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==Demon Hunter==
  
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===Philosophy===
  
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Many skills that spend Hatred feel great, but when it comes time to generate Hatred the single-target options don't feel meaty compared to the generators that can hit more than one target at a time. As a result, we are increasing the potency of a few single-target generators to be more competitive.
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===Active Skills===
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[[Evasive Fire]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/demonhunter/evasive-fire db]}})
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* Increased base middle shot damage from 160% to 200% weapon damage
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* Increased base side shot damage from 80% to 100% weapon damage
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* Skill Rune - [[Covering Fire]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/demonhunter/evasive-fire db]}})
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:* Bug Fix: Fixed a bug causing the side shot damage to be lower than the amount listed
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:* Increased the damage of the side shots from 160% to 200% weapon damage
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:* Increased the range of the side shots from 50% to 80% to match the range of the middle shot
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[[Hungering Arrow]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/demonhunter/hungering-arrow db]}})
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* Increased base damage from 125% to 155% weapon damage
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[[Sentry]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/demonhunter/sentry db]}})
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* Skill Rune - [[Guardian Turret]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/demonhunter/sentry#guardian-turret db]}})
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:* The damage reduction from this rune will now be reflected in the Toughness display
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==Monk==
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===Philosophy===
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Monks are working as intended and Dashing Strike is perfectly balanced.
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There are no Monk changes at this time. Monks are currently in a fairly comfortable place, but as with all aspects of the game, we will continue to monitor them and make changes as needed.
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==Witch Doctor==
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===Philosophy===
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The Witch Doctor was lacking good options for when they were low on Mana. A lack of attractive Signature spells results in builds primarily focused on sustaining Mana for long periods of time. We are increasing the potency of a few single-target Signature spells to be more competitive so that there are still aggressive options while waiting for Mana to regenerate.
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Haunt has received some changes to provide a low-Mana option as well as to emphasize options for a damage-over-time (DOT) play style.
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===Active Skills===
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[[Poison Dart]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/poison-dart db]}})
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* Increased base skill damage from 155% + 40% to 185% + 40% weapon damage
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* Skill Rune - [[Splinters]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/poison-dart#splinters db]}})
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:* Increased damage from 65% to 105% weapon damage per dart
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* Skill Rune - [[Spined Dart]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/poison-dart#spined-dart db]}})
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:* Increased amount of Mana returned from 25 to 50
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* Skill Rune - [[Flaming Dart]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/poison-dart#flaming-dart db]}})
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:* Increased damage from 275% to 425% weapon damage over 4 seconds
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:* Damage over time from Flaming Dart can now stack with itself
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* Skill Rune - [[Snake to the Face]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/poison-dart#snake-to-the-face db]}})
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:* Stun chance increased from 25% to 33%-35%
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[[Corpse Spiders]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/corpse-spiders db]}})
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* Increased base skill damage from 216% to 324% weapon damage
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* Skill Rune - [[Leaping Spiders]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/corpse-spiders#leaping-spiders db]}})
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:* Increased damage from 238% to 383% weapon damage
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* Skill Rune - [[Blazing Spiders]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/corpse-spiders#blazing-spiders db]}})
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:* Increased damage from 259% to 400% weapon damage
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[[Firebomb]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/firebomb db]}})
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*Skill Rune - Pyrogeist ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/firebomb#pyrogeist db]}})
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:* Increased damage from 560% to 880% weapon damage
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[[Haunt]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/witchdoctor/haunt db]}})
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* Reduced Mana cost from 200 to 50
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* Increased base skill damage from 1465% over 6 seconds to 4000% over 12 seconds
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==Wizard==
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===Philosophy===
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Two skills on the Wizard, Arcane Orb - Frozen Orb and Electrocute, have bugs with their implementation. Unfortunately, these bug fixes do have the side effect of weakening these skills. Ultimately, this brings these skills back in line with other Wizard skills, which is why we chose to implement these fixes.
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Teleport is receiving some changes to allow it to work in more situations. The range is being increased overall for each cast of Teleport. As a result, the Wormhole rune is receiving a reduction in the number of successive casts that can be completed. Previously, you could cover 140 yards in 4 casts and now you can cover 150 yards in 3 casts. Overall, this is a buff.
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===Active Skills===
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[[Arcane Orb]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/arcane-orb db]}})
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* Skill Rune - [[Frozen Orb]]  ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/arcane-orb#frozen-orb db]}})
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:* Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where Frozen Orb was chilling for longer than intended
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:* Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where the Frozen Orb bonus damage radius was hitting a larger area than intended
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[[Electrocute]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/electrocute db]}})
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* Skill Rune - [[Surge of Power]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/electrocute#surge-of-power db]}})
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* Reduced proc scalar from 0.25 to 0.166
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[[Teleport]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/teleport db]}})
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* Increased range from 35 to 50 yards
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* Skill Rune - [[Wormhole]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/teleport#wormhole db]}})
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:* Reduced maximum allowed teleports from 4 to 3
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===Passive Skills===
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[[Arcane Dynamo]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/arcane-dynamo db]}})
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* Bug Fix: Arcane Dynamo now properly grants bonus damage to channeled spells
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[[Prodigy]] ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/skillros/wizard/prodigy db]}})
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* Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where Electrocute was granting double the intended amount of Arcane Power when used with Prodigy
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==Adventure Mode==
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===Nephalem Rifts===
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* [[Nephalem Obelisk]]s now have a short cast time before they activate</
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* Adjusted the potential layouts for Sewer and Aqueduct style dungeons to include more randomized options
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==Crafting==
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* Level 70 crafted sets no longer require Flawless Royal gems and instead now require Marquise gems
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* The drop rate of unique Legendary crafting materials has been significantly increased
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===Bug Fixes===
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* Legendary crafted shields now provide the correct amount of Block Value for their level
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==Items==
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* The treasure from [[Resplendent Chest]]s has been improved to feel more resplendent
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* [[Malthael]] is now much more afraid, and will more consistently drop the Reaper's Fear Legendary crafting material
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===Bug Fixes===
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* Legendary Follower relics will no longer roll incorrect Primary stats (Still active as of April 2014)
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* [[Gloves of Worship]] no longer grant 60 minute buffs for Empowered or [[Fleeting Shrine]]s
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==Monsters==
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* Damage from ghosts with the Soul Siphon ability has been reduced
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[[Poison Enchanted]]
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* Duration of each Poison Enchanted globule reduced from 8 to 6 seconds
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* Maximum number of Poison Enchanted globules has been reduced from 4 to 3 per cast
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* Poison Enchanted is now triggered with more variation in timing from Champion packs
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* The "Kill Malthael" quest is now required to be completed before Malthael will drop loot
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==Quests==
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* The [[Crazy Climber]] event now requires players to kill the monsters spawned during the event to complete
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* The [[Jar of Souls]] esvent now spawns additional monsters in Torment I and higher
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* The [[Matriarch's Bone]] event now spawns additional monsters in Torment I and higher
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* In Campaign Mode, [[Manglemaw]] now only drops loot and gives XP before the player progresses to the [[Chancellor's Tomb]] quest
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==User Interface==
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===Bug Fixes===
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* Fixed an issue where game objects were prioritized over chat links in the chat window<
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* Fixed an issue where players were sometimes unable to click on chat links at the bottom of the chat window
  
