Diablo 2 Resurrected Update 1.40 | 1.040 Ushers in Legacy of Terror Version 3.4

by Alex Co November 9, 2026 2:45 pm in Title Updates and Patches
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Diablo 2 Resurrected Update 1.40

Even if it’s an old game, Blizzard hasn’t stopped supporting Diablo 2 Resurrected! Today, the studio has launched Ladder Season 16 and Legacy of Terror data.

Aside from the new event, there are also gameplay changes and bug fixes applied, which players will see as Diablo 2 Resurrected update 1.40 | 1.040, which brings the game to version 3.4.

Read on for the breakdown of new stuff to expect, as well as the complete changelog.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Legacy of Terror Data Released on November 9

Diablo 2 Resurrected Update 1.39

Event Starts: November 13, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PST

Event Ends: November 19, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PST

Diablo’s 30th Anniversary in Diablo II: Resurrected brings Legacy of Terror, six days of spine-chilling threats and lucrative perks to launch your Season 16 Ladder experience like never before. This event is available for both Ladder and Non-Ladder players.

For six days, Sanctuary serves the following terrors and rewards:

  • Face the Diablo Clone once every six hours (Hell difficulty only). This works like the current system where Diablo Clone replaces a Super Unique in Hell. During the event, it will be a guaranteed spawn once every six hours.
  • Battle through Terrorized Zones in every zone. After defeating Baal in Normal, Nightmare, or Hell, that difficulty will feature simultaneous Terrorized Zones in all zones. (Players who do not wish to have all their zones Terrorized can still disable this feature using the Game Creation (gear) menu on the Character Select screen or in the Lobby when creating a game. Doing so will not affect any other features of the Legacy of Terror event).
  • Enter the Cow Portal in the Rogue Encampment at will. After defeating Baal on a difficulty level, just go directly to Rogue Encampment to enter a special Cow Portal that will remain active at all times during the event. No side trip to Tristram is required!
  • Enjoy 100% Magic Find and a 15% discount on all vendors. The discount includes Gamblers and works at all difficulty levels.
  • Slay monsters for a rare chance to reanimate them as Hell Bovine Minions. This is available at all difficulty levels.

That’s not all. In today’s patch, there are also gameplay changes made, and then some.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Update 1.40 | 1.040 Patch Notes

Diablo 2 Resurrected Update 1.28

Ladder Season 16 Schedule

Ladder Season 15 Ends: Monday, November 9, 11 a.m. PST

Season 16 Patch begins rolling out: Monday, November 9

Ladder Season 16 Starts: Friday, November 13, 5 p.m. PST

Ladder Season 16 will usher in a new opportunity for valiant adventurers to race to Level 99 and amass powerful loot along the way. We cannot wait to see which determined souls carve their name into the Leaderboard this time.

Ladder Season 16 Launch Timing:

North America November 13, 5:00 p.m. PST
Europe November 14, 1:00 a.m. GMT

November 14, 2:00 a.m. CET

Asia November 14, 9:00 a.m. CST

November 14, 10:00 a.m. KST

As with previous seasons, Ladder Season 16 will feature different modes:

Version Description
Pre-Expansion Ladder The standard version of Ladder play that encompasses only the original four acts.
Pre-Expansion Hardcore Ladder The hardcore (only one life) version of Ladder play that encompasses only the original four acts.
Ladder The standard version of Ladder play that encompasses five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.
Hardcore Ladder The hardcore (only one life) version of Ladder play that encompasses five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.

Once Ladder Season 15 ends, all Ladder characters will be transferred to their respective non-ladder group. All items in that character group’s Shared Stash go into a new Withdraw Only set of Shared Stash tabs, denoted by a check marked Past box. Any items from Ladder Season 14 stored in the Withdraw Only tabs will be lost at this time. You will have all of Ladder Season 16 to withdraw any items you would like to keep from Season 15. When Ladder Season 15 ends, this remove only set of Stash Tabs will be overridden with any items in the Ladder Season 15 Shared Stash. Be sure to get any items out before then, or they will be forever lost!

Character Conversion

We have made some adjustments to character conversions between partitions moving forward.

Starting November 16, players will no longer be able to convert Expansion (LoD) Online (Ladder and Non-Ladder) characters to Reign of the Warlock. Players will still be able to convert Offline characters and Classic to Expansion (LoD) conversions.

Items Now Available in Online Non-Ladder

Previously updated Ladder-only items will be available in Non-Ladder with the new season.

This applies to RotW only; these items will not be changed for Classic or LoD.

  • Angelic Raiment
  • Bane Ash
  • Blinkbat’s Form
  • Bloodletter
  • Gravenspine
  • Manald Heal
  • Pluckeye
  • Rogue’s Bow
  • The Battlebranch
  • The Ward

Item Updates in Online Ladder and Offline Only

Items listed below that have been changed will only be updated on Online Ladder and Offline.

This applies to RotW only; items will not be changed for Classic or LoD.

