Table of Contents:

• General
• Classes
  • Barbarian
  • Demon Hunter
  • Witch Doctor
  • Wizard
• Items
  • Class-Specific Items
  • Bug Fixes
• Adventure Mode
  • Bounties
  • Nephalem Rifts
  • Set Dungeons
  • Bug Fixes
• Crafting
• Monsters
• User Interface

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GENERAL

• Several changes have been made to improve server performance
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Massacre bonus experience from being calculated correctly

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CLASSES

• Barbarian
  • Active Skills
    • Hammer of the Ancients
      • Skill Rune – Birthright
        • Now heals for 3% of your maximum Life on Critical Hits
        • No longer has a chance to drop a Health Globe
    • Ignore Pain
      • Skill Rune – Mob Rule
        • Damage reduction granted to allies has been reduced from 50% to 25%
  • Passive Skills
    • Tough as Nails
      • Thorns damage bonus increased from 50% to 100%

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• Demon Hunter
  • Active Skills
    • Companion
      • Skill Rune – Boar Companion
        • The Life per second and resistance bonuses are also granted to your allies
      • Skill Rune – Wolf Companion
        • The damage bonus granted is now multiplicative with other sources of bonus damage
  • Passive Skills
    • Steady Aim
      • The damage bonus granted is now multiplicative with other sources of bonus damage

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• Witch Doctor
  • Active Skills
    • Grasp of the Dead
      • Skill Rune – Death is Life
        • Chance to summon a Zombie Dog increased to 70%
        • No longer has a chance to drop a Health Globe

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• Wizard
  • The Firebird’s Finery (2) Set Bonus will now activate before Unstable Anomaly
  • Active Skills
    • Archon
      • Damage bonus increased from 20% to 300%
      • Armor and resistance bonuses increased from 20% to 150%
      • Damage bonus for each enemy killed is now multiplicative
      • Skill Rune – Improved Archon
        • Damage bonus increased from 22% to 50%
          • Note: This bonus is now multiplicative
      • Skill Rune – Teleport
        • Cooldown reduced from 3 to 2 seconds

