All Class Balance Changes in the Diablo 4 Season 4 Mid-Season Update

The mid-season update for Season 4 in Diablo 4 is around the corner, and it aims to buff all of the weak points in the game. Here’s all the class balance changes in Diablo 4‘s mid-season update.

Class Balances Changes in Diablo 4 Patch 1.4.3 Listed

The mid-season 1.4.3 patch for Season 4 is meant to strengthen all the weak points of classes instead of adding nerfs. Even some of the weaker Uber Uniques were given a buff. Below you can find all the changes divided by classes.

All Changes Made to Rogues in Diablo 4’s Mid-Season Patch

Skills

• Twisting Blades
  • Initial damage increased by 20%.
  • Return damage increased by 20%.
• Flurry
  • Damage increased by ~25%.

Passives

• Exposure
  • Lucky Hit no longer requires direct damage to proc, and will now also work on Damage Over Time effects.
• Sturdy
  • Damage Reduction increased from 4/8/12% to 6/12/18%.
• Mending Obscurity
  • Previous – While Stealthed, you Heal for 4/8/12% Maximum Life per second.
  • Now – When entering Sealth and every second while Stealthed, you Heal for 5/10/15% of your Maximum Life.

Paragon

• Versatility Glyph
  • Non-Basic and Non-Core skill damage increased from 15%[x] to 25%[x].
• Fluidity Glyph
  • Previous – When you cast an Agility Skill, you gain 9%[x] increased Energy Regeneration for 6 seconds.
  • Now – When you cast an Agility Skill, you deal 10%[x] increased damage and gain 15%[x] increased Energy Regeneration for 6 seconds.
• Explosive Glyph
  • Damage Reduction increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x].
• Diminish Glyph
  • Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

Legendary Aspects

• Bladedancer’s Aspect
  • Damage increased from 30-60%[x] to 50-80%[x].
• Aspect of Artful Initiative
  • Energy required to drop Grenades reduced from 100 to 75.
  • Grenade damage increased by 50%.
• Aspect of Surprise
  • Grenade damage increased by 200%.
  • When using Shadow Step, Grenades now drop at the location the player teleports to instead of where they teleported from.
• Trickster’s Aspect
  • Grenade damage increased by 50%.
• Enshrouding Aspect
  • Time required for a Dark Shroud reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
• Umbrous Aspect
  • Previous – Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Marksman Skills have up to 45-60% chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
  • Now – Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to 45-60% chance to grant a free Dark Shroud shadow.
• Aspect of Arrow Storms
  • Arrow Storm damage increased by 30%.
  • Bonus damage dealt by all Arrow Storms increased from 25-35%[x] to 30-40%[x].
• Vengeful Aspect
  • Arrow Storm damage increased by 30%.

Unique Items

• Eyes in the Dark
  • Previous – Death Trap deals 50-70%[x] increased damage. Unless it hits a Boss of Player, Death Trap will continue to re-arm itself until it kills an enemy.
  • Now – Death Trap deals 50-90%[x] increased damage and will re-arm itself a second time.
• Saboteur’s Signet
  • Grenade damage increased by 50%.

All Changes Made to Druids in Diablo 4’s Mid-Season Patch

Spirit Boons

• Gift of the Stag
  • Maximum Spirit Increased from 20 to 40.
• Prickleskin
  • Thorns amount increased by 100%.
• Advantageous Beast
  • Previous – Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 15%.
  • Now – Gain 15%[+] Movement Speed and 15%[+] Impairment Reduction.
• Scythe Talons
  • Critical Strike Chance increased from 5%[+] to 10%[+].
• Iron Feather
  • Maximum Life increased from 14%[x] to 20%[x].
• Swooping Attacks
  • Attack Speed increased from 10%[+] to 15%[+].
• Energize
  • Spirit restored increased from 20 to 30.
• Bolster
  • Fortify amount increased from 15% to 25% of your Maximum Life.
• Obsidian Slam
  • Kills required for guaranteed Overpower reduced from 20 to 10.

Skills

• Rabies
  • Poisoning damage increased by 25%.
• Pulverize
  • Damage increased by 76%.
  • Raging Pulverize
    • Previous – Enemies Overpowered by Pulverize are Stunned for 3 seconds.
    • Now – Pulverize deals 30%[x] increased Overpower Damage. Enemies Overpowered by Pulverize are Stunned for 3 seconds.

