Wie bereits durch das Datamining angekündigt, ging heute Nacht ein weiterer Patch für den PTR zu Patch 2.4.0 live. Die Ändeurungen sind erneut sehr umfangreich, daher hier nur ein Auszug:

The damage range of the Thorns affix on items has been reduced
Thorns damage granted by socketing a Flawless Royal rank or higher Topaz gem in a weapon has been reduced
Set Dungeons
- A return portal will now spawn near your location, when you have either completed, or failed a Set Dungeon due to fatal damage, to allow you to retry more quickly
- Several Unique monsters received adjustments to their health to be more consistent with the others
- The objectives of a Set Dungeon will now appear in a window when you enter the dungeon
- The specific buffs that aid in tracking related objectives in Set Dungeons now have unique icons
- All Set Dungeon Achievements now have unique names
- All Unique monsters in Set Dungeons now have specific names
- Armor of Akkhan
  - The total number of monsters has been reduced from 205 to 175
  - Number of enemies required to be killed while imbued increased from 100 to 150
  - Density has been adjusted to create more groups of 10
  - The Electrified affix has been removed from the Unique monster
- Firebird’s Finery
  - Number of enemies required to burn has been reduced from 45 to 20
  - Number of times required to burn has been increased from 3 to 6
  - The second objective has been slightly redesigned
    - Hit 50 enemies with the Meteor that revives you
- Jade Harvester
  - Number of total monsters to kill has been reduced from 750 to 435
  - Reduced the size of the dungeon by 25%
  - The first objective has been slightly redesigned
    - Harvest 15 different enemies simultaneously 10 times
- Natalya’s Vengeance
  - Rain of Vengeance time required changed from 60 to 90 seconds
  - The second objective has been redesigned
    - Do not exhaust your Hatred
- Roland’s Legacy
  - The requirement for the Sweep Attack objective has been increased from 5 to 7
- The Shadow’s Mantle
  - The first objective has been redesigned
    - Chain bonus damage Impale hits on 15 20 consecutive enemies 5 times
  - The second objective has been redesigned
    - Slow 45 different enemies with your Shadow Power
- Thorns of the Invoker
  - Number of Spears required reduced from 100 to 75
- Unhallowed Essence
  - The second objective has been redesigned
    - Never drop below 50% Discipline
- The Reflects Damage affix has been removed from monsters in the Natalya’s Vengeance dungeon
- The Jailer affix has been removed from the following Set Dungeons
  - Immortal King’s Call
  - Unhallowed Essence
  - Zunimassa’s Haunt
- All Set Dungeons have received changes to their difficulty
- ~~Several Set Dungeons have received changes to their difficulty:~~
  - ~~Crusader:~~
    - ~~Thorns of the Invoker~~
    - ~~Seeker of the Light~~
  - ~~Demon Hunter:~~
    - ~~The Shadow’s Mantle~~
  - ~~Monk:~~
    - ~~Inna’s Mantra~~
    - ~~Monkey King’s Garb~~
    - ~~Raiment of a Thousand Storms~~
    - ~~Uliana’s Strategem~~
  - ~~Wizard:~~
    - ~~Vyr’s Amazing Arcana~~
Stonesinger
- Knockback attack now has a unique animation and doesn’t knock players as far
- Now charges a random player
- No longer charges players in melee range
- Increased melee range to more closely match the visual effect
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused Shield of Fury to stack its debuff faster than intended
- Fixed an issue that caused some monsters to deal more damage than intended in Set Dungeons
- Fixed an issue that caused the Monkey King’s Garb set dungeon to display the incorrect number of total enemies
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause items to roll with a lower Thorns damage range than intended
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Legacy of Raekor (6) Set Bonus from increasing the damage of Bash with Blade of the Warlord equipped
- Fixed an issue that caused The Shadow’s Mantle (2) Set Bonus to apply to classes other than Demon Hunters
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Fortress Ballista from dropping
- Fixed an issue that allowed enemies in the Armor of Akkhan Set Dungeon to be Condemned multiple times
- Fixed and issue that could sometimes cause gems to be consumed by Kanai’s Cube when augmenting an item with the Caldesann’s Despair recipe
- Fixed several issues that caused Rift Guardians to sometimes fail to use some of their abilities
- Fixed an issue that caused Action Combat to award too much Experience from multipliers
- Fixed an issue that prevented Crowd Control resistance from being applied to monsters under certain conditions
- Fixed an issue that caused Flying Dragon to proc more often than intended
- Fixed an issue that caused The Shadow’s Mantle (2) Set Bonus to increase the damage done by your pets
- Fixed an issue that prevented Wand of Woh from applying its bonus to Explosive Blasts cast by Etched Sigil
- Fixed an issue that caused Set Dungeon totems to sometimes vanish after they have appeared
- Fixed an issue that prevented some Rain of Vengeance runes from maintaining the Natalya’s Vengeance Set Dungeon objective
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Monkey King’s Garb and Zunimassa’s Haunt Set Dungeons from always having the correct number of enemies
- Fixed an issue that caused the Tal Rasha’s Elements Set Dungeon Exorcist objective to always fail
- Fixed an issue that prevented several Set Dungeon achievements from being granted
- Fixed an issue that caused Fire Grates in the Tal Rasha’s Elements and Uliana’s Strategem Set Dungeons to be marked as enemies
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from repeatedly re-entering the Thorns of the Invoker Set Dungeon
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Set Dungeon entrance portals from appearing on the mini-map

