Diablo has been restored, adventurer. Certain doom is upon us!
In our last content update you prepared for the Lord of Terror’s return with a new limited-time event, balance changes for some Classes, and updates to many features.
This major update introduces the Shattered Sanctuary main quest, which will see you gather allies and sail to the icy north to contest a horde of demons pouring into our world at the behest of Diablo, Lord of Terror. You’ll carry Justice itself with you in the form of El’druin, sword of the Archangel Tyrael. But to have even a chance of defeating Diablo, you’ll need to disrupt his armies, push back his lieutenants, and dismantle a truly diabolical weapon that lies at the heart of his plans, deep in the Crater of Unmaking.
As with previous content updates, there will be server maintenance starting on December 12, from 4 p.m.–6 p.m. PST for Oceania, China, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe servers, and on December 13, from 12 a.m.–2 a.m. PS for servers in the Americas. After the maintenance has concluded, all items mentioned below will be live—specific dates for any features going live afterward are provided below.
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A Fated Duel: Shattered Sanctuary Main Quest
Crank Up the Complexity in Challenge Dungeons
Meet Your Next Nightmare: Dreadbirth Helliquary Bosses
Terror Ascendant Limited-Time Event
Days of Dawnspan Limited-Time Event
Harness the Power of New Legendary Gems
Season 34 Battle Pass: Astride the Abyss
New Legendary Items, Set Items, and Paragon Specializations
Class and Magic Affix Balance Changes
Earn Additional Inventory and Stash Space
A Fated Duel: Shattered Sanctuary Main Quest
Shattered Sanctuary is the next chapter in the main quest for Diablo Immortal, available to those who have completed the Crucible of Justice quest. With El’druin, the Sword of Justice, in hand, gather your allies and sail to a ravaged land in the far north. Here, at World’s Crown, you will face Diablo in a high-stakes duel for the fate of Sanctuary.
But before you can clash against the Lord of Terror, you must first fight through a vicious legion comprised of Terror Demons and Cultists, Shardborne, and The Maddened. The latter were seafarers and seasonal visitors to World’s Crown and were among the first to gaze upon Diablo’s visage and spiral into insanity. Now, they’re indistinguishable from monsters.
If you are unable to hold Terror at bay, all of Sanctuary will be unmade.
Hell on Sanctuary: World’s Crown
World’s Crown is Diablo Immortal’s newest zone (and largest to date), a vast snowy landmass in the far north besieged by the Legions of Terror as Diablo attempts to fuse Sanctuary with the Burning Hells. It includes new bounties, seven subzones and a safe zone, and unique “wanted” monsters.
Relive Your Climactic Clash Against the Lord of Terror with Friends
Once the dust has settled and the Shattered Sanctuary quest completed, you can relive your moment of glory against Diablo as a replayable challenge. Gather up to 4 brave souls and dare to confront a Diablo who wields all the force of the Burning Hells alongside the reality-warping power of the Worldstone Shard. Should you survive, El’druin-inspired Cosmetics, Set items, and more will be your rewards.
Crank Up the Complexity in Challenge Dungeons
Dungeons just became more rewarding…and dangerous. Shattered Sanctuary introduces boosted versions called Challenge Dungeons, which are higher-difficulty versions of all Diablo Immortal’s existing dungeons. When you begin a Challenge Dungeon, you’ll be assigned 1-2 random dungeon modifiers, such as pools of magma, increased monster speed, or bonus globe drops. Your first Challenge Dungeon completed each week will provide a chest with a guaranteed Set Item, and all challenge runs will have a higher chance of dropping potent rewards.
Monsters have 500% more Life and deal 200% more damage in Challenge Dungeons, so approach with caution. Here are the possible forces of Hell that can be unleashed during your Challenge Dungeon run:
- Big Problem: Enemies are larger throughout the dungeon. The player’s size is decreased. Bosses will continuously grow over time until they enrage.
- Laser: Enemies fire beams of energy at targets.
- Bad Blood: Enemies may leave behind a pool of blood after death that will slow and damage players.
- Bolstered: Some non-Boss monsters have an aura that increased movement and attack speed of nearby monsters, and gives them a shield.
- Rain of Fire: Fireballs occasionally fall from the sky, leaving burning areas that will damage the player.
- Sacrificial Power: Skills have greatly reduced cooldowns but cost Health.
- Lava Eruption: Lava periodically erupts beneath the player.
- Speed Run: Completing the dungeon within the time limit will grant bonus rewards.
- Swarming: The dungeon has more normal monsters throughout.
- S-Class: The dungeon has more elite monsters throughout.
- Gauntlet: The dungeon has no normal monsters, and Bosses are stronger.
- Heightened Senses: Monsters sense players more easily and have greatly increased movement speed.
- Conjurer: Some monsters and Bosses summon doppelgangers.
- Bountiful: Combat Globes drop more frequently.
- Greed’s Spoils: Skip directly to the final Dungeon Boss. The Boss’s difficulty is increased.
