‘Diablo 4’ Patch Notes Bring Fast Barbarian, Druid, Rogue Nerfs, Necro Buffs
The much-anticipated update to Blizzard's iconic action-RPG, Diablo IV, is here, featuring significant balance adjustments to the Classes in a bid to enhance the gaming experience and maintain the health of the game.
Addressing the community, the game developers have clarified their vision behind the latest changes: to ensure an even more enjoyable, better balanced gameplay experience across the board. The updates can be broadly divided into three categories:
Reduction in Class Build Power: Some Class builds and synergies were identified as being excessively powerful, to an extent that it was affecting the overall health of the game. Therefore, their effectiveness has been significantly reduced in this update. A notable instance was situations where players could endure extraordinarily high damage for extended periods, which did not align with the intended combat design in Diablo IV.
Boost in Skill and Build Effectiveness: The developers recognized that certain skills and builds were not performing as effectively as they had envisioned. In response to this, buffs have been introduced to bolster their strength, enhancing the gaming experience for users employing these tactics.
Paragon Glyphs Tweaked: The Paragon Glyphs were found to be providing an excessive boost to player power. To ensure a balanced gameplay, their overall effectiveness has been toned down in the new update.
Here’s the list of changes to all classes:
BARBARIAN -- Some pretty huge hits to Whirlwind Barbs, especially Gohr’s, which was creating a zillion explosions with activation and de-activation
1.Challenging Shout (Skill) - Damage Reduction gained from Skill Ranks reduced from 4% to 2%
2.Bold Chieftain’s Aspect - Cooldown reduction per Nearby enemy reduced from 2.7-5.4 seconds to 1.0-1.9 seconds. Maximum Cooldown reduction from 12 to 6 seconds.
3. Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind - Increased Critical Strike Chance per second reduced from 5-10% to 3-8%. Maximum Critical Strike Chance bonus reduced from 20-40% to 9-24%.
4. Gohr’s Devastating Grips (Unique Legendary) - Explosion damage gained from Whirlwind reduced from 50-70% to 16-26%. Damage against wreckable objects no longer increases explosion damage. Explosion damage is only increased by the first 100 hits of Whirlwind.
DRUID -- This one is a mix of nerfs and buffs. Lightning-based builds in particular got a little bit of a buff, but there are definitely a lot of nerfs in here as well, which I’ve already seen some Druid players complaining about.
1.Pulverize (Skill) - Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 33% to 25%.
2.Lightning Storm (Skill) - Damage increased from 32% to 40%.
3.Grizzly Rage (Skill) - Damage bonus increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%.
4.Obsidian Slam (Specialization) - Kills required for bonus increased from 10 to 20.
5.Calm Before the Storm (Specialization) - Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 15% to 10%.
6.Electric Shock (Passive) - Damage bonus increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%.
7.Shockwave Aspect - Damage reduced from 90-130% to 60-100%.
8.Crashstone Aspect - Critical Strike Damage reduced from 40-50% to 30-40%.
9.Lightning Dancer’s Aspect - Flat damage increased from .5-.6 to .7-.8.
NECROMANCER -- Out of all the classes, Necro actually got the most buffs by far. Most of these are focused on minion buffs including damage buffs to both skeletons and Golems, including a huge swing on an Iron Golem skill. I guess they were underperforming compared to the other classes a bit.
1.Blood Lance (Skill) - Damage increased from 67.5% to 80%.
2.Army of the Dead (Skill) - Damage increased from 30% to 45%. Cooldown reduced from 90 to 70 seconds.
3.Blood Wave (Skill) - Damage increased from 90% to 120%.
4.Shadowblight (Passive) - Damage increased from 20% to 22%.
5.Grim Harvest (Passive) - Essence gained reduced from 3/6/9 to 2/4/6.
6.Serration (Passive) - Critical Strike Chance reduced from .5/1/1.5% to .3/.6/.9%.
7.Death’s Defense (Passive) - Maximum Minion Life lost in a single damage instance reduced from 75/60/45% to 60/45/30%.
