Diablo 4’s upcoming mid-Season 4 patch on June 17 will make some major adjustments to the Pit in addition to buffing a number of classes and builds that Blizzard says are “not performing as well as their counterparts.”
Update 1.4.3 will see enemy health and damage in the Pit reduced to ensure that “most builds” are able to conquer the Tier 60 version of the endgame dungeon added during Season 4. The Pit is the only place to obtain various materials needed for Masterworking, a gear upgrade system added in Season 4 that is the final step of Diablo 4’s reworked item progression. Making it so most players can reach Tier 60 means they will be able to earn the necessary materials for the final tier of Masterworking, making for “smoother” endgame progression, according to Blizzard.
In another big change, Holy Bolts Elixir is getting a major power reduction, thanks to the seasonal elixir “scaling unintentionally high when it was triggered from pets such as Necromancer’s minions.” The elixir, which sends bolts of holy energy in all directions upon killing an enemy, will soon deal a percentage of weapon damage instead of a percentage of an enemy’s health. The change is intended to “reduce its effectiveness against the toughest enemies in higher tiers of the Pit,” but Blizzard notes the elixir “will still be really valuable for players throughout the whole game.”
Classes are seeing some changes too, with Whirlwind Barbarians, non-minion Necromancer builds, and Twisting Blades Rogues in particular receiving some significant buffs. On the item side, various Uber Uniques–like Andariel’s Visage, Tyrael’s Might, Doombringer, and Ring of Starless Skies–are all getting buffs, and the game’s healing potions are increasing, with higher-level potions set to have their initial healing increased by 200%.
Diablo 4 Season 4, which overhauled the game’s items and introduced new ways for players to customize and power-up their gear, has been well-received by the game’s community. In the patch notes for update 1.4.3, Blizzard states it appreciates everyone’s excitement following the launch of Season 4, and that it is currently “very happy with the state of the game.”
Blizzard recently revealed the release date for Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, which will introduce a new class, the Spiritborn, and a new region to explore. You can read the full patch notes for update 1.4.3 below.
GAME UPDATES
Developer’s Note: We greatly appreciate everyone’s excitement since the launch of Season 4 and are very happy with the state of the game. The changes in this patch are aimed at buffing classes and builds that are not performing as well as their counterparts. We are also slightly reducing the difficulty of the Pit to ensure that most builds are able to get to Tier 60 to get their final tier of Masterworking materials.
BALANCE UPDATES
General
Healing Potions
- Minor Healing Potion
- Initial healing increased by 50%.
- Light, and Moderate Healing Potions
- Initial healing increased by 100%.
- Strong, Greater, Major, and Superior Healing Potions
- Initial healing increased by 200%.
Legendary Aspects
- Aspect of the Protector
- Barrier Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
Mythic Unique Items
- Andariel’s Visage
- Poison nova now spawns on the enemy instead of the player.
- Poison nova damage increased by 50%.
- Doombringer
- Shadow explosion damage increased by 100%.
- Ring of Starless Skies
- Maximum stacks of Resource Cost Reduction and bonus Damage increased from 4 to 5.
- This increases the maximum amount of Resource Cost Reduction and bonus Damage from 40%[x] to 50%[x].
- Tyrael’s Might
- Divine barrage damage increased by 100%.
Paragon
- Stat requirements for non-main stats reduced from 90 to 60 per Paragon Board.
Developer’s Note: A classes main stat is the one that increases the damage of all of their skills. For example, Sorcerers main stat is Intelligence, so this change affects their Rare Paragon Nodes that have threshold bonuses for Dexterity and Willpower. The stat requirements to activate any Rare Node increases for each additional Paragon Board you progress through. Some of these nodes that require non-main stats were harder to activate than intended. This change makes it easier to activate these nodes, especially on later Paragon Boards.
Barbarian
Skills
- Whirlwind
- Violent Whirlwind
- Damage bonus increased from 30%[x] to 35%[x].
- Call of the Ancients
- Korlic’s leap damage increased by 12.5%.
- Talic’s whirlwind damage increased by 20%.
- Madawc’s upheaval damage increased by 13%.
- Prime Call of the Ancients
- Damage bonus increased from 20%[x] to 25%[x].
- Frenzy
- Flay
- Bleeding damage over time increased by 8%.
- Enhanced Flay
- Vulnerable duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds.
- Battle Flay
- Bleed damage bonus increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x].