Passives

• Nature’s Fury
  • Chance to trigger a free Skill of the opposite category increased from 30% to 35%.
• Perfect Storm
  • Damage bonus increased from 20%[x] to 30%[x].
• Nature’s Reach
  • Damage to Distant Enemies increased from 3/6/9%[x] to 5/10/15%[x].
• Toxic Claws
  • Poisoning amount increased from 8/15/23% to 12/24/36% of the Skill’s Base damage.
• Quickshift
  • Maximum damage bonus increased from 6/12/18%[x] to 8/16/24%[x].
• Defensive Posture
  • Previous – Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by 5/10/15%[+].
  • Now – Increases the amount of Fortify you gain from all sources by 5/10/15%[+] and you gain 3/6/9% Damage Reduction while Fortified.
• Mending
  • Previous – While in Werebear form, you receive 6/12/18%[+] additional Healing from all sources.
  • Now – While in Werebear form, you receive 6/12/18%[+] additional Healing from all sources and gain 4/8/12%[x] increased Maximum Life.
• Provocation
  • Time in Werebear form required for Overpower reduced from 24/20/16 to 20/16/12 seconds.

Legendary Aspects

• Aspect of Trampled Earth
  • Landslide damage increased from 50-80%[x] to 70-100%[x] of normal damage.
• Subterranean Aspect
  • Damage bonus increased from 10-25%[x] to 15-30%[x].
• Aspect of the Alpha
  • Werewolf Companion damage increased from 85-115%[x] to 100-130%[x].
• Unsatiated Aspect
  • Shred damage when cast above 50 Spirit increased from 10-25% to 20-35%.

Paragon

• Constricting Tendrils Legendary Node
  • Damage increased from 120% to 150%.
• Dominate Glyph
  • Damage bonus after an Overpower increased from 12%[x] to 15%[x].

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All Changes Made to Barbarians in Diablo 4’s Mid-Season Patch

Skills

• Whirlwind
  • Damage increased by 15%.
• Violent Whirlwind
  • Damage bonus increased from 30%[x] to 35%[x].
• Call of the Ancients
  • Korlic’s leap damage increased by 12.5%.
  • Talic’s whirlwind damage increased by 20%.
  • Madawc’s upheaval damage increased by 13%.
  • Prime Call of the Ancients
    • Damage bonus increased from 20%[x] to 25%[x].
• Frenzy
  • Damage increased by 8%.
• Flay
  • Bleeding damage over time increased by 8%.
  • Enhanced Flay
    • Vulnerable duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds.
  • Battle Flay
    • Bleed damage bonus increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x].
  • Combat Flay
    • Maximum stack amount increased from 4 to 5.
    • Damage Reduction increased from 3% to 4%.
    • Buff duration increased from 3 to 6 seconds.

Passives

• Pressure Point
  • Previous – Lucky Hit: Your Core Skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
  • Now – Lucky Hit: Your Core and Weapon Mastery Skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
• Tough as Nails
  • Additional Thorns as Bleeding damage increased from 10% to 15%.

Key Passives

• Walking Arsenal
  • Damage per unique source of weapon damage increased from 10%[x] to 12%[x].

Legendary Aspects

• Aspect Of Tempering Blows
  • Weapon swaps to activate the effect are reduced from 6 to 5.
• Slaking Aspect
  • Previous – Lucky Hit: You have up to a 45-60% chance to gain 20 Fury when Rend deals direct damage to at least one Bleeding enemy.
  • Now – Lucky Hit: You have up to a 45-60% chance to gain 20 Fury when a Core Skill deals direct damage to at least one Bleeding enemy. Your Maximum Fury is increased by 5-20.
• Dust Devil’s Aspect
  • Whirlwind Dust Devil damage increased by 100%.
• Aspect of the Relentless Armsmaster
  • Before – Gain 35-65% increased Fury Generation while all bonuses from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive are active.
  • Now – Gain 35-65% increased Fury Generation and 15% reduced Fury cost to your Skills while all bonuses from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive are active.

Unique Items

• Gohr’s Devastating Grips
  • Whirlwind explosion damage increased from 25-35% of Base damage to 40-50%.
• Ancients’ Oath
  • Damage increased from 30-50%[x] to 40-60%[x].

All Changes Made to Necromancers in Diablo 4’s Mid-Season Patch

Book of the Dead

• Skirmishers Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Critical Strike Chance bonus increased from 5%[+] to 10%[+].
• Defenders Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Resistance to All Elements increased from 20%[+] to 25%[+].
• Reapers Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Shadow Damage increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
• Shadow Mages Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Maximum Essence increased from 15 to 20.
  • Now also increases Essence Generation by 20%.
• Cold Mages Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Damage to Vulnerable enemies increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
• Bone Mages Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Overpower Damage increased from 25%[x] to 30%[x].
• Bone Golem Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Attack Speed bonus increased from 10%[+] to 15%[+].
• Blood Golem Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Maximum Life bonus increased from 10%[x] to 15%[x].
• Iron Golem Sacrifice Upgrade
  • Critical Strike Damage bonus increased from 30%[x] to 35%[x].

