%.
• Duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds.

Wilds

• Passive Companion damage bonus increased from 80% to 120%.

Item Updates

Aspect of the Blurred Beast

• Previous: While dashing, Shred seeks out Nearby Poisoned enemies instantly dealing 70–100% of the Poisoning damage to them.
• New: While dashing, Shred seeks out Nearby Poisoned enemies and deals 20–40%[x] increased damage to them.

Aspect of Metamorphic Stone

• Boulder Spirit Cost reduced from 50 to 40.

Aspect of the Unsatiated

• Spirit Generation and bonus damage increased from 20–30% to 30–40%.

Aspect of Retaliation

• Bonus damage reduced from 20–40% to 20–30%.

Necromancer

New Items

Mutilator Plate

• You are Blood Lanced, and when Blood Lance would deal damage to you it instead Fortifies you for 1–2% of your Maximum Life and has a 5% chance to form a Blood Orb. Blood Lance deals 10–20%[x] increased damage.

Shattered Spirit's Aspect – Offensive

• Casting Bone Spirit also launches 18 Bone Splinters in all directions, dealing 200–400%[x] increased damage and generating 6 Essence per enemy hit.

Skills

Iron Maiden

• Damage increased from 0.2 to 0.3.

Horrid Iron Maiden

• Bonus damage increased from 20% to 30%.

Corpse Explosion

• Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 40% to 25%.
• Base damage increased from 50% to 70%.
• Blighted Corpse Explosion damage decreased from 110% to 95%.

Blight

• Damage over time increased from 80% to 95%.

Sever

• Initial damage increased from 66% to 75%.
• Return damage increased from 21% to 25%.

Bone Spirit

• Damage is increased by 4% per Essence spent casting Bone Spirit, up from 3%.

Dreadful Bone Spirit

• Now restores 30% of your Maximum Essence, instead of a flat 30 Essence.

Acolyte's Decompose

• Previous: You and your Minions deal 10%[x] increased damage to enemies being Decomposed.
• New: Every 1.5 seconds, Decompose makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds.

Initiate's Decompose

• Previous: Decompose Slows enemies by 50%.
• New: Decompose Slows enemies by 50%, and if you channel Decompose for at least 1.5 seconds, you gain 30%[+] Movement Speed for 5 second after ending the channel.

Dreadful Blood Mist

• Previous: Blood Mist Fortifies you for 0.5% of your Maximum Life each time it hits an enemy.
• New: You gain +10% Critical Strike Chance for 4 seconds after Blood Mist ends.

Bone Prison

• Friendly players and Minions can now freely pass through Bone Prison walls.
• The functionality of Enhanced Bone Prison and Ghastly Bone Prison have been swapped.

Enhanced Bone Prison

• Enemies inside of Bone Prison are Vulnerable.

Ghastly Bone Prison

• If an enemy is trapped by Bone Prison, gain 25 Essence, plus an additional 5 per enemy trapped.

Dreadful Bone Prison

• Previous: Fortify for 8% of your Maximum Life for each enemy trapped by Bone Prison.
• New: Reduce your active cooldowns by 0.5 seconds for each enemy trapped by Bone Prison, up to 3 seconds.

Passives

Ossified Essence

• Now displays the current bonus on the tooltip.

Book of the Dead

Golem

• When Golems finish casting their active ability, they will first try to target a new close enemy before reverting to their previous target.
• Blood Golem and Iron Golem
  • Basic Attacks now hit enemies in an area around the main target.
• Bone Golem
  • Active ability now grants the Golem Thorns equal to 70% of your Armor for the duration of the Taunt.
• Bone Mage
  • Upgrade now Fortifies based on your Maximum Life instead of Base Life.
• Skeleton Priest
  • Healing increased from 25% to 40% over the 8 second duration.

Paragon

Cult Leader Legendary Paragon Node

• Previous: Your Minions deal 15%[x] increased damage for each Minion type you have active.
• New: Your Minions deal 10%[x] increased damage for each 20%[+] of Attack Speed Bonus they have.

Golem

• Additional Bonus changed from 25% Health to 25% Damage.

Item Updates

Aspect of Swelling Curse

• Previous: Bone Spirit deals increased damage based on distance traveled, up to 15-25%[x].
• New: Bone Spirit’s Critical Strike Chance is increased by 15–25%[+]. Your Maximum Essence is increased by 2 for each enemy hit for 15 seconds.

Torturous Aspect

• Previous: Enemies afflicted by your Iron Maiden have a [15–25]% chance to be Stunned for 1 Second when they deal direct damage.
• New: Iron Maiden is now also a Darkness skill and deals Shadow damage. Enemies afflicted by your Iron Maiden have a [15–25]% chance to be Stunned for 1 second when they deal direct damage.

Rotting Aspect

• Chance to spawn additional corpses increased from 30–60% to 50–100%.

Hulking Aspect

• Chance to reduce Golem's active cooldown increased from 2–5% to 4–10%.
• Chance to spawn a Corpse increased from 1.0–2.5% to 2%–5%.

Rogue

New Items

Beastfall Boots

• When you cast an Ultimate skill, your next Core skill consumes all of your energy and deals 0.5–1.5% increased damage per Energy consumed. Using a Cooldown restores 5 energy.

Resistant Assailant's Aspect – Defensive

• Breaking Concealment grants +10% Resistance and Maximum Resist to all elements for 4 seconds. Killing an Elite enemy reduces Concealment's cooldown by 6–10 seconds.

Skills

Blade Shift

• Damage increased from 16% to 20%.
• Duration increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.

Fundamental Invigorating Strike

• Vulnerable now applies while you are below 85% Energy, up from 75% Energy.

Enhanced Caltrops

• Previous: Enemies takes 5%[x] increased damage from you each second they are in Caltrops.
• New: Enemies in Caltrops take 10%[x]