  

Latest revision as of 15:16, 16 April 2014

Diablo III Patch 2.0.4 - v2.0.4.23119 - 8 April 2014. [1]

General[edit | edit source]

  • Greatly increased the survivability of pets summoned by several items and skills, including:
  • Skycutter
  • Maximus
  • The Gidbinn
  • Genzaniku
  • Litany of the Undaunted
  • Call of the Ancients
  • Falling Sword – Rise Brothers
  • All Town hubs have had the placement of the Nephalem Rift Obelisk, Orek, and Kadala adjusted to help reduce the chance of accidental clicking
  • The Blacksmith’s Belongings box in Act I no longer has collision

Classes[edit | edit source]

Barbarian[edit | edit source]

Philosophy[edit | edit source]

Many skills that spend Fury feel great, but when it comes time to generate Fury the single-target options don't feel meaty compared to the generators that can hit more than one target at a time. As a result, we are increasing the potency of those single-target generators to be more competitive.

Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Bash (db)

  • Increased base damage from 170% to 215% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Clobber (db)
* Increased chance to stun for 1.5 seconds from 30% to 35%
  • Increased additional damage from 80% to 100% weapon damage

Frenzy (db)

  • Increased base damage from 120% to 155% weapon damage

War Cry (db)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue preventing the 5 seconds of paused Fury degeneration after casting War Cry from working.

Weapon Throw (db)

  • Increased base damage from 150% to 185% weapon damage
  • Increased damage from 210% to 270% weapon damage
  • Increased chance to stun from 30% to 40%


Crusader[edit | edit source]

Philosophy[edit | edit source]

Many of the Crusader's Wrath spenders are below where we would like, while Heaven's Fury - Fires of Heaven was over-performing. We are toning back Fires of Heaven while increasing the potency of most of the other Crusader spenders to encourage greater build exploration.


