List of Diablo Immortal game updates

This is a list of game updates for Diablo Immortal. Note that Battle Pass seasons are also announced in the same posts on Blizzard's Diablo Immortal news page.

2022

July 7, 2022

Introduced Vitaath the Shivering Death to the game's Helliquary system, and the Hungering Moon event.

August 2, 2022

• Wrathborne Invasion (first introduced)

• Hungering Moon (August 12-15)

August 30, 2022

"We celebrate your return, adventurer! Since we last met, you’ve unshackled your mind from the Fractured Plane, challenged the status quo in Echo of the Immortal, and tested different class builds using new Legendary items. This Content Update introduces a new Battle Pass to level up, a ferocious Helliquary boss to best, and multiple limited-time events to score helpful rewards from."

- Season description^(src)

• New Helliquary Boss: Gishtur and Beledwe

• Hungering Moon event

• Scorched Sea event

• Mists of Cyrangar event

September 21, 2022

• Forgotten Nightmares major update

November 22, 2022

• Wave 2 of server merges
• Ancient Guardians cosmetic set and battle pass
• Hungering Moon event
• Voidwound Cage exploration task
• Exalted Night limited-time event
• Shields of the Hearth limited-time event

December 22, 2022

• Terror's Tide update

2023

May 10, 2023

• Helliquary Gauntlet
• Helliquary: increased cooldown for resurrection, enraged bosses emit damaging pulses
• PVP damage reduction for ranged classes reduced from 30% to 15%
• Accursed Towers: PvP tower bonus changed from 20% Damage to 10% Life, shard collection radius increased
• Battleground penalty added for cancelling on the Match Found screen, increasing gradually up to 20 minutes
• Warband activity calendar new option to schedule events weekly
• Bestiary increased chance to get a new page on first turn-in per day
• Battle Pass Season 13
• Fractured Plane first run, it became a recurring event afterwards
• Shady Stock first run, it became a recurring event afterwards

May 24, 2023

• Dread Pilgrimage limited-time event
• Hungering Moon first run, it became a recurring event afterwards
• Changing Difficulty no longer requires being in Westmarch
• Charms can no longer be destroyed
• Battle Pass legendary item rewards have a higher chance to be one that is not yet owned

May 26, 2023

• Mother's Lament legendary gem.
• Merciless Monstrosity time limited event, which featured a world boss from Diablo IV; Ashava the Pestilent.
• Battle Pass Season 14
• Hatred's Heritage Phantom Market

June 15, 2023

• New Zone: Ancients' Cradle
• Justinian's Favor and Proving of the Rift limited-time events
• Conqueror first run, it became a recurring event afterwards
• Highest EXP bonus from Paragon level increased to 1500%
• Inferno I-III Difficulty and new Helliquary bosses: Vhansoon, Desolation's Scourge, Strazos, Steadfast Decay, Gebdu, Mountain Breaker, Khuluul the Crooked Grin, Yamnaal of the Deluge, Saarodan, Sky-Sunderer
• Stances
• New Legendary Gems: Exigent Echo, Ironbane, Starfire Shard
• New Set Items: Seeds of Sown Gold
• New Skills
  • Barbarian: Sunder
  • Crusader: Fist of the Heavens
  • Demon Hunter: Shadowsight
  • Monk: Breath of Heaven
  • Necromancer: Borrowed Time
  • Wizard: Frostfield
• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Axe of the Ray, Beggar's Mallet, Chitinous Greaves, Oustlak Helmet, Scallop Shell Armor, Silver Flash
  • Crusader: Arrant Ignition, Fenced Meadow, Grace of the Determined, Mete Out Mercy, Obseverer, Parrying Plates
  • Demon Hunter: Antipodal Order, Best Discretion, Faint-Kiff, Gristlegrin, Slink Prangs, The Second Drawback
  • Monk: Gift of Suffering, Glooming Cove, Reticent Wind, Sahptev Lamplighter, Unbound River, Winter's Embrace
  • Necromancer: Cage of Chum, Draff Cryptic, Gatefysk Helm, Nocbrodd Skulls, Ramshackle Scythe, Silvered Wings
  • Wizard: Bluster Bauble, Cold Calculus, Nick of Time, Pernicious Assistant, Thunderous Applause, Veil of Dross
• New Paragon specializations: Apothecary, Executioner, Weaver
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#June 15, 2023
• Equipment Combat Rating decoupled from Primary Attribute
• Battleground and Challenge Rift season schedule decoupled from Cycle of Strife
• Hidden Lair normal gem caps changed from daily to weekly
• Accursed Towers maximum count increased from 150 to 200, with 2 regions open initially and 2 more throughout the season
• Ancestral Tableau Combat Rating stat decoupled from the other stats
• Deeds of Valor: Akeba's Chosen added requirement to be a top 10 clan leader at the end of the reign, Battleground no longer counts towards badges, The Indomitable made more easily obtainable
• Shadow daily task to win a Battleground match changed to require participation only
• In Battleground, Paragon specialization can no longer be changed

June 28, 2023

• Server Merge for the Japan region
• Trial of the Hordes first run, it became a recurring event afterwards
• Battle Pass Season 15
• Corvus Expedition required member count decreased from 8 to 4, rewards increased
• Side Quests daily cap increased from 16 to 24
• Accursed Towers given numbers for identification, search filters show count of matching towers, clan lists show number of towers controlled

July 13, 2023

• New Class: Blood Knight
• Limited-time events: Crimson Plane and Dread Pilgrimage
• New Legendary Gem: Spiteful Blood
• New Elite Quest: Vowed in Blood
• Class change: added gear stat conversion (The cooldown reduction from 7 to 1 days is mentioned in both this and the next update. Which one is correct?)
• Added Transmogrification
• Battleground: added a wall in the 2nd phase to prevent defenders from entering the spawn area
• Charms can be destroyed at rank 2-5
• Accursed Towers PvP signup shared between towers, ability to drop in to fill up matches
• Beta Credit converted into Eternal Orbs

July 26, 2023

• Battle Pass Season 16
• Battleground inactivity penalty
• Warband activity points can be earned for the same Helliquary boss on different difficulties

