Diablo 4 Season 14 Launch Approaches with Major Update
Blizzard Entertainment has released the patch notes for Diablo 4 update 3.1.0, arriving ahead of the Season 14 launch scheduled for June 30. The update introduces significant new content, including Mythic Changes, the ability to play as the Warlock class for free, and the emergence of a death cult via Ruptures across the game world.
Alongside the new features, Blizzard has implemented a wide range of gameplay tweaks, balance adjustments, and bug fixes affecting both the base game and expansions. Quality-of-life improvements have been made to the Horadric Cube and War Plans, with parties now able to generate fully shared War Plans boards featuring synchronised progression and objectives.
Unique Items and Affix Changes
Unique items now drop with two guaranteed affixes, a change Blizzard notes is too extensive to list fully in the patch notes but is detailed on the official Diablo 4 website.
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Bug Fixes Across All Classes
Accessibility
- Fixed an issue where Pathfinder route indicators could fail to appear in certain locations.
- Fixed an issue where Pathfinder could direct players along invalid or discontinued routes during quest progression.
- Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader would not read out locked text for locked classes in Character Creation.
Barbarian
- Fixed an issue where Passive Chance to Hit Twice did not add modifiers to Double Swing tooltips.
- Fixed an issue where the Bawl Upgrade for Challenging Shout did not grant additional Damage Reduction after increasing the skill’s rank.
- Fixed an issue where non-attacks could grant stacks for the Winding Variant of Whirlwind.
- Fixed an issue where Bash’s description stated it would Clobber on every 4th hit when it was actually every 5th hit.
- Fixed an issue where the countdown on the action bar for Rallying Cry could be incorrect when using The World enhancement.
- Fixed an issue where Ground Stomp did not display the cooldown for each charge when the Additional Charges Upgrade is equipped.
- Fixed an issue where the visual indicator for Steel Grasp did not match what the skill would actually hit.
- Fixed an issue where the duration of Wrath of the Berserker was not improved when increasing its rank.
- Fixed an issue where the bonus damage from The Third Blade’s unique power was not applied as intended.
- Fixed an issue where Fields of Crimson could cause Rend’s Damage over Time to persist after being consumed by Rupture.
- Fixed an issue where Barbarians could become effectively invulnerable when using Melted Heart of Selig and building around it in a certain way.
- Fixed an issue where the Potency Upgrade for Rallying Cry caused higher than intended Resource Generation and Movement Speed bonuses.
- Fixed an issue where the Raging Variant for Challenging Shout granted an additive bonus instead of a multiplicative bonus.
- Fixed an issue where the Raging Variant for Challenging Shout sometimes did not function.
- Fixed an issue where Wrath of the Berserker’s damage bonus did not calculate correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the Full Throttle Variant of Wrath of the Berserker applied an additive Resistance bonus instead of a multiplicative bonus.
- Fixed an issue where Iron Skin’s Resolve stacks were removed when swapping weapons.
- Fixed an issue where The Third Blade’s power did not apply correctly to Iron Maelstrom.
- Fixed an issue where the Earthshatter upgrade for Leap did not function correctly when used with Chainscourged Mail.
- Fixed an issue where the Aspect of Anger Management incorrectly overrode the damage bonuses from the Battle-Mad Aspect.
- Fixed an issue where Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus did not correctly apply its bonus to Ancient Summon skills.
- Fixed an issue where Casting Call of the Ancients with the Highlander Upgrade would despawn other Ancients, such as Talic summoned by the associated upgrade for Challenging Shout.
Druid
- Fixed an issue where Cataclysm's Severe Storm Variant could be interrupted when you get crowd controlled.
- Fixed an issue where Pulverize with the Shockwave Variant did not grant Stoicism stacks as intended.
- Fixed an issue where Blood Howl could apply effects to NPCs and vendors.
- Fixed an issue where Wind Shear could fail to apply Vulnerable with certain upgrades.