The single-target Wrath generator spells, Punish and Justice, don't feel meaty compared to generators that can hit more than one target at a time. As a result, we are increasing the potency of Punish and Justice to be more competitive.


We are making a few adjustments to improve Steed Charge. The cooldown and duration of the skill have both been reduced. Overall, this makes the total uptime for the skill slightly higher and, more importantly, you'll be able to hit the button more often. We're removing the ability for Steed Charge to break stuns, which allows us to focus on Steed Charge being primarily a mobility skill that can still get you out of root effects, such as Jailer. We still want Steed Charge to be useful in combat, so we're also increasing the damage on damage-focused runes.


General[edit | edit source]

  • Crusaders now take 15% less damage from all sources


Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Akarat's Champion (db)

  • Fixed an issue where Rally would not reduce the cooldown of Condemn

Blessed Hammer (db)

  • Increased radius from 5 to 8 yards
  • Increased pool damage from 95% to 150% weapon damage
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where Icebound Hammer wasn't chilling enemies
  • Icebound Hammer no longer goes away when exploding

Blessed Shield (db)

  • Increased base skill damage from 280% to 340% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Combust (db)
  • Increased damage from 105% to 270% weapon damage
  • Increased damage from 50% to 333% weapon damage
  • Known Issue: The tooltip for this skill rune does not reflect this change

Fist of Heavens (db)

  • Increased base skill's impact damage from 250% to 340% weapon damage
  • Increased base skill's bolt damage from 210% to 340% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Divine Well (db)
  • Increased damage from 14% to 80% weapon damage
  • Increased bolt zap search radius from 12 to 18 yards
  • Increased area of effect damage from 80% to 400% weapon damage over 5 seconds
  • Increased Arc capsule damage radius from 3 to 6 yards
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where Heaven's Tempest was not moving around in its intended pattern

Heaven's Fury (db)

  • Reduced damage from 950% to 735% weapon damage

Justice (db)

  • Increased base skill damage from 175% to 240% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Burst (db)
  • Increased damage from 25% to 30% weapon damage
  • Hammer of Pursuit now seeks targets more quickly after cast
  • Increased damage from 200% to 300% weapon damage

Phalanx (db)

  • Increased base skill damage from 295% to 380% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Bowmen (db)
  • Increased damage from 85% to 160% weapon damage
  • Increased damage from 200% to 285% weapon damage
  • Increased damage from 75% to 180% weapon damage
  • Increased Stun chance from 25% to 30%


Punish (db)

  • Increased base skill damage from 200% to 270% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Retaliate (db)
  • Increased damage from 70% to 94% weapon damage


Shield Bash (db)

  • Increased base skill damage from 325% to 370% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Crumble (db)
  • Increased on death proc damage from 550% to 660% weapon damage
  • Increased damage from 550% to 740% weapon damage
  • Increased bonus damage from shield Block Chance from 150% to 500%


Steed Charge (db)

  • Reduced base skill cooldown from 25 to 16 seconds
  • Reduced base skill duration from 2 to 1.5 seconds
  • No longer breaks Stun
  • Skill Rune - Endurance db)
  • Reduced duration from 3 to 2 seconds
  • Increased damage from 475% to 515% weapon damage
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where the Fire pools were not lasting their full intended duration


Sweep Attack (db)

  • Increased base damage from 400% to 440% weapon damage


Passive Skills[edit | edit source]

Lord Commander (db)

  • Now reduces the cooldown of Steed Charge by 25% and Bombardment by 35%


Demon Hunter[edit | edit source]

Philosophy[edit | edit source]

Many skills that spend Hatred feel great, but when it comes time to generate Hatred the single-target options don't feel meaty compared to the generators that can hit more than one target at a time. As a result, we are increasing the potency of a few single-target generators to be more competitive.


Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Evasive Fire (db)

  • Increased base middle shot damage from 160% to 200% weapon damage
  • Increased base side shot damage from 80% to 100% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Covering Fire (db)
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug causing the side shot damage to be lower than the amount listed
  • Increased the damage of the side shots from 160% to 200% weapon damage
  • Increased the range of the side shots from 50% to 80% to match the range of the middle shot

Hungering Arrow (db)

  • Increased base damage from 125% to 155% weapon damage


Sentry (db)

  • The damage reduction from this rune will now be reflected in the Toughness display


Monk[edit | edit source]

Philosophy[edit | edit source]

Monks are working as intended and Dashing Strike is perfectly balanced.

There are no Monk changes at this time. Monks are currently in a fairly comfortable place, but as with all aspects of the game, we will continue to monitor them and make changes as needed.


