Challenge Rift - Week 66
Challenge Rift Week 66 is live! If you are curious how Challenge Rift builds are chosen each week, you can view this official blog post!
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Season 15 Launch
Season 15:
Season 15's theme is Boon of the Horadrim! This Season, all Horadric Caches earned from bounties will be doubled. This means that each time you complete a full set of five bounties in an Act, you will receive not one, but two Horadric Caches, for twice the bounty rewards! Below, we've posted some of the top builds on DiabloFans for each class last season, and information on the Level With a Cause charity event! Also, if you want to try something new this season, we suggest looking into the Solo Self-Found League!
Season 15 begins on Friday, September 21 at 5:00 p.m. PDT in North America, 5:00 p.m. CEST in Europe, and 5:00 p.m. KST in Asia.
Diablo Netflix Series Confirmation:
Andy Cosby, screenwriter for the new Hellboy, has taken to twitter to confirm that he is in final talks to write and show-run a new Diablo Animated series on Netflix! News surrounding Diablo has been heating up as of late, including a rumor that Diablo III will be a free PlayStation Plus for October! Do you think this means big news for BlizzCon? Let us know in the Comments!
UPDATE: This tweet has now been deleted.
I guess I can confirm I am indeed in final talks to write and show-run the new DIABLO animated series for Activision and Netflix. It's very exciting and I hope to the High Heavens it all works out.
— Andy Cosby (@andycosby) September 20, 2018
Level With a Cause:
#LevelWithACause (#LWAC), a coalition of streamers from both Twitch and Youtube, will be uniting once again for a 5th charity fundraising event during the first three days of Season 15 in Diablo 3. These streams will be viewable on several Twitch and Youtube channels. Viewers will be asked to donate to Save the Children during these live-streams.
#LWAC was founded prior to the start of Season 11 of Diablo 3. This group of streamers ran a similar charity event during the opening weekends of the last four Diablo 3 season openers, raising over $35,000 for charity. Those previous events supported St. Jude's, Take This, and Save The Children respectively. During the last event in Season 14, the LWAC team was able to raise over $11,400 for St Jude's Children Research Hospital. This was, to date, the initiative's biggest event. LWAC hopes to continue to grow and raise even more money for deserving charities in the future.
In the U.S. and around the world, Save The Children gives children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, they are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. They do whatever it takes to save children, transforming their lives and the future we share.
Update: #LWAC has now ended for Season 15!
Season 15 on Nintendo Switch:
With the Diablo 3: Eternal Collection releasing for Nintendo Switch on November 2nd, it was recently confirmed that Nintendo Switch players will be able to participate in Season 15! The Eternal Collection comes with the base version of Diablo 3, the Reaper of Souls Expansion Pack, and the Rise of the Necromancer pack! Do you plan on picking up the game for Nintendo Switch? Let us know in the Comments!
Challenge Rift - Week 65
We suggest that you do not finish Challenge Rift 64 until Season 15 begins in your region. Waiting will allow you to open the Challenge Rift Cache on your seasonal character, giving you a boost to gold, crafting materials, and Blood Shards! If you are curious how Challenge Rift builds are chosen each week, you can view this official blog post!
Popular Builds from Season 14:
These are some of the top builds for each class during season 14! This is not a conclusive list, but instead one that provides some variety for several class builds that were popular on DiabloFans during the previous season.
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Challenge Rift - Week 65
Challenge Rift - Week 65
Challenge Rift Week 65 is live! We suggest that you do not finish Challenge Rift 64 until Season 15 begins in your region. Waiting will allow you to open the Challenge Rift Cache on your seasonal character, giving you a boost to gold and crafting materials! If you are curious how Challenge Rift builds are chosen each week, you can view this official blog post!
Season 15 begins Friday, September 21 at 5:00 p.m. PDT in North America, 5:00 p.m. CEST in Europe, and 5:00 p.m. KST in Asia.
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Season 15 Theme Revealed
Season 15 Theme Revealed
The theme for Season 15 will be the Boon of the Horadrim! All Horadric Caches earned from bounties will be doubled! Each time you complete a full set of five bounties in an Act, you will receive two Horadric Caches! This should help with collecting items like the Ring of Royal Grandeur, or gaining more of the bounty crafting materials for Reforging Legendaries with Kanai's Cube!
