Diablo V
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Diablo V will get regular development updates starting in 2027, Blizzard says
Diablo V has item tiers and gear-based sets, and may add stat requirements
Diablo V’s first new class is the Plague Knight, an armored disease spreader
Diablo V’s first confirmed classes are the Demon Hunter and the Monk
Diablo V has no roadside quest givers: all side quests come from your caravan
Diablo V’s caravan includes a treasure goblin companion with his own story
- Diablo V replaces towns with a caravan of survivors that travels with you and grows
- Diablo V’s art direction follows three visual stories: the past, the present and hell’s future
- Diablo V brings back a procedural overworld and dungeons that change on every visit
- Diablo V casts you as the heir to Westmarch in a continent overrun by hell
- Diablo V keeps Diablo unredeemable, and gives the player a unique bond with him
- Diablo V is set after other heroes failed and Diablo won, with Westmarch burning
- Diablo V is a sequel, not a Diablo IV expansion, so Blizzard can rebuild the fundamentals
- Diablo V was just announced at BlizzCon 2026: Here’s Everything We Know