Season 3 - Revision history

Elly at 11:47, 31 January 2025

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	<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday 5th March.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-campfire-chat-recap-february-29 Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>		<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday 5th March.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-campfire-chat-recap-february-29 Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>


			== Changes to {{PAGENAME}} ==

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			[[Patch_1-3-0a\|Patch 1.3.0a]], January 27, 2024

			*Echo of Malphas
			** [[Malphas\|Echo of Malphas]] has had their Level raised from 85 to 100.
			** The Health pool of Echo of Malphas has been increased by 30%.
			** A new item—Igneous Cores—now exists for the purpose of accessing the Uber Vault and Echo of Malphas. This item will replace the usage of Pearls of Warding in providing access.
			*** Igneous Cores have a chance to drop from Vault Heralds and are guaranteed to drop from Son of Malphas in World Tier IV.
			** Loot Updates
			*** The drop rate of Unique Stones from Malphas increased from .25% to .5%.
			*** Unique Stones now have a 3% chance of dropping from the chest after the boss.
			*** Defeating Echo of Malphas will now reward more Legendary items. Additionally, Item Level 925 items will drop more often.

			*The Seneschal
			** Crafting a [[Governing and Tuning Stones\|Governing or Tuning Stone]] will now always cost 200 Shattered Stone and 20 Iron Chunks regardless of level.
			** Finding a max level Governing or Tuning Stone will now grant 150 –200 Shattered Stone.
			** Governing and Tuning stones can now be acquired as rewards for completing Whispers.
			** Son of Malphas now always drops 2-3 Governing and Tuning Stones.
			** Stones awarded from Seneschal Stone Caches has been increased from 1 to 2 stones.
			** Experience requirements for Governing and Tuning Stones have been reduced so they can be ranked up more naturally with your leveling experience.

			*Vaults and Arcane Tremors
			** Consuming a Pearl of Warding at a Statue of Zoltun Kulle now grants 10 stacks of Zoltun’s Warding, instead of 3.
			** The max stacks of Zoltun’s Warding has been increased from 300 to 999.
			** The grace period for losing stacks of Zoltun’s Warding when being hit by multiple traps at once has been increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds. (Ex: If 3 darts hit you in the span of 1.5 seconds, you’ll only lose 1 stack instead of 3).
			** Heralds of Malphas now guaranteed a Legendary item drop starting at Level 26, with a 15% chance to drop a second Legendary item.
			** Knockback has been removed from all Obelisk Hazards.
			** Chests will now appear after completing a [[Vaults - Dungeons\|Vault]]‘s ending encounter. These new chests will drop a guaranteed Legendary item starting from level 26+, with a 35% chance to drop another Legendary item.
			** The projectile speed from Elemental Dart hazards has been reduced by 20%.
			** The hitbox for floor-based Elemental Grate and Spike hazards have been reduced by roughly 15%.
			** The spout hitbox for Elemental Pillars has been reduced by roughly 15%.
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Elly at 22:09, 1 May 2024

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	<center><span class="white">Season 3 [[File:Season icon.png\|class=seasons]] - Season of Construct began at 10 a.m PST (8 pm GMT) on Tuesday 23rd January and ends on 16th April 2024.</span><br>''Note: These sections are being continually update''d</center>		<center><span class="white">'''Season 3''' [[File:Season icon.png\|class=seasons]] - Season of Construct began at 10 a.m PST (8 pm GMT) on Tuesday 23rd January and ends on 16th April 2024.</span><br>''Note: These sections are being continually update''d</center>
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	Ancient forces threaten Sanctuary. Aided by your Seneschal Companion, hazard the many traps and devastating Constructs beneath the deserts of [[Kehjistan]].		Ancient forces threaten Sanctuary. Aided by your Seneschal Companion, hazard the many traps and devastating Constructs beneath the deserts of [[Kehjistan]].

Elly at 23:28, 29 February 2024

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	At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one. The Gauntlet is a feature only available on Seasonal realms and will run throughout every season.		At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one. The Gauntlet is a feature only available on Seasonal realms and will run throughout every season.

