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<p>Players have noticed a strange NPC in Kyovoshad that has apparently been spinning since <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-early-access-is-live/">Early Access</a>!</p>



<blockquote class="reddit-embed-bq" data-embed-height="220">      <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/151a94q/i_think_we_broke_the_algorithm/js7raq6/">Comment</a><br> by      <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/WackySnake">u/WackySnake</a> from discussion      <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/151a94q/i_think_we_broke_the_algorithm/">I think we broke the algorithm</a><br> in      <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/">diablo4</a>    </blockquote>



<p><br>We don&#8217;t know what exactly happened to the poor fellow, perhaps he&#8217;s following the light, practicing his whirlwind, or his Stash tabs are loading, but he&#8217;s been spinning for quite <strong>some time now</strong> and players in the game have been gathering around the NPCs taking videos and posting them to Reddit, let&#8217;s take a look!</p>



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<p><br>Have you encountered any NPCs acting strange in Diablo 4?</p>


Diablo 4 NPC Spinning Since Early Access


<p>Season 4 has proven to truly be the leveling speed runner of seasons! While many previous seasons saw a whole lot of players never even consider going all the way to maximum level, in Loot Reborn you may want to consider actually taking that leap. </p>



<p>Now, you won&#8217;t quite be making it there in the insane 7 hours it took Rob, but his speed definitely shows off the potential. For comparison, it took Rob 54 hours to get to level 100 <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/world-first-diablo-4-level-100/">back in Diablo 4 vanilla</a> (before the first season), and 16 hours in Season 3. That&#8217;s more than double the speed than the previous season! </p>



<p>So what&#8217;s Robs secret? Well, it&#8217;s <a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_Consumables_5.webp" alt="Elixir of Holy Bolts"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Elixir" data-item-quality="magic">Elixir of Holy Bolts</span></span></a>! The mini Tyrael&#8217;s Might Uber Unique generates Artillery Shine-like projectiles when you kill an enemy and clears things up really well, as you can see below. So hoard up those Sapphire and Bundled Herbs Fragments to craft a whole bunch of them in the late game!</p>



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<p>7 hours and just under 11 minutes to get to 100. The build itself is great as well, but not exactly necessary to get some really fast clear times. The elixir is doing a lot of the work, and unless you really want to get done within 10 hours, you can use any <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/leveling-tier-list/">leveling build</a> you prefer early on, and then switch to a <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/speed-farming-tier-list/">speed farming one</a>. You can also <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/speed-leveling-guide/">check out our leveling guide</a>, taking you through the basics of how to get to 100 fast.</p>



<p>We&#8217;re not 100% sure Rob is the very first level 100 of Season 4, but he&#8217;s definitely up there, and we still congratulate him on this incredibly quick level 100!</p>


Blazing Fast Level 100 in Just 7 Hours With Help of an Amazing Elixir


<p>Many players using NVIDIA GPUs have reported crashes since Season 4 began. Until Blizzard releases an official fix, try this simple workaround:</p>



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<li>Go to Game Settings.</li>



<li>Disable Frame Generation.</li>
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<p>Blizzard and NVIDIA are collaborating on a permanent solution, but this temporary fix should help reduce crashes for now.</p>



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Fix NVIDIA GPU Crashes in Season 4 with This Quick Trick


<p>We have a VERY lucky player in Season 4 already! <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Hanhburgler/">Hanhburgler</a> managed to get their hands on an Uber Unique. And they didn&#8217;t even have to go to Duriel or Andariel to get it! All it took was a random stroll through a World Tier 3 Helltide and there it was! It&#8217;s not exactly 100% certain this was the absolute first Uber found, but coming at only 7ish hours after launch, it&#8217;s definitely possible.</p>



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<p>The best part is, that even if Hanhburgler doesn&#8217;t need that specific ring, after finishing up a few Season 4 milestones, they can get any Uber Unique they want! The season brings us 3 Resplendent Sparks, 1 from the Season Journey, one from the first Tormented (level 200) boss defeated, and one from Uber Lilith. With the one extra spark from salvaging the ring above, Hanhburgler can now craft any Uber unique they might need! </p>



