Sept 25th
A new build is on the way, likely tomorrow.
Highlights include:
- Obsidian Swordsman encounter tuning and final SFX
- WPS modifier balance pass take 2
- Pet survivability balance pass
- Ascended affix balance pass
- bug fixes for reported issues
Changelog updated to latest.
[Major New Features]
- Player pets now have baseline % non-Physical damage resists, scaling from 1% at level 1 to 80% by level 80. Most pet % Resist bonuses in gear and Devotions have been removed and pet base resists have been normalized across the game, with many pets retaining a single damage type immunity. This prevents pets from stacking damage immunities and trivializing content.
[Tech]
- Fixed mouse button events not registering for the first press each session (ex. side mouse buttons).
- Fixed an issue where Nemesis respawns would not benefit from Ascendant Altar modifiers.
- Fixed a rare issue where the Dread could spawn in the Shattered Realmn.
- Fixed an issue where some potion modifiers were not applied to the caster when using the Alterom modifier.
[Game]
- Increased % Monster damage bonuses from Ascension altar offerings, particularly in Ascendant mode.
- Removed Boss damage bonuses versus pets to compensate for pet resist changes.
[Itemization]
Weapon Pool builds have received a powerful new modifier in Fangs of Asterkarn with % Chance to Activate bonuses. This offers tremendous flexibility in customizing your character’s weapon builds, however, these modifiers unfortunately have outpaced other build archetypes and need to be more restricted. We have done a tuning pass across all items to reduce, or remove, these modifiers and bring auto-attack builds in line with other archetypes.- Component - Imbued Silver: reduced % Chaos Resist for pets to 3% on the granted skill
- Component - Purified Salt: reduced % Aether Resist for pets to 3% on the granted skill
- Component - Seal of Might: removed % Resists for pets from the granted skill
Ascended Items
- All Magic item % Activation Chance modifiers have
been rebalanced.had their % Weapon damage bonuses replaced by flat damage modifiers and their % Retaliation added to Attack modifiers reduced - Added -% All Resist to the Magic armor modifier for Bloody Pox
- Added -% All Resist to the Magic armor modifier for Storm Box of Elgoloth
- Added -% All Resist to the Magic armor modifier for Thermite Mine
- Added Duration modifier to the Magic armor and accessory modifiers for Sigil of Consumption
- Added Duration modifier to the Magic off-hand modifiers for Ascension
- Added Duration modifier to the Magic off-hand modifiers for Call of the Grave
- Added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Cooldown of Aegis of Menhir modifier to Magic armor, accessory and 1h-ed weapon modifiers for Righteous Fervor
- Added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Cooldown of Primal Strike modifier to Magic armor, accessory and 2h-ed weapon modifiers for Savagery
- Added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Cooldown of Leap modifier to Magic item modifiers for Onslaught
- Added Duration modifier for accessory and weapon modifiers for Resilience
- Added Cooldown Charges modifier to the % Crit damage modifiers for Rune of Hagarrad
- Added Cooldown Charges modifier to the % Crit damage modifiers for Rune of Kalastor
- Added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Cooldown of Blackwater Cocktail modifier to % Weapon damage modifiers for Fire Strike
