A new patch will be released for Diablo 4 on December 18. It is not a big patch, but it does bring quite a lot of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
Most of the changes focus on making tooltips clearer, improving stability, and fixing problems that have been bothering players since the release of season 11.
Small but Helpful Base Game Changes
A few tooltips and UI elements have been fixed.
- Heavenly Sigils now have better descriptions
- Season Rank objectives have been adjusted
- The objective for clearing Pit Tier 40 has been changed to Pit Tier 35 instead
There are also small but welcome changes like a new audio signal for safe zones in the Vault of the Crucible Capstone Dungeon, and better tooltip information for summoning Azmodan.
Expansion and Paladin Fixes
A big part of this patch targets issues linked to the Paladin. Several bugs affecting Sanctification, Tempering affixes, Justice skills, Resolve stacks, and movement speed have been fixed.
Quest progression problems have also been addressed, including issues that could block Paladin quests or prevent players in the Eternal Realm from completing the Kurast Undercity questline.
The Herald of Hatred pet will also finally stop randomly running off.
On top of that, Blizzard also mentions a few other fixes for the Paladin, such as:
- Tooltips
- Icons
- Descriptions to make things more consistent and clear
Gameplay and Accessibility Improvements
Capstone Dungeons were addressed as well, including changes to bosses resetting incorrectly, players getting stuck, and enemies spawning endlessly in certain encounters.
On the gameplay side, Blizzard fixed issues with Helltide rewards, Animus drops, Thorns damage reflecting and killing players, and Sanctification affixes malfunctioning. Accessibility also got a small update, with Screen Reader support improved in the Wardrobe’s Ensembles tab.
The patch ends with a variety of fixes to cosmetics, challenges unlocking incorrectly, material costs during tempering, and even a leaderboard that was visible despite having no entries. Blizzard also disabled the remaining visual and audio effects linked to one Divine Gift after players reported it bugging out.
With all that, the new season should feel much better for everyone!
2.5.1 Build #69864 (All Platforms) December 18, 2025
Game Updates
Base Game
- Updated descriptions and tooltips for Heavenly Sigils so the requirements for sanctifying an item are clearer.
- The Season Rank objective for clearing Pit Tier 40 has been changed to now require a Pit Tier 35 clear instead.
- Various UI consistency and clarity improvements for Sanctification and Season Rank.
- An audio cue has been added to further bring attention to the safe zones in the Vault of the Crucible Capstone Dungeon.
- The altar to summon Azmodan has additional info added to the tooltip to better explain the requirements for summoning Azmodan.
Bug Fixes
Expansion
- Fixed an issue where Paladins could not get a Strength affix from Sanctification.
- Fixed an issue where the Extra Damage for Justice Skills Tempering affix didn’t apply properly.
- Fixed an issue where the damage increase from Judgement Consumption granted by Virtuous Charge didn’t properly apply.
- Fixed an issue where Arbiter of Justice did not benefit from Reach of the Law when Judgement of Uriel was equipped.
- Fixed an issue where the Seraph’s Wings upgrade for Arbiter of Justice granted higher than intended movement speed.
- Fixed an issue where the Resolve Stacks from the Aspects of Dominance and Valiance could fall off randomly.
- Fixed an issue where the gauge meter for Arbiter of Justice could stop draining, even though the buff itself reduced properly.
- Fixed an issue where Runes for the Paladin could not be randomly crafted at the Jeweler.
- Fixed an issue where the initial questline to go through Kurast Undercity couldn’t be completed for players in the eternal realm.
- Fixed an issue where the Paladin quest, Call of the Paladin could have progression blocked if the associated monsters were slain by nearby NPCs.
- Fixed an issue where the Herald of Hatred pet would often turn unstoppable and run away from the player.
- Fixed an issue where the objective to Speak to Sihek during the Deeds of a Champion quest would shift the quest pin location incorrectly.
- Various fixes and improvements to consistency, accuracy, and clarity for tooltips, descriptions, and icons for the Paladin.
Base Game
Accessibility
- Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader did not read all information in the Ensembles Tab in the Wardrobe.
Capstone Dungeons
- Fixed an issue where the boss in the Hellish Descent could fully reset if the player entered specific locations in the boss arena.
- Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck between the wall and the barrier in Enclave of Darkness.
- Fixed an issue where the player respawned at the previous floor when dying during the boss encounter in Enclave of Darkness.
- Fixed an issue where Azmodan’s demon gate attack could spawn outside the boss arena in Breach of Sin.
- Fixed an issue where monsters could infinitely spawn in Breach of Sin.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where monsters spawned by Animus Carriers also dropped Animus.
- Fixed an issue where Tortured Gifts failed to respawn if Helltide re-appeared in the same region where it was previously.
- Fixed an issue where access to Divine Gifts could be lost when playing in Local Co-Op.
- Fixed an issue where Meteors spawned by the Essence of Hellfire could reflect Thorns damage back onto the player.
- Fixed an issue where the Sanctification Affix for adding quality could malfunction.
- Fixed an issue where Sorcerer’s Flame Shield Enchantment would fail to activate if Flame Shield was equipped to the Skill Bar and Orsivane was equipped.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where the visual and audio effects for the Essence of Squalor Divine Gift persisted in town.
Developer’s Note: These effects has been disabled entirely.
- Fixed an issue where the Spectral Shiver Cosmetic bundle would be missing even if it was properly owned.
- Fixed an issue where the Leaderboard was viewable, despite having no entries there.
- Fixed an issue where tempering Legendary Ancestral Armor required more material types than intended.
- Fixed an issue where the Resolute Defender Challenge could be unlocked when not playing as a Paladin.
- Various stability, UI, visual, performance, and audio improvements.