<p>So congratulations on this very early win! </p>


The Luckiest Druid: The Probably First Uber Unique in Helltide Season 4


<p>Blizzard is working on a fix for the Resplendent Sparks going missing for players on the Eternal realm. </p>



<p>Since the launch of Season 4, players have been reporting their previously collected sparks simply disappearing. Now we have word that a hotfix is coming today which will prevent the issue from affecting new players logging into S4 for the first time, and there will be an additional hotfix to address the players already affected. </p>



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<p>Separately, we are working on a fix to replenish missing sparks for users and will have more information on this in the coming days.</p>
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Resplendent Spark Hotfix Coming Soon


<p>We saw a preview of some of the items coming with Season 4, but now it&#8217;s time to check them all out, and in video form! <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" spellcheck="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/@playthatstation">Play That Station</a> went through all the cosmetics, including all 24 weapon transmogs, the armors, the mounts, mount armors, emotes, town portal recolors and more! </p>



<p>There&#8217;s plenty to get this season, although perhaps the theme isn&#8217;t as strong as in previous ones. You can check out all the rewards below. See if you want to clear the full thing, and if Premium is worth it this time around.</p>



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<p>Here&#8217;s what you get with each Battle Pass, from the free version to Premium and Accelerated:</p>



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All Season 4 Battle Pass Cosmetics: Weapons, Armor, Mounts, Emotes and More


<p>Blizzard is investigating an issue with Resplendent Sparks on the Eternal Realms.<br><br>If you have any Resplendent Sparks in your inventory, a bug from the Season 4 patch is preventing you from seeing them. Blizzard is aware of the issue and is working on a hotfix.</p>



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Issue with Resplendent Sparks for Eternal Realm Players


<p>With many players very eager to get into Season 4, the issue of pre-downloads has once again come up. Having to wait to download the latest patch at the peak of excitement for it is never fun. Blizzard have now addressed this issue, clarifying that they want to allow a window for players to get the patch before the season launch. </p>



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Future Seasons Might Have Pre-Downloads of the Patch


<p>Finally, our last recap of class changes coming in Season 4 concludes with the Sorcerer!</p>



<p>Sorcerers received two new Unique Items in Season 4 &#8211; Fractured Winterglass and Flameweaver.</p>



<p>The class also received two Legendary Aspects &#8211; Aspect of Tenous Destruction and Flamethrower&#8217;s Aspect.</p>



<ul>
<li>Sorcerer Companions now receive 100% of the player&#8217;s attributes.</li>



<li>Mastery Skills are now considered Core Skills.</li>



<li>Frost Nova Enchantment: Conjuration skills&#8217; Frost Nova chance increased to 35%.</li>



<li>Frost Bolt Enchantment: Chill amount increased to 18%.</li>



<li>Flame Shield Enchantment: Activates after loosing 100% Maximum Life every 30 seconds.</li>



<li>Frozen Orb travel distance is controllable, damaged buffed by 20%.
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<li>Enhanced Frozen Orb damage bonus applies while Healthy.</li>



<li>Greater Frozen Orb: Vulnerable chance increased to 30%.</li>
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</li>



<li>Enhanced Ice Armor &#8211; Mana Regeneration increased to 30%.</li>



<li>Shimmering Ice Armor &#8211; Cooldown reduced by Mana spent.</li>



<li>Enhanced Teleport &#8211; Gains 30% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.</li>



<li>Mystical Teleport &#8211; Deals 500% increased damage and forms Crackling Energy.</li>



<li>Ice Shards damage increased by 28%, ricochet chance buffed.</li>



<li>Hydra &#8211; Maximum amount increased to 2.</li>



<li>Lighting Spear damage buffed by 8%.</li>



<li>Incinerate now has a damage reduction functionality.</li>
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<p>You will find a full list of changes in the notes below.</p>