- Added % Chance when Hit to Refresh Cooldown of Pneumatic Burst modifier to % Crit damage modifiers for Pneumatic Burst
- Increased Magic item Aether damage modifiers for Devastation
on Armor and Accessories to 30 and 60, respectively. Replacedand replaced its Projectile modifiers on weapons with Aether damage modifiers. - Increased Magic item Aether damage modifiers for Albrecht’s Aether Ray
- Increased Magic item Acid damage modifiers for Dreeg’s Evil Eye
- Increased Magic item Bleed damage modifiers for Grasping Vines
- Increased Magic item Chaos damage modifiers for Doom Bolt
- Increased Magic item Cold damage modifiers for Rune of Hagarrad
- Increased Magic item Cold damage modifiers for Trozan’s Sky Shard
- Increased Magic item Cold damage modifiers for Wereraven Ice Talons
- Increased Magic item Cold damage modifiers for Winds of Asterkarn
- Increased Magic item Elemental damage modifiers for Panetti’s Replicating Missile
- Increased Magic item Fire damage modifiers for Callidor’s Tempest
- Increased Magic item Fire damage modifiers for Canister Bomb
- Increased Magic item Fire damage modifiers for Flames of Ignaffar
- Increased Magic item Fire damage modifiers for Summon Guardian of Empyrion
- Increased Magic item Fire damage modifiers for Summon Hellhound
- Increased Magic item Lightning damage modifiers for Stun Jacks
- Increased Magic item Lightning damage modifiers for Storm Totem
- Increased Magic item Lightning damage modifiers for Summon Familiar
- Increased Magic item Physical damage modifiers for Mortar Trap
- Increased Magic item Physical damage modifiers for Rune of Kalastor
- Increased Magic item Poison damage armor and accessory modifiers for Dreeg’s Evil Eye
- Increased Magic item Vitality damage modifiers for Drain Essence
- Increased Magic item Vitality Decay damage modifiers for Reap Spirit
- Increased Magic item % All Resist Reduction modifiers for Ill Omen
- Increased Magic item % Crit damage modifiers for Heart of Asterkarn
- Increased Magic item % Offensive Ability and % Crit damage modifiers for Summon Blight Fiend
- Increased Magic item % Offensive Ability and % Crit damage modifiers for Summon Briarthorn
- Increased Magic item % Speed modifiers for Ascension and added Duration modifiers to it
- Increased Magic item % Speed modifiers for Bloodborne
- Increased Magic item % Speed modifiers for Harbinger of Souls
- Increased Magic item % Speed modifiers for Reckless Power
- Increased Magic item % Weapon damage modifiers for Eye of Reckoning
- Increased % Crit damage modifiers for Blood of Dreeg
- Increased % Crit damage modifiers for Mogdrogen’s Pact
- Increased % Crit damage modifiers for Storm Totem
- Increased % Crit damage modifiers for Trozan’s Sky Shard
- Increased Aether damage modifiers for Callidor’s Tempest
- Increased Aether damage modifiers for Drain Essence
- Increased Cold damage modifiers for Wereraven Cold Snap
- Increased Defensive Ability modifiers for Mogdrogen’s Pact
- Increased Defensive Ability modifiers for Word of Renewal
- Redesigned Magic ranged weapon Righteous Fervor Fire damage modifier to instead increased % Weapon damage
- Redesigned % Chance on Attack to Refresh Blitz Cooldown modifier for Fighting Spirit to instead apply to Cadence
- Redesigned Blast Shield % Health Regeneration modifiers to instead increased % All Retaliation damage
- Redesigned Field Command modifier. Now has a % Chance when Hit to Refresh Duration of Menhir’s Will.
- Redesigned Spectral Binding Health and Heal modifier. Now has a % Chance when Hit to Refresh Duration of Call of the Grave.
