Diablo 4 Season 1 Patch 1.1 Notes Are the Largest Yet

For information about Season of the Malignant’s theme and offerings, which begin on July 20, visit this article.

New Unique items and Legendary Aspects

New Unique items and Legendary Aspects have been discovered in Sanctuary. Use them to enhance your characters in the Eternal or Seasonal Realm. These Unique items can be obtained from World Tier IV and the Legendary Aspects can be obtained from any World Tier.

6 Unique Items

General

• Ahavarion Spear of Lycander (Uber Unique Staff – World Tier 4): Gain a random Shrine effect for 10-20 seconds after killing an Elite enemy. Can only occur once every 30 seconds.

Developer’s Note: Ahavarion Spear of Lycander is an extremely rare drop. We wish you luck in recovering it from the armies of the Burning Hells.

Barbarian

• Azurewrath (Unique Sword): Lucky Hit – Your Core Skills have up to a 20% chance to Freeze enemies for 3 seconds and deal 0.75-1.5 Cold damage to them.

Druid

• Fleshrender (Unique One-Hand Mace): Debilitating Roar and Blood Howl deal 0.5-1.0 damage to Nearby Poisoned enemies.

Necromancer

• Lidless Wall (Unique Shield): Lucky Hit – While you have an active Bone Storm, hitting an enemy outside of a Bone Storm has up to a 5-25% chance to spawn an additional Bone Storm at their location. Each of your active Sacrifice bonuses increases the chance by 25% and the total number of additional Bone Storms you can have by +1.

Rogue

• Eaglehorn (Unique Bow): Penetrating Shot has a 30-80% chance to fire an arrow that bounces off walls and scenery. Hitting enemies from behind with Penetrating Shot will make them Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

Sorcerer

• The Oculus (Unique Wand): Gain the effect of the Teleport Enchantment for free. When you Evade using Teleport Enchantment, you are taken to a random location.

Developer’s Note: The Azurewrath and Fleshrender Unique Items have flat damage effects, which scale with power. For example, at 820 Item Power, Azurewrath deals between 3359-6718 damage.

7 New Legendary Aspects

General

• Audacity (Utility Aspect): When there are at least 5 Close enemies, Stun them for 2-4 seconds. This can only occur once every 20 seconds.
• Craven (Mobility Aspect): You gain 20-40% increased Movement Speed when moving away from Slowed or Chilled enemies.

Barbarian

• Ancestral Charge (Offensive Aspect): Charge calls forth 4 Ancients who also Charge, dealing 50-100% of normal damage.

Druid

• Subterranean (Offensive Aspect): Poison Creeper’s active also casts Landslide in a circle around you. Earth Skills deal 10-20% increased damage to Poisoned enemies.

Necromancer

• Gore Quills (Offensive Aspect): Blood Lance will consume Blood Orbs to also conjure lances from them. Each additional Blood Lance deals 20-50% of normal damage and prioritizes targeting un-lanced enemies.

Rogue

• Pestilent Points (Offensive Aspect): Every third cast of Puncture is Poison Imbued with 100-150% of normal potency.

Sorcerer

• Searing Wards (Offensive Aspect): After spending 200-100 Mana your next Firewall is free to cast and will destroy incoming Small Missiles.

Bug Fixes

Accessibility

• Made various improvements from an accessibility perspective—primarily, many fixes to the Screen Reader where it failed to read specific elements.

Challenges

• Fixed multiple issues where specific Challenges wouldn’t provide the proper proper rewards or could not be completed.
• Fixed multiple issues where certain Challenges could be progressed through unintended means.
• Fixed multiple issues where players could gain progress for certain Challenges through the actions of other nearby players.
• Fixed multiple instances where activities that should count towards the criteria for some Challenges were not counted.
• Fixed an issue where players would not receive notifications for when one of their friends completed a Challenge.
• Fixed an issue where Feats of Strength were not accounted for when calculating Challenge completion percentage.
• The Feat of Strength, Final Slayer of the First Mother, now requires you to slay the Level 100 Pinnacle boss solo. The Silence is Hellish challenge remains unchanged.
• Fixed an issue where The Feats of Strength, One of the First and Earliest Experience, did not display all the titles they rewarded.

Cooperative Play

• Fixed an issue where the camera wasn’t functioning properly when players were far apart in Local Co-Op.
• Fixed an issue where NPC conversation boxes would overlap if multiple Local Co-Op players talked to the same NPC at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where the Rogue’s Inner Sight would only fill up for one of the players in a Co-Op session.
• Fixed an issue where the Dark Potential challenge would be granted to both players when either player completed it, regardless of the other player’s progress.
• Fixed multiple instances where quest progress would not properly synchronize, or quest progression could be blocked for Local Co-Op players.
• Fixed multiple issues that occurred during cutscenes for Co-Op players.

Dungeons

• Fixed an issue where the player would not be able to receive enough animus to progress through the Hallowed Ossuary dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where the Stone carving in the Fallen Temple capstone dungeon would duplicate.
• Fixed an issue where the Monster Regen affix in a Nightmare Dungeon would also affect structures in that dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where the Goatman and Shambling Corpse enemies would continuously respawn in the Forsaken Quarry dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where the Sentinel enemies would not have weapons in the Bastion of Faith dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where the Bastion of Faith dungeon could sometimes not be completed.
• Fixed an issue where the player could respawn behind a barrier in the Fallen Temple capstone dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where the map for the Crusader’s Cathedral dungeon was incomplete.
• Fixed an issue where the Curse of Indolence and the Curse of the Weak would stack even while the player was dead in the Fallen Temple capstone dungeon.
• Fixed multiple instances where the Fog Door could not be progressed through in some dungeons.
• Fixed an issue where the Monster Thorns affix in Nightmare Dungeons was reflecting Physical damage, it will now properly reflect non-physical damage.
• Fixed an issue where Blood Boils would not properly spawn in the Kor Dragan Barracks dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where Traps would deal more damage than intended.
• Fixed an issue where level scaling in the Level 100 Pinnacle dungeon was inconsistent.
• Fixed an issue where the Awakened Glyphstone wouldn’t spawn if the party leader left the dungeon before the dungeon was completed.

