An ancient evil threatens to engulf Sanctuary in darkness, and new heroes have been called upon to face challenges the world has never seen before.

True to the franchise’s roots, Diablo IV will deliver visceral combat, gruesome and varied monsters, an epic hunt for legendary loot, and endless playability and progression. Players will find a lifetime’s worth of adventure scattered across a land rooted in unique ecologies and inhabited by dangerous new foes. They’ll delve into randomized dungeons packed with unpredictable adversaries and unimaginable treasures. While continuing to fully support solo and coordinated party play, Diablo IV will also provide opportunities for groups of players to encounter each other in the same shared world—whether to tackle bigger challenges . . . or possibly even slaughter one another in player-vs.-player combat.

In Diablo IV, players will attempt to bring hope back to the world by vanquishing evil in all its vile incarnations—from cannibalistic demon-worshipping cultists to the all-new drowned undead that emerge from the coastlines to drag their victims to a watery grave. For the first time in the series, Sanctuary will be a contiguous, seamless landmass comprising diverse regions ranging from the burning desert of Kejhistan, to the verdant werewolf-infested forests of Scosglen, to the harsh and rugged wilderness of the Dry Steppes.

Blizzard Entertainment announced Season 10 of Diablo IV: Infernal Chaos, arriving September 23. In Season 10, chaos consumes Sanctuary as the dreaded Bartuc, Lord of Chaos, emerges. Players will face reworked Infernal Hordes, battle through Chaos Rifts, and harness devastating Chaos Perks to carve their path through absolute madness.

New Content:

• New Boss: The former Warlord of Blood, Bartuc, comes back to Sanctuary as the Lord of Chaos. This Vizjerai Warlord summons Chaos Portals to warp the battlefield.
  • Wanderers can choose to challenge Bartuc during Infernal Hordes runs by earning enough Burning Aether. Those that defeat Bartuc grant the best rewards, including the most reliable source of Chaos Armor. 
• Infernal Hordes Reignited: The endgame wave-based mode is reborn with Chaos Waves, escalating encounters that push even the strongest wanderers to their limits.  While fighting The Fell Council, one member gets designated as Council Speaker with enhanced abilities.
• Chaos Perks & Chaos Armor: Seasonal reputation unlocks class-specific Chaos Perks that dramatically change builds. Chaos Armor adds a twist on Uniques, letting classic uniques roll at maximum power and allowing them to be equipped on non-traditional slots.
• Chaos Rifts: These unpredictable portals tear open across Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons, offering massive rewards once sealed. Players defeat new Chaos Monsters to grant seasonal reputation and Infernal Warps, a resource that upgrades Chaos Perks.

Rally Against Hell in Season of Infernal Chaos

On September 23, the veil shifts between Sanctuary and the Burning Hells in Season of Infernal Chaos. Hunt down powerful Chaos Armor and unlock deadly Chaos Perks to wield incredible power and build-defining possibilities. Mephisto’s presence weakens the boundary between worlds, allowing the Fell Council to escape Hell and spread destructive Chaos Rifts across Sanctuary. Delve into the Seasonal Questline to discover the Fell Council’s plot to sow destruction across the land.

This season brings permanent updates to Eternal and Seasonal Realms in the Infernal Hordes with Chaos Waves, and Bartuc, Lord of Chaos, an all-new boss fight to master.

Season of Infernal Chaos At a Glance

Earn Seasonal progression, Viz-Jaq'taar Veneration, by sealing Chaos Rifts in Helltide and Nightmare Dungeons. Earn Magic, Rare, and Legendary Chaos Perks by progressing through the Seasonal Reputation board. Earn Unique Chaos Perks by defeating Bartuc in Torment Tiers. Upgrade Chaos Perks by earning Infernal Warp through sealing Chaos Rifts and defeating Chaos Monsters.

Chaos Armor can be earned from many sources across the game, while Bartuc is an excellent source of Chaos Armor in Torment Tiers with a guaranteed drop chance in Torment III and IV.

