Diablo IVSanctuary guide

Classes

The eight classes

Every playable class gets the same treatment: how it plays, what defines it, what Blizzard changed in Season 15, and the builds we track. Paladin and Warlock are as fully covered as the older classes.

Base gameVessel of HatredLord of Hatred

Checked September 29, 2026 · patch 3.2.2 · Season 15

Seven adventurers gather around a map on a stone table in a ruined, candlelit chapel: a fur-clad antlered figure with a staff, a hooded archer, an armored swordsman, a crouching hooded rogue, a robed staff-bearer, a tattooed mage with red energy on one hand and a cloaked warrior.

Choose a class

Each card shows the class's resource and what you need to own.

Fury

Barbarian

Tough, mobile melee that hits hard up close.

Base gameSpirit

Druid

Shapeshifter and nature caster: earth, storm, and companions.

Base gameEssence

Necromancer

Bone, blood and an undead army.

Base gameEnergy

Rogue

Fast, precise, and versatile at range or up close.

Base gameMana

Sorcerer

Fire, lightning and frost, with Enchantments.

Base gameVigor

Spiritborn

Martial artist channeling four spirit guardians.

Vessel of HatredFaith

Paladin

Holy warrior: shield, sword, auras and an Oath.

Lord of HatredWrath and Dominance

Warlock

Command demons and turn Hell against itself.

Lord of HatredAnnounced

Amazon

Announced for the first half of 2027. Not playable today.

Future, not playable

Side by side

Ownership, resource and core stat are official. The ratings on the right are one specialist source, shown for context.

ClassRequiresResourceCore statIcy Veins class list (Sep 14): leveling / speed / endgame push
BarbarianBase gameFuryStrengthB / S / S
DruidBase gameSpiritWillpowerS / S / S
NecromancerBase gameEssenceIntelligenceA / A / A
RogueBase gameEnergyDexterityS / S / S
SorcererBase gameManaIntelligenceA / S / A
SpiritbornVessel of HatredVigorDexterityS / S / A
PaladinLord of HatredFaithStrengthS / S / A
WarlockLord of HatredWrath and DominanceWillpowerA / S / S

Icy Veins' class ratings were last updated September 14, before Season 15 launched, and rank classes across many builds. Maxroll's and Mobalytics' build-level lists (September 25 to 26) put Warlock, Rogue and Sorcerer builds highest for pushing and several Paladin builds much lower than Icy Veins does. Read the tier lists before treating any class rating as settled. Meta

Future, not playable

The Amazon

Blizzard announced the Amazon at BlizzCon 2026 as a Class Pack for the first half of 2027. She is the first female-only class, from Skovos, with four archetypes and a new javelin weapon type. Pricing and purchase details will come closer to release. She is not in the game, so no build or skill data exists. What Blizzard has said so far

How to read a class page

  • How it plays and the class mechanic, in plain language.
  • Season 15 and patch 3.2.1: Blizzard's own developer notes for that class, marked Patch, and any community reports, marked Meta.
  • Builds we track, linking to the build list with the sources' placements.
  • Legacy Uniques the class can use, from Blizzard's Season 15 overview.

The skill system common to all classes is on the buildcraft page.