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ITEMS

• Legendary potions can now be salvaged and will yield a Forgotten Soul
• Legendary Gems
  • Bane of the Powerful
    • Rank 25 now also reduces damage taken from Elites by 15%
    • The damage bonus granted is now multiplicative with other sources of bonus damage
  • Enforcer
    • Pet damage reduction increased from 25% to 90%
    • The damage bonus granted to pets is now multiplicative with other sources of bonus damage
  • Gem of Efficacious Toxin
    • Poisoned enemies now also deal 10% reduced damage
  • Gogok of Swiftness
    • Has been redesigned
      • Now applies swiftness with every attack
      • Now also grants 0.50% chance to dodge per stack
      • Dodge chance increases by 0.01% per rank
  • Mirinae, Teardrop of the Starweaver
    • Smite damage increased from 2000% to 3000% weapon damage
    • Additional damage per rank increased from 40% to 60% weapon damage
    • Duration between bonus Smite casts at rank 25 reduced from 5 to 3 seconds
    • Smite now also heals you for 3% of your maximum Life each time it hits an enemy
  • Moratorium
    • Chance to clear staggered damage increased from 10% to 20% per kill
  • Pain Enhancer
    • Bleed increased from 1200% to 2500% weapon damage
    • Additional damage per rank increased from 30% to 50% weapon damage
  • Simplicity’s Strength
    • The damage bonus granted is now multiplicative with other sources of primary skill bonus damage
    • Heal amount increased from 2% to 4% of maximum Life
  • Taeguk
    • Has been redesigned
      • Now only gains stacks when you spend resource on a channeled skill
      • Now stacks up to 10 times
      • Stacks now expire after 1.5 seconds
      • Grants 2.0% damage per stack
      • Damage increases by 0.04% per rank
      • Grants 2% Armor per stack at rank 25
        • Note: There is currently an issue causing this gem to only grant 1% Armor per stack
  • Wreath of Lightning
    • Lightning damage increased from 600% to 1250% weapon damage
    • Additional damage per rank increased from 10% to 25% weapon damage
  • Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
    • Damage bonus per rank increased from 0.05% to 0.08% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy
• Depth Diggers
  • The damage bonus granted is now multiplicative with other sources of primary skill bonus damage
• Oculus Ring
  • Will now also be activated by your kills if equipped on your follower
• Sanguinary Vambraces
  • Now benefit from all sources of bonus damage
• Solanium
  • Can now only drop a Health Globe once every 8 seconds
• 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.
  • Frostburn
    • Now has Cold skills deal +15-20% increased damage and have a 50% chance to Freeze enemies as a Legendary Power
  • Magefist
    • Now has Fire skills deal +15-20% increased damage as a Legendary Power
  • Class-Specific Items
    • Barbarian
      • Immortal King’s Call
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 250% to 400%
      • The Legacy of Raekor
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus per stack increased from 300% to 750%
      • Might of the Earth
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 800% to 1200%
      • Skull Grasp
        • Has been redesigned
          • Your Whirlwind deals 250-300% additional damage
            • Note: This bonus is multiplicative with other sources of Whirlwind damage
      • Wrath of the Wastes
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Damage reduction gained during Whirlwind increased from 40% to 50%
          • Your applied Rends deal triple damage
    • Crusader
      • Flail of the Ascended
        • New Legendary Two-Handed Flail
          • Your Shield Glare deals damage equal to up to your last 5 Shield Bash casts
      • Johanna’s Argument
        • Now also increases the damage of Blessed Hammer by 100%
      • Thorns of the Invoker
        • (2) Set Bonus
          • Damage per stack increased from 25% to 35%
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Bonus Thorns damage dealt increased from 600% to 800%
      • Roland’s Legacy
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 600% to 750%
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Duration increased from 5 to 8 seconds
    • Demon Hunter
      • Embodiment of the Marauder
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Sentry damage bonus increased from 300% to 400%
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus for each active Sentry increased from 600% to 800%
      • Lord Greenstone’s Fan
        • Damage bonus increased from 80-100% to 160-200% per stack
      • Meticulous Bolts
        • No longer drops
        • Replaced with:
          • Elemental Quiver Augustine’s Panacea
            • New Legendary Quiver
              • Ball Lightning travels at 30% speed
              • Frost Arrow damage and chill duration increased by 200-250%
              • Immolation Arrow damage over time increased by 200-250%
              • Lightning Bolts damage and Stun duration increased by 200-250%
              • Nether Tentacles damage and healing increased by 200-250%
      • Natalya’s Vengeance
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 400% to 500%
      • The Shadow’s Mantle
        • (2) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 600% to 1200%
      • Unhallowed Essence
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus per point of Discipline increased from 20% to 40%
      • Wojahnni Assaulter
        • Rapid Fire damage bonus increased from 30-40% to 60-75% per stack
        • Channeling time required to gain a stack decreased from 1 second to 0.5 seconds
        • Now gains the first stack immediately
    • Monk
      • The Flow of Eternity
        • Now also increases your Seven-Sided Strike damage by 100%
      • Monkey King’s Garb
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Decoy damage increased from 500% to 1000% weapon damage per stack
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 1500% to 3000%
      • Raiment of a Thousand Storms
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Dashing Strike now also increases your Spirit Generators by 300% for 6 seconds
      • Shenlong’s Spirit
        • (2) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus after reaching maximum Spirit increased from 100% to 150%
      • Uliana’s Stratagem
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Your Seven-Sided Strike deals double its total damage with each hit
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Now also increases your Exploding Palm damage by 250%
    • Witch Doctor
      • Bakuli Jungle Wraps
        • New Legendary Belt
          • Firebats deals 150-200% increased damage to enemies affected by Locust Swarm or Piranhas
      • Helltooth Harness
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 900% to 1400%
      • Raiment of the Jade Harvester
        • (2) Set Bonus
          • Instant Haunt damage dealt increased from 60 to 120 seconds worth
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Instant damage dealt when consuming DoTs increased from 150 to 300 seconds worth
      • Spirit of Arachyr
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 1200% to 1500%
      • Zunimassa’s Haunt
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Damage reduction per Fetish increased from 2% to 3%
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 800% to 1500%
    • Wizard
      • Delsere’s Magnum Opus
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Has been redesigned
            • You take 50% reduced damage while you have a Slow Time active
            • Your allies gain half this benefit
      • Halo of Karini
        • New Legendary Ring
          • You take 45-60% less damage for 2 seconds after your Storm Armor electrocutes an enemy more than 30 yards away
      • Firebird’s Finery
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus for each enemy burning increased from 25% to 40%
          • Damage bonus when an Elite is burning increased from 600% to 2000%
      • Nilfur’s Boast
        • Meteor damage bonus increased from 100% to 200%
        • Damage when hitting 3 or fewer enemies increased from 150-200% to 275-350%
      • Tal Rasha’s Elements
        • (6) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 500% to 750% per stack
      • The Twisted Sword
        • Can now only benefit from a maximum of 5 Energy Twisters
      • Vyr’s Amazing Arcana
        • (4) Set Bonus
          • Damage bonus increased from 1% to 1.5% per stack
    • 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.
      • Monk
        • Crystal Fist
          • Legendary power added
            • Dashing Strike reduces your damage taken by 40-50% for 6 seconds
          • Level requirement has been reduced
        • Flesh Rake
          • Legendary power added
            • Dashing Strike increases the damage of Dashing Strike by 75-100% for 1 second, stacking up to 5 times
          • Level requirement has been reduced
      • Witch Doctor
        • Swamp Land Waders
          • Legendary power added
            • Sacrifice deals 350-400% additional damage to targets affected by Locust Swarm or Grasp of the Dead
    • Bug Fixes
      • Fixed an issue that caused the Firebird’s Finery (6) Set Bonus to grant its Elite bonus damage when a Rare monsters minions were ignited