August 9, 2023

• Wild Brawl first run
• Helliquary assist rewards
• Class change cooldown reduced from 7 days to 1 day
• Deeds of Valor: added new versions of the Kion's Chosen and Akeba's Chosen for non-leaders
• Immortals' Legendary Crest from the Hilts Trader changed from monthly to weekly

August 23, 2023

• Battleground: Resonance considered for matchmaking, reduced stat compression
• Secondary equipment upgrade maximum level increased from 15 to 20
• Training Grounds
• Battle Pass Season 17
• New Legendary items
  • Barbarian: Ardent Fervor, Bergbreaker, Brace of the Ancestors, Broken Ire, Nature's Temper, Trail of Mourning
  • Blood Knight: Cruel Vendetta, Macabre Façade, Maw of the Pursuer, Mooncall, Torture and Torment, Vile Grievances
  • Crusader: Bygone Eidolon, Ferrite Roots, Gates of Hell, Heart of Grandeur, Incandescence, Strict Discipline
  • Demon Hunter: Dancing in Place, Elegant Retribution, Forest Scream, Hatred's Fulcrum, Horns of the Hunt, Widow's Bite
  • Monk: Balance in Moderation, Blind Focus, Calefaction, Divine Burden, Eternally Bound, Obstruction of Omniscience
  • Necromancer: Bloodless Hierophant, Cemetery Gaits, Flame of Forever, Mortuary Horns, No Rest, No Peace, Vizjerei Coffin Lid
  • Wizard: Ebarin's Visage, Fanciful Finesse, Frostbound, Hoarfrost Spaulders, Lost Seconds, Manipulator's Mask

September 6, 2023

• Founding Discord limited-time event
• Trial of the Hordes changes: can't identify opponent when matched, requeue without returning to a safe zone or Westmarch, tiebreakers for when the time runs out, kill count and damage taken indicator, stats increase for monsters
• Battleground changes: 30% damage reduction, no score loss at Bronze rank, gear change disallowed after a match is found
• Invisibility is broken by attacking another player
• Dark Clans can choose Leaps and Bounds at rank 1
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#September 6, 2023

September 21, 2023

• Battle Pass Season 18
• New Dungeon: Tristram Cathedral
• Champions' Revolt limited-time event
• Alley of Blood first run (it became a recurring event afterwards)
• Shadow War format changed to Alley of Blood
• Vigil of Blades added to Cycle of Strife using the Alley of Blood format
• Random Dungeon finder
• New Legendary Gems: Eye of the Unyielding, Viper's Bite, Void Spark
• Deathless Destiny Phantom Market
• Progressive Legendary Gem Upgrade
• First Kill of the Day rewards updated
• Cycle of Strife updated to include Blessed Reigns and follow a set schedule of up to 7 weeks, and added new cloak cosmetics for reign length and Blessed Reigns
• Battleground changes: idol moves faster with more players on it, takes less time to activate, untargetable status prevents pushing the idol, finishing phase 2 occurs immediately after the idol arrives at the end of its lane
• Defend the Vault rewards increased to up to 200 Hilts per defense and a cap of 1400 per week
• Essentia removed for Immortals
• Damage bonuses for Shadow and Immortal ranks normalized, both capping at +16%
• Shadow Assembly also available between 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
• Shadow War start time changed to 7:30 p.m. and wait time reduced to 5 minutes
• Shadow daily tasks changed to weekly
• New Elder Rift modifiers: Chain Reaction, Combo, Crusher, Instability, Flurry, Rampage, Minefield, Endless Treasure
• Zone unlock requirements changed: Stormpoint to Hell I, Dread Reaver to Hell II, Ancients' Cradle to Hell III
• Catch-up mechanic for Ancestral Tableau
• Defense of Cyrangar and Purge the Depths no longer require being in a Warband
• Spawn rate increased in Defense of Cyrangar endless mode
• Armory loadout slots increased from 5 to 10
• Gem inventory increased from 40 rows to 80
• 30% damage reduction in Accursed Tower matches
• Reward chests in Dungeons open automatically
• Experience bonus for player on new servers

October 11, 2023

• Hallow's Wake limited-time event
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#October 11, 2023
• Replay Dungeon option
• Combat Rating increased for items with more attributes
• Shadow War changes: added a barrier at the entrance, preparation time increased from 5 to 10 minutes, Sacred Guardian movement speed increased, rewards sent via mail
• Challenge Rift: monsters don't return to their spawn points if lured too far
• Paragon quick add button
• Fabled Wisps can be destroyed
• Separate page under Cosmetics for items such as fishing rods

October 25, 2023

• Battle Pass Season 19
• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Falling Thunder, Hearth Hook, Heartless Terror, Lion's Mane, Tempo Change, Ox's Horns
  • Blood Knight: Bloody Concession, Ferryman's Lantern, Indulgent Calligrapher, Masque of Demir, Taste of Copper, Teeming Grotto
  • Crusader: Anointed Brimstone, Brightsteel Spathe, Cloister of Misery, Divine Provocation, Shelter of Khalim, Trial by Fury
  • Demon Hunter: Boar at the Door, Fallow Farm, Journey Abundant, Tar-Black Rain, Waltz on Shattered Glass, Yearling Kiln
  • Monk: Dark Cover, Falcon's Dive, Harsh Truth, Lingering Incense, Neckbreaker, Shatter Spall
  • Necromancer: Corrosive Slab, Festering Wounds, Frigid Repose, Putrid Onslaught, Undying Malice, Wicked Husker
  • Wizard: Aftershock, Barbs of Annihilation, Ephemeral Visage, Frenetic Spark, Hastened Oblivion, Volatile Arbiter
• Vault rewards updated: improved chance of getting better gear, items added automatically without running Elder Rifts, class distribution of items better match that of the Immortals
• Battleground rank up rewards changed to include Reforge Stones
• Fractured Plane changes: added Legendary Gem Essences, Set Item bonuses, increased chance of finding special rooms, stronger legendary attributes and blessings

November 9, 2023

• Harvest Bounty limited-time event
• Auxiliary Legendary Gem feature
• Legendary Gem Power Transfer
• Players who transfer from Immortals to Shadows and win the Challenge of the Immortal can't become Immortal again for the next cycle
• Balance changes
  • In Battleground and Rite of Exile, damage to summons decreased from 200% to 150%
  • Skills and Items - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#November 9, 2023

