Diablo 4 Patch 1.5 Notes

Skills

Bash

• Adjusted functionality: After bashing enemies 4 times, your next Bash will Clobber, Stunning enemies for 1.5 seconds. Clobber twice as often while using a Two-Handed weapon.

Enhanced Bash

• Adjusted functionality: Clobbering an enemy grants you 20% Maximum Life as Fortify.

Battle Bash

• Adjusted functionality: Clobbering an enemy generates an additional 10 Fury.

Enhanced Flay

• Vulnerable duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds.

Combat Flay

• Damage Reduction increased from 3% to 4%.
• Maximum stacks increased from 4 to 5.
• Buff duration increased from 3 to 6 seconds.

Combat Lunging Strike

• Berserking duration increased from 1.5 to 3 seconds.

Rend

• Damage increased by 10%.

Violent Rend

• Damage bonus to Vulnerable increased from 25% to 30%.

Furious Rend

• Fury gain increased from 4 to 5, and maximum Fury gain increased from 20 to 25.

Hammer of the Ancients

• Damage Increased by 10%.

Furious Hammer of the Ancients

• Previous – Hammer of the Ancients gains 2% Critical Strike Chance for every 10 Fury you had when using it.
• Now – Hammer of the Ancients gains 2% Critical Strike Chance for every 10 Fury you had when cast. Its Critical Strikes Knock Down enemies for 1.5 seconds.

Violent Hammer of the Ancients

• Damage bonus increased from 30%[x] to 40%[x].

Upheaval

• Damage increased by 15%.

Enhanced Upheaval

• Stun chance increased from 20% to 35%.
• Stun duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds.

Violent Upheaval

• Base Berserking duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds, and bonus duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds.

Tactical Ground Stomp

• Fury gain increased from 40 to 60.

Enhanced Iron Skin

• Barrier amount increased from 20% to 25% of maximum Life.

Tactical Challenging Shout

• Fury gain when taking damage increased from 3 to 6.

Kick

• Charge Cooldown reduced from 13 to 9 seconds.

Passives

Endless Fury

• No longer requires Two-Handed weapons.
• Fury gain from Basic Skills increased from 10/20/30% to 12/24/36%.

Imposing Presence

• Maximum Health reduced from 6/12/18% to 5/10/15%.

Thick Skin

• Fortify gain increased from .4/.8/1.2% to .6/1.2/1.8% of Maximum Life.

Concussion

• Stun duration reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.

Unconstrained

• Bonus damage reduced from 75%[x] to 35%[x].

Unbridled Rage

• Bonus damage reduced from 100%[x] to 45%[x].

Walking Arsenal

• Bonus damage per weapon type used reduced from 12%[x] to 8%[x].
• Bonus damage while all three bonuses are active reduced from 20%[x] to 10%[x].
• Bonus Attack Speed while all three bonuses are active reduced from 20% to 10%.

Gushing Wounds

• Previous - When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 140%[x] of your Critical Strike Damage bonus. Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 85% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
• Now - When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 70%[x], then by 100%[+] of your Critical Strike Damage. Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 120% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Legendary Aspects

Wanton Rupture Aspect

• Frequency increased from every 40-25 seconds to every 30-15 seconds.

Aspect of Grasping Whirlwind

• Now pulls in new targets three times as frequently.

Steadfast Berserker’s Aspect

• No longer requires a Lucky Hit, and now always triggers.

Of Sundered Ground

• Previous - Every 25 seconds, your next Upheaval cast is guaranteed to Overpower and deals 10-25% increased damage. This timer is reduced by 4 seconds when Upheaval Overpowers a Boss or an Elite enemy.
• Now – Every 20 seconds, your next Upheaval cast is guaranteed to Overpower and deals 15-30% increased damage. Critical Strikes with Upheaval against Elites reduce this timer by 1 second.

Of Ancestral Force

• Previous - Hammer of the Ancients quakes outward and its damage is increased by 2-17%.
• Now – Hammer of the Ancients quakes outward for 5-20% increased damage. This bonus is doubled against Bosses.

Unique Items

Gohr’s Devasting Grips

• Explosion size is now affected by increases to Whirlwind’s size.

Paragon

Hemorrhage Legendary Node

• Now bonus Bleeding damage now caps at 45%.

Weapons Master Legendary Node

• Fury gain increased from 4% to 8% of Maximum Fury.

Bloodfeeder Glyph

• Critical Strike Chance bonus against Bleeding enemies increased from 5% to 10%.

Dominate Glyph

• Time between guaranteed Overpowers reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.

