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Everything we know about Diablo V
Confirmed information, developer insights and analysis from the next era of Sanctuary.
In the same BlizzCon interview with Rhykker, Joe Shely said sets are meant to "broaden the range of viable builds rather than narrow them", and that an item's name will tell you something about its power level.
In a BlizzCon interview with Rhykker, Joe Shely and John Mueller said Diablo V separates character creation from class choice. Mueller is aiming for "more RPG character creation than we've ever had".
In a BlizzCon group interview with Kotaku, John Mueller said Joe Shely had written "community involvement, as early as possible" down as a pillar for the team at the start of development.
Blizzard announced at BlizzCon 2026 that an animated series set in the world of Diablo is in development with Netflix. No studio, cast, date or story has been named.
Senior producer Tiffany Watt told Windows Central that Diablo V has had its own branch of the Diablo IV engine "for a while now", so it carries no tech debt it does not want.
Neil David Carter, cinematics director for the Diablo series, posted "First shoot #Diablo5" on 14 October. It is the first sign of production since the reveal - and says nothing about the story.
Three classes have been revealed. Everything below is sourced from Blizzard's own announcement material.
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Itemisation is strongly influenced by Diablo II, with returning sets, runewords and size-based inventory.
The caravan replaces permanent safe towns: merchants, companions, quest givers and narrative characters who travel with you.
Terrain, points of interest, enemies, rewards and the degree of demonic corruption can all change between visits.
The heroes failed, Diablo rules from Westmarch, and the player inherits a claim to a captured city.
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