On September 23, Diablo 4 will launch the Season of Infernal Chaos. Players will embark on a quest to find powerful Chaos Armor and claim deadly Chaos Gifts to gain great power and unlock new character development options. The developers are also preparing to make significant changes to boss battles.
Season 10 Key Features
As part of the story quest chain, gamers must discover the origin of unknown demons terrorizing Sanctuary. This task will be aided by an assassin named Xiansai, who belongs to the Viz-Jaq'taar order. This order seeks to exterminate all mages corrupted by demonic taint. The discovered clues point to a conspiracy by demons from the Bloodthirsty Council and their desire to return the Lord of Chaos, Bartuc.
Bartuc becomes the new boss in the Infernal Horde mode. To battle him and gain the opportunity to destroy him, each group member must spend ether. Bartuc will open chaos portals that launch projectiles at enemies and use an entire arsenal of cunning tricks to eliminate unwanted guests.
Infernal Hordes will undergo changes in Season 10. For example, Chaos Waves will be introduced — after a special offering, a regular wave transforms into a mad inferno of random battles that break conventional rules. The Bloodthirsty Council will also be reworked to occasionally face stronger mobs.
If standard Infernal Hordes seem challenging, a simplified version will be introduced — Swift Hordes. This allows players in earlier stages of character development to experience their baptism by fire. Players can test their skills at any difficulty levels below "Torment."
Starting with the Season of Infernal Chaos, all bosses' immunity phases can only be activated 10 seconds after the battle begins. When a boss's health drops to one-third, they will shield themselves for 5 seconds. If gamers can break the shield during this time, the immunity phase won't occur.
"Based on extensive player feedback, we've changed the immunity phases of all bosses in lairs. Now, when fighting a boss, their immunity phase will only activate 10 seconds after combat begins. You'll also have the opportunity to skip the immunity phase by dealing a certain amount of damage to the boss," according to Blizzard's blog.
The game will introduce a new type of unique armor — Chaos Armor, representing more powerful versions of existing unique items with special usage conditions. These items can be equipped in helmet, chest, glove, leg armor, and boot slots.
To guarantee Chaos Armor drops, players must defeat Bartuc on "Torment 3" or "Torment 4" difficulty. On "Torment 1" or "Torment 2" levels, the drop chance is low.
Seasonal reputation can be accumulated by killing demons emerging from strange energy portals. These typically appear in nightmare dungeons and Helltide areas. By slaying demons and sealing rifts, players can obtain Infernal Distortion, which allows upgrading Chaos Gifts.
Speaking of Chaos Gifts, they alter how hero abilities function and enable creating "truly devastating combinations." Players can simultaneously use three non-unique gifts and one unique gift.
"Gifts can have four different quality levels: magical, rare, legendary, and unique. Magical, rare, and legendary Chaos Gifts modify and enhance your abilities, while unique gifts bring radical changes, offering completely new development options," according to Blizzard's blog.
New unique items will also appear. For example, the "Thunder Azurite" ring for wizards magnetizes enemies for 4 seconds when struck by lightning, causing opponents to take 40-60% more lightning damage. If two magnetized enemies hit each other with sparking energy charges, they'll be pulled toward each other.
More detailed information about all Season 10 changes in Diablo 4 can be found on the official website.
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