- Combat Flay
- Maximum stack amount increased from 4 to 5.
- Damage Reduction increased from 3% to 4%.
- Buff duration increased from 3 to 6 seconds.
Passives
- Pressure Point
- Previous – Lucky Hit: Your Core Skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
- Now – Lucky Hit: Your Core and Weapon Mastery Skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
- Tough as Nails
- Additional Thorns as Bleeding damage increased from 10% to 15%.
Key Passives
- Walking Arsenal
- Damage per unique source of weapon damage increased from 10%[x] to 12%[x].
Legendary Aspects
- Aspect Of Tempering Blows
- Weapon swaps to activate the effect are reduced from 6 to 5.
- Slaking Aspect
- Previous – Lucky Hit: You have up to a 45-60% chance to gain 20 Fury when Rend deals direct damage to at least one Bleeding enemy.
- Now – Lucky Hit: You have up to a 45-60% chance to gain 20 Fury when a Core Skill deals direct damage to at least one Bleeding enemy. Your Maximum Fury is increased by 5-20.
- Dust Devil’s Aspect
- Whirlwind Dust Devil damage increased by 100%.
- Aspect of the Relentless Armsmaster
- Before – Gain 35-65% increased Fury Generation while all bonuses from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive are active.
- Now – Gain 35-65% increased Fury Generation and 15% reduced Fury cost to your Skills while all bonuses from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive are active.
Unique Items
- Gohr’s Devestating Grips
- Whirlwind explosion damage increased from 25-35% of Base damage to 40-50%.
- Ancients’ Oath
- Damage increased from 30-50%[x] to 40-60%[x].
Druid
Spirit Boons
- Gift of the Stag
- Maximum Spirit Increased from 20 to 40.
- Prickleskin
- Thorns amount increased by 100%.
- Advantageous Beast
- Previous – Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 15%.
- Now – Gain 15%[+] Movement Speed and 15%[+] Impairment Reduction.
- Scythe Talons
- Critical Strike Chance increased from 5%[+] to 10%[+].
- Iron Feather
- Maximum Life increased from 14%[x] to 20%[x].
- Swooping Attacks
- Attack Speed increased from 10%[+] to 15%[+].
- Energize
- Spirit restored increased from 20 to 30.
- Bolster
- Fortify amount increased from 15% to 25% of your Maximum Life.
- Obsidian Slam
- Kills required for guaranteed Overpower reduced from 20 to 10.
Skills
- Rabies
- Poisoning damage increased by 25%.
- Pulverize
- Damage increased by 76%.
- Raging Pulverize
- Previous – Enemies Overpowered by Pulverize are Stunned for 3 seconds.
- Now – Pulverize deals 30%[x] increased Overpower Damage. Enemies Overpowered by Pulverize are Stunned for 3 seconds.
Passives
- Nature’s Fury
- Chance to trigger a free Skill of the opposite category increased from 30% to 35%.
- Perfect Storm
- Damage bonus increased from 20%[x] to 30%[x].
- Nature’s Reach
- Damage to Distant Enemies increased from 3/6/9%[x] to 5/10/15%[x].
- Toxic Claws
- Poisoning amount increased from 8/15/23% to 12/24/36% of the Skill’s Base damage.
- Quickshift
- Maximum damage bonus increased from 6/12/18%[x] to 8/16/24%[x].
- Defensive Posture
- Previous – Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by 5/10/15%[+].
- Now – Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by 5/10/15%[+] and you gain 3/6/9% Damage Reduction while Fortified.
- Mending
- Previous – While in Werebear form, you receive 6/12/18%[+] additional Healing from all sources.
- Now – While in Werebear form, you receive 6/12/18%[+] additional Healing from all sources and gain 4/8/12%[x] increased Maximum Life.
- Provocation
- Time in Werebear form required for Overpower reduced from 24/20/16 to 20/16/12 seconds.
Legendary Aspects
- Aspect of Trampled Earth
- Landslide damage increased from 50-80%[x] to 70-100%[x] of normal damage.
- Subterranean Aspect
- Damage bonus increased from 10-25%[x] to 15-30%[x].
- Aspect of the Alpha
- Werewolf Companion damage increased from 85-115%[x] to 100-130%[x].
- Unsatiated Aspect
- Shred damage when cast above 50 Spirit increased from 10-25% to 20-35%.
Paragon
- Constricting Tendrils Legendary Node
- Damage increased from 120% to 150%.
