Diablo 4: Season of the Malignant brings new content for players to partake in and unique items to find and loot, with the biggest being the season-specific Malignant Hearts.
These new items provide powerful new effects to players, making for very powerful builds and encouraging experimentation during the season. There are quite a few versions and types of Malignant Hearts, all with different uses.
In this guide, we’ll detail what the Malignant Hearts are, as well as provide details on their uses, how to find and craft them and list all the available hearts for players to find as they play Season of the Malignant.
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What are Malignant Hearts?Malignant Hearts are a new mechanic introduced in Season of the Malignant, providing players with new powerful legendary-like abilities. These new gem-like items are socketed into necklaces and rings and encourage players to explore and find new builds as they discover the different abilities these hearts can offer.
There are four categories of Malignant Hearts, each with a different color and keyword that caters to a specific ability. These include:
Vicious – Orange, Offensive power Brutal – Blue, Defensive power Devious – Pink, Utility power Wrathful – Black, SuperEach of these heart types can be socketed into a piece of jewelry matching the heart’s color. For example, you can socket a Vicious Heart into a piece of jewelry with an orange socket. The only exception to this is the Wrathful Hearts, which are rarer finds and can be socketed into any color.
How to Find and Capture Malignant HeartsTo capture and use Malignant Hearts, players will need to unlock the Cage of
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