The first substantial post-launch update for Diablo 4 has been released by Blizzard Entertainment. At the end of this past week, the latest entry in the Diablo series finally went live across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. And while the game has already been incredibly well-received in its “early access” phase, Blizzard has now made a vast number of tweaks to the various classes that are seen in Diablo 4.ย
Available to download right now on all platforms, the latest Diablo 4 patch looks to overhaul many of the specific abilities that the game’s classes have. These changes have impacted every class (Druid, Barbarian, Necromancer, Sorcerer, and Rogue) in Diablo 4 to some degree and surely won’t be the only balance update that Blizzard pushes out in the near future. Beyond these alterations to classes, Blizzard has also rectified a number of bugs that players have found in Diablo 4 as well.ย
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You can get a look at the full list of changes in the patch notes attached down below.ย
Barbarianย
Skill Changesย
Challenging Shoutย
- Damage Reduction gained from Skill Ranks reduced from 4% to 2%
Legendary Aspect Changes
Bold Chieftain’s Aspectย
- Cooldown reduction per Nearby enemy reduced from 2.7-5.4 seconds to 1.0-1.9 seconds.ย
- Maximum Cooldown reduction from 12 to 6 seconds.ย
Aspect of the Dire Whirlwindย
- Increased Critical Strike Chance per second reduced from 5-10% to 3-8%.ย
- Maximum Critical Strike Chance bonus reduced from 20-40% to 9-24%.
Item Changes
Gohr’s Devastating Grips
- 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.
Druidย
Skill Changesย
Pulverizeย
- Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 33% to 25%.ย
Lightning Stormย
- Damage increased from 32% to 40%.ย
Grizzly Rageย
- Damage bonus increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%.ย
Class Specialization
Obsidian Slam
- Kills required for bonus increased from 10 to 20.
Calm Before the Storm
- Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 15% to 10%.
Passive Changes
Electric Shock
- Damage bonus increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%.
Legendary Aspect Changesย
Shockwave Aspectย
- Damage reduced from 90-130% to 60-100%.
Crashstone Aspect
- Critical Strike Damage reduced from 40-50% to 30-40%.
Lightning Dancer’s Aspect
- Flat damage increased from .5-.6 to .7-.8.ย
Necromancer
Skill Changes
Blood Lance
- Damage increased from 67.5% to 80%.
Army of the Dead
- Damage increased from 30% to 45%.
- Cooldown reduced from 90 to 70 seconds.
Blood Wave
- Damage increased from 90% to 120%.
Passive Changes
Shadowblight
- Damage increased from 20% to 22%.
Grim Harvest
- Essence gained reduced from 3/6/9 to 2/4/6.
Serration
- Critical Strike Chance reduced from .5/1/1.5% to .3/.6/.9%.
Death’s Defense
- Maximum Minion Life lost in a single damage instance reduced from 75/60/45% to 60/45/30%.
Class Specialization
Raise Skeleton
- Skeleton Warrior attack damage increased by 10%.
Golem
- Golem attack damage increased by 10%.
Blood Golem
- Blood Golem Life drain damage increased from 40% to 90%.
- Blood Golem Life drain healing from enemies hit increased from 4% to 5%.
Iron Golem
- Iron Golem slam damage increased from 25% to 175%.
- Iron Golem shockwave damage increased from 30% to 40%.
Necromancer Paragon Board Changes
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- Golem Life and damage bonus increased from 30% to 40% Life.
Cult Leader
- Damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%.
Rogueย
Skill Changesย
Twisting Bladesย
- Advanced Twisting Blades Cooldown reduction per enemy hit reduced from .25 to .1 seconds.ย
- Advanced Twisting Blades maximum Cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.ย
Rapid Fireย
- Damage increased from 24% to 30%.ย
Dark Shroudย
- Damage Reduction per shadow gained from Skill Ranks reduced from .8% to .4%.ย
Dashย
- Enhanced Dash Critical Strike Damage bonus from 20% to 15%.ย
Caltropsย
- Damage increased from 30% to 40%.ย
Passive Changesย
Concussiveย
- Critical Strike Chance reduced from 5/10/15% to 4/8/12%.ย
Legendary Affix Changesย
Repeatingย
- Maximum Minion Life lost in a single damage instance reduced from 75/60/45% to 60/45/30%.
Sorcerer
Skill Changes
Arc Lash
- Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 30% to 14%.
- Glinting Arc Lash Cooldown reduction reduced from .25 to .15 seconds.
Teleport
- Shimmering Teleport’s Damage Reduction duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
Legendary Affix Changes
Aspect of Control
- Bonus damage reduced from 30-40% to 25-35%.
General
Miscellaneous Class Changes
Druid Companions and Necromancer Minions
- Maximum damage over time taken per damage instance reduced from 2% to 1% of maximum Life.
Paragon Board Changes
Rare Nodes
- Player Attack Speed nodes reduced by 50%.
Glyphs
- All Glyph Bonus scaling has been reduced by ~34%, except for the following:
- Critical Strike Damage Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
- Vulnerable Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
- Glyphs’ Bonus to Rare nodes reduced by ~50%.
- Glyphs’ Bonus to Magic nodes reduced by ~40%.
- Glyphs’ Bonus to Cold/Fire/Lightning/Non-Physical/Physical nodes reduced by ~62.5%.
Monster Changesย
- Significantly reduced the spawn rate of Treasure Goblins within PvP zones.ย
Bug Fixesย
- Fixed the name for the Light Bearer Mount. ย
- The Go to Shop button from the Wardrobe will now properly open the shop.ย
- Fixed an issue where if a Sorcerer uses Deep Freeze and is affected by another effect that would freeze them, it caused them to be permanently stunned. ย
- Miscellaneous stability and crash fixes.ย