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<p><b>Unique Items</b></p>
<p>Fractured Winterglass – Unique Amulet</p>
<ul>
<li>Casting Frozen Orb has a 35-50% chance to spawn a random Conjuration when it explodes. Lucky Hit: Your Conjurations have up to a 50-70%  chance to launch a Frozen Orb at Nearby enemies.</li>
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<p>Flameweaver – Unique Gloves</p>
<ul>
<li>Casting Fire Bolt through your Firewall causes it to split into 4 bolts, each dealing 80-100% more damage.</li>
<li>Flameweaver now splits Firebolts to 3 instead of 4, and damage buffed to 30-70% from 10-30%.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Legendary Aspects</b></p>
<p>Aspect Of Tenuous Destruction</p>
<ul>
<li>Deal 25-40% increased damage while you have no Defensive Skills on your Action Bar.</li>
</ul>
<p>Flamethrower&#8217;s Aspect</p>
<ul>
<li>Incinerate splits into 3 beams, each dealing 70-85% of normal damage.</li>
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<p><strong>Miscellaneous</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Necromancer, Barbarian, Druid, and Sorcerer Companions now receive 100% of the player&#8217;s attributes.</li>
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<h4>Class Changes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mastery Skills are now also considered Core Skills.</li>
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<p><b>Enchantments</b></p>
<p>Frost Nova Enchantment</p>
<ul>
<li>Chance for conjuration skills to case a Frost Nova increased from 30 to 35%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Frost Bolt Enchantment</p>
<ul>
<li>Chill amount increased from 15% to 18%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Flame Shield Enchantment</p>
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Flame Shield automatically activates upon taking fatal damage. This effect can only happen once every 120 seconds.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; Flame Shield automatically activates after cumulatively losing 100% Maximum Life. Can only happen once every 30 seconds.</li>
</ul>
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<p><b>Skills</b></p>
<p>Frozen Orb</p>
<ul>
<li>New Functionality: Travel distance is now controllable.</li>
<li>Damage increased by 20% (.34 to .41).</li>
<li>Enhanced Frozen Orb
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; When cast above 40 Mana, Frozen Orb&#8217;s explosion damage is increased by 45% against Elites and 30% against all other enemies.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; While Healthy, the explosion of Frozen Orb deals 45% increased damage.</li>
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</li>
</ul>
<p>Greater Frozen Orb</p>
<ul>
<li>Vulnerable chance increased from 30% to 40% and duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.</li>
</ul>
<p>Ice Armor</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhanced Ice Armor
<ul>
<li>Mana Regeneration increased from 25% to 30%.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Shimmering Ice Armor
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Enemies that hit you while Ice Armor is active have a 15% chance to become Frozen for 3.23 seconds.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; While Ice Armor is active, you reduce its Cooldown by <b>1</b> <s>2</s> seconds for every 50 Mana you spend.</li>
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</li>
<li>Mystical Ice Armor
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Damage against Vulnerable enemies contributes 50% more to Ice Armor&#8217;s Barrier.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; While Ice Armor is active, you periodically Chill Close enemies for 20% and deal 15% increased damage to Frozen enemies.</li>
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</li>
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<p>Shimmering Frost Nova</p>
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Frost Nova generates 4 Mana per enemy hit.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; Frost Nova grants 3% Dodge Chance per enemy hit, up to 15%. Hitting a Boss gives the maximum amount. For the next 8 seconds, you keep this effect, and successful Dodges generate 20 Mana.</li>
</ul>
<p>Flame Shield</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhanced Flame Shield
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Flame Shield grants 25% increased Movement Speed while active.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; Flame Shield has a 50% larger burn radius.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Mystical Flame Shield
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; You gain 25% Mana Cost Reduction while Flame Shield is active.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; After Flame Shield ends, surrounding enemies are Stunned for 3 seconds and your next Skill within 10 seconds is a guaranteed Critical Strike.</li>
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</li>
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<p>Teleport</p>
<ul>
<li>Enhanced Teleport
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Teleport&#8217;s Cooldown is decreased by 0.5 seconds per enemy hit, up to 3 seconds.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; You gain 30% Movement Speed for 3 seconds after Teleporting.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Mystical Teleport
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; For 4 seconds after Teleporting, Crackling Energy hits 2 additional enemies.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; Teleport deals 500% increased damage. It also forms a Crackling Energy for each enemy it hits, up to 3.</li>
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</li>
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<p>Supreme Deep Freeze</p>
<ul>
<li>Now applies Vulnerable for 5 seconds when it ends.</li>
</ul>
<p>Ice Shards</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage increased by 28% (1.25 to 1.6).</li>
<li>Enhanced Ice Shards
<ul>
<li>Ricochet chance increased from 40% to 50%.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Hydra</p>
<ul>
<li>Baseline maximum amount increased from 1 to 2.</li>
</ul>
<p>Lightning Spear</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage increased by 8% (.15 to .16).</li>
</ul>
<p>Greater Charged Bolts</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage increased from 25% to 35%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Incinerate</p>
<ul>
<li>New Functionality: Gain 15% baseline Damage Reduction while channeling.</li>
<li>Damage increased by 10% (.76 to .84).</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Passives</b></p>
<p>Elemental Attunement</p>
<ul>