- Dominate Glyph
- Damage bonus after an Overpower increased from 12%[x] to 15%[x].
Necromancer
Book of the Dead
- Skirmishers Sacrifice Upgrade
- Critical Strike Chance bonus increased from 5%[+] to 10%[+].
- Defenders Sacrifice Upgrade
- Resistance to All Elements increased from 20%[+] to 25%[+].
- Reapers Sacrifice Upgrade
- Shadow Damage increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
- Shadow Mages Sacrifice Upgrade
- Maximum Essence increased from 15 to 20.
- Now also increases Essence Generation by 20%.
- Cold Mages Sacrifice Upgrade
- Damage to Vulnerable enemies increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
- Bone Mages Sacrifice Upgrade
- Overpower Damage increased from 25%[x] to 30%[x].
- Bone Golem Sacrifice Upgrade
- Attack Speed bonus increased from 10%[+] to 15%[+].
- Blood Golem Sacrifice Upgrade
- Maximum Life bonus increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x].
- Iron Golem Sacrifice Upgrade
- Critical Strike Damage bonus increased from 30%[x] to 35%[x].
Paragon
- Blood Begets Blood Legendary Node
- Maximum damage increased from 15%[x] to 30%[x].
- Blood-drinker Glyph
- Fortify bonus increased from 7% to 10% of your Maximum Life.
- Desecration Glyph
- Shadow damage bonus increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
- Gravekeeper Glyph
- Damage bonus increased from 2%[x] to 3%[x], up to a maximum from 12%[x] to 18%[x] for every Close Corpse.
Legendary Aspects
- Sacrificial Aspect
- Sacrifice bonus increased from 10-25%[x] to 35-50%[x].
- Shielding Storm Aspect
- Previous – Each time that Bone Storm damages an enemy, gain a Barrier equal to 1-6% of your Base Life for 10 seconds.
- Now – Each time that Bone Storm damages an enemy, gain a Barrier equal to 1-6% of your Maximum Life for 10 seconds.
Rogue
Skills
- Twisting Blades
- Initial damage increased by 20%.
- Return damage increased by 20%.
- Flurry
- Damage increased by ~25%.
Passives
- Exposure
- Lucky Hit no longer requires direct damage to proc, and will now also work on Damage Over Time effects.
- Sturdy
- Damage Reduction increased from 4/8/12% to 6/12/18%.
- Mending Obscurity
- Previous – While Stealthed, you Heal for 4/8/12% Maximum Life per second.
- Now – When entering Sealth and every second while Stealthed, you Heal for 5/10/15% of your Maximum Life.
Paragon
- Versatility Glyph
- Non-Basic and Non-Core skill damage increased from 15%[x] to 25%[x].
- Fluidity Glyph
- Previous – When you cast an Agility Skill, you gain 9%[x] increased Energy Regeneration for 6 seconds.
- Now – When you cast an Agility Skill, you deal 10%[x] increased damage and gain 15%[x] increased Energy Regeneration for 6 seconds.
- Explosive Glyph
- Damage Reduction increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x].
- Diminish Glyph
- Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.
Legendary Aspects
- Bladedancer’s Aspect
- Damage increased from 30-60%[x] to 50-80%[x].
- Aspect of Artful Initiative
- Energy required to drop Grenades reduced from 100 to 75.
- Grenade damage increased by 50%.
- Aspect of Surprise
- Grenade damage increased by 200%.
- When using Shadow Step, Grenades now drop at the location the player teleports to instead of where they teleported from.
Developer’s Note: This only changes where the Grenades drop when using Shadow Step, and not Evade.
- Trickster’s Aspect
- Grenade damage increased by 50%.
- Enshrouding Aspect
- Time required for a Dark Shroud reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
- Umbrous Aspect
- Previous – Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Marksman Skills have up to 45-60% chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
- Now – Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to 45-60% chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
- Aspect of Arrow Storms
- Arrow Storm damage increased by 30%.
- Bonus damage dealt by all Arrow Storms increased from 25-35%[x] to 30-40%[x].
- Vengeful Aspect
- Arrow Storm damage increased by 30%.
Unique Items
- Eyes in the Dark
- Previous – Death Trap deals 50-70%[x] increased damage. Unless it hits a Boss of Player, Death Trap will continue to re-arm itself until it kills an enemy.
