Diablo 4 Season 8 Release Delay: Is This Update A Chance To Bring A Complete Game Rework?

Every class has been affected by Season 8 of Diablo 4. Some unique items in season 7 have been greatly weakened, which may make some builds that rely on these unique items unpopular in season 8. The main changes in the 2.2.0 PTR patch are the addition of a new mechanic that caps the ultimate skill damage by 200%, and the rework of Rogue’s unique equipment Fists of Fate. The effect of Fists of Fate applying random control to enemies has been removed, and it has been replaced with Vuluerability. So let’s take a look at the power changes of these builds based on the performance of the 2.2.0 PTR patch. Barbarian As one of the most destructive builds in the game, Mighty Throw and Steel Grasp have been changed to no longer provide cooldown reduction, but increase damage by 125-250%. The new unique gloves Bane of Ahjed-Den can also greatly increase the damage of Mighty Throw. Although Mighty Throw Barbarian build is not the best Barbarian build, it has been buffed to be powerful enough for the endgame. HotA Barbarian build was not nerfed in Season 8, so it is still very powerful. You can upgrade your character to level 60 with a normal upgrade build, and then use Diablo 4 Gold to reset your skills and switch to HotA Barbarian build. Here are the recommended Barbarian builds for Season 8: HotA Barbarian Build Mighty Throw Barbarian Build Whirlwind Barbarian Build Leapquake Barbarian Build Necromancer Blood Wave Necromancer is obviously what the developers didn't want, and they nerfed the build in Season 8, making Blood Wave’s damage lower. The developers greatly buffed Necromancer summons in Season 8, making Skeleton Mage, Golem Damage, and Skeleton Warrior more powerful. However, over-reliance on summons will expose the fragile characteristics of Necromancer. If the boss can quickly deal with summons, then Necromancer player will be helpless. In addition, summons are not very smart and sometimes ignore some monsters, causing them to run in front of Necromancer. Therefore, Necromancer build that relies on summons is not very stable. However, Necromancer is very good at upgrading and farming gold in the early game, which is an advantage of this class. Let’s take a look at Necromancers worth recommending in season 8: Blood Wave Necromancer Build Blood Spear Necromancer Build Bone Spirit Necromancer Build Sever Affliction Necromancer Build Sorcerer Sorcerer has been comprehensively enhanced in Season 8, whether it is the new unique item or Boss Powers, Sorcerer has benefited from it. This makes Sorcerer have many choices in Season 8. The unique helmet Hail of Verglas enhances the effect of Ice Shards, making this skill more like a machine gun. Aspect of Contamination increases the damage taken by Chilled or Staggering enemies by 25-40%. These changes make Ice Shards Sorcerer one of the best builds in Season 8. The original Sorcerer had a hard time dealing with bosses due to its lack of survivability, but now Ice Shards increases the Sorcerer’s single-target DPS, making this class an advantage in both single and group fights. Here are the recommended builds for the Sorcerer: Ice Shards Sorcerer Build Fire Bolt Sorcerer Build Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build Frozen Orb Sorcerer Build Blizzard Sorcerer Build Rogue It is a difficult problem for Rogue in choose build in Season 8. Many builds that rely on Fists of Fate have almost lost their power due to the rework of Fists of Fate. Rogue players have to focus on traps and poison. The new unique gloves Band of Ichorous Rose enhances the power of Rogue Poison Traps, so Rogue players can try related builds. Rogue builds rely more on unique items and various props. After the opening of Season 8, Rogue players may not have so many items to use. You can enter Diablo 4 Items Giveaways In iGMeet Discord. This channel will hold raffles from time to time and bring various prizes to players. Here are the recommended Rogue builds: Death Trap Rogue Build Rapid Fire Rogue Build Dance of Knives Rogue Build Druid Druid’s best build, Cataclysm Druid build, has been weakened. Players need to calculate the CD time of skills more accurately to arrange how to release skills. The new unique items Gathlen’s Birthright and Legendary Aspect added in Season 8 have limited enhancements to Druid. Gathlen’s Birthright requires 200 to 400 Critical Strikes to trigger the unique effect, which is too harsh. Therefore, this new unique item is probably not used by many players. In summary, the overall strength of Druid’s build in Season 8 has not changed much. The following is the recommended build for Druid in Season 8: Cataclysm Druid Build Lacerate Druid Build Bouldercane Druid Build Lightning Storm Druid Build Spiritborn The new unique items of Spiritborn have brought some insignificant enhancements to it. The unique effect of the unique amulet Sunbird’s Gorget requires players to collect feathers to trigger it. This enhancement method is not stable and cannot send Spiritborn Builds to the top tier. Quill Volley Spiritborn build is still the best Spiritborn build at present. Below are the recommended Spiritborn builds; Quill Volley Spiritborn Build Razor Wings Spiritborn Build Crushing Hand Spiritborn Build Payback Spiritborn Build The above are the recommended builds for Season 8 for each class. In Season 8, all players need to start from scratch and collect Boss Powers. Boss powers are very powerful and may become an important part of builds. Players can try to reset the skill tree with gold and then find the best combination of Boss powers and various skills.