Something Dastardly Stirs in the Seasonal Questline

Following disturbing events in Ked Bardu, meet with the assassin Shyan to root out the source of terrible new demons. Shyan belongs to the order of the Viz-Jaq'taar, responsible for eliminating demon-corrupted mages. The Viz-Jaq'taar were created by the Vizjerai after the Mage Clan Wars, a brutal conflict in Sanctuary’s past. This order is now set on seeking the source of these new Chaos Rifts that spread destruction across Sanctuary. The signs point to a plot from the Fell Council, and the unmistakable return of Bartuc, Lord of Chaos, signaling Mephisto’s influence among these events.

To begin the Seasonal Questline Sands of Chaos, head to Ked Bardu in the Seasonal Realm and speak to the distraught villager to join the hunt.

Infernal Hordes Reborn

Bartuc’s return to Sanctuary has stoked the flames of the Infernal Hordes and the fires of the Burning Hells are hotter than they’ve even been before. The Infernal Hordes is shaking up in several key ways: Chaos Waves, the Fell Council, Bartuc, and more.

Chaos Waves

Among the Infernal Offerings within the Infernal Hordes, Chaos Waves enter to throw your visit to hell into a bloody frenzy. Chaos Offerings will occasionally appear between waves, transforming a standard wave into a volatile crucible of randomized, rule-breaking encounters. These high-intensity combat trials aren’t for the faint of spirit, with each type imbuing havoc and intense challenge. These waves will have significantly increased difficulty, but reward far more Aether should you be able to survive.

Chaos Waves will have many different combinations to discover and master. Dodge deadly projectiles from Chaos Rifts, slay a rampaging Hellwyrm, or hunt down erratic Aether Goblins. Chaos awaits!

Confront Bartuc, Lord of Chaos

At the end of your Infernal Hordes run, you’ll be met with a choice. Choose to fight against the tested Fell Council, or up the ante and throw down against the insidious Bartuc. Read on for more details on the Lord of Chaos’ return.

Dialing up the Heat in the Infernal Hordes

We’ve changed the moment-to-moment combat within the Infernal Hordes in a few different ways. First, we've done an overall re-work of the Infernal Offerings revealed between each Wave. Our goal is to try and make all offerings feel valid as choices for you as you start to stack them to focus on your run. This includes additional balancing to ensure that Infernal Offerings are more balanced across the board compared to the Hellborne wave, which has been seen as essential for the best possible Infernal Hordes run.

Hell has unearthed a new monster family—Chaos Monsters—from deep within its horrid maw. Born of smoke and brimstone, some of these Chaos Monsters provide a mighty shrine-like buff when killed. Slay Chaos Bringers to earn a temporary buff, which can be increased in duration through the Urn of Sustain from Seasonal Blessings. For the advanced demon slayers, if you can manage to kill another Chaos Bringer before your first buff expires, they’ll stack.

Additionally, the door to enter the Infernal Hordes now opens much more quickly than before. Usually, people are slightly more reserved to enter the Burning Hells, but not you, wanderer.

The Fell Council

The Fell Council has had some promotions. When fighting them, one of their members will now be the designated Council Speaker and gain enhanced abilities.

Slake your Bloodthirst in The Fleeting Hordes

We’re introducing a warming version of the Infernal Hordes to burn through earlier in your character journey. You can play this trimmed down version of the Infernal Hordes in pre-Tournament Tiers.

Fleeting Hordes will be four waves in total, with limited Infernal Offerings to keep the packs of vicious monsters under relative control. Upon completing the final wave, you’ll fight two of the Fell Council members before you can spend your hard-earned Aether for rewards.

Bartuc Beckons

An infamous Vizjerei Warlord known for his acts of cruelty performed in the Mage Clan Wars, Bartuc’s perversion knows no bounds. He returns to Sanctuary with a new title, the Lord of Chaos.

To fight Bartuc, each member of your party will need to spend Aether for the chance to eliminate this cruel threat. The first member of your party who selects Bartuc decides for the rest of the party.

Bartuc will harness Chaos portals to shoot projectiles at your location and deploys an arsenal of malevolence to claim your life. Master his tactics and use the teleport pads strategically to gain the upper hand.

Similar to other bosses starting with Season of Infernal Chaos, Bartuc’s invulnerability phase can only occur after 10 seconds of the fight has elapsed.

