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<p>It&#8217;s going to be a big week for Diablo 4 it seems as we&#8217;re getting two separate maintenance windows. Both Monday and Tuesday will have fairly large maintenance periods. Starting from 9AM to 2PM PDT on Monday and 9:30AM to 2PM on Tuesday, the game will be unavailable during this time. </p>



<p>We&#8217;ve already speculated that <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-patch-coming-on-tuesday/">there&#8217;s a big patch coming next week</a> and this is certainly adding to that theory. Considering the Monday maintenance was added later, Tuesday looks to be the more likely patch day candidate. The Monday one may be related to the server and DDOS issues the game has been having over the weekend. </p>



<p>As a reminder, maintenance windows are often much shorter than scheduled and, more rarely, longer.</p>



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<p><a href="https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/breaking/22835078" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Source</a>.</p>


Two Maintenance Downtime Windows This Week for Diablo 4: June 26 and 27


<p>Diablo 4&#8217;s Season 7 introduces a new borrowed power system called Witchcraft! Discover the abilities that define your build in Patch 2.1!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Master Three Schools of Witchcraft</h2>



<p>Witchcraft is divided into three potent schools, each offering unique gameplay styles</p>



<ol>
<li><strong>Eldritch</strong> &#8211; Harness destructive energies to unleash fire, shadow, and polymorphic magic. Abilities like Firebat Servants and Doom Orb devastate enemies while amplifying your damage output.</li>



<li><strong>Psyche</strong> &#8211; Manipulate the mind with defensive and offensive psychic attacks. Skills such as Aura of Lament slow foes while restoring your resources.</li>



<li><strong>Growth &amp; Decay</strong> &#8211; Contro life and death with restorative and decaying powers. Cast abilities like Poison Frog Servant or Aura of Siphonic to deal damage to enemies and heal yourself.</li>
</ol>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A List of All Witchcraft Abilities in Season 7</h2>



<p>Below is a list of all Witchcraft abilities available in the forthcoming Season.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Eldritch Powers</h3>



<p><strong>Firebat Servants</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>A deadly swarm of Firebats swarm enemies every 2 seconds, inflicting X total Fire damage over 1 total attack.</li>



<li>At Higher Ranks: Enemies are Stunned for 3 seconds after being hit 5 times by your Firebat Servants.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Abyssal Resonance</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Every 250 Resource spent, release an explosion dealing X Shadow damage. Each explosion triggered within 10 seconds of the last increases the size and damage by 130%. Stacking up to 3 times.</li>



<li>At Rank 10: The third explosion pulls enemies towards you before detonating.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Wave of Woe</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Release a Wave of Woe when damaging an enemy with your skills. Wave of Woe deals an additional X Shadow damage and echoes this damage to all other nearby enemies of the same type.</li>



<li>At Rank 5: Damage is increased by 15% each time damage is echoed and is guaranteed to echo at least 5 times. May strike the same target multiple times.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Purging Touch</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Eldritch Effects X increased damage against Headrotten.</li>



<li>At Rank 10: This damage bonus now extends to all monsters.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Shaken Soul</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Eldritch Effects apply Vulnerable to enemies for X seconds.</li>



<li>At Rank 10: Damage from Psyche and Growth &amp; Decay Effects will also apply Vulnerable at half the duration.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Hex of Flames</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Lucky Hit: You have up to an X chance to apply Hex of Flames. Hex of Flames deals 1,600 additional Fire damage each time you deal damage to the target.</li>



<li>At Rank 7: Hex of Flames explodes dealing damage to all nearby enemies when you land a Critical Strike.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Doom Orb</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>An ominous orb of pure Eldritch energy circles you, damaging any enemy it touches for X Fire damage. Doom Orb may launch itself at distant enemies before returning.</li>



<li>At Rank 5: Kills or damage to Bosses empower the orb’s damage by 5%. After 100%, the orb explodes dealing 5,200 damage to nearby enemies before reforming 3 seconds later.</li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Psyche Powers</h3>



<p><strong>Life Link</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Automatically link your life force with up to 3 nearby enemies. X of the damage you take is shared with the linked targets as physical damage. Cannot Life Link to enemy Players.</li>