- Now – Death Trap deals 50-90%[x] increased damage and will re-arm itself a second time.
- Saboteur’s Signet
- Grenade damage increased by 50%.
Sorcerer
Skills
- Ice Armor
- Barrier amount increased from 30% of Base Life to 25% of Maximum Life.
- Shimmering Teleport
- Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
- Incinerate
- Damage Reduction increased from 15% to 20%.
Passives
- Potent Warding
- Maximum Resistance increased from 1/2/3% to 2/4/6%.
- Adjusted functionality: No longer excludes Basic Skill casts.
- Glass Cannon
- Additional damage taken reduced from 3/6/9%[x] to 2/4/6%[x].
- Align the Elements
- Persistence duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
- Conduction
- Movement Speed increased from 3/6/9%[+] to 4/8/12%[+].
- Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
- Electrocution
- Reduced enemy damage dealt increased from 5/10/15%[x] to 6/12/18%[x].
- Warmth
- Healing per Nearby Burning enemy increased from .3/.6/.9% to .5/1/1.5%.
- Healing per Nearby Burning Boss enemy increased from .6/1.2/1.8% to 2/4/6%.
- Inner Flames
- Bonus damage while Healthy increased from 3/6/9%[x] to 4/8/12%[x].
- Overflowing Energy
- Cooldown Reduction for hitting Elite enemies increased from .25 to .35 seconds.
- Avalanche
- Bonus damage increased from 45%[x] to 60%[x].
- Combustion
- Bonus damage per unique source of Burning increased from 2%[x] to 4%[x].
- Esu’s Ferocity
- Critical Strike Chance increased from 5%[+] to 10%[+].
- Shatter
- Bonus damage increased from 25%[x] to 30%[x].
- Vyr’s Mastery
- Bonus damage increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
- Bonus damage after a Critical Strike increased from 20%[x] to 25%[x].
Legendary Aspects
- Aspect of Concentration
- Damage Reduction increased from 10-20% to 15-25%.
- Aspect of Unbroken Tether
- Additional Chain Lightning chains increased from 4 to 5.
- Aspect of Overwhelming Currents
- Chance to cast an additional Shock Skill increased from 15-30% to 25%-40%.
- Mage-Lord’s Aspect
- Previous – Vyr’s Mastery grants 6-9% Damage Reduction for each Close enemy, up to 18-27%.
- Now – Vyr’s Mastery grants 6-9% Damage Reduction, tripled while fighting a Close enemy.
- Aspect of Shattered Stars
- Meteorites damage increased from 20-35%[x] to 30-45%[x].
- Aspect of Frozen Memories
- Additional casts increased from 1 to 2.
- Battle Caster’s Aspect
- Maximum stacks increased from 3 to 5.
Unique Items
- Flamescar
- Embers damage increased by ~35%.
- Esadora’s Overflowing Cameo
- Damage increased for every 100 Intelligence increased from 50%[x] to 60%[x].
- Staff of Endless Rage
- Bonus damage increased from 40-60%[x] to 50-70%[x].
- Gloves of the Illuminator
- Damage penalty reduced from 35-25%[x] to 30-20%[x].
END-GAME
- Health and damage levels have been reduced in the Pit. The adjustment is most significant as players approach tier 60, so more players can fully participate in Masterworking.
Developer’s Note: We’re adjusting the pit so more players can enjoy a smoother end game progression experience.
- All Tormented bosses have had their health reduced by 30%. This includes Blood Boils from Tormented Echo of Lilith.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where Holy Bolts Elixir’s damage was scaling unintentionally high when it was triggered from pets such as Necromancer’s Minions.
Developer’s Note: Holy Bolts Elixir now deals a percentage of your weapon damage rather than percentage of the enemy’s health. This change is intended to reduce its effectiveness against the toughest enemies in higher tiers of the Pit, but will still be really valuable for players throughout the whole game. We made this change alongside a reduction to the health of enemies in the Pit so players who are delving deep into the Pit aren’t heavily affected.
- Fixed an issue where casting Boulders with Dolmen Stone would cause it to not cast at all. Boulders now have a limit of 10 but their damage is increased by 10% for each boulder.
- Fixed an issue Rapid Fire with Scoundrel’s Kiss equipped couldn’t properly hit close targets and could sometimes fire projectiles behind the player. This also increases the radius of the explosions by 25%.
- Fixed an issue where Pets were being counted as minions in various cases.