November 22, 2023

• Update Promotional Event for the Splintered Souls update
• Battle Pass Season 20
• Battleground daily rewards added beyond the first 3 matches; matchmaking updated such that Resonance is considered less at Legend rank, and Armor/Armor penetration are considered for matchmaking

December 14, 2023

• Splintered Souls
• Splintering Dark and Brumaltine limited-time events
• Battle Pass Season 21
• Corrupt Radiance Phantom Market
• New Legendary Gems: Unrefined Passage, Igneous Scorn, Maw of the Deep
• New Set Items: Angmet's Conflagration
• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Decollater, The Last Wail, Renitent Rage, Metal o' Mine, Spartusk, Skull Motte
  • Blood Knight: Exquisite Silence, Soul Censer, Venerated Closeness, Bloody Waltz, Fallen Light, Golden Scold
  • Crusader: Luminous Reign, Impregnable Orbit, Commander's Rally, Galloping Brilliance, Gleamthorn Crown, Alacritous Descent
  • Demon Hunter: Fragments of Wrath, Quillrats' Dilemma, Scattered Discipline, Chittering Greaves, Hollow Stare, Escalating Violence
  • Monk: Kindled Unity, Thrumming Ferocity, Ease and Clarity, Restrained Devastation, Roving Sanctuary, Sonorous Prayer
  • Necromancer: Thunderhead Crook, Crest of the Skyfallen, Stormcaller's Bones, Final Preparation, Blinding Storm, Calcified Celerity
  • Wizard: Blustercrux, Iceblood Reliquary, Coat of Vexation, Dead Star Striders, Wildermask, Stag of Ill Omen
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#December 14, 2023
• New Paragon Specializations: Champion, Warden, Ranger
• Barber body type change option
• Legendary Gem trial - first limited-time run with Maw of the Deep
• Greed's Spoils in Dungeons
• Legendary Item loyalty bonus
• Battleground matchmaking - if queue fails due to not all players pressing the ready button, the remaining players get priority on re-queue
• Market separate queue for "Pending Transactions"

2024

January 4, 2024

• Transfer selector for Gear Rank/Gem/Essence when replacing gear
• +1 Stash tab from Boon of Plenty
• Battleground: increased rewards at Bronze rank, even for losing
• Balance changes for Angmet's Conflagration and Draw and Quarter
• Self-damaging skills no longer interrupt portal channeling and object interaction

January 17, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 22
• New Legendary Gem: Grim Rhythm (Battle Pass exclusive)
• In Battleground and Rite of Exile, damage to summons decreased from 150% to 100%, and spamming control effects has diminishing returns
• Paragon points cannot be changed while queuing for Battleground
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#January 17, 2024
• Helliquary matchmaking, added blacksmith inside
• Familiar locking, missed contracts sent in mail, link to familiars in chat
• Bigger health bars in PvP
• Boss health bar turns grey to indicate immunity
• Elder Rift history view extended from 20 to 100 crests

January 31, 2024

• Howler Hunt limited time event
• Tong-Shi's Renewal limited time event
• Battle Pass Season 23
• Reigning Harmony Phantom Market
• Lunar Splendor Phantom Gallery
• Familiar looting speed increased, added recommendations during melding, added a 3-hour waiting period for listing familiars on the market, ability to view other players' familiars
• Bounties added to Ancients' Cradle
• Elder Rift crest priority setting

February 21, 2024

• Survivor's Bane rewards based on kill count, option to exit after each phase in Endless Mode, some skills updated to be more effective
• Tower War season 1
• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Cliff Divers, Fallow Field, Indignant Survivor, Pot Metal, Ramshackle Fight, Roar of Persuasion
  • Blood Knight: Bloodfeast, Deathmarked, Flagellant's Spines, Misery Shard, Rabid Shriek, Vicious Talisman
  • Crusader: Blood-Stained Faith, Kehjistan Sunrise, Lightstriders, Masque of Condemnation, Skull Cracker, Unholy Wall
  • Demon Hunter: Abeyant Pyre, Death Appended, Convergent Moon, Electrum Luna, Eyes Ablaze, Master of Coin
  • Monk: Gilded Rain, Howling Gouge, Perdition's Envoy, Robe of Many Suns, Sunset Soul, Windreaver's Wing
  • Necromancer: Craving-Bay, Fulsome Feeding, Lower Creed, Medic's Sheath, None Elude, Plattespauld
  • Wizard: Astral Feather, Crystalline Shadow, Dancing Lightning, Halted Breath, Fortified Entropy, Sunfire Crown
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#February 21, 2024
• Raid the Vault: Shadows no longer lose rewards on defeat, chests are locked when Immortals enter the Vault, a minimum wait time of 10 seconds before the Immortals are automatically alerted on floor 4, cooldown reduced from 10 to 3 minutes, daily participation limit increased from 5 to 10, party members can no longer be removed inside the Vault
• Armory retains loadouts after class change

March 6, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 24
• Infernal Hunger limited-time event
• Feature Updates
  • Helliquary death screen changed to notify you when all players have been defeated and can't revive
  • Character Customization reset reduced to one day
  • Battlefield matchmaking changes to balance melee and ranged classes
  • Normal Gem splitting
  • Clan and warband search improved to take into account more metrics for recommendations, and added new filters (towers for clans, goals for warbands)
  • Familiars are now sent in mail if familiar inventory is full

March 27, 2024

• Age of Unmaking first phase
• Hellrise limited-time event
• Duels
• New Legendary Gems: Tear of the Comet, Misery Elixir, Roiling Consequence
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#March 27, 2024
• New affixes for Legendary Items affecting class-specific skills
• Legendary Item loyalty bonus changed to allow selecting essences from other classes
• Boon of Plenty now grants 3 stash tabs
• Warband improvements: simplified entry of max level for auto-salvage, Essence Transfer and Jeweler NPCs added to Castle Cyrangar
• Dungeon improvements: at mandatory catch-up points, players are force-teleported if not together for 15 seconds
• Essence Transfer NPC added to Battleground
• Player Achievements removed and replaced with Trophies
• Salvage UI remembers selected rarities (requires Paragon level 1)

