Hell and the Prime Evils are ready for you, traveler – are you prepared to face their wrath?
Vanquish demons, undead, and magical foes when Ladder Season 16 arrives on November 13. We have included information on the Ladder schedule and upcoming changes to Season 16, including character conversions to Reign of the Warlock, items that are changing Ladder Only status, and several bug fixes.
Codex
Ladder Season 16
Patch 3.4 Notes
Ladder Season 16 Schedule
Ladder Season 15 Ends: Monday, November 9, 11 a.m. PST
Season 16 Patch begins rolling out: Monday, November 9
Ladder Season 16 Starts: Friday, November 13, 5 p.m. PST
Ladder Season 16 will usher in a new opportunity for valiant adventurers to race to Level 99 and amass powerful loot along the way. We cannot wait to see which determined souls carve their name into the Leaderboard this time.
Ladder Season 16 Launch Timing:
North America
November 13, 5:00 p.m. PST
Europe
November 14, 1:00 a.m. BST
November 14, 3:00 a.m. CEST
Asia
November 14, 9:00 a.m. CST
November 14, 10:00 a.m. KST
As with previous seasons, Ladder Season 16 will feature different modes:
Version
Description
Pre-Expansion Ladder
The standard version of Ladder play that encompasses only the original four acts.
Pre-Expansion Hardcore Ladder
The hardcore (only one life) version of Ladder play that encompasses only the original four acts.
Ladder
The standard version of Ladder play that encompasses five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.
Hardcore Ladder
The hardcore (only one life) version of Ladder play that encompasses five acts, as it includes the “Lord of Destruction” expansion content.
For those new to Ladder Seasons, you might be wondering what happens to your Shared Stash loot once the current season ends.
Once Ladder Season 15 ends, all Ladder characters will be transferred to their respective non-ladder group. All items in that character group’s Shared Stash go into a new Withdraw Only set of Shared Stash tabs, denoted by a check marked Past box. Any items from Ladder Season 14 stored in the Withdraw Only tabs will be lost at this time. You will have all of Ladder Season 16 to withdraw any items you would like to keep from Season 15. When Ladder Season 15 ends, this remove only set of Stash Tabs will be overridden with any items in the Ladder Season 15 Shared Stash. Be sure to get any items out before then, or they will be forever lost!
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Patch 3.4 Notes
Character Conversion
We have made some adjustments to character conversions between partitions moving forward.
Starting November 16, players will no longer be able to convert Expansion (LoD) Online (Ladder and Non-Ladder) characters to Reign of the Warlock. Players will still be able to convert Offline characters and Classic to Expansion (LoD) conversions.
Items Now Available in Online Non-Ladder
Previously updated Ladder-only items will be available in Non-Ladder with the new season.
This applies to RotW only; these items will not be changed for Classic or LoD.
Angelic Raiment
Bane Ash
Blinkbat’s Form
Bloodletter
Gravenspine
Manald Heal
Pluckeye
Rogue’s Bow
The Battlebranch
The Ward
Item Updates in Online Ladder and Offline Only
Items listed below that have been changed will only be updated on Online Ladder and Offline.
This applies to RotW only; items will not be changed for Classic or LoD.
Dimoak’s Hew
Serpent Lord
Griswold’s Edge
Knockback → 4% Chance To Cast Level 1 Amplify Damage On Striking
+80-120% Enhanced Damage → +100-160% Enhanced Damage
Added Slows Target By 25%
The Salamander
Added +10% Faster Cast Rate
+2 To Fire Skills → +3 To Fire Skills
+2 To Fire Ball → +4 To Fire Ball
The Tannr Gorerod
The Grim Reaper
Silks of the Victor
Added +20% Faster Run/Walk
Added +30% Increased Attack Speed
Added +50-100% Enhanced Damage
Added +15% Chance To Find Magic Items
The Impaler
Coldkill
The Atlantean
+200-250% Enhanced Damage → +250-300% Enhanced Damage
Added +2-5 To Zeal (Paladin Only)
Added +100-125 Attack Rating
Added Requirements -20%
Required Level 42 → Required Level 35
Lava Gout
Earthshaker
Grim’s Burning Dead
Added 15% Reanimate As: Burning Dead Archer
Added +3-5 To Fire Golem 3 (Necromancer Only)
+3 To Necromancer Skill Levels → +4 To Necromancer Skill Levels
Swordguard
All Resistances +10-20 → All Resistances +20-30
Added Replenish Life +10-15
+170-180% Enhanced Damage → +180-230% Enhanced Damage
Added Attacker takes damage of 15-25
+5-495 Defense (Based on Character Level) → +7-779 Defense (Based on Character Level)
Demonhorn’s Edge
Veil of Steel
Ethereal Edge
+150-180% Enhanced Damage → +220-260% Enhanced Damage
+25% Increased Attack Speed → +40% Increased Attack Speed
Added +2-198 To Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
Executioner’s Justice
+240-290% Enhanced Damage → +260-300% Enhanced Damage
50% Chance To Cast Level 6 Decrepify When You Kill An Enemy → 25% Chance To Cast Level 13 Amplify Damage When You Kill An Enemy
+30% Increased Attack Speed → +40% Increased Attack Speed
Added +15 Life After Each Kill
Added +5 To Mana After Each Kill
Isenhart’s Armory
Full set:
Isenhart’s Lightbrand:
+20% Increased Attack Speed → +40% Increased Attack Speed
Added +5-495 Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
Removed 2-Piece Set Bonus +5-495 Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
Added 3-Piece Set Bonus: +2-198 To Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
Isenhart’s Parry:
Isenhart’s Case:
Isenhart’s Horns:
Eternity
5 Socket Melee Weapons → 5 Socket Melee and Missile Weapons
Added +30 Increased Attack Speed
+260-310% Enhanced Damage → +300-390% Enhanced Damage
Added +3-297 To Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
Level 8 Revive (88 Charges) → +5 To Revive (O skill)
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where Jewels did not drop if the player killed the last Uber Ancients boss after staying out of the Colossal Summit for extended periods.
Fixed an issue where health regen/degen effects stalled out by damage events in online games.
Fixed an issue where a Warlock’s bound demon would lose behavior when the Inferno skill was interrupted by the character traveling via a portal.
Fixed an issue where some VFX decals were failing to render in HD mode.
Fixed an issue where Terror Zone toggle for online gameplay didn’t save the player’s previous choice.
Fixed an issue when interacting with the “Remove Only” checkbox while holding any items related to “Advanced Stash” would not interact with the checkbox.
Fixed an issue where Searched games on Lobby didn’t appear when hidden by the scroll list.
Fixed issue where various errors preventing connection to the game would give the error text “You have not been online in the last 30 days” instead of intended error text.
Fixed an issue with Auto-Party Invite not properly having players joining games.
Fixed various game freezes and crash issues.
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