Upon defeat, Bartuc’s rewards will appear on the ground, so you do not have to spend additional Aether to earn these rewards.

Harness Entropy with Chaos Armor

The only certainty is that nothing is certain. No entity is free from Chaos’s grasp—human, Horadrim, Angel, or Demon. All dance in its path, so rather than succumb to its erratic forces, harness this untapped power for yourself.

A new Unique Armor type has entered Sanctuary. Chaos Armor is a more fearsome version of existing Unique items that come with a diabolical twist. Chaos Armor are existing Unique items which appear as more formidable counterparts fit for other item slots, leading to entirely new ways of dispensing carnage.

Chaos Armor can appear in the following item slots:

• Helm
• Chest
• Gloves
• Pants
• Boots

Chaos Armor will only appear as an item fit for anything other than its original slot, and the color of their item names are distinct. For example, Flickerstep won’t have a Chaos Armor version in the Boots slot. The aspects on Chaos Armor are also more potent than their normal counterpart, always appear at Maximum power, and have at least one Greater Affix.

Note: you won’t be able to equip the same Unique item between Chaos Armor and standard Unique.

For example, you could have Fists of Fate drop as a Helm instead of Gloves, allowing you to equip a different set of Unique Gloves to compound those affixes in a combination that was previously unavailable. Theorycrafting is the name of the game this season.

To earn Chaos Armor, defeat Bartuc in Torment III and IV for a guaranteed drop. Defeating Bartuc in Torment I and II also has a smaller chance to drop Chaos Armor as well.

The following Uniques will be available as Chaos Uniques:

General Uniques

• Banished Lord’s Talisman
• Crown of Lucion
• Endurant Faith
• Fists of Fate
• Flickerstep
• Godslayer Crown
• Locran’s Talisman
• Mother’s Embrace
• Paingorger’s Gauntlets
• X’fal’s Corroded Signet

Barbarian

• Battle Trance
• Gohr’s Devastating Grips
• Hooves of the Mountain God
• Mantle of Mountain’s Fury
• Overkill
• Rage of Harrogath
• Ring of Red Furor
• Ring of the Ravenous
• Sabre of Tsasgal (New Unique)
• Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty
• Ugly Bastard Helm
• Unbroken Chain
• Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus

Druid

• Airidah’s Inexorable Will
• Earthbreaker
• Fleshrender
• Greatstaff of the Crone
• Hunter’s Zenith
• Kilt of Blackwing (New Unique)
• Malefic Crescent
• Mjolnic Ring
• Rotting Lightbringer
• Tempest Roar
• The Basilisk
• Vasily’s Prayer
• Dolmen Stone

Necromancer

• Black River
• Bloodless Scream
• Deahtless Visage
• Deathspeaker’s Pendant
• Ebonpiercer
• Gospel of the Devotee (New Unique)
• Lidless Wall
• Orphan Maker
• Ring of Mendeln
• Ring of the Sacrilegious Soul
• The Hand of Naz
• The Mortacrux
• The Unmaker
• Mutilator Plate

Rogue

• Beastfall Boots
• Condemnation
• Cowl of the Nameless
• Deathmask of Nirmitruq
• Grasp of Shadow
• Orphan Maker (New Unique)
• Pitfighter’s Gull
• Saboteur’s Signet
• Scoundrel’s Leathers
• Shroud of Khanduras
• Skyhunter
• Word of Hakan
• Scoundrel’s Kiss

Sorcerer

• Axial Conduit
• Blue Rose
• Esadora’s Overflowing Cameo
• Flamescar
• Fractured Winterglass
• Galvanic Azurite (New Unique)
• Ophidian Iris
• Raiment of the Infinite
• Staff of Endless Rage
• Staff of Lam Esen
• Starfall Coronet
• Vox Omnium
• Esu’s Heirloom

Spiritborn

• Balazan’s Maxtlatl
• Band of First Breath
• Harmony of Ebewaka
• Hesha e Kesungi (New Unique)
• Jacinth Shell
• Loyalty’s Mantle
• Peacemonger’s Signet
• Ring of the Midday Hunt
• Rod of Kepleke
• Sunstained War-Crozier
• Sepazontec
• Wushe Nak Pa
• Sunbird’s Gorget

Seal Chaos Rifts

Strange portals of crackling energy have appeared across Sanctuary, unleashing the Burning Hells’ legions through their wicked rifts. Chaos Rifts materialize to terrorize the denizens with untold fury.