CLASSES

Taunt now causes monsters to consistently attack you
Barbarian
- Active Skills
  - Ancient Spear
    - Skill Rune – Boulder Toss
      - Should now reach its target more quickly
  - Avalanche
    - Damage increased from 1600% to 2400%
    - Skill Rune – Glacier
      - Damage increased from 1600% to 2400%
    - Skill Rune – Snow-Capped Mountain
      - Damage increased from 1800% to 2800%
    - Skill Rune – Volcano
      - Damage increased from 4400% to 6600%
  - Battle Rage
    - Skill Rune – Ferocity
      - Movement speed bonus increased from 10% to 15%
  - Earthquake
    - Damage increased from 4200% to 4800%
    - Skill Rune – Cave-In
      - Damage increased from 4200% to 4800%
    - Skill Rune – Chilling Earth
      - Damage increased from 4200% to 4800%
    - Skill Rune – Giant’s Stride
      - Damage increased from 200% to 300% per tremor
    - Skill Rune – Molten Fury
      - Damage increased from 5100% to 6000%
    - Skill Rune – Mountain’s Call
      - Cooldown reduced from 50 to 30 seconds
  - Furious Charge
    - Skill Rune – Dreadnought
      - Maximum number of charges increased from 2 to 3
  - Ground Stomp
    - Skill Rune – Deafening Crash
      - Now also reduces the cooldown to 8 seconds
  - Leap
    - Skill Rune – Iron Impact
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Gain 150% increased Armor for 4 seconds when you land
  - War Cry
    - Duration increased from 60 to 120 seconds
    - Skill Rune – Hardened Wrath
      - Has been redesigned
        
        For the first five seconds, gain an additional 60% Armor
    - Skill Rune – Invigorate
      - Life regeneration granted increased from 8315 to 13411
  - Whirlwind
    - Skill Rune – Dust Devils
      - Increased the movement speed of the tornadoes
- Passive Skills
  - Inspiring Presence
    - Group Life regeneration increased from 2% to 3%
  - Juggernaut
    - Crowd Control reduction amount increased from 30-50%
  - No Escape
    - Now also affects Seismic Slam
  - Pound of Flesh
    - Has been redesigned
      - When you are healed by a health globe, gain 2% of your maximum Life per second and 4% increased movement speed for 15 seconds. This bonus stacks up to 5 times.
  - Sword and Board
    - Has been redesigned
      - While wielding a shield, reduce all damage taken by 30% and all Fury costs by 20%

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Crusader
- Active Skills
  - Blessed Hammer
    - Skill Rune – Icebound Hammer
      - Has been removed
      - Replaced with
        
        Crushing Blow
        
        The hammer Slows enemies it passes through and has a 35% chance to explode on impact, dealing 460% weapon damage as Physical and Stunning enemies within 6 yards for 1 second
  - Bombardment
    - Skill Rune – Barrels of Tar
      - Has been removed
      - Replaced with
        
        Barrels of Spikes
        
        The damage of each barrel is increased by 200% of your Thorns
  - Consecration
    - Skill Rune – Frozen Ground
      - Has been removed
      - Replaced with
        
        Bed of Nails
        
        Enemies in the area of the Consecration also take damage equal to 100% of your Thorns every second
  - Iron Skin
    - Skill Rune – Reflective Skin
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Your Thorns damage is increased by 300%
        
        Note: This bonus is now in the same category as the Thorns of the Invoker (6) Set Bonus
  - Steed Charge
    - Skill Rune – Ramming Speed
      - Has been removed
      - Replaced with
        
        Spiked Barding
        
        Deals 500% of your Thorns damage every second as you run
  - Sweep Attack
    - Skill Rune – Frozen Sweep
      - Has been removed
      - Replaced with
        
        Inspiring Sweep
        
        Every use of Sweep Attack increases your Armor by 20% for 3 seconds
- Passive Skills
  - Hold Your Ground
    - Block chance granted increased from 15% to 30%
  - ~~Iron Maiden~~
    - ~~Thorns bonus increased from 50% to 100%~~
- Bug Fixes
  - Fixed an issue that prevented monsters from targeting players while mounted using Steed Charge
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the extra hammers created by Blessed Hammer – Limitless from benefitting from the Guard of Johanna damage bonus
  - Fixed an issue that caused enemies hit by the extra hammers created by Blessed Hammer – Limitless to be counted toward the Drakon’s Lesson damage bonus
  - Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent the increased Thorns value from Iron Maiden from updating

