With the upcoming release of Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred, this ARPG has implemented a number of significant changes. These changes involve a reconfiguration of the level system, with the level cap for all characters adjusted and a new realm-wide Paragon level system introduced, similar to Diablo 3 and Diablo Immortal.

These new difficulties will be available on October 8, 2024, regardless of whether you decide to get the expansion. Below, we’ll introduce the level changes and how the new Paragon levels work.

Character Level Squish

The maximum character level that players can reach in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred has been set at level 60, rather than 100. Players will earn an additional 10 Skill Points as they progress from level 1 to level 60. After reaching level 60, players will begin accumulating Paragon Nodes, which can be unlocked. When Diablo 4 patch 2.0 is released, existing XP-based Paragon Points will be converted to Paragon levels for characters above level 50 in Eternal Realm, regardless of whether they own the expansion.

For example, if a player’s character is currently level 100, after the update, that character’s level will be adjusted to level 50, and the 200 Paragon Points previously earned will be converted to Realm-wide Paragon Levels. Characters at level 50 or below will not be affected.

These leveling system adjustments are intended to help players participate in the game’s endgame activities and equipment collection more quickly, while also making it easier for players to train more powerful new characters, which is the purpose of introducing Realm-wide Paragon levels.

Speeding Up The Leveling Process

In previous versions, the process of players going from level 1 to level 100 was long and arduous, and was likened to a 40-hour marathon. In an interview, the game designer said that the original upgrade journey was intended to provide a fun experience, but the actual player experience did not meet expectations.

Therefore, the new version will reduce the upgrade time to about 10 hours, so that players can quickly reach the new level cap of 60. The purpose of this adjustment is to make the early and mid-game more attractive to players, while reducing some repetitive tasks that do not require much effort.

All Four New Difficulty Levels

World Tiers will no longer appear in Diablo 4 update 2.0. Instead, Difficulty Levels will be replaced, with the first four levels classified as standard difficulties, mainly for players who want to gain game experience through upgrading. These standard difficulties include Normal, Hard, Expert, and Penitent, and players can choose according to personal preference.

Normal is a relatively easy mode for players who don’t want to be under too much pressure. Hard and Expert are more suitable for players who are looking for greater challenges and faster game progress. Penitent is prepared for brave and adventurous players, with extremely high challenges and needs to be chosen carefully.

Diablo 4 Gold and EXP obtained in the game will also increase with the selected difficulty level. Initially, you can only choose Normal and Hard, and to unlock Expert difficulty, you need to complete the prologue of Diablo 4. Penitent is only unlocked after the character reaches level 50.

One of the major motivations for these changes is to provide a more interesting game experience by adjusting the game difficulty and reward distribution through the use of Profane Mindcages and Tormented versions of bosses. In Diablo 4, choosing the right difficulty level really has a big impact on the game experience.

Many Diablo 4 loyal players want more difficult options, not just World Tiers, because this would cause players must get used to playing ARPG differently, using a level 70 Sorcerer and a glass canon build, otherwise they will basically get no rewards in the lower World Tiers.

Realm Wide-Paragon Levels

Paragon Points function has been redesigned. Now, Paragon Points are tied to Realm, not the character level. This means that all Paragon levels a player gains in a realm will apply to all characters in that realm. This change also applies to players who do not obtain the expansion.

Diablo 4 is committed to making the gaming experience more enjoyable and accessible by shortening the upgrade time and removing the world tier system. The new difficulty settings and features are expected to bring continued freshness and excitement to the game.

For players who can’t wait to see what the new update will bring, they can download and enter Diablo 4 Public Test Realm (PTR) to test it. If you are missing any equipment or items you want during the test, you can follow Giveaway channel in IGGM discord and stay active in discord group, where product giveaway information is frequently posted.

Because of the number of changes tested in Diablo 4, it is divided into two parts. From September 4th to September 6th, players will only test the new upgrade system. From September 6th to September 11th, they will test everything else. With these changes, Diablo 4 promises to provide a more vivid and attractive game world for new and old players.

Diablo 4’s first-ever expansion, Vessel of Hatred, is scheduled to launch on October 8, and the development team has revealed a surprising new feature for Diablo 4, Vessel of Hatred: Return of Runewords. This system first appeared in Diablo 2, allowing players to give their equipment special abilities by combining specific runes. Although Diablo 4 has updated this mechanic, its core concept remains the same, aiming to provide players with a new way to enhance their characters’ abilities.

This 2.0 patch will be launched at the same time as the expansion, and will be a comprehensive innovation of the game. With the introduction of Runewords in Diablo 4, they will be a new item that can be obtained by killing monsters or trading with Diablo 4 Gold. They enable players to customize their skills. Among them, Ritual runes can accumulate specific resources called offerings, while invocation runes consume these offerings to unlock unique skills, some of which are even borrowed from other classes.

With Runewords in Diablo 4, sorcerers will no longer have exclusive access to battlefield-spanning abilities, Barbarians will no longer be the only class that can roar, and even Stealths will no longer be limited to rogues. This is the first return of Runewords since Diablo 2, and the community has responded enthusiastically, having thoroughly pored over the details of patch 2.0 and figured out all the possible Runeword combinations.