	<span class="white">Gauntlets did not launch at the start of Season 3 but will ~~sometime during it~~. ~~It was announced after the start of the season that Gauntlets would launch on the 13th of February~~ <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/~~gaunlet-leaderboards~~-~~launch~~-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref> but that was later walked back as more polish was needed before launching it. A campfire chat is scheduled for Thursday 29th February when more details will be revealed. <ref name="campfire chat">[https://www.purediablo.com/campfire-chat-~~incoming~~-~~for~~-~~the-gauntlet Campfire Chat for Gauntlets~~]</ref~~></span~~>		<span class="white">Gauntlets did not launch at the start of Season 3 but will do so on Tuesday 5th March.<ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-campfire-chat-recap-february-29 Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>

	<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>		<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>
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	<span class="white">Leaderboards will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday ~~13th February~~.</span><ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/~~gaunlet~~-~~leaderboards~~-~~launch~~-~~date~~ Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>		<span class="white">Leaderboards will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday 5th March.</span><ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-campfire-chat-recap-february-29 Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>


	==Hall of the Ancients ==		==Hall of the Ancients ==
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	The [[Hall of the Ancients]] records the top 10 players from every ladder each week. Unlike the weekly Leaderboards The Hall of the Ancients does not reset. It is a permanent record of the best of the best.		The [[Hall of the Ancients]] records the top 10 players from every ladder each week. Unlike the weekly Leaderboards The Hall of the Ancients does not reset. It is a permanent record of the best of the best.

	<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday ~~13th February~~.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/~~gaunlet~~-~~leaderboards~~-~~launch~~-~~date~~ Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>		<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday 5th March.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-campfire-chat-recap-february-29 Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>

Elly at 16:08, 24 February 2024

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	A defeated Boss doesn't drop loot but rather a shrine which can be used as a power-up. Shrines such as the <span class='white'>Pillar of Proving</span> respawn all the enemies you've killed in the vicinity so you can kite a Boss or large group of monsters to the Pillar, kill them, tap the Pillar and kill them again to further boost your score. There is also the <span class='white'>Pillar of Glory</span> which gives you a multiplier on your score. You can gather <span class='white'>keys</span> in the Gauntlet that open chests dotted around the Gauntlet which add to your score too.		A defeated Boss doesn't drop loot but rather a shrine which can be used as a power-up. Shrines such as the <span class='white'>Pillar of Proving</span> respawn all the enemies you've killed in the vicinity so you can kite a Boss or large group of monsters to the Pillar, kill them, tap the Pillar and kill them again to further boost your score. There is also the <span class='white'>Pillar of Glory</span> which gives you a multiplier on your score. You can gather <span class='white'>keys</span> in the Gauntlet that open chests dotted around the Gauntlet which add to your score too.

	~~The Gauntlet is a feature only available on Seasonal realms and will run throughout every season.~~

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Pillar-of-proving.jpg\|Pillar of Proving resurrects the monsters killed around it so you can kill them again boosting your Gauntlet score.		File:Pillar-of-proving.jpg\|Pillar of Proving resurrects the monsters killed around it so you can kill them again boosting your Gauntlet score.
	</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.		</gallery>

			At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one. The Gauntlet is a feature only available on Seasonal realms and will run throughout every season.

	<span class="white">Gauntlets did not launch at the start of Season 3 but will sometime during it. It was announced after the start of the season that Gauntlets would launch on the 13th of February <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref> but that was later walked back as more polish was needed before launching it. A campfire chat is scheduled for 29th February when more details will be revealed. <ref name="campfire chat">[https://www.purediablo.com/campfire-chat-incoming-for-the-gauntlet Campfire Chat for Gauntlets]</ref></span>		<span class="white">Gauntlets did not launch at the start of Season 3 but will sometime during it. It was announced after the start of the season that Gauntlets would launch on the 13th of February <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref> but that was later walked back as more polish was needed before launching it. A campfire chat is scheduled for Thursday 29th February when more details will be revealed. <ref name="campfire chat">[https://www.purediablo.com/campfire-chat-incoming-for-the-gauntlet Campfire Chat for Gauntlets]</ref></span>

	<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>		<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>