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ADVENTURE MODE

• Bounties
  • In the event that both Act III and Act IV bounties are complete, the bonus act will now always be turned in first
  • A Plague of Burrowers
    • Significantly reduced Burrowers‘ health
• Nephalem Rifts
  • Greater Rifts
    • The amount of incoming damage in Greater Rift 70 and above has been reduced
    • The amount of Experience granted in Greater Rift 70 and above has been reduced
    • The cost required to empower, and gold awarded by a Greater Rift above rank 70 has been reduced, but the ratio of gold earned to empower cost remains the same
• Set Dungeons
  • Barbarian
    • Immortal King’s Call
      • Objective 2 now requires you to kill 150 enemies while Wrath of the Berserker is active
    • The Legacy of Raekor
      • Enemies hit by a Furious Charge that didn’t hit 15 enemies are no longer prevented from counting toward the objective on future casts
    • Might of the Earth
      • Elites now appear in fixed locations
    • Wrath of the Wastes
      • Enemies hit by a Rend that didn’t hit 10 enemies are no longer prevented from counting toward the objective on future casts
  • Crusader
    • Armor of Akkhan
      • The total number of monsters has been increased
      • Enemies hit by a Condemn that didn’t hit 10 enemies are no longer prevented from counting toward the objective on future casts
  • Demon Hunter
    • Embodiment of the Marauder
      • Objective 1 now requires you to kill 140 enemies with 3 or more Sentries active
      • The total number of monsters has been increased
      • Rockworms now appear in fixed locations
      • Rockworms will now take longer to spring from the ground after appearing
    • The Shadow’s Mantle
      • You no longer break the consecutive hit chain if you hit a target that has already been added to the chain
    • Unhallowed Essence
      • Enemies hit by a Multishot that didn’t hit 20 enemies are no longer prevented from counting toward the objective on future casts
  • Witch Doctor
    • Raiment of the Jade Harvester
      • Deceivers will no longer use their Invisibility
      • Enemies hit by a Soul Harvest that didn’t harvest 15 souls are no longer prevented from counting toward the objective on future casts
  • Wizard
    • Delsere’s Magnum Opus
      • Enemies hit by a Slow Time that didn’t initially hit 30 enemies are no longer prevented from counting toward the objective on future casts
    • Firebird’s Finery
      • Objective 2 now requires you to Ignite or kill 20 enemies
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that could, under certain conditions, prevent players from being able to finish a Set Dungeon

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CRAFTING

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the quantity of items to be crafted from being properly updated when a new value was entered
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the list of affixes available when an item was being enchanted from being updated dynamically

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MONSTERS

• Pet attacks will now also break Primordial Scavengers‘ armor in the same way player attacks do
• The amount of gold dropped by Gilded Barons has been reduced
• The Merciless Witch
  • Removed her shields in both the Realm of Discord and Realm of Fright
  • Significantly increased her health in the Realm of Discord

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USER INTERFACE

• Holding shift while comparing an item will now also remove the benefit of Caldesann’s Despair from the comparison
• When viewing a player’s profile in game, it will now indicate whether or not you are looking at the current profile
• The Inventory button no longer flashes for level 70 characters when a new item is picked up
• Your highest damage numbers will now also be displayed in orange when shortened combat numbers are disabled
• A shadow has been added to stack and charge counts on the hotbar, and buff icons
• Bug fixes
  • Fixed an issue that prevented profiles from being properly updated when inspecting a player in-game after they have enchanted an item or socketed a gem