Executioner Glyph

• Damage bonus while wielding a Polearm increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x].

Tempering

• Bash Cleave (Furious Augments) reduced from 85/95/105% to 15/17.5/20%.
• The Barbarian Protection Manual and its augments have been removed.
• Flay Duration moved from Barbarian Innovation (Utility) to Bleed Augments (Weapon).

• Passive Rank bonus for Clarity affix added to Amulets.
• Now gain 25% more increased Skill Damage from their primary Core Stat.
  • Gain 1% increased Skill Damage for every 8 primary Core Stat, reduced from 10 primary Core Stat.

Skills

Landslide

• Damage per hit of Landslide increased from 37.5% to 70%.
• Damage area increased from 1.5 to 2.
• Doubled the number of pillars.
• Total damage increased from 70% to 280%.

Shred

• 1st Attack Damage buffed from 28% to 52%.
• 2nd Attack Damage buffed from 39% to 72%.
• 3rd Attack Damage buffed from 77% to 143%.

Pulverize

• Damage buffed from 50% to 92.5%.

Tornado

• Damage buffed from 35% to 65%.

Boulder

• Damage increased from 46% to 70% of weapon damage.

Lightning Storm

• Damage buffed from 40% to 74%.

Hurricane

• Damage buffed from 187% to 346%.

Ravens

• Can now be cast while moving.

Poison Creeper

• Can now be cast while moving.

Rabies

• The increased spread rate granted by the Natural Rabies upgrade has been applied to the base skill.

Natural Rabies

• Previous - Rabies Spreads 50% Faster.
• Now - Spread distance is increased by 70%.

Lacerate

• Damage area increased from 1 to 2.
• Casting Lacerate now teleports to the target instead of starting at the caster.

Cataclysm

• Lightning Strike rate is doubled.
• Now more consistently hits enemies with its lightning strikes.

Grizzly Rage

• Cooldown for this ability now starts after Grizzly Rage ends.
• Previous - Shapeshift into a Dire Werebear for 10 seconds gaining 20%[x] bonus damage and 20% Damage Reduction. Damage bonus is increased by 3% each second while in this form. Kills extend the duration by 1 second up to an additional 5 seconds.
• Now - Shapeshift into a Dire Werebear for 10 seconds gaining 30%[x] bonus damage and 20% Damage Reduction. Damage bonus is increased by 3% each second while in this form, up to a maximum of 75%. Kills extend the duration by 1 second, but the duration cannot go above 10 seconds.

Debilitating Roar

• Damage Reduction decreased from 70% to 40%.

Blood Howl

• Is now always a Shout Skill, not just when using Nighthowler's Aspect.

Earthen Bulwark

• Previous – Rocks surround you for 3 seconds, granting a Barrier that absorbs 45% of your Base Life in damage.
• Now – Rocks surround you for 3 seconds, granting a Barrier that absorbs 45% of your Maximum Life in damage.

Cyclone Armor

• Non-Physical Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

Passives

Lupine Ferocity

• Reduced amount of hits from 6 to 3 to benefit from the effect.

Vigilance

• Damage Reduction increased for each Skill Rank from 5% to 7%.

Iron Fur

• Damage Reduction increased for each Skill Rank from 3% to 4%.

Heightened Senses

• Damage Reduction increased for each Skill Rank from 2% to 3%.

Perfect Storm

• Damage bonus increased from 30%[x] to 40%[x].

Earthen Might

• Base Lucky Hit chance increased from 5% to 10%.

Legendary Aspects

Metamorphic Stone Aspect

• No longer removes Wrath skill tag from Boulder.

Shepherd's Aspect

• Previous – Core and Wrath Skills deal an additional 5-10% damage per Companion you have.
• Now – Companion Skills deal an additional 5-10% damage per Companion you have.

Skinwalker's Aspect

• Previous – When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, gain 2-5 Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify.
• Now – When you use a Shapeshifting Skill that changes your form, gain 5-20% Life. If you are at full Life, gain the same amount as Fortify.

Aftershock

• Delay from second set of landslides slightly decreased.

Stormclaw's Aspect

• Shred's Critical Strikes damage increased from 15-30% damage to 25-40% of the damage dealt.

Aspect of the Blurred Beast

• Bonus damage to Poisoned enemies increased from 25-40% to 40-55%.

Aspect of Retaliation

• Core Skill bonus damage based on Fortify increased from 15-25% to 25-40%.

Seismic-Shift Aspect

• No longer adds a cooldown to Earth Spike.

