Diablo 4: Season 2 - Abattoir of Zir Guide: Conquer the Pinnacle of Challenge

In the first few seasons of Diablo 4, Mighty Throw Barbarian build has become a favorite for players who want to challenge the very difficult endgame stages. It can throw its weapons with dominant force and destroy multiple enemies at once, which is very effective against enemies with poor physical defense and groups. Although the cooldown of Mighty Throw may hinder your ability to quickly clear with this build, it and Steel Grasp have undergone a very significant overhaul in the upcoming Season 8, and The Third Blade Unique, which can make up for this shortcoming, has also received some additions in the new season, making this build likely to continue to play a major role in D4S8. If you haven’t tried this powerful Mighty Throw Barbarian endgame build before, this guide will give you an introduction to its pros and cons and possible changes in the next season. For players who have tried or are using this build, here are some build options that will make you more powerful in the next season. Pros And Cons The main reason why many D4 players like to use Mighty Throw Barbarian build is because of its semi-ranged play style, which allows you to attack enemies from a distance, thereby reducing the threat posed by enemies in close combat, which is very important for Barbarian class, which is not very flexible. In addition, the high burst damage of the entire build can support you to complete most of the game content and challenges in the endgame stage in one go, whether the enemy appears as a single target or a group. Of course, Barbarian’s own super high defense ability allows you to easily survive in such a very difficult battle. However, this Mighty Throw Barbarian build is not completely without disadvantages. The first and most important thing is that it has a high gear dependency, such as The Third Blade just introduced. After you have it and spend a lot of D4 Gold to upgrade it to the highest level, the cooldown time of the main skills in the entire build will become very short, thus having a higher damage ability. Not only that, when you use this build to fight some battles, you also need to carefully manage Fury you generate to ensure that your damage output is always stable, otherwise you are likely to be hit by enemies or bosses and cause a lot of damage when you lack Fury. Most importantly, the player threshold for using this Mighty Throw Barbarian build is actually very high, requiring players to have the ability to accurately rotate skills and strategic positioning, which fundamentally excludes some ordinary players who like to have super defense and damage capabilities but low levels. Skill Selection If you understand the pros and cons of Mighty Throw Barbarian build and continue to use this powerful build, then the following skill selection may be very helpful to you, because it determines whether you can have better damage and defense capabilities in battle. Bash can be regarded as the foundation of the entire build, because it can continuously generate Fury and ensure that Overpower, which has an enormous increase in your damage output, can accurately hit the enemy. For the core skill of this build, you can choose Hammer of the Ancients, which can deal extremely high damage and suppress the enemy. For defense, which you don’t have to worry too much, you can choose Rallying Cry to bring some benefits to your poor movement speed and resource generation. The key point of the entire Mighty Throw Barbarian build is that you must choose Mighty Throw and Steel Grasp for your weapon mastery slots. The former can cause threatening damage to single targets and groups of enemies, and the latter can reduce the distance between enemies and you to deal with critical strikes more effectively and make them more vulnerable. For your boss-only ultimate, Call of the Ancients, which summons Ancients to help you fight and buff you, is probably your best