<li>Cooldown reset chance increased from 5% to 7%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Mana Shield</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage Reduction increased from 7% to 8%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Devouring Blaze</p>
<ul>
<li>Crowd Controlled enemies now provide the damage bonus instead of Immobilized.</li>
</ul>
<p>Conjuration Mastery</p>
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; You gain 1% increased damage for each active conjuration.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; You gain 1% increased damage, 1% Movement Speed, and 2% Mana Generation for each active Conjuration.</li>
</ul>
<p>Convulsions</p>
<ul>
<li>Lucky Hit Chance increased from 3% to 5%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Shocking Impact</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage increased by 100% (.2 to .4).</li>
</ul>
<p>Elemental Dominance</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage increased from 3% to 4%.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Legendary Aspects</b></p>
<p>Bounding Conduit</p>
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Gain 15-30% Movement Speed for 3 seconds after Teleporting.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; Teleport&#8217;s Cooldown is reduced by 1.0-2.5 seconds. After Teleporting, Crackling Energy hits 2 additional enemies for 5 seconds.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of Frozen Orbit</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage increased from 30-40% to 45-60%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of Concentration</p>
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Your Mana Regeneration is increased if you have not taken damage in the last 2 seconds.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; Casting a Conjuration Skill grants you 10-20<b>%</b>  Damage Reduction for 5 seconds.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of Abundant Energy</p>
<ul>
<li>Chance to chain to an additional enemy increased to 35-50%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Snowguard&#8217;s Aspect</p>
<ul>
<li>Damage reduction increased from 10-25% to 15-30%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of Singed Extremities</p>
<ul>
<li>Now both Immobilize and Stun trigger the Slow effect.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of Conflagration</p>
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; While channeling Incinerate, your Burning damage is increased by 25-40%.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; While channeling Incinerate, your Burning damage is increased by 25-40%. Enemies hit by Incinerate explode, Burning all surrounding enemies for over 6 seconds. This effect occurs once per 3 seconds.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of Splintering Energy</p>
<ul>
<li>Previous &#8211; Lightning Spear has a 35-50% chance to spawn an additional Lightning Spear when you cast it.</li>
<li>Now &#8211; Casting Lightning Spear always spawns an additional Lightning Spear and increases your damage with Lightning Skills by 10-25% for 3 seconds.</li>
</ul>
<p>Shattered</p>
<ul>
<li>Enemies no longer need to die while Frozen to trigger the bonus damage.</li>
<li>Damage increased from 25-40% to 30-45%.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Unique Items</b></p>
<p>Staff of Lam Esen</p>
<ul>
<li>Critical Strike Damage replaced with Ranks of Charged Bolts.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Tal Rasha&#8217;s Iridescent Loop</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Maximum stacks now capped at four.</li>
<li>All Resistance variants increased from 8%/3% to 10%/4%.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Flamescar</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Ember damage increased by 25%.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Staff of Endless Rage</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Damage bonus increased from 20-40% to 40-60%.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Esu&#8217;s Heirloom</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Evade Grant&#8217;s Movement Speed Affix duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Paragon</b></p>
<p>Tactician Glyph</p>
<ul>
<li>New Functionality: Now lasts 4 seconds longer for each Defensive Skill not on your Action Bar.</li>
</ul>
<p>Winter Glyph</p>
<ul>
<li>Cold damage increase maximum raised from 15% to 18%.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Bug Fixes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where the bonus damage from the Torch and Tactician Glyphs were additive instead of multiplicative.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Frigid Breeze passive would activate on any type of damage, instead of just cold damage.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Esu&#8217;s Ferocity was applying increase Critical Strike Damage to all damage types, instead of just Fire Damage.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Frozen Orb was applying vulnerable to frozen enemies without the Greater Frozen Orb upgrade.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Destructive Ice Shards vulnerable effect could be applied by free Ice Shards casts granted by the Ice Shards Enchantment.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the effect from the Aspect of Searing Wards could be consumed by free casts granted by the Firewall enchantment.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where other players in the party could trigger the Fireball enchantment effect when far away from the Sorcerer.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the damage bonus for the Winter Glyph was additive and not multiplicative.</li>
<li>The tooltip for the Aspect of Engulfing Flames now properly describes that it can grant both effects simultaneously.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Mana Reduction from the Efficiency aspect only benefited Incinerate for the first second of channeling the ability.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the additional Ice Shards from the Aspect of Piercing Cold were dealing more damage than intended.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Frozen Orbs fired from the Enchantment effect did not prioritize targeting enemies on-screen.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Meteorites summoned by the Armageddon Aspect wouldn’t deal damage.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the tooltip for Incinerate did not accurately reflect how much Mana it consumed.</li>
<li>Fixed a rare issue where Crackling Energies could fail to spawn.</li>
</ul>
        <hr/>
        <p>You can read the entire official news post <a target="_blank" href="">HERE</a></p>
    </div>
</div>

