The new Diablo 3 update 1.34 is now available to download for PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.
The new update adds some brand-new Season buff, lots of item and skill adjustments, and new class sets. Here is what you should know about the Diablo 3 update 1.34.
Diablo 3 Update 1.34 Patch Notes: What’s New
Developers explained that with the adjustments coming in for a few old Necromancer sets and skills, they’d continue to observe the new set this season and might make extra adjustments for the upcoming seasons. Until then, let’s take a look at the new Necromancer Set: Masquerade of the Burning Carnival. It includes:
- 2-piece bonus: the Simulacrums no longer take damage, gets all runes, and its cooldown is restored when you die;
- 4-piece bonus: with a Simulacrum, the damage lowers at 50 %;
- 6-piece bonus: the Bone Spear is 10,000 % increased damage; the simulacrums get triple with this bonus;
- Haunted visions: simulacrum can drain now 1 % or 5 % of your maximum life each second, lasting forever; the Grim Scythe can be duplicated, but not the Skeletal Mage;
- Grasps of Essence: your Corpse Explosion deals 150-200 % increased damage when an exploded corpse damages at least one enemy;
- Jesseth Arms: 2-piece set bonus brings 400 % increased damage, but only while your skeletons are commanded to attack a target;
- Razeth’s Volition: you get 35-60 % damage reduction if your Essence is not complete; the Skeletal Mage receives the effect of the Gift of Death and Singularity runes;
- Pestilence Master’s Shroud: 6-piece bonus adds to every corpse you consume an Empowered Bone Spear charge that grows the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3300 %; Corpse Explosion and Corpse Lance is increased by 3300 %;
- Grace of Inarius: 4-piece set bonus brings a Bone Armor that grants an extra 2-3 % damage reduction/enemy hit.
The New Demon Hunter Set: Gears of Dreadlands includes:
- 2-piece bonus: you can get now 4 seconds of Momentum when attacking with a Primary skill, for maximum 20 seconds; your Primary skills deal 10 % boosted damage/seconds of Momentum;
- 4-piece bonus: casting Strafe against opponents will now automatically shoot your last utilized main skill, and also give 60 % damage reduction while strafing for up to 5 % after also while Strafing, you get 8 % increased movement speed for every second of Momentum;
- 6-piece bonus: your main skills bring 10000 % more damage;
- Emimei’s Duffel: Bolas can now explode instantly and add 150-170 % increased damage;
- Odyssey’s End: enemies trapped by your Entangling Shots take 100-150 % increased damage from all sources;
- Leonine Bow of Hashir: Bolas gets a chance of 100 % on explosion to pull in all opponents within 24 yards, and deal 100-150 % increased damage, too;
- The Ninth Cirri Satchel: Hungering Arrow is guaranteed to pierce and deal 450-600 % increased damage;
- Holy Point Shot: Impale hits with 2 extra knives and deals 75-100 % increased damage;
- Hunter’s Wrath: your main skills attack 30 % quicker and deal 150-200 % increased damage.
Skill Adjustments: Necromancer
Simulacrum
- simulacrums can’t utilize Grim Scythe (with Haunted Visions) or Skeletal Mage.
Bone prison
- simulacrums now benefit from the passive skill.
Corpse explosion
- damage increased to 1050 %.
Final Service
- it activates now before the Simulacrum’s Self Service;
- no longer consumes pets.
Serration
- simulacrums now benefit from the passive skill.
Skill Adjustments: Witch Doctor
Spirit Barrage
- The Spectres from the Phantasm rune no longer benefit from pet bonuses.
Bug Fixes
Necromancer
- solved an issue where Skeletal Mages were not attacking some creatures.
PTR Specific
- seasonal effects no longer deal area damage;
- the seasonal theme should no longer work in Set Dungeons;
- solved seasonal buff that sometimes might drop off whenever the player enters an invulnerable condition;
- seasonal buff resets if a player exits and reenters a rift;
- solved Maltorius’ Petrified Spike dealing additive bonus damage instead of multiplicative;
- changed seasonal buff to center its damage on the number of kills
Note: The issues mentioned above (without Necromancer) were only live on the PTR, but we’re listing the fixes here for visibility to show intended functionality on live.
