Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.4 update early patch notes: Ladder, balance changes, new Runewords

Javelin And Spear Skills

Impale

• This skill is now an uninterruptible attack
• Attack Rating modification has been removed. Now this skill will always hit the target
• This skill now slows the target by a percentage for a duration

Fend

• Attack Speed increased by 100% (Reduced the rollback frames value between each attack)

Power Strike

• Removed synergy from Lightning Fury skill
• Lightning Bolt synergy increased from +10% to +14%
• Charged Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%
• Lightning Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%

Charged Strike

• Removed synergy from Lightning Fury skill
• Power Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%
• Lightning Bolt synergy increased from +10% to +14%
• Lightning Strike synergy increased from +10% to +14%

Lightning Strike

• Removed synergy from Lightning Fury
• Power Strike synergy increased from +8% to +11%
• Lightning Bolt synergy increased from +8% to +11%
• Charged Strike synergy increased from +8% to +11%

Poison Javelin

• This skill’s damage scaling at high levels has been slightly adjusted
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Plague Javelin

• Poison duration is now fixed at 3 seconds
• Poison Javelin synergy increased from +10% to +14%
• Casting Delay reduced from 4 seconds to 1 second
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Passive And Magic Skills

Inner Sight

• This skill’s radius has increased by 35%

Slow Missiles

• Missile slow now scales instead of staying at a flat base of 33%
• This skill’s radius has increased by 35%
• This skill will now reduce enemy missile damage based on skill level

Valkyrie

• Casting Delay reduced from 6 seconds to 0.6 seconds
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Dodge

• The animation can now be interrupted and will no longer lock out the Amazon from performing other actions

Avoid

• The animation can now be interrupted and will no longer lock out the Amazon from performing other actions

Bow And Crossbow Skills

Freezing Arrow

• Mana Cost per level reduced from +0.5 to +0.25

Magic Arrow

• Increased the amount of physical damage converted to magic damage for the base level and per level

Guided Arrow

• Damage bonus per level increased from +5% to +7%

Strafe

• Removed the 25% weapon damage reduction from this skill
• Now also gives increased Attack Rating with +30% baseline and +9% per level

Fire Arrow

• Mana Cost no longer increases per level

Exploding Arrow

• Damage scaling increased by about 50% for higher skill levels
• Fire Arrow synergy increased from +12% to +14%
• Mana Cost per level reduced from +0.5 to +0.25

Immolation Arrow

• Average Fire Damage per second scaling increased by about 100%
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
• Mana Cost per level reduced from +0.5 to +0.25

Martial Arts

Fist of Fire

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level

Claws of Thunder

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level

Blades of Ice

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level

Tiger Strike

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level

Cobra Strike

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level

Phoenix Strike

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +15% to +25% baseline, and from +7% to +10% per level

Dragon Talon

• Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
• Now always hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges

Dragon Claw

• Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
• Now always hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges
• Damage bonus per level increased from 5% to 15%

Dragon Tail

• Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
• Now always hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges
• Damage bonus per level increased from 10% to 20%

Dragon Flight

• Now consumes only 1 of each Martial Arts charge when cast
• Now guarantee hits the target only if the Assassin has any Martial Arts charges
• Casting Delay removed
• Damage bonus per level increased from 25% to 35%

Shadow Disciplines

Fade

• Tooltip updated to now show the physical damage resist reduction

Venom

• Buff Duration scaling per level changed from 4 seconds to 12 seconds (matching Burst of Speed and Fade)

Shadow Warrior

• Casting Delay reduced from 6 seconds to 0.6 seconds
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Shadow Master

• Casting Delay reduced from 6 seconds to 0.6 seconds
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Traps

Shock Web

• Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
• Charged Bolt Sentry synergy increased from +11% to +17%
• Lightning Sentry synergy increased from +11% to +17%
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Charged Bolt Sentry

• Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
• Fire Blast synergy increased from +6% to +9%
• Lightning Sentry synergy increased from +6% to +9%

Lightning Sentry

• Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
• Shock Web synergy increased from +12% to +18%
• Charged Bolt Sentry synergy increased from +12% to +18%