Meet Your Next Nightmare: Dreadbirth Helliquary Bosses
Some of the Lord of Terror’s strongest allies have reared their abhorrent heads in Sanctuary. Rayek needs your help more than ever to return these abominations to the Hells. Gather your allies and unlock 3 new Inferno difficulties and rewards for slaying the Dreadbirth Helliquary Bosses. Defeating Morsagurei the Fisher’s Ruin from the last group of Helliquary Bosses unlocks Inferno IV, and the first Dreadbirth Helliquary Boss. Here’s a look at who these harbingers of Hell are:
Vogmarik the Tormentor
Human skulls and angelic armor – these are a few of Vogmarik’s favorite things. The demon stalks and tortures any human and angel unfortunate enough to enter his lair. Broken bones and cracked chest plates are kept for his coveted collection, while superfluous flesh is tossed to the maggots. But while Vogmarik enjoys collecting trophies from his victim’s bodies, nothing compares to the thrill of the hunt.
Defeating Vogmarik unlocks Inferno V and the ability to oppose Mulgaist the Molten.
Mulgaist the Molten
The demon Mulgaist resides deep within an enormous volcano, slithering underneath a lake of lava. As of yet, no one has gotten close enough to the volcano to witness Mulgaist in its entirety, but their presence is made painfully aware through the plumes of magma that erupt from the volcano’s maw. Villages surrounding the volcano hold charred bodies frozen in time, their hands held high in disbelief as Mulgaist set fire to the rain.
Defeating Mulgaist unlocks Inferno VI and the ability to oppose Deosbrae, Sovereign Shade.
Deosbrae, Sovereign Shade
Deosbrae was young when the first shadow fell on Sanctuary. She lurks within the bowels of the earth, birthing abominations of night to infest the lands. Her children roam all of Sanctuary in search of prey, carrying Deosbrae’s message far and wide with every kill: Darkness is as inevitable as death.
Topple Hell’s Creations in a New Helliquary Gauntlet
The Dreadbirth Helliquary bosses have been added to the Helliquary Gauntlet’s legendary line up, of which the next season begins on December 13. You can earn Legendary items, Set items, and the new Molten Ruptured Soul Armor, Weapon and Portal cosmetics if you have the endurance to topple these foes.
Terror Ascendant Limited-Time Event
Sanctuary reeks of terror. Since Diablo’s return, fear permeates the ground its subjects walk upon, taunting them with eternal doom. You must cleanse the air by completing Terror Ascendant tasks from December 13, 3 a.m.–December 27, 3 a.m. server time to earn Champions’ Commendations. These can be exchanged for rewards such as a Telluric Pearl, a Legendary Crest, Legendary items, and more.
Days of Dawnspan Limited-Time Event
A new dawn lies at the end of a hellfire-lined tunnel, adventurer. Venture out to seize it! From January 1, 3 a.m.–January 15, 3 a.m. server time, you can complete daily and weekly Days of Dawnspan tasks to earn rewards—such as Runes, Moonrite Flora, and Aspirant’s Keys—and milestone progression points.
Daily tasks will have you running Iben Fahd’s Sanctum, completing Castle Erebban, or Abyssal Verge. Whereas weekly tasks will require you to run Rite of Cleansing and more.
Harness the Power of New Legendary Gems
Three new Legendary Gems are coming in this update. Each can elevate your character to new heights of power. The below values for each gem reflect their power at Rank 10:
- Golden Firmament (Five-Star Gem): Dealing damage grants you Ascendance for 6 seconds, increasing your Evasion Rating by 12% and causing you to unleash 3 blasts of wind at random nearby enemies every second, dealing 110% base damage + 486 to enemies they hit. Enemies struck by multiple blasts take 75% reduced damage from subsequent hits. Cannot occur more often than once every 20 seconds.
Resonance Gems: Starfire Shard, Spiteful Blood, Mother’s Lament, Viper’s Bite, Tear of the Comet. - Mercy’s Harvest (Two-Star Gem): Damaging enemies below 30% Life conjures a scythe wielding reaper to cleave through nearby enemies, dealing 145% base damage + 587 to enemies within the area. Additionally, enemies slain by the reaper increase your damage done by 2% for 30 seconds, stacking up to 6 times. Cannot occur more often than once every 6 seconds.
Resonance Gems: Tear of the Comet, Mossthorn, Lucent Watcher. - Havoc Bearer (One-Star Gem): Using a Dash skill increases your damage by 18% and your Attack Speed by 4% for 2 seconds. Cannot occur more often than once every 6 seconds.
Resonance Gems: Freedom and Devotion, Eye of the Unyielding.
Want to try out the Golden Firmament Five-Star Gem prior to sinking resources into it? Head to Wynton’s Grand Marketplace to active a one-time use trial of the gem. The trial will not raise your Combat Rating or Resonance and cannot be used in competitive activities.
Modify Your Drop Table
From December 13, 3 a.m.–January 8, 2025, 3:00 a.m. server time, players will have the option to enable a modified drop table for their Legendary Crests when running Elder Rifts. Once enabled, whenever you receive a Five-Star Legendary Gem as a drop, there’s a 50% chance it will be Golden Firmament.
An additional drop table modifier will be available from December 13, 3 a.m.–January 8, 2025, 3:00 a.m. server time where you can construct your own drop pool. You’ll have the ability to hand pick 15 Five-Star Gems, 15 Two-Star Gems, and 15 One-Star Gems that will make up your drop pool, allowing you to more easily acquire the gems you’re most interested in.