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Demon Hunter
- Demon Hunters may now use Quivers while wielding a melee weapon
- Active Skills
  - Bolas
    - Hatred generated increased from 3 to 4
    - Skill Rune – Thunder Ball
      - Hatred generated increased from 6 to 7
  - Chakram
    - Skill Rune – Shuriken Cloud
      - Duration increased from 2 to 10 minutes
      - Now has a 10 second cooldown
  - Cluster Arrow
    - Explosion damage increased from 550% to 650% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Cluster Bombs
      - Grenade damage increased from 525% to 650% weapon damage
      - Number of rockets decreased from 3 to 2
    - Skill Rune – Dazzling Arrow
      - Explosion damage increased from 550% to 650% weapon damage
      - Grenades damage increased from 220% to 250% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Loaded for Bear
      - Explosion damage increased from 770% to 850% weapon damage
      - Grenades damage increased from 220% to 250% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Maelstrom
      - Explosion damage increased from 550% to 650% weapon damage
      - Number of rockets decreased from 5 to 3
      - Healing per rocket increased from 1% to 2%
    - Skill Rune – Shooting Stars
      - Explosion damage increased from 550% to 650% weapon damage
      - Number of rockets decreased from 3 to 2
  - Entangling Shot
    - Hatred generated increased from 3 to 4
    - Skill Rune – Justice is Served
      - Hatred generated increased from 6 to 7
  - Grenade
    - Hatred generated increased from 3 to 4
    - Skill Rune – Tinkerer
      - Hatred generated increased from 6 to 7
  - Hungering Arrow
    - Hatred generated increased from 3 to 4
    - Skill Rune – Serrated Arrow
      - Hatred generated increased from 6 to 7
  - Multishot
    - Skill Rune – Burst Fire
      - Has been removed
      - Replaced with
        
        Wind Chill
        
        Enemies hit are Chilled and have a 10% chance to be Critically Hit for 3 seconds
    - Skill Rune – Full Broadside
      - Damage increased from 460% to 500% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Suppression Fire
      - Number of enemies affected increased from 2 to 4
    - Skill Rune – Wind Chill
      - Critical Hit Chance bonus increased from 10 to 15%
  - Preparation
    - Skill Rune – Invigoration
      - Maximum Discipline bonus increased from 15 to 20
  - Sentry
    - Skill Rune – Guardian Turret
      - Damage reduction increased from 15% to 25%
  - Shadow Power
    - Life per Hit increased from 16093 to 26821
    - Life per Hit is now increased by 25% of your Life on Kill
    - Skill Rune – Blood Moon
      - Now doubles the total Life per Hit granted by Shadow Power
    - Skill Rune – Well of Darkness
      - Discipline cost reduced from 10 to 8
  - Smoke Screen
    - Skill Rune – Special Recipe
      - Discipline cost reduced from 10 to 8
  - ~~Strafe~~
    - ~~Attack speed will no longer cause Strafe to attack faster; instead the resource cost and damage will scale with attack speed~~
  - Vengeance
    - Duration increased from 15 to 20 seconds
    - Number of rockets reduced from 4 to 2
    - Rocket damage increased from 40% to 80% weapon damage
    - Now also increases your damage done by 40%
    - Skill Rune – Dark Heart
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Now reduces all damage taken by 50%
    - Skill Rune – From the Shadows
      - Freeze duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds
- Passive Skills
  - Tactical Advantage
    - Now also triggers from Shadow Power
  - Thrill of the Hunt
    - Has been redesigned
      - Enemies hit by your Hatred spenders are slowed by 80% for 2 seconds
- Bug Fixes
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Cold attacks from applying Numbing Traps the first time they damaged an enemy with Iceblink equipped
  - Fixed an issue that prevented special attacks made by Sentries with the Embodiment of the Marauder (4) Set Bonus from applying Numbing Traps
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Numbing Traps visual effect from being displayed on monsters
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Shadow Power from applying the lockout period before the cooldown begins when cast by Lianna’s Wings

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Monk
- Active Skills
  - Blinding Flash
    - Skill Rune – Soothing Light
      - Has been removed
      - Replaced with
        
        Crippling Light
        
        Enemies that are Blinded deal 40% reduced damage for 5 seconds after the Blind wears off
  - Ephiphany
    - Skill Rune – Soothing Mist
      - Health Globe healing bonus contribution reduced from 25% to 10%
  - Fists of Thunder
    - Skill Rune – Static Charge
      - Damage reduced from 180% to 40% weapon damage
      - Now only has a chance to proc when the Monk that applied the effect hits an affected enemy
  - Inner Sanctuary
    - Skill Rune – Safe Haven
      - The Life per Second contribution has been reduced from 30% to 7%
  - Mantra of Healing
    - Skill Rune – Sustenance
      - The passive Life per Second contributed to your group has been reduced from 30% to 7%
  - Mystic Ally
    - Should now more consistently attack targets closer to you
    - Skill Rune – Enduring Ally
      - The passive Life per Second contributed to your group has been reduced from 30% to 7%
    - Skill Rune – Fire Ally
      - Explosion damage increased from 290% to 480% weapon damage
      - Number of allies reduced from 10 to 5
- Bug Fixes
  - Fixed an issue that caused Exploding Palm to sometimes retain bonuses to its damage for longer than intended
  - Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent Sweeping Wind – Master of Wind from Freezing enemies
  - Fixed an issue that caused Exploding Palm – Impending Doom to overwrite other players‘ Exploding Palms
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the Exploding Palms applied by the Uliana’s Stragegem (2) Set Bonus from benefitting from Way of the Hundred Fists – Assimilation’s damage bonus
  - Fixed an issue that caused the Life per Second contribution from Inner Sanctuary – Safe Haven, and Mystic Ally – Enduring Ally to be increased by the Life per Second from other skills