Runes And Runewords Work Mechanism

Runewords will be exclusive to Vessel of Hatred expansion, and only available to players who own that expansion. This is consistent with the strategy Diablo 2 took with Lord of Destruction expansion, which also introduced Runewords to the game through an expansion. Runewords allow players to create their own abilities, including borrowing skills from other classes. This system involves two types of Runes:

• Runes of Ritual - specify an action you must take to trigger
• Runes of Invocation - grant a powerful effect when you meet above trigger

If you slot Bac and Jah Runes into an equipped item, you can activate the effects of BacJah Runeword. This means that every time your character moves 5 meters, they will accumulate 50 Offerings. When the accumulated Offerings reach or exceed 500, their next dodge action will be replaced by Sorcerer’s Teleport.

If you have the legendary Yul and Jah runes, slotting both runes into the same piece of gear will activate a specific Runeword. When you use a skill with a cooldown, you’ll receive a large amount of Offerings from Yul rune. Once enough Offerings are accumulated, your dodge moves will transform into sorcerer’s teleports through Jah rune. This is just one example of the many combinations.

What Is Offering?

Runes rely on a resource called Offering, which is generated by Runes of Ritual when certain conditions are met. Rune of Invocation then consumes these Offerings to unleash its special effects, with the difficulty of the conditions being proportional to the number of Offerings generated by Rune of Ritual, and the more powerful Rune of Invocation is, the more Offerings are required. Sometimes, a player may generate more Offerings than is needed to activate a Rune of Invocation, and this excess Offering can temporarily enhance the effects of multiple Runes of Invocation.

Slotting a Rune of Ritual and a Rune of Invocation into a piece of gear with two slots creates a Runeword. Notably, Helm slot now has an additional slot, allowing it to also hold a Runeword. Runes of Ritual and a Rune of Invocation can be used in any combination. Runes come in three rarity levels: Magic, Rare, and Legendary, with higher rarity giving greater effects.

Players can equip two different sets of runes, but the same rune cannot be used twice. Any extra runes can be traded with other players or used to craft more powerful runes. If you collect enough runes of the same type, they can be fused into an ultra-powerful mythic unique.

Craft Mythic Uniques

At Jeweler, we can also use the following items to craft Mythic Uniques:

• 1 Resplendent Spark
• 10 Legendary Runes of a specific name
• 10 Rare Runes of a specific name
• 10 Magic Runes of a specific name

As is common in Diablo 4, certain combinations will undoubtedly become popular because of their significant effects and eventually become the preferred build of players. Full Patch 2.0 Public Test Realm PTR will be open to all Diablo 4 players from September 6th to 11th. PTR will be divided into two phases, with September 4th to 6th mainly used for character upgrades and testing new systems.

As the community explores and tests the 2.0 patch, there will undoubtedly be many innovative ways to play and theory building in the coming weeks. For players who love Diablo series and are eager to explore new content, now is an exciting time. You will try these new features in the upcoming PTR and immediately get into battle after the release of Vessel of Hatred.

As each player begins to adapt to this new system, the most effective and interesting Runeword combinations will gradually emerge. In addition, if you lack any equipment during the battle, you can pay attention to Giveaway channel in IGGM discord. Be active in the discord group, where product giveaway information will be released from time to time.

Attention Diablo 4 players, Diablo 4 Season 5 is about to be released! I’m sure you’ve already learned a lot from many guides, and there will definitely be an end-game event called Infernal Hordes.

But do you know how to start fighting Demons in Hell in Infernal Hordes? That’s where you need to rely on Infernal Hordes Compass. This guide will show you how to get and upgrade this important item in Infernal Hordes in Season 5.

Location Of Infernal Hordes Compass

Before joining Infernal Hordes, you will need to complete Eye of the Enemy quest near Zarbinzet in Hawezar. At the end of the mission, you will receive Talisman of Lochlan's Unique Amulet and a Tie 1 Infernal Hordes Compass. From what we know so far, you will find Infernal Hordes Compass in various corners throughout the game world, such as Nightmare Dungeons, The Pit, or Tree of Whisper caches.

Besides, it will be found in Helltide Chests you get after each Helltide event. You can even give it directly to Occultist to make it for you. If you don’t have time to prepare Infernal Hordes Compass in advance, don’t worry, because there will be some Compass for you to pick up in Infernal Hordes themselves.

In addition to the latest end-game event, Infernal Hordes, most other major end-game events that can provide you with gear or items can reward you with Compass. However, depending on the difficulty of the content, Infernal Hordes Compass will have different levels. For example, when you unlock World Tier 3 and complete the quest chain to unlock Infernal Hordes, you will usually find compasses from Tier 1 to Tier 3 in Nightmare Dungeons, Helltide Chests, Helltide enemies, and Tree of Whispers cache.

In the previous PTR, some advance players have tested that the probability of dropping Infernal Hordes Compass in Tree of Whispers cache is 75%, and the drop rate of the remaining locations may require you to explore yourself after the official launch.

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In addition, you need to fight monsters of different levels in these locations. For example, in WT3, you need to fight monsters of level 50-70; in WT4, you need to fight monsters of level 70-100; when you reach Tie 100 in WT4, you need to fight monsters of level 100. As you progress into the later stages of the game, you’ll be able to obtain some rare Tier 4-8 Infernal Compasses that will help you in the later, more difficult content. Likewise, higher-level Nightmare Dungeons and Pit drops higher-tier Compasses.

