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· Blizzard has announced a major nerf for the Warlock class in Diablo 2 Resurrected, which is currently in testing on the Public Test Realm (PTR).
· The changes, after testing, are expected to be implemented at the start of Season 14.
· Season 14 of the PTR will begin on the 14th of this month, with a week of testing available before the official launch.

· The Warlock will now only be able to equip a two-handed weapon if the other hand is equipped with a grimoire, not a shield. This prevents the use of builds like 'Spirit' with two-handed weapons.
· Demon mastery will have a maximum cap, requiring players to invest skill points directly to increase the number of summoned demons, rather than relying on skill bonuses.

· The 'Goldman' (likely a reference to a specific build) will have its attack speed capped at 50%, drastically reducing the transferred damage from 99% to 50%.
· The 'Blood' skill has had its range altered, with negative effects.
· The 'Bind Demon' skill, considered essential, will now require skill point investment to be used, impacting builds that relied on just one point to summon demons.

· The synergy for some skills has been reduced from 1% to 0.5%.
· The chance to cast 'Amplify Damage' when hit by a cursed monster has been drastically reduced from 75% to 5%.
· Some auras, such as 'Conviction', 'Holy Fire', 'Holy Lightning', 'Blessed Aim', can no longer be obtained by summoning certain demons. They will be replaced by 'Fanatism', 'Vigor', 'Torment', and 'Concentration'. 'Holy Freeze' will still be applicable.

· 'Chaos Miasma Bolt' will have a delay before releasing the clouds.
· The damage from Miasma clouds has been reduced by 50%.
· 'Lethargy' has removed the status effect of increased damage taken.
· The damage of 'Ring of Fire' has been reduced.
· 'Miasma Chaos' will no longer have a cast delay, allowing up to five casts, but the cloud damage has been reduced by 50%.
· 'Flame Wave' has had its damage reduced by 15%.

· The synergy for 'Eldret' has been reduced from 5% to 3%, representing a 60% nerf solely on the synergy.
· 'Eldritch Blast Life Steel' has been reduced to only 5%.

· Ancient Statues for the Terror Zone event can now drop from any boss, not just terrorized ones.
· The chance to drop 'Worldstone Shard' will no longer be modified by player count, which may stabilize the drop rate for solo players.
· Heralds will now spawn and hunt players immediately after killing any monster in a Terror Zone. The chance of a Herald hunting increases with each monster killed in the same area.
· 'Sunder Charm Latent' can now drop from any monster in Terror Zone, regardless of Magic Find, increasing the chance of obtaining these items.
· The chance to drop a 'Ledent Sunder Charm' has been increased from Tier 2 Heralds and is no longer dependent on player count.

· When a Herald doesn't drop a desirable item, there's a chance it will drop a charm or amulet.
· The magic damage resistance of 'Colossal' has increased from 50% to 75%.
· A change has been implemented for 'Telc', which now allows walking with ASD (likely referring to movement control) for those who wish.

· Bug fixes include the inability to interact with the monster 'Mel the Cursed'.
· The bonus from 'Echo Strike' will no longer be multiplicative but additive, which represents a nerf.
· 'Echo Strike' will now require Attack Rating to hit, and the weapon will lose durability with each use, impacting builds that used ethereal weapons.
· 'Miasma Bolt' will no longer have an exponential Miasma Cloud tick.
· 'B Demon' will no longer cast every two frames, now casting every 24 frames, making it more difficult to use.

· The Warlock will receive a significant nerf, making it considerably weaker in Season 14 compared to its current state.
· These changes aim to balance the game, allowing players to choose and play with the classes they truly prefer, without the Warlock's dominance.
· Item prices for other classes are expected to return to normal levels.

· For online players not yet in Season 14, it's recommended to take advantage of the current moment to buy items for non-Warlock classes, as their prices are low.
· When the nerf takes effect in Season 14, many players will stop using the Warlock, and the classes people truly enjoy will become more viable and accessible in terms of items.