Diablo 4 has published its first major patch notes and we show you the changes from update 1.008 in German. Small spoiler: All classes are now weaker.
On the morning of June 3rd, an unobtrusive update for Diablo 4 went online. It was again around 300 MB, which is hardly significant on the hard drive.
That’s what the adjustments are all about. All classes have been nerfed, and the barbarian whirlwind build has been downright destroyed.
MeinMMO has translated the patch notes for you and you can find all officially announced changes here. Here you come directly to the English patch notes.
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Diablo 4: Update 1.008 Patch Notes
When is the update coming? The patch is already online.
How big is the update? You only need to download around 300 MB.
What’s in the update? Adjustments for Skills, Paragon Glyphs, Items and Aspects. In addition, the developers gave an explanation of the thoughts behind the latest changes. The explanation can be found here under the patch notes.
changes barbarian
Skill: Challenging Call
Damage reduction with increased skill rank from 4% to 2%
Aspect: Courageous Aspect
Cooldown per enemy reduced to only 1.0 – 1.9 seconds (from 2.7 – 5.4)
Maximum 6 second reduction per reputation
Aspect of the Terrible Whirlwind
Crit chance per second only increased by 3% to 8% (from 5 – 10)
Maximum only 9% to 24% (previously 20 – 40)
Item: Gohr’s Crushing Grippers
Explosion damage at the end of Whirlwind only 16% to 26% (from 50 – 70)
Damage against standing objects no longer counts
Explosion damage only increased from the first 100 hits
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changes druid
Skill: Pulverize
Chance of lucky hit from 33% to 25%
Skill: Storm Strike
Damage increased from 32% to 40%
Skill: Grizzly Rage
Bonus damage increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%
Specialization: Obsidian Slash
Increased kills required to 20 from 10
Specialization: Calm before the storm
Lucky hit chance from 15% to 10%
Passive: Electric Shock
Bonus damage increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%.
Rolling Aspect
Damage reduced to 60% – 100% (from 90 – 130)
Quarry Aspect
Crit chance reduced to 30%-40% (from 40-50)
Lightning Dancing Aspect
Damage increased to 0.7% – 0.8% (from 0.5 – 0.6)
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Changes Necromancer
Skill: Bloodlance
Damage increased to 80% (from 67.5)
Skill: Army of the Dead
Damage increased to 45% (up from 30)
Cooldown reduced to 70 seconds (from 90)
Skill: Blood Wave
Damage increased to 120% (up from 90)
Passive: Shadow Plague
Damage increased to 22% (up from 20)
Passive: Blood Harvest
Essence decreased to 2/4/6 (from 3/6/9)
Passive: Toothed
Reduced Crit Chance to 0.3/0.6/0.9% (from 0.5/1.0/1.5)
Passive: Resistance of Death
Max damage increased to 60/45/30% health (from 75/60/45)
Specialization: Skeleton Warrior
Specialization: Golem
Specialization: Blood Golem
Life Steal increased to 90% (from 40)
Healing per hit while draining life increased to 5% (from 4)
Specialization: Iron Golem
Ground Slam damage increased to 175% (from 25)
Shockwave damage increased to 40% (from 30)
Paragon: (Hulking Monstrosity)
Golem damage and health bonus increased to 40% (from 30)
Paragon: (cult leader)
Bonus damage increased to 15% (up from 10)
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changes hunter
Skill: Screw Blades
Cooldown reduction on hit to 0.1 seconds (from 0.25)
Maximum cooldown reduction to 2 seconds (down from 3)
Skill: Rapid Fire
Damage increased to 30% (up from 24)
Skill: Dark Veil
Damage reduction per skill rank to 4% (from 8)
Skill: Dash
Crit damage bonus down to 15% (from 20)
Skill: Crow’s Feet
Damage increased to 40% (up from 30)
Passive: Concussion
Bonus to crit chance reduced to 4/8/12% (from 5/10/15)
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changes magician
Skill: Electrowhip
Lucky Strike Chance down to 14% (from 30)
Cooldown reduction reduced to 0.15 seconds (from 0.25)
Skill: Teleportation
Damage reduction down to 3 seconds (from 5)
aspect of control
Bonus damage reduced to 25% – 30% (from 30 – 40)
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General changes
Necromancer and Druid summons
Now only takes 1% damage from maximum health with damage-over-time effects
Paragon Board Customizations: Nodes
Attack Speed nodes give 50% less bonuses
Paragon Board Customizations: Glyphs
All glyph scales have been reduced by around 34% except for the following
Crit Damage Glyph: Bonus reduced by roughly 66%
Glyph of Vulnerability: Bonus reduced by approximately 66%
Rare node glyph bonus reduced by roughly 50%
Magic node glyph bonus reduced by roughly 40%
Glyph bonus for cold/fire/lightning/physical/non-physical nodes decreased by roughly 62.5%
Treasure Goblins
Significantly low spawn rate in PvP areas
You can see the complete list of patch notes at Blizzard (via blizzard.com) or here in the spoiler box:
English patch notes 1.08
barbarians
Skill changes
Challenging Shout
Damage Reduction gained from Skill Ranks reduced from 4% to 2%
Legendary Aspect Changes
Bold Chieftain’s Aspect
Cooldown reduction per Nearby enemy reduced from 2.7-5.4 seconds to 1.0-1.9 seconds.