Infernal Hordes Compass is actually very similar to Nightmare Dungeon Keys before it. The deeper you go into World Tier system, the harder it is to get Compasses. So you’ll want to make sure your character’s attributes match the current World Tier before you start looking for it, so that your exploration will be easier.

Depending on the level of Infernal Compass, you’ll find various affixes on them. Generally, the higher the level of the location you’re in, the fewer resurrections you’ll have and the more waves you’ll get.

You’ll also get better rewards from it, such as a higher chance of getting unique, legendary, and Diablo 4 Gold among other rewards. This is the reason you’ll want to grind for more challenging content, so that you have a greater chance of getting the perfect gear for you.

How To Make And Upgrade Infernal Compasses?

If you don’t want to spend time exploring Nightmare Dungeons or The Pit, you can just give it to Occultists as mentioned above, and they will teach you how to make Infernal Compasses.

He will tell you that you need to obtain two very competitive resources, Forgotten Souls and Sigil Powder, before you can make the compasses you want. After you use the corresponding Compasses, you can also dismantle it to get more Sigil Poder, so that you can save a little resource when making the next compass.

When you get an Infernal Compass, you can unlock the corresponding Infernal Hordes. But after Tier 3 Infernal Compass, if you want to get a higher Tie compass, you need to use Abyssal Scrolls to help you upgrade.

Abyssal Scrolls are usually found in Helltide Mystery Chests or in the material packs in Spils of Hells you will get after Infernal Hordes run ends. You can use it to upgrade your Infernal Compass to unlock higher Tie Infernal Hordes. What you need to note here is that starting from Tier 4, each level up will add an additional Abyssal Scroll.

Here is good news for you. The drop rate of Abyssal Scrolls has been increased when Season 5 is officially released. So you can find it in Treasure Goblins and some loot chests in the game world. This means that you can upgrade more Infernal Compasses and increase the number of times you explore Infernal Hordes.

That’s all you need to know about Infernal Compass in Diablo 4 Season 5. I’m sure you’re looking forward to the official release of Season 5, so come to IGGM Discord and wait with other players! You can express your expectations here, and you’ll also have a chance to win some extra Diablo 4 Gold. We’re looking forward to it together!

The highly anticipated meeting of Diablo 4 Season 5 with many players is officially scheduled for August 6, 2024. From the many known information, players can’t wait to enter the game experience. Among them, the most discussed is Infernal Hordes, which is a wave-based game mode in this season.

In the Season 5 PTR some time ago, many players have already experienced this new mode first. This guide will tell you what you will encounter in the official version of Infernal Hordes and how you should deal with it based on the content of the previous PTR. Then come and take a look!

What Is Infernal Hordes?

Infernal Hordes in Season 5 is a wave-based combat activity with a little rogue-like touch. In this activity, you will be asked to fight against enemies who attack you continuously, and they will even attack you as a wave, which can generate Aetheric Events.

As you complete these events, you can earn Boons to increase your combat power. Eventually you’ll face off against Fell Council, and defeating them will earn you the ultimate reward.

As you progress through the Tier of Infernal Horde, the number of Waves you need to clear will increase, with one wave added per level. This means you’ll get more Burning Aether from more waves, but the monsters will also become more powerful.

How To Enter Infernal Hordes?

Before you can enter Infernal Hordes, you’ll need to complete Eyes of Enemy quest near Zarbinzet in Hawezar. You’ll get Locran’s Talisman Unique Amulet and a Tier 1 Infernal Compass at the end of the quest.

Remember this Infernal Compass, it’ll be very useful later in your quest. There are 8 levels of Infernal Compasses in Infernal Hordes. The first three are natural drops, and the next 5 require you to use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 3 Compass.

Here are the specific levels of Infernal Compasses:

• Tier 1: Obtained from Whisper Caches, Helltide Chests and Nightmare Dungeons (WT3). You need to fight monsters of level 50-70 here.
• Tier 2: Obtained from Whisper Caches, Helltide Chests and Nightmare Dungeons (WT4). You need to fight monsters of level 70-100 here.
• Tier 3: Obtained from Whisper Caches, Helltide Chests and Nightmare Dungeons (WT4 at Level 100). You need to fight monsters of level 100 here.
• Tier 4: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 3 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 120 monsters.
• Tier 5: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 4 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 140 monsters.
• Tier 6: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 5 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 160 monsters.
• Tier 7: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 6 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 180 monsters.
• Tier 8: Use Abyssal Scroll to upgrade Tier 7 Compass. Here you need to fight against level 200 monsters.

Abyssal Scrolls can be obtained through Spoils of Hell or salvaging Infernal Compasses. But you need to note that the number of Abyssal Scrolls obtained when salvaging is determined by Tier of Compass. Starting from Tier 4, an additional Abyssal Scroll will be added for each level upgrade.

How Do Infernal Hordes Waves Work?

In Infernal Hordes, each wave consists of a group of enemies who will try their best to defeat you. However, it is always in vain. After you defeat these enemies, Aetheric Events will be generated, and you can get Burning Aether in these events.

Remember to save your Burning Aether, which is the most important thing in Infernal Hordes and can be exchanged for Spoils of Hell. Each wave lasts about 2 minutes, and the total game lasts about 10 minutes.

There is currently no timer that can be displayed on the screen, but you can set a timer somewhere else, such as your phone, so that there is a certain urgency.