April 10, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 25
• Survivor's Bane buffs and modifiers added in Endless mode
• Event Center
• Class change changes class-specific skill affixes
• Battleground compensation added if there are AFK players in the team
• Balance change for Emperor of Worms
• Item stack size changes for Aspirant's Key, Crests and upgrade materials

April 24, 2024

• New Legendary Gem: Hilt of Many Realms
• Legions of Horror limited-time event
• New Legendary Items (for an unknown reason, these are split into two different sections in the announcement)
  • Barbarian: Crumblestall, Borrowed Might, Buried Talons, Clattersteel, Law of the Wild, Hunter’s Sight, Shackled Fate
  • Blood Knight: Greeting Shade, Bramble Nest, Carmine Advance, Cracked Spirit, Ruinous Visage, Silenced Screams, Umbral Bud
  • Crusader: Mysteries Above, Iron Faith, Harras of the Steppes, Ornate Verdict, Remonstrant Mace, Resplendent Mane, Upturned Gaze
  • Demon Hunter: Valepiercer, Fangspitter, Painsower, Raptor's Beak, Sinful Vigor, Titan's Snare, Trampled Hope
  • Monk: Peal of Thunder, Caged Dragon, Divine Muster, Fist of Aranoch, Malefic Apparition, Resonant Canticle, Waxing Steps
  • Necromancer: Hesitation's End, Bleak Augury, Defiling Swarm, Departed Appetite, Gravehawk, Incision Cusp, Unfilled Grave
  • Wizard: Fault in the Foundation, Apocalypse Root, Blood of the Wind, Halcyon Cascade, Mistral Rend, Terminus Facade, War Mage Mantle
• New Familiar: Bramblestalker
• The Mad King Phantom Market
• Shadows can gain Cycle of Strife score from Shadow War
• Immortal weekly goals stack when not claimed
• Battleground awards compensation points if there is a too wide strength gap between teams

May 8, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 26
• Tower War season 2
• Swirling Winds limited-time event
• Feature Updates
  • Balance changes for Heartless Terror, Hammer of the Ancients, Bitterwind, Fallow Field, North Wind, Bergbreaker, Woundwell, Bardiche of Below, Count of the Eves, Oversight, Bowyer's Remose, Conjuration of Light, Hale Pilgrim, Luminous Reign, Air Splitter
  • Shadow Assembly reward mails changed to not expire, although they no longer give Marks if carried on to the next reign

May 23, 2024

• Tempest class
  • Relentless Tide, Tempest Trial Dungeon and Deluged Plane limited-time events
  • New Magic Affixes on Eternal Gear for Tempest
• Polar Grakkinskin cosmetic
• Battle Pass Season 27
• Market changed such that only the lowest-priced items can be purchased
• Paragon level squish and tree overhaul, Difficulty squish from 15 to 4, Challenge Rift squish from 600 to 200
• Class change unlocked when reaching Westmarch
• Adventurer's Chronicle

June 6, 2024

• March of the Goblins limited-time event
• Trial of Plunder - special variant of Trial of the Hordes
• Goblin's Plunder - special variant of Winds of Fortune
• Prophet's Progeny Phantom Market

June 13, 2024

• Abyssal Verge
• Erebban
• Runes
• New Legendary Gems: Stormvault, Mossthorn and Lucent Watcher. One copy of Stormvault was given out as a gift.
• New Inferno I-III difficulties (re-added after the previous ones were removed with the level squish on May 23) and the corresponding Helliquary bosses: Aeyntragga, Uthmaash-Ksarr, Xekorendaag and Morsagurei
• Harbinger Paragon Tree and 3 new Ultimate Paragon skills
• New Magic Affixes, available from Abyssal Verge and Erebban
• Awakening requirement lowered from Legendary Gem rank 10 to 5
• Additional Resonance slots and new wing cosmetics starting at Resonance level 8000
• Dawning Echo available for 10,000 Platinum. One Dawning Echo was given out as a gift.
• New Legendary Items:
  • Barbarian: Bonegyre, Cold Temper, Frigid Grin, Snowdrifter, Squirmskull, Writhing Mantle
  • Blood Knight: Drowned Chapter, Lurid Tide, Perilous Harbor, Riven Reef, Tallyman's Pen, Vein Seeker
  • Crusader: Bale Protector, Crackling Cage, Flail of Verve, Knoutguard, Lookout, Scorn the Pawn
  • Demon Hunter: Bad Deal, Bristling Execration, Drowning Embrace, Malign Salvation, Sailor's Pins, Vigilant Spaulders
  • Monk: Empty Cups, Humbled Horizon, Thousandth Cut, Nest of Vipers, Ripcurrent Shells, Ytar’s Countenance
  • Necromancer: Bloodwrought Divinity, Caress of the Forbidden, Exquisite Corpse, Hemorrhaging Shadow, Inscrutable Watcher, Jagged Chitin
  • Tempest: Breathtaker, Deep Redound, Gloating Remora, Howling Anchor, Ripperjaws, Slippery Shell
  • Wizard: Changeling's Guise, Expedient Escape, Ice Spike, Fractured Footsteps, Lissana's Sorrow, Withering Chill
• New Set Items: Prayer for Endwinter (misspelled as "Edwinter" in this and future patch notes)
• Quest replay in Adventurer's Chronicle
• 10 new lore books for the Adventurer's Chronicle
• Survivor's Bane updated with Tempest skills, new modifiers for Endless mode, hordes of Treasure Goblins, 2 re-rolls for buffs and new items. The class-bound Legendary item drops for achievements were removed.
• Ancestral Weapons removed, drops replaced with Cursed Items instead, Ancestral Tableau can be upgraded simply by spending Warband Activity points
• Negative effects of Cursed Items removed
• Balance changes in Battleground for Skull Motte, Spartusk, Decollater, The Last Wail, Renitent Rage, Bloody Waltz, Golden Scold, Fallen Light, Venerated Closeness, Conjuration of Light, Unholy Wall, Kehjistan Sunrise, Masque of Condemnation, Blood-Stained Cloth, Skull Cracker, Journey Abundant, Yearling Kin, Waltz on Shattered Glass, Boar at the Door, Painsower, Noble's Path, Vedenin's Sting, Fist of Aranoch, Roar of the Sea, Ramshackle Scythe, Silvered Wings, Craving-Bay, Wraithstitch Trews, Gatefysk Helm, Coat of the Astrum, Vaetia's Resourceful Countenance, Thistle Bloom
• In Terror Rift, a pity drop for Terror Essence was added for destroying all 4 pillars
• Second loadouts for reforge
• Stormbrewed Oddities Phantom Gallery
• Prophet's Progeny Phantom Market