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Witch Doctor
- Active Skills
  - Firebats
    - Skill Rune – Cloud of Bats
      - Radius increased from 12 to 15 yards
  - Gargantuan
    - Damage increased from 100% to 450% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Big Stinker
      - Poison cloud damage increased from 45% to 135% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Restless Giant
      - Enrage cooldown reduced from 120 to 45 seconds
  - Grasp of the Dead
    - Skill Rune – Rain of Corpses
      - Duration in which the total damage is dealt reduced from 8 to 3 seconds
      - The effects of this rune can now stack
  - Haunt
    - Skill Rune – Draining Spirits
      - Damage type changed from Cold to Physical
  - Hex
    - Skill Rune – Toad of Hugeness
      - Will now lick and slow enemies, rather than swallow them, while you have the Spirit of Arachyr (4) Set Bonus equipped
  - Horrify
    - Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds
    - Skill Rune – Frightening Aspect
      - Armor bonus increased from 35% to 50%
  - Locust Swarm
    - Skill Rune – Diseased Swarm
      - Increased from 75% to 750% weapon damage
  - Mass Confusion
    - Skill Rune – Paranoia
      - Damage amplification increased from 20% to 30%
  - Soul Harvest
    - Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12 seconds
    - Skill Rune – Languish
      - Now grants 10% Armor per stack, up to a maximum of 5 stacks
  - Spirit Barrage
    - Weapon damage increased from 425% to 600%
    - Skill Rune – Phlebotomize
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Now grants 6437 Life each time Spirit Barrage hits
    - Skill Rune – Manitou
      - Damage increased from 2900 to 6000% weapon damage over 20 seconds
  - Spirit Walk
    - Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds
    - Skill Rune – Severance
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Now increases movement speed by an additional 100%
  - Summon Zombie Dogs
    - Damage increased from 30% to 120% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Burning Dogs
      - Fire damage deal to nearby enemies increased from 20% to 80% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Rabid Dogs
      - Bite DoT damage increased from 30% to 120% weapon damage
  - Wall of Death
    - Damage increased from 1000% to 1200% weapon damage
    - Skill Rune – Surrounded by Death
      - Duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds
      - Damage increased from 1000% to 1250% weapon damage
- Passive Skills
  - Creeping Death
    - DoT duration increased from 300 to 3600 seconds
  - Spirit Vessel
    - No longer reduces the cooldown of Spirit Walk, Horrify, and Soul Harvest by 2 seconds
      - Note: The cooldowns of these skills have been reduced to compensate

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Wizard
- Shields granted by skills now scale with your maximum Life
- Active Skills
  - Diamond Skin
    - Damage absorbed changed from 93337 to 40% of your Life
    - Skill Rune – Crystal Shell
      - Damage absorbed changed from 186675 to 80% of your Life
  - Magic Weapon
    - Skill Rune – Deflection
      - Damage absorbed changed from 10728 to 4% of your Life
  - Spectral Blade
    - Skill Rune – Barrier Blades
      - Damage absorbed changed from 10728 to 4% of your Life
    - Skill Rune – Flame Blades
      - Duration reduced from 10 to 5 seconds
      - Now has a maximum stack count of 30
  - Slow Time
    - Skill Rune – Point of No Return
      - Stun duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds
- Passive Skills
  - Dominance
    - Damage absorbed changed from 16093 to 2% of your Life
  - Galvanizing Ward
    - Damage absorbed changed from 81536 to ~~70%~~ 60% of your Life
- Bug Fixes
  - Fixed and issue that prevented the internal cooldown on Magic Weapon – Deflection from updating with changes to Attack Speed
  - Fixed an issue that caused the effect of Wave of Force – Debilitating Force to stack from multiple sources
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, and Ray of Frost’s damage from updating if your attack speed changed while channeling
  - Fixed an issue that caused Meteor – Star Pact to gain the damage bonus for spending Arcane Power when automatically cast by Tal Rasha’s (2) Set Bonus, or Etched Sigil

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Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that could prevent you from clicking on some portals while you had certain skills bound to Left Mouse Button

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ITEMS

Boyarsky’s Chip
- New Legendary Gem
  - Adds ~~30000~~ 16000 Thorns damage
  - Thorns damage increased by ~~1500~~ 800 per rank
  - At rank 25 your Primary skills Taunt the first enemy hit or 2 seconds
Legacy of Nightmares
- These rings now roll with a guaranteed socket rather than guaranteed Critical Hit Chance or Attack Speed
- Has been redesigned
  - (2) Set Bonus
    - While this is your only item Set Bonus your damage dealt is increased by 100% and damage taken is reduced by 4% for every Ancient item you have equipped
      - Note: please refer to Wyatt Cheng’s post for more information on this change
Several existing Legendary items have been updated to include a unique Legendary power
- Note: Existing items will not be affected by the following changes. Only new versions of the items will roll with the added Legendary power.
- Aquila Cuirass
  - Legendary Power added
    - While above ~~75-85%~~ 90-95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%
- Justice Lantern
  - Legendary Power added
    - Gain damage reduction equal to ~~50-65%~~ 45-55% of your Block chance
      - Note: This power can now benefit from the Block chance provided by Punish
Class-Specific Items
- Barbarian
  - Blade of the Warlord
    - New Legendary Mighty Weapon
      - Bash consumes up to 40 Fury to deal up to ~~500-600%~~ 400-500% increased damage
  - Dread Iron
    - Now rolls with +150-200% Avalanche damage
  - Fury of the Vanished Peak
    - Now rolls with ~~+150-200%~~ 100-125% Seismic Slam damage
  - The Gavel of Judgment
    - Now rolls with ~~+150-200%~~ 75-100% Hammer of the Ancients damage
  - The Legacy of Raekor
    - Has been redesigned
      - (2) Set Bonus
        