Runeworker's Conduit Aspect

• Previous - Critical Strikes with Storm skills that you cast charge the air around you for 2 seconds causing a Lightning Bolt to periodically hit an enemy in the area for (250%-310% Weapon Damage) Lightning damage. This duration can be extended by additional Critical Strikes.
• Now - Critical Strikes with Storm skills that you cast charge the air around you for 3 seconds causing a Lightning Bolt to periodically hit an enemy in the area for (250%-350% Weapon Damage) Lightning damage. Your Lightning Bolts deal 20-40%[x] increased damage.

Balanced Aspect

• Spirit Generation while Grizzly Rage is active increased from 20%[x] to 50%[x].

Nighthowler's Aspect

• No longer makes Blood Howl a Shout Skill, since Blood Howl is always a Shout Skill.
• Critical Strike Bonus increased from 5-10% to 10-15%.

Paragon

Thunderstruck Legendary Node

• Now has a maximum bonus capped at 40% 60%.

Human Glyph

• Damage bonus increased from 6.6% to 9.9%.
• Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

Protector Glyph

• Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

Werebear Glyph

• Damage bonus increased from 6.6% to 9.9%.
• Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

Werewolf Glyph

• Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

• Now gain 25% more increased Skill Damage from their primary Core Stat.*
  • Gain 1% increased Skill Damage for every 8 primary Core Stat, reduced from 10 primary Core Stat.

Book of the Dead

• Necromancer Minion attacks can now Overpower.
• Minions are now more aggressive and will automatically engage nearby enemies.

Golem

• Active ability - If the Golem is far from the targeted location, it will now leap to the target.
• Iron Golem - Slam size increased by 56%.

Skills

The Lucky Hit Chance has been increased for various skills.

• Sever: From 20% to 40%.
• Blood Lance: from 33% to 50%.
• Blood Surge: from 12% to 20%.
• Reap: From 17% to 30%.
• Hemorrhage: from 35% to 50%.
• Bone Splinters: from 17% to 30%.
• Corpse Tendrils: from 17% to 30%.
• Blood Wave: from 20% to 50%.

Decompose

• The explosion from Enhanced Decompose can now trigger Lucky Hits.

Sever

• Primary damage increased from 80% to 110%.
• Secondary damage increased from 30% to 45%.

Blight

• Damage over time increased from 105% to 135%.

Blood Wave

• Damage increased from 150% to 450%.

Passive

Shadowblight

• Hits required reduced from 10 to 8.
• Damage increased from 22% to 44%.

Hellbent Commander

• Previous - Your Minions deal 15/30/45%[x] increased damage while you are Close to them.
• Now - While you control at least 7 Minions, they deal 10/20/30%[x] increased damage.

Legendary Aspects

Blighted Aspect

• Bonus damage after triggering Shadowblight 10 times reduced from 60-120%[x] to 35-50%[x].

Aspect of Bursting Bones

• Bone Prison Burst damage increased from 9-12.2% to 75-120% of Weapon Damage.

Aspect of Empowering Reaper

• Chance for Sever to create Blight increased from 10-25% to 15-30%.
• Blight bonus damage increased from 40-100%[x] to 60-120%[x].

Aspect of Hungry Blood

• Additional Blood Lance damage increased from 33-48% to 40-70%.

Aspect of Grasping Veins

• Critical Strike Chance after casting Corpse Tendrils reduced from 10-25% to 5-20%.
• Critical Strike Damage to enemies damaged by Corpse Tendrils reduced from 20-50% to 10-40%.
• Critical Strike Damage bonus now lasts for 6 seconds, rather than indefinitely.

Cadaverous Aspect

• Previous - Consuming a Corpse increases the damage of your next Core Skill by 5-10%[x], up to 25-50%[x].
• Now - Consuming a Corpse increases the damage of your Core Skills by 3.5-6%[x] for 5 seconds, up to 17.5-30%[x].

Torturous Aspect

• Previous - Iron Maiden is now also a Darkness Skill and deals Shadow damage. Enemies afflicted by Iron Maiden have a 10-25% chance to be Stunned for 1 second when they deal direct damage.
• Now - Iron Maiden is now also a Darkness Skill and deals Shadow damage. Enemies have a 10-25% chance to be Stunned for 1 second when they take damage from Iron Maiden.

Inexorable Reaper's Aspect

• Sever Cooldown reduced from 22-7 to 13.5-6.

Paragon

Wither Legendary Paragon Node

• Intelligence scaling is now capped at 1200 Intelligence.

Bloodbath Legendary Node

• Overpower damage increased from 35%[x] to 70%[x].