June 26, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 28
• Server Merge wave
• Collection Gallery
• Feature Updates
  • Rune drops increased in Abyssal Verge and Erebban (not verifiable)
  • In Abyssal Verge, the boss spawns earlier
  • In Erebban, the spawn point is closer to the entrance, escaping no longer requires a confirmation, and the damage of the Avatar of Terror was reduced
  • Shadow War Management Tool
  • Battleground rank protection such that it is no longer possible to lose a major rank (Silver/Gold/Legend)
  • Battleground opening hours extended to 8-10 p.m.
• Shadow of the Frozen Throne limited-time event

July 10, 2024

• Fisher's Frenzy and Bout of Realms limited-time events
• Tower War season 3
• Balance changes for Frozen Wellspring, Csur's Fortuitous Ward, Zephyrguard, Flowing Strike Magic Attribute, Angmar's Repulsive Burden/Vaetia's Resourceful Countenance
• Helliquary matchmaking extended to cross-server
• Essence Transfer extract page now has a feature to filter by skill
• Abyssal Verge mob chase distance increased and health decreased
• In Erebban, Legendary Item drops are no longer lost on defeat
• Familiar item pickup speed increased
• For side quests requiring items to be inserted from the inventory, the items are automatically filled in. This also applies to Contracts.
• Increased stack size of Purification Shards to 999 and Spirit Essence to 9999
• Shadow weekly goals changed to refresh to always have 3 goals available (except when close to the limit)
• The Shadow task to participate in the Battleground also accepts Tower War (unannounced update)
• Battleground leader board no longer shows win rates (unannounced update)

July 24, 2024

• Risk and Rally limited-time event
• Battle Pass Season 29
• Revenant Phantom Market
• Feature Updates
  • Cheat Death indicator on health bars in PvP (if the player has a Cheat Death skill, Savior Familiar skill, etc., their health bar will display with a silver frame around it)
  • New blacksmith location next to the Path of Blood entrance in the Court of Whispers
  • Erebban chests can now drop Monstrous Essence
  • In Battleground, resurrection time of the defending team is determined by the Zealous Idols' position
  • Paragon specializations can now be activated from the central node of the tree, restoring the last set of activated skills
  • Armory option to save the selected Reforge loadout
  • Dash skills no longer interrupt automatic navigation
  • Balance change for Dream and Drown
  • In Helliquary, upon defeating the boss, Heavy Austere Chests now automatically open

August 7, 2024

• Overflowing Arsenal limited-time event
• Sunfall Reliquary Grotto limited-time event
• Battleground respawn time for defenders increased as the idols get closer to their goal
• Returning Helliquary bosses at Normal difficulty: Vitaath the Shivering Death, Gorgothra the Claimer, Twin Terrors and Izilech the Misshapen
• Abyssal Verge and Erebban: increased drop rates for runes from defeated monsters, guaranteed Abyssal Essence for 1,000 points or escaping at danger level 5 respectively, weekly Normal Gems added as reward
• Terror Essence codex weekly task can hold up to 2 weeks' rewards and no longer resets weekly
• Name tags of dropped items updated to reflect rarity
• Demonic Remains and Charms lock feature
• Balance changes for Spartusk, Draff Cryptic and Eyes Ablaze

August 21, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 30
• Temptation's End Phantom Market
• Winds of Fortune Limited-time Event (first iteration, became a recurring event afterwards)
• Forsaken Justice Limited-time Event (promotional for Crucible of Justice)
• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Flickertonne, Krubask's Sneer, Plummet Proudly, Umble Drape, Weight of War, Widespread Blame
  • Blood Knight: Fiendish Memento, Opportunity's Herald, Sin Carver, Unchained Fury, Vision of Conquest, Abominable Cocoon
  • Crusader: Absolute Authority, Briar Casque, Facade of Horns, Sanctified Scribe, Shocktrooper, The Yawning Rose
  • Demon Hunter: Dial of Ruin, Flayer's Banquet, Hunter's Scent, Lion Jaw, Pitch Drinker, Quarry Chaser
  • Monk: Boundless Breath, Driven Thunder, Inner Flame, Leaping Shadow, Terminal Pace, Windchild
  • Necromancer: Black Wall, Dead Druthers, Depletion and Renewal, Decrepit Visage, Rotted Harvest, Whisperwill
  • Tempest: Consecrated Voyage, Fluid Vestments, Immediate and Immaculate, Pointed Song, Skein-Parter, Spinetooth Greaves
  • Wizard: Radiant Splines, Trifling Piffle, Isolated Storm, Raptor's Tail, Autumnal Crest, Filtered Defense
• Balance changes for Broken Ire, Ardent Fervor, Bergbreaker, Bramble Nest, Umbral Bud, Carmine Advance, Cracked Spirit, Remonstrant Mace, Iron Faith, Upturned Gaze, Ornate Verdict, Conjuration of Light, Holy Banner, Electrum Luna, Convergent Moon, Abeyant Pyre, Obstruction of Omniscience, Balance in Moderation, Shield of Zen, Calefaction, Gravehawk, Departed Appetite, Unfilled Grave, Defiling Swarm, Unmoored Eyes, Flitter Away, A Thousand Dooms, Pure of Will, War Mage Mantle, Mistral Rend, Terminus Facade, Heartless Terror, Macabre Facade, Eyes Ablaze
• Advancing to Paragon Level 100 no longer requires killing Phangwrth, Warmth-Feaster
• Reduced Combat Rating requirement for Inferno I and Helliquary bosses at Hell III and Inferno I
• Battleground matchmaking updated to take more aspects of character power into account in addition to Resonance
• Battleground notification about matchmaking on reaching Legend rank
• Hellslayer Bounties and Oblivion Pillar difficulty reduction
• Tutorial tooltip on Abyssal Essence
• Trial of the Hordes matchmaking change to avoid matching with the same player repeatedly, added feature to view personal statistics
• "Appear Offline" setting may be set to affect Clan and Warband (set at Options -> Chat -> Appear Offline)
• Market pricing changes for Normal Gems and Legendary Gems
• Shady Stock now requires completing Random Dungeon instead of a Bonus Drop Dungeon (unannounced update)