The New Sorcerer in Season 4


<p>The new season is almost upon us and it&#8217;s time to see what the best build in all the categories is! Season 4: Loot Reborn brings the most changes out of any season so far so there&#8217;s plenty to see. Season 4 starts today at 7 PM CET/10 AM PDT, and you can see the <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-season-4-start-times-revealed/">full global launch times here</a>. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="leveling_build_tier_list"><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/leveling-tier-list/">Leveling Build Tier List</a></h2>



<p>Let&#8217;s start out with the most relevant one, as we&#8217;ll all be looking to hit those high levels as soon as possible. In addition to the below list, you can also <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/speed-leveling-guide/">check out our leveling guide right here</a>. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">S Tier:</h2>



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/upheaval-barbarian-leveling-build">Upheaval Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/summoner-necromancer-leveling-build">Minion Summoner Necromancer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/penetrating-shot-rogue-leveling-build">Penetrating Shot Rogue</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/chain-lightning-sorcerer-leveling-build">Chain Lightning Sorcerer</a> </li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/firewall-sorcerer-leveling-build">Firewall Sorcerer</a></li>
</ul>



<p><strong>For the rest of the list, <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/leveling-tier-list/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">head on over to our full guide</a>. </strong></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/speed-farming-tier-list/">Speed Farming Build Tier List</a></h2>



<p>After we&#8217;re all warmed up with the lower levels, it&#8217;s time to dive in to some speed farming of lower tier Nightmare Dungeons and later World Tier Helltides, both for XP and gear, and that&#8217;s when these builds come in. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">S Tier:</h2>



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/dust-devil-barbarian-build">Dust Devil Double Swing Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/bash-barbarian-build">Bash Cleave Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/upheaval-barbarian-build">Upheaval Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/berserk-hammer-of-the-ancients-barbarian-build">Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/rend-barbarian-build">Rend Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/tornado-druid-build">Tornado Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/shred-druid-build">Shred Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/boulder-druid-build">Boulder Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/hurricane-druid-build">Hurricane Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/blood-surge-necromancer-build">Blood Surge Necromancer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/bone-spear-necromancer-build">Bone Spear Necromancer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/barrage-rogue-build">Barrage Rogue</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/dual-core-penetrating-shot-rogue-build">Dual Core Penetrating Shot Rapid Fire Rogue</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/penetrating-shot-rogue-build">Penetrating Shot Rogue</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/frozen-orb-sorcerer-build">Frozen Orb Sorcerer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/ball-lightning-sorcerer-build">Ball Lightning Sorcerer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/blizzard-sorcerer-build">Blizzard Sorcerer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/arc-lash-sorcerer-build">Arc Lash Sorcerer</a></li>
</ul>



<p><strong>For the rest of the builds, <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/speed-farming-tier-list/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">head on over to our full guide</a>. </strong></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/nightmare-dungeon-push-tier-list/">The Pit and Nightmare Dungeon Push Build Tier List</a></h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">S Tier:</h2>