        Furious Charge refunds a charge if it hits only 1 enemy
      - (4) Set Bonus
        
        Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals ~~400%~~ 300% increased damage
      - (6) Set Bonus
        
        Every use of Furious Charge grants a stacking effect that increases the damage of your next Fury-spending attack by 300%
        
        Every use of a Fury-spending attack consumes up to 5 stacks
  - Might of the Earth
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Reduce the cooldown of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, and Ground Stomp by 1 second for every 40 30 Fury you spend
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Leap causes an Earthquake when you land
      - Leap gains the effect of the Iron Impact rune and the duration and Armor bonus is ~~doubled~~ increased by 150%
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Increases the damage of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, Ground Stomp, Ancient Spear, and Seismic Slam by ~~800%~~ 800%
  - Oathkeeper
    - New Legendary Mighty Weapon
      - Your primary skills attack 50% faster and deal 150-200% increased damage
  - Skular’s Salvation
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Increases the damage of Ancient Spear – Boulder Toss by 100%
      - When your Boulder Toss hits 5 or fewer enemies the damage is increased by ~~150-200%~~ 120-150%
  - Vambraces of Sescheron
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Primary skills heal you for 5-6% of your missing Life
- Crusader
  - Akkhan’s Addendum
    - Akarat’s Champion gains the effects of the Prophet, and Embodiment of Power runes
  - Armor of Akkhan
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Reduce the cost of all abilities by 50% while Akarat’s Champion is active
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Reduce the cooldown of Akarat’s Champion by 50%
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - While Akarat’s Champion is active, you deal 450% increased damage
  - Akkhan’s Manacles
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Blessed Shield damage is increased by 400-500% for the first enemy it hits
  - Akkhan’s Leniency
    - New Legendary Two-Handed Flail
      - Each enemy hit by your Blessed Shield increases the damage of your Blessed Shield by 15-20% for 3 seconds
  - Blade of Prophecy
    - Now rolls with +75-100% Condemn damage
  - Bracers of Fury
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Heaven’s Fury deals ~~300-400%~~ 150-200% increased damage to enemies that are Blinded, Immobilized, or Stunned
  - Drakon’s Lesson
    - Shield Bash damage bonus increased from 150-200% to 300-400%
  - Frydehr’s Wrath
    - Now rolls with +150-200% Condemn damage
  - Golden Flense
    - Now rolls with +150-200% Sweep Attack damage
  - Jace’s Hammer of Vigilance
    - Now rolls with guaranteed primary attribute
  - Jekangbord
    - Now rolls with +150-200% Blessed Shield damage
  - Norvald’s Fervor
    - New Set
      - (2) Set bonus
        
        Increases the duration of Steed Charge by 2 seconds
        
        Every enemy killed while Steed Charge is active ~~extends the duration by 0.5 seconds~~ reduces the cooldown by 1 second
        
        Gain 100% increased damage while Steed Charge is active and for 5 seconds after Steed Charge ends
  - Pride of the Invoker
    - No longer roll with guaranteed Critical Hit Chance
  - Renewal of the Invoker
    - Now roll with guaranteed sockets
  - Roland’s Legacy
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Attack speed bonus increased from 30% to 50%
      - Each stack now also reduces damage taken by 10%
      - Duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds
  - Seeker of the Light
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Blessed Hammer damage bonus increased from 750% to 1250%
  - Shield of Fury
    - New Legendary Crusader Shield
      - Each time and enemy takes damage from your Heaven’s Fury, it increases the damage they take from your Heaven’s Fury by 15-20%
  - Thorns of the Invoker
    - Has been redesigned
      - (2) Set Bonus
        
        Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies within a 15 yard radius around you
        
        Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, or Slash, or block an attack your Thorns damage is increased by ~~50%~~ 25% for 2 seconds
      - (4) Set Bonus
        
        You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after casting Bombardment
      - (6) Set Bonus
        
        Attack speed of Punish, and Slash increased by 50% and deal 600% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit
  - Unrelenting Phalanx
    - Now rolls with +45-60% Phalanx damage
  - Warhelm of Kassar
    - New Legendary Helm
      - Reduce the cooldown and increase the damage of Phalanx by 45-60%
- Demon Hunter
  - Bombardier’s Rucksack
    - Now rolls with +75-100% Sentry damage
  - Chain of Shadows
    - New Legendary Belt
      - After using Impale, your Vault costs no resource for 2 seconds
  - Danetta’s Hatred
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Now also increases the damage of Vault by 800%
  - Dead Man’s Legacy
    - Now rolls with +75-100% Multishot damage
  - Elusive Ring
    - New Legendary Ring
      - After using Vault, Shadow Power, or Smoke Screen, take 50-60% reduced damage for 8 seconds
  - Embodiment of the Marauder
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Now also increases the damage of Sentries by ~~200%~~ 300%
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Damage bonus per active Sentry increased from 100% to ~~400%~~ 600%
      - Damage bonus now also applies to Companion and Vengeance
  - Fortress Ballista
    - New Legendary Hand Crossbow
      - Attacks grant you an absorb shield for ~~4-5%~~ 2-3% of your maximum Life, stacking up to 10 times
  - Hellrack
    - Now rolls with guaranteed primary attribute
  - K’mar Tenclip
    - Now rolls with +75-100% Strafe damage
  - Karlei’s Point
    - New Legendary Dagger
      - Impale returns 15-20 Hatred if it hits an enemy that has already been Impaled
  - Lianna’s Wings
    - New Legendary Hand Crossbow
      - Shadow Power also triggers Smoke Screen
        
