Confirmed features versus community assumptions
A side-by-side comparison of what has actually been confirmed and what the community has quietly filled in.
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Release status
Spring 2029
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75Confirmed entries
13Still unknown
Diablo V
The permanent record of Diablo V: what is confirmed, what a developer merely said out loud, what is rumour, and what has not been announced at all.
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The core pages
Living documents that grow with every official reveal until release.
What the return of runewords means
Runes and runewords in the Diablo II style are planned, but the supporting rules that made them work have not been described.
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How the procedural world changes Sanctuary
Terrain, points of interest, enemies, rewards and the degree of demonic corruption can all change between visits.
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Diablo V itemisation explained
Itemisation is strongly influenced by Diablo II, with returning sets, runewords and size-based inventory.
How Diablo V's caravan works
The caravan replaces permanent safe towns: merchants, companions, quest givers and narrative characters who travel with you.
Sanctuary has fallen: the story of Diablo V
The heroes failed, Diablo rules from Westmarch, and the player inherits a claim to a captured city.
The darkness has won
Confirmed information, developer insights and analysis from the next era of Sanctuary.
Revealed classes
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Who you will play
Demon Hunter
Discipline in the face of oblivion. A new generation steps from the shadows.
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Latest Diablo V entries
The 100 years everybody is quoting
A century since Mephisto fell, seven years since Diablo took Sanctuary. Both figures came from developers - and neither of them means "100 years after Diablo won".
Who is the Heir to Westmarch?
The player character is the Heir to Westmarch, and Blizzard has confirmed a connection to Diablo without explaining it.
Confirmed features versus community assumptions
A side-by-side comparison of what has actually been confirmed and what the community has quietly filled in.
Blizzard plans regular Diablo V development updates from 2027
Blizzard says it intends to publish development updates on a regular schedule starting in 2027.
Diablo V announced at BlizzCon 2026
Blizzard revealed Diablo V, its premise, its first three classes and a spring 2029 release window.
The darkness has won
Confirmed information, developer insights and analysis from the next era of Sanctuary.