Chaos Rifts appear within Helltide and Nightmare Dungeons. Put down the demons pouring from them and seal them away for seasonal reputation and Infernal Warp, which is used to level up your Chaos Perks. They’re also a great source of chaotic loot, granting additional experience, gems, and Chaos Armor in Torment difficulties.

In extremely rare cases, when playing in Torment difficulties, you may even come across a Chaos Rift of Mythical proportions...

Chaos Rift Nightmare Dungeons

Chaos has seeped into the fabric of Sanctuary’s Dungeons, delivering bloodthirsty Chaos Monsters through these grim halls of carnage. These Nightmare Dungeons are rife with Chaos Rifts, which are great sources of fleeting Hordes Compasses. Since the PTR, these Chaos Rifts now provide similar rewards to their overworld Helltide counterparts. Additionally, the stacking getting hit by an attack from a Chaos Portal no longer increases your overall damage taken.

Wield Devastating Chaos Perks

Something incredible has descended upon Sanctuary, imbuing your abilities with devastating effect. Chaotic magic distorts all that it touches, even you! Chaos is of course, chaotic, and these Perks often come at a price for the power they provide.

Chaos Perks change how your skills function, harness your finest buildcraft to create devastating combinations. There are 4 different rarities of Perks: Magic, Rare, Legendary, and Unique. Magic, Rare, and Legendary Chaos Perks twist and empower your skills, while Unique Perks dramatically reshape your entire build.

You can equip three non-Unique perks at once, and one Unique Perk. In addition to the Perks every class can use, each class has their own set of exclusive perks. Overall, each class has access to 16 perks, four of each rarity, and four class-specific perks.

Progress through the Seasonal Reputation board to unlock Chaos Perks, and defeat Bartuc within the Infernal Hordes in Torment I or higher for a chance to unlock Unique Perks. Upgrade Chaos Perks by collecting Infernal Warp, earned by defeating Chaos Family monsters.

The following are class agnostic Chaos Perks:

Magic Invigorating Attacks

Every 5 seconds, your next Basic Skill generates an additional 50-100% of your Maximum Primary Resource, but your Basic Skills deal 30% reduced damage.

Accelerating Chaos

Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy has up to a 10% chance to trigger a Chaotic Burst on the enemy, dealing 200-400% damage. Your Chaotic Bursts that hit an enemy reduce a random active Cooldown by 0.5 seconds.

Unstable Power

Chaotic magics erupt from your Basic Skills, making them guaranteed to Critically Strike and Overpower for 50-100% increased damage, but the power is unstable, giving them a 3 second cooldown.

Rare

Erupting Chaos

Chaotic Bursts randomly erupt around you, dealing 200-400% damage of your highest damage type. Your Chaotic Bursts also deal 100% of their initial damage over 4 seconds.

Power Siphon

Your Core Skills deal 50-100% increased damage, but also reduce your Maximum Current Resource by 20 for 6 seconds. This reduction stacks but does not refresh.

Alternating Alterations

Casting a Corse Skill empowers your next non-Channeled Cast of a different Core Skill, refunding 50% of its Resource cost and dealing 10-30% increased damage.

Legendary Marred Guard

You can no longer be healed above 50% Life. You gain 5-10% Maximum Resistance to All Elements, 10-20%[x] 20-40%[x] Armor, and 50-100% increased Barrier and Fortify Generation.

Chaotic Cooldowns

Casting a Skill with a Cooldown will randomly set its Cooldown between 2 seconds and its base cooldown. You no longer benefit from Cooldown Reduction. Using a Cooldown unleashes a Chaotic Burst, dealing 300-500% damage of your highest damage type.

Crazy Brew

Your Healing Potion is infused with the power of Chaos, granting you 100% Resource Cost Reduction, 40-80%[+] increased Attack Speed and 40-80[+] increased Movement Speed for 5 4 seconds. Your Healing Potion has a 15 10 second Cooldown and you can drink it at full Life. Cooldown is now affects by Cooldown Reduction.