Blood Begets Blood Legendary Node

• Damage bonus per Blood Orb pickup increased from 5%[x] to 10%[x].
• Maximum bonus damage increased from 30%[x] to 50%[x].

Tempering

Blood Finesse Tempering Recipe

• Blood Damage increased from 41.5-55% to 57.5-80%.
• Blood Overpower damage increased from 62.5-85% to 82.5-105%.
• Damage While Fortified increased from 41.5-55% to 57.5-80%.

Shadow Finesse Tempering Recipe

• Shadow Damage Over Time increased from 57-75% to 67.5-90%.
• Darkness Damage increased from 41.5-55% to 57.5-80%.

• Maximum Arrow Storms increased from 5 to 7.
• Preparation
  • Previous – Every 75 Energy you spend reduces your Ultimate Skill's Cooldown by 5 seconds. Using an Ultimate Skill resets the Cooldowns of your other Skills.
  • Now – Spend 75 Energy to reduce your Ultimate Skill's Cooldown by 5 seconds. Ultimate Skills reset other Cooldowns and grant 15% Damage Reduction for 8 10 seconds.
• Now gain 11% more increased Skill Damage from their primary Core Stat.
  • Gain 1% increased Skill Damage for every 9 primary Core Stat, reduced from 10 primary Core Stat.

Skills

Blade Shift

• Damage increased by 50% (0.2 to 0.3).
• Previous – Quickly stab your victim for damage and shift, allowing you to move freely through enemies for 4 seconds.
• Now – Quickly stab your victim for damage and shift, making you Unhindered for 4 seconds.

Fundamental Blade Shift

• Enemies moved through needed to activate Daze reduced from 5 to 3.

Primary Blade Shift

• Control Impairing Effect Duration Reduction increased from 20% to 30%.

Invigorating Strike

• Damage increased by 20%.

Enhanced Twisting Blades

• Return damage bonus increased from 30% to 35%.

Shadow Step

• Damage increased by 11% (0.72 to 0.8).

Enhanced Shadow Step

• Previous – Damaging an enemy with Shadow Step increases your Critical Strike Chance against them by 8% for 3 seconds.
• Now – Damaging an enemy with Shadow Step Dazes and applies Vulnerable to them for 3 seconds.

Methodical Shadow Step

• Previous – Enemies damaged by Shadow Step are Stunned for 2 seconds.
• Now – After Shadow Stepping, you gain 20% Damage Reduction for 3 seconds.

Disciplined Shadow Step

• Previous – Shadow Step's Cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds when it damages an enemy you have not hit with Shadow Step in the last 4 seconds.
• Now – Damaging an enemy with Shadow Step Stuns them for 2 seconds and reduces its Cooldown by 3 seconds.

Dash

• Damage increased by 25% (0.32 to 0.4).
• Additional functionality: Dash Slows enemies hit by 30% for 3 seconds.

Enhanced Dash

• Previous – Enemies damaged by Dash take 15% increased Critical Strike Damage from you for 5 seconds.
• Now – Casting Dash increases your Critical Strike Chance by 10% for 5 seconds.

Disciplined Dash

• Previous – Dash Slows enemies it hits by 30% for 3 seconds. Any enemy already Slowed will be Dazed for 2 seconds instead.
• Now – At the end of Dash, Knock Down surrounding enemies for 2 seconds and deal 350% of its damage to them.

Methodical Dash

• Previous – Dealing damage to Crowd Controlled enemies with Dash reduces its Charge Cooldown by 0.5 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast.
• Now – Dash has 1 additional Charge and its Charge Cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.

Flurry

• Damage increased from 94% to 130%.
• Lucky Hit Chance increased from 10% to 13 20%.

Enhanced Flurry

• Previous – Each time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life, up to 12% Maximum Life per cast.
• Now – Each time Flurry damages an enemy, it has a 10% chance to apply Vulnerable for 3 seconds and deals 1% increased damage for 5 seconds after hitting a Vulnerable enemy, up to a total of 50 25%.

Advanced Flurry

• Previous – Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to deal 30% increased damage and Stun enemies hit for 2.5 seconds.
• Now – Successive casts of Flurry increase its damage by 15 10% and reduce its Energy cost by 10%, up to 3 times.

Improved Flurry

• Previous – Flurry deals 20% increased damage to Vulnerable targets. If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy, it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
• Now – Casting Flurry dashes you to the target and Heals 10% of your Maximum Life.

Caltrops

• Damage increased by 13% (0.4 to 0.45).
• Disciplined Caltrops
  • Critical Strike Chance bonus increased from 5% to 10%.

Dark Shroud

• You can now only lose 1 Dark Shroud shadow every 1.5 seconds.

