Added Fragment of Destruction Rank 3 upgrade: 'When you apply Mark of Destruction to an enemy, you increase your movement speed by 5% for 7 seconds.

Reduced the power of Sliver of Terror's Rank 3 upgrade Ring of Fire effect and increased the required kills to 100 to proc.

For every skill on cooldown, you take 12.5% reduced damage and deal 25% increased damage.'

Updated Sliver of Terror base power: 'Your cooldowns are increased by 25%.

Updated the possible range of Armor on Rank 2 upgrades to 375-390.ĭeveloper's Note 11/12: In addition to fixing several bugs that resulted in some Soul Shards powers being much more powerful than intended, we've redesigned and balanced several Soul Shards to give more competitive options when choosing the right Soul Shard for a wider range of builds.

Updated the possible range of All Resistance on Rank 2 upgrades to 55-62.

Fixed a bug that allowed players to equip 2 Lesser Soul Shards.

Fixed a bug where Rank 2 Soul Shard affixes values could sometimes change after being socketed.

We can't wait for players to get their hands on Soul Shards to start unlocking their true power. By embodying a Prime and Lesser Evil, players will inflict new forms of pain and suffering on the demons of Sanctuary. Players will embark on their Season Journey to discover and upgrade demonic Soul Shards based on the seven Lords of Hell. In Season 25, players can embrace evil by infusing themselves with the essences of the Lords of Hell. Lastly, Soul Shards and Hellforge Embers only drop in Seasonal play, and will not transfer to your non-seasonal character when the season ends.ĭeveloper's Note: With the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the Diablo Franchise, we wanted players to delve into the darker side of the Nephalem's past. You may only equip one Prime Evil Soul Shard and one Lesser Evil Soul Shard at a time. Soul Shards cannot be traded, but can be salvaged or utilized in Caldesann’s Despair.

Soul Shards and Hellforge Embers can drop from anywhere in Sanctuary, but Soul Shards have a higher chance to drop from Bosses. Each Soul Shard can be upgraded three times using a new seasonal-exclusive consumable, the Hellforge Ember. One of 3 Prime Evil Soul Shards can be equipped into Helms and one of 4 Lesser Evil Soul Shards can be equipped into Weapons. Nephalem can find 7 unique Soul Shards, based on the Lords of Hell, which give players demonic new powers. New Season Theme: Season 25 introduces a new type of socketable item called Soul Shards. Below, you'll find specifics about Season 25's Soul Shards, the first item changes, and more that are on the way in Diablo 3's 2.7.2 Update, as detailed by Blizzard in the full patch notes.

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