<li>At Rank 15: For 10 seconds after using a Defensive, Macabre of Subterfuge Skill, any linked damage will be a guaranteed Critical Strike.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Hex of Shattering</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Damage done by your Witchcraft Effects afflicts enemies with Hex of Shattering causing them to deal X reduced damage for 5 seconds.</li>



<li>At Rank 8: When any Hex Effect is applied to Headrotten, all damage will be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Aura of Misfortune</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Enemies near you have X chance for their attacks to be interrupted. Does not work on bosses.</li>



<li>At Rank 5: Aura of Misfortune increases your Movement Speed by 5% and Slows enemies by 30%.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Aura of Lament</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>When you first strike an enemy, it is afflicted with an Aura of Lament that Slows it and other nearby enemies by 70%. For each enemy inside Aura of Lament, you gain 1 Primary Resource each second. If the initial enemy dies, Aura of Lament is passed onto another nearby enemy retaining the duration. Lasts X seconds.</li>



<li>Only 1 enemy may be afflicted at a time. May only occur every 30 seconds.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Vengeful Spirit</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Every 19 Seconds, a Vengeful Spirit Servant appears for X seconds. While active, all damage taken is instead taken by the spirit.</li>



<li>At Rank 5: When the Vengeful Spirit’s Life is fully depleted, it rushes towards up to 8 enemies dealing 2,000 Shadow damage.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Twilight Warding</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Every X seconds, gain a Barrier for 5 seconds absorbing 100 damage.</li>



<li>At Rank 12: Twilight Warding reflects enemy projectiles while active.</li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Growth &amp; Decay Powers</h3>



<p><strong>Poison Frog Servant</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Summon a Poison Frog Servant that attacks and Poisons enemies for X damage over 3 seconds. On death, the frog explodes violently dealing X Poison instantly damage to nearby enemies. This explosion will always Critically Strike.</li>



<li>At Rank 5: Poison Frog attacks will pull enemies towards itself and Taunt enemies for 1 second.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Soul Harvest</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Feed upon the life force of nearby enemies whenever you use a skill with a cooldown, increasing your primary stat by 3% per monster for X seconds.</li>



<li>At Rank 9: Soul Harvest does not lose duration so long as enemies are nearby.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Hex of Whispers</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Dealing damage to an enemy afflicts them with Hex of Whispers that deals X Shadow damage the next time damage is dealt. Afterwards, Hex of Whispers will jump to another enemy up to a maximum of 6 times. Hex of Whispers may only be applied once every 5 seconds.</li>



<li>At Rank 7: After bouncing onto 6 enemies, the hex bounces back to you granting X Fortify and removing all crowd control and negative status effects.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Decay Augmentation</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Your Witchcraft Effects deal X of the damage dealt over 5 seconds. The damage type is based on your class.</li>



<li>At Rank 10: When your damage-over-time effects exceed 85% of the target’s total Life, they immediately die.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Grow</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>After casting an Ultimate Skill, your Servants, Minions, and Companions are empowered with dark magics. Growing larger in size and dealing X bonus damage. Lasts 15 seconds.</li>



<li>At Rank 11: Your Servants, Minions and Companions gain 100% Critical Strike Chance while enlarged.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Aura of Siphoning</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Conjure an aura of decay that deals X Poison damage to enemies every second.</li>



<li>At Rank 10: Each time Aura of Siphoning deals damage, you are healed for 1% of Maximum Life.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>The Cycle</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Dealing any damage with your skills has a 15% chance to grow a flower from the ground. When an enemy is near, the flower deals X Poison damage to that enemy over 5 seconds. If an ally is near, the flower heals for 6% maximum Life. The flower withers away after use. A flower may grow once every 5 seconds per enemy.</li>



<li>At Rank 5: The damage and healing affects all enemies or allies near the flower.</li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Lost Powers</h3>



<p><strong>Breath of the Coven</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Dealing damage or applying a Crowd Control effect with any of your Witchcraft Effects increases your Attack Speed by X for 10 Seconds, stacking once per unique Witchcraft Effect.</li>



