Diablo 4’s Most Broken Class Isn’t Being Nerfed in The Mid Season Update Because Blizzard Wants You To Have Fun With It

Diablo 4‘s new Spiritborn class has created an unexpected surge in power, catching both players and developers off guard. While this has sparked excitement among fans, it’s also raised questions about balance. The class’s strength has outpaced expectations, leading to both excitement and concern about future adjustments.

Blizzard has reassured players that there won’t be any immediate nerf patches for Spiritborn, allowing fans to fully explore its potential without fear of quick changes. Balancing live service games like Diablo 4, Destiny 2, and Path of Exile is always a challenge, but for now, Spiritborn remains strong.

Blizzard Surprised by Spiritborn’s Synergy, but Nerfs Are Not Coming in Diablo 4—Yet

Although the Spiritborn class in Diablo 4 doesn’t seem particularly strong on paper, Blizzard seems to have been caught off guard by how well its abilities complement one another. The Spiritborn comes equipped with the ability to choose two passives out of four. You can choose any combination of these passives, so you can have two Gorilla passives or two Centipede passives. The first passive you choose adds a tag to all of your other skills. These tags augment those skills.

In contrast to other classes, Spiritborn skills typically have universal effects, which is rather unusual in action role-playing games. While a Spiritborn player has access to skills and passives that enhance everything far more than may have been originally intended, other classes have skill trees that function independently.

Fans of Diablo 4 had been anticipating the news that a large number of nerfs would soon be heading for the Spiritborn, and since a midseason patch was approaching, it seemed like the ideal moment.

In a campfire conversation, Blizzard disputes this. There won’t be anything significant affecting the class just yet, even though nerfs will be coming for the Spiritborn in Season 7. Blizzard will be adopting a different strategy instead.

Midseason Patch Buffs All Classes, But Spiritborn’s Unintended Synergies Will Be Addressed in Season 7

The midseason patch will include buffs for all classes in an effort to get them closer to the Spiritborn stat. Compared to the powerful Spiritborn, everyone will have much better health with flat damage increases to skills, enhanced uniques and legendaries, and a few other adjustments.

This applies to both Barbarians and Druids. Given that every class can deal enormous amounts of damage, it appears that the upcoming weeks will be a carnage-filled parade.

However, the Spiritborn’s unintended synergies will be eliminated when season 7 premieres and all classes will be rebalanced to return to more typical power levels. The date for the Diablo 4 season 6 midseason patch has not yet been set, but on Friday, November 15, the patch notes will be made public, giving you a complete overview of what to expect.