In Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, each class receives a new ability. This introduces fresh builds for players, and one class even gets a new ultimate ability.
You can jump into the first Diablo 4 expansion, Vessel of Hatred, starting on October 8, 2024. With this expansion, the developers are making major changes, including removing difficulty levels, adjusting item quality, and completely redesigning the classes. However, aside from the new Paragon system, you won’t need to relearn how to play your class.
Along with some balance adjustments, each class will be given a new ability. We’ll explore what these abilities are and what they do below.
New Class Abilities in Vessel of Hatred
Barbarian – Mighty Throw
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Lucky Strike Chance: 11%
Hurl your weapon, dealing 60% damage on impact and causing it to stick to the ground. While stuck, the weapon pulses, dealing 20% damage per second for 4.02 seconds.
Druid – Stone Burst
Spirit Cost: 30
Lucky Strike Chance: 25%
Summon rocks beneath your enemies and cause them to explode, dealing 80% damage. When channeling, it deals 20% damage, and the affected area expands by 400% after 1 second.
Necromancer – Soulrift
Cooldown: 50 seconds
Lucky Strike Chance: 20%
Corrupts nearby enemies for 8 seconds, dealing 65% damage per second to you. Every 0.25 seconds, rip the soul of an enemy, absorbing it to generate 2 Essence.
Hunter – Dance of the Knives
Charges: 6
Charge Cooldown: 1 second
Lucky Strike Chance: 20%
While channeling, you gain 20% increased movement speed, 10% increased dodge chance, and fire knives at nearby enemies, dealing 42% damage.
Wizard – Familiar
Charges: 3
Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds
Lucky Strike Chance: 10%
Summons a familiar based on the element of your last cast skill for 8 seconds. The familiar follows enemies and periodically explodes, dealing 40% of its elemental damage in an area. You can control up to 6 familiars at once.
Some of these new class abilities are reminiscent of familiar skills from other Diablo games and will certainly inspire new builds. The Necromancer can even look forward to gaining a new ultimate ability.