September 11, 2024

• Accursed Towers alliance feature
• Crucible of Justice main quest
• Vanguard
• New Legendary Gems: Wulfheort, Cold Confidant, Entropic Well
• Limited-time events: Festival of the Ancient Moon, Toil of Virtue
• Hero's Journey Chapters 5 and 6
• Adventurer's Chronicle new pages and a hint system that helps find missing pages
• Abyssal Verge drops daily gems in a full party, and the boss location is marked on the map immediately on entering
• Erebban difficulty decreased depending on number of party members
• Familiar system improvements: empowering multiple familiars simultaneously, ending pacts filtered on skill quality, receiving a Conversion Stone Shard for familiars with 6 Magic skills, using Conversion Stones instead of Melding to increase number of Rare skills, Familiar now appears on the character screen
• Challenge Rift: Recommended Combat Rating shown in the entry window, Blacksmith added at the end of the rift, maximum number of level skips increased to 10, buttons to quickly jump to the start and the end of the level list
• Iben Fahd's Sanctum reset and 10-level upgrade feature
• Magic Affix updates (see page for details)
• Fabled Wisp stack sizes updated to 9,999
• Random Dungeon vote to kick feature
• Battle Points cap system changed to increase by 2400 every Monday of the season instead of the points resetting to zero
• Elder Rift Fading Ember rewards increased to 10, and overflow in the party bonus Fading Embers goes towards the regular Fading Ember cap
• Hilts trader changes to certain items to be sold weekly instead of daily
• Elite Quests unlock at level 20 and show requirements to unlock
• Bounties party finding prompt removed and replaced by a button to manually search for a party
• Return to Sanctuary offers a free boost to level 60
• Currency description pop-ups at merchants
• Rite of Exile and Battleground damage reduction changed from 30% to 40%

September 25, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 31
• Balance changes for Spartusk, Conjuration of Light, Painsower, Flying Kick, Defiling Swarm, Skein-Parter, Teleport, Riftdancer's Stride, Fractured Footsteps, Time-Warped Cloth
• Tower War rules changed, and quality-of-life features introduced similarly to Battleground
• Challenge of the Immortal balancing, reducing the number of kills required for the Immortal to win
• Shadows daily goals unlocked all at the same time instead of being limited to 3
• Warband member limit increased from 8 to 12
• Clan rename feature
• Dungeon damage statistics feature
• Ability to empower multiple familiars to a chosen level
• Familiars can be saved to the Armory

October 16, 2024

• Battle Pass Season 32
• October 16, 3 a.m.−November 6, 3 a.m.: Drop rate modifier to Elder Rifts to ban 8 5-star Legendary Gems, plus one opportunity for Mirrored Jewels
• Balance changes to Skein-Parter, Spartusk, Crystalline Shadow, and the Prayer for Endwinter Set
• Set item rewards from Vanguard
• Market prices for items can be updated without unlisting the item
• Rite of Exile and Battleground damage reduction changed from 40% to 50%
• Helliquary glory chests open automatically
• Mystery Legendary Items and Set Items are now stackable

October 30, 2024

• New Legendary Item Essences
  • Barbarian: Broken Calling, Direct Diplomacy, Pit of Ursus, Skull Mill, Strangle Wings, Sullen Vow
  • Blood Knight: Acute Veneer, Dangling Tear, Desperate Breath, Excessive Exuberance, Luminous Nail, Shadow Nocturne
  • Crusader: Clipped Wings, Close Shave, Gallow's Grin, Perfect Posture, Shatterbang, The Bind
  • Demon Hunter: Chorus of Bolts, Clatter Shods, Discordant Allure, Hidden Serenade, Point of Pain, Silenced Strings
  • Monk: Creaking Crystal, Flyscraper, Matter of Mind, Raw Pressure, Serpent Eyes, Stalking Cold
  • Necromancer: Cleansing Pyre, Flesh Pick, Tempered Urn, The Unattended, Untapped Marrow, Veiled Parasite
  • Tempest: Carrying Current, Paired Doublet, Roaring Paulds, Sparkscull, Storm’s Crest, Vaporizer
  • Wizard: Flame Feast, Mask of Many, Jolt of Stars, Wake of Jazreth, Windwrought Amber, Tendrils of Time
• Balance changes to Wraith Form and Flowing Strike
• Terror Rift updates: open for 24 hours, number of fragments to open Stygian Spires adjusted to 100-150-250-300, Spire locations always shown on map, opening the Spire instantly spawns the boss
• Familiar updates: melding screen got a highlight for the familiar species to be kept, new button to remove a familiar without replacing it, Traits button now shows how many traits are active
• Event Center claimable rewards automatically scroll into view
• Battleground score loss reduced at Gold and Legend ranks
• Training Grounds now has a boss dummy
• Inferno II Combat Rating requirements reduced

November 13, 2024

• Eternal War major update, including the Fallen Citadel and Cutthroat Basin limited-time events
• Battle Pass Season 33
• New Legendary Gem: Mourneskull
• Murloc Familiar
• Betrayer's Bonds Phantom Market
• Blessed Reign requirements changed to winning the Rite of Exile on week 7
• Rite of Exile required win counts for the Shadows changed to 4 wins on weeks 5-7
• In Battleground and Tower War, a cooldown was added to the Request Raid Leadership button
• Familiar Conversion UI enhanced to show the possible traits and skills of the resulting familiar in more places
• Leaderboards screen updated to show the "Master" (Hell II or higher) leaderboards first before the lower-level ones
• Wing cosmetics received an appearance toggle

November 26, 2024

(released 1 day early compared to the announced date of November 27, 2024)

• Eve of Unmaking limited-time event
• Tower War season 5 (unannounced)
• Balance changes for Flickertonne, Transfusion, Vein Seeker, Anointed Brimstone, Vainglory's Star, Escalating Violence, Puncta Obscura, Studied Menace, Revenant Wind, Scurrying Ruin
• Taite now prioritizes Side Quests that haven't been completed before
• New settings to reduce/block skill effects in various game modes
• Clan Roster feature for clan leaders/officers for viewing personnel changes
• Elder Rift replay feature (unannounced, limited time during the Phantom Gallery event)

