Blizzard has unveiled the patch notes for Season 8, titled "Belial's Return," specifically for patch 2.2.1.

This update is set to be implemented on May 13th.

Be sure to explore our Season 8 compendium, which details the extensive updates from the 2.2.0 patch and the latest Maxroll adjustments!

• The Protector's damage output has been boosted significantly, now ranging from 80% to 140%.
  
• The barrier now constitutes 30% of the maximum life, up from 15%.
  
• At rank 5, thorns damage has increased from 100% to 150%.
  
• Adaptive Stances now provide a core stat bonus that has risen from 50% to 75%.
  
• Vital Strikes have seen an enhancement in vulnerable damage bonuses, increasing from 45% to 80%.
  
• Healing effects now grant 5% of maximum life, up from 2%.
  
• Vigor generation has doubled, increasing from 5 to 10.
  
• Prodigy's Tempo has had its skill rank bonus raised from 2 to 4.
  
• Several issues have been fixed:
  
• Tortured gifts of mysteries in pre-torment difficulties now drop the correct equipment for spiritborn.
  
• Enemies behind locked doors in the Vile Hive dungeon can no longer harm players.
  
• Subo's Seeker perk no longer marks untargetable objects like totems in the Hall of the Penitent.
  
• Damage over time effects from Gorshak in the Dark Citadel will no longer persist post-defeat.
  
• The Hold Your Ground event in the Field of Giants will progress correctly between waves.
  
• Visual effects from Akarat will no longer linger after defeating the Harbinger of Hatred.
  
• Necromancer’s bone spirits can now damage Wolf Pack's gateways during the Harbinger's encounter.
  
• Ghor's Devastating Grips now base damage bonuses on DPS rather than per tick.
  
• The cooldown reduction for explosions upon critical hits has increased from 0.2 to 0.4 seconds.
  
• Twin Strikes have been enhanced, with damage now increasing from a range of 70-100% to 110-140%.
  
• Aspect of Dire Whirlwind now also provides a critical strike damage bonus while in use.
  
• Earthen Might's critical damage bonus has risen from 50% to 70%.
  
• Perfect Storm now offers a damage bonus increased from 60% to 80%.
  
• Humanity now reduces damage taken by 2% per rank while in human form.
  
• Gathlen's Birthright adjustments include reduced required critical hits from 400-200 to 300-150, and boss critical hits from 80-40 to 60-30.
  
• Movement speed while in human form has increased from 17.5-23% to 24.5-30%.
  
• Skeletal Priest damage bonuses are now up from 30% to 50%.
  
• Aspect of Reanimation damage bonuses have also increased from 25-45% to 40-60%.
  
• Sanguivor, Blade of Zir features a substantial increase in inherent summon damage from 60% to 400%.
  
• Poison Trap’s damage output has been enhanced from 540% to 612%.
  
• The Band of Ichorous Rose now boosts Poison Trap upgrades from 50-100% to 50-150%.
  
• The Aspect of Contamination has been updated:
  
• Poison Trap now bursts for an additional 10-30% of its total damage upon triggering.
  
• Critical strikes from this burst provide a 20-40% increase in poison damage for 9 seconds.
  
• Shocking Impact now refreshes on stun.
  
• Hail of Verglas damage per hit has increased from 1.5% to 2%, reaching up to a maximum of 100%.
  
• The Glacial Aspect no longer requires casting Blizzard, allowing it to be active from effects like Blizzard Enchantment.
  
• Sayeena now serves as a vendor for Oath Scrolls, tradeable for Spectral Ash, which can be used for acquiring Unveiler's Oath reputation.
  
• Adjustments have been made to various boss powers:
  
• Sinaret's Flames damage has increased from 50% to 75%.
  
• Hatred's Embrace's haste modifier no longer expires when changing weapons.
  
• The icon for apparition incursions is now more visible, and Betraying Eyes spawn more consistently near the apparition boss.
  
• Additional objectives have been added to clarify that season reputation can be earned from both the apparition incursion event and defeating any boss across Sanctuary.
  
• Accessibility improvements include a toggle feature for screen reader announcements of player names and fixes for various issues with currency notifications and menu readings.
  
• A multitude of fixes have been implemented across quests, encounters, and boss mechanics to enhance overall gameplay experience and address inconsistencies.
  
• Notable fixes include issues with Belial's interactions, boss health regaining, and various quest progression problems.
  
• Additional fixes target visual effects, damage outputs, and certain skills that were not functioning as intended, ensuring a smoother and more balanced gameplay experience.* Resolved a bug preventing Druid werewolves and ravens from gaining Anima of the Forest stacks while using Storm's Companion or Stormcrow's Aspect with Gathlen's Birthright.
  
• Corrected an issue where the enhancements from cold skeleton mages would occasionally stop functioning.
  
• Fixed a problem where skeleton reapers sometimes failed to produce corpses upon upgrading.
  
• Addressed a bug causing poison traps to consume combo points without the use of Bands of Ichorous Rose.
  
• Fixed an issue where the damage reduction from the Scoundrel's Leathers was incorrectly applied even if enemies were not affected by trap skills.
  
• Resolved a glitch where the Accursed Mark effect remained active after utilizing an Accursed Altar and teleporting.
  
• Fixed the experience bonus from incense disappearing after a teleport or zone transition.
  
• Eliminated a rare bug allowing players to obtain a Vessel of Hatred exclusive item when imprinting on a rare item.
  
• Corrected a rare issue that prevented players from reviving.
  
• Fixed a problem where the Crown of Lucion was incorrectly providing infinite bonus damage from channeled skills.
  
• Resolved an issue where the Crown of Lucion granted bonuses only to active skills instead of all damage types.
  
• Fixed inconsistencies in material updates within the materials tab.
  
• Corrected the absence of icons on the minimap for some Infernal Hordes bosses.
  
• Updated the description for Forgotten Souls to clarify that they can be obtained from Whisper Caches.
  
• Fixed various instances where visual intensity increases for multiple skills did not function correctly.
  
• Resolved an issue preventing the creation of a Quicklist party finder entry from the Helltide icon on the map.
  
• Addressed a problem where the Chimimoryo pet could become unstoppable and flee from the player. ( That schnoz has a mind of its own! )
  
• Implemented various improvements in visual, audio, UI, stability, and reliquary aspects.
  

We hope you enjoy the Season of Belial's Return with our updated Season 8 compendium.

As we kick off Season 8, our priority is to ensure that our build guides reflect the latest item updates, new features, and mechanic changes.

We are actively working on further updates for D4planner!

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