Diablo IV Patch Notes: Season 15: Season of Hell's Legacy
Diablo IV 3.2.1 launches Season 15: Season of Hell's Legacy with Soul Splinters, Legacy Uniques and a full class rebalance. The complete season changelog.
When is the next update?
Diablo IV rolls to its next season around December 2, 2026.
3.2.1: September 15, 202615 changes
The Diablo IV 3.2.1 patch notes launch Season 15: Season of Hell’s Legacy, the centerpiece of Diablo’s 30th anniversary, bringing Diablo, Mephisto and Baal together in one season alongside eight new Soul Splinters and a sweeping class rebalance. Track the live Diablo IV season countdown through the new season.
TL;DR, 8 changes: 4 buffs, 3 nerfs, plus a mixed Spiritborn rework. Biggest buff: Sorcerer and Druid core stat scalars raised from 1.25 to 1.625. Biggest nerf: Barbarian Strength damage scaling cut from 1.1% to 0.8% per 10 Strength. Meta impact: Barbarian drops off its Season 14 highs while Sorcerer’s Cold archetype and Necromancer’s non-Blood-Wave builds open Season 15 stronger.
Classes
- Sorcerer core stat scalar, increased from 1.25 to 1.625, with additional buffs to the Cold archetype to catch up with Lightning and Fire buff
- Druid core stat scalar, increased from 1.25 to 1.625, alongside talisman-set quality-of-life changes and bug fixes buff
- Necromancer, broad buffs aimed at builds outside Blood Wave and Bone Spirit buff
- Paladin Divine Lance, Zeal and Shield Bash, gain damage, and several Oaths increase from 80% to 100% buff
- Barbarian Strength damage scaling, reduced from 1.1% to 0.8% per 10 Strength nerf
- Barbarian Two-Handed Sword Bleeding bonus, cut from 30% to 15% nerf
- Barbarian Rallying Cry and Call of the Ancients Madawc damage, heavily reduced nerf
- Spiritborn, loses the Tzic Rune interaction and Aspect of Supremacy stacking, compensated with buffs to Core skills, Potency skills, Paragon boards and unique weapons active
Mechanics
- Soul Splinters, eight demonic gems for jewelry sockets, each granting a blessing with a burden; the Horadric Cube fuses same-type, same-rarity Splinters up into Magic, Rare, Legendary and finally Unique active
- Nine Legacy Uniques, including Stone of Jordan, Leoric’s Crown and Messerschmidt’s Reaver, join the game permanently on both Seasonal and Eternal realms active
- Rebirth, converts an Eternal character into the Seasonal realm, resetting it to level 1 active
- Horadric Post, new account-wide delivery system for seasonal rewards and messages active
Bug Fixes
- Stone of Jordan did not properly interact with Holy damage effects, fixed active
- Leoric’s Crown did not apply Soul Splinter effects, fixed active
- Messerschmidt’s Reaver had incorrect class-availability restrictions, fixed active
All Diablo IV patches
| Version | Date | Season | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2.1 | September 15, 2026 | Season 15: Season of Hell's Legacy | , 8 changes: 4 buffs, 3 nerfs, plus a mixed Spiritborn rework. Biggest buff: Sorcerer and Druid core stat scalars raised from 1.25 to 1.625… |
| 3.1.3 | Aug 12, 2026 | Season 14: Season of Death Awakening | 5 changes: 0 buffs, 0 nerfs (no class balance this patch). Biggest fix: Mythic Unique items can be recycled again. **Meta impact:** none, S… |
| 3.1.0 | Jun 30, 2026 | Season 14: Season of Death Awakening | Season launch patch: Pandemonium Ruptures, Mythic Unique 3.0, Solo Self-Found mode, Corrupted Reaper lair boss. 2+ buffs, 2+ nerfs across cl… |
| 3.0.4 | Jun 10, 2026 | Season 13: Season of Reckoning | Bug-fix patch (Build #72271): War Plan reward-claim disconnects no longer block progression; Greed is Good's Path of Coin no longer traps… |