Diablo 4 Season of Slaughter Update Unleashed via Patch 1.102/2.02
The latest seasonal content drop for Diablo 4 is here with Season of Slaughter! If you ever wanted to play as the Butcher, now’s your chance!
Aside from that neat little treat, Blizzard is also adding killstreaks, a DOOM: The Dark Ages collaboration item line, a ton of gameplay balance changes and more.
For those who have the game on consoles, you’ll see this download as Diablo 4 update 2.02/1.102 (complete version 1.102.000), and once you’ve applied the update, you should see build 2.6.0 on the start screen as your game version.
Diablo 4 Season of Slaughter New Content Rolled Out on March 11
Season of Slaughter Highlights
Become the Butcher
Interact with Butcher Shrines to unleash the Butcher’s power.
Kill Streaks
- 1000 kills — MASSACRE!
- 250 kills — Kill Streak Massacre
- Awarded XP and Reputation
- Become The Butcher
Feed your hunger with kill streaks that grant escalating XP.
Bloody Billy
Season Journey Pet
Hunger Rampage Feast
Bloodied Items
New item affixes to enhance kill streak bonuses
Reliquary Items
Includes collaboration cosmetics with Doom: The Dark Ages.
Eternal Realm Updates
New Uniques
Amp up carnage with new class-agnostic uniques.
Paladin Free Trial
March 11 – 18
Key Theme of the Season
- Focus on kill streak gameplay
- Butcher-themed powers and skills
- New item affixes (Bloodied items)
- New uniques for all classes
- Paladin trial week
- Season pet: Bloody Billy
Become The Butcher
For the first time in Diablo history, assume the form of an iconic adversary: The Butcher.
Succumb to your dark urges as The Butcher. Feed your endless appetite for slaughter and earn Seasonal currency with a hotbar full of Butcher-fied skills.
As The Butcher, you wield brutal powers that for decades have inspired terror. Cleave through monsters, charge fearlessly into the fray and unleash a hail of hooks to drag your prey to a bloody end.
A Taste of Power Seasonal Questline
Starting in Gea Kul on the Seasonal Realm, begin A Taste of Power to uncover the dark path and claim the power of this walking abomination. This questline is but a sampling of the carnage you’ll experience while playing as The Butcher.
Grisly Metamorphasis
There are several ways to be come the king of slaughter. Earn Meaty Offerings, a new consumable item which can be used on Shrines of Slaughter in a new Helltide event. Activating this gory shrine draws enemies in Helltide to your location, kill them expeditiously to feed your gory rewards.
In Fields of Hatred, a Ceremony of Slaughter completely replaces typical PvP combat in this zone. This new event turns the battlefield into a race for supremacy. Every kill fuels your Savagery—a kill-based progression system that pushes you toward ultimate power. When the Ceremony concludes, The Butcher’s Idol rises for the fiercest contender. Take it to become the Butcher and turn the entire area into your personal killing ground.
Slaughterhouses arrive as another way to transform into the Butcher, read on to discern their grisly connotations.
Massacring enemies as the Butcher will earn you Fresh Meat, a new resource that can be used to earn more Bloodied Items.
Unleash Your Rage with the Killstreak System
Indulge in bloodthirsty carnage to grow progressively stronger—maintain a fast, efficient slew of kills to increase your power and earn rewards.
The Killstreak system changes the way you play across every activity in Diablo IV. Slaughter your enemies in quick succession to begin your Killstreak. As your killstreak begins, a pop-up will start tracking your kill count.
After it begins, you have a short window before your Killstreak starts to decay. Continue your Killstreak with merciless pace, refresh your Killstreak timer with additional kills, direct damage, or on initial damage-over-time application.
Killstreaks are marked by five distinct tiers based off current streak’s total:
- Killstreak
- Carnage
- Devastation
- Bloodbath
- Massacre
When the timer bar fully depletes, the Killstreak is over. Experience and seasonal reputation are gained at the end of a Killstreak, a pop-up will indicate the amount of seasonal reputation and experience gained. These are based on the total number of monsters slain during the Killstreak, with a bonus based on the Killstreak Tier reached.
Rain Crimson with Bloodied Items
A warrior consumed by bloodlust can become the embodiment of unbridled rage if they know how to direct and sustain their rampage.
Based on PTR feedback, we made several adjustments to bring Bloodied Items more in line with the power of Chaos Armor from Season of Infernal Chaos and Sanctification bonuses.
Bloodied Items are a new Item Quality you can harness in combination with your Killstreaks to heighten the bloodshed.
Bloodied Items have affixes which scale in power based off your current Killstreak Tier. Any item that can drop can potentially appear as Bloodied. This Item Quality tag is non-exclusive, and an item can be both Ancestral and Bloodied.