- Fixed an issue where the Powershifting Aspect could not be applied to certain offensive item types.
- Fixed an issue where Waxing Gibbous did not grant Shred its intended fourth attack.
- Fixed an issue where Berserking granted by Fury of the Wilds lasted less time than intended.
Necromancer
- Fixed an issue where Necromancer Skeletal Warriors and Skeletal Mages did not properly grant Fortify when you have the appropriate item affix.
- Fixed an issue where some of Necromancers' Golem attacks would not properly benefit from bonuses to Macabre skills.
- Fixed an issue where taking the Unholy Frenzy Variant of Decrepify would cause Iron Maiden to fail to apply to enemies.
- Fixed an issue where Blight was dealing damage for longer than intended.
- Fixed an issue where Desecrated Ground could trigger Lucky Hit effects.
- Fixed an issue where Necromancer Skeleton Mage tags did not update correctly, causing skill interactions to behave incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where Red Blessing gave the incorrect number of Maximum Overpower stacks.
- Fixed an issue where Desecrated Ground effects could slow allies.
- Fixed an issue where Lidless Wall did not properly increase Critical Strike Damage based on active Bone Storms.
- Fixed an issue where Bone Spirit’s Astral Projection upgrade failed to apply its Maximum Essence bonus.
- Fixed an issue where Iron Maiden’s Torture Artist upgrade could fail to trigger The Gloom Ward’s effect.
- Fixed an issue where Blood Surge did not correctly increase in size when using the Overpower upgrade.
- Fixed an issue where Decompose with the Rip and Tear Variant did not deal Physical Damage to the initial target.
- Fixed an issue where Resolve stacks from Golem's upgrade could fall off randomly.
Rogue
- Fixed an issue where Rogue's Shade skills could sometimes deal an incorrect amount of damage.
- Fixed an issue where The Umbracrux Unique would not replicate damage over time effects.
- Fixed an issue where the Way of the Blurring Blade Talisman 5-Piece Set Bonus incorrectly granted 2 charges of a free Agility Skill cast instead of 1 when no stacks were present.
- Fixed an issue where Skyhunter would not properly increase the number of arrows from Rapid Fire while using an Imbuement.
- Fixed an issue where Vengeance damage buff stacks from the Narrow Eye Charm Set were not scaling properly.
- Fixed an issue where Umbracrux and Arrow Storm-related interactions could deal significantly more damage than intended.
- Fixed an issue where the Gladiator’s Triumph Unique bonus damage was not being applied.
- Fixed an issue where Shadow Clone would not properly benefit from Imbued Basic Skills when using both Aspect of Imitated Imbuement and Etna’s Lost Dagger.
- Fixed an issue where Beastfall Boots did not correctly reduce Ultimate cooldown when using the Preparation specialization after spending Energy.
- Fixed an issue where the Imbuement Potency bonus from Etna’s Lost Dagger did not apply correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the expected amount of Ultimate Skill cooldown reduction wouldn't be applied when using Beastfall Boots and having Preparation selected.
Sorcerer
- Fixed an issue where Teleport could be reset when using Wormhole Variant and Teleport enchantment.
- Fixed an issue where the Frost Nova Vulnerable Upgrade did not work on bosses.
- Fixed an issue where Firewall's Cost Reduction Upgrade could be randomly lost.
- Fixed an issue where Fire Bolt Enchantment did not work with any of the Fire Bolt Upgrades.
- Fixed an issue where the Enchantment Damage affix was not functional in any case.
- Fixed an issue where Firebolt Enchantment hit the initial Burning target instead of firing at another target.
- Fixed an issue where Spark was not applying extra hits from Storm Splitter's Aspect.
- Fixed an issue where Chain Lightning was not applying extra hits from Storm Splitter's Aspect.
- Fixed an issue where Flame Shield activated its second cast instantly when using Storm Splitter's Aspect.
