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Season 15 · Lord of Hatred · checked September 29, 2026

Diablo IV as it stands in Season 15

Season of Hell's Legacy is live on top of Lord of Hatred. This guide tells you what changed, which builds and systems matter, and where to go next. Every claim is labeled as Blizzard's word, community testing, or our own reading.

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Season
15: Season of Hell's LegacyLive since Sep 15, 9:30 a.m. PT. Blizzard has not announced an end date.
Patch
3.2.2 liveBuild 73764. Live since Sep 30.
Expansion
Lord of Hatred is liveLevel 70, Torment I to 12. Vessel of Hatred comes with it.
Last checked
October 5, 2026Against Blizzard's patch notes and season overview.

Where to go

Six places that answer most questions.

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Builds

Current builds for all eight classes, with the evidence shown next to each one.

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Tier lists

Three specialist tier lists side by side, with where they agree and where they split.

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Classes

What each of the eight classes does now, and what changed in Season 15.

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Season 15

Hell's Legacy: the questline, Splinters, Soul Splinters and what stays afterward.

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Endgame

A what-to-do-next path from level 70 through Torment, War Plans and the Pit.

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Gear and crafting

Item quality, Tempering, Uniques, Mythics, the Horadric Cube and the Talisman.

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Season 15: Season of Hell's Legacy

Live since September 15 for Diablo's 30th anniversary. Blizzard has not announced an end date.

Deckard Cain's lost soul sends you after three dark wanderers. You defeat the echoes of Diablo, Baal and Mephisto, collect a Splinter of Evil and carry one of them. It gives you an Iconic Power, a reputation track and modifiers for particular endgame activities, and it makes you easier for that Prime Evil to find.

New this season are Waking Nightmares (rebuilt fights from earlier games), eight Soul Splinters that go in your jewelry, and Season Rank goals. Nine Legacy Uniques, including Leoric's Crown and the Stone of Jordan, are permanent.

Read the full Season 15 guide

Limited-time or permanent?

Blizzard says the nine Legacy Uniques stay in the game on Seasonal and Eternal realms. The questline, Splinters of Evil, Soul Splinters and Waking Nightmares are Season 15 features. For shared War Plans, Rebirth, the Horadric Post and the new Cube recipes Blizzard has not said what happens when the season ends, so we mark them that way.

Builds the sources agree on

For Pit and Tower pushing, these are rated S or near it by every tracked source that lists them.

That is a short list on purpose. Maxroll (September 26), Mobalytics (September 25, ranked by real Tower results) and Icy Veins (September 14, before launch) disagree about a lot, especially the Paladin builds. We show the placements side by side rather than blending them into one ranking.

Open the tier lists or filter the build list. Tier lists are community and editorial judgment, not Blizzard statements.

Endgame in one path

What to do after the campaign, in order.

  1. Reach level 70 and settle on a build

    The cap is 70 for everyone. Pick from the build list; a Starter setup is enough to begin.

  2. Climb through Torment

    Torment I to XII now replaces the old four tiers, with bigger experience and drop bonuses each step. Lair Bosses need Torment I.

  3. Build your gear loop

    Temper and Masterwork at the Blacksmith, then use the Horadric Cube and the Talisman for control. Set a Loot Filter so you only stop for what matters.

  4. Chain activities with War Plans

    War Plans lets you queue up to five activities and teleports you from one to the next. Progress is now shared across your characters.

  5. Push, bosses and the arena

    Use the Pit and Tower to test your build, Lair Bosses for Mythic Uniques, and Echoing Hatred once you hold a Trace of Echoes. The full breakdown is on the endgame page.

New or returning?

Guides written before April 27, 2026 are out of date in ways that matter.

  • The level cap is 70 and Torment runs to XII, for every player.
  • Skill trees were rebuilt: passives left the tree and each active skill has three branches of choices.
  • A Loot Filter can hide, show and recolor gear.
  • Paladin and Warlock need Lord of Hatred; Spiritborn comes with any Lord of Hatred purchase.

Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection bundles the base game and both expansions. Play the Lord of Hatred campaign first if you own it, or skip the story once you have finished it on any character.

Read the new and returning guide

Recently updated

The pages most recently checked against sources.

From Blizzard

Official Diablo IV news and patch notes.

  • Diablo IV Patch Notes

    We will continually update this article with all patches the development team implements for Diablo IV.

  • Diablo IV: What's Next Panel Recap

    Diablo IV unveils the Season of Hell's Legacy, a season full of iconic moments from Diablo's past, as well as an insider look at the development of our new class, the Amazon. Catch up on our announcements from the What's Next panel at BlizzCon 2026.

  • Diablo V: Forging the Next Era

    Diablo V arrives Spring 2029. Read on for the burning details revealed during our BlizzCon panel, including the next era’s darker vision of Sanctuary and the road ahead.

  • Diablo’s Next Era Revealed at BlizzCon 2026: Opening Ceremonies Recap

    Diablo V is coming in Spring 2029, a Diablo animated series is being developed with Netflix, the Amazon is the next class in Diablo IV, and more. Catch up on our announcements from Opening Ceremonies at BlizzCon 2026.

  • Diablo V is Coming Spring 2029

    The next dark era of the Diablo saga begins in Diablo V, coming Spring 2029.

  • Celebrate 30 Years of Diablo in Season of Hell's Legacy

    Celebrate Diablo's 30th Anniversary in a battle for the very soul of Sanctuary. Relive past memories, battle the Prime Evils, and rediscover tantalizing secrets long forgotten.

Official Diablo IV posts from Blizzard News as of October 5, 2026. The live list replaces this one when your browser can reach this site's feed. All Diablo IV news on Blizzard News ↗

How this site checks facts

Blizzard's own notes come first. Specialist sites such as Maxroll, Mobalytics and Icy Veins supply build and tier interpretation, and those are always labeled as opinion. We do not copy their guides or rankings; we summarize, cite and link. Where sources conflict, we say so instead of picking a winner.

Sources and method