Diablo IV: Season of the Malevolents and First Battle Pass are now available

Join Cormond and face the corruption that is spreading in Sanctuary

The first season of Diablo IV, the Season of the Malignant, has arrived in the game this Thursday (20), bringing with it the game's first Battle Pass.

Prepare to ally with Cormond, a former priest of the Cathedral of Light, to uncover the origin of the corruption that is engulfing the world of Sanctuary.

One of the turning points for you and all brave players is the capture of Malignant Hearts, which can be used to your advantage.

The season features the first Battle Pass and a Season Journey that gives players the same opportunities, allowing them to test new classes and builds while discovering the mechanics of the season.

It is worth noting that to participate in the Season of the Malignant, you must create a new character that will be separated for the season. You will still have access to your character that you have dedicated your time to, but to enjoy the various new contents of the Season of the Malignant, you need to use a new character.

Although it is mandatory to create a new character to enjoy the new season, you keep the fame gained by uncovering the map and the benefits of Lilith's Altars that you have already found on characters used before the arrival of the Season of the Malignant, so if you have all of that unlocked, you are ready to start more easily.

To ensure that your fame is shared with your seasonal character, remember to log in with your eternal character with more progress first, meaning, enter the game and choose your most advanced character used before the Season of the Malignant.

And of course, if you have already unlocked the mount, you can use it from the beginning with your new character.

Upon completing a season, all characters from that season will be transferred to the Eternal Realm, where they will remain accessible to players, but cannot be used in other seasons.
 

"New players will be able to enter the Season Realm and play the main campaign while learning the basics, and then dive straight into the Season content and the new systems introduced. They will also be able to progress in parts of the Season Journey and Battle Pass as they play," said Joe Shely, director of Diablo IV. "Hardcore players will be able to create characters and try out new builds or classes, but with the novelty of all the season's content. Seasons add a completely new way to customize characters and increase their powers as they face post-game challenges."

 

"Malignancy is a new type of corruption that infects existing monsters in Sanctuary. You will notice that monsters will have various levels of malignant infection that you can visually identify by the degree of repugnant masses and tentacles on their bodies," said Shely. "When you defeat corrupted elite monsters and try to capture their Malignant Hearts, they will respawn as fully corrupted monstrosities, even more powerful, and you must defeat them before you can imprison their hearts and use them to increase your own power."

About the Season of the Malignant
 

"The world of Sanctuary has been corrupted, taken by an infectious turbulence that creates wandering abominations. But who is responsible for this new wave of corruption? Ally with Cormond, a former priest of the Cathedral of Light, to uncover the origin and stop the spread of the Malignant at any cost."

Blizzard confirms a broadcast to talk about the Season of the Malignant and changes from the latest patch

Blizzard held a new "campfire chat" last Friday (21) to talk about the news of Diablo IV, including the new season and the changes that came with patch 1.1.0a.

The arrival of the latest patch displeased many players, as their builds were affected by a series of changes made to the game.

Diablo IV is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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