According to the current news released by the developers, the seventh season of Diablo 4 will meet with players on January 21, 2025. Some time ago, the PTR for this new season officially ended, and many players were fortunate to participate in it and put forward their own feedback for the improvement of the game. Among the new game content in Season 7, the most worth introducing is that there may be a Class using Witchcraft Powers added to the game, which may bring more and better game experience and more build possibilities to players. In addition, the original Classes have also undergone some changes. Among them, the biggest change is Spiritborn, which was once a darling of Season 6, but it may be weakened in the new season. However, this guide is not mainly about it, but the controversial Sorcerer and Druid in the last season, both of which have received many disagreements because of their one-sided strength but the lack of the other. Next, let’s take a look at what changes these two Classes will have in the next season! Sorcerer Compared to the previous season, the spells cast by Sorcerer in Season 7 can become hotter or colder, and can make players more excited when manipulating it. First of all, in the new season, Sorcerer has two new Uniques - Strike of Stormhorn and Okun’s Catalyst. They bring you a new good friend called Super Ball Lightning, which can spin like a hula hoop full of lightning and cause irresistible lightning damage to the enemy, so that you can stride forward unhindered. In addition to the new skill Ball Lightning, there is also a new skill called Inferno, which can increase the vulnerability to enemies inside the group of enemies, and the fire skill of Sorcerer has also been greatly enhanced, which is what I just said that this Class has become hotter. For colder, it is because Deep Freeze skill has been changed, and its damage has become stronger and it can provide you with a barrier when you thaw. There are also a number of changes to Enchantments and Passives, making your builds in Season 7 healthier, faster to clear, and more flexible, making it much easier to get loot and Diablo 4 Gold with your Sorcerer next season, and speeding up your game progress. Legendary Aspects, which are very important to Sorcerer build, have also undergone some changes, such as Pyro, Frost, and Shock skills, which have multiple functions for generating barriers, helping you increase your movement speed and attack speed, and immobilization, which can give you a better advantage in the challenge of some bosses. Not only that, the Ball Lightning enhancement function just introduced can make you a static destruction field for enemies. Overall, the poor survivability that was criticized last season may be greatly improved next season. This will be very good news for some players who like to stand in the safe range and use spells to defeat enemies, so that they don’t have to spend a lot of effort on gear that improves defense in their Sorcerer builds and give up damage enhancements. Also Read: Does Diablo 4 Season 7 Indicate The Return Of Doctor Witch In The Next DLC? Druid Druid is getting some love from the developers in the next season, which is reflected in the addition of Uniques and some skill improvements. First, the most noteworthy Unique is Malefic Crescent Amulet, which can greatly increase the critical damage and movement speed of a Druid in werewolf form, and the level of Feral Aptitude has also been increased. On top of that, the damage of Lupine Ferocity on consecutive critical hits has also been increased by 100%-150% by this item. In addition, Mjölnic Ryng allows Druid to gain unlimited Spirit and 40%-100% increased damage while Cataclysm is active, which greatly improves the shortcomings of the Class’s poor damage ability. Not only that, Tempest Roar can also