Unique Chaos Unleashed

Killing an enemy generates 2 stacks of Chaos and dealing direct damage to a boss generates 5 stacks of Chaos. At 100 stacks, unleash a salvo of 9 Chaotic Bursts, dealing 300-500% of your highest damage type.

Your Chaotic Bursts gain 30%[+] 20%[+] Critical Strike Chance, and deal 100-200%[x] 50-100%[x] increased damage.

Brawn Over Brains

Gain the following:

• 100-200% [x] Maximum Life
• +50-100% Healing Received
• 75-125%[x] 50-100%[x] Overpower Damage

However, your Maximum Resistances are reduced by 25%, and your damage reduction from Armor is capped at 60%.

A Beast Cornered

For every 10% Life you are missing, you gain 10-20% [x] increased damage and 5% damage reduction.

Spending Resources also drains a percentage of your Life equal to 30% the Resources spent, refunding those Resources. This cannot reduce you to below 10% Life.

The following are class-specific Chaos Perks:

Barbarian Dual Threat – Magic

Casting a Basic Skill also uses another equipped Basic Skill at the target, dealing 50-80% of normal damage.

Raging Chaos – Rare

While you are not Healthy, you are Berserking and your Core Skills deal Fire damage and an additional Chaotic Burst of 100-200% Fire damage.

Deafening Chorus – Legendary

Your equipped Shouts are now always active with 30-50%[x] 20-40% increased effect, but your Maximum Current Fury is reduced by 20% per Shout equipped.

Single-Minded Fury – Unique

If you only have one Arsenal Weapon type equipped, gain the following:

• 30-50%[+] +20-40%[+] Overpower Chance
• 150-250%[+] +100-200%[+] Increased Bleed Duration
• 50-100%[x] 75-125%[x] Maximum Life
• 150-250%[x] 100-200%[x] Increased Damage

Druid Overabundance – Magic

Every 100 50 Spirit you generate above your Maximum increases your damage by 50-100% 10-20% for 5 seconds. This bonus stacks up to 3 times, but does not refresh.

Purge the Infected – Rare

Your Core Skills also apply 100-200% of their Base damage as Poisoning over 4 seconds. Dealing direct damage to a Poisoned enemy spends 5 Spirit to be a guaranteed Critical Strike that deals 30-60% increase damage.

Wild Transformations – Legendary

Shapeshifting into a new form uses a free Skill and grants an additional bonus for 5 seconds:

• Werewolf uses Blood Howl, 10-20%[x] Critical Strike Damage
• Werebear uses Debilitating Roar, 10-20% Damage Reduction
• Human uses Cyclone Armor, 10-20%[x] Attack Speed

Savagery – Unique

Your Companion Skills are altered to also be Core Skills. Your Companions grow in size. Gain 40-80%[x] 30-60%[x] Summon Damage.

Necromancer Grim Reapers – Magic

Your Skeleton Warriors' attacks have a 25% chance to use Reap Your Skeleton Warriors now also use Reap dealing 50-150% of normal damage instead of their regular attack in addition to their regular attacks.

Decimating Desecration – Rare

Your damage over time effects have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to deal 50-100%[x] increased damage.

Defile the Dead – Legendary

You can consume each Corpse twice. Consuming at Corpse creates a Chaotic Burst, dealing 200-400% Shadow damage. Consuming 10 Corpses grants you Unstoppable for 2 seconds.

Alter the Balance – Unique

Your base Core Skills are now empowered as Ultimate Skills, cost no Essence, but have a 30-20 second Cooldown. Your base Ultimate Skills are now altered to also be Core Skills and have no Cooldown, but cost 70-50 Essence.

Rogue Unpredictable Alchemy – Magic

Imbuements flow wildly, Imbuing every Basic Skill Cast with a random Imbuement. Imbued Skills deal 20-40%[x] increased damage.