Aetheric Events

After defeating a certain number of enemies in each wave, you will fill up a meter. After filling, these enemies will spawn some events in the current arena. You need to note that the rewards and difficulty of each event are random, but you can use some Boons after each wave to increase the frequency or value of a certain event.

Currently, there are 6 Aetheric Events that will appear. Aether Fiends, Aether Lords, Aetheric Masses, Burning Butcher, Hellborne, and Soulspires.

Aether Fiends

Aether Fiends are very common Elite Monsters. The difference between them and other Aetheric Events is that they will drop some Burning Aether after death. If your class or build cannot easily fight against the boss, you can use Boons to increase the frequency of this event, so that you can get more Burning Aether.

But you should also be reminded that not all Aether Fiends are easy to deal with. Some of the rarer ones may make Infernal Horde more difficult. For example, Rashibosh can cause fire damage in a large area, so please be well protected before preparing for the battle.

Aether Lords

Aether Lords are an upgraded version of Dungeon and Stronghold Bosses in the game, and include all boss types. However, Endgame Boss Ladder is not included.

Although you may have seen them in previous seasons and know what their attacks are, you still can’t take them lightly because there are some recent attacks. Most of these additional attacks are an AOE damage or crowd control.

Once you reach Tier 3 and above, you will need to use some weapons and builds that can deal with super high damage and make the most of them. As a result, you will get a lot of Burning Aether and a lot of Diablo 4 Gold after defeating Aether Lords. Unlike other Aetheric Events, Aether Lords will only appear when you using Boons.

Aetheric Mass

Aetheric Mass actually works very similar to Corrupted Spires in Helltide. The surrounding space is divided into 6 sections, and it will only attack three of them at a time. So there will be a certain gap between each damage area, and what you need to do is to defeat Aetheric Mass in these gaps. Similarly, after being destroyed, it will also drop Burning Aether.

Burning Butcher

In previous seasons, Butcher was a must-have in Hell. In the new Infernal Hordes Mode, Butcher takes on a distinct look, as it adds some fire to its gear.

Like Aether Lords, you’ll need to prepare all the gear that can deal with high damage before fighting Burning Butcher. Usually, you will get 25 or more Burning Aether after defeating Burning Butcher.

Hellborne

You may have seen Hellborne in previous seasons, but unlike Butcher, it has not changed much this season. Hellborne here usually appears in groups of 2 or 3 at a time, so you need to choose weapons or builds that can deal group damage or crowd control.

You don’t have to worry about the number of Burning Aethers dropped, because each group will drop Burning Aether after you successfully defeat it, and this event is very reliable, just like Aether Fiends. But you should be aware that Hellborne also requires Boons to appear in Infernal Hordes.

Soulspire

These are similar to Corrupted Spires in Helltide, but without the health drain. You need to stand near it and defeat a certain number of enemies until it explodes, and you can eventually pick up Burning Aether.

Boons

Boons in Infernal Hordes always have a duality. You can use them to increase the frequency of a certain event, but you can also increase the strength of the enemies in the event. It depends on which you want more.

Fell Council

Fell Council is a variation of Council in Diablo 2 that was corrupted and twisted because of Mephisto’s influence. In Diablo 4 Season 5’s Infernal Hordes, the 5 Council members have original attacks, but similarly, each Fell Council can summon Hydras with unique characteristics.

You can fight 3 random Hydras after Infernal Hordes ends. This means that you need to be well prepared so that you can quickly enter the battle.

The above is some introduction to the new Infernal Hordes Mode in Diablo 4 Season 5. In anticipation, players are welcome to join the player community in Discord to express some insights and opinions. In addition, you can also receive welfare information released by IGGM Discord while waiting for the official release of Season 5! Come and participate!

In fact, Vessel of Hatred will change the current Diablo 4. Even if it is not a consensus, it is at least a fact recognized by most people. This new DLC of Diablo 4 will not only bring us new content but also new numbers, new level cap and even new Paragon system.

In the past period of time, many games media and Diablo 4 content creator have been able to personally experience new DLC. Most people are concerned about this new class called Spiritborn. We have also had similar news before.

In the official gameplay video, we can feel that this game is well made and straightforward. However, it is very regrettable that it does not touch the changes in game content that we expected. For example, we did not see game-wide systemic changes in new expansion.

The biggest highlight of Vessel of Hatred is the introduction of new classes. Besides this change, what we players are most concerned about is the change in a level cap in Diablo 4. At present, the maximum level that players can reach is 100. Everything we can think of about the game is related to the level, such as the item power distribution, damage scaling, loot curve, monster difficulty.

In fact, maybe many people still don’t know what the level of change means?But we need to know that change of level cap will affect effect and attribute changes of Diablo 4 Items. Maybe we can’t predict it. However, we can look back. In Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls raised the game’s level cap from level 60 to level 70, and the five of the original classes at that time all gained new abilities, which made players upgrade more intriguing for players.

So we are facing the first DLC released by Diablo 4, and we are all looking forward to whether the same effect will appear. The official remained silent on our questions. By changing level cap, many values ​​will be changed, so this will inevitably change gameplay.

There are a lot of signs that we’re heading towards a numbers squish, so level cap is being lowered to make each level more mattering. We can speculate that new level cap is 60 based on speculation from various places, such as Reddit.