convert some of your Willpower damage into Willpower in combat, making you more tanky. Not only is the poor damage ability a disadvantage that players have been discussing, but the information that Druid lacks flexibility is also widely known. But fortunately, in Season 7, Druid’s proud Hurricane skill can be cast while moving, increasing its chances of winning in battles that require a certain degree of flexibility. As for other attack damage skills, they have all been improved to some extent, such as Raging Shred, which will increase your skill set by 30% poison damage and Grizzly Rage by 60%. The most exaggerated one can be said to be Lacerate, whose damage value has increased to 600% of the original! It can be predicted here that this skill will definitely become one of the most important skills in Druid’s build because it is too powerful. In previous seasons, Druid’s Passives can be said to be very difficult to choose, because only one of the strong survivability and damage ability can be retained. But in Diablo 4 Season 7, you may no longer be bothered by this problem, because several passive skills that deal damage have been buffed. For example, Lupine Ferocity will increase your critical hit damage by 75% for every three Werewolf casts that hit, Heightened Senses will increase your movement speed by 3% in werewolf form, and Charged Atmosphere will increase your build’s lightning damage by 10%. Since Druid is the only Class in the game with human and beast multi-forms, the choice of Spirit Boons is also very important for the build. In view of this, the developers have made certain enhancements to Deer and Wolf: the former can help you deal 5% extra damage with subsequent damage attacks when attacked, while the latter allows you to restore all your Spirit when you cast Lucky Hit. These are some changes you will see for the Sorcerer and Druid classes in Diablo 4 Season 7. Since the official version of the next season has not yet been announced, some of the key attributes and statistics in this guide are not accurate and are for reference only. You can also participate in some giveaways for D4 game products in iGMeet Discord in your free time, which may make your exploration of the next season easier.

As a new class born from DLC Vessel of Hatred, Spiritborn is stronger than the general class even in Season 6. As a shaman warrior, Spiritborn is actually the evolution of Witch Doctor class in the early Diablo series. Because it is a new class, the number of builds available for Spiritborn is not as many as other classes in Diablo 4 Season 6. But as the entire Spiritborn class is becoming more and more perfect, the related builds are also increasing, and in Season 6, you will find a Spiritborn build that is suitable for both PVE and PVP. Based on this, we will introduce this build - Quill Volley Eagle Build, and how to use it in PVE and PVP modes, respectively. Quill Volley Eagle Build In PVE Currently, the best PVE Spiritborn build in Season 6 is Quill Volley Eagle Build. Although this build is likely to be weakened in Season 7, Quill Volley Eagle Build will still be your first choice for combat as a Spiritborn for a long time before then. How To Allocate The Required Skills? If you often play MMORPG, you will know that the foundation of any powerful build is inseparable from the skills available to the corresponding class, and Quill Volley Eagle Build is no exception. Based on this, we recommend that you allocate the required points to the active and passive skills of this build according to the following: Active skills: Rock Splitter-Enhanced: 5 Quill Volley-Enhanced, Advantageous: 5 Ravager-Enhanced, Measured: 1 Armored Hide-Enhanced, Reinforced: 1 Counterattack-Enhanced, Reinforced: 1 Scourge-Enhanced, Adaptable: 1 The Hunger-Harmonious, Exalted: 5 Passive skills: Vigorous: 2 