Season 34 Battle Pass: Astride the Abyss
Challenge your fears and you have won victory even in defeat. The Season 34 Battle Pass seeps into Sanctuary on December 19, at 3 a.m. server time, consisting of 40 ranks worth of rewards, such as Crests, Hilts, Legendary Gems, and more.
Begin slaying demons and climbing your way through the ranks today before the abyss evolves and disappears on January 16, 2025, 2:59 a.m. server time.
Reactivate Your Ephemeral Treasures with the Collector’s Empowered Battle Pass
Cosmetics lost to time have reemerged in a new aspect of the Collector’s Empowered Battle Pass. Upon activating your Collector’s Empowered Battle Pass you’ll be able to choose two Ephemeral Treasures you already own to reactivate, meaning they can once again be displayed proudly. Each consecutive activation of a Collector’s Empowered Battle Pass will score you the ability to reactivate an additional Ephemeral Treasure, up to 5 at a time.
Born Ablaze Phantom Market
Incinerate your foes with a Phantom Market cosmetic hotter than the Burning Hells. From December 17, 3 a.m. local server time—January 14, 2025, 3 a.m. local server time, the Born Ablaze Phantom Market erupts into Diablo Immortal to adorn your wanderer with an explosive new look.
Considering items from the Phantom Market are acquired randomly per draw, we want to provide the initial draw rates for each item to aid in deciding if you would like to engage with the event past your first free draw.
The drop rates provided below are for the first draw only and will adjust to reflect the relative probability of the remaining items in the Phantom Market item pool.
- Brilliant Idea Emoji – 60%
- Untamed Wisdom – Russet Weapon 15.63%
- Untamed Wisdom – Sea Green Weapon 15.63%
- Born Ablaze Portal 3.16%
- Tidelost Glory – Crimson Armor 1.77%
- Untamed Wisdom – Sea Green Armor 1.14%
- Untamed Wisdom – Russet Armor 1.14%
- Tidelost Glory – Crimson Weapon 0.76%
- Born Ablaze Ultimate 0.63%
- Born Ablaze Cosmetic Set 0.13%
For more information about how the Phantom Market functions, visit this article.
The Eternal War Rages On
The Lich King balls his fist, and a sharp pain engulfs your body in incomprehensible agony—your muscles succumb and lock in place. As you become slowly aware of what is happening, your eyes roll back into your head as your thoughts race, then suddenly drone into dull nothingness.
Now, only one request fills your mind…his.
By decree of the Lich King, the Eternal War, Fallen Citadel dungeon, Cutthroat Basin, and Mourneskull Legendary Gem elements of the Eternal War event will now run until December 31. This means you have additional time to earn Eternal War rewards, issue a challenge against the Lord of the Scourge, and log into Diablo Immortal on a Level 10 or higher character to earn a Treasure Nabbin’ Bag cosmetic in World of Warcraft: The War Within.
Returning Events
Conqueror
An ancient fighting pit where the Fahiran aristocracy held brutal games has been uncovered in Shassar. Fight tooth and nail December 13, 3 a.m.–December 20, 3 a.m. server time during the Conqueror limited time PvP event to bring honor to your name and riches to your collection. For more information about this event, please visit this article.
Hungering Moon
The moon, underfed, demands sustenance… providing you with an upcoming opportunity to sate its seemingly endless appetite for blood!
The moonlit path you’ll take to heed your lunar overlord’s howl is ready to be travelled. Players can complete up to three tasks a day between December 14, 3 a.m.–December 21, 2:59 a.m. server time. For more information about Hungering Moon, please visit this article.
Brumaltine
With the moon as their witness, the townsfolk of Westmarch shuttered their businesses early. Some gallantly strolled, others bolted in a fit of excitement. “To Rakkis Plaza, quick!” a man carrying a hefty stone carving adorned with an archaic sigil yelled. The spectacle brewing in the town’s center was that of legends—the plaza was bathed in radiance and warmth oozed from nearby hearths, handheld lanterns, and unwieldy torches. A tree, barren of green, but teeming with crimson candles dominated the festivity’s center. As the plaza began to host numerous souls, presents of various ornamentation, and the exchanging of handmade cards, a cry rung about:
“May warmth fill your heart throughout the new year!”
From December 17, 3 a.m.–January 7, 2025, 3 a.m. server time you can make offerings for continued warmth and safety during the Brumaltine limited-time holiday event. Each day, players can complete up to three daily tasks in exchange for snow-dusted rewards and progress towards grander Brumaltine prizes.
On December 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and January 1, players can log in to receive celebratory Brumaltine gifts, such as the Fierce Training Emoji and Brumaltine Portrait Frame. Players can also participate in the Brumaltine tradition of trading greeting cards with friends. Visit the Brumaltine in-game menu for more details!
Wild Brawl
Enlist your most trusted companions and outlast enemy teams in the Wild Brawl event. In this unique, limited-time PVP event from December 20, 3 a.m.–December 27, 2024, 3 a.m. server time, players start at Level 1, work together in teams of 6 to explore an expansive map, and endure to become the last surviving team. Equip discovered gear, gain experience to strengthen your power, and slay everything in sight to win the battle. This arena-style game mode ends when one team has outlasted the others to make their eternal mark on Sanctuary. For more information about Wild Brawl, please visit this article.