Elly at 16:06, 24 February 2024

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	A defeated Boss doesn't drop loot but rather a shrine which can be used as a power-up. Shrines such as the <span class='white'>Pillar of Proving</span> respawn all the enemies you've killed in the vicinity so you can kite a Boss or large group of monsters to the Pillar, kill them, tap the Pillar and kill them again to further boost your score. There is also the <span class='white'>Pillar of Glory</span> which gives you a multiplier on your score. You can gather <span class='white'>keys</span> in the Gauntlet that open chests dotted around the Gauntlet which add to your score too.		A defeated Boss doesn't drop loot but rather a shrine which can be used as a power-up. Shrines such as the <span class='white'>Pillar of Proving</span> respawn all the enemies you've killed in the vicinity so you can kite a Boss or large group of monsters to the Pillar, kill them, tap the Pillar and kill them again to further boost your score. There is also the <span class='white'>Pillar of Glory</span> which gives you a multiplier on your score. You can gather <span class='white'>keys</span> in the Gauntlet that open chests dotted around the Gauntlet which add to your score too.

			The Gauntlet is a feature only available on Seasonal realms and will run throughout every season.

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	</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.		</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.

	<span class="white">Gauntlets did not launch at the start of Season 3 but will sometime during it. It was announced after the start of the season that Gauntlets would launch on the 13th of February <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref> but that was later walked back as more polish was needed before launching it. A campfire chat ~~has been promised~~ when more details will be revealed. <ref name="campfire chat">[https://www.purediablo.com/campfire-chat-incoming-for-the-gauntlet Campfire Chat for Gauntlets]</ref> </span>		<span class="white">Gauntlets did not launch at the start of Season 3 but will sometime during it. It was announced after the start of the season that Gauntlets would launch on the 13th of February <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref> but that was later walked back as more polish was needed before launching it. A campfire chat is scheduled for 29th February when more details will be revealed. <ref name="campfire chat">[https://www.purediablo.com/campfire-chat-incoming-for-the-gauntlet Campfire Chat for Gauntlets]</ref></span>

	<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>		<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>

Elly at 17:13, 22 February 2024

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	</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.		</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.

	<span class="white">Gauntlets ~~will~~ not launch at the start of Season 3 but ~~a few weeks later~~ on ~~Tuesday~~ 13th February~~.</span>~~ <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>		<span class="white">Gauntlets did not launch at the start of Season 3 but will sometime during it. It was announced after the start of the season that Gauntlets would launch on the 13th of February <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref> but that was later walked back as more polish was needed before launching it. A campfire chat has been promised when more details will be revealed. <ref name="campfire chat">[https://www.purediablo.com/campfire-chat-incoming-for-the-gauntlet Campfire Chat for Gauntlets]</ref> </span>

	<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>		<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>

Elly at 02:06, 5 February 2024

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	File:Traps-in-vault.jpg\|Fire traps and floor spikes in the Vaults.		File:Traps-in-vault.jpg\|Fire traps and floor spikes in the Vaults.
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	Within every Vault will be a Statue of Zolton Kulle. The player can offer a [[Vaults - Dungeons#How do you Get Pearls of Warding?\|Pearl of Warding]] to this statue and each pearl grants 10 stacks of [[Vaults - Dungeons\|Zoltun’s Warding]], which is a buff that yields extra rewards via a <span class='white'>Wardwoven Chest</span> ''if'' the player can maintain the stacks by avoiding the hazards while fighting enemies. If you have more than one stack of the buff then you'll be rewarded with a Rare Wardwoven Chest.		Within every Vault will be a Statue of Zolton Kulle. The player can offer a [[Vaults - Dungeons#How do you Get Pearls of Warding?\|Pearl of Warding]] to this statue and each pearl grants 10 stacks of [[Vaults - Dungeons\|Zoltun’s Warding]], which is a buff that yields extra rewards via a <span class='white'>Wardwoven Chest</span> ''if'' the player can maintain the stacks by avoiding the hazards while fighting enemies. If you have more than one stack of the buff then you'll be rewarded with a Wardwoven Chest if you have at least 4 stacks you'll also get a Rare Wardwoven Chest.

	This buff is removed from the player if they leave the Vault.<br><br>		This buff is removed from the player if they leave the Vault.<br><br>

Elly at 15:19, 4 February 2024

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	</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.		</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.

	<span class="white">Gauntlets will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>		<span class="white">Gauntlets will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday 13th February.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>

	<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>		<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>
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	The [[Hall of the Ancients]] records the top 10 players from every ladder each week. Unlike the weekly Leaderboards The Hall of the Ancients does not reset. It is a permanent record of the best of the best.		The [[Hall of the Ancients]] records the top 10 players from every ladder each week. Unlike the weekly Leaderboards The Hall of the Ancients does not reset. It is a permanent record of the best of the best.