Balanced Exertion: 3 Mirage: 1 Unrestrained Power: 3 Focal Point: 1 Apex: 3 Endurance: 1 Perseverance: 3 If you are a returning player from Season 6, you may get Diablo 4 Gold and skill points through your Renown, or directly upgrade to level 50 from the beginning. But if you’re new, you’ll need to start from scratch and work your way up. Fortunately, with Diablo 4 Season 6 update, you’ll be able to reach level 50 very quickly. Of course, you may find yourself needing to choose other skills to progress through the skill tree. As long as you’re capable, you can reconsider the skills included in Quill Volley Eagle Build and create a custom Quill Volley Eagle Build that better suits your personal needs. How To Rotate Skills? After selecting the skills you want, you’ll need to cast them in the following order to fully utilize the effects of these skills: Scourge Ravager Quill Volley Counterattack The Hunter Armored Hide Using Scourge first allows you to apply poison damage, fear, and slow down enemies. Activating Ravager next increases your overall damage output. Then, follow up with the core skill Quill Volley to pierce enemies, and hitting at least 3 feathers will make them vulnerable, allowing you to deal more damage. As enemies get close, remember to use Counterattack to dodge their attacks and counterattack. You’ll then be able to deal bonus critical damage to each nearby enemy. Then unleash The Hunter for heavy area damage to weak or elite targets. Finally, if you’re overwhelmed by a more troublesome foe, pop up Armored Hide to increase your block chance and reduce the damage you take. Best Spirit Hall Spirit Hall is an important and unique combat benefit mechanic for Spiritborn class, so choosing the best Spirit Hall will help you a lot with your Quill Volley Eagle Build. We recommend you choose Jaguar as your Primary Spirit animal at level 15, and Gorilla as a secondary option. This will ensure that your damage output and resolve are always enhanced in actual combat. Jaguar-All Jaguar attacks: Jaguar skill damage increases Gorilla-Resolve: Damage Reduction Best Mercenary As one of the new mechanics, your Quill Volley Eagle Build will do more with less effort in combat if you can choose the right mercenary combination. For this reason, we first recommend that you choose Varyana as your first mercenary. Because Varyana performs well in dense mob areas, this makes her a powerful helper to help you fight against large groups of enemies. As you kill enemies quickly, Varyana will also become stronger, which is perfect for the fast-paced combat brought by Quill Volley Eagle. You can then choose Raheir as your reinforcement mercenary. If you are caught by mobs, his defense buff will help you survive. He can also deal considerable damage to enemies. After all, he is a Barbarian. Quill Volley Eagle Build In PVP In fact, Eagle Quill Volley Build is not only outstanding in PVE mode but also difficult to match other Spiritborn builds in PVP mode, and it is even suitable for end-game. This is not surprising, because there is often overlap between end-game and PVP in Diablo 4 series of games. You can also keep the items and skills obtained for Quill Volley Eagle’s end-game. The reason this build works in PVP is that Quill Volley’s shotgun feathers hit hard, whether you are facing a team of players or a single opponent. Rebound allows you to trigger up to 20 hits in a single attack, making it difficult for all enemies to dodge. Although this build may be nerfed in Season 7 in the near future, it must be admitted that it has its own characteristics that make it useful in both PVE and PVP, so it is worth your try. In addition, If you are missing game props to help build this build, you can enter iGMeet Discord now, the game giveaways information posted here regularly should help you. Good luck!