Shady Stock
Yakin has once again come into possession of some liberated merchandise, likely plucked from a far-away excavation. His Shady Stock is in high demand and will be available to peruse from December 21, 3 a.m.–December 28, 3 a.m. server time, or until Westmarch’s guards raid his supply. For more information about Shady Stock, please visit this article.
Alley of Blood
Quarreling forces threaten to desecrate hallowed grounds, marking a point in the conflict between the forces of Shadows and Immortals. Demolish opposing Sentry Towers and dismantle the enemy team’s base of operations by shattering their Crystal Heart. Imbue your adventurer with Specialist Skills for a tactical advantage, and guard and bolster your Champion’s Marks to claim the day. From ecember 27, 3 a.m.–January 3, 2025, 3.am. server time, fight alongside Sacred Guardians in the Alley of Blood. For more information about Alley of Blood, please visit this article.
All Clans on Deck
The armies of the Burning Hells are mustering their forces for a ploy, most assuredly of nefarious intent. You must rally your banner, adventurer—call upon your Clan for aid to beat back the tide of darkness! From December 28, 3 a.m.–January 4, 2025, 3 a.m. server time, Sanctuary will need All Clans on Deck. For more information about this event and its rewards, visit this article.
Holiday Fractured Plane
The Fractured Plane makes a return for the holidays, but with a festive twist! New modifiers will be present to shake up your runs, keeping you on your toes. Have eyes at the back of your head to look out for the Ambusher and Fleet-Footed modifiers, active from December 24, 3 a.m.–December 31, 2025, 2:59 a.m. server time, and the Near Sighted and Chain Lightning modifiers, active December 31, 3 a.m.–January 7, 2025, 3 a.m. server time. For more information about the Holiday Fractured Plane event, please visit this article.
Trial of the Hordes
You may be experienced, but emerging victorious from the Trial of the Hordes is the true mark of a champion. From January 3, 2025, 3 a.m.–January 10, 2025, 3 a.m. server time, go head-to-head against another player while earning rewards and climbing your way through the event’s Ranks. Each player has an enclosed lane in which broods of demons will flood in waves—your goal is to cull the demons from Hell with steadfast dedication. For more information about this event, visit this article.
Shields of the Hearth
Crashing into a soft bed of snow, you free your axe from a fallen Khazra and rise to your feet. Breathing in, then out, you begin to catch your breath, but it’s short lived. The frigid wind whips you around, revealing a small horde of Khazra racing in to avenge their ally. Your bloodthirsty attackers number many, but when do they not? Raising your shield, you brace yourself for the slaughter ahead.
Bitter winds carry whispers of evil to every corner of the frozen land. Protect the world from its grasping fingers during the Shields of the Hearth limited-time event.
From January 4, 2025, at 3:00 a.m.–January 11, 2025, at 3:00 a.m. server time, as you complete daily Shields of the Hearth tasks, you’ll receive various rewards for your heroics. Racking up enough completed tasks will also unlock milestone rewards for you—an ode to vanquishing countless horrors.
New Legendary Items, Set Items, and Paragon Specializations
New Legendary Affixes
These new Legendary items can only be found in Inferno IV and higher.
Barbarian
- Shardbreaker (Main Hand): Cleave now causes you to Dash forward, cleaving through all enemies within your path.
- Burden of Nothingness (Off-Hand): Demoralize also grants you a Demoralizing Aura for 3 second, reducing the damage of all nearby enemies by 10%.
- Death Awaits (Chest): Furious Charge also shatters enemies’ armor, increasing the amount of damage they take by 10% for 3 seconds.
- Crown’s Cowardice (Pants): Furious Charge now causes you to Dash to a targeted enemy, damaging all nearby enemies while also Stunning them.
- Terror Unburdened (Head): Demoralize now sends you into a blinding rage that lessens your pain, reducing the damage you take while you remorselessly assault nearby enemies.
- Dread Desecration (Shoulders): Cleave can also be used while suffering from loss of control or knockback effects and makes you immune to those effects for the next 0.5 seconds.
Blood Knight
- Split Sun (Main Hand): Tendrils of Blood also applies Curse of Blood to enemies for 3 seconds. Curse of Blood erupts, dealing damage to all nearby enemies when it expires, increased by 20% each time the afflicted target takes damage while cursed, up to a maximum of 200%.
- Winged Anointment (Off-Hand): Ravage’s Critical Hit Chance is increased by 8% against enemies suffering from continuous damage effects.
- Marked Span (Chest): Tendrils of Blood now brands enemies with the Hunter’s Mark causing all marked enemies to take damage whenever another marked enemy takes damage from a continual damage effect.
- Seeker in Darkness (Pants): Mephitic Cloud also increases all damage you deal to the afflicted targets by 12%.
- Brace of Fangs (Head): Mephitic Cloud now engulfs a single enemy in toxic fumes causing them to take increasing continual damage. The toxic fumes also explode dealing damage to nearby enemies whenever the effect expires or when the target dies.
