Patch Notes

Generated: 2026-01-09T08:09:22.804Z Comparing: 2026-01-07T23:06:49 → 2026-01-09T00:09:22

Loot changes

• Rebalanced all chosen mods
• Rift mods that applied to uniques also now apply to rares
• General rebalance

Skills

• Expel: New VFX and visual improvements
• Blizzard/Ice Cyclone: Updated effects and shaders
• Bouncing Orb/Fireball/Static Ball: Visual improvements

Chosen System

• Chosen mods no longer appear in Citadel or Arena

Bug Fixes

• Fixed aura not showing on hotbar when swapping items

Skills

New Skills

New Skill: Searing Beam {skill#searing-beam}

• Required Level: 8
• Base Cooldown: 0.2s
• Tags: Hit, Damage, Spell, Fire, Damage Over Time, Channeling
• Level 1 (Quality 0):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 150%
  • Mana Cost: 2
  • Fire Damage: 8
  • +18 Added Skill Range
  • +100% More Damage Over Time Multiplier
• Level 20 (Quality 10):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 316.03%
  • Mana Cost: 6
  • Fire Damage: 624.5
  • +18 Added Skill Range
  • +120% More Damage Over Time Multiplier

New Skill: Severed Pulse {skill#severed-pulse}

• Required Level: 15
• Base Cooldown: 4s
• Tags: Spell, Curse, Duration, Area
• Level 1 (Quality 0):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 0%
  • Mana Cost: 5
  • +15 Added Skill Range
  • +5 Added Radius
• Level 20 (Quality 10):
  • Damage Effectiveness: 0%
  • Mana Cost: 14
  • +15 Added Skill Range
  • +5 Added Radius

Skill Changes

Bouncing Magma {skill#bouncing-magma}

• Level 1, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 240% → 220%
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 1, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 240% → 220%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +3
    • New: +2
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 1, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 240% → 220%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +5
    • New: +3
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 10, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 356.66% → 313.13%
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 10, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 356.66% → 313.13%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +3
    • New: +2
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 10, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 356.66% → 313.13%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +5
    • New: +3
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 20, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 553.89% → 463.51%
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 20, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 553.89% → 463.51%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +3
    • New: +2
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 20, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 553.89% → 463.51%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +5
    • New: +3
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 30, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 860.17% → 686.1%
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 30, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 860.17% → 686.1%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +3
    • New: +2
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 30, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 860.17% → 686.1%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +5
    • New: +3
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 40, Quality 0:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 1335.82% → 1015.6%
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 40, Quality 10:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 1335.82% → 1015.6%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +3
    • New: +2
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%
• Level 40, Quality 20:
  • Damage Effectiveness: 1335.82% → 1015.6%
  • Modified: Added Projectiles
    • Old: +5
    • New: +3
  • Modified: Added Radius
    • Old: +6
    • New: +5
  • Modified: Added Critical Strike Chance
    • Old: +8.0%
    • New: +6.0%

Legacy of Pohx {skill#legacy-of-pohx}

• Level 1, Quality 0:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +5
    • New: +50
• Level 1, Quality 10:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +5
    • New: +50
• Level 1, Quality 20:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +5
    • New: +50
• Level 10, Quality 0:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +10
    • New: +55
• Level 10, Quality 10:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +10
    • New: +55
• Level 10, Quality 20:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +10
    • New: +55
• Level 20, Quality 0:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +15
    • New: +60
• Level 20, Quality 10:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +15
    • New: +60
• Level 20, Quality 20:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +15
    • New: +60
• Level 30, Quality 0:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +20
    • New: +65
• Level 30, Quality 10:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +20
    • New: +65
• Level 30, Quality 20:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +20
    • New: +65
• Level 40, Quality 0:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +25
    • New: +70
• Level 40, Quality 10:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +25
    • New: +70
• Level 40, Quality 20:
  • Modified: Added Fire Damage per 100 Life
    • Old: +25
    • New: +70