8.Raise Skeleton (Specialization) - Skeleton Warrior attack damage increased by 10%.
9.Golem (Specialization) - Golem attack damage increased by 10%.
10.Blood Golem (Specialization) - Blood Golem Life drain damage increased from 40% to 90%. 11.Blood Golem Life drain healing from enemies hit increased from 4% to 5%.
12.Iron Golem (Specialization) - Iron Golem slam damage increased from 25% to 175%. Iron Golem shockwave damage increased from 30% to 40%.
13.Hulking Monstrosity (Paragon Board) - Golem Life and damage bonus increased from 30% to 40% Life.
14.Cult Leader (Paragon Board) - Golem Life and damage bonus increased from 30% to 40% Life.
ROGUE -- A couple buffs here, but the main thing is the decimation of the extremely popular Twisting Blades build, which was already emerging as a strong favorite. Too strong for Blizzard’s taste, and it’s getting hammered pretty hard here.
1.Twisting Blades (Skill) - Advanced Twisting Blades Cooldown reduction per enemy hit reduced from .25 to .1 seconds. Advanced Twisting Blades maximum Cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
2.Rapid Fire (Skill) - Damage increased from 24% to 30%.
3.Dark Shroud (Skill) - Damage Reduction per shadow gained from Skill Ranks reduced from .8% to .4%.
4.Dash (Skill) - Enhanced Dash Critical Strike Damage bonus from 20% to 15%.
5.Caltrops (Skill) - Damage increased from 30% to 40%.
6.Concussive (Passive) - Critical Strike Chance reduced from 5/10/15% to 4/8/12%.
7.Repeating (Affix) - Maximum Minion Life lost in a single damage instance reduced from 75/60/45% to 60/45/30%.
SORCERER -- Sorcerer was barely touched. Either they think it’s pretty balanced or they haven’t had much time to dig into its potential issues yet. But no destroyed builds via nerfs here.
1.Arc Lash (Skill) - Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 30% to 14%. Glinting Arc Lash Cooldown reduction reduced from .25 to .15 seconds.
2.Teleport (Skill) - Shimmering Teleport’s Damage Reduction duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
3.Aspect of Control - Bonus damage reduced from 30-40% to 25-35%.
PARAGON BOARDS -- There are some huge, overall changes to Paragon Boards, where Blizzard thought that Glyphs were way, way too strong so they are getting somewhat slaughtered:
1.Rare Nodes - Player Attack Speed nodes reduced by 50%.
Glyphs:
1.All Glyph Bonus scaling has been reduced by ~34%, except for the following:
2.Critical Strike Damage Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
3.Vulnerable Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
4.Glyphs' Bonus to Rare nodes reduced by ~50%.
5.Glyphs' Bonus to Magic nodes reduced by ~40%.
6.Glyphs' Bonus to Cold/Fire/Lightning/Non-Physical/Physical nodes reduced by ~62.5%.
Most players are probably not even touching the Glyph system yet, so this is super hardcore speed levelers and their super builds, but I know many are not happy.
Jun-06-2023
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Diablo 4 Season 7 Ugly Bast ...
