In case you missed it, IGN shared another gameplay video for Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred recently, showing off fishing in Skovos for the first time, and while the activity itself is fun to watch, one detail in the footage is worth paying extra attention to.
Fishing Rewards in Lord of Hatred
From what was shown, fishing seems to reward a mix of white, blue, and potentially legendary quality items. In IGN’s video, the player fishing in lava pulled out what appeared to be a legendary or unique quality drop, which already makes the activity more interesting than a simple side distraction.
What was also interesting is that enemies nearby during the fishing sequence did not seem to interrupt the player. Whether that is intentional protection or just how the fishing encounter was set up is not clear yet.
It might not sound that exciting at first, but here is where it gets interesting.
The Horadric Cube Might Change Things
Lord of Hatred is bringing back the Horadric Cube as a gear manipulation system. Players can use it to add affixes, remove unwanted stats, and transform items into stronger versions, including upgrading white and blue items into legendaries and potentially even uniques.
That changes how you look at fishing rewards entirely. What looks like vendor trash at first could actually be raw material for crafting. Whether fishing specifically feeds into the Horadric Cube in a meaningful way is not confirmed yet, but the pieces are there, and it is hard not to connect the dots.
New Currency and Special Rewards
There is also another possibility worth considering. Different fish rarities could point toward a collectible system, where each fish acts as a form of currency. White fish might give less of it, blue and higher rarity fish more. That currency could then be spent at a specific vendor in exchange for gear, cosmetics, or other rewards.
Either way, the fact that rewards already seem to scale depending on where or how you fish makes the system feel like it has more depth than it first appears.
This Could Be a Bigger System Than It Looks
Fishing in lava, white items potentially turning into legendary or unique items through the cube, and a minigame you can hotkey outside the emote wheel. It seems like a small, fun system at first, but it could end up being a surprisingly useful part of the endgame loop in Lord of Hatred.
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