Diablo 4 Uniques Are Getting A Major Buff In Season 5 PTR Patch Notes
Diablo 4 Season 5 will bring big improvements to Uniques, with Blizzard looking to make the rare items more desirable in a post-Loot Reborn world.
Uniques are meant to be build-defining items. Unfortunately, a side-effect of Diablo 4’s excellent Loot Reborn update is that Legendary items, which can be upgraded with specific affixes using the new Tempering mechanic, are just too good. Uniques can’t be Tempered like Legendaries, meaning right now, a fine-tuned Legendary is often better than most Unique items.
In Season 5, that might change. As revealed during the most recent Diablo 4 Campfire Chat, Blizzard is looking to bring some major buffs to the game’s Unique items come the start of Season 5 on August 6. For starters, the roll ranges of Uniques will get larger, meaning Uniques will have a higher chance of being much more powerful. They will also be tuned to go along with the other loot affix changes seen in Season 4, with more simplified, but more appealing stats that will better compete with Tempered items. Lastly, Blizzard will look to adjust the stats to better fit the theme of each Unique, doubling down on what makes them special.