Diablo 4 Season 11 PTR Patch 2.5.0 Update: New Item Systems, Masterworking Overhaul, And Unique Gear Revealed
Diablo 4 Season 11 PTR is now live, and some players may have already experienced it. This update focuses primarily on items, attribute systems, monsters, and modes. Regarding items, we’ve made changes to address player feedback regarding the high randomness of item crafting. Let’s take a look at each one.
1. Tempering
Tempering is a system that adds random affixes to equipment by consuming materials. In previous seasons, Tempering affixes were too random. In Season 11, you can now select specific affixes to apply to items, but each item can only have one Tempering affix. Additionally, Tempering recharges are unlimited. This means you’ll spend less time getting more powerful equipment next season!
2. Masterworking
Previously, Masterworking enhanced item affixes, and with luck, you could only enhance the same affix multiple times. Now, Masterworking directly improves item quality, rather than affixes, increasing an item’s base damage, armor, or resistances.
Once an item reaches the maximum Masterworking threshold of 20, you can roll for a Capstone bonus, which is key to further improving the item’s quality.
Using Capstone bonus allows you to upgrade a random non-Greater Affix. Additionally, you can choose to reroll a Masterworked Affix by spending Obducite and Neathiron, without resetting your Masterworking Quality. This also saves you significant processing materials.
Overall, Masterworking upgrade path has become clearer after Season 11 PTR update, making it a great option for players looking to quickly improve their abilities.
3. Sanctification
In S11 PTR, you can sanctify an item by infusing it with the ascendant power of Angels. This significantly enhances your item and is the final upgrade you can make.
Sanctifying an item grants random benefits, such as increasing an affix, adding additional special Sanctification affixes, gaining bonus Legendary power, and increasing its durability. Please note that once an item is sanctified, it cannot be modified, so choose your sanctified items carefully.
How To Obtain Celestial Improvements?
The first way is to defeat Lesser Evils in Pre-torment difficulties. These grant you a chance to sanctify an item in Heavenly Anvil. However, this method only allows you to sanctify an item immediately. If you choose not to, you will have to wait for the next invitation. This method may take longer to obtain.
The second method is to obtain Heavenly Sigils on Torment difficulties. Use these Heavenly Sigils to sanctify Ancestral-quality items in Heavenly Forge.
4. New Unique Items In Sanctuary
2.5.0 PTR also adds six unique items for each class to help you improve your abilities:
- Barbarian: Chainscourged Mail, which reactivates disabled skills and refreshes their cooldowns, and increases combat skill damage.
- Druid: Khamsin Steppewalkers, which grant Charge after dealing damage with Storm Skills, grant Max Movement Speed and Unhindered, and can also root enemies.
- Rogue: Death’s Pavane, increases Dance of Knives damage.
- Sorceress: Orsivane, increases damage and adds an Enchantment Effect.
- Necromancer: Gravebloom,summons small golems and increases attack speed.
- Spiritborn: Path of Emissary, invokes a Core Skill.
You can choose to obtain these items by defeating bosses or redeem them with Diablo 4 Gold. These items will help you enjoy a better gaming experience in this new version.
In short, the item changes in Diablo 4 Season 11 demonstrate that the official team is paying close attention to player feedback. You can also check out Season 11 PTR and share your thoughts on these updates to help optimize Season 11!