bet. Finally, you can choose Unbridled Rage as your key passive, which increases the damage output of Core skill but requires your Fury. Skill Rotation When you have equipped all the skills in Mighty Throw Barbarian build and enter the battle, you can choose the corresponding skill rotation according to the situation you are facing. When facing a regular single enemy or a group of enemies, you can use Steel Grasp to gather the enemies together first. Then activate Rallying Cry, and your Fury will continue to increase and enter Unstoppable status. After that, you can use Mighty Throw to deal a lot of area damage to the enemy. Repeat this way, basically these enemies will be successfully defeated by you after 2-3 rounds, and reward you with a lot of Diablo 4 Gold. However, when facing a boss, you may need to use Bash first to generate a lot of Fury and apply Overpower to the enemy to increase more damage. After that, you can continue to use Rallying Cry and Mighty Throw, two skills with strong damage, in order. If the enemy you are facing has a high health value, you can use Call of the Ancients to deal more damage. Items Of course, to maximize the effectiveness of Mighty Throw Barbarian build, it is not enough to just select skills. You also need to select some Gear, Legendary Aspects or Gems and so no that can provide buffs to your other attributes. Here are some Diablo 4 Items options worth trying in Season 8, but please note that the statistics are based on PTR and previous seasons, and may change on April 29. Gear Harlequin Crest - All skills have additional ranks and have reduced overall cooldowns. Shroud of False Death - Increases resource generation and improves all stats. Tibault’s Will - While unstoppable, you gain resources and your damage increases. Yen’s Blessing - Activating a skill can cause a non-mobility, non-ultimate skill on cooldown to activate. The Third blade - Turns Weapon Mastery skills into core skills that have no cooldown but consume Fury. Ring of Starless Skies - Rank on your core skills and overall resistance to all elements. Legendary Aspects Aspect of Apogeic Furor - At 10 stacks, ultimate damage bonus and cooldown reset. Aspect of Encroaching Wrath - Weapon Mastery Skill Damage Increase when 100 Fury is consumed. Earthstriker’s Aspect - After 8 weapon swaps, your next non-basic skill becomes Overpowered. Aspect of Limitless Rage - Overflowing Fury Points increases the damage of your next core skill, stacking up to 15 times. Blood Boiling Aspect - when using your core skill Overpower, creates three volatile blood droplets that explode and deal massive damage to enemies. Aspect of Herculean Spectacle - Increases the damage output of Mighty Throw. Gems Ruby - Increases 60 Strength in Armor slot and Increases 90% Overpower Damage in Weapon slot. Elder Sigil - Increased damage and defense against hexed enemies. Phantom Sigil - Increased Overpower damage on hexed enemies. Witching Hour - Core skills are treated as Eldritch. Witchcraft Powers Doom Orb - Enemies take damage from ominous orbs floating around them. Abyssal Resonance - After using its primary resource, it explodes, dealing shadow damage to enemies. Shaken Soul - Eldritch effects apply vulnerability to enemies. Aura of lament - Enemies tainted by Aura of lament are slowed down and you regain 3 primary resources every second. Aura Specialization - Increases critical strike damage against enemies within the aura effect range. Twilight Warding - Gain a barrier of 30% of your maximum life every 14.5 seconds. The above are the specific descriptions of Mighty Throw Barbarian build that may play a big role in Diablo 4 Season 8 and some of the build options that can be selected for it. Once again, the statistics and attributes of some of the items or skills recommended for you here are based on the just-concluded S8 PTR and previous seasons, and may be subject to some changes in the future. We will also continue to pay attention and wish you a happy game!