Bloodied Affixes come in three categories:
- Rampage:
- Increase in power based off current Killstreak Tier
- Applies to Armor
- Ex: Killstreak: 7%[+] Move Speed per Killstreak Tier in your Killstreak
- Feast:
- Apply Combat bonuses based off total kills in your current Killstreak
- Applies to Weapons
- Ex: Every 40 Kills in your Killstreak, reset 1 random Cooldown
- These bonuses are constant and are not tied to Killstreak Tier
- Hunger:
- Customizes reward offerings, which scale with Killstreak Tiers
- Ex: Elite kills will drop Runes more frequently
- Applies to Jewelry
Unlock Slaughter with Bloodied Sigils
Evoke the power of the Burning Hells and set a fearsome combatant on your trail. Bloodied Sigils unlock your ability to increase the heat and increase the ferocity of gameplay while rewarding you handsomely for this increased effort.
Nightmare Dungeons, Infernal Hordes, and Lair Bosses each have Bloodied Sigils. Note: these potent Sigils only become available once you reach Torment I. When playing in Bloodied activities, enemy health bars will display the level difference between their current level and how difficult they are in the Bloodied content.
Bloodied Sigils
Each Bloodied Sigil carries a Bloodied Affix, Relentless Butcher. The infamous purveyor of human charcuterie hunts you endlessly, hounding your every move. Should you manage to fell the Butcher, he will immediately return. He will never cease!
This does not replace the existing chance for Butcher spawns. You may even face both Butchers at once. Expect the activity in the Bloodied Sigil to be around a Torment Tier higher in difficulty than your current Torment Tier.
Bloodied Sigils reward this significant challenge with guaranteed drops of Bloodied Items.
Bloodsoaked Sigils
For those who seek suffering and glory in equal measure, Bloodsoaked Sigils are the truest test of strength. Scaled to be roughly close in difficulty to Pit Tier 100, Bloodsoaked Sigils carry incredible challenge, with remarkable rewards.
Bloodsoaked Sigils reward you with guaranteed drops of multiple Bloodied Items.
New Unique Items
Wield these tools of demonic dismemberment to beat back the Butcher and continue your slaughter. All new Uniques this Season are dropped by the new Butcher Lair Boss, who will remain as a permanent Lair boss after Season of Slaughter.
Blood-Mad Idol—Unique Amulet
- Affixes:
- 51- 65 All Stats
- 8.3-10% Attack Speed
- 7-8% Critical Strike Chance
- 17.5-31.5% Damage Reduction while Injured
- Power:
- You are always Berserking but take 200%[x] increased damage as Burning over 8 seconds. While Burning, Berserking grants an additional 75-125% increased damage.
- Usable by: All Classes
Wendigo Brand—Unique Ring
- Affixes:
- 424-457 Life
- 855-1086 Life Regen
- 146-159 Life on Hit
- 441-490 Physical Resistance
- Power:
- Every 15 kills in the last 30-60 seconds increases your damage dealt by 2%, and Maximum Health by 1%.
- Usable by: All Classes
Rustbitten Dirk—Unique Dagger
- Affixes:
- 51-65 All Stats
- 424-457 Life
- 8.3-10% Attack Speed
- 40-50% Vulnerable Damage
- Power:
- Deal 50-100% increased damage to isolated enemies.
- Usable by: Sorcerer, Druid, Rogue, Necromancer
Wyrdskin—Unique Gloves
- Affixes:
- 424-457 Life
- 1-2 Ranks to Core Skills
- 7-8% Critical Strike Chance
- 8.3-10% Attack Speed
- Power:
- Attacks apply Vulnerable to Distant Enemies, and Weakened to Close Enemies. Deal 10-30% increased damage to Enemies that are both Vulnerable and Weakened.
- Usable by: All Classes
Thousand-Eye Reaver—Unique One-Handed Axe
- Affixes:
- 424-457 Life
- 7-8% Critical Strike Chance
- 36.5-50% Movement Speed on Elite Kill
- Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to Deal 900-2,400 Physical Damage
- Power:
- Moving grants Ferocity, and Maximum Ferocity is increased by 1-3. Ferocity also increases Movement Speed by 4-8% per stack.
- Usable by: Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Paladin.
Glimpse the Divine in the Paladin Free Trial
Your opportunity to embody the blessed is upon you, wanderer. From March 11—18 at 10 a.m. PT, try the Paladin class for free for a limited time on Battle.net, Xbox, and PlayStation.
During the Free Trial, play as the Paladin up to Level 25 and experience the righteous might of Sanctuary’s holy warrior. Pre-purchase Lord of Hatred to carry your progress forward on the same character.
