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Diablo 4has shared the 2025 roadmap with the features and content to be added in the coming months.Diablo 4hit the shelves in 2023, and since then, Blizzard has released seven seasons, along with the anticipated first expansion.
The first season ofDiablo 4ran from July 20 to July 23, 2025, and made additions like the Malignant Monsters, the Malignant Heart item, and the boss Varshan the Consumed. The most recent season began on May 24, 2025,bringing the witchcraft powers toDiablo 4, new runes and whispers, and the Armory, a feature highly requested byDiablo 4players that optimizes build management. In October 2024, the game received its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, which added the new Spiritborn class and took players to the jungle of Nahantu. Giving a preview of what’s to come, Blizzard made an exciting announcement.
Diablo 4revealed the 2025 roadmap, listing the seasonal content and permanent additions coming to the game. The roadmap starts by listingDiablo 4Season 7, highlighting content such as witchcraft powers, occult gems, and the earnable raven pet. Kicking off in April and ending in July, Season 8 will seeBelial’s return toDiablo 4, the release of an IP collaboration, and a celebration of the game’s second anniversary. Season 9 will run from July to September, adding horadric powers, a new earnable pet, and dungeon escalation. The roadmap lists Season 10 starting in September and ending in December, bringing another collab, new chaos powers, and an update for the Infernal Hordes.
Along with the overview of the upcoming seasons, Blizzard confirmed thatDiablo 4’s second expansionwill be released in 2026, although no exact date has been set yet. The game will get a new ranking system, with the roadmap teasing that even more changes will come next year. Some permanent additions thatDiablo 4players can look forward to are the Season Journey update and new lair bosses (Season 8), new Nightmare Dungeons activities (Season 9), and undisclosed changes for the tenth season. The list also mentions the Armory and the Whispers quality-of-life update, released in Season 7.
While players wait for Season 8, themost recentDiablo 4patchdropped in March. The update wasn’t very extensive, but it did fix season-related bugs and general errors, and made performance improvements. The update also included new settings that players can activate to improve the game’s graphics.