For example, the experience bar already shows a character beyond level 50, but puzzlingly, there are no Paragon Point nodes (in current version, these Paragon Point nodes are unlocked at level 50). Instead, there is a new level indicator, which is represented by a number of character level.

So many players are suspecting that this is a new Paragon system, and it looks more simplified and more like the one in Diablo 3. Through this system, we can continue to gain levels, although this level exceeds the basic level cap, but Paragon Board will still be reserved for us.

There are other factors that indicate that 60 is a new level cap. In-game tooltips secretly hint that the maximum level cap has been changed from 1001 to 60 in some places. We can see this from the official display of unique weapon stats, such as the change in armor values. If the maximum level cap remains at 1001, then armour stats should be exactly the same as they are in the current version.

Actually, there are a lot of changes. For example, this level requirements for each stage of Health Potion upgrades for Alchemists class have changed. This is a complete change. This once again proves that level 60 is the maximum level cap.

Lowering the level of the game means that all stats in the game must be compressed. This also means that not only will damage numbers be reduced but also armour values ​​will be reduced. This is not necessarily a bad thing for players. Because it is easier to read in combat. This actually complies with some player requests.

In addition, I don’t think that the reduction in stats means that the player will suffer less damage. I think the value of each damage stage is more in line with the current numbers on the screen.

This is our analysis of the changes to the maximum level, and I hope it will give you an idea of ​​what the changes to the level cap mean. If you are interested in other news about Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred, you can join our IGGM discord. More information and giveaway channel here.

Diablo 4 Season 5 is just around the corner, and players are now exploring new limits and mastering the endgame in PTR to take on the tough challenges that Sanctuary has to offer. If you’re a seasoned veteran, you know that the true strength of a class lies in its endgame build.

Whether you’re exploring Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeons or Pit of Artificers, or even facing off against other endgame events, the right build can be the difference between victory and defeat.

This guide will introduce some of the endgame builds you can choose from, so you can explore more easily after you choose your build, and even face some previously tough bosses, which will become a piece of cake!

Bone Spear Necromancer

Bone Spear Necromancer is a great endgame build for players who want to be a ranged powerhouse. You get a very fast attack speed, critical hits, and limitless essence, allowing you to deal with some deadly damage from a safe distance.

Bone Spear Necromancer’s active abilities are:

• Bone Spear: A basic damage skill that allows you to attack with your main spear and its curved part. Poison is important when fighting bosses
• Decrepify: Combined with Lucky Hit Chance, it reduces the cooldown and keeps you safe during random stuns
• Blood Mist: Allows you to reposition while remaining invincible in hard battles
• Bone Storm: Shield Assault increases damage reduction, critical hit chance, and survivability

If you use a Book of Dead, you will choose between Skirmishers and Defenders depending on your critical hit chances and resistance requirements. Bone Spear build allows you to keep a safe distance while attacking with Bone Spear.

In addition, you can use Blood Mist to reposition yourself, which is especially useful when you are in a sticky situation, so you can escape and prevent enemies from attacking you again.

Rapid Fire Rogue

Rapid Fire Rogue is very versatile and can provide you with high single target damage. If you equip it with the right Diablo 4 Items, you can deal with enemies that are grouped together. It can also position yourself very cleverly and eventually become a deadly sniper.

Rapid Fire Rogue’s active skills are:

• Rapid Fire: A damage skill that can fire multiple targets in a straight line
• Heartseeker: Can be used to keep combos and well-placed units away from enemies
• Shadow Step: A tool to escape solid objects surrounded by large animals
• Caltrop: Reduces enemy movement and increases damage

In this build, you need to manage your resources effectively, so that you can ensure that you can continuously output high damage and accumulate combo points to help you increase your burst damage. In the end, you may get a lot of extra arrows to maximize your damage!

Ball Lightning Sorcerer

Of all the endgame builds, Ball Lightning Sorcerer has the biggest visual impact. Not only does it look great, it also provides single-target damage and AOE coverage. Although unlike the previous two builds, you need to be in melee range, but once you get the hang of it, this build may give you a big surprise.

Ball Lightning Sorcerer’s active skills are:

• Ball Lightning: This is a powerful damage ability that activates and damages other locations
• Unstable Current: Increased damage against stable enemies
• Teleport: Gives mobility, helps with crowd control, and stuns enemies
• Ice Blades: Reduces cooldowns and grants more effective cold stacks

When using Ball Lightning Sorcerer, you can also choose to use Ice Blade Enchantment and Fire Bolt Enchantment to add icing on the cake to this build. They can reduce cooldowns and increase burn-related bonuses, respectively.

Here, continue to use Ball Lightning to maximize the overall damage, and you can also pick up some Crackling Energy to maintain your mana. In addition, Teleport can easily get you out of trouble.

Double Swing Barbarian

Double Swing Barbarian is a melee build that enables you to swiftly maneuver in combat in endgame builds, while also possessing exceptional single target damage and area damage. This guerrilla style of warfare is very suitable for endgame adventures.

Double Swing Barbarian’s active skills are:

• Bash: This skill generates rage and advances the skill tree
• Double Swing: Basic ability that summons rage and spawns a Dust Demon
• Rallying Cry: Increased movement speed, becomes unstoppable, boosts and rage
• Charge: Provides a source of mobility, stupor, insanity and uncontrollability

One-handed Sword is great for improving your resource management, and one-handed Mace is great for dealing with large damage multipliers to stunned enemies.

