While it has previously been reported that Season of the Malignant will introduce players to 6 new Unique items, in a recent Forbes interview with Game Director Joe Shely and Diablo General Manager Rod Fergusson, it was confirmed that one new Uber Unique will be among these six Unique items coming to Diablo 4's first Season. 7 New Legendary Aspects Coming in Season 1 'Season of the Malignant' Gameplay Guide In addition to this one new Uber-Unique, it has also been confirmed that there will be 7 new Legendary Aspects, as well as new powers from the 32 Malignant Hearts that are being introduced this Season. All of these new Aspects, Uniques, and other powers will give players new ways to play their characters, as well as create new builds entirely.The 3 Caged Hearts that have been revealed so far. Many details about Season of the Malignant were revealed during last week's Developer Update Livestream, however, the Diablo 4 developers had a few new pieces of information to add during this interview:
Since it was being developed alongside the release of Diablo 4, Season of the Malignant will be smaller than future Diablo Seasons. All content in Season of the Malignant will be available on day 1. As a part of Season of the Malignant, there will be a new Nightmare Dungeon rotation. Class nerfs will be coming with the start of the new Season.More information about Season of the Malignant, including the reveal of some of the upcoming Uniques and Legendary Aspects will be released when Diablo 4's next patch goes live on July 18th. Season of the Malignant will begin next Thursday, July 20th!
Blizzard On July 18, we’ll release another article shedding even more light on what’s coming with the new Season, including 6 new Unique Read more on wowhead.com