In the various builds of Diablo 4, players can often see that Aspects play an important role. Legendary Aspects can upgrade rare items to legendary items, bringing powerful enhancements to the player’s character. In the seventh season of Diablo 4, Necromancer performed very well. Whether it is against bosses or farming Diablo 4 Gold, Necromancer is easy and efficient. And a complete Necromancer build also requires specific Aspects. Here is how to get Necromancer Aspects. How To Get Aspects? Legendary Aspects will not fall from the sky. Generally speaking, there are two ways to get Legendary Aspects, one is Codex of Power, and the other is Legendary items. Codex Of Power Codex of Power is a collection of Aspects. You can engrave it on your rare or legendary equipment in The Occultist. You can unlock more Legendary Aspects by clearing dungeons. However, Codex of Power does not include Legendary Aspects available in the game. Some truly unique Aspects can only be obtained through other means. Legendary Items Legendary weapons have a chance to drop from demons or farming enemies. Legendary items contain Legendary Aspects, which can then be extracted from Legendary items at The Occultis and placed on other Legendary items. Aspects Categories Aspects can provide powerful properties to items, but they cannot be placed on items at will. Each piece of equipment has a specific slot for Aspects, and the bonuses provided by Aspects vary from item to item. Some Aspects can give a character 100% bonus on a two-handed weapon, but only 50% of the effect on an amulet, so players must be careful when choosing Aspects for their equipment. Here are the categories of Aspects: Offensive Aspects: Can be engraved on one-handed weapons, two-handed weapons, gloves, rings or amulets. Defensive Aspects: Can be engraved on pants, shields, helmets, breastplates and amulets. Resource Aspects: Usually can only be engraved on rings. Utility Aspects: Similar to Defensive Aspects, can also be engraved on amulets, breastplates, boots, gloves and helmets. Mobility Aspects: Can only be engraved on amulets and shoes. Necromancer Aspects There are many Aspects suitable for Necromancers. It is worth mentioning that some Aspects are limited to classes. For example, some Aspects say that they are limited to Sorcerer, but they are completely ineffective for Necromancers. You can still use them on your equipment or weapons, but they will not have any effect. The important way to unlock Aspects is to explore dungeons. When you clear dungeons, you can not only get Diablo 4 Gold and equipment but also have the opportunity to unlock various Aspects. The following introduces Necromancer Aspects that you can unlock in the dungeons of each map. Some of them are limited to Necromancer, while others are available to all classes. In any case, they are all Aspects that Necromancer can use. Learn More: What Can We Expect In Diablo 4 Season 8? - Release Time, Theme & Gameplay Fractured Peaks Aspect of Plunging Darkness: In Rimescar Cavern, Offensive Aspects Aspect of the Protector: In Lost Archives, Defensive Aspects Aspect of Torment: In Black Asylum, Resource Aspects Blood Seeker’s Aspect: In Mercy’s Reach, Offensive Aspects Blood-bathed Aspect: In Hoarfrost Demise, Offensive Aspects Eluding Aspect: In Caldera Gate, Utility Aspects Flesh-Rending Aspect: In Nostrava Deepwood, Resource Aspects Dry Steppes Aspect of Bursting Bones: In Path of the Blind, Offensive Aspects Aspect of Might: In Dark Ravine, Defensive Aspects Aspect of Potent Blood: In Betrayer’s Row, Resource Aspects Aspect of the Umbral: In Champion’s Demise, Resource Aspects Rapid Aspect: In Buried Halls, Offensive Aspects Splintering Aspect: In Guulrahn Slums, Offensive Aspects Scosglen Aspect of Empowering Reaper: In Flooded Depths, Offensive Aspects Aspect of Inner Calm: In Raethwind Wilds, Offensive Aspects Aspect of Reanimation: In Aldurwood, Offensive Aspects Aspect of Swelling Curse: In Hive, Offensive Aspects Aspect of the Expectant: In Underroot, Offensive Aspects Edgemaster’s Aspect: In Oldstones, Offensive Aspects Ghostwalker Aspect: In Broken Bulwark, Mobility Aspects Requiem Aspect: In the Vault of the Forsaken, Resource Aspects Hawezar Aspect of Shared Misery: In Oblivion, Utility Aspects Aspect of the Deflecting Barrier: In Lost Keep, Defensive Aspects Blighted Aspect: In Akkhan’s Grasp, Offensive Aspects Fastblood Aspect: In Iron Hold, Resource Aspects Sacrificial Aspects: In Ruins of Eridu, Offensive Aspects Unyielding Commander’s Aspect: In Faceless Shrine, Offensive Aspects Kehjistan Aspect of Disobedience: In Halls of the Damned, Defensive Aspects Aspect of Grasping Veins: In Corrupted Grotto, Offensive Aspects Aspect of Retribution: In Abandoned Mineworks, Offensive Aspects Aspect of the Damned: In Uldur’s Cave, Offensive Aspects Hulking Aspect: In Sepulcher of the Forsworn, Resource Aspects Needleflare Aspect: In Yshari Sanctum, Offensive Aspects Torturous Aspect: In Deserted Underpass, Utility Aspects Wind Striker Aspect: In Shivta Ruins, Mobility Aspects The above Aspects are not all Aspects of Necromancer, which could be farmed in these areas. There are also many Legendary Aspects that are not included. Since there are too many dungeons in Diablo 4, players may not have explored all of them. Therefore, when you lack Aspects suitable for Necromancer, you can try to sweep these areas. As the main game content of Diablo 4, exploring dungeons can bring you too many rewards. In the process of farming Aspects, you will naturally accumulate some equipment and gold, which are very useful for your creation of a better Necromancer.