Enhanced Dark Shroud

• Previous – Dark Shroud's shadows have a 14% chance to not be Consumed.
• Now – Each active Dark Shroud shadow grants you 5% increased Movement Speed and also has a 15% chance to not be Consumed.

Subverting Dark Shroud

• Previous – Each active shadow from Dark Shroud grants you 4% increased Movement Speed.
• Now – You Heal for 10% of your Maximum Life when a Dark Shroud shadow is removed.

Countering Dark Shroud

• You only need 1 active shadow to get the bonus Critical Strike Chance instead of 2.
• Critical Strike Chance increased from 8% to 10%.

Smoke Grenade

• Additional functionality: Smoke Grenade now deals 45% Physical damage, has a 25% Lucky Hit Chance, and its Skill Ranks now give increased damage and Cooldown Reduction.

Enhanced Smoke Grenade

• Previous – Enemies affected by Smoke Grenade take 25% increased damage from you.
• Now – Enemies hit by Smoke Grenade take 25% increased damage from you for 5 seconds.

Countering Smoke Grenade

• Previous – Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to enemies affected by Smoke Grenade has up to a 25% chance to reduce its Cooldown by 1 second, or by 3 seconds instead if the enemy is Vulnerable.
• Now – Hitting an Elite or Boss with Smoke Grenade reduces its Cooldown by 5 seconds.

Subverting Smoke Grenade

• Previous – If an enemy is Vulnerable, Slowed, or Chilled then Smoke Grenade will Daze them for 20% longer.
• Now – Smoke Grenade now deals Poison damage and applies another 45% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds.

Poison Imbuement

• Poisoning Duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds.

Enhanced Poison Imbuement

• Previous – Poison Imbuement's Poisoning Duration is increased by 1 second.
• Now – Casting Poison Imbuement generates 30 Energy, increased by 2 for each Nearby Poisoned enemy.

Poison Trap

• Damage increased by 36% (0.11 to 0.15).

Subverting Poison Trap

• Poison damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%.

Countering Poison Trap

• Chance to reset Imbuements increased from 30% to 40%.

Penetrating Shot

• New functionality: Now deals 10% increased damage per enemy it pierces.

Enhanced Penetrating Shot

• Previous – Penetrating Shot deals 10% increased damage for each enemy it pierces.
• Now – Casting Penetrating Shot and hitting a Boss or Elite with it has a 25% Chance to fire an additional shot for free.

Rain of Arrows

• Casting Speed has been increased by 30%.
• Lucky Hit Chance increased from 2% to 4%.
• Cooldown reduced from 55 to 50 seconds.

Passive

Concussive

• Renamed to Unstable Elixirs.
• Previous – After Knocking Back or Knocking Down an enemy, you gain 4% increased Critical Strike Chance for 4 seconds.
• Now – Using a Healing Potion Stuns surrounding enemies for 2 seconds and increases your damage by 6% for 5 10 seconds.

Rapid Gambits

• Previous – Your Evade Cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds when you Daze an enemy.
• Now – Evading through an enemy Dazes them for 2 seconds. Your Evade Cooldown is reduced by 0.25 seconds when you Daze an enemy.

Trick Attacks

• Previous – When you Critically Strike a Dazed enemy they are Knocked Down for 0.5 seconds.
• Now – Dazing or Stunning an enemy increases your Critical Strike Chance by 2% and Critical Strike Damage by 2% for 5 seconds, both up to 12%.

Impetus

• New functionality: Added visuals to show when the effect is ready.
• Previous – After moving 12 meters, your next Non-Basic attack deals 7% increased damage.
• Now – After moving 15 meters, your next Core or Ultimate attack deals 8% increased damage. While the damage bonus remains, your Agility and Subterfuge Skills deal 4 5% increased damage.

Malice

• Previous – You deal 3% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
• Now – You deal 4% increased damage to Vulnerable or Knocked Down enemies.

Alchemical Advantage

• Previous – You gain 1% increased Attack Speed for each enemy you've Poisoned, up to 15%.
• Now – Dealing Poison damage increases your Attack Speed and Lucky Hit Chance by 1% for 8 seconds, up to 5%.

Second Wind

• Previous – Every 100 Energy you spend grants you 5% increased Lucky Hit Chance for 5 seconds.
• Now – Every 100 Energy you spend grants 15% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds.

Aftermath

• Previous – After using an Ultimate Skill, restore 30 Energy.
• Now – While an Ultimate Skill is on your Action Bar, you Heal for 0.5% Maximum Life every second. After using an Ultimate, restore 25 Energy.