Enervated Strikes – Rare

You no longer passively generate Energy. Your Core Skills deal 100-150% [x] increased damage. Gain the following:

• +50-100% Chance for Twisting Blades to Hit Twice
• +50-100% Chance for Flurry Deal Double Damage
• +50-100% Chance for Barrage Projectiles to Cast Twice
• +50-100% Chance for Rapid Fire Projectiles to Cast Twice
• +50-100% Chance for Rapid Fire Projectiles to Cast Twice

Chaotic Grenades – Legendary

Your Stun Grenades also trigger a Chaotic Burst, dealing 100-200% 50-100% Physical Damage. When you drop Stun Grenades, you drop 1 more. Chaotic Bursts generate 5 Energy if they hit an enemy.

Hit and Run – Unique

Every 15 meters you move grants you 30-50%[x] increased damage for 5 seconds. This bonus stacks, but does not refresh. If this bonus is not active, you deal 30% reduced damage.

Sorcerer Explosive Combinations – Magic

Casting a Basic Skill increases your damage by 10-20%[x] for 5 seconds the damage of your next Core Skill Cast by 30-50%[x] stacking up to 3 times.

Advanced Techniques – Rare

Your base Core skill ranks increase their Mana Cost or Cooldown by 10% and further increase their damage by 10-20%[x].

Mana Infused Conjurations – Legendary

Your Conjurations are empowered and deal 10-30%[x] increased damage but each one drains 5 Mana per second.

• Ice Blades attacks burst in an area around the target.
• Lightning Spear hits have a 10% chance to spawn static Ball Lightnings.
• Familiar leaves damaging ground after its attack.
• Hydra periodically creates Firewalls towards the target.

Mana Shield – Unique

You have 99% reduced Maximum Life but any damage you would take is dealt to your Mana before your Life. If you have not taken damage in the last 2 4 seconds, your Mana Regeneration is increased by 5,000%[+]. You gain 200-400% increased Maximum Mana and each point of Intelligence increases your Maximum Mana by 1.

Spiritborn Alacrity – Magic

Your Basic Skills gain 10-30%[+] increased Attack Speed, their dash range is increased by 50% and their 3rd attack now happens every 2nd attack.

Combined Strikes – Rare

Your base Core Skills hit additional times in a larger area for 20-40%[x] increased damage, but also have a 10 second cooldown. Your Basic Skill’s 3rd attack resets the cooldown on your Core Skills.

Back Off! - Legendary

When Casting a Skill, it deals 30% reduced damage to enemies who are Close to you when you Cast and 100-200%[x] increased damage to all other enemies.

Convocation of Spirits – Unique

Casting a Non-ultimate Skill has a 1% chance to invoke the Spirits of that Skill’s types which deal 100-200%[x] increased damage. This chance is increased by 1% of your Ultimate Skill Damage, up to 10%. Your Ultimate Skills benefit from all of their Upgrades.

New Unique Items

Harness these new unique items to eviscerate foes of all dispositions.

Barbarian Sabre of Tsasgal (Unique One-Handed Weapon)

Affixes

• +50% Damage (Inherent)
• +107-121 Strength
• +62.5-85% Physical Damage
• +2-3 Core Skill Ranks
• +2-3 Warpath

Unique Power

• You gain 3-5%[x] increased damage for each damaging Skill you have equipped, and an additional 6-10%[x] for 15 seconds when each of those Skills is used.

Druid Kilt of Blackwing (Unique Pants)

Affixes

• +636-685 Maximum Life
• +2-3 Ranks to Ravens
• +13-17.5% Ravens Cooldown Reduction
• +16-25% Chance for Ravens to Deal Double Damage

Unique Power

• Ravens deal 60-100%[x] increased damage and shapeshifting into a different form or activating a Companion Skill Summons a Raven that attacks nearby enemies. Summoning a Raven has a chance to call forth an Unkindness for 10 seconds, increasing the number of Ravens Summoned to 3 for the duration.

Necromancer Gospel of the Devotee (Unique Focus)

Affixes

• +80-94 Intelligence
• +424-457 Maximum Life
• +4.4-10% Basic Skill Attack Speed
• +13-17.5% Chance for Basic Skills to Deal Double Damage

Unique Power

• Your Basic Skills are empowered. Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill causes them to take 10-30%[x] increased damage from your other Basic Skills for 10 seconds.
  • Reap attacks 10% faster.
  • Decompose now spawns a Corpse every 0.5 seconds.
  • Hemorrhage triggers an additional burst on the initial target.
  • Bone Splinters pierce through enemies.