<li>Witchcraft Effects are Eldritch, Psyche, and Growth &amp; Decay.</li>



<li>At Rank 8: Gain 40% Lucky Hit chance while bonuses from Eldritch, Psyche, Growth &amp; Decay are active at once.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Hex Specialization</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Increase the potency of your Hex Effects by X.</li>



<li>At Rank 10: Increase the Critical Strike Chance by 10% against enemies afflicted by your Hex Effects.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Aura Specialization</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>The size of your Aura Effects are increased by X.</li>



<li>At Rank 10: Increase the Critical Strike Damage by 50% against enemies inside your Aura Effects.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Piranhado</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>When an enemy is afflicted by both a Hex and an Aura Effect, a Piranhado is summoned pulling enemies towards it and dealing X Physical damage over 12 seconds. May occur once every 20 seconds.</li>



<li>At Rank 5: Piranhado moves itself towards nearby enemies.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How to Unlock Witchcraft in Season 7</h2>



<p>To learn Witchcraft, you must collect <strong>Restless Rot</strong> from the <strong>Headrotten</strong>, a new enemy type in Season 7 enemies, in a new zone takeover called <strong>Headhunts</strong>.</p>



<p>When you collect enough <strong>Restless Rot</strong>, you will make an offering at Coven&#8217;s Altar near the Tree of Whispers to unlock and upgrade <strong>Witchcraft powers</strong>.</p>



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<p>Additionally, you can unlock <strong>Witchcraft powers</strong> from the <strong>Coven&#8217;s Favor</strong> reputation grind in Season 6 from Whispers.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Equipping and Upgrading Witchcraft</h2>



<p>You can equip powers in the special <strong>Witchcraft menu.</strong> There&#8217;s an inventory at the bottom from where you can drag the powers to the top. You will have 5 normal slots and one unique power for special Witchcraft. Witchcrafts can be upgraded directly in the inventory using Restless Rot.</p>



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Unleash the Power of Witchcraft in Diablo 4’s Season 7!

Season 7 Deep Dive: The Armory Feature, Witchcraft, Occult Gems, New Runes, and More


<p>The Campfire chat has shown us many new items coming with the new season! The PTR starts on December 3rd, and here is everything Blizzard showed off. Keep in mind there will be more new items coming with the season, this just what has been revealed so far. The full patch notes arrive next Wednesday, November 27th.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">General Aspects</h2>



<p>First off we have some new things for all classes. Ultimates are getting buffed again and got their own Aspects, with one for an overall damage buff and skill ranks, and the other for Ultimate damage and cooldown resets. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Barbarian Aspects and Uniques</h2>



<p>Barbarians got only one new Aspect announced, as the Earthquake build is getting much better. The Unique is HotA-focused. </p>



<p><strong>Mantle of the Mountain’s Fury Unique Chest Armor</strong></p>



<p>Affixes</p>



<ul>
<li>Inherent: 50% Hammer of the Ancients damage for 5 seconds after an Earthquake explodes</li>



<li>200-350 Armor</li>



<li>3-5 Skill Ranks to Hammer of the Ancients</li>



<li>2-3 Skill Ranks of Defensive Stance</li>



<li>13.5-22.5% Chance for Earthquake to Deal Double Damage</li>
</ul>



<p>Power</p>



<ul>
<li>Hammer of the Ancients also forms a seismic line that deals its damage and Slows enemies hit by 60-80% for 4 seconds. Earthquakes it passes through explode for their total damage and are consumed.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Of Incendiary Fissures Legendary Aspect</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Your Earthquakes deal 35-50% increased damage and their damage is converted into Fire.</li>
</ul>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Druid Aspects and Uniques</h2>



<p>Druids are getting a really cool <a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" data-tooltip-name="Wolves" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DUI_Skills_Druid_79.webp" alt="Wolves"><span class="tooltip-spell-name d4-text">Wolves</span></span></a> Aspect, as they will be getting your <a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" data-tooltip-name="Hurricane" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DUI_Skills_Druid_31.webp" alt="Hurricane"><span class="tooltip-spell-name d4-text">Hurricane</span></span></a> and a new Unique amulet! </p>