Paragon

• Blood Begets Blood Legendary Node
  • Maximum damage increased from 15%[x] to 30%[x].
• Blood-drinker Glyph
  • Fortify bonus increased from 7% to 10% of your Maximum Life.
• Desecration Glyph
  • Shadow damage bonus increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
• Gravekeeper Glyph
  • Damage bonus increased from 2%[x] to 3%[x], up to a maximum from 12%[x] to 18%[x] for every Close Corpse.

Legendary Aspects

• Sacrificial Aspect
  • Sacrifice bonus increased from 10-25%[x] to 35-50%[x].
• Shielding Storm Aspect
  • Previous – Each time that Bone Storm damages an enemy, gain a Barrier equal to 1-6% of your Base Life for 10 seconds.
  • Now – Each time that Bone Storm damages an enemy, gain a Barrier equal to 1-6% of your Maximum Life for 10 seconds.

All Changes Made to Sorcerers in Diablo 4’s Mid-Season Patch

Skills

• Ice Armor
  • Barrier amount increased from 30% of Base Life to 25% of Maximum Life.
• Shimmering Teleport
  • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
• Incinerate
  • Damage Reduction increased from 15% to 20%.

Passives

• Potent Warding
  • Maximum Resistance increased from 1/2/3% to 2/4/6%.
  • Adjusted functionality: No longer excludes Basic Skill casts.
• Glass Cannon
  • Additional damage taken reduced from 3/6/9%[x] to 2/4/6%[x].
• Align the Elements
  • Persistence duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
• Conduction
  • Movement Speed increased from 3/6/9%[+] to 4/8/12%[+].
  • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
• Electrocution
  • Reduced enemy damage dealt increased from 5/10/15%[x] to 6/12/18%[x].
• Warmth
  • Healing per Nearby Burning enemy increased from .3/.6/.9% to .5/1/1.5%.
  • Healing per Nearby Burning Boss enemy increased from .6/1.2/1.8% to 2/4/6%.
• Inner Flames
  • Bonus damage while Healthy increased from 3/6/9%[x] to 4/8/12%[x].
• Overflowing Energy
  • Cooldown Reduction for hitting Elite enemies increased from .25 to .35 seconds.
• Avalanche
  • Bonus damage increased from 45%[x] to 60%[x].
• Combustion
  • Bonus damage per unique source of Burning increased from 2%[x] to 4%[x].
• Esu’s Ferocity
  • Critical Strike Chance increased from 5%[+] to 10%[+].
• Shatter
  • Bonus damage increased from 25%[x] to 30%[x].
• Vyr’s Mastery
  • Bonus damage increased from 15%[x] to 20%[x].
  • Bonus damage after a Critical Strike increased from 20%[x] to 25%[x].

Legendary Aspects

• Aspect of Concentration
  • Damage Reduction increased from 10-20% to 15-25%.
• Aspect of Unbroken Tether
  • Additional Chain Lightning chains increased from 4 to 5.
• Aspect of Overwhelming Currents
  • Chance to cast an additional Shock Skill increased from 15-30% to 25%-40%.
• Mage-Lord’s Aspect
  • Previous – Vyr’s Mastery grants 6-9% Damage Reduction for each Close enemy, up to 18-27%.
  • Now – Vyr’s Mastery grants 6-9% Damage Reduction, tripled while fighting a Close enemy.
• Aspect of Shattered Stars
  • Meteorites damage increased from 20-35%[x] to 30-45%[x].
• Aspect of Frozen Memories
  • Additional casts increased from 1 to 2.
• Battle Caster’s Aspect
  • Maximum stacks increased from 3 to 5.

Unique Items

• Flamescar
  • Embers damage increased by ~35%.
• Esadora’s Overflowing Cameo
  • Damage increased for every 100 Intelligence increased from 50%[x] to 60%[x].
• Staff of Endless Rage
  • Bonus damage increased from 40-60%[x] to 50-70%[x].
• Gloves of the Illuminator
  • Damage penalty reduced from 35-25%[x] to 30-20%[x].

And that’s all there is to the class balancing in the mid-season update. Make sure to check out the full patch notes to see the health changes in The Pit and the buffs to Uber Unique items.

Diablo 4 is available now on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.