• The testing phase starts on April 2nd and will run through April 9th.
• Season of the Construct will end and Season 4 will begin on May 14th.
• This PTR will only be available to Battlenet users on PC, but future PTRs might be available on other platforms.

• PTR characters can be boosted to max level.
• PTR Patch Notes will be available sometime next week.

• Fewer pieces of loot will drop, but overall loot will be higher quality.
• The goal will be for players to be able to craft and customize their ideal gear.

BASE ITEM UPDATES

• Many unused Affixes will be removed from the game.
• Only Sacred items will appear in World Tier 3 and only Ancestral items will appear in World Tier 4.
• The total number of Affixes on gear will be reduced.
• Dropped Legendary and Unique items will now be tradeable.

ADDITIONAL UPDATES

• Level 95+ enemies will only drop item level 925 gear.
• The Gem system has been simplified, and Gems can be sold for more gold.
• Item Enchanting gold costs will be capped.
• Many materials have been consolidated, and Forgotten Soul will have additional sources.

• More Unique items will drop in World Tiers 1 and 2.
• Uber Uniques can now drop in World Tier 3 from level 55+ enemies.

CODEX OF POWER

• All Legendary Aspects can now be found in the Codex of Power.
• Salvaging a Legendary item will upgrade the Aspect within the Codex of Power.
• Codex of Power Legendary powers can be upgraded up to 16 times to reach its maximum potential.
• Max-rolled Legendary Aspects will only drop in World Tier 4.
• Salvaging a max-rolled Aspect will permanently upgrade that Aspect within the Codex of Power.

TEMPERING

• Tempering is a new crafting system that will allow players to add new Affixes to gear.
• Termpering Manuals will drop from most content in the game, and cannot be target-farmed.
• Manuals will have four possible Affixes, with one Affix being randomly applied to a piece of gear.
• Items will have limited Temper Durability that will determine how many times a Temper can be rerolled.

GREATER AFFIXES

• The most powerful Affix rolls in the game, with a 1.5x multiplier to previous max rolls.
• Greater Affixes can only roll on dropped Legendary or Unique items.
• Greater Affixes can be Enchanted off of items, but cannot be crafted onto an item.

MASTERWORKING

• Masterworking is a new item upgrading system that will include 12 ranks.
• Every four upgrades, one random affix will be dramatically increased.

• Season 4 will introduce 10 new Unique items and 1 additional Uber Unique – Tyrael’s Might.

• Frozen Orb will now travel to where the player directs it.
• Necromancer and Druid Minions will now inherit 100% of the character’s stats.

BARBRIAN

• Windlasher Aspect will spawn a lot more Dust Devils.

DRUID

• Lacerate will be receiving several upgrades.

SORCERER

• Sorcerers will be receiving a new Unique item that will allow Frozen Orb to Conjure a minion.

ROGUE

• The Inner Sight Specialization can now proc off of any enemy and will also provide a 25% Critical Strike Chance.

NECROMANCER

• The Book of the Dead will be receiving multiple improvements that will benefit Minion builds.

HARDCORE UPDATES

• Elixir of Death Evasion will be permanently removed from the game.
• Flame Shield will be reworked to be less of a cheat death mechanic.

HELLTIDE UPDATES

• Helltides will now be available in World Tiers 1 and 2.
• Enemy density has been increased, and a threat meter can be filled to summon additional enemies.

BOSS LADDER UPDATES

• New Uber Andariel boss fight.
• Uber Andariel will have the same loot table as Uber Duriel.

• New endgame content – called The Pit.
• The Pit will be where players can find Masterworking materials required for the new crafting system.
• Styigan Stones will drop that can be used to summon level 200 Uber bosses.