<p><strong>Malefic Crescent Unique Amulet</strong></p>



<p>Affixes</p>



<ul>
<li>Inherent: 25% Resistance to All Elements</li>



<li>7.8-10% Willpower</li>



<li>154.8-200% Werewolf Critical Strike Damage</li>



<li>8-12.5% Movement Speed while Shapeshifting into a Werewolf</li>



<li>1-2 Ranks of Feral Aptitude</li>
</ul>



<p>Power</p>



<ul>
<li>The value of your Lupine Ferocity’s consecutive Critical Strike Damage is increased to 100-150%[x] against enemies when consecutively Critical Striking.</li>
</ul>



<p>Of Electrified Claws Legendary Aspect</p>



<ul>
<li>Shapeshifting into a new animal form causes a Lightning Bolt to strike a Nearby enemy dealing Lightning damage. Your Lightning Bolts deal 20-40% increased damage and Stun for 2 seconds.</li>
</ul>



<p>Of Wolf’s Rain Legendary Aspect</p>



<ul>
<li>Casting Hurricane also spawns a smaller hurricane on your Wolves for 8 seconds. These hurricanes deals 5-15% of Hurricane’s damage for each active Wolf.</li>
</ul>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Necromancer Aspects and Uniques</h2>



<p>Necromancers are getting two Uniques that affect <a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" data-tooltip-name="Blood Wave" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DUI_Skills_Necromancer_23.webp" alt="Blood Wave"><span class="tooltip-spell-name d4-text">Blood Wave</span></span></a>, and one of them creates a new synergy between it and <a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" data-tooltip-name="Bone Spear" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DUI_Skills_Necromancer_27.webp" alt="Bone Spear"><span class="tooltip-spell-name d4-text">Bone Spear</span></span></a>. </p>



<p><strong>Indira’s Memory Unique Pants</strong></p>



<p>Affixes</p>



<ul>
<li>Inherent: Casting Bone Spear Reduces Blood Wave’s Cooldown by 2 Seconds</li>



<li>16-25% Maximum Life</li>



<li>82.5-105% Overpower Damage</li>



<li>18.5-27.5% Damage Reduction While Injured</li>



<li>2-3 Ranks of Tides of Blood</li>
</ul>



<p>Power</p>



<ul>
<li>Blood Wave is additionally a Bone Skill that spawns a Bone Prison at its end point and increases your Blood Skill damage by 40-80% for 8 seconds when cast.</li>



<li>Bone Spear is additionally a Blood Skill and will drain 10% Maximum Life each cast after hitting an enemy to consume a surrounding Corpse and launch one new Bone Spear from it.</li>
</ul>



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<p><strong>Kessime’s Legacy Unique Pants</strong></p>



<p>Affixes</p>



<ul>
<li>Inherent: Casting Blood Wave Fortifies You For 70% of Your Maximum Life</li>



<li>219-300% Ultimate Damage</li>



<li>9.5-14.5% Damage Reduction While Fortified</li>



<li>16-25% Blood Wave Cooldown Reduction</li>



<li>16-25% Chance for Blood Wave to Deal Double Damage</li>
</ul>



<p>Power</p>



<ul>
<li>Blood Wave now forms a wave on each side of you. Both waves converge at your feet, Pulling In surrounding enemies and exploding for x damage.</li>



<li>Each time an enemy is hit by a wave, they take 5-10% increased damage from your Blood Waves, up to 150-300% in total.</li>
</ul>



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<p><strong>Of Distilled Anima Legendary Aspect</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>While Soulrift is active, you are Unhindered and gain 1% increased Movement Speed per absorbed soul, up to 30-60%. This lasts for 5 seconds after Soulrift ends.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Bone Duster’s Legendary Aspect</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Bone Spear is guaranteed to Critically Strike enemies within Bone Prison and deals 20-40% increased damage to them.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rogue Aspects and Uniques</h2>



<p>Rogues are getting a buff to mobility skills with their new Unique boots! </p>



<p><strong>Assassin’s Stride Unique Boots</strong><br>Affixes</p>



<ul>
<li>Inherent: Casting a Mobility Skill grants +100% Movement Speed for 2 seconds</li>