Maximum cooldown reduction from 12 to 6 seconds.
Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind
Increased Critical Strike Chance per second reduced from 5-10% to 3-8%.
Maximum Critical Strike Chance bonus reduced from 20-40% to 9-24%.
Item changes
Gohr’s Devastating Grips
Explosion damage gained from Whirlwind reduced from 50-70% to 16-26%.
Damage against wreckable objects no longer increases explosion damage.
Explosion damage is only increased by the first 100 hits of Whirlwind.
druid
Skill changes
Pulverize
Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 33% to 25%.
lightning storm
Damage increased from 32% to 40%.
Grizzly Rage
Damage bonus increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%.
class specialization
Obsidian Slam
Kills required for bonus increased from 10 to 20.
Calm Before the Storm
Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 15% to 10%.
Passive changes
electric shock
Damage bonus increased from 5/10/15% to 6/12/18%.
Legendary Aspect Changes
Shockwave Aspect
Damage reduced from 90-130% to 60-100%.
Crashstone Aspect
Critical Strike Damage reduced from 40-50% to 30-40%.
Lightning Dancer’s Aspect
Flat damage increased from .5-.6 to .7-.8.
necromancer
Skill changes
Blood Lance
Damage increased from 67.5% to 80%.
Army of the Dead
Damage increased from 30% to 45%.
Cooldown reduced from 90 to 70 seconds.
Bloodwave
Damage increased from 90% to 120%.
Passive changes
Shadowblight
Damage increased from 20% to 22%.
Grim Harvest
Essence gained reduced from 3/6/9 to 2/4/6.
Serration
Critical Strike Chance reduced from .5/1/1.5% to .3/.6/.9%.
Death’s Defense
Maximum Minion Life lost in a single damage instance reduced from 75/60/45% to 60/45/30%.
class specialization
Raise skeleton
Skeleton Warrior attack damage increased by 10%.
golem
Golem attack damage increased by 10%.
blood golem
Blood Golem Life drain damage increased from 40% to 90%.
Blood Golem Life drain healing from enemies hit increased from 4% to 5%.
Iron Golem
Iron Golem slam damage increased from 25% to 175%.
Iron Golem shockwave damage increased from 30% to 40%.
Necromancer Paragon Board Changes
Hulking monstrosity
Golem Life and damage bonus increased from 30% to 40% Life.
cult leader
Damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%.
rogue
Skill changes
Twisting Blades
Advanced Twisting Blades Cooldown reduction per enemy hit reduced from .25 to .1 seconds.
Advanced Twisting Blades maximum Cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
Rapid Fire
Damage increased from 24% to 30%.
Dark Shroud
Damage Reduction per shadow gained from Skill Ranks reduced from .8% to .4%.
dash
Enhanced Dash Critical Strike Damage bonus from 20% to 15%.
Caltrops
Damage increased from 30% to 40%.
Passive changes
concussive
Critical Strike Chance reduced from 5/10/15% to 4/8/12%.
Legendary Affix Changes
repeating
Maximum Minion Life lost in a single damage instance reduced from 75/60/45% to 60/45/30%.
Sorcerer
Skill changes
ArcLash
Lucky Hit Chance reduced from 30% to 14%.
Glinting Arc Lash Cooldown reduction reduced from .25 to .15 seconds.
teleport
Shimmering Teleport’s Damage Reduction duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
Legendary Affix Changes
aspect of control
Bonus damage reduced from 30-40% to 25-35%.
general
Miscellaneous Class Changes
Druid Companions and Necromancer Minions
Maximum damage over time taken per damage instance reduced from 2% to 1% of maximum Life.
Paragon Board Changes
rare nodes
Player Attack Speed nodes reduced by 50%.
glyphs
All Glyph Bonus scaling has been reduced by ~34%, except for the following:
Critical Strike Damage Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
Vulnerable Glyphs’ Bonus reduced by ~66%.
Glyphs’ Bonus to Rare nodes reduced by ~50%.
Glyphs’ Bonus to Magic nodes reduced by ~40%.
Glyphs’ Bonus to Cold/Fire/Lightning/Non-Physical/Physical nodes reduced by ~62.5%.
Monster Changes
Significantly reduced the spawn rate of Treasure Goblins within PvP zones.
What do the developers say about the adjustments? Blizzard states that they are generally happy with the overall class balance. The current changes fall into three categories:
There were synergies that kept some classes alive for too long
Some skills and builds were too weak, they got a buff
Paragon glyphs are too strong, they wanted to readjust here
As a result, many skills that are considered the best options in a class post-release have been affected. There were strong nerfs for all classes, but also some buffs that may lead to new strong builds.
If you are looking for an assessment of which classes are strong after the release, check out our tier list: Diablo 4: Tier List – All classes in the ranking for the release
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