Rip and Tear in DOOM: The Dark Ages Collab
For a limited time, DOOM: The Dark Ages descends upon Sanctuary with our most expansive earnable Reliquary yet. Achieve rewards like the Shield Saw cosmetic skin, Slayer’s Flail, the Head of the Cyberdemon back trophy, and more.
Earn Iconic Weapon Cosmetics in the DOOM Reliquary
Starting at 10 a.m. on March 11, cut down Elites and Champion Monsters to earn Dark Ages Currency and carve your path through the DOOM: The Dark Ages event Reliquary. Claim all rewards to unlock the Forsaken Gates Town Portal and leave your mark on Sanctuary.
Killing Lair Bosses has a chance to drop a DOOM chest, which contains existing Uniques that have DOOM Crucible transmogs!
Collect Free DOOM: The Dark Ages Emblems
Starting on March 11, at 12 p.m. PT, secure free emblems in the in-game Shop plucked straight from the Dark Ages.
- March 11, 12 p.m. PT – Dark Before the Dawn
- March 13, 12 p.m. PT – Grandeur of the Gutted
- March 15, 12 p.m. PT – Rip and Tear
Purchase Iconic Armor in the in-game Shop
Fend off demon hordes in threads fitting for the Doom slayer and take on all Hell with the armor to match. Starting on March 12 at 12 p.m. PT, don the cross-class Doom slayer armor, ride with the Mecha Dragon Serrat cat mount skin, and keep your Cacodemon pet close to your side.
Visit the in-game Shop to purchase these demon shredding threads.
Earn new Items from Season Rank
As you endlessly defend Sanctuary from demonkind, you’ll earn rewards from Season Rank.
Completing the Rank 5 Capstone Dungeon and unlocking Rank 6 will reward you Bloody Billy the Pet. Remember that you do not need to complete all objectives in Rank 5 to earn Bloody Billy.
Season of Slaughter Season Blessings
Within Season Rank, 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 Rank. Once you’ve earned Ashes, they can be spent on these Seasonal Blessings:
- Urn of Butchery: Increase rate of Seasonal Reputation earned from all sources.
- Urn of Slaughter: Boosts the chances of finding additional Slaughterhouse Keys.
- Urn of Bloodied Keys: Boosts the chances of finding additional Bloodied Activity Keys.
- Urn of Meat: Boost the amount of Fresh Meat dropped from all sources.
- Urn of Glyphs: Grants a chance to earn an extra upgrade when improving glyphs.
Diablo 4 Season of the Slaughter Gameplay Changes via Update 1.102/2.02
The 2.6.0 Patch Notes at a glance:
- On the seasonal realm, summon more powerful versions of Nightmare Dungeons, Lair Bosses, and Infernal Hordes with Bloodstained Sigils. To dial up the heat even further, use Bloodsoaked sigils for an incredibly powerful test.
- Several new uniques that span many classes are here for your demon-slaying needs. These all drop from the new Butcher Lair Boss.
- Boss Stagger mechanics have been upgraded. Bosses can be staggered twice as quickly before, but now have a cooldown for 30 seconds where it is five times harder to stagger them.
- New enemies, layouts have been added to the Tower and Bosses should hit much harder. The amount of enemies needed to complete a floor has been reduced.
Game Updates
Updates from PTR
- Killstreak multipliers are now highlighted in the UI.
- Killstreaks no longer reset when going between floors in dungeons.
- Bloodstained now grant better rewards, including guaranteed Bloodied and Ancestral items when defeating Bloodsoaked bosses.
- The following Massacre Affixes have been tuned.
- Attack Speed per Killstreak Tier increased from 6% to 8%.
- Cooldown Reduction per Killstreak Tier increased from 3% to 6%.
- Critical Strike Chance per Killstreak Tier increased from 5% to 8%.
- Life on Hit per Killstreak Tier changed to 100.
- Maximum Life per Killstreak Tier changed to 3% Maximum Life.
- Movement Speed per Killstreak Tier increased from 7% to 10%.
- Resource Cost Reduction per Killstreak Tier increased from 6% to 10%.
- All Classes can now encounter a Bloodied Affix that increases their Primary Core Stat by 3% per Killstreak Tier. This affix appears on Bloodied Items of at least 750 Item power.
- Necromancer Balance Updates
- Fueled by Death Passive
- Duration increased from 6 to 8 seconds.
- Bloodbath Legendary Paragon Node
- Previous: Deal 20%[x] increased Overpower damage. After Overpowering, deal 50%[x] increased Physical Damage for 5 seconds.
- Now: Deal 20%[x] increased Overpower damage. After Overpowering, deal 50%[x] increased Damage for 5 seconds.
- Fueled by Death Passive
- The Incense of Vitality has been removed.
For the rest of the changes made to classes and more, read Blizzard’s in-depth article about it.
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