December 13, 2024

• Shattered Sanctuary main quest
• Terror Ascendant limited-time event
• Brumaltine limited-time event
• Days of Dawnspan limited-time event (in January 2025)
• World's Crown map
• Challenge Dungeons
• New Helliquary bosses: Vogmarik the Tormentor, Mulgaist the Molten and Deosbrae, Sovereign Shade
• New Legendary Gems: Golden Firmament, Mercy’s Harvest and Havoc Bearer
• Battle Pass Season 34
• Born Ablaze Phantom Market
• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Shardbreaker, Burden of Nothingness, Death Awaits, Crown's Cowardice, Terror Unburdened, Dread Desecration
  • Blood Knight: Split Sun, Winged Anointment, Marked Span, Seeker in Darkness, Brace of Fangs, Bodingfan
  • Crusader: Halted Siege, Doom Parade, Excruciated Flock, Shores of Vengeance, Scourge Smile, Ironbone Vow
  • Demon Hunter: Twisted Wyrd, Survivor’s Strike, Brutal Temperance, Victim's Rancor, Sinful Masquerade, Agony's Specter
  • Monk: Hope Against Hope, Tranquill Palm, Soiled Feast, Hidden Way, Alloyed Path, Burden of the Impure
  • Necromancer: Wiltbloom, Scattered Light, Draw Deep, Thurudo Plates, Stern Guidance, Cutthroat Arch
  • Tempest: Fangdowse, Sunken Abyss, Memento Onus, Cruel Impetus, Deceitful Whispers, Coveted Cartilage
  • Wizard: Eyeplucker, Cycle Stone, Four-Demon Vestment, Stalking Wind, Immolator’s Cowl, Accursed Arrival
• New Set Items: Wildfire Imperative
• Balance changes for Windloft Perfection, Frigid Repose, Parting Gift, Halestone
• New Paragon tree: Slayer, and 3 new Legendary Paragon skills
• Seeker's Path and the related update to Ancestral Tableau
• Familiar Dispatch
• Familiar melding removed, normal familiars are received bound, converting normal familiars can result in an extra aberrant familiar as opposed to only changing the result from normal to aberrant
• Enhanced Rare familiar skills (a.k.a. Aberrant Passive)
• Enchanting
• Awakening rank requirement reduced from 5 to 4. The rank requirements for resonance gems was reduced (this part of the update was unannounced). It is now possible to embed any gem as a resonance gem to gain the resonance bonus, however only the gems that are specific to the main gem will provide the set bonus (this part of the update was unannounced).
• All gems can now undergo Power Extraction. Resonance gems contribute Gem Power towards the main gem when upgrading. Dormant gems can be socketed, and if the resonance gems provide enough Gem Power, the main gem becomes active again. This latter feature only works for 5-star Legendary Gems (this aspect was not mentioned in the announcement).
• Wing Awakening requiremet reduced from 8,000 to 6,000 Resonance
• Normal Gems obtained via the Gem Finder buff now have a gem counter. It is possible to earn any missed daily gems, however the missed gems will be bound, and there is an overall limit of 36 gems per day (this part of the update was unannounced).
• Armory added to Battleground and Tower War (but for Essence Transfer only). Armory can now save the selected Paragon skills without saving the points. It is possible to switch to a view that shows the item/essence names.
• In Battleground, compensation points are given out to players who achieve badges (e.g. most damage taken and most time spent on idols)
• Helliquary damage tracker

2025

January 8, 2025

• Battle Pass Season 35
• Legendary Gem drops changed to remove several gems from standard drops, allowing one choice per star rating to add to the drop pool
• Challenge Dungeon balance changes for Sacrificial Power and Conjurer, and following players is disabled
• Elite Quests can be replayed
• Type-specific Reforge Stones can be stacked up to 999 and Voidblood Slag to 999
• Battleground assist score calculation takes into account kills during a buff's duration
• In Dungeons, players quitting in the first minute are blocked from rejoining for a time, and the auto-advance to checkpoint timer has been shortened to 8 seconds
• Exploration achievements for World's Crown (unannounced update)
• The Gem Finder buff for Normal Gems now appears in the first position, also showing the gem counter in the buff description without having to open the details popup (which still disappears if buffs change) (unnannounced update)
• The hotkey for advancing NPC conversations appears at the bottom right of the text box (unannounced update)

January 22, 2025

• Tong-Shi's Renewal and Gem Surge limited-time events
• Hunter's Moon Phantom Gallery
• Celestial Serpents Phantom Market
• Familiar expeditions for Bounties (limited-time)
• Increased drop rates of 5* Legendary Gems from crests after 30 attempts without getting one (limited-time)
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#January 22, 2025
• Resonance cap increased to 13,024 with new wing tier at 13,000
• Star rating of Legendary Gems can be increased via incremental upgrade with a higher-star gem without completing the full upgrade cycle (unannounced update)
• Increased monster spawns in certain areas of Dark Wood and Ancients' Cradle
• Left and right rings given distinct icons
• Armory option to save primary equipment reforge legendary gems and runes, and a new button to overwrite secondary equipment only
• Sigil of Dominance is now contributed in a full stack as opposed to one by one
• Survivor's Bane skill selection shows which class a skill belongs to
• Blacksmith new checkbox to salvage all set items
• Option to mute the update cinematic
• Two additional stash tabs for 2,000 Platinum each
• Reforge Stone "Get More" window now lists Hilts Trader and Battleground as sources (announcement erroneously claims that there are new ways to earn them, however the ways mentioned were already in the game and were only missing from the "Get More" window)