This requires you to try to keep your attack speed high and use Double Swing to maximize damage, plus Bash generates damage enhancements, and finally you can use a Rallying Cry to keep yourself active.

Lightning Storm Druid

Lightning Storm Druid provides you with excellent AOE damage and high mobility, which is very suitable for you to use when you are facing a large group of enemies. This build also has strong defensive capabilities, which can make it easier for you to clean up the enemies in the later stages of the battle.

Lightning Storm Druid’s active skills are:

• Lightning Storm: The main damage ability needed for this build. Increases power when channeled
• Trample: A movement ability that grants invincible status
• Wolf, Raven, Poison Creeper: Provides utility and increases damage of base skills
• Deliberating Roar: Reduces, buffs, and heals enemy damage

In addition to the above skills, you can use additional spirit boons in this Druid class. For example, Wariness (Deer), Avian Wrath (Eagle) and Energize (Wolf).

You can combine the above skills with each other. For example, after using Lightning Storm to inflict serious injury on the enemy, you can employ Trample and Poison Creeper to control the crowd of them.

Hopefully, after you've read all the endgame builds in this guide, it will help you get the best experience in battle! Let's look forward to the official release of Season 5 on August 6th!

Now that Diablo 4 Season 5’s PTR is in full swing, players are inspecting what changes will be available to them throughout the game. In player feedback, some Unique gear and every Legendary Aspect have surprised players.

This means that players can create more new build crafting options and have more freedom. In addition, the addition of Infernal Hordes has made players more excited. Infernal Hordes is a wave-based game mode in which players make survivor-like choices between waves, ultimately encountering new bosses and earning rewards, including Diablo 4 Gold.

New Unique Gear

So far, all classes in Diablo 4 have released a Unique Gear for you to use in Season 5. Here are the details of them.

Barbarian

Unbroken Chain (Armor): When you have Unbroken Chain equipped and cast Steel Grasp, the cooldown of your Iron Maelstrom is reduced by 5-10 seconds. And enemies you face will deal 15-30% less damage to you for 6 seconds.

Druid

Björnfang’s Tusks (Gloves): When you use Cataclysm, you are guaranteed to hit anything in range, and your damage is increased by 40-80% for the duration of the effect. In addition, you gain unlimited Spirit while you have Cataclysm active.

Necromancer

Path of Trag’Oul (Boots): When you equip this Diablo 4 Item, the range of your Bone Prison traps increases, which means you can trap more enemies.

You will also shoot 20-30 Bone Splinters at enemies, and each time you hit a target, your Maximum Essence increases by 2 over 8 seconds.

Rogue

Shroud of Khanduras (Chest): Although Dark Shroud provides you with 3 seconds of immunity, your Evade cooldown will be increased by 9 seconds. So if necessary, you can equip this chest armor, which allows you to leave a bomb when you use Evade while Dark Shroud is active.

This can cause Shadow damage to enemies, and also allows you to get closer to enemies, making it more suitable for melee.

Sorcerer

Axial Conduit (Pants): Chain Lightning is very useful, which is recognized by players, not only because it can help you find multiple enemies but also because it can release extremely high lightning damage.

When Chain Lightning is used, it will constantly surround you. When it returns, it will absorb 6 mana from each active Chain Lightning. At this value of 66, the whole lightning will explode and deal about 270% lightning damage to the enemy.

If you don’t have enough mana for it to absorb Chain Lightning, it will fail until the value reaches 66.

New Legendary Aspects

A lot of new Legendary Aspects were released in Diablo 4 Season 5. Although players believe that Uniques have incomparable rarity, some classes will stand out if Legendary Aspects are added.

Barbarian

Forward Momentum (Mobility): In this class, knocking back enemies becomes one of the most commonly used skills. In subsequent games, as long as you successfully knock back an enemy, your movement speed will increase by 25%-40% and last for three seconds.

Druid

Rushing Wilds (Mobility): Similarly, this attribute can also improve your mobility and give you more advantages in battle. When you cast Companion Skill, your movement speed will increase by 5%-15%, up to 45%, and last for 5 seconds.

Necromancer

Unholy Tether (Mobility): When you cast a Golem’s active ability in previous games, your Golem would become unstoppable and drain the blood of enemies in the area. In Season 5, you will form a bond with it that lasts for 6 seconds and provides you both with 25%-40% movement speed.

Inexorable Reaper’s Aspect (Mobility): When you use Inexorable Reaper, Sever skill will cause you to dash forward and attack enemies. This will become a mobility skill that doesn’t require your Essence, but unfortunately, your cooldown will be a bit longer - 22 seconds.

Creeping Mist (Mobility): This property reduces the cooldown of your Evade by 25%-35%, allowing you to use Evade during Blood Mist and double your travel distance. You should note that every time you enter or leave Blood Mist, your Evade cooldown will be refreshed.

Imperisoned Spirit’s Aspect (Offensive): When talking about equipment, it is mentioned that your Bone Prison traps will trap more enemies, but when Bone Spirit explodes inside, it will explode once more, causing 40%-70% damage. This means that Bone Prison will cause more damage to the enemies trapped inside.

Rogue

Nebulous Brews (Mobility): This attribute will increase your movement speed when you use a Healing Potion, up to 50%. The most useful thing is that after you move 30 meters, you will also generate a bottle of Healing Potion, so you will collect a lot of Healing Potion repeatedly.

