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The latest major patch for Diablo IV is live now to usher in Season 8 and the return of Belial! There’s a new questline for the new foe, boss powers and more that await players when they download Diablo IV update 1.082 (full version 1.082.000), with info on the new content available below.

Of course, this can’t be a new season without new loot!  That’s detailed below alongside the new event and other info you’ll need to know about Season 8.

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Diablo IV Season 8 Everything New as Part of Download Version 1.082

Confront Belial in the Lord of Lies

Belial’s motive is unknown, but his return has unleashed mysterious Apparition Monsters into Sanctuary. The residents of the land won’t take Belial’s intrusion laying down. Some have taken it upon themselves to investigate these monsters. Meet Sayeena, a retired Vizjerei mage, and Jarius, who claims to be a Cathedral of Light knight. While initially wary of each other, Sayeena and Jarius are dedicated to snuffing out the source of these monsters. You must all band together to unravel Belial’s ploy.

Belial’s motive is unknown, but his return has unleashed mysterious Apparition Monsters into Sanctuary. The residents of the land won’t take Belial’s intrusion laying down. Some have taken it upon themselves to investigate these monsters. Meet Sayeena, a retired Vizjerei mage, and Jarius, who claims to be a Cathedral of Light knight. While initially wary of each other, Sayeena and Jarius are dedicated to snuffing out the source of these monsters. You must all band together to unravel Belial’s ploy.

New Boss Powers

A complete list of all 24 Boss Powers, including their Main and Modifier effects can be found below:

Can be Acquired at any Difficulty Level

Wandering Death’s Chest Beam (obtained after defeating the World Boss, Wandering Death)

• Main: While Channeling a Skill, spawn a beam that deals 300% Frostbite damage per second. Enemies hit take 50%[x] increased damage from you for 1 second.
• Modifier: Your Main Boss Power instantly Executes Non-Boss enemies hit with less than 15.5% Life. When you Execute enemies you gain 25 Primary Resource.

Ashava’s Poison Breath (obtained after defeating the World Boss, Ashava)

• Main: Hitting an enemy affected by Damage over Time spawns a wave of acid that deals 1,200% Poisoning damage over 4 seconds. Applies 10% more Poisoning for each 1% of the target’s current Life affected by Damage over Time.
• Modifier: Once per activation, damaging an enemy with your Main Boss Power also applies 45% Poisoning damage to it over 3 seconds.

Avarice’s Explosive Ore (obtained after defeating the World Boss, Avarice the Gold Cursed)

• Main: When you gain excess Primary Resource, spawn a Piece of Ore. After 2.5 seconds the Piece of Ore explodes dealing 700% Fire damage. You can spawn up to 3 Pieces of Ore at once.
• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power spends all your Primary Resource to increase its damage by 0.01%[x] per Resource point spent.

Allek’s Talons (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Casting a Basic Skill applies 200% Sparking damage over 4 seconds to enemies it hit.
• Modifier: Gain 5% Movement Speed, increased by 0.5% for each 1% Cooldown Reduction you have, up to a maximum of 11%.

Beastmaster’s Training (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Whenever you cast a Summon Skill or call a Mercenary for Reinforcement, one of your Summons or Mercenaries Stuns surrounding enemies for 2 seconds and gains 75% Damage Reduction.
• Modifier: Your Summons deal 5%[x] more damage, increased by 0.25%[x] for each 1% Bonus Critical Strike Damage you have from items and Paragon, up to a maximum of 17%[x].

Blackmailer’s Sabotage (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Casting a Core Skill while you have a Barrier Knocks Down Close enemies for 1.1 seconds. This cannot occur on the same enemy more than once every 5 seconds.
• Modifier: Whenever you gain Fortify, additionally gain 11% of the amount as Barrier for 6 seconds.

Flesh Reaper’s Disruption (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy removes the Vulnerable and then Stuns them and surrounding enemies for 0.5 seconds. This Stun applies 100% more Stagger to Bosses.
• Modifier: Gain 5%[x] Vulnerable Damage, increased by 0.5%[x] for each 1% of Crowd Control Duration Bonus you have, up to a maximum of 10.5%[x].

Hatred’s Embrace’s Haste (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Casting a Shadow or Fire Skill grants 1.1% increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds, up to 11%.
• Modifier: Gain 5%[+] Critical Strike Chance, increased by 0.5%[+] for each 1% of Shadow Resistance you have, up to a maximum of 12%[+].