Fire Blast

• Removed synergy from Death Sentry skill
• Shock Web synergy increased from +9% to +11%
• Charged Bolt Sentry synergy increased from +9% to +11%
• Wake of Fire synergy increased from +9% to +11%
• Lightning Sentry synergy increased from +9% to +11%
• Wake of Inferno Sentry synergy increased from +9% to +11%

Wake of Fire

• Fire Blast synergy increased from +8% to +10%
• Wake of Inferno synergy increased from +8% to +10%

Wake of Inferno

• Removed synergy from Death Sentry
• Fire Blast synergy increased from +10% to +18%
• Wake of Fire synergy increased from +7% to +18%

Blade Sentinel

• Casting Delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
• Missile speed increased by 20%
• Weapon Damage increased from 37% to 75%
• Blade Fury synergy added: +10% Damage per level
• Blade Shield synergy added: +10% Damage per level

Blade Fury

• Blade Sentinel synergy added: +10% Damage per level
• Blade Shield synergy added: +10% Damage per level

Blade Shield

• Duration baseline value increased from 20 seconds to 120 seconds (matching Burst of Speed and Fade)
• Duration scaling per level increased from 5 seconds to 12 seconds (matching Burst of Speed and Fade)
• Weapon Damage increased from 25% to 75%
• Blade Sentinel synergy added: +10% Damage per level
• Blade Fury synergy added: +10% Damage per level
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Warcries

Howl

• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Battle Cry

• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

War Cry

• Damage increased by about 30%
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius
• War Cry’s mana cost now increases by only 0.75 per level instead of 1

Shout

• Duration baseline increased from 20 seconds to 30 seconds (matching Battle Orders)
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Battle Orders

• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Battle Command

• Duration baseline increased from 5 seconds to 30 seconds (matching Battle Orders)
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Grim Ward

• Radius baseline value increased
• Now also Slows and increases Damage Taken for nearby enemies.
• Find Potion synergy added: +5% Damage Taken per level

Combat Masteries

Throwing Mastery

• Added chance to pierce

Combat Skills

Leap

• Baseline minimum distance increased
• Speed of the leap motion increased by 75%
• Tooltip updated to now display Knockback Radius

Leap Attack

• Speed of the leap motion increased by 75%
• Damage baseline increased from 100% to 200%
• Attack Rating baseline increased from 50% to 100%
• Attack Rating per level increased from 15% to 20%
• Leap synergy increased from +10% to +15% Damage per level

Berserk

• Shout synergy replaced with Battle Orders

Double Throw

• Added damage bonus with 16% baseline and 8% damage increase per level

Frenzy

• Increased Stamina synergy added: +0.4 Seconds per Level

Elemental Skills

Firestorm

• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Molten Boulder

• Missile speed increased by 100%. Missile range decreased by 50% (The overall travel length remains the same)
• Casting Delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
• Volcano synergy increased from 10% to 12%

Fissure

• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Volcano

• Molten Boulder synergy increased from 12% to 16%
• Tooltip updated to now show Volcano duration
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Armageddon

• Casting Delay has been removed for this skill
• Physical Damage significantly increased
• Tooltip updated to now display Physical Damage
• Volcano synergy changed to increase Physical Damage instead of Fire Damage, and increased from 14% to 18%

Arctic Blast

• Removed synergy from Hurricane
• Base damage and level scaling increased by ~100% (also to compensate for the incorrect damage calculation in the past)
• Controls are updated so that the skill now casts in free form and no longer locks onto one target at a time

Cyclone Armor

• Can now be cast while in Werewolf or Werebear form

Twister

• Damage scaling increased by 50%
• Arctic Blast synergy added: +20% Stun Duration per level

Hurricane

• Casting Delay removed
• Can now be cast while in Werewolf or Werebear form

Shape Shifting Skills

• The previous logic for shapeshifting attack speed has been restored. The new logic remains in place, and whichever resulting calculation is faster is the one that will be used in an attack.

