Diablo 4 combat

Top Diablo 4 features guidesGuides on battle, moving, & healing

Mechanics

Death penalty

Diablo 4 death penalty

When a character dies in Diablo 4, it loses gold and has to backtrack to where it died. Its items lose durability.

Hot 11
Time 2 min

Evade ability

Diablo 4 evade ability

The new Evade Ability allows players to dash to safety from dangerous enemy attacks or travel faster.

Hot 1
Time 3 min

Lucky Hits

Diablo 4 Lucky Hit Chance

Items with the Lucky Hit attribute have a percentage chance to activate an effect when hitting an enemy.

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Time 1 min

Mercenaries?

Diablo 4 Mercenaries

Some Mercenary-like features have been incorporated into the Rogue class, like imbuing elemental damage.

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Time 2 min

Special movements

Diablo 4 climbing and jumping

Diablo 4 is the first Diablo game that allows characters to climb and jump. Spacebar is the hotkey to do this.

Hot 1
Time 3 min

Status effects

Diablo 4 statuses

Characters and monsters can be granted statuses from items and skills that help or hurt them in battle.

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Time 4 min

Unstoppable Status

Diablo 4 unstoppable status

Classes have certain skills that trigger Unstoppable Status, freeing them from Crowd Control effects.

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Time 1 min

Consumables

Elixirs

Diablo 4 Elixirs

Players can receive 30 minute offensive or defensive buffs from Elixirs, and increase Experience gain.

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Time 1 min

Healing Potions

Diablo 4 potions

Diablo 4's Healing system uses Health Potion Charges that are refilled by monster-dropped health globes.

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Time 2 min

Incense

Diablo 4 Incense

While in a Party, a player can use Incense to buff the all Party members with a temporary bonus.

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Time 1 min

Scroll of Escape

Diablo 4 Scroll of Escape

Scroll of Escape is a rare drop that teleports a player (often Hardcore) to safety while in danger.

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Time 1 min

Scrolls

Diablo 4 Scrolls

Scrolls play a pivotal role in Hardcore and PvP, getting players out of tough spots -- with unpredictable outcomes.

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Time 1 min

Detailed & customized characters

Blizzard said that one of its goals with Diablo 4 was to allow each player to create and play the fantasy character that they've always dreamed of, whether that's a big-boned Barbarian with tattoos or a slim-form Necromancer with multiple scars. Diablo 4's character models are extremely detailed, and they'll not only be used in the game, but also in real-time cutscenes. Players can also better track their character's progress, with systems like Challenges (i.e., achievements) and Leaderbards.