- Bodingfan (Shoulders): Swarm of Bats now sends a Carrier Bat into a single target that then chains to nearby enemies, dealing damage and spreading non-control related harmful effects from the first enemy to the others.
Crusader
- Halted Siege (Main Hand): Falling Sword now causes you to launch into the heavens slamming your sword down into the targeted location, damaging and Taunting all enemies within the area while also causing them to deal reduced damage.
- Doom Parade (Off-Hand): Condemn Critical Hit Chance increased by 10%.
- Excruciated Flock (Chest): Condemn now grants you Reprisal, reducing the damage you take. Upon expiration Reprisal will explode, damaging and knocking back nearby enemies. The explosion radius and damage are increased for each Primary Attack you receive while Reprisal is active.
- Shores of Vengeance (Pants): Conjuration of Light also causes you to emit a radiant explosion when you are attacked, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but this cannot occur more often than once every 0.5 seconds.
- Scourge Smile (Head): Sacred Chain also reduces the damage you take by 4% for each afflicted enemy, up to a maximum of 20%.
- Ironbone Vow (Shoulders): Sacred Chain now becomes Aura of the Martyr, chaining all enemies within the area around you directly to you. Chained enemies are continuously pulled towards you and when you receive damage, all other chained enemies will take additional damage.
Demon Hunter
- Twisted Wyrd (Main Hand): Multishot now causes your Primary Attack to also shoot explosive shells for a short while.
- Survivor’s Strike (Off-Hand): Crossbow Shot’s damage is increased by 20% for your next 4 shots within 3 second after using a Skill.
- Brutal Temperance (Chest): Vengeance now causes your Primary Attacks to also fire piercing rounds for a short while.
- Victim’s Rancor (Pants): Vengeance also increases your Critical Hit Chance by 8% for 2 seconds.
- Sinful Masquerade (Head): Escape’s cooldown is reduced by 0.1 seconds each time you hit an enemy with a Primary Attack.
- Agony’s Specter (Shoulders): Escape now causes you to roll a short distance, empowering you and allowing your Primary Attack to shoot twice at once.
Monk
- Hope Against Hope (Main Hand): Seven-Sided Strike now rains 7 giants fists from the sky, damaging enemies they crush.
- Tranquill Palm (Off-Hand): Exploding Palm now causes you to be untargetable as you continually teleport through enemies, striking them.
- Soiled Feast (Chest): Seven-Sided Strike also triggers Exploding Palm without consuming it, but the explosions deal 30% reduced damage and can only be triggered up to 3 times per cast.
- Hidden Way (Pants): Exploding Palm can now stack when enemies are hit multiple times, each stack increasing explosion damage by 10%, up to 30%.
- Alloyed Path (Head): When Exploding Palm hits a petrified enemy it triggers an explosion of stone, dealing additional damage to all nearby enemies.
- Burden of the Impure (Shoulders): Imprisoned Fist now damages all nearby enemies, petrifying them and causing total loss of control.
Necromancer
- Wiltbloom (Main Hand): Command Golem now encases you within the Golem, empowering you and making you immune to knockbacks while also increasing your Movement Speed and reducing all damage you take. Additionally, you will gain several new abilities.
- Scattered Light (Off-Hand): Skeletal Mage now summons untargetable Spectral Mages that cast Hungering Soulfire at enemies. After being struck by a total loss of control effect, a Spectral Mage can sacrifice itself to remove the effect. Additionally, Spectral Mages will be summoned passively while you are in combat.
- Draw Deep (Chest): Bone Armor now passively absorbs the souls of enemies you slay, generating a shield that absorbs damage and grows in strength with each kill. Additionally, Bone Armor can be activated instantly, granting you a shield at 50% of maximum power.
- Thurudo Plates (Pants): Bone Armor also instantly heals you for 25% of the absorb value of the shield.
- Stern Guidance (Head): Command Skeletons now summons untargetable Spectral Warriors that can be ordered to rush to a location and explode, dealing damage and Fearing enemies. Additionally, the Spectral Warriors will sacrifice themselves, exploding on enemies that are Feared.
- Cutthroat Arch (Shoulders): Skeletal Mage attacks siphon the power from their targets for 2 seconds, increasing your Critical Hit Chance by 2%, stacking up to 12%.
Tempest
- Fangdowse (Main Hand): Wind Edge Critical Hits also shatter the enemies armor, increasing all Critical Hit Damage they take by 18% for 2 seconds.
- Sunken Abyss (Off-Hand): Zephyr Surge now causes you to tumble away from your target as your throw multiple blades at them and other nearby enemies. When a blade lands a Critical Hit it will shatter in two, striking the target again.
- Memento Onus (Chest): Flowing Strike now causes you to Dash forward, damaging and Stunning enemies in your path, while also conjuring a Zephyr to attack nearby enemies. If Flowing Strike lands a Critical Hit you will conjure an additional Zephyr.
- Cruel Impetus (Pants): Flowing Strike also grants you Way of the Water for 3 seconds, increasing the damage of your next Skill cast by 30%.
- Deceitful Whispers (Head): Wind Walk’s cooldown is reduced by 0.15 seconds each time you deal a Critical Hit, but this cannot occur more often than 10 times every 9 seconds.