When you’re building a strong build in Diablo 4, you’ll probably want Uniques, which are gear with a lot of interesting passive affixes that can provide some very helpful buffs to your build, such as improving your survivability or combat ability. Usually, some Uniques can only play a major role in specific builds, but there are also some Uniques that are suitable for multiple Class builds because of their universal power and high flexibility. Ugly Bastard Helm is one of them. While this helmet is suitable for most builds, it has a huge buff to Berserking’s damage ability, so it will be more suitable for your Barbarian, especially if you are preparing to enter the endgame stage of Diablo 4, it will make your entire build have unstoppable damage ability. Given the power of Ugly Bastard Helm, you may need to get the specific affixes and unique effects of this helmet from this guide, as well as the effective methods of farming this unique, so that you can make an optimal Barbarian build as soon as possible. About Ugly Bastard Helm First, let’s take a look at the specific effectiveness of this helmet. When you use it in a non-Barbarian build, you can only get a 10%-85% increase in fire resistance. Although this will give you a certain increase in your defensive capabilities, it is not worth spending a lot of Diablo 4 Gold and energy for a non-Barbarian build to get a piece of gear with fire resistance, so it is not recommended here. But if you put this helmet in a Barbarian build, in addition to this fire resistance, your Aggressive Resistance will also increase by 1-3 levels to enhance the defensive capabilities of Barbarian build, which is already very solid. Not only that, although Ugly Bastard Helm is a defensive gear, your Prolific Fury will also increase by 2-5 points, and your Wrath of the Berserker skill cooldown will be reduced by 8%-12.5%, which will greatly enhance your damage ability and help you clear enemies faster. With the help of this Unique, the lack of damage in Barbarian build that was previously criticized by Diablo 4 players has been improved to a certain extent in Season 7. On top of that, if you use Lucky Hit in combat, you will have a 40% chance to deal 605-6,750 points of increased fire damage, which is something that users of this class could not imagine before. Although many gear exclusive to the Barbarian build in this season will provide it with strong fire damage buffs, the buffs it provides are directly applied to the original skills such as Prolific Fury or Wrath of the Berserker, so its buff value will be directly reflected in your combat and metadata. In contrast, Crown of Lucion provides a very small bonus, as there are few builds that can fully match it to take advantage of it. In addition, Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty and Godslayer Crown, although they can be used by many builds, the clearing speed bonus they provide is relatively small, so they are not suitable for use in the endgame. How To Farm Ugly Bastard Helm? While Ugly Bastard Helm is a Unique that will drop from any fight you have in Torment 1, this Legendary Unique Item is most commonly dropped from some endgame boss encounters, Kurast Undercity, The Pit, Purveyor of Curiosities, and Infernal Hordes. Of these, Purveyor of Curiosities and endgame boss encounters allow you to target this Ugly Bastard Helm for farming, because you can do targeted farming by looking at the loot list of the bosses or gambling for Caps at Purveyor of Curiosities. Unfortunately, Purveyor of Curiosities has been nerfed in the current season, so the best way to target this Unique effectively is to challenge Lord Zir in different Torment Tiers, which requires you to use some Diablo 4 Items to summon it. In the current season, Lord Zir can be summoned in Ancient’s Seat dungeon at any Torment difficulty, located in Darkened Way in Fractured Peaks. You need to have collected enough Exquisite Blood by completing Legion Events or defeating World Bosses, Helltide Blood Maiden, or Treasure Goblins. Each summoning of Lord Zir costs you 12 Exquisite Blood, so you need to get as many materials as possible from the above events so that you can quickly challenge Lord Zir at higher difficulties, which will increase the drop rate of Ugly Bastard Helm. Once you have collected all Exquisite Blood, you can place it in Bloodied Altar at a different Torment difficulty to complete the summoning of this boss. During the battle, you should stand in the corner as much as possible and prioritize killing the minions summoned by the boss, to ensure your own safety in order to obtain the final loot and Diablo 4 Gold. The above is the working principle and farming method of Ugly Bastard Helm, which is very important for Barbarian builds in Diablo 4 Season 7. I hope that you can use the more effective farming methods introduced in this guide to get this extremely useful gear into your Barbarian build quickly. I wish you a happy game!Feb-23-2025
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Diablo 4 Season 7 Kessime&r ...
