Blizzard has made the Dragoon's Path Mount Armor Bundle free until December 26th.
06.12.2023 - 16:05 / news.blizzard.com
Our sixth major update, Splintered Souls, is currently being tempered in the scorching flames of the Burning Hells and will be released on December 14. While you wait, we’re providing you with a look at the new mystical companions called Familiars, along with other nightmarishly enjoyable features coming in this update.
Stay tuned; more information about all the features covered here, and everything else coming with our next major update, can be found in another article being published on December 12.
New Mystical Companions: Familiars
New Zone and Event: Southern Dreadlands
Additional Inferno Difficulties and Soulhewn Demons
Rite of Cleansing Daily Activity
Tales of Familiars are thought to be merely stories woven to captivate the young minds of Sanctuary and caution its overzealous explorers—but they are all true. They speak of companion creatures hailing from forgotten reaches of the world. While they might appear unfamiliar to you, they’re known to the witches of the Untamable Wilds Circle, who sign spiritual contracts binding them to mortals. With the help of Nisza, a new vendor located in Westmarch, you too can forge a lifelong bond with one of Sanctuary’s hidden wonders.
Familiars are companions that aid the player in combat using a combination of Active and Passive Skills, which can damage enemies or provide bonuses to the player and Familiar. These majestic allies can also lend a helping hand outside of combat if they possess certain Traits, such as the ability to Salvage or Identify your items for you, allowing you to spend more time farming.
Below you can meet 5 of the 8 Familiars stepping out of the shadows and into the fight against the Burning Hells on December 14. We’ll have more information on the other 3 in a future article.
Ashsweeper: Conservator of Knowledge
Zoltun Kulle's Library is inhabited by many wonders and just as many horrors. The Ash Sweepers are remnants of his early attempts at perfecting his golem servitors. Their priority was to curate and protect knowledge, but their interpretation of this directive led them to relieve many who traveled near the library of their possessions and lives. Fearing this behavior would draw attention to his library, Kulle sealed the constructs away forever.
Duskprowler: Avatar of Mischief
Many cultures throughout Sanctuary tell tales of feral cat spirits which lurk in the shadows. To some, they are spectral guardians that ward off evil spirits. Others believe they escort the dead to lands beyond. Another group consider them heralds of disaster that must be appeased. The only thing upon which all these stories agree is that they are capricious creatures, and are just as likely to lead a desert wanderer to an oasis as the den of a hungry
Blizzard has made the Dragoon's Path Mount Armor Bundle free until December 26th.
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Familiars will arrive in Diablo Immortal’s last major content update of the year, Splintered Souls. The update is set to be available across all regions by tomorrow. It opens the new Southern Dreadlands zone, new daily event, a free trial for Gems, and much more.
Welcome to our last major update of 2023, Splintered Souls. This update introduces Familiars to fight alongside you, the Southern Dreadlands Zone and Sentinel’s Stand Zone Event, 3 new Inferno Difficulties and 5 new Helliquary Bosses, and a flaming flood of additional content.
Time for a slay ride.
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