- Coveted Cartilage (Shoulders): Wind Walk now grants you Slicing Gale, making you invisible while also increasing your Movement Speed and Critical Hit Chance. The bonus Critical Hit Chance persists briefly after your invisibility ends.
Wizard
- Eyeplucker (Main Hand): Electrocute Critical Hits also Shock enemies, causing them to take damage every second for 3 seconds.
- Cycle Stone (Off-Hand): Ice Armor now protects you within a miniature blizzard, reducing all damage you take while also Chilling nearby enemies.
- Four-Demon Vestment (Chest): Frostfield now generates an Elemental Aura around you, triggering additional elemental effects when you are attacking enemies.
- Stalking Wind (Pants): Teleport now blinks you to a target location, unleashing a vortex that damages and knocks enemies into the air.
- Immolator’s Cowl (Head): Scorch now emits a blast wave around you, damaging and Burning nearby enemies.
- Accursed Arrival (Shoulders): Teleport also increases the damage you deal with Skills by 20% for 3 seconds.
Set Items
The Grip of Char, Contempt’s Wake, Fiery Pursuit, Shipmate’s Coil, Tenuous Ally, Reckless Ally, Windshaper’s Duty, and Raven’s Duty set items can only be found in Inferno IV and higher.
Wildfire Imperative
- 2-Piece Bonus: Your Firestorm now becomes a Wildfire, increasing it’s damage bonus from 50% to 85%.
- 4-Piece Bonus: Wildfire also conjures a Wildfire Tornado that drags nearby enemies to its center, dealing damage to all enemies within the area. Cannot occur more often than once every 6 seconds.
- 6-Piece Bonus: Wildfire also grants you Fanning the Flames for 12 seconds, causing your non-Burn attacks to deal wind damage, allowing them to trigger Wildfire. Fanning the Flames also reduces Wildfire Tornado’s cooldown by 3 seconds. Fanning the Flames cannot occur more often than once every 40 seconds.
Paragon Specialization: Slayer
- Proficiency: Primary Attack and Ultimate damage is increased by 7%.
- Vigor: Primary Attacks against the same enemy deal increasing damage up to a maximum of 10%.
- Tempo: Damaging enemies with your Primary Attack increases your Primary Attack Speed by 1% for 3 seconds, stacking up to a maximum of 10%.
- Up the Tempo: Tempo’s Primary Attack Speed bonus is increased from 2% to 4%, stacking up to a maximum of 20%.
- Collateral Damage: The damage of secondary effects triggered from a Primary Attack are increased by 10%.
- Deterioration: Continual damage from your harmful effects is increased by 10%.
- Cripple: Your continual damage harmful effects also reduce the Attack Speed of afflicted enemies by 10%.
- Impair: Cripple’s Attack Speed reduction is increased from 10% to 15%.
- Rupture: Enemies suffering from 3 of your continuous damage effects explode, dealing 32.5% base damage to all nearby enemies. Cannot occur more often than once every 10 seconds.
- Contagion: When your continual damage harmful effects expire, they have a 30% chance to spread to up to 3 nearby enemies within 10 yards, but the damage they deal is reduced by 66%.
- Amplified Shields: Increase the effectiveness of your shields and the shields you grant to allies by 10%.
- Convergence: Gaining a shield reduces the cooldown of all your non-damaging skills by 0.5 seconds. Cannot occur more often than once every 10 seconds.
- Unwavering: Gaining a shield also makes you immune to the next 2 knockback effects. Cannot occur more often than once every 10 seconds.
- Safeguard: When your shields expire you take 60% reduced damage for 2 seconds. Cannot occur more often than once every 30 seconds.
- Hope: Gain a shield every 30 seconds that absorbs damage equal to 15% of your maximum Life for 6 seconds.
Legendary Skills
- Death’s Release: When your continual damage harmful effects expire, they explode dealing 30% of their total damage to all nearby enemies. Cannot occur more often than once every 10 seconds.
- Shock Barrier: Gaining an absorb shield causes you to unleash a burst of energy, dealing damage to all nearby enemies equal to 30% of that shield’s absorb value, up to a maximum of 40% of your base damage. Cannot occur more often than once every 10 seconds.
- Overloaded: You periodically become Overloaded, causing your next 5 Primary Attacks within 3 seconds to have 60% increased Primary Attack Speed. Overloaded cannot occur more often than once every 20 seconds from when the previous effect ended.
Class and Magic Attribute Balance Changes
Class Balance Changes
The Class balance changes below will be effective everywhere in Diablo Immortal.
Necromancer
- Frigid Repose (Bone Armor): Vortex of ice damage increased from 34.4% of your damage to 40%.
- Parting Gift (Bone Armor): The charges granted by Bone Armor now have an upper limit on the damage they will block equal to 160% of your damage. This means particularly heavy single hits will cause some damage.
Magic Affix Balance Changes
All but the Endure magic affix balance changes are effective everywhere in Diablo Immortal. The Endure magic affix changes are effective only in PvP activities.
General
[Endure]: Shields also grant you immunity to 2 hits of damage, cannot occur more often than once every 12 seconds
Changed: Now absorbs up to 50% of your damage per hit. Massive damage hits can consume multiple charges.
