Diablo IV Patch 1.1.1 Buffs Revealed for Sorcerer and Barbarians, Patch Goes Live August 8
/During the July 28 2023 Campfire Chats livestream with the Diablo IV developers, they go into detail on what to expect from the upcoming patch 1.1.1 that is mainly to address Sorcerer and Barbarian issues as well as other improvements such as additional stash space.
For starters, Sorcerers and Barbarians are getting a bit of much needed love in this patch as a few things have been buffed to give more variety in the endgame.
Here’s a rundown of all the class changes. These are not final as Blizzard intends to release the official patch notes on Auigust 2 as this list is what was shown during the live stream as developers want the community to digest what is changing instead of releasing a patch that would catch us off guard, similar to what happened in patch 1.1.0.
Here’s the rundown.
Sorcerer 1.1.1 changes
Skills
Flickering Fire Bolt
Change to: Fire Bolt generates 2 Mana when hitting an enemy
Fireball
Enhanced Fireball
Change to: Casting Fireball increases its radius by 50%
Destructive Fireball
Change to: Fireball’s Critical Strike Damage is increased by 20%
This bonus is increased to 30% if Fireball hits 3 or more enemies
Chain Lightning
Greater Chain Lightning
Change to: Each time Chain Lightning bounces, its next hit deals 5% increased damage
Destructive Chain Lightning
Chance to form: Crackling Energy increased from 25% to 30%
Passives
Vyr’s Mastery
Damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%
Esu’s Ferocity
Additional functionality: Both bonuses are also granted for 3 seconds when hitting a Boss with a Critical Strike
Combustion
Change to: Your Burning effects deal x20% increased damage, plus an additional x2% increased damage per unique source of Burning you have applied to the enemy
Paragon
Searing Heat Legendary Node
Change to: Casting Fireball or Meteor increases your Critical Strike Chance by 5% for 5 seconds, up to 15%
Ceaseless Conduit Legendary Node
Increase Crackling Energy’s damage from 2% to 3% per 20 Intelligence the player has
Reinforce Rare Glyph
Damage reduction increased from 10% to 15%
Territorial Rare Glyph
Damage reduction increased from 10% to 15%
Warding Rare Glyph
Damage reduction increased from 13% to 25%
Keeper of Flames Rare Node
Damage reduction increased from 4% to 5%
Bonus damage reduction increased from 4% to 5%
Smoldering Embers Rare Node
Damage reduction from burning enemies increased from 4% to 5%
Bonus damage reduction from burning enemies increased from 4% to 5%
Guarded Rare Node
Damage reduction from Vulnerable enemies increased from 4% to 5%
Bonus damage reduction from Vulnerable enemies increased from 4% to 5%
Oppressive Rare Node
Damage reduction from Vulnerable enemies increased from 4% to 5%
Lightning Resilience Rare Node
Maximum Life bonus increased from 4% to 6%
Restorative Rare Node
Maximum Life bonus increased from 4% to 6%
Legendaries
Serpentine Aspect
Change to: You may have 1 additional Hydra active, and Hydra’s duration is increased by 14-24%
This now also affects Hydra’s Enchantment Effect
Aspect of Conflagration
Bonus Burning damage increased from 20-30% to 20-40%
Aspect of Engulfing Flames
Bonus Burning damage increased from 30-40% to 60-80%
Aspect of Three Curses
Change to: Increase the Critical Strike Damage of Meteor and Fireball by 20-40%
Double this bonus against Healthy enemies
Flamewalker’s Aspect
Bonus Movement Speed duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds
Gravitational Aspect
Change to: Ball Lightning orbits around you and deals 15-25% increased damage
Recharging Aspect
Change to: Each time Chain Lightning bounces, you gain 2-3 Mana
Apsect of Unbroken Tether