Weapon Mastery

• Dagger damage to Healthy enemies increased from 5% to 6 7%.

Key Passives

Victimize

• The Explosion damage of Victimize has been increased by ~50% to compensate for a bug fix, detailed below.

Momentum

• Previous – Cutthroat Skills grant a stack of Momentum for 8 seconds if they either hit a Stunned, Dazed, or Frozen enemy, or hit any enemy from behind. While at 3 stacks of Momentum you gain 20% increased Damage Reduction, 30% increased Energy Regeneration, and 15% increased Movement Speed.
• Now – Casting a Cutthroat Skill grants a stack of Momentum. Casting a Non-Cutthroat Skill removes a stack of Momentum. For each stack of Momentum, you gain 3% Damage Reduction, 3% Maximum Energy, 3% Energy Regeneration, 3% Movement Speed, and 5% Damage. This can stack up to 10 times.

Legendary Aspects

Enshrouding Aspect

• Previous – Gain a free Dark Shroud shadow every 3 seconds when standing still. Each Dark Shroud shadow grants 2.5-4.0% increased Damage Reduction.
• Now – Using a Healing Potion makes a free Dark Shroud shadow. Each shadow grants 2.5-4.0% increased Damage Reduction.

Of Arrow Storms

• Previous – Lucky Hit: Your Marksman Skills have up to a 25% chance to create an Arrow Storm at the enemy's location, dealing Physical damage over 3 seconds. Your Arrow Storms deal 30-40% increased damage.
• Now – Lucky Hit: Your Marksman and Cutthroat Skills have up to a 25% chance to create an Arrow Storm at the enemy's location, dealing Physical damage over 3 seconds. Your Arrow Storms deal 45-60% increased damage.

Vengeful

• Arrow Storm Damage increased from 25-40% to 45-60%.

Ravager's

• Damage bonus to Shadow Step increased from 2.5-10% to 4.5-12%.

Trickster's

• Previous – Caltrops also throw a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal total Physical damage and Stun enemies for 1 second. Your Stun Grenades deal 25-40% increased damage.
• Now – Caltrops and Smoke Grenade receive Stun Grenade benefits and throw Stun Grenades that deal Physical damage and Stun enemies for 1 second. Your Stun Grenades deal 25-40% increased damage.

Of Noxious Ice

• Poison damage bonus to Frozen enemies increased from 15-30% to 20-35%.

Of Bursting Venoms

• Toxic Pool Poisoning damage increased by 24%.

Of Volatile Shadows

• Dark Shroud shadow Explosion damage increased by 50%.

Of Stolen Vigor

• Previous – Each stack of the Momentum Key Passive Heals you for Life per second and grants you 5% Damage Reduction.
• Now – While at maximum stacks of the Momentum Key Passive, your Cutthroat Skills deal 20-35 30-45% increased damage and you become Unstoppable for 3 seconds every 8 seconds.

Unique Items

Saboteur's Signet

• Previous – Casting Flurry has a 15-30% chance to release Stun Grenades that deal Physical damage and Stun enemies for 1 second. Your Grenade Skills have a 2% Lucky Hit Chance.
• Now – Casting a Core Skill has a 15-30% chance to throw Stun Grenades that deal Physical damage and Stun enemies for 1 second. Your Stun Grenades gain 5% Lucky Hit Chance.

Windforce

• Ranks of Concussive changed to Ranks of Malice.
• Vulnerable Damage changed to Dexterity.
• Previous – Lucky Hit: Hits with this weapon have up to a 30-40% chance to deal double damage and Knock Back the target.
• Now – Barrage has a 30-40% chance to Knock Back or Knock Down enemies with each hit and deal double damage. Hits of Barrage have a 30-50% chance to deal double damage and Knock Down enemies.

Scoundrel's Kiss

• Explosion radius increased by 10%.
• The visual effect for the Physical damage has been improved to be more consistent.

Writhing Band of Trickery

• Decoy Trap damage increased by 8%.

Word of Hakan

• Previous – Your Rain of Arrows is always Imbued with all Imbuements at once.
• Now – Your Rain of Arrows is always Imbued with all Imbuements at once and receives your Arrow Storm benefits.

Paragon

Tricks of the Trade – Legendary Node

• Previous – Your Marksman Skills grant your next Cutthroat Skill 25% increased damage. Your Cutthroat Skills grant your next Marksman Skill 25% increased damage.
• Now – Your Marksman Skills grant your Cutthroat Skills 25% increased damage for 8 seconds. Your Cutthroat Skills grant your Marksman Skills 25% increased damage for 8 seconds.