Gameplay

Barbarian

• Fixed an issue where the number of enemies to defeat for the Barbarian Class quest Masters of Battle was not displayed.
• Fixed an issue where Iron Maelstrom could be cast more than 3 times rapidly casting War Cry.
• Fixed an issue where stacking the Berserk Ripping, Skullbreaker, and Anemia aspects would allow the player to deal extreme amounts of damage.
• Fixed an issue where the outer edge of the quakes granted to Hammer of the Ancients via The Aspect of Ancestral Echoes was dealing far more damage than intended.

Developer’s Note: We recognize this adjustment is a significant decrease to the Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian build, but we do not want its strength to be reliant on an underlying bug.

Druid

• Fixed an issue where Earth skills and the Pulverize skill would consume two Overpower buffs simultaneously.
• Fixed an issue where the bonus effect on Blood Howl from Nighthowler’s Aspect would apply twice to Wolf companions but not at all for Ravens.
• Fixed an issue where Provocation passive stacks wouldn’t update properly after adding more points to it.
• Fixed an issue where the automatic transformation from Insatiable Fury would cause the Ursine Strength key passive to not proc consistently.
• Fixed an issue where the Enhanced Pulverize buff would not remove itself while in town.
• Fixed an issue where seeking Tornados produced by Stormchaser’s Aspect would not deal damage.
• Fixed an issue where Ravens’ passive damage did not improve after the skill was upgraded.
• Fixed an issue where Rabies would deal no damage while standing very close to an enemy.
• Fixed an issue where Stormclaw’s Aspect allowed Shred to do extreme amounts of damage.

Necromancer

• Fixed an issue where Necromancers could not obtain daggers from the Purveyor of Curiosities.
• Fixed an issue where the Necromancer’s Minions would have their life bonuses deactivated while in town.
• Fixed an issue where Bone Spear cast through Chilling Wind from an Elite enemy would increase the number of generated Echoes for that cast.
• Fixed an issue where Enhanced Bone Spear could cause erratic movement.
• Fixed an issue where cancelling Blood Mist when it’s already off Cooldown would immediately recast it.

Rogue

• Fixed an issue where Shadow Step wouldn’t trigger the Aspect of Uncanny Treachery if the target was killed.
• Fixed an issue where Advanced Penetrating shot would not knock down other players in PvP play.
• Fixed an issue where Twisting Blades would not come back when the ability killed a Bloated Corpsefiend enemy.
• Fixed an issue where the Dash skill would not move the full distance if targeting an enemy while using a controller.
• Fixed an issue where the Eldritch Bounty Paragon node granted bonus resistances incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where Rapid Fire had an extra arrow VFX that behaved erratically.
• Fixed an issue where the Awakened Glyphstone wouldn’t spawn for Rogue players using Improved Barrage.

Sorcerer

• Fixed an issue where the Firebolt Enchantment effect did not contribute to the Combustion key passive.
• Fixed an issue where the passive stacks generated by Align the Elements could partially reset in an unexpected way.
• Fixed an issue where casting Deep Freeze would prevent the Ice Shard Enchantment effect from triggering.
• Fixed an issue where Aspect of Control was applying its damage bonus 3 times for Staggered bosses.
• Fixed an issue where the Gravitational Aspect was appearing weaker on two-handed weapons or amulets.
• Fixed an issue where the Enchantment effect for Chain Lightning had no visual tracking bonus and could also unexpectedly drop off.
• Fixed an issue where Incinerate would immediately cost 30 mana when cast in addition to the consistent channeling mana cost. Incinerate now properly only costs mana as it is being channeled.

General

• Fixed multiple instances where players could unnaturally teleport during boss encounters.
• Fixed an issue where a chest in the Western Ways could be interacted with infinitely.
• Fixed an issue where the Eriman NPC couldn’t be interacted with in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where otherwise breakable objects in the world would not be broken when evading through them.
• Fixed multiple instances where the player could avoid damage from bosses if they positioned themselves in a specific location.
• Fixed an issue where Forged Relics could not be interacted with.
• Fixed an issue where monsters with a Cold, Bleeding, Burning, or Corruption affix would freeze players in 1 hit in Nightmare Dungeons with the Cold Enchanted affix.
• Fixed an issue where Cold Enchanted monsters froze players more often than intended in higher World Tiers.
• Fixed an issue where a chest could spawn that would provide infinite loot.

Helltide and the Fields of Hatred

• Fixed an issue where the player could be damaged by the Helltide firestorm while standing in Jirandai.
• Fixed an issue where enemies resurrected by Shamans would continuously drop Aberrant Cinders in Helltide.
• Fixed an issue where Chain Lightning could bounce infinitely between the caster and other player characters standing in a Fields of Hatred town.
• Fixed an issue where Crackling Energy could hit other players in a Fields of Hatred town. (We know, shocking!)
• Fixed an issue where players could not see other players that they should when re-entering the Alzuuda Fields of Hatred Zone.
• Fixed an issue where certain areas in the Fields of Hatred would be incorrectly flagged as a Town, rendering players unable to cast Skills while still being able to be damaged.

