The first two items have the same power but in completely different slots Image: Blizzard via Polygon This is a big deal, because the random Affixes can drop in multiple different armor slots. Each Legendary drop will contain four Affixes and one Legendary Affix. Instead of the static Legendaries of Diablo 3 - which come with a unique perk - Legendary Affixes are now random. Legendaries also work quite a bit differently. Even at max level, Magic and Rare items should have a place, with Magic items having more Affixes (stat or ability bonuses) than other items and Rare items having more powerful Affixes. In Diablo 3, players hunt for Legendaries and Set items, ignoring Rare and Magic items completely. While item types and stats should feel pretty different in Diablo 4, the rarity system is probably the biggest change here.

Using items and their skill points, players can reach certain stat thresholds, causing them to unlock bonus effects on their chosen skills. Each time a Nephalem levels up, they can upgrade their chosen stat, increasing their weapon damage, health, or something equally useful. These stats tie into the player character in a few ways. Items can also increase a player’s stats. As players upgrade their stats, they’ll hit important skill thresholds Image: Blizzard via Polygon This is similar to how weapons worked in Diablo 3, but players should be more aware of if they’re using an axe, mace, spear, or sword. For example, a magic wand and a staff can cast the same spell, but the wand will fire quickly and deal very little damage, while the staff fires slowly and hits hard. Angelic and Demonic Power is gone - a system that required players to stack specific kinds of gear to unlock synergies - and weapons now operate differently based on type. Itemization has changed in Diablo 4 even since we demoed the game last year. This blog post focuses on itemization - arguably the most important part of a Diablo game - and even teases a BlizzConline announcement.

It’s been over a year since we first saw Diablo 4 at BlizzCon 2019, and to end 2020, Blizzard has published a final blog post to whet player’s appetites.

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