Bonus Chain Lightning bounces increased from 2 to 4
Charged Aspect
Bonus Movement Speed duration increased from 4 to 8 seconds
Aspect of the Bounding Conduit
Bonus Movement Speed increased from 20-25% to 25-30%
New Legendary – Mage-Lord’s Aspect
The Vyr’s Mastery Key Passive’s Damage Reduction is increased by 20-30% for each Close enemy, up to 60-90%
Aspect of Frozen Orbit
Damage increased from 20-30% to 30-40%
Storm Swell Aspect
Bonus damage increased from 11-20% to 21-30%
Snowveiled Aspect
Unstoppable duration increased from 2-3 seconds to 3-5 seconds
Additional functionality: Also grants 10% bonus Armor for 3-5 seconds
Incendiary Aspect
Change to: Lucky Hit: Damage from your Pyromancy skills has up to a 12-17% chance to restore 10 Mana
Snowguard’s Aspect
Change to: While within your own Blizzard and for 2 seconds after leaving it, you take 20-25% less damage
Aspect of Concentration
Mana Regeneration increased from 20-30% to 40-50%
Duration requirement to gain its benefit reduced from 3 to 2 seconds
Uniques
Gloves of the Illuminator
Damage penalty reduced from 65-55% to 45-35%
Damage to Stunned affix replaced with Lucky Hit: Change to Restore Resource
Reduced the distance offset per bounce range from 3 to 2.5
This should make it easier to hit close enemies with Fireball
Barbarian 1.1.1 changes
Skills
Bash
Fury gained increased from 11 to 13
Flay
Fury gained increased from 10 to 13
Frenzy
Enhanced Frenzy
Fury gained increased from 2 to 3
Lunging Strike
Fury gained increased from 10 to 12
Double Swing
Damage increased from 40% to 50%
Rupture
Enhanced Rupture
Damage increased from 45% to 70%
Charge
Enhanced Charge
Damage increased from 30% to 60%
Mighty Charge
Vulnerable duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds
Upheaval
Violent Upheaval
Change to: If Upheaval damages at least 2 enemies or a Boss, you gain Berserking for 2 seconds, increased to 3 seconds if it damages at least 4 enemies
Passives
Aggressive Resistance
Damage reduction increased from 3% to 4%
Gushing Wounds
Bleed damage dealt based on Critical Damage bonus increased from 100% to 115%
Bleed damage when Overpowering increased from 11% to 70%
Unconstrained
Berserking damage bonus increased from 25% to 35%
Updated the tooltip to more clearly reflect this Key Passive’s value
Walking Arsenal
Bonus damage duration increased from 6 to 8 seconds
Legendaries
Aspect of Ancestral Force
Damage increased from 32-50% to 40-58%
Death Wish Aspect
Thorns increased from .5-.75 to .65-.85
Aspect of Unrelenting Fury
Core Skill cost to refund increased from 10-20% to 20-30%
Additional Functionality: Cost refund also granted when hitting Bosses
Aspect of Ancestral Charge
Damage increased from 50-100% to 75-125%
Aspect of Burning Rage
Damage increased from .22-.28 to .3-.38
Aspect of Bul-Kathos
Damage reduction while in Earthquakes increased from 5-15% to 15-25%
Earthquake Aspect
Damage bonus in Earthquakes increased from 5-15% to 15-25%
Uniques
Fields of Crimson
Damage increased from .18-.34 to .22-.38
Damage that enemies take standing in pools increased from 15% to 20%
Rupture Cooldown Reduction affix replaced with Bonus Critical Strike Damage
Hellhammer
Damage increased from .6-.8 to .85-1.1
Burning duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies affix replaced with Bonus Critical Strike Damage
Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus
Physical Damage affix replaced with Vulnerable Damage
100,000 Steps
Attacks reduce Evade’s cooldown affix replace with bonus Evade charges
Damage against Stunned affix replace with bonus Movement Speed
Battle Trance
Basic Skill Damage affix replaced with Cooldown Reduction
Bonus Attack Speed to other skills increased from 10-20% to 35-45%
Druid 1.1.1 changes