Witch Doctor[edit | edit source]

Philosophy[edit | edit source]

The Witch Doctor was lacking good options for when they were low on Mana. A lack of attractive Signature spells results in builds primarily focused on sustaining Mana for long periods of time. We are increasing the potency of a few single-target Signature spells to be more competitive so that there are still aggressive options while waiting for Mana to regenerate.

Haunt has received some changes to provide a low-Mana option as well as to emphasize options for a damage-over-time (DOT) play style.


Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Poison Dart (db)

  • Increased base skill damage from 155% + 40% to 185% + 40% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Splinters (db)
  • Increased damage from 65% to 105% weapon damage per dart
  • Increased amount of Mana returned from 25 to 50
  • Increased damage from 275% to 425% weapon damage over 4 seconds
  • Damage over time from Flaming Dart can now stack with itself
  • Stun chance increased from 25% to 33%-35%


Corpse Spiders (db)

  • Increased base skill damage from 216% to 324% weapon damage
  • Skill Rune - Leaping Spiders (db)
  • Increased damage from 238% to 383% weapon damage
  • Increased damage from 259% to 400% weapon damage


Firebomb (db)

  • Skill Rune - Pyrogeist (db)
  • Increased damage from 560% to 880% weapon damage


Haunt (db)

  • Reduced Mana cost from 200 to 50
  • Increased base skill damage from 1465% over 6 seconds to 4000% over 12 seconds


Wizard[edit | edit source]

Philosophy[edit | edit source]

Two skills on the Wizard, Arcane Orb - Frozen Orb and Electrocute, have bugs with their implementation. Unfortunately, these bug fixes do have the side effect of weakening these skills. Ultimately, this brings these skills back in line with other Wizard skills, which is why we chose to implement these fixes.

Teleport is receiving some changes to allow it to work in more situations. The range is being increased overall for each cast of Teleport. As a result, the Wormhole rune is receiving a reduction in the number of successive casts that can be completed. Previously, you could cover 140 yards in 4 casts and now you can cover 150 yards in 3 casts. Overall, this is a buff.


Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Arcane Orb (db)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where Frozen Orb was chilling for longer than intended
  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where the Frozen Orb bonus damage radius was hitting a larger area than intended


Electrocute (db)


Teleport (db)

  • Increased range from 35 to 50 yards
  • Skill Rune - Wormhole (db)
  • Reduced maximum allowed teleports from 4 to 3


Passive Skills[edit | edit source]

Arcane Dynamo (db)

  • Bug Fix: Arcane Dynamo now properly grants bonus damage to channeled spells

Prodigy (db)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where Electrocute was granting double the intended amount of Arcane Power when used with Prodigy


Adventure Mode[edit | edit source]

Nephalem Rifts[edit | edit source]

  • Nephalem Obelisks now have a short cast time before they activate</
  • Adjusted the potential layouts for Sewer and Aqueduct style dungeons to include more randomized options


Crafting[edit | edit source]

  • Level 70 crafted sets no longer require Flawless Royal gems and instead now require Marquise gems
  • The drop rate of unique Legendary crafting materials has been significantly increased


Bug Fixes[edit | edit source]

  • Legendary crafted shields now provide the correct amount of Block Value for their level


Items[edit | edit source]

  • The treasure from Resplendent Chests has been improved to feel more resplendent
  • Malthael is now much more afraid, and will more consistently drop the Reaper's Fear Legendary crafting material


Bug Fixes[edit | edit source]

  • Legendary Follower relics will no longer roll incorrect Primary stats (Still active as of April 2014)
  • Gloves of Worship no longer grant 60 minute buffs for Empowered or Fleeting Shrines

Monsters[edit | edit source]

  • Damage from ghosts with the Soul Siphon ability has been reduced


Poison Enchanted

  • Duration of each Poison Enchanted globule reduced from 8 to 6 seconds
  • Maximum number of Poison Enchanted globules has been reduced from 4 to 3 per cast
  • Poison Enchanted is now triggered with more variation in timing from Champion packs
  • The "Kill Malthael" quest is now required to be completed before Malthael will drop loot


Quests[edit | edit source]

  • The Crazy Climber event now requires players to kill the monsters spawned during the event to complete
  • The Jar of Souls esvent now spawns additional monsters in Torment I and higher
  • The Matriarch's Bone event now spawns additional monsters in Torment I and higher
  • In Campaign Mode, Manglemaw now only drops loot and gives XP before the player progresses to the Chancellor's Tomb quest


User Interface[edit | edit source]

Bug Fixes[edit | edit source]

  • Fixed an issue where game objects were prioritized over chat links in the chat window<
  • Fixed an issue where players were sometimes unable to click on chat links at the bottom of the chat window


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Patch 2.0.4 - Blizzard Entertainment, 08/04/2014

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