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Our guide section has been updated with a new Landslide Druid leveling guide for Diablo 4. Today at 19:47 by Staff

The Most Popular Specializations for Mythic+ in Dragonflight Season 1 (Week 15)

We're looking at the most popular specializations for Mythic+ for the first time since Patch 10.0.7 went live. 1 comment Today at 18:41 by Stan

The Secrets of the Forbidden Reach patch arrived this week with its new features and class tuning, and the WoW community promptly reacted and got the meme/funny image factory going. Today at 17:14 by Starym

An Overview of New Character Titles in Patch 10.1

Here are all the new character titles added to the game in Embers of Neltharion on the 10.1 PTR so far. 1 comment Today at 14:28 by Stan

Blind Eye Options Available for All Races in Patch 10.1

In Patch 10.1, all races gain a new Eyesight toggle, which lets you pick between left, right, both, or none as blind eye options. Today at 13:52 by Stan

We still have just under 2 days in the Diablo 4 open beta and by now many players have gotten to level 25 with at least one character, so it's definitely time to farm up some legendaries and get a taste of some proper buildcrafting! Luckily the Diablo 4 community has found some great farming spots, and we'll be taking a look at those today. Today at 06:36 by Starym

Check out the models of new faction-themed Vicious Snail mounts coming in Embers of Neltharion! Yesterday at 20:37 by Stan

Item Level of Rewards from Mythic+ and the Great Vault in Dragonflight Season 2

Blizzard increased the item level of rewards from lower Mythic+ keys and the Great Vault in Dragonflight Season 2. Find out the exact item levels in our latest post! 3 comments Yesterday at 17:05 by Stan

Diablo 4 Open Beta Known Issues: March 24th

Blizzard have posted an update with the issues they're working to improve on the Diablo 4 Beta. Yesterday at 00:45 by Staff

Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7 Hotfixes: March 24th

The week's final hotfixes bring improvements to Retribution, Warlocks, the Forbidden Reach and quests. Mar 24, 2023 at 23:52 by Starym

Dragonflight 10.0.7 Class Tuning: March 28th + Retribution Nerfs March 24th

Update: Blizzard have sped up the upcoming Retribution Paladin PvP nerfs due to overwhelming community feedback and the changes for the spec are coming tonight, March 24th, instead! 5 comments Mar 24, 2023 at 23:48 by Staff

New Aberrus Unique Drops Added in Patch 10.1 Build 48661

Blizzard added 2 pieces of Unique Loot from Aberrus in the latest 10.1 PTR build. A cloak that steals stats from nearby allies and a polearm that unleashes waves of ancient lava. Mar 24, 2023 at 21:46 by Stan

Aberrus the Shadowed Crucible Loading Screen in Patch 10.1

Aberrus received a new loading screen in the latest Patch 10.1 build on the PTR. Mar 24, 2023 at 20:02 by Stan

New Potential Evoker Spells Added in Patch 10.1 Build 48661

We've heard rumors of a third Evoker spec, as hinted by a placeholder quest on the 10.1 PTR, and the latest build seems to add more potential spells and 36 entries in the database table of Empowered Evoker spells. 5 comments Mar 24, 2023 at 18:23 by Stan

Our team has been hard at work to bring you new Diablo 4 guides for today's testing! 3 comments Mar 24, 2023 at 16:21 by Staff

New NVIDIA Graphics Driver Available for Download Ahead of Diablo 4 Beta

NVIDIA released a new driver for Diablo 4. Make sure to download it ahead of today's Beta! Mar 24, 2023 at 12:01 by Stan

Diablo 4 Beta Tips and Useful Information

After last week's Early Access beta we wanted to round up some of the useful tips that came up during play, from certain features of the game you might miss, to how certain mechanics work etc. Most of these come from the Diablo 4 community or are just things I noticed myself, so let's get started. 1 comment Mar 24, 2023 at 07:11 by Starym

Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7 Hotfixes: March 23rd

We have the largest batch of hotfixes in a long while today, with many class, dungeon, enemy and Zskery Vault improvements (including the Corruption bug that was causing Affliction get a lot more damage out), as well as the Primordial Stone tuning from earlier today. 2 comments Mar 24, 2023 at 01:46 by Starym

Primordial Stone Hotfix Changes: March 23rd

Blizzard have made quite a few changes to the Primordial Stone effects since their launch this week, and they detail them all below. 3 comments Mar 23, 2023 at 23:35 by Staff

Legendary Item Drop Rates, Dungeon Variety, Butcher Details and More: Diablo 4 Developer Comments

Diablo 4 Game Director Joe Shelly and General Franchise Manager Rod Ferguson talked to several outlets about the beta experience, and addressed some common concerns about the full game. First off we got an answer to one of the most commonly asked questions from the beta: are the item drop rates increased in these two test weekends: 1 comment Mar 23, 2023 at 22:50 by Staff

Blizzard Details Expectations for the Diablo 4 Open Beta

With tomorrow's Diablo 4 beta being truly open to everyone, Blizzard detailed what players can expect in this sure to be huge test, from potential queue times to possible maintenance periods and bugs. 1 comment Mar 23, 2023 at 22:40 by Staff

Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7 DPS Log Rankings for Vault of the Incarnates: Day 1

We taking a look at the "day 1" logs (since both US and EU regions have had a shot at the post-patch tuning raid), but the Warlock shenanigans are still affecting the rankings, with two bugs that needed to be hotfixed, one arriving just today with the Corruption nerf and the other the pet buffs affecting the character itself. So it may be best to not take the Warlock stats too seriously for now. And, of course, keep in mind these are very preliminary rankings as it's only been a few days since the patch. 1 comment Mar 23, 2023 at 18:58 by Starym

Mythic+ Tier List in Dragonflight Season 1 (Week 15)

For the first time in Patch 10.0.7, we're looking at the Tier List for Mythic+! Mar 23, 2023 at 17:55 by Stan

Dragonflight Patch 10.0.7 Hotfixes: March 22nd

We have the first solidly big batch of hotfixes in a while, as the initial patch 10.0.7 improvements bring class, dungeon, quest, mob and Zskera Vault fixes, including the big Warlock issue that was causing them go go pretty nuts with their DPS. 2 comments Mar 23, 2023 at 01:46 by Starym

Class Set Updates and Clarifications in Patch 10.1: March 22nd

Blizzard shared some more information on the class tier sets as well as the recent changes from the new PTR build. Mar 23, 2023 at 00:12 by Staff

Dragonflight Patch 10.1 PTR Dev Notes: March 22nd

We have this week's 10.1 PTR notes, featuring more class tuning focusing on tier set changes and some big Shadow modifications, as well as as new scenario, quest and PvP improvements and more. 1 comment Mar 22, 2023 at 22:52 by Staff

Aberrus the Shadowed Crucible Raid Testing: March 24th

Heroic Aberrus raid testing continues this week on the 10.1 PTR with the Forgotten Experiments, Magmorax, and Echo of Neltharion. Mar 22, 2023 at 18:50 by Staff

Ebyssian and Emberthal Epilogue Cutscene in Patch 10.0.7

The latest patch brought a new in-game cutscene for the beginning of the Patch 10.1 campaign intro in the Forbidden Reach, starring Ebyssian and Scalecommander Emberthal. 1 comment Mar 22, 2023 at 18:24 by Staff

How to Unlock Ancient ZulGurub Crafting in Patch 10.0.7

Find out how to craft removed Zul'Gurub transmogs in Patch 10.0.7! 1 comment Mar 22, 2023 at 18:13 by Stan

Diablo 4 Open Beta Patch Notes: March 22nd

Blizzard have added some fixes since the Early Access Beta, preparing for this Friday's open version, with the World Boss spawn timers getting addressed, queue timer issues and more. Mar 22, 2023 at 17:51 by Staff

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