Skills
Earth Spike
Spirit gain increased from 11 to 13
Claw
Spirit gain increased from 11 to 12
Storm Strike
Spirit gain increased from 14 to 15
Wind Shear
Spirit gain increased from 13 to 14
Maul
Spirit gain increased from 15 to 17
Wolves
Passive damage increased from 7.8% to 11%
Active damage increased from 110% to 135%
Enhanced Wolf Pack
Damage bonus increased from 20% to 25%
Brutal Wolf Pack
Attack Speed bonus increased from 20% to 25%
Ferocious Wolf Pack
Fortify amount increased from 5% to 8%
Ravens
Passive damage increased from 13% to 20%
Brutal Ravens
Additional functionality: Increase the passive damage of Ravens by 40%
Rabies
Damage over time increased from 76% to 110%
Legendaries
Aspect of Metamorphic Stone
Spirit cost reduced from 60 to 50
Damage dealt increased from 80-100% to 100-120%
Aspect of the Alpha
Damage increased from 75-100% to 90-115%
Mangled Aspect
Resource gain increased from 1 to 3
Class Mechanic
Overload
Lucky Hit Chance increased from 20% to 40%
Necromancer 1.1.1 changes
Skills
Bone Spirit
Enhanced Bone Spirit cooldown reduction increased from 6 to 7 seconds
Paragon
Wither Legendary Board
Willpower requirement for bonuses reduced from 50 to 40
Bonus damage per 40 Willpower increased from 2.5% to 4%
Legendaries
Aspect of Empowering Reaper
Change to: Damaging enemies with Sever has a 10-20% chance to spawn a pool of Blight under the target that deals 20-60% bonus damage
This effect can only happen once every 3 seconds
Aspect of Exposed Flesh
Change to: Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance to generate 30-50 Essence when hitting a Vulnerable enemy
Aspect of Decay
Damage increased from 20-40% to 25-45%
Aspect of Torment
Change to: Essence Regeneration increased from 20-30% to 90-170%
Hulking Aspect
Legendary category changed from Resource to Utility
Chance for Golem to reduce its cooldown increased from 1-4% to 2-5%
Chance for Golem to spawn a corpse increased from 0.5-2% to 1-2.5%
Uniques
Greaves of the Empty Tomb
Intelligence affix replaced with Bonus Movement Speed
Rogue1.1.1 changes
Skills
Invigorating Strike
Fundamental Invigorating Strike
Energy threshold increased from 50% to 75%
Forceful Arrow
Primary Forceful Arrow
Change to: Every 3rd cast pierces enemies
Caltrops
Enhanced Caltrop
Damage bonus increased from 3% to 5%
Poison Trap
Damage per tick increased from .0956 to .12
Rain of Arrows
Supreme Rain of Arrows
Change to: Rain of Arrow’s first wave Knocks Down enemies for 3 seconds
Passives
Victimize
Lucky Hit chance increased from 35% to 45%
Rugged
Damage Reduction against Damage over Time effects increased from 6/12/18% to 9/18/27%
Siphoning Strikes
Lucky Hit chance increased from 75% to 85%
Legendaries
Aspect of Elusive Menace
No longer requires hits to be from Close enemies
Aspect of Quickening Fog
Changed to: You automatically drop a Smoke Grenade at the end of Dash
Smoke Grenades reduce Dash’s cooldown by .4-.6 seconds per target hit, up to 2-3 seconds
Uniques
Windforce
All Stats affix replaced with Vulnerable Damage
Word of Hakan
Ultimate Damage affix replaced with Cooldown Reduction
Nightmare Dungeon Density, a new stash tab, and more coming in patch 1.1.1
During the live stream they also detailed a few changes and quality of life improvements that will be in the 1.1.1 patch:
Respec cost decreasing by 40%
Elixirs now stacking to 99
One additional stash tab
Leaving dungeon reverting to 3-second cooldown
Cold Enchanted, Resource Drain, and Backstabber Nightmare Dungeon affixes removed
Experience for Whisper activities and Hell Cache opening will be increased
Diablo IV is now available and is going through its first season called Season of Malignant.
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