        Note: This item adds a 2.5 second cooldown to Shadow Power
  - Lord Greenstone’s Fan
    - New Legendary Dagger
      - Every second gain ~~250-300%~~ 80-100% increased damage for your next Fan of Knives
        
        This effect can stack up to 30 times
  - Natalya’s Vengeance
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Rain of Vengeance cooldown reduction increased from 2 to 4 seconds
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Damage reduction increased from 30% to ~~50%~~ 60%
      - Duration increased from 6 to 10 seconds
  - The Shadow’s Mantle
    - Helm and Shoulder pieces have been added to this set
    - Has been redesigned
      - (2) Set Bonus
        
        Your damage is increased by ~~1000%~~ 600% while you have a melee weapon equipped
      - (4) Set Bonus
        
        Shadow Power gains the effect of all runes and lasts forever
      - (6) Set Bonus
        
        Impale deals an additional 40,000% weapon damage to the first enemy hit
  - Sword of Ill Will
    - New Legendary Sword
      - Chakram deals 1.0-1.4% increased damage for each point of Hatred you have
  - Unhallowed Essence
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Generators now also generate 2 additional Hatred
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Damage bonus and damage reduction increased from 20% to ~~40%~~ 60%
      - Duration increased from 4 to 8 seconds
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Damage bonus increased from 15% to 20% per point of Discipline
      - Damage bonus now also applies to Vengeance
  - Valla’s Bequest
    - Now rolls with +75-100% Strafe damage
  - Visage of Gunes
    - New Legendary Helm
      - Vengeance gains the effect of the Dark Heart rune
  - Wojahnni Assaulter
    - Now rolls with guaranteed primary attribute
  - Zoey’s Secret
    - New Legendary Belt
      - You take ~~6-7%~~ 8-9% less damage for each Companion you have active
- Monk
  - Bindings of the Lesser Gods
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Enemies hit by your Cyclone Strike take 150-200% more damage from your Mystic Ally for 5 seconds
  - Cesar’s Memento
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Enemies take +300-400% increased damage from your Tempest Rush for 5 seconds after you hit them with a Blind, Freeze, or Stun
  - The Fist of Az’Turrasq
    - Exploding Palm’s on-death explosion bonus damage has been increased from 75-100% to 250-300%
  - Gyana Na Kashu
    - Now rolls with +75-100% Lashing Tail Kick damage
  - Inna’s Mantra
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Gain the effects of every Mystic Ally rune at all times and your damage is increased by 50% for each Mystic Ally you have
  - Inna’s Reach
    - Bonus Mystic Ally damage increased from 20-25% to ~~75-100%~~ 90-120%
  - Kyoshiro’s Blade
    - New Legendary Fist Weapon
      - When the initial impact of your Wave of Light hits 3 or fewer enemies, the damage is increased by 200-250%
      - Increases the damage of your Wave of Light by 150%
  - Kyoshiro’s Soul
    - New Legendary Belt
      - Sweeping Wind gains 2 stacks every second it does not deal damage to any enemies
      - Rolls with 100-125% Sweeping Wind damage
  - Lefebvre’s Soliloquy
    - New Legendary Shoulders
      - Cyclone Strike reduces your damage taken by 40-50% for 5 seconds
  - Monkey King’s Garb
    - Has been redesigned
      - (2) Set Bonus
        
        Your damage taken is reduced by 50% while Sweeping Wind is active
      - (4) Set Bonus
        
        Every Second Sweeping Wind spawns a decoy next to the last enemy you hit that taunts nearby enemies and then explodes for 500% weapon damage for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have
      - (6) Set Bonus
        
        Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light consume a stack of Sweeping Wind to deal ~~1000%~~ 1500% increased damage
  - Pinto’s Pride
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Wave of Light also Slows enemies by 80% for 3 seconds and deals 125-150% increased damage
  - Raiment of a Thousand Storms
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Spirit generator damage bonus reduced from 300% to 100%
  - Rivera Dancers
    - New Legendary Boots
      - Lashing Tail Kick attacks 50% faster and deals 250-300% increased damage
  - Tzo Krin’s Gaze
    - Wave of Light bonus damage increased from 20-25% to 125-150%
  - Vengeful Wind
    - Number of Sweeping Wind stacks increased from 3 to 6-7
- Witch Doctor
  - Lakumbra’s Ornament
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Reduces all damage taken by 5% 6% for each stack of Soul Harvest you have
  - Manajuma’s Way
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Hex – Angry Chicken bonus damage increased from 200% to 400%
  - Mordullu’s Promise
    - New Legendary Axe
      - Firebomb generates 100-125 Mana
  - Raiment of the Jade Harvester
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Instant Haunt damage dealt increased from 10 to ~~120~~ 60 seconds worth
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Now also reduces the cooldown of Soul Harvest by 1 second when you cast Haunt or Locust Swarm
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Increased the amount of DoT damage detonated by Soul Harvest to ~~300~~ 150 seconds worth
  - Ring of Emptiness
    - New Legendary Ring
      - You deal 75-100% increased damage to enemies affected by both your Haunt and Locust Swarm
  - The Short Man’s Finger
    - The damage bonus granted to each Gargantuan has been tripled
      - This change will apply retroactively to existing items
  - Staff of Chiroptera
    - New Legendary Staff
      - Firebats attacks 100% faster and costs 70-75% less Mana
      - Now rolls with +45-60% Firebats damage
  - Spirit of Arachyr
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Bonuses are now applied immediately after summoning the Toad
      - Damage reduction increased from 40-50%
      - Duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Damage bonus increased from 800% to 1200%
  - The Tall Man’s Finger
    - The damage bonus granted to the single Zombie Dog has been ~~tripled~~ doubled
      - This change will apply retroactively to existing items
  - Vile Hive
    - New Legendary Mojo
      - Locust Swarm gains the effect of the Pestilence rune and deals 45-60% increased damage
  - Voo’s Juicer
    - New Legendary Dagger
      - Spirit Barrage gains the effects of the Phlebotomize and The Spirit is Willing runes
      - Rolls with +45-60% Spirit Barrage damage
  - Wilken’s Reach
    - New Legendary Mojo
      - Removes the cooldown of Grasp of the Dead
      - Rolls with +45-60% Grasp of the Dead
  - Zunimassa’s Haunt
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Damage bonus increased from 275% to 800%
      - Duration increased from 4 to 8 seconds
- Wizard
  - Ashnagarr’s Blood Bracers
    - New Legendary Bracers
      - Increase the potency of your shields by 75-100%
  - ~~Ashnagarr’s Blood Ring~~
    - ~~Increase the potency of your shields by 75-100%~~
  - Deathwish
    - New Legendary Sword
      - While channeling Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, or Ray of Frost, all damage is increased by ~~75-100%~~ 30-35%
  - Delsere’s Magnum Opus
    - Explosive Blast, Spectral Blade, and Wave of Force are now affected by this set
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Has been redesigned
        
        You take 50% reduced damage while inside your Slow Time. Allies gain half this benefit
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Damage bonus increased from 750% to 2000%
  - Etched Sigil
    - New Legendary Source
      - Your Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, and Ray of Frost also cast your other damaging Arcane Power Spenders every second
  - Fazula’s Improbable Chain
    - Number of Archon stacks you automatically start with increased from 15-20 to 40-50
  - Firebird’s Finery
    - (2) Set Bonus
      - Cooldown reduced from 300 to 60 seconds
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - Dealing Fire damage causes the enemy to take the same amount of damage over 3 seconds, stacking up to 3000% weapon damage as Fire per second. After reaching 3000% damage per second, the enemy will burn until they die.
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Your damage is increased by ~~100%~~ 25% for each enemy that is burning. Elites that are burning increase your damage by ~~1000%~~ 600%. You can only have one Elite damage bonus active at a time.
  - Firebird’s Talons
    - Replaced the guaranteed Attack Speed roll with Critical Hit Chance
  - Hergbrash’s Bindings
    - New Legendary Belt
      - Reduces the Arcane Power cost of Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, and Ray of Frost by 50-65%
  - Orb of Infinite Depth
    - New Legendary Source
      - Each time you hit an enemy with Explosive Blast your damage is increased by 4-5% and your damage reduction is increased by 15% for 6 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times.
  - Primordial Soul
    - New Legendary Source
      - Elemental Exposure’s damage bonus per stack is increased to 10%
  - The Shame of Delsere
    - New Legendary Belt
      - Your Signature Spells attack 50% faster and restore 9-12 Arcane Power
  - Tal Rasha’s Allegiance
    - No longer rolls with guaranteed Vitality
  - Tal Rasha’s Elements
    - (4) Set Bonus
      - ~~Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds~~
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds
    - (6) Set Bonus
      - Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds
      - Has been redesigned
        
        Attacks increase your damage by 300% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
  - Triumvirate
    - Arcane Orb damage bonus increased from 75-100% to 150-200%
  - The Twisted Sword
    - New Legendary Sword
      - Energy Twister damage is increased by ~~75-100%~~ 125-150% for each Energy Twister you have out
  - Unstable Scepter
    - New Legendary Wand
      - Arcane Orb’s explosion triggers an additional time
      - Rolls with 50-65% Arcane Orb damage
  - Wand of Woh
    - Now rolls with +75-100% Explosive Blast damage
- Several existing class-specific Legendary items have been updated to include a unique Legendary power
  - Note: Existing items will not be affected by the following changes. Only new versions of the items will roll with the added Legendary power.
  - Barbarian
    - Standoff
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Furious Charge gains increased damage equal to 200-250% of your bonus movement speed
    - The Three Hundredth Spear
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Increase the damage of Weapon Throw and Ancient Spear by ~~75-100%~~ 45-60%
  - Crusader
    - Heart of Iron
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Gain Thorns equal to ~~400-500%~~ 250-300% of your Vitality
    - Hammer Jammers
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Enemies take 300-400% increased damage from your Blessed Hammers for 10 seconds after you hit them with a Blind, Immobilize, or Stun
  - Demon Hunter
    - Dawn
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Reduces the cooldown of Vengeance by ~~45-60%~~ 50-65%
    - Manticore
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Reduces the cost of Cluster Arrow by 75-100%
      - Now rolls with ~~+30-40%~~ 60-80% Cluster Arrow damage
    - Sin Seekers
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Rapid Fire no longer has a channel cost
      - Now rolls with +45-60% Rapid Fire damage
  - Monk
    - Balance
      - Legendary Power added
        