Cheap Shot – Legendary Node

• Previous – You deal 5% increased damage for each Nearby enemy that is Crowd Controlled, up to 25%.
• Now – You deal 5% increased damage for each Nearby enemy that is Crowd Controlled, up to 25%. A Nearby Staggered Boss provides the maximum bonus.

Exploit Weakness – Legendary Node

• Previous – Whenever you deal damage to a Vulnerable enemy, they take 1% increased damage from you for 6 seconds, up to 25%.
• Now – Lucky Hit: Direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 45% chance to increase your damage by 1% for 25 seconds, up to 50%. At 50 stacks, this bonus resets and you Execute all Nearby Non-Boss enemies. Hitting a vulnerable enemy has up to a 60% chance to increase your damage by 1%x for 25 seconds, up to 25%x. At 25 stacks the bonus remains for 6 seconds then expires.

No Witnesses – Legendary Node

• Is now capped at a maximum damage bonus of 35 45%.
• Duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds.

Leyrana's Insinct – Legendary Node

• Is now capped at a maximum damage bonus of 35%.

Culler – Rare Node

• Execute Chance changed to Ultimate Damage.
• Magic Nodes in this cluster that gave Execute Chance now give Ultimate Damage.

Ruin – Rare Node

• Damage to Healthy changed to Ultimate Damage.
• Magic Nodes in this cluster that gave Damage to Healthy now give Ultimate Damage.

• Crackling Energy base damage increased from 20% to 30%.
• Now gain 25% more increased Skill Damage from their primary Core Stat.
  • Gain 1% increased Skill Damage for every 8 primary Core Stat, reduced from 10 primary Core Stat.

Skills

Charged Bolts

• Base damage increased from 30% to 38 45%.

Enhanced Charged Bolts

• Explosion damage increased from 45% to 79% increased from 150% to 175% of Charged Bolt's damage.

Spark

• Base damage per hit increased from 10% to 12%.

Enhanced Spark

• Damage increased from 8% to 10%.

Glinting Spark

• Previous: Spark grants 2% increased Critical Strike Chance per cast for 5 seconds, up to 8%.
• Now: Spark grants 2% increased Critical Strike Chance per cast for 5 seconds, up to 8%. At max stacks, your Spark hits grant 1 Mana.

Hydra

• Base damage increased from 14% to 16%.

Summoned Hydra

• Burn damage increased from 60% to 100%.

Inferno

• Base damage increased by 20%.

Firewall

• Damage increased from 160% to 230%.

Meteor

• Damage increased from 80% to 96%.

Incinerate

• Damage increased from 84% to 101%.

Fireball

• Damage increased from 60% to 66%.

Flickering Arc Lash

• Previous: Gain 6% Movement Speed for 5 seconds for each enemy hit with Arc Lash, up to 18%.
• Now: Arc Lash grants 5 Mana if your swipe hits at least one enemy. When you hit 3 or more enemies or a Boss, your next swipe also deals 50% more damage.

Chain Lightning

• Now tracks how many Chain Lightnings are out.
• Damage increased from 36% to 43%.

Greater Chain Lightning

• Previous: Each time Chain Lightning bounces, it deals 5% increased damage for its duration.
• Now: Each time Chain Lightning bounces, it deals 10% increased damage for its duration, up to 30%.

Chain Lightning Enchantment

• Now has a 4 second Cooldown.
• No longer tracks Mana or sends out Chain Lightnings if the instance of Mana Drain is from an Auto Cast skill.

Flame Shield

• Cooldown begins when Invulnerability ends.

Ice Armor

• Max Life Base Shield amount increased from 25% to 40%.
• No longer gains increased Shield based on damage.

Enhanced Lightning Spear

• Previous: After Critically Striking, Lightning Spear gains a 5% increased stacking Critical Strike Chance for its duration.
• Now: Casting Lightning Spear spawns an additional Lightning Spear and increases their Critical Strike Chance by 15%.

Blizzard

• Base damage increased from 130% to 150 210%.

Enhanced Blizzard

• Blizzard damage to Frozen enemies increased from 25% to 40%.

Wizard's Blizzard

• Previous: While Blizzard is active, your Core Skills cost 20% less Mana.
• Now: While Blizzard is active, you gain 1 Mana Regeneration for every 20 Maximum Mana.

Teleport

• Cooldown increased from 11 to 14.
• Base damage increased from 25% to 35%.

Ball Lightning

• Damage increased from 20% to 24%.

Ice Shards

• Damage increased from 32% to 36%.