Items and Aspects

• Fixed an issue where the Cost reduction bonus from the Ring of Starless Skies could unexpectedly drop off.
• Fixed an issue where the Aspect of the Protector would trigger its barrier effect after destroying a breakable object.
• Fixed an issue where the Ring of Misfortune had incorrect stats.
• Fixed an issue where the Ember Staff weapon didn’t apply the bonus damage to Crowd Controlled enemies, which is inherent for all Stave-type weapons.
• Fixed an issue where any character menu interaction would reset the bonus granted by the Inner Calm aspect.
• Fixed an issue where the Maximum Life affix on the Mark of the Conclave quest item was scaling improperly.
• Fixed an issue where Aspect power would also increase when upgrading an item at the Blacksmith.
• The level requirement for Sacred Items will now cap at level 60.
• The level requirement for Ancestral Items will now cap at level 80.
• Fixed an issue where the Mother’s Embrace Unique Ring did not trigger properly with several abilities.

Monsters

• Fixed an issue where items of higher power than intended were dropping from rare monsters.
• Fixed an issue where the Warg’s jumping attack dealt no damage when passing through the player.
• Fixed an issue where the Pitiless Gur monster would endlessly run around in circles.
• Fixed an issue where the lightning-enhanced Champion Goatman would fail to deal damage to the player.
• Fixed an issue where monsters with the Suppressor Affix would be immune to damage from abilities that started initially outside the immunity circle (Ex: when a Barbarian started a Whirlwind cast before getting within proper range of the Suppressor monster).
• Fixed an issue where clones of a monster with the Suppressor affix could also have the Suppressor affix.
• Fixed an issue where Treasure Goblins would behave erratically if initially engaged from a long distance.
• Fixed multiple other issues where monster behavior could not perform properly and could be exploited in some cases.

Quests and Events

• Fixed an issue where the progress bar could not fill during the Caravan Under Siege event.
• Fixed an issue where the Putrid Remains enemies could remain idle during the Defiled Ground event.
• Fixed an issue where Champion enemies could not spawn during the Ancient Obelisk event.
• Fixed multiple issues where using Traversals could cause Elite and Boss monsters to disappear during multiple events.
• Fixed an issue where Radiant and Greater Radiant chests would not spawn when completing the Fearful Bones event.
• Fixed an issue where the Cursed Chest event could not be completed.
• Fixed an issue where the Defiled Ground even in Hawezar would have a respawn point much further away than intended.
• Fixed an issue where unique drowned enemies spawned during events in the Forgotten Coastline could be invulnerable to damage.
• Fixed an issue where the Suppressor Monster Affix’s effects would be active on containers and furniture inside the dungeon during the Remnants quest.
• Fixed an issue where the player could teleport through the Ancient Gate and block progression during the Storming the Gates quest.
• Fixed an issue where progression could be blocked during the Flesh and Blood quest.
• Fixed an issue where quest dungeons did not reset if the associated quest was abandoned.
• Fixed an issue where the quest tracker would be missing if the player re-entered the game during the Picking Through the Bones quest.
• Fixed an issue where not enough monsters would spawn to fulfill the requirements for completing the Hungering Necrolyte’s Cache quest.
• Fixed an issue where an enemy was missing when progressing through the Lost Archives dungeon during the Legacy of the Magi quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Immemorial Inscription could not be read during the Augury of Bones quest.
• Fixed an issue where the player character couldn’t face to speak to an NPC when initiating dialogue for multiple quests.
• Fixed an issue where the ghost body of Bakira could remain visible after being defeated during the True Potential Rogue class quest.
• Fixed an issue where outside party members could influence the progression of the Bad Blood quest.
• Fixed an issue where the player could be blocked from reentering the boss’ area after dying during the fight against Elias in the Piercing the Veil quest.
• Fixed various other issues where quest progression could be blocked.

User interface and User Experience

• Fixed an issue where the mini-map didn’t accurately depict the game world during the The Blind Eye quest.
• Fixed an issue where the map was incomplete for the Loch Raeth region in Scosglen.
• Fixed an issue where a portion of the map was invisible in the Exalter Terrace dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where the Mad Bomber title would not display for enemies encountered through the Whisper of the same name.
• Fixed an issue where articles in the News Feed could not be opened using Mouse & Keyboard.
• Fixed an issue where the You have cross network play enabled message was being sent to chat each time a campaign quest objective was completed.
• The Cult Leader Paragon passive no longer appears above hostile Minions in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where the bonus from the Ballistic Aspect displayed +0 to skills instead of +2 on the bonus bar.
• Fixed an issue where Sigil sorting was inconsistent between Inventory and the Stash.
• Fixed an issue where the Social tab on the Action Wheel editing window would be skipped when navigating on Controller.
• Fixed an issue where the amount of gold would not properly display when trading gold in large quantities.
• Fixed an issue where item comparison numbers would be inaccurate if the item in question had a Gem socketed that granted a stat that was also present on the base of the item.
• Fixed an issue where images would not properly load in the News Feed on the main menu.
• Fixed multiple issues with Map Pin functionality.
• Fixed multiple issues where Quest and Whisper markers weren’t displaying properly.
• Various improvements to the consistency and clarity of Messaging, Skill description, and Tooltips.
• Various other UI and UX Improvements.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where the Completion music for defeating Avarice could start playing before the boss was defeated. (Always confirm your kills before celebrating, wanderers)
• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t send Battle.net friend requests to friends playing on console.
• Fixed an issue where players could confirm if Hardcore mode was enabled after logging in with a new character.
• Fixed an issue where players that haven’t unlocked a higher World Tier could be invited into a higher World Tier party.
• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t transfer leadership of a Clan.
• Fixed an issue where the sender of the party invite would not be informed that the invite failed due to incompatibility with campaign prologue progress.
• Fixed an issue where Nafain’s spear would duplicate in the cutscene where the player picks it up.
• Fixed an issue where Meshif’s camel made no noises.
• Fixed an issue where there was no sound when Lorath kicks Meshif awake.
• Various other Improvements.

