Save Sanctuary from Pestilence with the Season 22 Battle Pass
news.blizzard.comSanctuary is oozing with maladies to be eradicated, wanderer—go forth and defend your home!
Since our last content update, players rung in the New Year with adjustments to a variety of features, and returning events. This content update introduces the Plague Reaper Battle Pass, balance changes for Battleground, Rite of Exile, and all Classes, plus feature updates and more.
As with previous content updates, there will be server maintenance starting on January 16, from 4 p.m.–6 p.m. PST for Oceania, China, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe servers, and on January 17, from 12 a.m.–2 a.m. PST for servers in the Americas. After the maintenance has concluded, all items mentioned below will be live—specific dates for any content going live afterward are provided below.
Season 22 Battle Pass: Plague Reaper
Returning Events
Balance Changes
Feature Updates
Bug Fixes
The afflicted infect Sanctuary with their malicious presence. Track down and stamp out the source of disease as a Plague Reaper. The Season 22 Battle Pass ushers in a period of remediation for Sanctuary’s wounds on January 18, 3 a.m. server time.
This Battle Pass hosts 40 ranks worth of challenges and rewards, such as Crests, Hilts, and more. Starting with this Battle Pass, players will have the option to choose between receiving 2 Telluric Pearls, the Fervent Fang Two-Star Legendary Gem, or the new Grim Rhythm Two-Star Legendary Gem. The new gem can be acquired from Rank 40 of the Battle Pass and at Ranks 1, 20, and 40 of the Empowered Battle Pass. The Grim Rhythm Legendary Gem can also be acquired from the Boon of Plenty. Here’s what the new gem does:
Description at Rank 10: Dealing damage increases your Attack Speed by 2.4% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 10 times. While at full stacks, your Movement Speed is increased by 12%.
Remember, new Rank rewards are available in the Empowered Battle Pass, such as a Familiar Contract at Rank 1, and rotating Cosmetics can be obtained from the Battle Archive Shop for
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