Diablo 2: Resurrected Patch 2.5 has gone live

What you need to know

• Patch 2.5 has come out of Public Test Realm (PTR) and introduces Terror Zones and new Sundering Charms to Diablo 2: Resurrected. 
• Terror Zones are an optional new activity that improves the leveling process.
• Sundering Charms provide a counter to monster immunity in Hell difficulty.
• The Season 2 ladder is expected to go live October 6.

Diablo 2: Resurrected‘s Patch 2.5 has just come out of the Public Test Realm (PTR), bringing optional Terror zones to all players on all platforms. In addition to terror zones, unique charms are come to the game’s second season to aid against the over-tuned resistances of enemies in Hell difficulty. These additions to the game are the most significant change to the end game in Diablo 2 since 2005 and should make the journey to level 99 on the ladder easier all around. With that in mind, Season 2 of the ladder is expected to kick off October 6.

As we’ve already covered the Terror Zones in detail in our PTR article, let’s dive into what Sundering Charms are bringing to Diablo 2: Resurrected gameplay.

What are Sundering Charms?

There are three difficulties in Diablo 2: Resurrected — Normal, Nightmare and Hell. In Hell difficulty, some enemies have huge resistance to certain types of damage. Some are even so huge that they are in fact immune. This presents a dilemma to many builds trying to complete the game on this level. For example, a fire sorceress may not be able to even pass through some regions of the game due to a mass of enemies with fire immunity leading the player to feel they need to re-spec completely. Re-specs in Diablo 2 do not come cheap! Blizzard has introduced Sundering Charms to counteract this very issue and shake up the meta so more builds than ever are now viable for Hell difficulty completion.  

There are six charms in total, each one providing -95% resistance to a different monster immunity. Carrying one however, also lowers the player’s resistance to the damage type. Charms must be held in your inventory to receive their benefits, and these extend to pets and summons. 

• The Black Cleft: Reduces enemy immunity to magic. Player magic resist is reduced by  45%-65%.
• The Bone Break: Reduces enemy immunity to physical damage. Player physical damage is increased by 10%-30%. 
• The Cold Rupture: Reduces enemy immunity to cold. Player cold resistasance is decreased by 70%-90%.
• The Crack of the Heavens: Reduces enemy immunity to lightning. Player lightning resistance is decreased by 70%-90%.
• The Flame Rift: Reduces enemy immunity to fire. Player fire resistance is decreased by 70%-90%.
• The Rotting Fissure: Reduces enemy immunity to poison. Player poison resistance is decreased by 70%-90%.