Season 15 begins Friday, September 21 at 5:00 p.m. PDT in North America, 5:00 p.m. CEST in Europe, and 5:00 p.m. KST in Asia.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)
Season 15 begins on September 21! For those among you who enjoy the fresh start a Season brings, we wanted to give you a glimpse of what to expect before you race out the gate as we continue to evolve and bring new things to Themed Seasons! 
New Season Theme
Season 15 will continue the experiment we began last season with a new seasonal buff. This time, for the duration of Season 15, all Horadric Caches earned from bounties will be doubled. This means that each time you complete a full set of five bounties in an Act, you will receive not one, but two Horadric Caches, for twice the bounty rewards!
There are a few things to keep in mind with this effect:- The bonus cache does benefit from difficulty level; it is essentially as though you completed twice the bounties.
- The rewards inside the Horadric Caches are otherwise unaffected; drop rates or the amount of individual rewards have not been altered.
- The bonus cache earned from Challenge Rifts is not affected; this is a separate type of cache.
Need a refresher on the rewards contained inside a Horadric Cache? Check out our Game Guide for a list of bounty-exclusive Legendary items and more information on the Bounty system.
In addition to doubling up your Horadric spoils, other celebrations may spring up across the globe that celebrate the nature of this theme! Be sure to keep a close eye on Twitter and Facebook for more information as we move into Season 15!
New Cosmetic Rewards
As per tradition, Season 15 will introduce new cosmetic rewards, obtainable by progressing through the Season Journey.
In addition to the Chest and Glove slots of the exclusive Conqueror Set, a brand-new series of portrait frames themed around the struggle of the Eternal Conflict will be available. For the eager cosmetic pet collectors, we thought you could use a hand. Belphegor is eager to keep a grip on your coin as it accompanies you on your adventures across Sanctuary!
Season Journey Rewards
If you’ve been diligently slaying demons for the past few Seasons and reached Conqueror in the Season Journey each time, you’ve surely accrued a few extra stash tabs by now. But players who have not yet earned a total of four stash tabs via the Season Journey can still unlock an additional one by completing the following tasks at the Conqueror tier:- Finish a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment XIII difficulty within 5 minutes
- Level three Legendary Gems to level 55
- Complete 2 Conquests this Season
- Kill Malthael at level 70 in 1 minute and 30 seconds on Torment XIII difficulty
- Slay Greed on Torment XIII difficulty
- Reach Greater Rift level 60 Solo
- Use Kanai’s Cube to augment an Ancient Legendary item with a level 50+ gem
- Use Kanai’s Cube to reforge a Legendary item
Seasonal Conquests
Speaking of Conquests, we’re rotating those, too! Returning for Season 15 is Sprinter/Speed Racer, where you’re challenged to complete all of Diablo III’s campaign from Act I to Act V at level 70 in under 1 hour! Next, we have Avarice/Avaritia, where all that glitters is gold—that is, if you can complete a 50 million gold streak outside of The Vault or its Inner Sanctum. Boss Mode/Worlds Apart is a different kind of race; destroy all the bosses in Diablo III at max level on Torment X before your 20-minute timer ends! A fan-favorite for those who enjoy unconventional builds, The Thrill/Superhuman requires completion of a Greater Rift level 45 to be completed Solo, but without any Set items equipped. Finally, Masters of the Universe/Masters of Sets stretches your class set knowledge by requiring a Mastery Rank completion of 8 different Set Dungeons; get ready to start collecting!
Haedrig’s Gift
Finally, the Class Sets available for completing certain chapters in the Season Journey courtesy of Haedrig’s Gift have rotated once more. We’ve listed the available Sets below. For those new to Seasons, here’s how it works:
Completing Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the Season Journey will reward you with three of Haedrig’s Gifts. Each Gift contains a few pieces from one of your Class Sets. Players can only unlock one Class Set in this manner per Season across Hardcore and Non-Hardcore, so choose wisely!
The set you will receive depends on the Class of the character you’re playing when you open each Haedrig’s Gift. To collect a full Class Set, you’ll need to open all three on the same character.
Here are the sets granted by Haedrig’s Gift in Season 15:- Barbarian – Wrath of the Wastes
- Crusader – Roland’s Legacy
- Demon Hunter – Unhallowed Essence
- Monk – Raiment of a Thousand Storms
- Necromancer – Bones of Rathma
- Witch Doctor – Helltooth Harness
- Wizard – Tal Rasha’s Elements
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When does Season 15 start?
A: Season 15 begins Friday, September 21 at 5:00 p.m. PDT in North America, 5:00 p.m. CEST in Europe, and 5:00 p.m. KST in Asia. For time zone conversion, see this site.