Kirma’s Sparks (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: When you Evade, apply 200% Sparking damage over 4 seconds to Close enemies.
• Modifier: Your Evade Cooldown is reduced by 5%, increased by 0.2% for each 1% Lightning Resistance from bonuses you have, up to a maximum of 11%.

Outlaw Sharpshooter’s Eye (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Dealing Direct Damage to a Distant enemy Slows them and surrounding enemies by 40% for 5 seconds.
• Modifier: You deal increased damage to Enemies the further they are from you, up to 10.5%[x].

Sinerat’s Flames (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Using a Mobility Skill Burns Close enemies for 50% Burning damage over 4 Seconds.
• Modifier: Gain 5%[x] increased damage to all Elements. For each 1% of an Element’s Resistance from bonuses, gain 0.2%[x] increased damage for that Element, up to a maximum of 15.5%[x].

Skerg’s Toxins (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: When an enemy deals damage to you, apply 600% Poisoning damage to them over 4 seconds.
• Modifier: When you take damage from a Damage Over Time effect, you have a 5% chance to be Healed instead, increased by 50% of your Poison Resistance from bonuses, up to a maximum of 12%.

Torusk’s Rage (obtained after defeating this Apparition in the Apparition Incursion event)

• Main: Damaging a Crowd Controlled enemy makes them and surrounding enemies Unstoppable but you gain 10.5%[x] increased Damage, Attack Speed, and Movement Speed for 3 seconds.
• Modifier: Gain 5%[+] Attack Speed, increased by 0.25%[+] for each 1% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies you have, up to a maximum of 10.5%[+].

Can be Acquired in Torment I or Higher

Belial’s Crystal Decoy (obtained after defeating Belial in a Lair Boss ambush)

• Main: When you Cast an Agility, Defensive, or Macabre skill, spawn a crystal that Taunts enemies and explodes after 3 seconds, dealing 600% Shadow damage.
• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power Fears Nearby enemies for 0.75 seconds and deals 50% Shadow damage to them.

Lilith’s Wind of Hate (obtained after defeating Lilith)

• Main: When you Cast a skill, attack enemies with a wave of spikes that lasts 2 seconds and deals 400% Physical damage. Enemies take 60%[x] increased damage from Wind of Hate each time it hits them, up to 300%[x]

• Modifier: Hitting an Elite enemy with a Main Boss Power creates an inert Blister Clone with 10% of their Maximum Life for 15 seconds. Killing the Blister removes 2.1% of the Elite’s Life. An Elite can have up to 1 Blister active at once, and a Boss can have up to 2 Blisters. Enemies with Resilience cannot spawn Blisters.

Duriel’s Burrow (obtained after defeating the Greater Lair Boss, Duriel)

• Main: When you Evade, you now burrow underground, immobilizing surrounding enemies for 5 seconds and dealing 100% damage on your entry and exit. You deal 100% damage every 0.25 seconds while burrowed. Evade’s Cooldown is increased by 4 seconds, and Cooldown Reduction on Evade is 50% as effective.

• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power grants you 21%[+] increased Dodge chance for 5 seconds. Whenever you Dodge an attack you Immobilize Nearby enemies for 3 seconds.

Belial’s Eye Beams (obtained after defeating the Exalted Lair Boss Belial, Lord of Lies)

• Main: After you drink a healing potion, gain 50% Damage Reduction for 2 seconds and summon eye beams that Corrupt enemies for 438% damage over 3.5 seconds. Then, your Healing Potion becomes disabled for 5 seconds. You may drink your Healing Potion at full Life.
• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power grants Stealth for 2 seconds. After entering Stealth, you deal 11%[x] increased Overpower Damage for 2 seconds.

Andariel’s Flaming Skull (obtained after defeating the Greater Lair Boss, Andariel)

• Main: After standing still for 1 second, summon a skull for 4 seconds that rotates around you and breathes fire that Burns enemies for 450% damage over 3 seconds.
• Modifier: Enemies take 10.5% more damage from your Damage over Time effects.