In order to improve the situation in which the new class Spiritborn was too strong in the DLC and the sixth season, thus destroying the game class balance, Diablo 4 launched exclusive unique items for other classes in the latest Season 7, and weakened Spiritborn appropriately to ensure your new season game experience. Among them, as a classic class, Necromancer has obtained two unique pants, namely Kessime’s Legacy and Indira’s Memory. If you are playing Necromancer, these two items can help you enhance your skills, thereby expanding the possibility of using your builds and better facing Diablo 4 Season 7 endgame content. Based on this, we will introduce you to the acquisition methods of these two unique pants and their specific functions. Kessime’s Legacy Unique Pants The pants can be used to enhance the ultimate skill Blood Wave of Necromancer, and at the same time create key equipment for you. Specifically, Kessime’s Legacy allows Blood Wave to generate two waves that move towards you, thereby gathering enemies and dealing more concentrated damage to them, increasing the efficiency of harvesting Diablo 4 Gold with Blood Wave. In addition to its exclusive unique effects, the pants also have powerful blooded properties, such as being able to increase the chance of Blood Wave causing double damage. Attributes And Effects In terms of unique attributes, Kessime’s Legacy has the following effects, and it is worth mentioning that the first two attributes are only applicable to Necromancer: When casting Blood Wave, your maximum health is increased by [55.0–85.0]% Blood Wave has a chance to deal double damage by [21.0–35.0]% Ultimate damage increased by [155.0–300.0]% Damage reduced by [1.0–20.0]% when enhanced Blood Wave cooldown reduced by [16.0–25.0]% As for the skill enhancement effect caused by Blood Wave, it will form a wave on both sides of you after the skill is activated, and then the two waves will converge at your feet, pulling all nearby enemies into this range and causing powerful damage through the explosion. How To Get It? Although this item can be dropped from almost any game activity when you reach level 60. However, it is better to focus on farming Lord Zir or gambling at Purveyor of Curiousities. It is worth noting that in order to farm Kessime’s Legacy by fighting Lord Zir, you need to summon this boss first, and to do this you need to consume some Exquisite Blood at the altar of The Darkened Way. Exquisite Blood can be obtained from Blood Maiden in Helltides, and The Darkened Way is located in Gale Valley region of Fractured Peaks. How To Use This Item? The best use of Kessime’s Legacy is in conjunction with Shadow Blood Wave Build. In fact, this build also relies heavily on Kessime’s Legacy. Without this item, Shadow Blood Wave will no longer exist. Kessime’s Legacy allows this build to output excellent AOE damage, but it will have difficulties when facing special bosses. Indira’s Memory Unique Pants Compared to Kessime’s Legacy’s focus on Blood Wave, Indira’s Memory is more versatile, as it can focus on Bone Spear or Blood Wave at the same time, and can even be used with the best endgame build of this class. It is worth noting that in order to increase the efficiency of farming this item. It is recommended to team up with friends and share materials. Attributes And Effects As a unique pants that can well blend the blood and bone abilities of Necromancer, Indira’s Memory has the following attributes: Super damage + [77.5-115.0]% Maximum health + [16.0-25.0]% Damage reduction when injured [16.0-30.0]% Tides of Blood + [2-3] Of course, these bonuses only apply to Necromancers. After fusion, you can also treat Blood Wave as a bone skill. It will create a bone prison at its endpoint and increase the damage of your Blood Skills when cast for 8 seconds. Bone Spear can also be a Blood Skill allowing you to consume 10% of the enemy’s maximum health each time you hit an enemy, consuming nearby corpses to launch new Bone Spears from them. How To Get Indira’s Memory? The two best ways to get Indira’s Memory are the same as getting Kessime’s Legacy, except that the boss that needs to be farmed has become Beast In The Ice. It should be noted that the amount of items dropped after each kill depends on your current world level, so it is best to spawn this boss at the highest level, and to increase your speed in battle, you can fight against it by forming a team. Also Read: What Do You Need To Know Before Starting Your Diablo 4 Season 7 Journey? - 7 Tips However, to summon Beast In The Ice before the battle successfully, you need to be at least level 60 and beat the campaign, and then farm Distilled Fear in the nightmare dungeon. After that, go to Glacial Fissure in the south of Kyovoshad in Fractured Peaks and consume Distilled Fear to summon this boss. In addition, Distilled Fear may also appear in Helltides and Tree of Whispers besides nightmare dungeons. What Build Is This Item Suitable For? Without a doubt, Necromancer builds centered on Bone Spear and Blood Wave are best paired with Indira’s Memory, and the best build among them is Bone Spear Endgame Necromancer Build. As a solid A-tier build, it performs better than most Necromancer builds in the late game. After obtaining Indira’s Memory and Bone Duster, you can make this build deal tremendous damage to the enemy by stacking suppression. The above is all the relevant information about these two unique pants. If you are a Necromancer fan, it is recommended that you get them as early as possible so that your endgame phase can go more smoothly!Feb-18-2025
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Diablo 4 Season 7 New Featu ...
