Diablo 4 New Update 1.089 Unleashed for Sins of the Horadrim
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The latest seasonal content for Diablo 4 is live! Called the Sins of the Horadrim, console players will see this download as Diablo 4 update 1.089/1.89, with the game version appearing on the start screen as 2.3.0.
This ushers in a new questline, new seasonal jewels, a new pet, and lots more.
Console gamers will be pleased to know that this update adds console keyboard and mouse support (finally).
Diablo 4 Sins of Horadrim Update New Content Outlined as Part of Update 1.089
Here’s an overview of everything new in the new season,save for the gameplay changes.
New Questline
Uncover the buried truth of the Horadrim, once a revered order.
New Season Content (Seasonal Realm)
Horadric Spellcraft
Customize ancient powers into unique abilities:
- Corrosive Vapor
- Glacial Nimbus
- Smoldering Ember
- Thunderous Particle
Horadric Jewels
- Enhance your build with new seasonal socketables.
New Season Journey Pet
- Dante (a demonic dog companion).
New Reliquary Rewards
Battle Pass rewards including new mounts, armor sets, and cosmetics.
Permanent Updates (Seasonal and Eternal Realms)
Nightmare Dungeon
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Explore new & refreshed gameplay:
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Horadric Strongrooms
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Escalating Nightmares
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Nightmare Dungeon Affixes
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Face Astaroth
- Fight him head-on in the Seasonal Questline.
- Challenge Exalted Astaroth in escalating Nightmare dungeons.
New Loot
- 6 New Uniques (weapons, armor, trinkets).
Here’s a quick look “cheat sheet” on what will stay after Season 9, and what’s exclusive to the new season.
Permanent Features to Remain Beyond Season 9
To confirm what is permanent to the game on July 1, here is a breakdown.
Permanent to both Seasonal and Eternal Realms
- Nightmare Dungeon Updates
- Horadric Strongrooms
- Escalating Nightmares
- New Nightmare Dungeon affixes
- Quality-of-Life: Mouse and Keyboard on Console
- New Uniques for each Class
Exclusive to Season 9: Sins of the Horadrim
- Seasonal Questline
- Horadric Spellcraft
- Horadric Jewels
- Horadric Knowledge Seasonal Reputation
New Unique Items
Barbarian
Hooves of the Mountain God (Unique Boots):
Affixes:
- Inherent – Attacks Reduce Evades Cooldown by 2.5 Seconds
- +17.5-23% Movement Speed
- +16-25% Basic Attack Speed
- +7-10 Fury Per Seconds
- +2-3 Ranks to Belligerence
- Cleave Radius 150
135
Unique Power:
- When reaching Maximum Fury, your Fury will rapidly drain until you run out and all your Basic skills now cleave and deal 70-100%[x] increased damage.
Druid
Rotting Lightbringer (Unique Two-Handed Weapon):
Affixes:
- Inherent: 110% Damage to Poisoned enemies
- 18-22%
14-18%Willpower - 406-550%
114-150%Poison Damage - 26-35% Chance for Pulverize to Hit Twice
- 26-35% Resource Cost Reduction
Unique Powers:
- If no puddle is around you, Pulverize forms a puddle that guarantees its own Overpowers and deals 200-600% of its normal damage as Poisoning over 7 seconds. Pulverize causes all close puddles to splash 20-60% of their total damage within their areas and around them. Pulverize radius increase will affect the size of the puddle and its splashes.
Every 10 seconds, Pulverize forms a puddle that deals 200-400% of its damage as Poisoning damage over 6 seconds. Pulverizing the puddle splashes an additional 20-40% of the puddle’s total damage within the area and around it.
Necromancer
The Hand of Naz (Unique Gloves):
Affixes:
- 77.5-100% Skeletal Mage Damage
- 10.5-15% Attack Speed
- +424-457 Maximum Life
- +2-4 Skeletal Mage Mastery
Unique Powers:
- Sacrificing both Skeletal Warriors and Golems grants an additional Skeletal Mage for each Minion sacrificed.
- When a Skeletal Mage attacks enemies 25 times without dying it upgrades to a Skeletal Arch-Mage.
- Skeletal Arch-Mages teleport to safety when attacked and their attacks occasionally shatter on impact dealing 50-100% increased damage to the target and up to 3 additional targets. The time between attacks shattering has been reduced by 50%. Skeletal Arch-Mages now become unstoppable for 1 second after teleporting. Arch-Mage size slightly increased.
Rogue
Deathmask of Nirmitruq (Unique Helm):
Affixes:
- +424-457 Maximum Life
- +2-3 Skill ranks to Flurry
- +16-25 Movement Speed
- +224-296 Armor
Unique Power:
You can now overexert yourself while Casting Flurry, spending 8% 10% life when you don’t have enough Energy. Spending life to Cast Flurry increases its damage by 50-70% 30-50% and your Attack Speed by 50% for 5 seconds.
- Developer’s Note: Flurry will fail to cast when the player has neither enough energy or health available.
Sorcerer
Ophidian Iris (Unique Amulet):
Affixes:
- Inherent: +30% Resistance to all Elements
- Inherent: Casted Hydras Have +2 Heads
- +11.5-15.7% Intelligence
- +10.5%-15.0% Attack Speed
Critical Strike Chance - +77.5-100% Pyromancy Damage
- +1-2 to Primordial Binding
Devouring Blaze
Unique Power:
- Hydra is now a Core Skill and always Summons a 3-headed Hydra whose attacks explode on impact.
- For each head above 3 that it would have had, the Hydra instead grows larger and deals 50-100%[x] increased damage.
Spiritborn
Balazan’s Maxtlatl (Unique Pants):
Affixes:
- +107-121 Dexterity
- +424-457 Maximum Life
- +268-373 Thorns
- +2-3 Ranks to Bastion
Unique Powers:
- Each attack damages Close enemies for 100-150%
200-300%of your Thorns and also deals 100% of this damage as Poisoning over 3 seconds. - Each time you’ve retaliated with Thorns, for 5 seconds the Poisoning damage is increased by 100%, up to 300%.
New Unique Drop Locations
There is an increased chance to find these Unique items at the following boss locations:
The Beast in Ice
- Hooves of the Mountain God
- Deathmask of Nirmitruq
Varshan
- Rotting Lightbringer
- Balazan’s Maxtlatl
Andariel
- The Hand of Naz
- Ophidian Iris
Duriel
- The Hand of Naz
- Ophidian Iris
Urivar
- Hooves of the Mountain God
- Rotting Lightbringer
- Deathmask of Nirmitruq
- Balazan’s Maxtlatl
Harbinger of Hatred
- The Hand of Naz
- Ophidian Iris
There are also a TON of gameplay adjustments for each class, which Blizzard has documented in the full changelog.
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