Top 5 Vampiric Powers We'd Like to See Return to Diablo 4
As this week’s approaching Campfire Chat promises a discussion regarding the resurgence Vampiric Powers, players are looking forward to reuniting with their favorite seasonal features from Season of Blood. With so many powers to choose from, though, which will make the cut? We've taken a look at all the Vampiric Powers from Season 2 in Diablo 4, and picked our Top 5 that we'd like to see return to the game.
Join associate director of community Adam Fletcher, associate game director Joseph Piepiora, and lead live class designer Adam Jackson as they delve into the Gauntlet, Leaderboards, balance updates, and bloodthirsty powers set to make their return.
Season 3 introduced Seneschal Companion combat pets with a wide range of abilities that have mostly been well-received after Patch 1.3.1, but Vampiric Powers were different in the sense that they felt active and intentional. You weren’t left trying to figure out how much of an impact was making; you saw the animation and subsequent damage. equated increased damage to Vulnerable enemies to a direct damage increase. made Basic-focused builds like Stormclaw Druid feel immortal. Vampiric Powers are a great example of two things: enjoyable, engaging seasonal features and the downsides of borrowed power. While Seneschal Companions are favored enough that some players have requested they become a permanent part of Diablo 4, the loss of Vampiric Powers was felt by most builds in regards to both playstyle and overall effectiveness.
We don’t know exactly what the return of Vampiric Powers will look like. Patch 1.2.2 introduced Malignant Rings that incorporated parts of Malignant Hearts from Season 1 into Uniques, such as. It seems rather unlikely that we’ll see more Unique Rings as it’s difficult enough for most builds to lose even a single Ring-exclusive Legendary Aspect. Unlike Malignant Hearts, Vampiric Powers weren’t class-specific, so a Unique for any slot would need strong, universally valued Gear Affixes to