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.

In the upcoming Diablo 4 Season 7 update on January 21, developers will bring new powers, new weapons, new pets and other Diablo 4 Items to players. It is not clear whether there will be new classes, but Witch Power will be the theme of this season. Overview Of Witch Power In the seventh season of Diablo, the creators brought 24 different witch powers to players. And these 24 witch powers are divided into four schools and two different qualities. Four schools: Eldritch witch power Growth & Decay witch power Psyche witch power Lost witch power Each school has a unique power, and the rest are Normal Powers. Players can carry up to 6 witch powers at a time, five of which are Normal Powers and one is a unique power. These witch powers will bring different effects to players, some of which enhance the player’s attributes, and some of which allow players to cause additional damage to monsters. Witch Powers are enhanced at certain levels, gaining additional effects. For example, when Poison Frog Servant reaches level 5, it will give your Poison Frog the ability to taunt. If you want to grow quickly in Season 7, You can enter the iGMeet Discord, where there are some random Diablo 4 giveaways. How To Get Witch Powers? All Witch Powers have corresponding altars: Altar of the Eldritch Altar of the Psyche Altar of Growth Forgotten Altars Altar of the Eldritch, Altar of the Psyche, and Altar of Growth can all be found in the Whispering Tree, while Forgotten Altars can appear in any dungeon. To obtain these powers you must first increase your Seasonal Reputation with The Coven. Increasing your reputation will allow you to learn more Witch Powers, as well as obtain crafting materials and Diablo 4 Items. After you obtain Witch Powers, you can upgrade them. The item required to upgrade Witch Powers is Restless Rot, and the main way to obtain Restless Rot is to participate in Headhunt. Headhunt is the main activity of Season 7, which usually appears around the Sanctuary. All Witch Powers: Eldritch Witch Powers Doom Orb (unique) A sphere of pure Eldritch energy surrounds you. This sphere will actively attack distant enemies and return, dealing some fire damage. Rank 5: Damaging or killing a boss increases Doom Orb’s damage by 5%. When it reaches 100%, it explodes and re-condenses after three seconds. Enemies caught in the explosion will take 5200 damage. Abyssal Resonance When 250 resources are consumed, an explosion occurs, dealing Shadow damage. Each subsequent explosion within 10 seconds increases the size and damage of the explosion by 130%. Stacks up to 3 times. Rank 10: Before the third explosion, it pulls enemies towards you. Firebat Servants Every 2 seconds, a group of fire bats rushes towards the enemy, dealing fire damage. At higher ranks: Enemies hit 5 times by Firebats are stunned for 3 seconds. Hex Of Flames Lucky Shot: While you cast Hex of Flames on an enemy, each time you damage the target, you deal 1,600 additional Fire damage. Rank 7: When your Hex of Flames deals critical damage, it explodes. Purging Touch Headrotten takes more damage from Eldritch Witch Powers. Rank 10: This effect applies to all monsters. Shaken Soul Eldritch Witch Powers make enemies vulnerable for a period of time. Rank 10: Psyche Damage and Growth & Decay now also cause this effect but for half the duration. Wave Of Woe Enemy hit by a skill is hit by Wave of Woe. Wave of Woe deals Shadow damage to enemies, and enemies of the same type are also affected by this damage. Rank 5: Increases the amount of reflection by 15% each time, and can be reflected at least 5 times. Can attack the same target multiple times. Growth & Decay Witch Power The Cycle (unique) Dealing damage with a skill has a 15% chance to cause a flower to grow from the ground. This flower poisons a nearby enemy or heals a nearby teammate for 6% of their maximum health. The