Beast in the Ice’s Sleet (obtained after defeating the Initiate Lair Boss, Beast in the Ice)

• Main: After casting 3 Skills which apply Crowd Control or Stagger effects, shoot out sleet spikes that deal 800% Cold damage and Freeze enemies for 2 seconds.
• Modifier: Your Main Boss Power now Chills enemies it damages for 2.5%[x].

Grigoire’s Lightning Square (obtained after defeating the Initiate Lair Boss, Grigoire)

• Main: After you cast a Core Skill, lightning tiles outward for 1.2 seconds dealing 250% Lightning damage per strike.
• Modifier: Once per activation, damaging an enemy with your Main Boss Power Stuns enemies it hits for 0.25 seconds.

Lord Zir’s Blood Pool (obtained after defeating the Initiate Lair Boss, Lord Zir)

• Main: After you damage an enemy, spawn a pool of blood that deals 400% Bleeding damage per second over 4 seconds. You can have up to 3 active pools.
• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power Heals you for 17% of your Maximum Life over 3 seconds.

Varshan’s Life Steal (obtained after defeating the Initiate Lair Boss, Varshan)

• Main: Every 1 second, attach a leeching beam to the closest enemy which deals 700% Corrupting damage to them and restores 15% of your Maximum Life.
• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power inflicts Nearby enemies with 200% Corrupting damage over 2 seconds.

Urivar’s Lobbed Bombs (obtained after defeating the Initiate Lair Boss, Urivar. Requires the Vessel of Hatred expansion)

• Main: After you Cast an Ultimate Skill, lob 4 bombs that deal 400% Fire damage. Gain 15% Cooldown Reduction.
• Modifier: Killing an enemy with your Main Boss Power reduces your Ultimate Skill’s Cooldown by 0.2 seconds.

Harbinger of Hatred’s Volley (obtained after defeating the Greater Lair Boss, Harbinger of Hatred. Requires the Vessel of Hatred expansion.)

• Main: After damaging a Vulnerable enemy, shoot piercing projectiles that last 1.3 seconds, dealing 250% Fire damage and applying Vulnerable. Deals 40%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
• Modifier: Casting a Basic Skill while at Maximum Resource spends it all to make all Nearby enemies Vulnerable. Activating your Main Boss Power grants 11%[x] increased Vulnerable Damage for 5 seconds.

Incur Deadly Apparitions in a New Event

Belial makes his first bid for Sanctuary since Lilith met her tragic end. His Apparition Monsters—illusory foot soldiers who sow his lies into reality—have been spotted throughout Sanctuary.

You must cull them from your home by participating in the new Apparition Incursion event. Any character playing on any Difficulty Level can participate in this event. The event occurs in a different part of Sanctuary’s wilderness every few minutes, so keep an eye on your map for its current location.

Once you’ve arrived, it’s time to send the imposters back to their master’s imagination. Apparition Monsters can be identified by Belial’s mark of a sickening green eye on their bodies. Cutting deeply through the monster’s ranks will force 1 of 10 Apparition Boss’s to hunt you down. Killing them will provide you with their unique Boss Power. You’ll run through this test of skill a second time before Belial, a more comprehensible version of him, attempts to smite you.

Completing the Apparition Incursion event is a great way to unlock new Boss Powers while leveling up your character.

Grow Your Reputation

Sending Belial’s Apparition Monsters packing is no easy task. Overcome Belial’s band of illusion spreaders, complete Apparition Incursion events, and slay Bosses across Sanctuary to earn Reputation. This Reputation can be exchanged for long-forgotten caches containing uncommon items, such as a Resplendent Spark, Hoard Keys, and more.

