Diablo 4 Season 4 Patch 1.4.0: Class Changes Overview

Blizzard has recently provided some insight into the upcoming class changes in Patch 1.4.0 for Diablo 4 Season 4. In this blog post, we'll explore the buffs and nerfs that will affect each class in the game.

General Changes

• The mobility skills of all classes have been tagged as "Mobility" to interact with the itemization system.
• Damage Reduction has become more rare and special.

Barbarian

• The inherent Damage Reduction of the Barbarian class has been removed.

• Skills

• Charge: The damage of this skill will be reduced.
• Hammer of the Ancients: The damage of this skill will be reduced.

• Passives

• Unbridled Rage: The damage of this passive will be reduced.

Druid

• Minions

• Minions will now inherit 100% of the player's stats.

• Skills

• Lacerate: Previously, Lacerate hits healed for 3% of Maximum Life, doubled on Critical Strikes. Now, the first Critical Strike is guaranteed and deals 150% increased damage. Additionally, whenever Lacerate critically strikes, your Shapeshifting Skills will deal 4% increased damage for 10 seconds, up to 40%.

Necromancer

• Minions

• Minions will now inherit 100% of the player's stats.

• Book of the Dead

Rogue

• Class Specializations

• Inner Sight: Previously, attacking marked enemies filled up your Inner Sight gauge and granted unlimited Energy for 4 seconds. Now, attacking non-marked enemies will also fill up the gauge, but at 5% of the normal rate. When the gauge is full, players will gain unlimited Energy and a 25% Critical Strike Chance for 4 seconds.

Sorcerer

• General Changes

• Mastery Skills are now also considered Core Skills.

• Skills

• Frozen Orb: The skill will no longer travel a set distance and will instead move to the player's directed location.

• Enchantments

• Flame Shield: Previously, Flame Shield automatically activated when the player took fatal damage. It can now only activate after cumulatively losing 100% Maximum Life. The activation can occur once every 30 seconds instead of once every 120 seconds.

Bug Fixes

• The Evade Cooldown Reduction affix has been fixed to only work with intentional casts.
• The Evade Cooldown Reduction affix was unintentionally triggering off of free casts from Unstable Currents, allowing for near infinite uptime on the skill.
• Esu's Ferocity will now only apply to Fire damage as intended.

Conclusion

These class changes offer a glimpse into what players can expect in Patch 1.4.0 for Diablo 4 Season 4. Remember that these changes are subject to further adjustments before they are implemented on live servers. Make sure to stay tuned for more updates and prepare for a new and exciting gameplay experience!