Meteor {skill#meteor}

• Level 1, Quality 0:
  • Fire Damage: 15 → 20
• Level 1, Quality 10:
  • Fire Damage: 15 → 20
• Level 1, Quality 20:
  • Fire Damage: 15 → 20
• Level 10, Quality 0:
  • Fire Damage: 223.41 → 297.87
• Level 10, Quality 10:
  • Fire Damage: 223.41 → 297.87
• Level 10, Quality 20:
  • Fire Damage: 223.41 → 297.87
• Level 20, Quality 0:
  • Fire Damage: 4491.93 → 5989.24
• Level 20, Quality 10:
  • Fire Damage: 4491.93 → 5989.24
• Level 20, Quality 20:
  • Fire Damage: 4491.93 → 5989.24
• Level 30, Quality 0:
  • Fire Damage: 90317.22 → 120422.96
• Level 30, Quality 10:
  • Fire Damage: 90317.22 → 120422.96
• Level 30, Quality 20:
  • Fire Damage: 90317.22 → 120422.96
• Level 40, Quality 0:
  • Fire Damage: 1815968.16 → 2421290.88
• Level 40, Quality 10:
  • Fire Damage: 1815968.16 → 2421290.88
• Level 40, Quality 20:
  • Fire Damage: 1815968.16 → 2421290.88

Support Gems

New Supports

New Support: Cast While Channeling {support#cast-while-channeling}

• Required Level: 20
• Resource Multiplier: 130%
• Adds Tags: Triggered
• Cannot Support: Channeling
• Level 1 (Quality 0):
  • +10% More Damage
• Level 20 (Quality 10):
  • +25% More Damage

Ascendancies

Ascendancy Changes

Storm Surge

• Removed: More Area Of Effect
• New: More Area Of Effect +60% (Spell)

Temporal Sanctuary

• Modified: Added Maximum Shield
  • Old: +100
  • New: +250
• Modified: Added Maximum Shield Regenerated Per Second
  • Old: +3.0%
  • New: +6.0%
• Modified: Increased Shield Recovery Rate
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +30%

Time Spiral

• Modified: Added Chance To Repeat Spell
  • Old: +25%
  • New: +75%
• Modified: Added Intelligence
  • Old: +50
  • New: +80

Glacial Spikes

• Removed: Increased Cold Damage
• New: More Cold Damage +25%

Siphoning Presence

• Modified: Increased Life Recovery Rate
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +100%

Herald of Doom

• Removed: Increased Damage
• Modified: Added Skill Level (Curse)
  • Old: +1
  • New: +5
• New: More Damage +20%

Cursed Ground

• Removed: Increased Darkness Damage
• New: More Darkness Damage +20%

Soul Siphon

• New: Increased Damage Over Time Taken -50%

Dark Bargain

• Modified: Added Maximum Physical Resistance
  • Old: -15%
  • New: -5%
• Modified: Added Maximum Lightning Resistance
  • Old: -15%
  • New: -5%
• Modified: Added Maximum Cold Resistance
  • Old: -15%
  • New: -5%
• Modified: Added Maximum Fire Resistance
  • Old: -15%
  • New: -5%
• Modified: Added Maximum Darkness Resistance
  • Old: -15%
  • New: -5%
• Modified: More Damage (Spell)
  • Old: +60%
  • New: +90%

Headsman's Precision

• Removed: Increased Critical Strike Chance
• Removed: Increased Attack Speed
• New: Increased Critical Strike Chance +100%
• New: Added Critical Strike Chance +100.0%
• New: Increased Attack Speed +15%

Adaptive Defense

• Modified: More Damage Taken
  • Old: -10%
  • New: -20%

Combat Awareness

• Modified: Added Chance To Dodge Attacks
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +15%
• Modified: Increased Attack Damage Block Efficiency
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +50%
• Removed: Added Chance To Gain Toughness Boon When Hit
• New: Added Chance To Gain Toughness Boon On Hit +15%

Steeled Resolve

• Modified: Added Armor
  • Old: +500
  • New: +1500
• Modified: More Physical Damage Taken
  • Old: -15%
  • New: -25%
• Modified: Added Physical Damage Taken Recouped As Life
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +25%

Cleaving Fury

• Removed: More Physical Damage
• New: More Physical Damage +30%

Brutal Efficiency

• Modified: More Critical Strike Multiplier
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +25%
• Modified: Added Damage As Extra Fire Damage
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +20%