- Redesigned Vindictice Flame Defensive Ability modifiers to instead increase % Defensive Ability
- Redesigned Winds of Asterkarn Cold damage modifier to instead increase Hailstorm damage
- Reduced Magic item % Retaliation added to Attack modifiers for Righteous Fervor
- Reduced % Damage Absorption modifier for Possession on weapons to 2%/4% and replaced it with 16% Armor on armor
- Reduced % Damage Absorption modifier for Vindictive Flame on weapons to 2%/4%
Reduced % Retaliation added to Attack modifier for Righteous Fervor on weapons and shieldsReduced % Retaliation added to Attack modifier for Shattering Smash- Replaced Magic item Scars of Battle modifier with modifiers for Menhir’s Will
- Replaced Star Pact modifier for Magic items with modifiers for Mirror of EreoctesReplaced Star Pact modifier
- Replaced War Cry modifier for Magic items with modifiers for Fighting Spirit
- Replaced Iskandra’s Elemental Exchange modifier with modifiers for Mirror of Ereoctes
- Replaced Mark of Torment modifier with modifier for Spectral Wrath
Potions
- Terrobullum: reduced % Armor to 20%
Faction Equipment
- Ateph’s Will: added 15% Stun Resist for pets
- Beastmonger Powder: added 20% Conversion Resist for pets
- Binding Dust: added 10% Armor for pets
- Blazerush: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Upheaval to
10%15% Bloodrender: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Whirling Death to 6- Corruptian:
reducedremoved % Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier forNecrotic Edge andZolhan’s Techniqueto 4% - Coven Lifebinder Vestments: added % Defensive Ability for pets
- Coven Tamer’s Hood: added % Sun Resist for pets
- Icetusk:
reducedincreased % Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier for Zolhan’s Technique to 20% and removed the modifer for Avalanche,and Chilling Rounds, and Zolhan’s Technique to. - Kurn Beastbinding Rod: added 8% Health for pets
Umbra’dol, Legacy of Blood: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Bloodfangs to 12%- Mark of Lethal Intents: reduced Acid damage modifier for Grasping Vines to 80
- Mender’s Powder: added 15% Petrify Resist for pets
- Oxwhip Powder: added 15% Trap Resist for pets
- Rifthound Salts: added 4% Health for pets
- Solael Vile Cuirass: added % Freeze Resist for pets
- Solael Vile Pauldrons: added % Stun Resist for pets
- Sylvarria’s Essence: added 15% Slow Resist for pets
- Warp’s Edge:
reducedreplaced % Activation Chance modifiers forAmarasta’s Quick Cut andAvalancheto 10% and 5%, respectivelywith 60 Chaos damage modifier for it
Relics
- Aurora: removed Health and reduced % Physical Resist to 4%
- Icebreaker: reduced % Damage Reduction on the granted skill to
1012% - Mogdrogen’s Ardor: added 6% Defensive Ability for pets
Monster Infrequents
- Aetherblessed Spear: added 15% Activation Chance modifier for Reaping Strike
- Anointed Blade:
replaced % Chance of Cooldown Refresh modifier for Fire Strike with % Chance of Duration Extension instead. Addedadded +2 Targets modifier for Fire Strike. Bile Regurgitator: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Chilling Rounds to 15%- Bilesoaked Spear: moved 100% of Vitality dealt as Acid modifier from Necrotic Edge to Spectral Binding
. Increased % Activation Chance modifier for Necrotic Edge to 12% and removed % Activation Chance modifier for Shattering Smash. Blugrug’s Plagued Edge: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Bloodfangs to 8%Eldritch Storm Emitter: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Storm Spread to 5%Fleshwarped Bulwark: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Feral Hunger to 10%- Fleshwarped Shard: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Reaping Strike to
1015% - Gargoyle Visage: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Feral Hunger to
510% - Ilgorr’s Eternal Curse: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Chilling Rounds to
58% - Ironeye Casque: reduced % Activation Chance
modifiersmodifier for Belgothian’s Shearsandto 10%. Increased % Weapon damage modifier for Zolhan’s Technique to5%50% and removed its % Activation Chance modifier - Korvan Burning Halberd: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Smite to