[Endure]: Evading an attack has a 12% chance to grant you a shield equal to 10% of your maximum Life for 5 seconds; cannot occur more often than once every 6 seconds
Changed: Previously the chance to trigger was reduced in PvP, now instead the shield value is reduced in PvP. Shield value reduced from 10% to 5%. Removed the chance to trigger. Cooldown increased from 6 to 12 seconds.
[Clandestine]: Movement Speed increased by 9% while Invisible
Changed: Increased from 9% to 12%.
[Clandestine]: Movement Speed increased by 9% for 5 seconds after opening a chest
Changed: Increased from 9% to 12%.
[Clandestine]: Movement Speed increased by 0.3% for 5 seconds after killing a monster, up to a maximum of 9%
Changed: Now increases up to a maximum of 12%, from 30 to 40 stacks.
Barbarian
[Undying Rage]: Reduces the duration of harmful effects by 20%
Changed: Reduced from 20% to 10%.
[Sprint]: Grants you a 25% chance of being immune to Knockback, Chill, and Slow effects
Changed: Reduced from 25% to 12.5%.
[Whirlwind]: Range increased by 8%
Changed: Increased from 8% to 12%.
[Wrath of the Berserker]: Has a 20% chance to trigger an explosion every 0.5 seconds, dealing 31.8% of your damage to all nearby enemies
Changed: Increased from 31.8% to 40%.
[Leap]: Reduces your damage taken by 10% for 3 seconds
Changed: Increased from 10% to 12%.
Monk
[Inner Sanctuary]: Increases Evasion Rating by 7% in Inner Sanctuary
Changed: Reduced from 7% to 5%.
[Exploding Palm]: Has a 5% chance to explode when damaging a Bleeding enemy
Changed: Increased from 5% to 10%.
[Wave of Light]: Deals 25% increased Critical Hit Damage when you are within 3 yards of your target
Changed: Increased from 25% to 30%.
Tempest
[Flowing Strike]: Grants a shield that absorbs 185% of your damage for 3 seconds
Changed: Reduced from 185% to 90%. Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
[Rolling Surf]: Causes your Primary Attacks to launch water blades at enemies, dealing 19.8% of your damage.
Changed: Reduced from 19.8% to 10%.
[Wind Walk]: Restores 1% of your maximum Life every 0.5 seconds, up to a maximum of 6 times
Changed: Increased from 1% to 2%.
[Zephyr Surge]: Deals 10% increased Critical Hit Damage for each Zephyr consumed
Changed: Increased from 10% to 12%.
[Cascade]: Range increased by 8%
Changed: Increased from 8% to 12%.
Feature Updates
New Progression System: Seeker’s Path
Seeker’s Path is a new progression system that will award you with Seeker Rating whenever you upgrade your 8 Primary Equipment slots, the Helliquary, or Ancestral Tableau. As you gain rating, you’ll passively earn Combat Rating, and once you reach certain milestones, you’ll earn materials useful for further upgrading the Helliquary and your Primary Equipment slots. Upgrading your Primary Equipment slots, Helliquary, or Ancestral Tableau will no longer provide Combat Rating.
Both the Helliquary and Ancestral Tableau menus can now be found within the new Seeker’s Path menu. There are some additional changes that have been made to the Ancestral Tableau because of Seeker’s Path:
- The Ancestral Tableau is no longer part of the Warband activity, and it unlocks upon reaching Level 20. You do not need to be in a warband to access it.
- Activity Points, formally called Warband Activity Points, can now be earned by completing the Defense of Cyrangar and Purge the Depths activities, Bounties, Elder Rifts, and Dungeons with friends, Clans, or Warbands. Activity Points can still be earned from completing these activities solo, but at a reduced rate.
- Every 300 Activity Points earned will automatically be converted to Attributes and Seeker Rating.
- The Weekly Cap for Activity Points has been removed. The rate at which your Activity Points will be converted is based on your character’s Seeker Rating in relation to your Server’s Seeker Rating.
Developer’s Note: This change aims to help adventurers enhance their power more effectively. For those who are behind in progression, catching up on upgrading their equipment, Helliquary, and Ancestral Tableau is extremely challenging, especially since participating in warband activities is required to advance your Ancestral Tableau. We have consolidated these three systems into Seeker’s Path and removed the restriction tying Ancestral Tableau to warbands.
Familiars
Familiars now have added utility! At Nisza, the Familiar vendor in Westmarch, you can send up to 4 Bonded Familiars to complete Accursed Tower Purification, Shadow Contracts, and Iben Fahd’s Sanctum through the new Familiar Expeditions feature. The more Familiars you send, the quicker they’ll complete the task. While your Familiars are hard at work repelling Hell’s forces, you can play as you normally would—they’ll even continue their task if you exit Diablo Immortal. You’ll receive rewards from completing these tasks as though you did yourself.
Now, only Conversion will be used to upgrade your Familiars, the Melding option has been removed.
- Conversions guarantee 1 Normal Familiar of equal or better quality.
- The new Normal Familiar created from the Conversion is bound to the player and cannot be sold.
- Any newly summoned or purchased Normal Familiars are not tradeable.