Lair Boss Rework

• Bosses formerly known as Endgame or Ladder Bosses have been broken out into 3 tiers: Initiate, Greater, and Exalted Lair Bosses to convey their varying difficulty and rewards.
  • Initiate Lair Bosses: Beast in the Ice, Grigoire, Lord Zir, Varshan, and Urivar (available for Vessel of Hatred owners only).
  • Greater Lair Bosses: Andariel, Duriel, and Harbringer of Hatred (available for Vessel of Hatred owners only).
  • Exalted Lair Bosses: Belial, Lord of Lies.
• You must be on Torment Difficulty I or higher to fight any Lair Boss.
• Lair Boss Loot
  • Lair Bosses no longer require boss materials to summon and provide a vastly reduced reward upon death. Instead, when a Lair boss dies, a chest called a Hoard will spawn containing its loot. Each player must individually use Lair Boss keys to open their Hoard.
  • The first Unique item dropped by a Lair Boss will be from their unique pool. Further Unique Items will have a 50% chance to be from the general Unique pool. In Torment Difficulty III, an additional guaranteed Unique item from the item pool will drop.
  • When playing in a party, Lair Bosses have a 33% chance per additional party member to drop an extra Unique Item from their unique pool.
  • More loot will drop from Lair Bosses. Lair Bosses now drop 7 Unique Items in Torment IV, instead of 6.
• Lair Boss Keys
  • Each boss requires a number Lair Boss Keys to unlock their Hoard. Here’s a breakdown:
    • Initiate: 12
    • Greater: 3
    • Exalted: 2
  • This is one specific item for each boss, such as: Malignant Heart (Varshan), Living Steel (Grigorie), Distilled Fear (Beast in the Ice), Exquisite Blood (Lord Zir), Judicator’s Mask (Urivar), Shard of Agony (Duriel), Pin-Cushioned Doll (Andariel), Hatred Hearts (Harbringer of Hatred, Betrayer’s Husk (Belial, Lord of Lies).
  • All Initiate Lair Bosses have the chance to drop a Stygian Stone, which can be converted into any Greater Lair Boss Key of your choice.
  • Lair Boss Keys can stack up to 99.
  • Increased the number of Lair Boss Keys you receive each time:
    • Helltide Chests will drop more Living Steel.
    • Nightmare Dungeons will drop more Distilled Fear.
    • Blood Maiden will drop more Exquisite Blood for each contributed Baneful Heart.
    • Legion Events drop more Exquisite Blood.
    • World Bosses drop more Exquisite Blood.
    • Random Boss Keys are more likely to be a key other than Malignant Heart.

• Locating Boss Lairs—the home of Lair Bosses
  • Boss Lairs have a unique map icon to help distinguish them.
  • Once discovered, you can now teleport directly to a Boss Lair using the new teleport feature.
  • Each Boss Lair description on the map lists the required Lair Boss Key and if you currently own a sufficient amount.

New Legendary and Unique Items

New powerful Unique Items and Legendary Aspects arrive to magnify your renowned demon crushing prowess.

Barbarian

Bane of Ahjed-Den (Unique Gloves):

Affixes:

• +4-6 Ranks of Mighty Throw
• +114-150% Critical Strike Damage
• +7-10 Fury Per Second
• +8-12.5% Cooldown Reduction

Unique Power:

• Every 12 seconds, your next Mighty Throw detonates its pulses instantly as Fire Damage and deals 400-600% increased damage.

Aspect of Delayed Extinction (Offensive Aspect): Mighty Throw and Steel Grasp now gain multiplicative damage instead of cooldown from Cooldown Reduction and their damage is increased by another 125-250%[x].

Druid

Gathlen’s Birthright (Unique Helm):

Affixes:

• Inherent: Anima of the Forest Grants 15% Attack Speed
• +10.5-15% Willpower
• +224-296 Armor
• +2-3 Ranks of Humanity
• +17.5-23% Movement Speed While in Human Form

Unique Powers:

• While in Human form, Critical Striking enemies with Nature Magic 400-200 times grants you Anima of the Forest for 15 seconds.
• While infused with Anima of the Forest you gain the Perfect Storm and Earthen Might Key Passives.

Aspect of Impending Deluge (Offensive Aspect): Storm Strike chains to twice as many targets and increases the damage the targets take from other skills by 30-50%[x] for 6 seconds.

Necromancer

Sanquivor, Blade of Zir (Unique Two-Hand Sword):

Affixes:

• Inherent: +60% Summoning Damage
• +32-50% Chance for Army of the Dead to Deal Double Damage
• +214-242 Intelligence
• +1,060-1,142 Maximum Life
• +2 Ranks of Skeleton Warrior Mastery, Skeleton Mage Mastery, and Golem Mastery

Unique Powers:

• Your Summons’ damage afflicts enemies with Vampiric Curse. Consuming a Corpse also contributes a soul to Vampiric Curse, which can now stack up to 20 souls.
• Army of the Dead can now unleash the souls from Vampiric Curse, causing both Army of the Dead and the souls to deal 15-25% increased damage per soul unleashed.