As Diablo 4 enters Season of Hatred Rising, the difficulty of some enemies has also increased with the upgrade of the difficulty system in the new season, which may require you to learn more combat skills and strategies. But what will not change is that for some Uber Bosses, you still need to use some summoning materials to summon them, instead of waiting for your challenge in the arena. Among all the summoning materials, Living Steel can be said to be very important. Not only because it is very rare but also because it can summon Galvanic Saint Grigoire, which can provide you with a lot of Uniques. This is a very powerful Boss added in the previous season. Of course, besides Uniques, this Boss will also reward you with Shards of Agony, which can be used to summon Echo of Duriel, which is more powerful but can also provide you with more loot. So Living Steel is the source of all your rewards, and its importance can be seen. Although Living Steel is very difficult to obtain, this guide will tell you that it is very difficult to obtain. Here we will introduce you to multiple ways to farm Living Steel and tell you how to use it, striving to provide you with a one-stop service. Farming Methods Once you have passed all the experience and reached Torment 1, you can start farming Living Steel. Here is a suggestion for you: your farming efficiency will be higher in higher levels of Tormented difficulty. Living Steel mainly drops when you run some endgame activities, such as Kurast Undercity or Nightmare Dungeons exclusive to Season 6. Of course, you may find that the drop rate of Living Steel in these dungeons is too low after your first run. If you don’t want to participate in the more tough challenges, you can only grind in these two dungeons multiple times to increase the probability of Living Steel dropping. Or you can also find Living Steel in Tortured Gifts that appear in Helltide events, where the chance will be slightly higher. Once you’ve completed the main campaign, Helltides will appear on the map, and you can join them through a portal and defeat some enemies with a powerful build enhanced by Diablo 4 Gold. After you defeat all the enemies and complete the events, you’ll earn the special currency in Helltides called Aberrant Cinders. You’ll need to use it to open Helltides Chests that may contain Living Steel, but don’t be sad if you don’t have the summoning material you want, because some of the powerful items in them are also very valuable and can be used to enhance your build and character. If you want to do a targeted farming of Living Steel, you can use 250 Aberrant Cinders to get Tortured Gifts, which have a greatly increased drop rate of this summoning material, and you can even get 14 Living Steel at once, while other Helltides Chests can only give you 1-2 at most! In addition, you can also specifically pick the time when Helltides appears in Kehjistan, because this is the only region with three Tortured Gifts. Once you enter this Helltide, spend 600 Aberrant Cinders to open all Tortured Gifts, and you can even get 42 Living Steel in less than an hour. It should be noted here that you can only get this Tortured Gift after unlocking Torment Difficulties, which is also a prerequisite for participating in the endgame event. Usage Living Steel is used to summon Tormented Grigoire. You need to take these summoning materials to Hall of the Penitent in any Torment difficulties and find a summoning altar there. If you can’t find this special location, you can use Ked Bardu, the capital of Dry Steppes, as a landmark, which is just south of the capital. It costs 12 Living Steel each time you summon Tormented Grigoire, and this cost does not increase with the increase of Torment difficulties. After you place the summoning materials, this Uber Boss will appear. Here are some combat tips for you: First, if your Lightning Resistance cap is less than 70%, you need to equip an Elixir of Lightning Resistance II in your build to increase your resistance to magic damage cast by Grigoire. In addition, during the battle, try to go around it from behind to attack it, so that you can avoid a lot of frontal attacks. When its health is only 40%, Grigoire will summon some small monsters to help it. At this time, your attack target should be changed to these small monsters, otherwise they will also be very deadly to you. After you successfully defeat it, you can pick up some very valuable loot and Diablo 4 Gold. The following is a list of loot it provides. Loot - According To Class Barbarian Twin Strikes Rage of Harrogath Battle Trance The Butcher’s Cleaver Unbroken Chain Druid Earthbreaker Insatiable Fury Hunter’s Zenith Waxing Gibbous The Butcher’s Cleaver Necromancer Ebonpiercer Howl from Below Greaves of the Empty Tomb The Butcher’s Cleaver Path of Trag’Oul Rogue Saboteur’s Signet Word of Hakan Grasp of Shadow Shroud of Khanduras Sorcerer Flameweaver Staff of Lam Esen Iceheart Brais Axial Conduit Spiritborn Protection of the Prime Peacemonger’s Signet Ring of the Midnight Sun Loyalty’s Mantle Of course, the higher Torment difficulties, the more items it drops, and it is more likely to drop Mythic Uniques. So if you can choose a Grigoire of the appropriate level to challenge according to the strength of your build. The following is a list of Mythic Uniques that Grigoire will provide. Barbarian The Grandfather Druid Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander Necromancer The Grandfather Sorcerer Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander Spiritborn Nesekem, the Herald The above is the farming method and some specific uses of Living Steel in Diablo 4 Season 6. I hope you can challenge Grigoire faster and more easily with the help of this guide. If you want to know about other Uber Boss battle strategies, you are welcome to join iGMeet Discord to ask questions. You will definitely find the best answers there. And you can also participate in a lucky draw. The prize includes Living Steel we introduced today! The list of winners will be announced on November 4th. Wish you good luck!