Loading Screen Updates

We’ve added more dynamic loading screens with the release of Season of the Malignant. This includes adding more assets to the loading screen, such as your player character.

Gameplay Updates

General

• Altar of Lilith Unlocks are now account wide.
• Map discovery is now account wide.
• Whispers will no longer reward Sigil Dust.
• Overall loot quality has been significantly improved for Silent Chests.
• The channel time for the Leave Dungeon ability has been increased from 3 to 5 seconds.
• We have generally reduced the tendency for many monsters to move around in combat, so that melee characters don’t have to chase down their enemies as much.
• Added PS5 Dual Sense Edge Wireless controller support for PC.

World Tier

• World Tier II has had the following bonuses added:
  • Bonus Gold: Increased from 15% to 20%.
  • Monsters now drop 15% more items.

Developer’s Note: We like where World Tier II has landed overall but are increasing its reward pace to better align with its difficulty.

• Level scaling inside dungeons and most overworld territories has been adjusted in World Tiers III and IV. Monsters will begin to trail behind the player in Level after a certain point (up to a maximum of 5 Levels behind). This change does not affect World Bosses, Legion Events, Fields of Hatred, Helltide, or Nightmare Dungeons.

Developer’s Note: We want to give players a better sense of their power progression and mastery over the world while still challenging themselves with structured End Game activities.

World Tier III Example:

• If the the player’s Level is below 55, the monster’s Level is 55.
• If the player’s Level is 56-60, the monster’s Level is 55.
• If the player’s Level is 61, the monster’s Level is 56.
• If the player’s Level is 62, the monster’s Level is 57, etc. (from this point the monsters will always be -5 until World Tier III’s max monster Level of 70).

World Tier IV Example:

• If the player’s Level is below 75, the monster’s Level is 75.
• If the player’s Level is 76-80, the monster Level is 75.
• If the player’s Level is 81, the monster’s Level is 76.
• If the player’s Level is 82, the monster’s Level is 77, etc. (from this point the monsters will always be -5).

Experience

• Reward experience for completing Whispers in World Tiers III and IV has been significantly increased.

Developer’s Note: We have observed that the experience bonus rewarded for killing higher level monsters escalates too fast when compared to the relative challenge involved. We still want to reward players for taking on this challenge by encouraging them to participate in powerleveling together instead of one player killing enemies while another member of their Party waits at the dungeon’s entrance.

• We are adjusting bonus experience rewards for killing monsters that are a higher Level than the player.
  • Pre-Season of the Malignant bonuses:
    • 1 Level higher: +15%.
    • 2 Levels higher: +20%.
    • 3+ Levels higher: +25%.

  • Post-Season of the Malignant:
    • 1.5% bonus per Level up to 10 Levels.
      • Ex:
        • +1 level: +1.5%.
        • +2 levels: +3%.
        • +10 levels: +15%.

• We are also adjusting experience rewards for monster Level offsets for higher World Tiers.
  • Current World Tier Level offsets
    • World Tier II: Up to +3.
    • World Tier III: Up to +10.
    • World Tier IV: Up to +100.

  • We are changing this to
    • World Tier II: Up to +3 (Unchanged).
    • World Tier III: Up to +6.
    • World Tier IV: Up to +10.

  • For Example:
    • You are Level 1. Your friends bring you to World Tier IV and leave you at the entrance of a dungeon. They start killing Level 100 monsters.
      • Prior to Season of the Malignant, you get:
        • (Level 100 Monster XP) * (1 + 25%)

      • After Season of the Malignant, you get:
        • (Level 11 Monster XP) * (1 + 15%)

Helltide

Developer’s Note: We’re looking to increase the danger in Helltide’s risk-reward gameplay by making the monsters a bit more challenging and the Tortured Gift of Mysteries harder to open.

• Helltide monsters are now 3 Levels higher than the player instead of 2.
• The Tortured Gift of Mysteries chest has had its cost increased to 250 Aberrant Cinders from 175.
• All interactable objects in Helltide zones now have a small chance of dropping Aberrant Cinders.

Balance Updates

Developer’s Note: As our community continues to battle the Burning Hells, the builds emerging from new players have shocked and delighted us. We’ve chosen to focus Season of the Malignant’s balance updates on clear itemization disparities over redesigns of Class features. The Class changes are largely focused on numeric increases to Skill Upgrades and Legendary Aspects that players haven’t yet found compelling. Additionally, we’re changing Critical Strike Damage Paragon Glyphs to empower all damage—instead of only Core Skills—to enable more build strategies.
There are also a few Class stat decreases on sources which grant extreme amounts of damage, healing, or Unstoppable. In general, we prefer build-specific changes to be bonuses instead of decreases, but we feel these changes are necessary for the overall health of the game. Diablo IV is a game that is continually evolving through its Seasons, thus the adjustments we make will evolve with them.

The following balance updates apply to both the Seasonal and Eternal Realm.