February 12, 2025

• Feast of the Valenti limited-time event
• Battle Pass Season 36
• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Iron Tusk, Promised Sunrise, Taull's Favor , Indomitable Spirit, Whirling Howl, Hydra's Maws
  • Blood Knight: Shade Oblique, The Spewing Stone, Verging Curse, Cloven Knight, Count of Tides, Depths of Yearning
  • Crusader: Wretch Splitter, Lofty Light, Chainwreath, Sightless Chausses, Broken Rampart, Iron Lure
  • Demon Hunter: Skullshrieker, Sweet Denial, Hard Feelings, Creeping Demise, Facestealer, Insatiable Craving
  • Monk: Crag Mitt, Rumblemurk, The Beast Entwined, Relentless Swoop, Wayward Muse, Ridge of Shattered Bones
  • Necromancer: Death Disseminates, Guard the Loom, Skin to Bones, Unfurling Revival, Fateful Frame, Ostalagg
  • Tempest: Nocbrodd Horn, Coral Shank, Sealion's Skin, Mistral Guides, Seamount's Helm, Shell Clasps
  • Wizard: Asymmetric Reality, Nexus Runt, Spectral Weave, Atrophy's Path, Pillars of the Schools, Frozen Stare
• Combat Rating requirement reduced for Inferno V and some Helliquary bosses
• Dungeon set item drops added to Ancient Elites and minibosses, with the final boss getting a drop rate nerf to compensate
• Battleground rewards updated, adding Legendary Crests as end-of-season rewards. New requirement to do 20 matches after a class change to be eligible for seasonal rewards.
• Tower War season 6
• Secondary item upgrade increased from 20 to 25 ranks
• Warband goal setting updated to a choice between "Group Activities" and "Free Association"
• Stash option to show Set Items grouped by set

February 26, 2025

• Seeds of Madness limited-time event
• Battle Pass Season 37
• Event Center discontinued (unannounced update)
• Vanguard discontinued until March 20 (unannounced update)
• Set Items with 3 Attributes and 2 or 3 Magic Affixes always have the maximum number of gem sockets, even existing items updated retroactively. Warband Stash items are not affected by the retroactive change. This was mentioned in the Chinese announcement but not in the English one.
• Reforge updated from 2 to 3 loadouts per item
• In Challenge Dungeons, potions are refilled after resurrecting
• Combat Rating requirements lowered for Inferno IV and V, and some Helliquary bosses at Inferno III-V (the numbers in the announcement don't match up with the in-game values)
• Increased monster spawns in certain areas of Wortham, Frozen Tundra, Realm of Damnation, Mount Zavain and Stormpoint
• New button on the Party screen to instantly create a party and post a recruitment message to applicable chats
• Alchemical Powder stack count increased from 999 to 9,999
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#February 26, 2025

March 20, 2025

• Writhing Wilds update
  • The Writhing Wilds main quest
  • New Battleground map - Battleground Convoy
  • Masterful Crafting
  • Omens of Plenty and Colossal Surge limited-time events
• Class-specific gear bonuses can be enchanted for 10 Terror Essence
• New Legendary Gems: Colossus Engine, Specter Glass, Faltergrasp
• Children of the First Forest Phantom Market
• Fractured Plane shortened to 9 floors (with a Hell option for 12 floors), forced class choice, added Charms, increased equipment stats
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#March 20, 2025
• Fire of Life zone event replaced with Destruction's Call
• Legendary Item loyalty bonus system changed from a static 400 points with a weekly cap of 100 extractions to a more dynamic system based on unlocked difficulties and essences per class
• New Familiar skills and guidebook
• Vanguard season 3
• New Challenge Dungeon modifiers: Disruptive Portal, Electric, Explosive Reaction, Chains; updates to Gauntlet and Sacrificial Power
• Legendary Gems stack in inventory
• Raid the Vault cooldown removed
• Demon Gates can be activated solo as opposed to needing 3 players to activate
• Defense of Cyrangar normal mode rewards can be earned by earning 7,000 points in endless mode (this was removed from the announcement and shifted to the next update)

April 2, 2025

• Iron Stockpile limited-time event
• Battle Pass Season 38
• Stellar Void Beyond Cosmetic
• Combat Rating requirements lowered for Inferno V and VI
• Defense of Cyrangar normal mode rewards can be earned by earning 7,000 points in endless mode; monster strength scaling increased (The announcement is not clear on the scaling increase. It only mentions that monsters scale in the first place, which was already the case before this update. The Chinese version mentions that the scaling is "adjusted", but not how.)
• In Elder Rifts, up to 100 Rare Crests can be used at once
• Tower War season 7
• Rite of Cleansing reminder can be muted for 7 days
• Inventory dims out equipment that doesn't match the slot of the currently selected equipment

April 16, 2025

• New Legendary Items
  • Barbarian: Cataclysm Rake, Nail Toe, Munchgrin, Pulp Maker, Terrible Divide, Vagrant Mercenary
  • Blood Knight: Engulfed Spirit, First Bloodwalker, Haera's Cage, Hunter's Whirl, Lost Companions, Night's Charge
  • Crusader: Blest Offense, Fine Misfortune, Keenmail, The Clobber, Proven Reprove, Squash Tocks
  • Demon Hunter: Dusky Courier, Eyeless Watch, Fated Scorpion, Fire Piper, Maiming Echo, Seditious Breath
  • Monk: Calm Within Rage, Immovable Force, Malward, Reversed Transgressions, Sacred Echoes, Steadfast Strike
  • Necromancer: Blighted Crop, Corpse Draggers, Death's Egress, Spare Ribs, Three on a Pig Post, Valehallow's Head
  • Tempest: Tidebreakers, Jagged Conch, Hanalaguu's Armada, Mistwalkers, Stormlost's Visage, Shroud of the Atoned
  • Wizard: Equalizer, Fiery Revenge, Flame's Superiority, Horned Veil, Ice Guard, Insult to Injury
• Balance changes - see List of Diablo Immortal balance changes#April 16, 2025
• Legendary Gems retired to the limited pool: Hilt of Many Realms, Tear of the Comet, The Black Rose
• Opening the Helliquary quest requirement increased from level 36 to 60

April 29, 2025

(Note that most of the content only went live on May 1, 2025)

• Struggler's Path and Apostle's Challenge limited-time event
• New Legendary Gem: Crimson Behelit
• New Familiar: Golem Sentinel
• Battle Pass Season 39
• Special edition of Survivor's Bane
• Dungeon modifiers made easier: Disruptive Portal, Electric, Explosive Reaction, Sacrificial Power
• Boss spawn indicator added to Dark Wood (for Blood Rose) and Mount Zavain (for Lord Martanos)
• Familiars can attack the Training Grounds dummy