Blizzard Unleashes the Warlock Across Three Diablo Titles, Bringing a First Class to Diablo 2 in 25 Years
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Blizzard announced a massive warlock class triple-drop across Diablo 4, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo 2 Resurrected, with Diablo 2 receiving its first new class in 25 years.
The persistent datamining leaks were spot on, as Blizzard has officially confirmed that the warlock class is heading to Diablo 4 in the upcoming Lord of Hatred expansion this April. As reported by Robert Purchese at Eurogamer, the reveal came during a major Diablo Spotlight video that outlined a multi-game rollout for the dark magic practitioner. The warlock serves as a thematic counterpart to the paladin class also arriving in the Lord of Hatred update, giving players a fresh archetype designed to balance out the holy warrior's light with darker forces.
What makes this drop truly unexpected is that the warlock is not stopping at Diablo 4. Blizzard is bringing the class to mobile and PC via Diablo Immortal and, most notably, to Diablo 2 Resurrected today through a paid expansion titled Reign of the Warlock. This marks the first entirely new character class added to Diablo 2 in 25 years. To manage this historic shift, Blizzard is splitting the game into two versions. Players can stick with the time-locked classic experience or jump into the modern Reign of the Warlock branch, which officially pushes the twenty-five-year-old ARPG into a new era of ongoing development.
Alongside the class drop, Diablo 2 Resurrected is receiving major quality of life upgrades including advanced stash tabs, official loot filters, and the Chronicle database for tracking item drops. Each of the three titles receives a mechanically distinct version of the warlock tailored to its specific platform and pacing, with Diablo 2 leaning heavily into micro-management through a demon taming skill tree. You can read the full breakdown over at Eurogamer.
Tags: Diablo 4, Diablo 2 Resurrected, Blizzard, PC Gaming, ARPG
Original article: Eurogamer