As the release of Diablo 4 Season 7 approaches, the developers have released another pre-season patch, which adds some groundbreaking game content - ADS (Adaptive Difficulty Scaling) and AR (Augmented Reality). These two innovative technologies have greatly changed the gameplay of Diablo 4, which has been criticized by players and requires constant experience and may subvert previous game concepts. After the release of this patch, many Diablo 4 players are more excited and looking forward to the arrival of Season 7. However, since the official patch notes may be a little obscure, in this guide we will integrate the roles of these two cutting-edge technologies in the game based on the existing information and what kind of help they will bring to players. About ADS First, let’s take a look at ADS, the full name of which is Adaptive Difficulty Scaling. It will use a very advanced machine learning algorithm to adjust the game difficulty dynamically according to the player’s personal skill level and game style. Therefore, this personalized gameplay setting allows both new players who are new to action role-playing games and veteran players who are familiar with the entire game process to get a balanced gaming experience. In addition, unlike traditional leveling systems, Diablo 4 with ADS can track player performance in Season 7 and modify enemy strength, loot drop rate, and even the difficulty of mission challenges. For example, if your current level is low, the strength of the enemies you need to kill when exploring a certain area may also decrease, and the amount of Diablo 4 Gold you get from it may increase, so that you can use it to enhance your build. In this case, your exploration in this game will always be attractive to you, and you may even feel that you can break through some limits within your controllable ability. Most importantly, with the blessing of this technology, you will no longer experience those tedious farming and grinding processes. However, the addition of this ADS function to the game may confuse players who are used to grinding, because the potential unpredictable difficulty adjustment will make these players overturn the builds and methods used in previous seasons, and re-establish a complete gameplay strategy, which may be a huge challenge. In addition, players need to learn some curved gameplay dynamics under this function to adapt to the non-static game difficulty and enemy strength in Season 7. In this case, just keep the attack and defense balance in your build, so your build should have a balanced state of many attributes and statistics. Some element types you focus on can be strengthened by some specialized Diablo 4 Items. About AR The ADS function just introduced is the impact on the gameplay and mechanism in Diablo 4, while AR (full name is Augmented Reality) is a function that has a significant impact on the entire game screen and played experience. In this new technology, players are allowed to use their mobile devices to scan the surrounding environment and superimpose game elements on the real world environment. It blends the traditional role-playing experience with the latest augmented reality technology to create a game that seamlessly mixes the virtual and real world. This is also a change in the way players experience the dark fantasy world in Sanctuary that they want to achieve. Although this feature did not appear in the previous Season 7 PTR, and not many players have experienced this feature yet, you can imagine that you bring the demon battle you need to complete in Sanctuary into your living room or a large open space, where you will have a very immersive exploration. Most importantly, this breaks the prejudice that many people have about playing games and hurting the body. AR will support you to leave the computer desk and replace sitting for a long time with some interactive sports, which greatly increases your sense of fun in exploration. What’s more, this feature redefines the narrative process and experience of traditional MMO games, turning mundane everyday scenes into special in-game experiences. Of course, in addition to the visual effects in Diablo 4, AR feature will also be combined with spatial audio to provide 360-degree soundscapes that adapt to different real-world settings, making each AR session unique and extremely interesting. Like ADS feature, AR also has some drawbacks. First, not all mobile devices support all advanced AR features, and the quality of the AR experience may also vary depending on the environment and hardware specifications, which may limit access for some players. However, according to current market feedback, AR technology is becoming more and more mainstream and is used more and more frequently in such games, so it is possible that in the near future, most players will use mobile devices that support AR technology to explore Diablo 4. The above are some changes that may occur in the gameplay and game experience of Diablo 4 Season 7 according to the patch released some time ago. In fact, the addition of these two new features shows that in the future, games are not only about playing games but also about experiencing games. Every request made by players will indirectly affect the game world. More importantly, developers can carefully extract players’ feedback on game content. Here, I would like to remind you that before starting the exploration of Season 7, you may need to ensure that your game product inventory is sufficient for your character to explore smoothly and easily at the beginning of the season. If you lack necessary products such as gold or items, you can get free products in the giveaway channel in iGMeet Discord, which will make your exploration experience better.Jan-14-2025
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Diablo 2: Lightning Strike ...