- Conversions have a small chance to create an additional Aberrant Familiar of equal or better quality. The Evolution path and sale options for Aberrant Familiars remain unchanged.
A new Skill Tier has been added for Normal Familiars: Enhanced Rare.
- Enhanced Rare Tier skills can be obtained from a Conversion.
- Normal Familiars can get Enhanced Rare Skills, and Legendary Traits.
- Normal Familiars can unlock Level 3 Outlook now.
Magic Affix Reroll
If you have already upgraded all 8 of your Primary Equipment to Rank 30, you can now use the new Enchant feature at a Blacksmith to reroll one Magic Affix on an item to replace it. Helliquary Boss, Class-specific, and Skill-specific Magic Affixes cannot be rerolled.
Gem Resonance
The Gem Resonance system now unlocks at Rank 4, giving you flexibility in Socketing the Gems you want, but old pre-determined Resonance Gems are still needed to get the Socketed Bonuses.
Socketing Resonance Gems will now temporarily contribute Gem Power to the primary Gem when it is ranked up in Progressive Upgrade. If the same ranked up Primary Gem is unsocketed later, it will become dormant to prevent exploitation.
Legendary Gems
Gem Power Extraction and Transfer can now be used on One and Two-Star Legendary Gems. Extending this feature to all Legendary Gems will allow you to freely swap around new Gems and test different builds and loadouts.
Normal Gems
The number of Normal Gems acquired through the Gem Find party bonus can now be tracked while in a group of 4 players.
Dungeons
Deciding to skip the Dungeon’s introduction cutscene will now automatically skip the cutscene for that Dungeon for the rest of the week. The Temple of Namari, Destruction’s End, and The Mad King’s Breach Dungeons playthrough experience has improved.
Armory
A new Armory has been added to Battleground and Tower War. When used, only the effects of Essence Transfer are retained for these PvP activities. Gems and items cannot be replaced. Armories have also received two updates:
- You can now save an activated Paragon Specialization without saving points.
- A new display mode that allows you to clearly view individual equipment and their names has been added.
Battleground
We’ve made a handful of changes to honor labels (most damage, assists, etc).
- Extra points will be awarded to members of the losing side of a match who receive Honor Labels.
- Honor Labels will be more evenly distributed going forward. Each team will receive their own Honor Labels.
- The points gained from Honor Labels will be displayed clearly in the post-match UI.
Helliquary
A new damage meter displaying the top 4 damage dealers has been added. More information about each player’s performance can be viewed once the Helliquary battle concludes.
The downtime and transitions for the following Helliquary Bosses has been reduced by removing Life locks and adjusting triggers for spawns throughout the fight:
- Iscea, Twofold Rebirth
- Elsauli the Shardheart
- Peisthal the Underearth Empress
- Aeyntragga, Eater of Storms
- Uthmaash-Ksarr the Breath Collector
- Xekorendaag, Ice Leviathan
- Morsagurei the Fisher’s Ruin
Additionally, a Spectator mode has been added to the Helliquary for downed allies to cheer on their comrades while they continue the fight.
Prodigy’s Path
Two Prodigy’s Path will now be available each quarter of the year. The first two under the new system will run from December 13–January 27 and January 27–March 20. Free rewards will remain the same but will be split across both Prodigy’s Path. Premium rewards will also remain the same, but you can now earn twice the amount if you purchase both Prodigy’s Path.
Hero’s Journey Reset
Dust off your trusty weapon, Hero’s Journey Chapters 1–6 will reset on December 13 and the first 4 chapters of the new Hero’s Journey will be available. Begin completing the chapters so you can earn the new Roving Victory portrait frame. Once chapters 5 and 6 of the new Hero’s Journey become available, we’ll let you know.
Challenge Rift Season 10
The next Challenge Rift season will run from December 13–February 17. It adds Levels 351-400, capping out at Combating Rating 47,522 and lowers the difficulty for Levels 331-350.
New Horadric Bestiary Entries
New collectable entries have been added to the Horadric Bestiary to illustrate the histories of the Dreadbirth and Stormspawn Helliquary bosses. Gather Monsterous Essence to unlock them!
Adventurer’s Chronicle
New entries to the Adventurer’s Chronicle have been added—look for them throughout Sanctuary, with a particular concentration in the new zone, World’s Crown.
Wing Awaken
The Wing Awaken system now requires 6,000 Resonance to unlock, down from 8,000. The system has been reworked to the following:
- 6,000 Resonance: Unlock the Wing Awaken system and 4 Slots for Gem Resonance.
- 7,000 Resonance: Unlock 8 slots.
- 8,000 Resonance: Unlock 12 slots.
- 8,500 Resonance: Unlock 16 slots.
- 10,000 Resonance: Unlock Transcendent Wings.
- 12,000 Resonance: Unlock Transcendent Wings (Sacred).
Upon reaching the maximum Resonance, you’ll gain the Swift Heaven bonus, which increases your Movement Speed in Safe Zones.
Earn Additional Inventory and Stash Space
Short on space for that coveted drop you just received? Activate the Blizzard Authenticator feature by logging into your Battle.net account and following these steps to receive an additional row of Inventory and Stash Space while it is enabled. You’ll not only have upgraded storage capacity but increased security for your account.