General

Aspects

• Aspect of Disobedience maximum stacks reduced from 100 to 60, reducing maximum Bonus Armor % from 25%-50% to 15%-30%.
• Aspect of Retribution bonus damage to Stunned reduced from 20-40% to 10-20%.
• Exploiter’s Aspect bonus damage to Unstoppable reduced from 20-50% to 20-40%.
• Starlight Aspect Resource restore increased from 10-20 to 20-40.

Items

• The Butcher’s Cleaver Slow increased from 40-75% to 61-75%.
• Drop Rate Adjustments:
  • Increased bonus to drop Ancestral and Sacred items in Nightmare Dungeons from +5% to +10%.
  • Removed a 20% chance to drop an extra equipment item from Elite monsters outside of Nightmare Dungeons and Helltide.
  • Increased chance to drop an extra equipment item from Elite monsters in Nightmare Dungeons and Helltide by +10%.
  • Nightmare Dungeons now have a 50% chance to drop a 2nd Legendary item upon completion.
  • Nightmare Dungeons now give 3 rare items upon completion, up from 1.

Monsters

• Increased monster HP scaling from 85% to 100% bonus per extra player in a party.

Miscellaneous

• Adjusted the scaling of the Greed Shrine to improve its effectiveness throughout the game.
• World bosses now drop potions more often.
• There is no longer a limit to how many materials you can refine into higher materials at once.

Item Affixes

Developer’s Note: Many Affixes are too efficient and are outshining alternatives. We’re looking to refine the outliers, improve the number of meaningful choices on competitive slots, and increase the overall flexibility of items. We know these changes will reduce the total amount of possible power a character can possess, so we’ll be monitoring how these changes affect players’ ability to conquer expected milestones throughout the Season.

We’re increasing the availability of the Affixes below to make them easier to include in different builds.

• Control Impaired Duration Reduction: Can now appear on Pants.
• Barrier Generation: Can now appear for all Classes. It will also begin dropping later in the game.
• Lucky Hit Chance while You Have a Barrier: Can now appear for all Classes. Reduced by ~12% when on Helm and ~20% when on Amulet or Offhand.
• Mastery Skill Damage: Newly added; can appear on Sorcerer Weapons. Scales identically to Core Skill Damage.
• Resistance to All Elements: Can now appear on Shields.

Developer’s Note: The Core Stat bonus on Weapons has been overperforming, so we’re pulling back on this bonus.

• Strength: 50% Stronger when on Weapons -> 25% Stronger when on Weapons.
• Dexterity: 50% Stronger when on Weapons -> 25% Stronger when on Weapons.
• Intelligence: 50% Stronger when on Weapons -> 25% Stronger when on Weapons.
• Willpower: 50% Stronger when on Weapons -> 25% Stronger when on Weapons.

Developer’s Note: Cooldown Reduction affixes often felt mandatory due to their raw power. We imagine Cooldown Reduction will remain a highly desirable stat, but the penalty for not prioritizing it won’t be as harsh.

• Cooldown Reduction: Reduced by ~30%.
• Imbuement Skill Cooldown Reduction: Reduced by ~30%.
• Trap Skill Cooldown Reduction: Reduced by ~30%.

Developer’s Note: We’re seeing Critical Strike Damage and Vulnerable Damage often viewed as a hard requirement for a build’s success in Diablo IV. We believe this is a step towards allowing more builds to flourish and will continue to make changes in support of this goal.

• Critical Strike Damage: Reduced by ~17%.
• Lightning Critical Strike Damage: Reduced by ~17%.
• Critical Strike Damage with Bone, Earth, Imbued, and Werewolf Skills: Reduced by ~17%.
• Vulnerable Damage: Reduced by ~40%.

Developer’s Note: Disparities in inherent affixes can rule some Weapons out before the rest of their stats are even rolled. These are receiving harsher reductions than their normal affix counterparts to increase Weapon flexibility.

• Cooldown Reduction (Inherent on Offhands): Reduced by ~35%.
• Critical Strike Damage (Inherent on Swords): Reduced by ~50%.
• Vulnerable Damage (Inherent on Crossbows): Reduced by ~65%.

Developer’s Note: Damage Bonus to Crowd Controlled Enemies was overperforming relative to the ease of activating it versus stricter, Crowd Control type-specific affixes.

• Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies: Decreased by ~30%.
• Damage to Frozen Enemies: Increased by ~20%.

Developer’s Note: We have seen that skillful players are frequently slaughtering monsters many levels above their own. We want to support this, but the current situation is beyond what we believe is correct for the long-term health of the game. To chase this goal, we’re shifting power to many offensive Affixes from defensive Affixes. We know this will make our end game content more deadly, particularly for those chasing our pinnacle boss, an encounter not meant for the faint of heart. Overcoming the pinnacle boss will take every ounce of grit you can muster and all tools at your disposal. We will continue to evaluate feedback from the community and make changes to our combat mechanics.