Coup de Grace

• Modified: More Damage
  • Old: +50%
  • New: +250%

Death's Harvest

• Modified: Added Physical Damage Leeched As Life
  • Old: +3%
  • New: +5%
• Modified: Increased Maximum Life Per Second Recoverable By Leech
  • Old: +100%
  • New: +150%

Warrior's Resolve

• Modified: Increased Maximum Life
  • Old: +15%
  • New: +25%

Veteran's Endurance

• Removed: Added Life Regenerated Per Second
• New: Added Maximum Life Regenerated Per Second +1.0% per 1000 Armor (max 20)
• New: Added Maximum Mana Regenerated Per Second +1.0% per 1000 Evasion (max 20)

Sigil of Restoration

• Removed: Increased Maximum Shield
• Modified: Added Maximum Shield Regenerated Per Second
  • Old: +3.0%
  • New: +8.0%
• New: More Maximum Shield +10%

Mark of Flame

• Removed: Added Curse Resistance
• New: Added Critical Resistance +50%

Scorching Assault

• Removed: Added Fire Penetration
• New: Increased Ignite Effect +40% (Attack)

Shadow Scholar

• Removed: Increased Lightning Damage
• Removed: Increased Darkness Damage
• Removed: Added Damage As Extra Lightning Damage
• Removed: Added Damage As Extra Darkness Damage
• New: Added Maximum Swiftness Boons +1
• New: Added Maximum Precision Boons +1
• New: Added Maximum Toughness Boons +1
• New: Increased Damage +10% (Spell) per Boon
• New: Added Critical Strike Chance +5.0%

Soul Siphon

• Removed: Increased Lightning Damage
• Removed: Added Chance To Shock
• Removed: Increased Shock Effect
• New: Added Damage Leeched As Life +2%
• New: Added Damage Leeched As Shield +2%
• New: Added Maximum Life Per Second Recoverable By Leech +5%
• New: Added Maximum Shield Per Second Recoverable By Leech +5%
• New: Added Damage Leeched As Mana +1%

Phantom Step

• Removed: Added Lightning Penetration
• Removed: More Lightning Damage
• Removed: Increased Cast Speed
• New: Added Evasion +500
• New: Increased Evasion +25%
• New: More Physical Damage Taken -10%
• New: Added Chance To Avoid Bleed +30%

Avatar of Shadow

• Removed: Added Damage As Extra Lightning Damage
• Removed: Increased Damage
• Removed: Increased Area Of Effect
• New: More Damage +6% (Area) per Boon
• New: Added Maximum Shield Recovered On Kill +10%
• New: More Damage Taken -2% per Boon
• New: Added Critical Resistance +25%

Boon Conduit

• Removed: Added Damage As Extra Darkness Damage
• Removed: Added Chance To Shock
• Removed: Increased Shock Effect
• New: Added Chance To Gain Swiftness Boon On Hit +15%
• New: Added Chance To Gain Precision Boon On Hit +15%
• New: Added Chance To Gain Toughness Boon On Hit +15%
• New: Added Chance To Not Consume Boons When Consuming Boons +25%

Resonant Soul

• Removed: Increased Poison Effect
• Removed: Increased Poison Speed
• Removed: Increased Darkness Damage
• New: More Damage +50% when Resonant
• New: Increased Cast Speed +25% when Boon
• New: Increased Area Of Effect +5% per Boon

Elemental Trinity

• Removed: Increased Darkness Damage
• Removed: Added Chance To Poison
• Removed: Increased Poison Duration
• New: Increased Lightning Damage +30%
• New: Increased Cold Damage +30%
• New: Increased Fire Damage +30%

Boon Mastery

• Removed: Added Darkness Penetration
• Removed: More Darkness Damage
• Removed: Increased Damage Over Time Multiplier
• New: Added Chance To Instead Gain Maximum Swiftness Boons When Gaining A Swiftness Boon +20%
• New: Added Chance To Instead Gain Maximum Precision Boons When Gaining A Precision Boon +20%
• New: Added Chance To Instead Gain Maximum Toughness Boons When Gaining A Toughness Boon +20%
• New: More Damage +4% per Boon

