Diablo 4 Making Big Changes to Unique Items

Key Takeaways

• Unique items now have 3x more chance of dropping as Ancestral
• Ancestral items increased in Nightmare Dungeons and Whispers
• Removal of Sacred item drops, but current owners can still use them.

Diablo 4 players will have three times more chances to obtain Unique Ancestral items from Season 6 onwards. Great anticipation surrounds the arrival of Diablo 4‘s first expansion, which has been slightly delayed. First, a new season is available to all players with new content, gameplay changes, and new features to keep them engaged.

The sixth Diablo 4 season kicked off on October 7 and brought players the new questline “Creeping Hatred,” which is related to Mephisto. The return of the Lord of Hatred has increased the list of dangers that players will encounter in their adventures, with Blizzard’s RPG adding new creatures called Realmwalkers. For those who want to give their characters a new flair, a new Battle Pass and Journey season are available with rewards to unlock. Progression changes are also live, impacting the Paragon System, leveling, stats, difficulty, and more.

While there’s plenty to explore in the new season, Diablo 4 will triple the chance of a Unique item dropping as Ancestral when the Vessel of Hatred expansion goes live. The news was revealed in the developers’ livestream and will be officially implemented after the Season 6 PTR, in which Blizzard tested drop rates for Ancestral and Unique items and asked for player feedback. Currently, in order to get Ancestral items, players must play World Tier 4: Torment, the highest difficulty that offers a more challenging experience.

Diablo 4 Will Increase the Chance of Getting Unique Ancestral Items and More

• Unique items have triple the chance of dropping with Ancestral quality
• Ancestral items’ drop rate increased in Nightmare Dungeons and Whispers
• Ancestral Items will always have Power 800 and at least 1 Greater Affix
• Greater Affixes will only appear on Ancestral items
• Sacred items will no longer drop, players can continue using the Sacred items they have

With this adjustment to the drop rate of Unique items, the devs have significantly increased the chance of obtaining Ancestral items in Diablo 4‘s Nightmare Dungeons and Whispers. In addition, Greater Affixes will only appear on Ancestral items, which will have at least one of these. They will also drop with Power 800, the highest possible. The general itemization of the game has also received changes, one of the most notable being the removal of the Sacred item drop. Players who already own one of these items will see them marked as “Legacy,” and although they can keep using them, Sacred items can no longer be upgraded.

The start of Season 6 and the arrival of the Vessel of Hatred mark an exciting time for Blizzard’s RPG community. With the new season, all Diablo 4 classes have new skills and passives, which have the potential to impact gameplay and see the creation of new builds. With the expansion, players will get to know the jungle of Nahantu, explore Kurast, an upcoming dungeon, and see the debut of the Spiritborn, the sixth class in the game that will have Unique items for players to equip.