Werewolf

• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
• Changed how attack speed is determined while transformed as a Werewolf. Attack speeds while transformed should match attack speeds while untransformed (enhanced by the Werewolf’s increased attack speed).

Rabies

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +7% to +10% per level
• Poison Creeper synergy increased from 18% to 20%

Fury

• Attack Rating bonus increased from +7% to +10% per level

Werebear

• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
• Changed how attack speed is determined while transformed as a Werebear. Attack speeds while transformed should match attack speeds while untransformed.

Maul

• Damage bonus per level increased from 20% to 30%
• Attack Rating bonus increased from +20% to +40% baseline, and +10% to +15% per level
• Tooltip Stun value will now properly cap at 10 seconds, which follows the core game’s Stun duration cap

Shock Wave

• Maul synergy increased from 5% to 10%

Fire Claws

• Damage increased by 75%
• Removed synergy from Fissure
• Removed synergy from Volcano

Summoning Skills

Oak Sage

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Physical Damage Resist in Normal Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
• Physical Damage Resist in Nightmare Difficulty reduced from 100% to 25%
• Physical Damage Resist in Hell Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%

Heart of the Wolverine

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Physical Damage Resist in Normal Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
• Physical Damage Resist in Nightmare Difficulty reduced from 100% to 25%
• Physical Damage Resist in Hell Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%

Spirit of Barbs

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Aura no longer returns a percentage of damage when hit. Now the aura will deal a flat amount of damage when the aura-effected targets are attacked.
• Physical Damage Resist in Normal Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%
• Physical Damage Resist in Nightmare Difficulty reduced from 100% to 25%
• Physical Damage Resist in Hell Difficulty increased from 0% to 25%

Raven

• Number of hits per Raven reduced from 12 to 5, and no longer increases per level (*Restored to original value)
• Reduced the damage gain for skill ranges 2-8, 9-16, and 17-22
• Attack Rating bonus per level increased from 15% to 30% (now also displays in the tooltip)
• Modified the AI so that the Ravens attack more often
• Damage level scaling significantly increased
• Summon Spirit Wolf synergy added: +12% Damage per level
• Summon Dire Wolf synergy added: +12% Damage per level
• Summon Grizzly synergy added: +12% Damage per level

Summon Spirit Wolf

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Attacks now deal cold damage and chill for a duration (Provides utility with chilling and acts as an alternative damage type compared to Dire Wolves)
• Damage level scaling increased by 10%
• Base Life increased by about 80%
• Life now increases by 10% per level
• Updated the tooltip to display each synergy bonus value

Summon Dire Wolf

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Damage level scaling increased by 30%
• Base Life increased by about 90%
• Life synergy reduced from 25% to 15% (This is because the base life was increased, and Spirit Wolf and Grizzly now gain Life per level)
• Updated the tooltip to display each synergy bonus value

Summon Grizzly

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Base Life increased by ~15%
• Life now increases by 10% per level
• Updated the tooltip to display each synergy bonus value

Poison Creeper

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Poison damage level scaling significantly increased
• Life scaling increased by 100%
• Rabies synergy added: +10% Poison Damage per level

Carrion Vine

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Life recovery has been reworked to be +1% Healing per level, instead of using a diminishing calculation ranging from 3%-12%

Solar Creeper

• Min Life and Max Life values are averaged to always be the same, accurate to the tooltip
• Mana recovery has been reworked to be +3% Mana baseline with +1% Mana per level, instead of using a diminishing calculation ranging from 1%-8%

Summoning Skills

Raise Skeletal Mage

• Percentage HP per level increased from 7% to 10%
• Poison total damage scaling increased by about 750%. Poison duration no longer scales and now lasts 4 seconds
• Cold damage scaling increased by about 50%
• Lightning damage scaling increased by about 5%
• The tooltip will now properly display the Life scaling per level

Blood Golem

• Now gains Max Life per level
• Damage scaling per level has been increased

Iron Golem

• Thorns no longer return a percentage of damage when hit. Now thorns will deal a flat amount of damage when the aura-effected targets are attacked.