• Physical Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Fire Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Cold Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Lightning Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Poison Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Shadow Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Non-Physical Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Physical Damage Over Time: Increased by ~40%.
• Fire Damage Over Time: Increased by ~40%.
• Shadow Damage Over Time: Increased by ~40%.
• Damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons: Increased by ~25%.
• Damage with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons: Increased by ~25%.
• Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons: Increased by ~25%.
• Damage with Ranged Weapons: Increased by ~25%.
• Damage with Skills that Swap to New Weapons: Increased by ~25%.
• Damage while in Human Form: Increased by ~25%.
• Damage while Shapeshifted: Increased by ~25%.
• Blood Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Bone Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Brawling Skill Damage: Increased by ~33%.
• Companion Skill Damage: Increased by ~33%.
• Conjuration Skill Damage: Increased by ~33%.
• Cutthroat Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Darkness Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Earth Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Frost Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Imbued Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Imbuement Skill Damage: Increased by ~33%.
• Marksman Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Pyromancy Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Shock Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Storm Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Summoning Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Trap Skill Damage: Increased by ~33%.
• Weapon Mastery Skill Damage: Increased by ~33%.
• Werebear Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Werewolf Skill Damage: Increased by ~25%.
• Total Armor: Reduced by ~30%.
• Attack Speed for 4 Seconds after Dodging an Attack: Increased by ~20%.
• Damage for 4 Seconds after Dodging an Attack: Increased by ~20%.
• Total Armor while in Werebear Form: Reduced by ~25%.
• Total Armor while in Werewolf Form: Reduced by ~25%.
• Damage Reduction from Close Enemies: Reduced by ~20%.
• Damage Reduction from Distant Enemies: Reduced by ~20%.
• Damage Reduction from Enemies that are Bleeding: Reduced by ~25%.
• Damage Reduction from Enemies that are Burning: Reduced by ~25%.
• Damage Reduction from Enemies that are Poisoned: Reduced by ~25%.
• Damage Reduction from Enemies that are affected by Shadow Over Time: Reduced by ~25%.
• Damage Reduction while Fortified: Reduced by ~25%.

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where the damage multiplier for Enhanced Frozen Orb wasn’t applying correctly.
• Fixed an issue where enemies with the Vortex affix would deal damage through Immunity.
• Fixed an issue where the Elixir of Expertise was reducing resource cost by 10% instead of the displayed 20% value.
• Fixed an issue where the damage bonus from the Paragon Subdue Glyph would be applied to any target instead of only Vulnerable targets.
• Fixed an issue where the Barbarian’s Whirlwind ability would briefly stop channeling when a Cooldown skill was cast while using it.
• Fixed an issue where the guaranteed Overpower buff from the Barbarian’s Earthstriker’s Aspect would be consumed upon gaining any other buff.
• Fixed an issue where the player character would freeze when using the Rogue’s Shadow Step skill if used outside the range of your intended target.
• Fixed an issue where the player could not rotate when casting a Channeled Skill if using a one-hand weapon with no off-hand item equipped.
• Fixed an issue where the Cursed Scrolls in Fields of Hatred had a lower cooldown than the displayed 5-minute cooldown.
• Fixed an issue where Aspects that deal flat damage imprinted through the Codex of Power scaled with player level instead of item power.
• Fixed an issue where the Necromancer’s Shadow Mages weren’t applying extra shadow damage through the Shadowblight Key Passive.
• Fixed an issue where Cheat Death effects would not trigger if you died while mounted.
• Rare items that are guaranteed drops from specific rare enemies have had their sale price increased so that their re-roll price will also be closer to other items of similar strength. These items will still generally have a lower sell value (and inherently re-roll cost) than other rare items of similar Item Power.
• These items are also now no longer a guaranteed drop and have been adjusted to a 33% going forward.
• Fixed an issue where the Elixir of Expertise tooltip was incorrectly showcasing a resource reduction of 20% instead of the intended 10% which it has always been.

Quests and Dungeons

• Fixed an issue where a traversal wouldn’t appear during the The Blind Eye quest, blocking progression.
• Fixed an issue where the Mother’s Judgement enemy would spawn before the player entered the encounter during the Whispers from the Past quest.
• Fixed multiple issues where Quest progress would be blocked if the player used a Town Portal during specific sequences.
• Fixed various other issues that prevented progression for multiple Quests.
• Fixed an issue where the Forgotten Depths dungeon had one fewer prisoner to release than intended.
• Fixed an issue where teleporting to Wejinhani during the Witch of the Wastes quest would force the player to drop the Vial of Quicksilver, despite the town being an allowed area for the quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Cultist’s Refuge, Howling Warren and Luban’s Rest dungeons couldn’t be completed if the Butcher appeared and was not killed.
• Fixed an issue where Treasure Goblins slain in a Nightmare Dungeon with the Death Pulse Affix would deal significantly more damage than intended with its post-death explosion.
• Fixed an issue where the Mirage quest couldn’t properly be completed.

UI

• Fixed an issue where the QR code used for account linking on console was improperly sized, which made scanning it difficult.
• Fixed an issue where the Imprint cost for Legendary Aspects would be inaccurately displayed.
• Fixed an issue where players on Console would be unable to navigate the Shop after using the Buy More Platinum button.
• Fixed an issue where the Upgrade Glyph tab wouldn’t close after moving away from the Awakened Glyphstone.
• Fixed an issue where a Skill unlocked by item contribution did not have an Assign Skill button in its tooltip.
• Fixed an issue where trading a partial stack while playing with a controller would display a full stack in the tooltip.
• Fixed an issue where the Weekly Reward Cache for defeating a World Boss would display as available if there was an active Whisper for defeating the boss, even when the Cache had already been claimed previously.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where the NPC Arlo couldn’t be interacted with.
• Fixed an issue where the Fields of Hatred Killer Cosmetic Set was missing helmets for Druid, Necromancer, and Rogue.
• Fixed an issue where the cost of the Sturdy Saddle Cosmetic from the Stable Vendor would scale with the player character’s Level.
• Fixed an issue where players could lure the Seething Abomination boss in the Alzuuda Fields of Hatred zone to a location where they could damage it, but it couldn’t damage them.
• Fixed an issue where Mount Cosmetics would not properly display if applied while actively mounted.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would pan from the point of death back to the respawn point instead of instantly moving for players in Local Co-Op.
• Fixed an issue where the player and NPC would disappear during a dialogue sequence if the player was actively under the effect of a Conduit shrine. (Demonic trickery strikes again!)
• Various Localization fixes.
• Various other interface and accessibility Improvements.
• Further stability, performance, and visual improvements across all platforms.
• Fixed an issue where transmogs on off-hand Items for Sorcerers would reset upon performing any Inventory action.