1015% - Korvan Eldritch Halberd: replaced % Physical dealt as Acid with 50% of Chaos dealt as Acid. Reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Smite to
1015%. - Korvan Gaze: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Whirling Death to
510% - Korvan Helm: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Reaping Strike to
510% - Malkadarr’s Dreadblade: redcued % Weapon damage modifier for Execution to 35%
Malaise Spreader: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Reaping Strike to 15%Messenger’s Repeater: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Belgothian’s Shears to 15%Naren Kur’s Blade: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Markovian’s Advantage to 8%Primordial Stone: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Smite to 6%- Rot Regurgitator:
reduced % Activation Chance modifiers for Avalanche and Necrotic Edge to 8%increased % Activation Chance modifier for Avalanche to 15% and removed it for Necrotic Edge - Spectral Warmaul: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Upheaval to
1015% - Sylvarria’s Root: reduced % Crit damage modifier for Word of Renewal to 10%
Titan’s Serrated Spear: reduced % Activation Chance modifiers for Belgothian’s Shears and Shattering Smash to 8%- Troll Bonecrusher: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Feral Hunger to
1015% - Ugdenbog Boltthrower:
reduced % Activation Chanceincreased Bleed damage modifier for Storm Spread to8%300 / 3s, reduced its % Activation Chance modifier to 15% and removed its Projectiles modifier - Voidcarver Blade: increased % Activation Chance modifier for Bloodfangs to 15%. Replaced
replaced% Damage Modified modifier for Onslaught with25%15% Weapon damage modifier for it. - Wight Frost’s Edge: increased % Activation Chance modifier for Necrotic Edge to
1215%. reduced % Weapon damage modifier for Avalanche to 40% and removed its % Activation Chance modifierfor Avalanche. Moved % Vitality dealt as Cold modifier from Necrotic Edge to Spectral Binding.
Epic Items
- Binding Emerald of Mogdrogen: added 4% Offensive Ability for pets
- Cowl of Mogdrogen: added 4% Offensive Ability for pets
Legendary Non-Set Items
- Arctis: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for
Necrotic Edge andZolhan’s Technique to6%15% and removed it for Necrotic Edge - Awakened Boltspitter: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Bloodfangs to
1215% - Awakened Burrwitch Peacekeeper:
reducedincreased % Activation Chance modifier for Chilling Rounds to615% - Awakened Doomsaw of Gluttony: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Necrotic Edge to
610% - Awakened Gutworm’s Bloody Seal: increased % Activation Chance modifier for Belgothian’s Shears to 15% and removed its Bleed damage modifier
- Awakened Panetti’s Codex of Repetitions: increased Cold damage modifier for Wereaven’s Ice Talons to 80
Awakened Soulsplitter: reduced % Activation Chance modifiers for Reaping Strike and Zolhan’s Technique to 8%Awakened Tremor: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Avalanche to 12%Awakened Voidpiercer: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Necrotic Edge to 8%- Beronath’s Voidlost Horn: reduced % Damage Modified modifier for Cold Snap to
6050% Bloodwake: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Belgothian’s Shears to 6%- Conduit of Arcane Whispers: increased Projectile modifier for Devastation to +3
- Divinesteel Hauberk: moved % Fire and % Vitality Resists from granted skill to item’s base attributes
- Dread Armor of Azragor: moved % Chaos Resist from granted skill to item’s base attributes
- Edge of Sanity:
reducedremoved % Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier forBloodfangs, Markovian’s Advantage andReaping Striketo 4% Gutworm’s Bloody Seal: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Belgothian’s Shears to 6% and removed its Bleed damage modifier- Fateweaver’s Raiment: added -15% Max All Resist penalty for pets
- Fiendmaster Raiment: replaced % Resists for pets in the granted skill with % Crit damage for pets
- Heart of Yugol: moved % Aether Resist from granted skill to item’s base attributes
- Misery: reduced Acid damage modifier for Grasping Vines to 70
- Mythical Asterllonos, Star of the North: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Amarasta’s Quick Cut to