Rogue Orphan Maker (Unique Two-Handed Crossbow)

Affixes

• Inherent: +130% Vulnerable damage
• +4-6 Ranks to Marksman Skills
• +2-4 Ranks to Exploit
• +32-45% Chance for Marksman Skills to Cast Twice
• +125-170% Vulnerable damage

Unique Power

• Basic and Core skills that use this weapon now Reload. Reload Skills gain 250-300% increased damage and every 2nd Reload Skill gains twice this bonus.

New Keyword: Reload

• Skills with Reload have a slight delay in which they cannot Cast again. Their damage and Reload speed benefit from 50% of your Attack Speed Bonus.

Sorcerer Galvanic Azurite (Unique Ring)

Affixes

• Inherent: 12.5% Resistance to All Elements
• Inherent: 5% Resistance to All Elements
• +5.2-6% Critical Strike Chance
• +57-75% Lightning damage
• 8.1-8.8% Cooldown reduction
• +2-3 Ranks to Elemental Synergies

Unique Power

• Lightning damage leaves enemies magnetized for 4 seconds, causing them to emit Crackling Energy, and increase all Lightning damage they take from you by 40-60%[x]. If two magnetized enemies hit each other with Crackling Energy they pull each other together.

Spiritborn Hesha e Kesungi (Unique Gloves)

Affixes

• 10.5-15% Attack Speed
• 46.5-60% Vulnerable Damage
• 15.5-20% Ultimate Cooldown Reduction
• 3-5 Gorilla Skill Ranks

Unique Power

• The Protector can be invoked at range and pulls inward with its smashes. Enemies in its area take 30-50%[x] increased damage from your Gorilla Skills, doubled while they are Knocked Down or a Boss.

Permanent Features to Remain Beyond Season 10

The Burning Hell’s machinations bear their scar throughout Estuar, creating permanent change.

Permanent to both Seasonal and Eternal Realms

• Infernal Hordes Updates
  • Chaos Waves
  • Fell Council Changes
  • Bartuc boss fight
  • Base Offering Adjustments
• New Uniques for each Class
• Lair Boss invulnerability phase changes

Exclusive to Season 10: Season of Infernal Chaos

• Chaos Perks
• Chaos Armor*
• Chaos Rifts
  • Chaos Rift Nightmare Dungeons
• Fleeting Hordes
• Viz-Jaq’taar Seasonal Reputation
• Seasonal Questline

*At the end of the Season, Chaos Armor will have their unique power and appearance removed but remain in your inventory on the Eternal Realm.

Lair Boss Invulnerability Changes

Based off resounding community feedback, we are changing the way invulnerability phases work across Lair Bosses. When fighting Lair Bosses, their invulnerability phase cannot be triggered until after 10 seconds of the fight has elapsed. Invulnerability phases can now effectively bypassed if the player exceeds certain damage thresholds.

At 2/3 and 1/3 Life the boss gets a shield, which lasts for five seconds. At 2/3 of remaining Life, the shield’s value is 1/3 the boss’ max life. When the boss is at 1/3 Life, the shield’s value is 2/3 the boss’ max Life. If they player breaks the shield with those five seconds it’s active, the boss does not become invulnerable.

Feast Your Eyes on Twitch Drops

Celebrate the arrival of Season of Infernal Hordes with illustrious Twitch Drops to mark the occasion.

Prepare for Season 10—connect your Battle.net Account with your Twitch account, then watch dedicated Streamers in the Diablo IV category to earn coveted Drops.

Earn the Hewer’s Halberd Polearm

From September 23, 10 a.m.—September 26, 10 a.m. PDT, watch at least 2 hours of eligible Diablo IV content while this Twitch Drop is active to earn the Hewer’s Halberd two-handed Halberd cosmetic for the Barbarian.

For frequently asked questions on Twitch Drops, see our blog here.