Galvanized Slasher’s Aspect (Resource): It’s no secret that you deal damage to enemies when you use your mobile skill, Lucky Hit, but in Season 5, you’ll have a 15%-30% chance to recharge your energy to full, and even increase it by 10-25.

Iron Rain (Offensive): In this class, Smoke Grenade allows Rogues to daze enemies for a few seconds by throwing a smoky concoction at them. After improvements, Smoke Grenade also has a 40% chance to generate Arrow Storm, which deals physical damage for 3 seconds after the explosion.

Breakneck Bandit’s Aspect (Offensive): When you use Flurry, you unleash a flurry of slashes and slashes that damage enemies in front of you. In Season 5, it deals 15% more damage and has a chance to stun enemies for 3 seconds when it hits.

Mired Sharpshooter’s Aspect (Utility): Caltrops is a popular Marksman Skill, and now it has been improved a bit. It can periodically throw 5-20 piercing daggers during its duration, each of which can cause Shadow damage to the enemy.

Sorcerer

Tenuous Agility: This attribute can be said to be one of the best improvements to Sorcerer, which can increase its movement speed by about 5%. The most exciting thing is that if you don’t use Defensive Skill within 8 seconds, your rewards dropped by the boss will be doubled, not only Diablo 4 Gold.

Firebird: In this improvement, you can get Flame Shield Enchantment for free. When it is activated, Meteorites will land around you, causing a lot of Fire damage to the surrounding enemies.

Lightning Rod: I just talked about the power of Chain Lightning, but in fact, it can also hit the enemy you are facing directly. When it hits an enemy or boss you control, there is a 15% chance of an additional chain and damage them again.

Elemental Acuity: Pyromancy, Shock, or Frost Skill will cause a lot of spells damage, but what you don’t know is that it will also increase your mana regeneration by 10%-20%, and each element can be cast once. When you reach maximum stacks, your total bonus will swell to 60%, or even 120%!

Orange Herald: In this class, you can also use a Lucky Hit. But unlike Rogue, it can only reduce your cooldown time, and each cast can only happen once.

These are Uniques and Legendary Aspects that have appeared in Diablo 4 Season 5 PTR. We and all players are looking forward to what recent changes will be in the subsequent official Season 5. Diablo 4 Season 5 will be launched on July 17, 2024. Look forward to it together!

Diablo 4’s second Public Test Realm (PTR) will be officially launched from June 25 to July 2, providing players with an opportunity to test the fresh changes and features of Season 5 in advance. Then the developers will adjust the feedback from players and finally present the best Diablo 4 Season 5 to players!

The following are the new events you can experience in Season 5 PTR. I believe you will definitely be impatient, right? Then let’s have a look!

Eternal Questline: Eyes Of The Enemy

Season 5 tells a new story - enemies are eliminated, changes occur within the alliance, and you will find an unexpected friend emerging from the shadows. So there will also be a new Questline in PTR. It mainly occurs after Main Questline event, and can be used in Seasonal and Eternal Realms, and there is no need to worry that it will disappear after the end of Season 5. It will remain in Eternal realm.

Season 5’s Main Questline requires you to travel to Hawezar in World Tier III and investigate the unrest among the inhabitants of the city there. Once you’ve completed it, you can fight the Infernal Hordes, a new game activity added in Season 5. It’s important to note that this quest only needs to be completed once on your account and does not require a new character to perform.

Fighting With Infernal Hordes

Some players found Helltides very difficult in previous seasons, but in Season 5, it’s just waiting for the horror to begin. In Realm of Hatred, you’ll fight against the seemingly ever-growing Hell’s Legions, and beware that they’re getting stronger every day.

You can kill the demons in Infernal Hordes activity, and after completing it, you can get Burning Aether, which will help you unlock more powerful weapons or more rewards. In addition, you can fight a powerful Fell Council.

Enter Realm Of Hatred With Infernal Compass

So how can you enter Realm of Hatred? You need to use a tool called Infernal Compass. There are two ways to get this Diablo 4 Item - the first is that you have a chance to get them as rewards after defeating Endgame Bosses, Helltides, Nightmare Dungeons, and Whispers. The second way is a little easier. Just complete the latest Eternal quest to get them.

Infernal Hordes

What you need to pay attention to in Infernal Hordes is that it is time-limited, and each wave only lasts 90 seconds. When you finish a wave, you can collect Burning Aether, which can be used in Infernal run.

After each wave of 90 seconds is over, you need to kill the remaining enemies and choose between three Infernal Offers. After making your choice, the next wave of attacks begins.

After you successfully kill all the attacks in all waves in Tier, you can fight the Fell Council! After defeating it, you will also receive Burning Aether, which can be exchanged for Spoils of Hell.

Infernal Offer

As mentioned earlier, after each wave, there will be three different Infernal Offers that can provide you with Boons and Banes, which can play a big role in your battle. For example, when Elite damage increases, Elites will give you more Burning Aether.

Remember to choose clearly. Infernal Offers will continue to accumulate as you fight Infernal Hordes, and you can activate multiple. Infernal Offers will also help you increase the difficulty of the battle, but will give you more Burning Aether. But be careful, it is better to be moderate, don’t be too aggressive.