810% - Mythical Bramblevine: reduced Acid damage modifier for Grasping Vines to 100
- Mythical Brand of the Crimson Company: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Reaping Strike to
810% - Mythical Cairnguard: added 10% Health for pets
Mythical Death Omen: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Execution to 6%- Mythical Deathshriek: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Necrotic Edge to
1215% - Mythical Divinesteel Hauberk: moved % Fire and % Vitality Resists from granted skill to item’s base attributes
- Mythical Dread Armor of Azragor: moved % Chaos Resist from granted skill to item’s base attributes
- Mythical Edge of Death:
reducedremoved % Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier forMarkovian’s Advantage andReaping Striketo 4% - Mythical Eldritch Schemer’s Legwraps: added 20% Petrify Resist for pets
- Mythical Elysian Gavel: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Necrotic Edge to
1215% - Mythical Fatebreaker’s Chains:
reducedincreased % Activation Chance modifier for Zolhan’s Technique to815% and removed its % Weapon damage modifier - Mythical Flamerend: reduced % Damage Modified modifier for Vire’s Might to 45%
- Mythical Havoc:
reducedremoved % Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier forMarkovian’s Advantage andChilling Roundsto 5% - Mythical Heart of Yugol: moved % Aether Resist from granted skill to item’s base attributes
- Mythical Hellborne: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Bursting Round to
1215% - Mythical Herald of Amatok: moved % Chance on Crit to Refresh Leap’s Cooldown modifier to a modifier for Bone Harvest
- Mythical Ironlord Demolisher: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Reaping Strike and Zolhan’s Technique to 10% and removed the Cap on their Duration Refresh modifiers
- Mythical Jackal’s Step: added 6% Defensive Ability for pets
- Mythical Leviathan:
reducedremoved % Activation Chance modifiers for Avalancheand Necrotic Edge to 8% Mythical Mad Queen’s Claw: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Whirling Death to 6%- Mythical Northern Wyrm:
reduced % Activation Chanceremoved % Weapon damage modifier for Avalancheto 12% Mythical Portent of the End Times: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Zolhan’s Technique to 12%- Mythical Rumor’s Echo: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Whirling Death to
810% - Mythical Scion of Noxious Wounds:
reducedremoved % Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier for Executionand Necrotic Edge to 4% - Mythical Starcore Destroyer:
reducedremoved % Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier forAvalanche andSmiteto 8% - Mythical Unmaker: reduced % Damage Modified modifiers for Grenado and Sigil of Consumption to 45%
Mythical Venomlash: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Belgothian’s Shears to 6%- Mythical Vestments of the Great Guardian: moved % Chaos Resist from granted skill to item’s base attributes
- Mythical Vidurian’s Suppressor:
reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Belgothian’s Shears to 10% andremoved % Activation Chance modifier for Bloodfangs Mythical Zolhan’s Revenge: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for to 8%- Phasebreaker: added
410% Activation Chancemodifiersmodifier forChilling Rounds andZolhan’s Technique - Shadowheart: reduced % Damage Modified modifier for Blackwater Cocktail to 60%
- The Crimson Claws:
reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Feral Hunger to 5% andremoved % Activation Chance modifier for Bloodfangs - Vestments of the Great Guardian: moved % Chaos Resist from granted skill to item’s base attributes
Legendary Set Items
- Awakened Bloodmane Set: increased % Activation Chance modifier for Bloodfangs to 20%
- Belgothian’s Slaughter Set: removed Cap from Duration Refresh modifier for Fighting Spirit and added 40% Weapon damage modifier for Markovian’s Advantage
- Belgothian’s Mask:
removedreduced % Activation Chance modifier for Markovian’s Advantage to 10% - Belgothian’s Slicer: added
510% Activation Chance modifier for Markovian’s Advantage - Bloodlust Set: reduced % Activation Chance modifiers for Bloodfangs and Whirling Death to