- Fixed an issue where Aspect of Voracious Rage would not refund Mana when using Hydra while it is changed to a Core skill with Ophidian Iris.
- Fixed an issue where Esadora's Overflowing Cameo would discharge Crackling Energy faster than intended.
- Fixed an issue where Familiar Bonus Effect Upgrade did not cap the shield percent at the correct value.
- Fixed an issue where the Enchantment Mastery node granted bonus damage for Enchantments of the same element instead of a different one.
- Fixed an issue where some skill modifiers did not properly apply to Enchantments.
- Fixed an issue where Aspect of Armageddon could not be triggered by Deep Freeze with the Glacier Variant when used consecutively.
- Fixed an issue where Chain Lightning could target enemies behind walls.
- Fixed an issue where Sorcerer’s Ice Armor could unintentionally freeze allied players.
General Items and Dungeon Fixes
General Items
- Fixed an issue where Doombringer’s Shadow damage and its reduced damage effect were not applied as described.
- Fixed an issue where the Damage over Time duration affix on Shattered Vow could not roll as a Greater Affix.
- Fixed an issue where the Life on Hit affix on Two-Handed Weapons did not scale correctly when Masterworked.
- Fixed an issue where Azurewrath’s effect could fail to trigger when enemies were Frozen under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where the Worldly Affliction temper recipes were incorrectly named Worldly Scourge.
- Fixed an issue where the Resolve Temper was scaling with item types and much more than intended with Masterworking ranks.
- Fixed an issue where The Rustbitten Dirk would snapshot its bonus when swapping to another of the same weapon.
- Fixed an issue where the following Legendary Aspects could not be imprinted onto items it should: Aspect of Shapeshift, Raw Might, Aspect of Retribution, Aspect of the Embalmer.
Dungeons
- Fixed a rare issue where progression could be blocked in Jalal's Vigil.
- Fixed an issue where dungeon progression in Flooded Depths could break if the Gate Release was activated before defeating the Plague Ship Rower.
- Fixed an issue where Nightmare Sigil affixes could downgrade when changing difficulty and fail to restore when returning to higher tiers.
- Fixed an issue where Escalation Dungeons could include Stronghold dungeons that had not been unlocked.
- Fixed an issue where Capstone Dungeon bosses could drop excessive rewards, including unintended amounts of high-tier gems.
Miscellaneous and UI Improvements
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where Overpower stacks would sometimes disappear from the action bar even though stacks remained.
- Fixed various instances where buffs and other effects could randomly drop off or disappear.
- Fixed an issue where Damage over Time could display as healing on monsters in certain contexts.
- Fixed an issue where bosses that were Staggered would not consistently count as being Frozen for effects such as Signet of Pelghain.
- Fixed an issue where salvaging high-tier gems returned fewer fragments than intended.
- Fixed an issue where the Of Pests and Pestilence quest could not be completed due to the Stinging Swarms not spawning.
UX & UI
- Fixed an issue where the Aspect of Spiked Armor and Aspect of the Indomitable did not display while in town.
- Fixed an issue where Ruby gems displayed incorrect damage modifier descriptions when socketed in weapons.
- Fixed multiple instances where bonus damage while Berserking was displayed as multiplicative when it was actually additive.
- Fixed multiple instances of keywords and tags that were missing, weren't being highlighted, or were erroneously present in various descriptions.
- Fixed various instances of keyword search populating inaccurate results.
- Fixed various instances where tooltips and descriptions had inaccurate information.
- Fixed various other UI inconsistency issues.
Additional Miscellaneous Fixes
- Fixed an issue where party members could receive inconsistent rewards from shared activities.
- Fixed an issue where Mythic items crafted at vendors did not always appear at the correct item level.
- Fixed an issue where certain affixes could be incorrectly upgraded through Masterworking despite not benefiting from affix bonuses.
- Fixed an issue where Infernal Hordes would not be unlocked in Party Finder, despite the player having access to it.
- Various visual, performance, stability, audio, and UI improvements.