Carve Through the Season of Infernal Chaos Reliquary

This Season brings an all-new Battle Pass Reliquary and several Premium Battle Pass Reliquaries to sink your teeth into.

The Infernal Chaos Battle Pass Reliquary—available to all—offers tantalizing rewards such as the Feathermane Mount, Feathermane’s Barding, and the Dark Horseman’s Door Town Portal.

Purchase the Premium Battle Pass Bundle for 1,000 Platinum for quick access to all 3 Premium Reliquaries which includes the Weapons, Beasts, and Armor Reliquaries. Remember, this Bundle will no longer be available if you purchase any of the Premium Reliquaries individually.

Deluxe Battle Pass Bundle

Beast and man alike fall to your blade, distracted by the scarlet fury that stands before them. Gain instant access to The Red Griffin armor set and more when you purchase the Deluxe Battle Pass for 2,800 Platinum. This bundle includes:

• The Red Griffin armor set* immediate unlock for each Class
• Wings of the Red Griffin Back Trophy
  • This cosmetic has all-new reactive effects
• Angiris the Brave Pet
• Access to the Weapons, Beast, and Armor Reliquaries

Now your gilded garb can actively match the ferocity of your destruction. Defeating enemies in succession while the Wings of the Red Griffin Back Trophy is equipped triggers a fearsome surge of energy to course through your wings, illuminating the faces of your foes as they fall.

Unlock Rewards from the Season Journey

As you cleanse Sanctuary’s soil with the constant flow of demon blood, you’ll earn rewards from the Season Journey.

Progress through to earn rewards befitting a defender of Sanctuary, such as a Resplendent Spark. Completing Chapter 6 of the Season Journey will reward you with Pandora the Fox as a Pet to use in-game. Her sly nature will help you outwit the cleverest opponents, carve through the Season Journey Objectives to gain her companionship.

Remember that you do not need to complete all objectives in Chapter 6 of the Season Journey to earn Pandora.

Season 10: Infernal Chaos Season Blessings

Within the Season Journey, you’ll have the ability to unlock Season Blessings and Smoldering Ashes. Smoldering Ashes can be earned as Chapter Rewards for completing objectives in the Season Journey. Once you’ve earned Ashes, they can be spent on these Seasonal Blessings:

• Urn of Reputation: Boosts the amount of Viz-Jaq’taar Veneration earned from all sources.
• Urn of Blazing Infernal: Chance to drop additional Infernal Compass that is guaranteed to be a Wave 10.
• Urn of Chaos Armor: Chance to drop a Chaos Armor from Greater Infernal Caches.
• Urn of Sustain: Boosts the duration of powers stolen from Chaos Monster Families.*
• Urn of Chaos Nightmares: Chance to drop an additional Nightmare Dungeon Sigil from Helltide Chest that is guaranteed to have a “Chaos Rift” affix.

*The powers stolen from Chaos Monster Families refers to the shrine-like buff granted form slaying Chaos Monster Brutes.

Acquire Fabled Threads from Tejal’s Shop

The shop is heating up with new Equipment, Armor, Accessories, Mounts, and Mount Armor bundles that will have you slaying in style. Starting on September 23 at 12 p.m. PDT, visit Tejal to browse her wares—remember to check back often, as she’ll update her stock throughout Season of Infernal Chaos.

One such rarefied find from the far reaches of Sanctuary is the Rogue Shadow Viper Armor set, which contains the Shadow Viper Armor set, Sinuous Suffusion marking, Sunken Fan Dagger skin, and Sidewinder Crossbow skin. This can be purchased from Tejal’s Shop for 2,800 Platinum.

Community Guides for Season of Infernal Chaos

If you need expert guidance in your character’s journey throughout the season, look to our community guides for tips and insights on builds for every class. From early game levelling, all the way to end-game builds, they’ve got you covered!

Visit our trusted Community resources here:

• Maxroll
• Icy Veins
• Wowhead
• PureDiablo
• Mobalytics
• D4Builds

After you’ve checked out these helpful game guides, head to Sanctuary, the Diablo IV Community Discord server, to engage in the conversation around this season.

Chaos awaits.
-The Diablo IV Team

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