810% - Bonemonger Set: added
1020% Activation Chance modifier for Smite - Diviner’s Vision Set: increased Projectile modifier for Devastation to +2
- Eldrun’s Ruminations Set: added 60 Cold damage modifier for Wereaven’s Ice Talons
- Crown of the Ice King: added 5% Offensive Ability for pets. Increased
increasedits % Chance on Attack to Refresh Summon Hellhound’s Cooldown for Amarasta’s Blade Burst to 15s. - Heart of the Ice King: added 8% Attack Speed for pets. Removed
removed% Weapon damage modifiers for Amarasta’s Blade Burst and Feral Claws. Increased % Chance on Attack to Refresh Summon Hellhound’s Cooldown for Feral Claws to 15s. - Jarldin’s Fury Set: reduced % Weapon damage
modifiermodifiers for Leap and Upheaval to 120% and 50%, respectively - Ludrigan’s Pride Set: increased % Activation Chance modifier for Chilling Rounds to 20%
Mythical Valdun’s Rifle: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for Zolhan’s Technique to 10%Mythical Warborn Gavel: reduced % Activation Chance modifier for to 6%- Nightforged Pact Set: removed % Activation Chance modifier for Avalanche and added % Damage Reduction to the skill proc
- Nightforged Eye: reduced Cold and Pierce damage modifiers for Avalanche to 60
- Rah’Zin’s Torment Set:
removed % Activation Chance modifier for Whirling Death and reducedincreased % Activation Chance modifier for Zolhan’s Technique to10%20% and removed % Activation Chance modifier for Whirling Death - Stormfang Set: increased Projectile modifier for Devastation to +2
- Unwound Fate Set: reduced % Activation Chance modifiers for Reaping Strike and Storm Spread to
8%10%. Increased % Weapon damage modifier for Storm Spread to 14%. - Gaze of Fates Unwound: reduced % Weapon damage modifier for Storm spread to 4%
- Mythical Valdun’s Rifle: removed Cap on Duration Refresh modifier for Flame Touched and increased % Activation Chance modifier for Zolhan’s Technique to 20%
- Worldkeeper’s Garden Set: reduced % Damage Modified modifier for Grasping Vines to 140%
[Class & Skills]
Devotion
- Wolverine: increased % Defensive Ability for pets to 6%
Soldier
- Laceration: increased Physical damage scaling with rank
- Deadly Momentum:
replacedincreased Physical damage scaling with rank. Replaced % Damage bonuses with % All damage scaling with rank, 100% by rank 12, 185% by max ultimate rank. - Field Command: increased Offensive and Defensive Ability scaling with rank to 92 by rank
1012, 200 by max ultimate rank - War Cry: % Damage Reduction Duration increased to 12s
- Break Morale: Physical Resist Reduction Duration increased to 12s
- Terrify: Resist Reduction Duration increased to 12s
Occultist
- Aspect of the Guardian: added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Duration of Blood of Dreeg scaling with rank (Fangs of Asterkarn only)
Nightblade
- Elemental Awakening: added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Duration of Pneumatic Burst scaling with rank (Fangs of Asterkarn only)
- Execution: reduced base % Weapon damage by 50% and increased base Cold damage by 60
Shaman
- Emboldening Presence: removed % Bleed Resist
- Grasping Vines: increased damage scaling with rank
- Entangling Vines: replaced % Physical damage with Physical damage scaling with rank. Increased Vitality Decay damage scaling with rank.
- Primal Bond: added % Bleed Resist scaling with rank
Inquisitor
- Inquisitor Seal: increased Damage Absorption scaling with rank to 210 by rank 12, 470 by max ultimate rank. Replaced % Elemental Resist with %
AllElemental Max Resist scaling with rank. - Steel Resolve: added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Duration of Word of Renewal scaling with rank (Fangs of Asterkarn only)
Necromancer
- Master of Death: removed % Chaos Resist for pets
- Will of the Crypt: removed % Vitality Resist for pets
Berserker
- Leap: increased % Weapon damage scaling with rank to 310% by rank 16, 410% by max ultimate rank
- Impulse: added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Duration of Rallying Cry scaling with rank
- Glacial Talons: increased Cold damage scaling with rank and added % Chance on Attack to Refresh Cold Snap’s Cooldown (moved from Everwinter)
- Werewolf: increased % Weapon damage scaling with rank on the werewolf’s skills.