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/dust-devil-barbarian-build">Dust Devil Double Swing Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/bash-barbarian-build">Bash Cleave Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/tornado-druid-build">Tornado Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/hurricane-druid-build">Hurricane Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/summoner-necromancer-build">Summoner Necromancer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/dual-core-penetrating-shot-rogue-build">Dual Core Penetrating</a></li>
</ul>



<p><strong>You can <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/nightmare-dungeon-push-tier-list/">check out the rest of the builds in our full guide</a></strong>. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/boss-killer-tier-list/">Boss Killer Tier List</a></h2>



<p>Bosses are of particular significance this time around, as Season 4 introduces much more difficult, level 200 Tormented versions of each boss.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">S Tier:</h2>



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/bash-barbarian-build">Bash Cleave Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/death-blow-barbarian-build">Death Blow Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/tornado-druid-build">Tornado Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/summoner-necromancer-build">Minion Summoner Necromancer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/bone-spirit-necromancer-build">Bone Spirit Necromancer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/dual-core-penetrating-shot-rogue-build">Dual Core Penetrating Shot Rapid Fire Rogue</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/frozen-orb-sorcerer-build">Frozen Orb Sorcerer</a></li>
</ul>



<p><strong>For the rest of the builds, <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/boss-killer-tier-list/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">check out our full guide here</a>. </strong></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/gauntlet-tier-list/">The Gauntlet Build Tier List</a></h2>



<p>The Gauntlet won&#8217;t exactly be a priority at the start of the season, but it&#8217;s good to know what build you&#8217;re aiming for if you mean to test yourself on the leaderboards! </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">S Tier:</h2>



<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/bash-barbarian-build">Bash Cleave Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/dust-devil-barbarian-build">Dust Devil Double Swing Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/berserk-hammer-of-the-ancients-barbarian-build">Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/hurricane-druid-build">Hurricane Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/lightning-storm-druid-build">Lightning Storm Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/tornado-druid-build">Tornado Druid</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/blood-surge-necromancer-build">Blood Surge Necromancer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/barrage-rogue-build">Barrage Rogue</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/frozen-orb-sorcerer-build">Frozen Orb Sorcerer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/ball-lightning-sorcerer-build">Ball Lightning Sorcerer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/blizzard-sorcerer-build">Blizzard Sorcerer</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/arc-lash-sorcerer-build">Arc Lash Sorcerer</a></li>
</ul>



<p><strong>You can <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/gauntlet-tier-list/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">check out the rest of the builds in our full guide</a>. </strong></p>



<p><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/arc-lash-sorcerer-build"></a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/dual-core-penetrating-shot-rogue-build"></a></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Overall Class Tier List</h2>



<p>We also took a look at the classes as a whole. You can access all our class guides from here as well.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="leveling">Leveling</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>Tier</th><th>Class</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>S-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/necromancer-leveling-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Necromancer</a><br>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/sorcerer-leveling-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sorcerer</a></td></tr><tr><td>A-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/rogue-leveling-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rogue</a></td></tr><tr><td>B-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/barbarian-leveling-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barbarian</a></td></tr><tr><td>C-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/guides/druid-leveling-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Druid</a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="speed_farming">Speed Farming</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>Tier</th><th>Class</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>S-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/barbarian/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barbarian</a><br>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/rogue/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rogue</a><br>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/sorcerer/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sorcerer</a></td></tr><tr><td>A-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/druid/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Druid</a></td></tr><tr><td>B-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/necromancer/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Necromancer</a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="the_pit_and_nightmare_dungeon_push">The Pit and Nightmare Dungeon Push</h3>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><thead><tr><th>Tier</th><th>Class</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>S-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/druid/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Druid</a><br>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/necromancer/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Necromancer</a></td></tr><tr><td>A-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/barbarian/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barbarian</a><br>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/sorcerer/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sorcerer</a></td></tr><tr><td>B-Tier</td><td>• <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/rogue/builds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rogue</a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p></p>



<p><br>And that&#8217;s it! We hope you&#8217;ll find something to your liking for Season 4, and that you&#8217;ll get all the gear you need for that build as well. Good luck!</p>