Gameplay Adjustments

• Helltide chests can now drop Unique items.
• The bosses Vhenard, Brol, and Cyhrach have had their health pools and damage output reduced.
• The cap for crafting materials has been increased from 9999 to 99999.

• Addressed multiple instances where the Diablo IV client would crash in game.

Bug Fixes

Dungeons, Events, and other Activities

• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t engage with the Dead Man’s Dredge dungeon boss.
• Fixed an issue where certain Whispers couldn’t be completed.
• Fixed an issue where the Those Who Call the Storm event wouldn’t register as completed.
• Fixed an issue where the Those Who Call the Storm event would place a permanent de-buff on the player that would gradually drain health.
• Fixed an issue where enemies could spawn behind the Sealed door in the Cultist Refuge dungeon, blocking dungeon progression.
• Fixed an issue where characters could be damaged and killed during the Stronghold completion cutscene. (Not the valiant triumph we planned)
• Fixed an issue where the level 100 Pinnacle Boss would appear again with no health bar if killed during a specific phase.
• Fixed an issue where progression could be blocked in the Fallen Temple Capstone Dungeon.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in a crash or freeze if players entered the Untamed Thicket dungeon during the Fangs of Corruption quest.

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Insatiable Fury and Mad Wolf’s Glee items prevented Druids from transforming into the Werebear or Werewolf Forms.
• Fixed an issue where Spider Host enemies would remain upright after exploding and dying.
• Fixed an issue where equipment with socketed Gems couldn’t be mass-salvaged.
• Fixed an issue where players were unable to teleport to Cerrigar while in the Cerrigar and Cerrigar Outskirts subregions.
• Fixed an issue where Corpse Tendrils would cause the corpse visual to disappear.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would not zoom out when joining a World Boss encounter.
• Fixed an issue where Barbarian players would get stuck between Bone Walls after using Charge.
• Fixed an issue where Rogue players would remain invisible to other players after using the Concealment Skill in Fields of Hatred.
• Fixed an issue where Airidah’s tornados would cause the player to be stuck in a knockback state if hit by multiple tornados at once.
• Fixed an issue where pressing any button on controller while Dazed would halt all player input.
• Fixed an issue where Caches with World Tier conditions could be brought into higher World Tiers and provide rewards for that world tier.
• Fixed an issue where the Skeleton Warrior upgrade for increasing Thorns damage was not properly applying.
• Fixed an issue where the Burning Instinct power on the Sorcerer Paragon board did not account for Base Critical Damage in its damage calculation.
• Fixed an issue where the player could move in-game during the Leave Game countdown.

Local Co-Op

• Fixed an issue where the second player that closes the Region Progress menu would be locked in the World Map during Local Co-Op play.
• Fixed an issue where some quests would not properly progress for all players in Local Co-Op play.
• Fixed an issue where the preview slot for item upgrades would only display for Player 1 during Local Co-Op play.
• Fixed an issue where buttons in the store would become un-interactable for player 2 during Local Co-Op play.
• Fixed an issue where targeting the same enemy would show different health bars for each player during Local Co-Op Play.
• Fixed an issue where the Spirit Boons menu couldn’t be closed by player 2 if player 1 had it open during Local Co-Op play.
• Fixed an issue where the remaining player would not be able to move on their mount if the other player exited the game during Local Co-Op play.

Quests

• Fixed an issue where the NPC Lacthan could duplicate during multiple quests.
• Fixed an issue where progression of the Malign Devotion quest could become blocked if the player left the cellar as Lakren started to stand up.
• Fixed an issue where players would have their progression in the Apex of Misery quest blocked if they teleported away and back during the Destroy the Risen Remains objective.
• Fixed an issue where the player character would get blocked if they sat on a chair to talk to a NPC during the Demon Ledger quest.
• Fixed an issue where Brol and Mother’s chosen would move oddly during the eavesdropping cutscene if the player was near the broken wall.
• Players may now re-enter the boss area after the Follower has joined them during the Storming the Gates quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Illusion Woods Statue could become un-interactable during the Wayward quest.
• Fixed an issue where the True Potential Rogue Class Quest sometimes couldn’t properly be completed.

UI

• Fixed an issue where Chat could be expanded even when the Chat is not visible.
• Fixed an issue where a party member’s HP bar would appear to be 0 if they left the vicinity of their party while not at full health.
• Fixed an issue where the “GPU not Supported” message would display broken text.
• Fixed an issue where the particles for Druid’s Spirit Boons would persist after closing the associated menu.
• Fixed an issue on Xbox Consoles where the cross-network play notification would display in-game even if cross-network play was disabled.
• Fixed an issue that displayed an empty notification to new players when world bosses appeared.
• Fixed an issue where the Potion Upgrade icon would be missing when playing with a controller.
• Fixed an issue where the Town Portal progress bar would be visible while in menus.
• Fixed an issue on PC where the Tab key would not open the Map if the Materials panel was open.
• Fixed an issue where the Spur ability for mounts would display as “Not yet learned.”
• Fixed an issue where the Linked Item menu would persist on screen when switching between Keyboard & Mouse input and Controller input.
• Fixed an issue where players would receive improper messaging when undoing the deletion of a Hardcore character.
• Fixed an issue where the Interact wheel prompt would appear over vases near the Fate’s Retreat Waypoint.
• Fixed an issue where the Socket button would persist if the player swapped tabs.
• Fixed multiple instances where Pins on the map from either a quest or the player would not function properly.
• Fixed multiple instances across a variety of menus where text wouldn’t display properly.
• Fixed multiple issues with health bars not displaying accurately during PvP activities.
• Various other improvements to the UI experience.
• Various localization fixes.
• Fixed an issue where the Purveyor of Curiosities’ menu would erroneously display item quality on some items (this didn’t affect what item quality was available to gamble for).