Critical Precision

• Removed: Added Pierce
• Removed: More Damage
• Removed: Increased Projectile Speed
• New: Added Critical Strike Chance +3.0% per Precision Boon
• New: Added Critical Strike Multiplier +25%

Deadly Strikes

• Removed: More Damage
• Removed: Increased Projectile Speed
• Removed: Added Projectiles
• New: Added Critical Strike Multiplier +5% per Boon
• New: Increased Damage +30% (Spell)

Assassin's Instinct

• Removed: Added Projectiles
• Removed: Increased Projectile Speed
• Removed: More Damage
• New: Added Chance To Gain Swiftness Boon On Critical Strike +50%
• New: Added Chance To Gain Precision Boon On Critical Strike +50%
• New: Added Chance To Gain Toughness Boon On Critical Strike +50%

Shadow Shield

• Removed: Added Chain
• Removed: Added Damage For Each Remaining Chain
• Removed: Increased Lightning Damage
• New: Added Maximum Shield +100
• New: Increased Maximum Shield +30%
• New: Added Maximum Shield Regenerated Per Second +3.0%
• New: Increased Shield Recovery Rate +30%

Runic Strikes

• Modified: Added Skill Level (Attack)
  • Old: +1
  • New: +3
• Removed: Increased Damage

Frozen Fury

• Removed: Increased Cold Damage
• New: More Cold Damage +15% (Attack)

The Equalizer

• Removed: Added Chance To Avoid Ailments

Volcanic Shell

• Removed: More Damage
• New: Added Maximum Fire Resistance +3%
• New: More Maximum Life +15%
• New: More Fire Damage +25%

Titanic Immunity

• Removed: Added Maximum Fire Resistance
• Removed: More Maximum Life
• Removed: Added Fire Penetration
• New: Added Chance To Avoid Ailments +100%

Ironclad

• Removed: More Armor
• Removed: Increased Maximum Shield
• New: Increased Armor +50%
• New: Added Armor Applies To All Hit Damage +20%

Stalwart Defender

• New: More Damage +25% (Shields)

Living Bulwark

• Removed: Added Maximum Shield Regenerated Per Second
• Removed: Increased Shield Recovery Rate
• Removed: Added Maximum Shield
• New: Added Maximum Life Regenerated Per Second +5.0%
• New: Increased Life Recovery Rate +50%
• New: Added Maximum Life +200

Warrior's Retribution

• Modified: Added Increased Armor Also Applies To Damage
  • Old: +50%
  • New: +100%
• Removed: Increased Physical Damage
• New: More Physical Damage +15% (Attack)

Overwhelming Might

• Modified: More Damage per Toughness Boon
  • Old: +10%
  • New: +3%
• Modified: Added Maximum Toughness Boons
  • Old: +2
  • New: +1

Vengeance

• Modified: More Damage (Attack) when Took Damage Recently
  • Old: +40%
  • New: +60%
• Modified: Increased Stun Buildup
  • Old: +20%
  • New: +50%

Unbreakable

• Modified: More Damage Taken
  • Old: -15%
  • New: -30%
• Modified: Added Maximum Physical Resistance
  • Old: +3%
  • New: +5%

Ancient Resilience

• Modified: Added Chance To Block Attack Damage per Minion (max 10)
  • Old: +1%
  • New: +3%

Shared Vitality

• Modified: Added Life Regenerated Per Second per Minion (max 30)
  • Old: +5
  • New: +0

Unique Items

New Uniques

New Unique: Tempest's Fang (Dagger)

• The storm's bite is swift and unforgiving.
• Drop Weight: 5
  • (+60% to +90%) Increased Cold Damage (Spell)
  • (+30% to +45%) More Attack Speed
  • (+40% to +60%) Increased Critical Strike Chance
  • (+25% to +38%) Added Chance To Not Consume Boons When Consuming Boons
  • (+40% to +60%) Added Chance To Gain Precision Boon On Critical Strike

Unique Changes

Tempest's Edge

• Added (unique-only): (+25% [low] → +38% [high]) Added Chance To Not Consume Boons When Consuming Boons
• Added (unique-only): (+40% [low] → +60% [high]) Added Chance To Gain Precision Boon On Critical Strike