flower then withers. This skill occurs every five seconds per enemy. Rank 5: The flower affects all nearby enemies or allies. Aura Of Siphoning Summons an aura of decay that poisons enemies. Rank 10: Restores 1% of your health when Aura of Siphoning deals damage. Decay Augmentation Your Witchcraft Effects deal additional damage over 5 seconds. Rank 10: When damage over time effects exceed 85% of the target’s total health, they are instantly executed. Grow After casting your ultimate, your friendly units gain the power of dark magic. Increases size and damage for 15 seconds. Rank 11: Allied units gain 100% critical strike chance when enlarged. Hex Of Whispers Damaging an enemy is afflicted with the Whispering Curse, causing the next damage dealt to make additional Shadow damage, which then jumps to another enemy, affecting up to 6 enemies. The Whispering Curse can only be applied once every 5 seconds. Rank 7: After bouncing to 6 enemies, the curse returns, empowering you and removing all negative status effects on you. Poison Frog Servant Summons a poison frog servant that lasts three seconds and deals poison damage to enemies. The frog explodes violently upon death, dealing lethal damage, and enemies are affected by the poison. Rank 5: Enemies are pulled toward Poison Frog’s attacks and taunted for 1 second. Soul Harvest Using skills that require a cooldown drains the life of nearby enemies, and each monster killed grants a small boost to your primary attribute that lasts for a few seconds. Rank 9: Soul Harvest will not go on cooldown as long as there are enemies nearby. Psyche Witch Powers Vengeful Spirit (unique) While a Vengeful Spirit minion is active, all damage taken is taken by the soul. Vengeful Spirit minion appears every 19 seconds. Rank 5: When Vengeful Spirit loses all health, it will rush to up to 8 enemies, dealing 2,000 Shadow damage to them. Aura Of Lament The first enemy you attack is affected by the Aura of Lament, slowing it and nearby enemies by 70%. If the initial enemy dies, it will be transferred to a random nearby enemy. The aura can only affect 1 enemy at a time and has a 30 second cooldown. Aura Of Misfortune Chance to interrupt the attack of enemies other than bosses. Rank 5: Increase movement speed by 5%, slow enemies by 30%. Hex Of Shattering Your Witchcraft Effects reduce enemy damage. Rank 8: Headrotten When affected by any curse, damage dealt to it for 5 seconds becomes a Critical Strike. Life Link Links to up to three enemies, transferring damage you take to them. Does not work on other players. Rank 15: After using a Trick, Defense, or Terror skill, any linked damage for 10 seconds becomes a Critical Strike. Twilight Warding Gain a barrier that lasts 5 seconds. Rank 12: Reflects enemy projectiles while active. Lost Witch Powers Piranhado (unique) Enemies affected by curses and auras are pulled toward Piranhado and take physical damage over 12 seconds. 20 second cooldown. Rank 5: Piranhado will actively move toward enemies. Aura Of Specialization Increases the effectiveness of your auras Rank 10: Increases critical hit damage against enemies within the aura by 50%. Breath Of The Coven Increases your attack speed when damaging an enemy with a Witch Power. Lasts 10 seconds, stacks once for each unique witch power. Rank 8: Gain 40% luck hit chance when all Witch Powers bonuses are active at the same time. Hex Specialization Increases the effectiveness of Hex Effects. Rank 10: Increases critical strike chance against enemies affected by Hex Effects by 10%. These are the witch powers for Season of the Witch, and random combinations of these powers may work wonders. Players can try to find the best combination after Season 7 goes live. I hope these contents can help you quickly complete various activities when Season 7 comes, and obtain a large number of Diablo 4 Gold, unique equipment and other items to make your character stronger.