<li>34.9-40% Shadow Resistance</li>



<li>10-15% Mobility Cooldown Reduction</li>



<li>1-2 Skill Ranks to Mobility Skills</li>



<li>2-3 Skill Ranks to Shadow Imbuement</li>
</ul>



<p>Power</p>



<ul>
<li>Mobility Skills are always Shadow Imbued with 40-80% increased potency. Lucky Hit: Damaging an Elite or Boss with a Mobility Skill has up to a 40-80% chance to instantly triggers a free Shadow Imbuement explosion.</li>
</ul>



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<p><strong>Slice and Dice Legendary Aspect</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Twisting Blades’ initial hit cleaves. Twisting Blades return 25-45% faster.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Bitter Infection Legendary Aspect</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement take 30-50% of its damage every second. Shadow Imbuement deals 30-50%[x] increased damage.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sorceress Aspects and Uniques</h2>



<p><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" data-tooltip-name="Ball Lightning" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DUI_Skills_Sorceress_35.webp" alt="Ball Lightning"><span class="tooltip-spell-name d4-text">Ball Lightning</span></span></a> gets some love with two new Uniques focused on it, including one that lets you cast it while moving! </p>



<p><strong>Strike of Stormhorn Unique Focus</strong></p>



<p>Affixes</p>



<ul>
<li>Inherent: Chance for Ball Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice is Now Chance to Cast a Super Ball Lightning</li>



<li>67.5-74.5% Critical Strike Damage</li>



<li>187-250% Ball Lightning Projectile Speed</li>



<li>1-2 Skill Ranks of Ball Lightning</li>



<li>12.9-17.3% Chance for Ball Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice</li>
</ul>



<p>Power</p>



<ul>
<li>Ball lightning splashes on contact for 60-100%[x] increased damage and Stunning enemies for 1 second if it reaches its Maximum Range.</li>



<li>Super Ball Lightnings are larger, deal 100% more damage, have a higher Lucky Hit Chance, and its Stun duration is increased to 3 seconds.</li>
</ul>



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<p><strong>Okun’s Catalyst Unique Focus</strong></p>



<p>Affixes</p>



<ul>
<li>Inherent: Ball Lightning Can Be Cast While Moving</li>



<li>23-32% Attack Speed for 5 seconds After Casting a Defensive Skill</li>



<li>0.5-1.1% Damage Reduction for Each Active Ball Lightning</li>



<li>1-2 Skill Ranks of Ball Lightning</li>



<li>12.9-17.3% Chance for Ball Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice</li>
</ul>



<p>Power</p>



<ul>
<li>Ball Lightning orbits you creating a static field that damages all enemies within for 140-180% of Ball Lightning’s damage damage per active ball, and granting Unhindered while the field is active.</li>
</ul>



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<p><strong>Of Mind’s Awakening Legendary Aspect</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Casting a Pyromancy Skill Immobilizes enemies hit for 0.5-1 seconds. Casting a Shock Skill grants a burst of 15-30% Movement speed for 1 seconds. Casting a Frost Skill grants a Barrier for 3-6% Maximum Life. While Enlightened, each Skill grants all benefits.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Spiritborn Aspects and Uniques</h2>



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<p><strong>Sustained War-Crozier Unique Quarterstaff</strong></p>



<p>Affixes</p>



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<li>Inherent: 40% Block Chance</li>



<li>132-152 Dexterity</li>



<li>610-680 Maximum Life</li>



<li>20.9-30% Chance for Potency Skills to Deal Double Damage</li>



<li>2-4 Skill Ranks to Focus Skills</li>
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<p>Power</p>



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<li>Your Focus Skills benefit from all their Upgrades, and they increase the damage of your Potency Skills by 10-20% for 8 seconds, up to 100-200%.</li>
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<p><strong>Endless Talons Legendary Aspect</strong></p>



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All New Unique Items and Legendary Aspects Revealed in Diablo 4 Season 7


<p>Blizzard have announced that the most requested feature ever is coming to Diablo 4! </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Armory</h2>



<p>Players will now be able to save, name and change their builds! The Armory feature returns from Diablo 3 and allows players to have many builds saved and switch between them very easily. We will be able to access our Armory in the newly updated Tree of Whispers town, all other towns and a few other places, as you can see below.</p>



