Ahead of a new update, Blizzard has revealed some balance changes for Diablo 4 Season 9 involving Uniques. When Diablo 4 Season 9 launches, there will be affix changes to certain Uniques, along with some tuning and rebalancing for Druid Uniques.
Diablo 4 Season 8 began on April 29 and introduced a slew of new features and content, including a collaboration with Kentaro Miura's iconic Berserk manga and the return of Belial as a new boss. As June heads toward its conclusion, Diablo 4 is preparing for the launch of Season 9, Sins of the Horadrim, on July 1. The season will introduce a new questline, calling on Diablo 4 players to find and purge relics influenced by Astaroth’s blood. As the season's name teases, the seasonal mechanic will be Horadric Spellcraft, which allows players to add spells such as Corrosive Vapor, Glacial Nimbus, Smoldering Ember, and Thunderous Particle to their arsenal. Like previous updates, Blizzard is making several changes to several weapons and gear items in Season 9 that players should be aware of.
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PostsPatch notes for the Diablo 4 Season 9 July 1 update revealed that some of the Uniques will be getting major buffs, nerfs, and affix changes. The Druid's Greatstaff of the Crone Ancestral Unique Staff will receive a buff that increases Storm Strike's power damage from 170-250% to 200-350%. Boulder damage for the Dolmen Stone Ancestral Unique Amulet has also been increased from 20-40% to 30-50%, making it a more powerful item at its minimum and maximum damage outputs.
Diablo 4 Season 9 Update Will Make Numerous Balance Changes to Uniques for Druids, Necromancers, and Rogues
CloseThe Bloodless Scream Ancestral Unique Two-Handed Spear for Diablo 4's Necromancer class will receive numerous affix changes as well. Bloodless Scream's Intelligence bonus will be normalized with other weapon values, and Freeze Duration Affix will be replaced with Lucky Hit, which grants a chance to restore resources. The Lucky Hit chance affix will be changed as well, offering up to a 40% chance to deal between 8,500 and 13,500 Shadow damage. Ranks to Darkness Skills will also be increased from 1-2 to 2-4, making Bloodless Scream more potent.
Rogue's Eaglehorn Ancestral Unique Bow will receive a change that allows its Penetrating Shot ability to always bounce off at least once, even if there's no surface or enemy to bounce off of. Moreover, the Eyes in the Dark Ancestral Unique Pants received a major nerf, reducing the power damage of the Death Trap ability bonus from 100-250% to 40-60%. Although the bonus was nerfed, it will always be granted, instead of only on an additional cast.
There's no clear end date for Season 9 yet, according to Diablo 4's recent 2025 roadmap. However, there's bound to be more updates and balance changes to come throughout Season 9, as Blizzard typically gauges feedback about what should be changed or maintained in Diablo 4.