Fire Golem

• Holy Fire level bonus per level increased from 1 to 2

Poison And Bone Skills

Bone Armor

• Damage Absorbed per level increased from 10 to 15

Bone Spear

• Teeth synergy increased from 7% to 8%
• Bone Wall synergy increased from 7% to 8%
• Bone Spear synergy increased from 7% to 8%
• Bone Prison synergy increased from 7% to 8%

Bone Spirit

• Teeth synergy increased from 6% to 8%
• Bone Wall synergy increased from 6% to 8%
• Bone Spear synergy increased from 6% to 8%
• Bone Prison synergy increased from 6% to 8%

Curses

Weaken

• Damage reduction now scales based on level, from just 33%, to now 33% and +1% per level

Decrepify

• Tooltip updated to now show the status changes

Defensive Auras

Resist Fire

• Tooltip now displays max resist bonus

Resist Cold

• Tooltip now displays max resist bonus

Resist Lightning

• Tooltip now displays max resist bonus

Offensive Auras

Blessed Aim

• Tooltip now displays passive Attack Rating bonus

Holy Fire

• Damage level scaling increased by about 70%
• Salvation synergy increased from 6% to 10%

Thorns

• Aura no longer returns a percentage of damage when hit. Now the aura will deal a flat amount of damage when the aura-effected targets are attacked.

Combat Skills

Sacrifice

• Damage to self now reduces per level, from 8% to 8%-1%

Conversion

• Maximum conversion chance increased from 50% to 90%

Smite

• Tooltip now shows that the skill always hits

Holy Bolt

• Removed synergy Blessed Hammer
• Damage increased by 50%
• Now pierces targets (Undead and Allies)
• Prayer synergy increased from 15% to 20%

Fist of the Heavens

• Casting Delay reduced from 1 second to 0.4 seconds
• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay
• Holy Bolts now pierce targets (Undead and Allies)
• No longer forces you to attack when out of mana
• Improved targeting functionality for auto acquiring enemies

Cold Skills

Frost Nova

• Damage level scaling increased by about 25%

Blizzard

• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Frozen Orb

• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Frozen Armor

• Base duration increased from 120 seconds to 144 seconds

Shiver Armor

• Damage level scaling increased by about 25%
• Base duration increased from 120 seconds to 144 seconds

Chilling Armor

• Damage level scaling increased by about 200%
• Duration bonus per level increased from 6 seconds to 12 seconds
• Chill length bonus per level for level 16+ increased from 1 second to 2 seconds (matching Shiver Armor)
• Defense baseline increased from 45% to 60%
• Defense bonus per level increased from 5% to 7%
• Frozen Armor damage synergy increased from 7% to 9%
• Chilling Armor damage synergy increased from 7% to 9%

Lightning Skills

Nova

• Static Field synergy added: +5% Lightning Damage per level

Thunder Storm

• Static Field synergy added: +7% Lightning Damage per level
• Duration baseline increased from 32 seconds to 144 seconds
• Duration bonus per level increased from 8 seconds to 24 seconds
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Energy Shield

• Tooltip updated to display more information about the Mana consumed and the Telekinesis synergy

Fire Skills

Inferno

• Base damage and level scaling increased by about 75% (also to compensate for the incorrect damage calculation in the past)
• Warmth synergy increased from 13% to 16%
• Controls are updated so that the skill now casts in free form and no longer locks onto one target at a time
• Mana Cost baseline reduced from 7 Mana per second to 4 Mana per second
• Range baseline increased by 75%

Blaze

• Damage scaling increased by about 60%
• Warmth synergy increased from 4% to 6%
• Removed synergy from Fire Wall
• Now also increases Run/Walk Speed by 2% per level
• Tooltip now also displays Blaze duration

Fire Wall

• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Meteor

• Casting Delay will no longer share its cooldown with other skills that have Casting Delays
• Tooltip updated to now display Casting Delay

Hydra

• You can now spawn multiple hydras on controller when holding the button down
• Casting delay removed
• Limited max number of Hydra groups to 6