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<p>Items saved will be equipped from the stash as well! Once you save an item as part of an Armory build it will automatically be favorited. It will also get a special icon that marks it as being part of a build. </p>



<p>And here&#8217;s the official post:</p>



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<p>The Armory is here! For the wanderer on the roam, the ability to effortlessly swap between saved builds in town has arrived.</p>
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<li>The Armory gives you the option to Save, Load, and Name your favorite builds.</li>
<li>Armory Loadout slots are Character bound: 5 Loadout slots per character.</li>
<li>At a glance from your Loadout, you’ll be able to view the Equipment, Skills, selected Paragon Nodes and Glyphs that make up your saved build. Note: changing between Loadout slots with differing Paragon loadouts does not cost Gold.</li>
<li>Start by selecting an empty slot and save your build to begin.</li>
<li>Saving your loadout will capture the following: Equipped Items, Paragon Board and Glyphs, Skill Selections, and Class mechanic.</li>
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<p><br>We can&#8217;t wait for the season to arrive on the PTR on December 3rd.</p>


Build and Paragon Loadouts Are Coming to Diablo 4 Season 7 Via the Armory!

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<p>Blizzard have announced they will be fixing the recent elixir bug that was giving players literally millions of HP very soon. However, the very unintended interaction between the naughty elixir and player HP also affected some classes damage numbers. And it seems it broke the numbering system! </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Too Much Damage Leads to Negative Damage</h2>



<p>In a pretty hilarious display bug, it seems the damage generated by this insane HP to damage interaction was simply too much for the game to handle. While we don&#8217;t know what the exact amount  was that caused the visual, we do know the game was able to show numbers up to undecillion (aka 36 zeroes), <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/35-undecillion-damage-thats-36-zeroes-barbarian-crit/">as we saw in a different bug back in Season 1</a>! However, this may no longer be the case. </p>



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<p><br>We can see the hundreds of trillions up there, but the negative nine quintillion damage is the broken one. If you&#8217;re wondering why that specific number is showing up, it&#8217;s the maximum value of a 64 bit signed integer. </p>



<p>And if you want to know how exactly you get to that much damage, well, we&#8217;re not going to tell you as it&#8217;s a pretty solid exploit. However, since the bug is being fixed today, we will show you another insane thing that happens with it. The basis of all that damage above is the incredible health you can see below:</p>



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<p><br>The bug is either already fixed or will be pretty soon today, and it&#8217;s not a good idea to use it even if it isn&#8217;t, as it&#8217;s pretty clearly an exploit. </p>


Insane HP Leads to Almost Infinite Damage and Breaks Damage Numbers After Elixir Buff Bug


<p>Blizzard is currently aware of a bug with Elixirs that causes players to have more health than intended. A fix for the issue will be deployed soon via a hotfix.</p>



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<p>It seems the Midwinter Blight event has turbocharged Cinder drop rates, as they&#8217;re basically 10 times more frequent! </p>



<p>Players have been noticing some insane numbers when it comes to Aberrant Cinders after today&#8217;s patch. We are seeing players opening every single Tortured chest with ease after only a short time spent in the Helltide. Aside from the special event enemies sometimes spawning in ambushes and the Red-Cloaked Horror occasionally replacing Hellborne, the actual drop rate of Cinders is through the roof. </p>



<p><a href="https://x.com/Rob_2628">Rob </a>went over the changes and estimated you can get around 1,000 Cinders per Blood Maiden run easily. He even managed to get over 15,000 with 8 minutes to go in a tide! </p>



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<p>Now obviously these are extreme streamer numbers, but many more players have been reporting being able to clear the entirety of a Helltide&#8217;s chests after 30 minutes. </p>



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<p>Here&#8217;s a nice look at the crazy amounts of Cinders from Rob&#8217;s point of view. </p>



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<p><br>Whether or not this is a bug remains to be seen. But what is certain is that it&#8217;s raining Cinders out there! So if you need anything from Helltides, now&#8217;s the time to get in there! Also don&#8217;t forget, <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/mothers-blessing-xp-and-gold-buff-returns-for-midwinter-blight-event/">Mother&#8217;s Blessing is live</a>!  There are <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/get-free-presents-in-midwinter-blight-diablo-4-event-greater-affix-uniques-gold-materials-keys-and-more/">a whole lot of free gifts just waiting to be picked up in Kyovashad</a> courtesy of the Midwinter Blight event! </p>


Incredible Helltide Aberrant Cinder Increases: 15,000 Per Tide??


