The renowned action role-playing game Diablo IV has been thriving during its second season, Season of Blood, which has been characterized by a significant influx of balance changes and quality-of-life features.
Now, following the season’s launch just a few weeks ago, Blizzard has unleashed a follow-up patch, treating fans to a delightful surprise. Some beloved Malignant buffs from the first season are back in the form of five Unique Rings, one for each class.
“Creating the Malignant Rings allows us to reintroduce popular Seasonal content that resonated with players in a way that extends beyond the Season and into the Eternal realm,” Blizzard explains in the patch notes released on November 4.
The rings are now available in both Seasonal and Eternal realms, ensuring that players can continue enjoying the limited-time feature they adored.
The five rings and their unique properties are as follows:
Ring of Red Furor (Barbarian Unique Ring)—Next cast of Hammer of the Ancients, Upheaval, or Death Blow after spending 100 Fury within 3 seconds guarantees a Critical Strike and deals bonus Critical Strike Damage in the range of 10—30 percent (multiplicative damage).
Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop (Sorcerer Unique Ring)—Gain increased damage for 4 seconds for each type of Elemental damage dealt, refreshing all bonuses.
Airidah’s Inexorable Will (Druid Unique Ring)—Pull in and deal Physical damage to Distant enemies when casting an Ultimate Skill and 5 seconds later, with the damage increasing based on Willpower.
Writhing Band of Trickery (Rogue Unique Ring)—Leaves behind a Decoy Trap that Taunts and lures enemies when casting a Subterfuge Skill, exploding after 3 seconds and dealing Shadow damage every 12 seconds.
Ring of the Sacrilegious Soul (Necromancer Unique Ring)—Automatically activates equipped Skills on Corpses around you, such as Raise Skeleton, corpse Explosion, and corpse Tendrils.
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In addition, the latest Diablo IV patch addresses various bugs, events, and gameplay fixes, including the following key enhancements:
- Pillar health for the Sanguine Battery Event has been increased to 85 percent, with Pillar repair time reduced to 1 second.
- Additional enemies in the Lord Zir boss fight will now be correctly stunned during Zir’s staggered state.
- Lilith will no longer perform area-of-effect attacks after the first Echo of Lilith phase.
- Monsters are prevented from spawning from destroyed or teleported Nightmare Portals.
- Completion of Chapter 3 in the Season is required before undertaking the seasonal quest Battle of Fear and Faith.
- Quest markers remain in place even if you leave the area during multiple quests.
Which update are you most looking forward to?