Frozen Orb

• Base Damage increased from 41% to 50%.
• Shard damage increased from 43% to 52%.

Passives

Convulsions

• Stun chance increased from 5% to 7%.

Crippling Flames

• Immobilize chance increased from 5% to 7%.

Snap Freeze

• Freeze chance increased from 5% to 7%.

Static Discharge

• Chance to spawn Crackling Energy increased from 5% to 6%.

Shocking impact

• Damage for each Rank increased from 40% to 50%.

Combustion

• Base Burning damage increased from 20% to 40 60%.

Vyr's Mastery

• Previous: Close enemies take 15% increased damage from your Shock Skills and deal 20% less damage to you. Critical Strikes increase these bonuses to 20% and 25% respectively for 3 seconds.
• Now: When you Critical Strike an enemy with a Shock Skill you become Charged and take 25% less damage for 5 seconds. While Charged, Critical Strikes have a 10% chance to causes the damage to arc as Lightning damage to another Nearby enemy, or if there are no other targets you hit the target again for 250% of the damage.

Shatter

• Damage increased from 30% to 45% of the damage you deal to them.
• Shatter no longer receives damage from itself.

Warmth

• Healing from non-elites increased from 0.5/1/1.5% to 1/2/3%.
• Healing from bosses increased from 2/4/6% to 4/8/12%.

Align the Elements

• Damage Reduction from Elites cap increased from 40% to 60%.

Mana Shield

• Damage reduction Increased from 8% to 10%.

Legendary Aspects

Charged Aspect

• Movement Speed bonus increased from 10-20 to 15-25.

Aspect Of Efficiency

• Mana Cost Reduction increased from 10-25% to 35-50%.

Aspect of Engulfing Flames

• Burning damage to enemies below 50% Life increased from 15-30% to 30-45%.

Aspect Of Abundant Energy

• Previous: Crackling Energy has a 35-50% chance to chain to an additional enemy.
• Now: Crackling Energy has a 35-50% chance to deal 40%|x| increased damage and chain to an additional enemy.

Aspect Of Splintering Energy

• Previous: Casting Lightning Spear always spawns an additional Lightning Spear and increases your damage with Shock Skills by X for Y seconds.
• Now: Critical Hits with Lightning Spear cause Lightning to arc from it dealing 25%-55% damage to its target and up to 5 other enemies. This damage is increased by your Critical Strike Damage Bonus.

Aspect of Binding Embers

• Previous: Flame Shield lets you move unhindered through enemies. Enemies you move through while Flame Shield is active are Immobilized for X seconds.
• Now: Flame Shield grants you unhindered for its duration. Enemies you move through while Flame Shield is active are Immobilized for X seconds.

Aspect Of the Frozen Wake

• Ice Spike damage increased from 60%-80% to 80%-100%.
• Now has 15% extra damage to Ice Spikes instead of 15% extra Chill.

Aspect Of the Frozen Tundra (Deep Freeze)

• Ice Spike damage increased from 60%-80% to 100%-120%.

Glacial Aspect

• Now has 15% extra Chill with Ice Spikes instead of 15% extra Damage.

Snowveiled Aspect

• Previous: Ice armor makes you unstoppable and grants you 30% armor for 3.5-5 seconds.
• Now: Ice armor makes you unstoppable and grants you 25% Damage Reduction for 3.5-5 seconds.

Paragon

Burning Instinct

• Burning Instinct Critical Strike bonus reduced from 1% per 25 Intelligence to 1% per 50 Intelligence and now caps at 40%|x|.
• Critical Strike Bonus changed from 1% per 25 Intelligence to 1% per 20 Intelligence and now caps at 80%[x].

Ceaseless Conduit

• Crackling Energy damage reduced from 3% per 20 Intelligence to 1% per 25 Intelligence and now caps at 60%[x].
• Changed from 3% per 20 Intelligence to 2% per 20 Intelligence. Crackling Energy damage now caps at 120%[x].

Elemental Summoner

• Now caps at its damage bonus at 30 60%[x].
• Scaling from damage with Cold/Fire/Lightning increased from 5% to 10%.

Icefall

• Damage with Frost Skills increased from 15%[x] to 18%[x].

Unleash Glyph

• Increased the damage bonus from 7% to 8%.
• Increased the Mana Regeneration from 7% to 25%.

Frigid Fate

• Now caps its damage bonus at 60%[x].
• Scaling from damage with Cold increased from 10% to 20%.

Searing Heat

• Now caps its damage bonus at 60%[x].
• Scaling from damage with Fire increased from 10% to 20%.