	<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>		<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday 13th February.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>

Elly at 15:17, 4 February 2024

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	</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.		</gallery>At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet replaces the current one.

	<span class="white">Gauntlets will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later.</span>		<span class="white">Gauntlets will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>

	<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>		<div class="linkbox">[[The_Gauntlet\|The Gauntlet Guide]] </div>
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	<span class="white">Leaderboards will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later.</span>		<span class="white">Leaderboards will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later on Tuesday 13th February.</span><ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>


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	The [[Hall of the Ancients]] records the top 10 players from every ladder each week. Unlike the weekly Leaderboards The Hall of the Ancients does not reset. It is a permanent record of the best of the best.		The [[Hall of the Ancients]] records the top 10 players from every ladder each week. Unlike the weekly Leaderboards The Hall of the Ancients does not reset. It is a permanent record of the best of the best.

	<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later.</span>		<span class="white">Hall of the Ancients will not launch at the start of Season 3 but a few weeks later.</span> <ref name="gauntlet launch">[https://www.purediablo.com/gaunlet-leaderboards-launch-date Gauntlet Leaderboard Launch Date]</ref>

Elly at 15:13, 4 February 2024

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	== Season 3 Background Story ==		== Season 3 Background Story ==

	[[Kehjistan]] ~~will be~~ the primary battleground of Season 3 but battles ~~will~~ also erupt all over Sanctuary. Below the Amber Sands (Desolate Sands) lays a sprawling network of [[Vaults_-_Dungeons\|Vaults]] once occupied by a founding member of the Horadrim, <span class='white'>Zoltun Kulle</span> and his companion, <span class='white'>Ayuzhan</span>, who toiled away there creating the Black Soulstone to trap and hold the Great Evils. This was work he didn't wish the other Horadrim or demonic forces to discover so he set countless traps and hazards throughout the Archives in case any of them came searching for him. Traps you'll find soon enough.<br>		[[Kehjistan]] is the primary battleground of Season 3 but battles also erupt all over Sanctuary. Below the Amber Sands (Desolate Sands) lays a sprawling network of [[Vaults_-_Dungeons\|Vaults]] once occupied by a founding member of the Horadrim, <span class='white'>Zoltun Kulle</span> and his companion, <span class='white'>Ayuzhan</span>, who toiled away there creating the Black Soulstone to trap and hold the Great Evils. This was work he didn't wish the other Horadrim or demonic forces to discover so he set countless traps and hazards throughout the Archives in case any of them came searching for him. Traps you'll find soon enough.<br>
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	File:Vault-entrance-Ayuzhan.jpg\|Sorcerer, Seneschal and Ayuzhan at the entrance to a Vault		File:Vault-entrance-Ayuzhan.jpg\|Sorcerer, Seneschal and Ayuzhan at the entrance to a Vault
	File:Vaults.jpg\|Inside the Vaults		File:Vaults.jpg\|Inside the Vaults
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	<br>Season 3's protagonist, Ayuzhan, is a member of the Ennead Clan, who, ~~al ong~~ with Zoltun Kulle, had taken Constructs created by the Vizjerei Mage Clans and made them their own by using a powerful apparatus they constructed called the Loom deep within the Vaults.		<br>Season 3's protagonist, Ayuzhan, is a member of the Ennead Clan, who, along with Zoltun Kulle, had taken Constructs created by the Vizjerei Mage Clans and made them their own by using a powerful apparatus they constructed called the Loom deep within the Vaults.

	They planned to develop these Constructs as weapons against the High Heavens and the Burning Hells so humanity could flourish on Sanctuary. However, that endeavour did not go as planned, causing Kulle to abandon the project, which created a rift in his partnership with Ayuzhan. That rift was exploited by the Demon [[Malphas]].		They planned to develop these Constructs as weapons against the High Heavens and the Burning Hells so humanity could flourish on Sanctuary. However, that endeavour did not go as planned, causing Kulle to abandon the project, which created a rift in his partnership with Ayuzhan. That rift was exploited by the Demon [[Malphas]].