        When your Tempest Rush hits 3 or fewer enemies, it gains 100% Critical Hit Chance
        
        Now rolls with +150-200% Tempest Rush damage
  - Witch Doctor
    - Last Breath
      - Legendary Power added
        
        The 15-20 second Mass Confusion cooldown reduction is now a Legendary Power
    - Thing of the Deep
      - Legendary Power added
        
        The 20 yard Pickup radius is now a Legendary Power
  - Wizard
    - Fragment of Destiny
      - Legendary Power added
        
        Spectral Blade attacks 50% faster and deals 150-200% increased damage
- Bug Fixes
  - Fixed an issue that prevented some sources of Attack Speed, which only benefit specific skills, from reducing the internal cooldown of Bane of the Stricken
  - Fixed an issue that caused Rivera Dancers to roll with an extra secondary stat
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the 50% damage bonus from Focus from increasing Thorns damage
  - Fixed an issue that caused the Natalya’s Vengeance (2) Set Bonus to sometimes reduce the cooldown of Rain of Vengeance faster than intended
  - Fixed an issue that caused the Locust Swarms cast by Wormwood to generate Fetishes from Belt of Transcendence
  - Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent Flying Dragon from increasing attack speed by the correct amount
  - Fixed an issue that caused the attack speed buff granted by Flying Dragon to be removed when using a potion
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Teleport – Calamity from being counted as a resource spending attack while Aether Walker was equipped
  - Fixed an issue that caused Archon – Wave of Destruction to grant Chantodo’s Resolve stacks
  - Fixed an issue that prevented Fate of the Fell from duplicating the ground effect from Heaven’s Fury – Blessed Ground
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the Phalanxes that spawned from Falling Sword – Rise Brothers from benefitting from the Seeker of the Light (6) Set Bonus
  - Fixed an issue that prevented the Thorns bonus provided by Heart of Iron from updating when some sources of Vitality were changed
  - Fixed an issue that caused Hack to deal damage more than once per attack

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ADVENTURE MODE

Nephalem Rifts
- Medium and Large version of many cave maps can no longer appear in Greater Rifts
- Mallet Lords can no longer spawn in many cave maps
- Density has been increased in many cave maps

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MONSTERS

Experience granted by all monsters at level 70 has been increased
Monster health has been reduced in solo, 2, and 3 player Greater Rifts
Packs with the Frozen affix now have an increased delay between their Frozen casts
Damage dealt by the Plagued affix can no longer trigger the Knockback effect from the Knockback affix
Damage dealt by Frozen affix crystals before they explode has been slightly reduced
Elites can now occasionally drop pieces of Set Dungeon lore
Ghom
- All versions
  - Now more reliably spawns slimes on ranged targets
  - Extended the damage range on his breath attack to more closely match the visual
  - Increased breath attack damage, but it now deals its damage over 2 seconds
- The Foul Desecrator
  - Slightly increased Gas Cloud damage
Armaddons
- Their stunning stomp attack now more closely matches the visual
- They no longer perform melee attacks that looks very similar to the attack that stuns
- Increased the amount of experience granted
Beasts
- Will now charge the location the player was in when they began casting their charge attack
Bog Brutes
- Will now charge the location the player was in when they began casting their charge attack
Exorcists
- Their lightning attack should now be easier to avoid
- The damage area of their lightning attack has been narrowed to more closely match the visual effect
Morlu Incinerators
- Greatly increased the cooldown of their teleport
Succubi
- Slightly increased the amount of experience granted
Winged Assassins
- Slightly reduced damage dealt
- Their Leap attack should now be easier to avoid
- Will no longer always cast their leap attack as their first attack

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USER INTERFACE

Legendary Gems now display their level on their icons in the Inventory, Stash, and on Urshi’s upgrade window
Added a keybind to expand the buff holder
Very large floating damage numbers will now be abbreviated
- An option has been added to disable the abbreviation of very large damage numbers
New item comparison tooltips have been added for followers
Skill buttons now flash when their cooldown has completed

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Sinnvolle Änderungen? Zumindest Dinge wie das Portal, das nach dem Ende eines Set Dungeons erscheint, wird wohl durchweg positiv aufgenommen werden, die ein oder andere Anpassung an Fähigkeiten oder Gegenständen könnte jedoch für Unmut bei dem ein oder anderen Spieler führen.
Wie beurteilt ihr die Änderungen?

Diablo 3 Patch 2.4.0 PTR Patch Notes

Table of Contents:

PTR-ONLY CHANGES

CLASSES

ITEMS

ADVENTURE MODE

MONSTERS

USER INTERFACE