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A mere day after Blizzard disabled the unique ability of The Umbracrux unique dagger, the Diablo 4 dev team has now re-enabled it after issuing its latest hotfix. As part of the new patch, the developers “fixed an issue where an extremely large amount of experience could be earned when a totem from the Umbracrux was present when completing certain boss encounters.” This means you’ll no longer be able to gain 20+ levels when deploying its shade totem ability.
Adam Fletcher, Diablo’s global community development director, announced its return via X (formerly Twitter) and on Blizzard’s official forums. Predictably enough, most players were surprised at the quick fix since Fletcher stated in a separate post that its return depended “on testing this morning,” which seems to have gone smoothly based on its near-seamless reintroduction.
In addition to The Umbracrux unique ability fix, this latest Diablo 4 Season 5 patch “fixed an issue where Tempering certain Greater Affixes could lead to unlimited re-rolls.” Unfortunately, tempering is still often hit-or-miss and remains frustrating, especially when you’re hunting for a specific affix, so you’ll have to wait for a different patch for the re-roll change you’ve been waiting for.
The latest hotfix also addressed an issue with the Malignant Altar of Varshan and a problem that somehow gave Sorc players Rogue-exclusive items when opening season journey caches. Of course, if you’re waiting for bigger changes, you may have to remain patient for a while since Season 5 only recently began. But with the Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred DLC release date coming soon, massive tweaks and balance updates may be few and far between.
If you need help navigating the perilous terrain of Sanctuary, check out our pages on how to equip a pet and how to get Mother’s Gifts in Diablo 4.
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Diablo 4
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
- Genre(s): Action, Action RPG, RPG