The Lightning Strike Amazon is a powerful character build in Diablo 2 that focuses on lightning-based attacks to deal massive damage to enemies. This guide will walk you through the key aspects of the build, including skill allocation, gear choices, and general gameplay tips. 1. Skill Allocation: - Lightning Fury: Maximize this skill as it will be your primary attack. Lightning Fury unleashes bolts of lightning that bounce between enemies, making it devastating against groups. - Charged Strike: Invest some points in Charged Strike to enhance your single-target damage. It releases a powerful lightning bolt that deals substantial damage to a single enemy. - Power Strike: Allocate a few points to Power Strike for additional single-target damage. It enhances your basic attack with lightning damage. - Valkyrie: Summon a Valkyrie to aid you in battle. She will serve as a meat shield and deal damage, making her a valuable asset. 2. Attribute Distribution: - Strength: Invest enough points to meet the requirements of your gear. - Dexterity: Allocate sufficient points to achieve high accuracy. - Vitality: Place most of your points into Vitality for increased survivability. - Energy: Only add points to Energy if you are experiencing mana issues, but focus primarily on Vitality. 3. Gear Choices: - Weapon: Look for weapons with +skills, increased lightning damage, and increased attack speed. Runewords like 'Infinity' and 'Infinity Thunder' are excellent choices. - Armor: Opt for armor with bonuses to lightning skills, resistances, and increased life. - Helmet: Seek helmets with bonuses to skills, life, resistances, and mana. - Amulet: Prioritize amulets with +skills, lightning damage, resistances, and mana. - Rings: Look for rings with bonuses to skills, resistances, life, and mana. - Gloves: Choose gloves with bonuses to attack speed, lightning damage, and resistances. - Belt: Opt for belts with increased attack speed, life, and resistances. - Boots: Seek boots with bonuses to movement speed, resistances, and life. - Shield: Consider using a shield with bonuses to skills, resistances, and increased block chance. 4. Gameplay Tips: - Positioning: Keep a safe distance from enemies while using Lightning Fury to take advantage of its bouncing effect. This will help you clear groups of enemies efficiently. - Mana Management: Watch your mana pool carefully, as Lightning Fury consumes a significant amount of mana. Utilize mana potions or invest in items that increase mana regeneration. - Lightning Immune Enemies: Lightning Strike Amazons can struggle against lightning immune enemies. Carry a backup weapon with elemental damage of a different type, such as physical or fire, to deal with such foes. - Use Charged Strike Wisely: Save Charged Strike for single-target situations or tough enemies. It deals immense damage to a single foe, making it a valuable skill for boss fights. - Dodge and Weave: Maintain mobility and dodge enemy attacks by constantly moving. This will help you avoid damage and increase survivability. The Lightning Strike Amazon build in Diablo 2 offers a thrilling and powerful playstyle centered around lightning-based attacks. By maximizing key skills, selecting appropriate gear, and employing effective gameplay strategies, you'll be able to unleash devastating electrical damage upon your enemies. Have fun exploring the world of Diablo 2 as a formidable Lightning Strike Amazon!Jun-19-2023