<p>Another holiday event, another week of Mother&#8217;s Blessing! While it wasn&#8217;t mentioned in either the event announcement post nor the patch notes, players already know to expect the XP and gold buff with every event that arrives to the game. </p>



<p>We&#8217;re getting the 35% experience and 50% gold gains boost once again. It lasts for the first week of the Midwinter Blight event.</p>



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<p>We&#8217;re also getting<a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/get-free-presents-in-midwinter-blight-diablo-4-event-greater-affix-uniques-gold-materials-keys-and-more/"> free presents for the event</a>, as well as some <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/eternal-character-boost-red-cloaked-horror-spiritborn-trial-and-mothers-blessing-coming-to-sanctuary-on-november-19/">new foes to face in Helltides</a>, and the update <a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_Consumables_9.webp" alt="Gileon's Brew"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Elixir" data-item-quality="magic">Gileon&#8217;s Brew</span></span></a> elixir, which now gives 15% XP, more herb and material drops, and a 20% damage buff! </p>



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<p><br>Don&#8217;t delay though, as the event only lasts for a week. It started today and finishes on November 5th! </p>


Mother’s Blessing XP and Gold Buff Returns for Midwinter Blight Event


<p>The mid-season patch is here and it brought with it a new event. We&#8217;re getting some early holiday presents! </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Presents for All</h2>



<p>There&#8217;s a new Midwinter Ward interactable in Kyovashad and it&#8217;s spewing out gifts! You simply head to it and receive your one-time package. There&#8217;s everything from Nightmare Sigils to upgrade materials, as we get four Midwinter purses, ranging from Magic to Ancestral. There&#8217;s also the <a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_Consumables_9.webp" alt="Gileon's Brew"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Elixir" data-item-quality="magic">Gileon&#8217;s Brew</span></span></a> elixir for some more XP, herb and material drops and 20% more damage! </p>



<p>The purses drop basically everything. There&#8217;s gold, Infernal Compasses, materials, herbs, runes, tributes, legendaries, Uniques, and more. </p>



<p>Also note that the gift is once per account, so you only get one, either on Eternal or Seasonal realms. Here&#8217;s Rob opening his presents:</p>



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<p>Head on over to Kyovashad and find the Midwinter Ward. You simply click it and the goodies will spill out! After some bag-opening you should be swimming in newly acquired loot, then all there&#8217;s let to do is sift through it all and head out to the newly Midwinter Blighted Helltides! </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Midwinter Blight</h2>



<p>The gifts aren&#8217;t the only thing that arrived with the event, as there&#8217;s some Helltide changes as well, with new enemies and rewards! </p>



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        <h2>Beware the Red-Cloaked Horror’s Return</h2>
<p>The demon of crimson dismemberment rallies their Blightfiend minions for another malicious assault on Sanctuary’s denizens. Will you rise to the task and thwart their frozen grasp on the realm?</p>
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<p>From <b>November 19, 10 a.m. PST—December 3, 10 a.m. PST</b>, the Red-Cloaked Horror has a chance to spawn in Helltide, instead of a Hellborne, while Blightfiends spread their malice within Helltide ambushes. The Red-Cloaked Horror also has a chance to appear in the Infernal Hordes and Dungeons to ambush you from the shadows. Defeat these frigid foes for increased rewards, such as Cinders, Burning Aether, and more.</p>
<p>The return of the Red-Cloaked Horror brings good tidings as well, for slaying the hulking beast is guaranteed to earn you the coveted—and improved—Gileon’s Brew. For 30 minutes, this fabled Elixir increases your damage dealt to enemies by 20%, causes enemies to routinely drop additional Herbs and Crafting Materials, and grants 15% increased Experience. Gileon’s Brew also has a chance to drop from Tortured Gifts in Helltide throughout the limited-time event.</p>
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