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where users couldn’t create a Clan when their language was set to Russian or Spanish.
• Fixed an issue where the Shop would not properly load if the player dies while in Checkout.
• Fixed an issue where multiple cutscenes would not play if the player engaged with them when in a party of 3 or more players on Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
• Fixed an issue where the Randomize Look and Swap Body Type actions in the Shop didn’t function when viewing Cosmetic Armor.
• Fixed an issue where the PlayStation 5 screen reader wouldn’t function properly.
• Fixed an issue where emotes from the Shop would not always function when used with a controller.
• Fixed an issue where the Player character’s eye would display improperly during the Lorath’s cabin cutscene in the Prologue.
• Various stability, performance, and visual improvements across all platforms.
• Fixed an issue where players using laptops with certain dedicated Graphics Cards would not be able to play the game.

Gameplay Adjustments

Experience Rewards

• Significantly increased the experience awarded for completing Nightmare Dungeons.
• Significantly increased the experience gained from killing monsters in Nightmare Dungeons.
• Helltide chests now provide substantially more bonus experience when opened.
• Significantly increased rewarded experience from completing individual Whispers across the board.
• Fixed an issue where no experience was awarded for completing the hold out style event that can occur after finishing dungeon objectives.

General

• The Helltide Roaming bosses will now more consistently drop higher quality loot.
• Players can now teleport to their Nightmare Dungeon directly through the map.
• Weekly bonus caches from world bosses no longer have a level requirement for opening.

Developer’s Note: We are currently working on increasing the monster and elite density of end-game content and plan to introduce this change early in Season 1.

Balance Changes

Developer’s Note: We’re continuing our efforts to make all Class builds feel fun and powerful with another round of balance updates. In particular, we have seen community feedback stating that Basic Skills aren’t impactful enough in combat. These changes will not change the fundamental relationship between Basic Skills and Core Skills, but we hope that they help smooth out the leveling experience while we explore additional ways to strengthen them. We are also increasing the power of some Skills that players feel are lagging behind their peers. As we look forward to future updates, we’re monitoring other heavily discussed topics, such as Minion survivability and build parity. Please keep sending us your feedback, and we’ll see you in Sanctuary!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Necromancer players would sometimes be stuck at the character selection screen.
• Fixed an issue where control inputs would stop responding when a player teleports or zones in and out of a dungeon.
• Fixed a graphical issue where black textures would flash after teleporting into specific towns.

• Various stability and bug fixes.

• Address an in-game checkout experience error.

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from successfully progressing through the checkout flow for purchases in the Shop.

Stability

• Fixed an issue where stuttering could occur on higher-end machines.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where some players couldn’t type their locale’s language during Shop checkout.

Hello wanderer!

We’ve made some balance adjustments to Classes and want to provide our reasoning behind them. Overall, we’re quite happy with the performance of our Classes, but we know there is always room for improvement. Our goal behind these changes is to create a better balanced and enjoyable experience across the board. Our updates fall into 3 categories:

1. While we want players to both feel and be truly powerful, some Class builds and synergies are outside of our bounds for what is reasonable for the health of the game, so we are reducing their effectiveness. As an example, we generally want to avoid creating situations where players can survive unreasonably high amounts of damage for long periods of time because it too greatly warps our vision for how combat should be in Diablo IV.
2. Some skills and builds are not as effective as we would like, so we’re pushing out some buffs to increase their strength.
3. Paragon Glyphs are currently providing too much player power, so we’re reducing their overall effectiveness.

An ideal we have carried throughout development and will uphold is that Class balance is a journey, not a destination. We want more Class builds to be fun, powerful, and competitive within reason.

Thank you all for supporting us, and we’ll see you in Sanctuary!

General

Miscellaneous Class Changes

Druid Companions and Necromancer Minions

• Maximum damage over time taken per damage instance reduced from 2% to 1% of maximum Life.

Paragon Board Changes

Rare Nodes

• Player Attack Speed nodes reduced by 50%.

Glyphs

All Glyph Bonus scaling has been reduced by ~34%, except for the following:

• Critical Strike Damage Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
• Vulnerable Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
• Glyphs’ Bonus to Rare nodes reduced by ~50%.
• Glyphs’ Bonus to Magic nodes reduced by ~40%.
• Glyphs’ Bonus to Cold/Fire/Lightning/Non-Physical/Physical nodes reduced by ~62.5%.

Monster Changes

• Significantly reduced the spawn rate of Treasure Goblins within PvP zones.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the name for the Light Bearer Mount.
• The Go to Shop button from the Wardrobe will now properly open the shop.
• Fixed an issue where if a Sorcerer uses Deep Freeze and is affected by another effect that would freeze them, it caused them to be permanently stunned.
• Miscellaneous stability and crash fixes.

Stability

• Fixed an issue where players using high-speed NVMe SSDs would experience game freezes upon start-up.
• Various issues that caused crashes have been fixed.