  • Dimoak’s Hew
    • +100% Enhanced Damage → +100-150% Enhanced Damage
    • +15 Dexterity → +20 Strength
  • Serpent Lord
    • Added +15% Increased Attack Speed
    • +30-40% Enhanced Damage → +40-80% Enhanced Damage
    • Added +5 Minimum Damage
  • Griswold’s Edge
    • Knockback → 4% Chance To Cast Level 1 Amplify Damage On Striking
    • +80-120% Enhanced Damage → +100-160% Enhanced Damage
    • Added Slows Target By 25%
  • The Salamander
    • Added +10% Faster Cast Rate
    • +2 To Fire Skills → +3 To Fire Skills
    • +2 To Fire Ball → +4 To Fire Ball
  • The Tannr Gorerod
    • +80-100% Enhanced Damage → +200-220% Enhanced Damage
    • Added 5-9% Life Stolen Per Hit
  • The Grim Reaper
    • +20% Enhanced Damage → +80-120% Enhanced Damage
    • 5% Mana Stolen Per Hit → 5-9% Mana Stolen Per Hit
  • Silks of the Victor
    • Added +20% Faster Run/Walk
    • Added +30% Increased Attack Speed
    • Added +50-100% Enhanced Damage
    • Added +15% Chance To Find Magic Items
  • The Impaler
    • +140-170% Enhanced Damage → +170-240% Enhanced Damage
    • Added Repairs 1 Durability in 4 Seconds
  • Coldkill
    • +40 Cold Damage → +80-100 Cold Damage
    • +150-190% Enhanced Damage → +160-200% Enhanced Damage
  • The Atlantean
    • +200-250% Enhanced Damage → +250-300% Enhanced Damage
    • Added +2-5 To Zeal (Paladin Only)
    • Added +100-125 Attack Rating
    • Added Requirements -20%
    • Required Level 42 → Required Level 35
  • Lava Gout
    • 2% Chance To Cast Level 10 Enchant On Striking → 5% Chance To Cast Level 10 Enchant On Striking
    • Half Freeze Duration → Cannot Be Frozen
  • Earthshaker
    • Added +3-5 To Fire Claw (Druid Only)
  • Grim’s Burning Dead
    • Added 15% Reanimate As: Burning Dead Archer
    • Added +3-5 To Fire Golem (Necromancer Only)
    • +3 To Necromancer Skill Levels → +4 To Necromancer Skill Levels
  • Swordguard
    • All Resistances +10-20 → All Resistances +20-30
    • Added Replenish Life +10-15
    • +170-180% Enhanced Damage → +180-230% Enhanced Damage
    • Added Attacker takes damage of 15-25
    • +5-495 Defense (Based on Character Level) → +7-779 Defense (Based on Character Level)
  • Demonhorn’s Edge
    • 10% Increased Attack Speed → 20% Increased Attack Speed
    • Added +1 To Barbarian Skills
  • Veil of Steel
    • Added +2 To All Skills
    • Added Physical Damage Received Reduced by 15-25%
    • Added Magic Resist +20-40%
  • Ethereal Edge
    • +150-180% Enhanced Damage → +220-260% Enhanced Damage
    • +25% Increased Attack Speed → +40% Increased Attack Speed
    • Added +2-198 To Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
  • Executioner’s Justice
    • +240-290% Enhanced Damage → +260-300% Enhanced Damage
    • 50% Chance To Cast Level 6 Decrepify When You Kill An Enemy → 25% Chance To Cast Level 13 Amplify Damage When You Kill An Enemy
    • +30% Increased Attack Speed → +40% Increased Attack Speed
    • Added +15 Life After Each Kill
    • Added +5 To Mana After Each Kill
  • Isenhart’s Armory
    • Full set:
      • +20% Faster Run/Walk → +30% Faster Run/Walk
      • Added +25% Faster Hit Recovery
    • Isenhart’s Lightbrand:
      • +20% Increased Attack Speed → +40% Increased Attack Speed
      • Added +5-495 Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
      • Removed 2-Piece Set Bonus +5-495 Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
      • Added 3-Piece Set Bonus: +2-198 To Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
    • Isenhart’s Parry:
      • Added 2 Piece Set Bonus: Cold Resist +15%
      • Added 2 Piece Set Bonus: Fire Resist +15%
    • Isenhart’s Case:
      • Added Magic Resistance +25%
    • Isenhart’s Horns:
      • Added 5% Life Stolen Per Hit
  • Eternity
    • 5 Socket Melee Weapons → 5 Socket Melee and Missile Weapons
    • Added +30 Increased Attack Speed
    • +260-310% Enhanced Damage → +300-390% Enhanced Damage
    • Added +3-297 To Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
    • Level 8 Revive (88 Charges) → +5 To Revive (O skill)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Jewels did not drop if the player killed the last Uber Ancients boss after staying out of the Colossal Summit for extended periods.
  • Fixed an issue where health regen/degen effects stalled out by damage events in online games.
  • Fixed an issue where a Warlock’s bound demon would lose behavior when the Inferno skill was interrupted by the character traveling via a portal.
  • Fixed an issue where some VFX decals were failing to render in HD mode.
  • Fixed an issue where Terror Zone toggle for online gameplay didn’t save the player’s previous choice.
  • Fixed an issue when interacting with the “Remove Only” checkbox while holding any items related to “Advanced Stash” would not interact with the checkbox.
  • Fixed an issue where Searched games on Lobby didn’t appear when hidden by the scroll list.
  • Fixed issue where various errors preventing connection to the game would give the error text “You have not been online in the last 30 days” instead of intended error text.
  • Fixed an issue with Auto-Party Invite not properly having players joining games.
  • Fixed various game freezes and crash issues.

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