Q: When do Seasons go live for players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4?
A: Seasons go live for all console players globally at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, regardless of which regional version of the game you may have. Please note that Seasonal Leaderboards for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are still separate by hardware platform.
Q: When will Season 15 end?
A: We currently anticipate that Season 15 will be ending on Sunday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m. PDT in North America, 5:00 p.m. CEST in Europe, and 5:00 p.m. KST in Asia.
Q: Why is the Season end date an estimate?
A: Traditionally, we have given players two weeks’ notice prior to the ending of a Season. However, we’ve heard the community’s feedback, so going forward, we’ll be providing more comprehensive Season details in the Season First Look blogs. Please bear in mind that this date is an estimate and there is always a chance it may shift. While we will do our best to hit these target dates as closely as possible, we will continue to verify the Season end date at the two-week warning mark.
Q: When are the non-Seasonal Leaderboards being wiped?
A: Non-Seasonal Leaderboards are tied to what we call “Eras,” each of which lasts about 6–12 months. The most recent era began November 9. For more information on Eras, please see this post.
Q: What will happen to older Seasonal and Era records?
A: Starting with Season 10, we removed old personal bests from Season 1. When Season 15 arrives, we will remove old personal bests from Season 6, and so on. We will be doing the same for personal bests from the previous Era when the next one goes live.
Seasonal Leaderboard records are not being cleared and will remain archived both in game and on our website.
Season 15 is almost here! What are your goals for this Season? What do you think of our next Seasonal theme? How will you change your approach to your Season Journey now that you have access to more Kanai’s Cube crafting mats, recipes, and bounty-exclusive Legendaries?
Let us know in the comments below and we’ll see you at the start of Season 15! - The bonus cache does benefit from difficulty level; it is essentially as though you completed twice the bounties.
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Diablo III For Nintendo Switch Releasing On November 2nd
Diablo III For Nintendo Switch Releasing On November 2nd
Blizzard has announced that the release date for the Diablo III: Eternal Collection is releasing on November 2nd for Nintendo Switch! November 2nd is also the opening day of BlizzCon. You can pre-order from the Nintendo Shop Here!
Originally Posted by Nintendo (Official Post)
Raise Some Hell
Ages ago, angels and demons birthed your world in a forbidden union. Now they've come to claim it. Stand tall among Sanctuary's meek and wicked to battle walking corpses, horrifying cultists, fallen seraphs, and the Lords of Hell. When the High Heavens and the Burning Hells war, humanity must be its own salvation.
Unholy Trinity
The Diablo III game, the Reaper of Souls expansion, and the Rise of the Necromancer pack are all part of the Eternal Collection: 7 classes, 5 acts, and seasons' worth of demon-smashing.
Nintendo Switch™ Exclusives
Discover pieces of Zelda's world in Sanctuary. The Eternal Collection on Switch™ includes the Cucco companion pet, a Triforce portrait frame, and an exclusive transmogrification set that will let your heroes sport Ganondorf's iconic armor. You'll also receive unique cosmetic wings.
Defy the Darkness
You're a surrounded world's only defense against Heaven and Hell. Arm yourself with a Joy-Con™ or the Pro Controller, and choose from 7 dark fantasy classes, each with its own way to slay.
Eternal Replayability
Evil is never vanquished forever. Whether you're testing yourself against new difficulty settings, playing through the epic story campaign, searching for the perfect skill combo, expanding your collection of gear, racing through random dungeons, or traveling Sanctuary anew each season, you'll always have a fresh challenge to seek out.
Assemble the Perfect Arsenal
As you charge through Diablo III's five story acts, you'll collect gear from Sanctuary's furthest reaches, including legendary items that change your entire playstyle and armor sets that provide dynamic bonuses as you uncover more pieces.
Your Path to Power
Diablo III's power-building system is flexible enough for an afternoon or a full season. Push back the Burning Hells with spears, storms, and zombie dogs—over 800 unique abilities to unlock and master. Turn fire into lightning, split your magic blasts, and change your skills to create devastating power combinations.
It's Dangerous to Go Alone
Jump into local, action-RPG multiplayer with up to three friends, and crush demons from your comfiest couch cushions, no internet required—or fill out the ranks of your party online. You can play Diablo III shared-screen on a single Nintendo Switch™, remotely on up to four Nintendo Switch ™ consoles, or combine TV and handheld play.