Conquer Season 4: Class Guides and Build Tier Lists Revealed


<p>Players will be spending a lot of time in the new and improved Helltides during Season 4, as so many facets of the activity has been reworked! We&#8217;re going to be taking a look at all the relevant changes, so let&#8217;s dive right in. You can also check <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/the-fastest-level-100-path-ultimate-speed-leveling-for-season-4/">out the best way to level using Helltides right here</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lower Level Availability</h2>



<p>First off, the big news is that we&#8217;ll be able to get into Helltides immediately when we make a new character. Blizzard have added Helltides to World Tiers 1 and 2, which means we can use the activity for efficient leveling from the get go. The rewards are different in the first two World Tiers, as we won&#8217;t be getting endgame materials, but the XP is still very good! You will still need to either complete the campaign or skip it to be able to access them, however. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Threat Levels</h2>



<p>Helltides now have three threat tiers. As you defeat monsters and open chests the threat meter will fill up and you&#8217;ll move up the ladder. Each tier increases the frequency and danger of monster ambushes. Dying or defeating the final ambush will reset your meter. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-14-03_53_20-Diablo-IV-_-Loot-Reborn-_-Guide-to-Helltide-Boss-Ladder-Changes-YouTube-—-Mo.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image 32043" style="width:301px;height:245px" width="301" height="245"/></figure>



<p>Stronger monsters fill the gauge up faster, and eventually you will get Hellmarked. This will spawn a maximum monster density ambush on you, which will also include a Hellborne boss. The Hellborne are very much like Blood Seeker from Season 2. They are class archetypes and use class skills against you. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-14-03_54_42-Diablo-IV-_-Loot-Reborn-_-Guide-to-Helltide-Boss-Ladder-Changes-YouTube-—-Mo.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image 32044" style="width:447px;height:289px" width="447" height="289"/></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Blood Maiden Boss and Baneful Hearts</h2>



<p>There&#8217;s a new currency you may have noticed above, the Baneful Hearts. These drop from Tormented chests and from Hellborne demons and Doomsayers in the Helltide, with the Hellborne bosses having a guaranteed drop. You need three of them to summon the Blood Maiden, the new Helltide boss. You can summon her at the three Accursed Altars marked on the map:</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-14-03_58_07-Diablo-IV-_-Loot-Reborn-_-Guide-to-Helltide-Boss-Ladder-Changes-YouTube-—-Mo.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image 32049"/></figure>



<p>If you contribute to the summoning of the boss (by adding at least one heart) you will get increased rewards from her. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-14-03_57_48-Diablo-IV-_-Loot-Reborn-_-Guide-to-Helltide-Boss-Ladder-Changes-YouTube-—-Mo.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image 32050" style="width:582px;height:321px" width="582" height="321"/></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Even More Improvements</h2>



<ul>
<li>The Profane Mindcage is a new Elixir, which will increase the level of Helltide monsters by 10 and boost Aberrant Cinder drop rates. It drops from Hellborne bosses and will only be available in Season 4.</li>



<li>Monster density had been improved overall, and Helltides are now the best way to get raw XP.</li>



<li>There are Hellspires in the zone and if you stand near them you lose health and spawn in enemies, similar to the Season 2 mechanic. </li>



<li>Helltide-specific Whisper bounties have been added, and Whispers have been buffed across the board as well! </li>
</ul>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-14-04_02_37-Diablo-IV-_-Loot-Reborn-_-Guide-to-Helltide-Boss-Ladder-Changes-YouTube-—-Mo.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image 32051"/></figure>



<ul>
<li>There are also brand new events to be found in Helltides. Doomsayer, Iron Wolf and Demonic &#8220;pop-up&#8221; events can be found all over the map. The Doomsayer events also have a Treasure Goblin variant.</li>



<li>The Aberrant Cinder pick up radius has been increased.</li>



<li>Opening Helltide chests is now much faster. </li>



<li>In case you missed it from Season 3, Helltides are now almost permanently up, with only a 5 minute break between them. </li>
</ul>



<p>Here&#8217;s a video overview of the changes:</p>



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<iframe loading="lazy" title="Diablo IV | Loot Reborn | Guide to Helltide + Boss Ladder Changes" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v7-dZ5Mb_6M?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div></figure>


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