Burning Aether

As just introduced, Burning Aether is mainly obtained by killing Aether Fiends and Aether Lords in Realm of Hatred. In addition, you can also destroy Soulspires and Aetheric Masses, both of which can allow you to obtain Burning Aether.

It is important to remind you that Burning Aether is obtained individually, whether you play alone or with friends. This also makes it easier for you to think about how to use it when you are ready to use it at the end of the run.

Spoils Of Hell

Spoils of Hell are mainly unlocked by Burning Aether, and there will be four different Spoils of Hell for you to choose from.

• Spoils of Equipment
• Spoils of Materials
• Spoils of Gold
• Spoils of Greater Equipment

Fighting With Fell Priests

If you are lucky enough to survive Infernal Hordes, Fell Council awaits you. These noble priests were originally created to protect players from Prime Evil Mephisto in Diablo 2. Unfortunately, they were corrupted and assimilated into the demons they had been fighting.

There are 5 Fell Council Members in Fell Priests, each with unique abilities. When you start to prepare to fight a Fell Council, they will send 3 members to fight you. This is all random, so you need to be careful of their unique combination of abilities.

Once you have done enough damage to Fell Council, especially when their health is low, priests’ attacks will become more frenzied. You must always be vigilant if you want to survive.

New Weapons And Items

Because the furnaces in Burning Hell burn so vigorously, the weapons they create also have surprising abilities.

Many of the new Legendaries, Uniques, and items in Season 5 are created here. These items are mainly dropped from the remains of enemies in the Sanctuary, but they are most likely to be obtained in the Infernal Hordes mentioned above.

Experience Endgame Bosses

In Season 5 PTR, you no longer need to reset the dungeon to achieve the result of killing the same boss repeatedly. You only need to see the summoning Altar automatically appear after killing a boss and use more resources to kill the boss again.

Also, Malignant Hearts are only required to summon Varshan, and Trembling Hands, Blackened Femurs, and Gurgling Heads are no longer required. In addition, Endgame Bosses will drop additional Diablo 4 Gold, making these items no longer rare items.

Next, introduce a few Endgame Bosses, so that you can learn more about them and better defeat them in future battles.

Beast In Ice

Beast in Ice boss fight has now been moved to the standard dungeon, so you don’t need to craft a sigil to enter.

However, if you already have Beast in Ice sigils obtained from the Seasonal Realm or Eternal characters, remember to keep them. You don’t need to use any materials to enter the battle with Beast in Ice.

Loot Rewards

In Season 5 PTR, the Resplendent Spark you get after defeating Tormented bosses is now available in both Hardcore and non-Hardcore.

Note that Resplendent Sparks and Scattered Prisms will no longer be automatically looted, but don’t worry about missing them, as any items you didn’t get to pick up will be found in the lost items Stash.

Treasure Goblins

In previous games, the loot quality of Treasure Goblins has been criticized by players. This time in Season 5 PTR, some improvements have been made. Now you can drop 1-3 Legendary Items and 2-6 Rare Items, and the number of these two items is proportional. The more Legendary Items you get, the more Rare Items you will get.

Not only has the quality been improved in a lot of ways that players have wanted, but there are also some specific items that have appeared, such as Common Ore, Herbs, Leather, and Gem Fragments, and even Diablo 4 Gold. For example, in World Tier I, you get 40k Gold; in World Tier IV, you get 150k Gold.

In addition to the items just mentioned, Treasure Goblins also drop Forgotten Souls. In addition, in World Tier I and II/World Tier III/World Tier IV, there is a 10/20/30% chance of dropping 1-2 Scattered Prisms.

We have introduced so many details about Diablo 4 Season 5 PTR. Let’s look forward to its release on June 25! We look forward to your more feedback to make Season 5 better.

To thank all Diablo 4 players for your continued support, IGGM has once again launched a giveaway event for various in-game materials. The time of this event is from September 9 To September 18, 2024, and only Season 5 Softcore players can join it.

The following is the total amount of rewards we will give away during the event.

• 5000*Andariel Materials
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We will draw 20 lucky winners on IGGM Discord during September 18. Each one can get

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After this event, you can always pay attention to IGGM official X and Discord. We will continue to bring more welfare activities to users and hold giveaways with more prizes. The more exciting journey has begun in Diablo 4 Season 5! Let’s join it and enjoy giveaway event!

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Hello all Diablo 4 players! Time flies. Let’s celebrate the first anniversary of Diablo 4 together! Please enjoy the carnival and experience all kinds of demonic goods in Diablo 4! As a member of the IGGM customer community, you will move forward with us in another year of fighting against the demonic forces of hell.

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10000M Gold Giveaway & 1000 Duriel Mats Giveaway

During the promotion period, IGGM will also give away 10,000M D4 Gold and 1,000 Duriel Mats through the official X @Iggmcom. During the event, we will randomly draw eligible players and distribute the rewards evenly.

There are 10 lucky winners in total.

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The final winners of this sweepstakes will be revealed on June 21th!

This promotion is to thank many players for their support over the years and bring new fun to players during the anniversary event. It is worth noting that if you want to participate in this promotion on time and be the lucky one, please don’t forget to follow the official IGGM X, there are more exciting things waiting for you!

Diablo 4 Season 4 is in full swing, the horn of the event has been blown, let’s join in and enjoy this Diablo 4 Anniversary!

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