Aspect of Service and Sacrifice (Offensive Aspect): Skeleton Warriors explode on death, dealing (200-300%) Physical damage to surrounding enemies. They lose 25% Health per second while in combat. Skeleton Mages take 90% reduced damage and deal 50-100%[x] increased damage.

Rogue

Band of Ichorous Rose (Unique Gloves):

Affixes:

• Inherent: +4 Maximum Poison Traps
• +10.5-15% Attack Speed
• +3-5% Maximum Poison Resistance
• +41.5-55% Poison Resistance
• 18.5-27.5% Chance for Poison Trap to Cast Twice

Unique Power:

• Poison Trap always deals its full damage over 3 seconds and it benefits from all its upgrades, which are increased by 50-100%[x]. Poison Trap also:
• Benefits from Combo Points.
• Has no Cooldown during Inner Sight.
• Cooldown is reduced by Preparation.

Aspect of Contamination (Offensive Aspect): Poison Trap bursts for 150-250% Poison damage when it triggers. If this burst Critically Strikes, you deal 20-40%[x] increased Poison damage for 5 seconds.

Sorcerer

Hail of Verglas (Unique Helm):

Affixes:

• Inherent 1: 7.5% Maximum Cold Resist
• Inherent 2: 50% Cold Resistance
• +10.5-15% Intelligence
• 13-17.5% Maximum Life
• +10.5-15% Attack Speed
• +4-6 Ranks in Ice Shards

Unique Power:

• Ice Shards now spreads out with 2 additional shards. You deal 1-1.5%[x] increased damage for each time Ice Shards damages an enemy for 5 seconds, up to 50-75%[x].

Shivering Aspect (Offensive Aspect): Enemies take up to 35-55%[x] increased damage based on how much they are Chilled or Staggering. You apply 15% more Chill.

Spiritborn

Sunbird’s Gorget (Unique Amulet):

Affixes:

• Inherent: +30% Resistance to All Elements
• +16-25% Movement Speed
• +2-3 Ranks of Potent
• +2-3 Ranks of Furnace
• +2-3 Ranks of Acceleration

Unique Powers:

• Picking up a Storm Feather forms a firestorm around you for 8 seconds dealing 200-400% Fire damage every 0.5 seconds.
• Every 5 additional Storm Feathers you pick up intensifies the firestorm, increasing its damage by 100%[x] but not refreshing its duration. Storm Feathers are now Jaguar Skills and the firestorm is an Eagle, Jaguar, and Storm Feather Skill.

Rip and Tear Aspect (Offensive Aspect): Rushing Claw deals 10-30%[x] increased damage and is empowered based on how many Charges it has when you Cast it:

• 1: Heals for 15% of your Maximum Life.
• 2: Guaranteed to Overpower.
• 3: Guaranteed to Critically Strike.
• 4+: Strikes an additional time.

There are also a ton of new class adjustments made. If you plan on reading it, I suggest grabbing a drink first, as it’s a huge one.

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The wait is finally here, dungeon slayers! Blizzard has rolled out Season 8 of Diablo 4, which marks the return of Belial! Players on consoles, should see this as Diablo 4 update 1.82 on PS4, Xbox One, and this should be a significant download given.

Expect a new questline, a ton of class balance changes, new boss powers and a lot more. Read on for what to expect in terms of new content.

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Diablo 4 Season 8 New Content and Overview of Update 1.82

Main Theme

Belial’s Return

“Vanquish The Lord of Lies and formidable foes to claim Boss Powers.”

Boss Powers

Collect all 24 powers with 48 combinations (main + modifier).

Examples include:

• Lilith’s Wave Blast
• Duriel’s Burrow
• Grigore’s Lightning Square
• Beast in Ice’s Spikes

Questline

Belial’s deceit and hunger for power are spreading. Stop him before his twisted reality takes hold.

Apparition Incursion Events

• Defend Sanctuary against waves of enemies appearing randomly.

QoL (Quality of Life) Updates

• New Lair Bosses
• New Challenges
• Improved Boss Loot
• Teleport to Party Member

New System

• Reliquary Rewards & Battle Pass

Special Events & Rewards

• Diablo IV x Berserk (May 6 – June 3)
• Updated Season Journey
• “Iris” Feline Pet

There are a ton more changes in the official patch notes that breakdown the class changes. and more.

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