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Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred

Paladin Inbound
by Wesley LeBlanc on Jan 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM

sely began in the base campaign of Diablo IV back in 2023 and continued with last year’s Vessel of Hatred expansion has an end in sight. Blizzard Entertainment will launch the action-RPG’s next expansion, Lord of Hatred, in April, and not only will it wrap up our hero’s fight against Mephisto and his hateful legions, but it will bring two new classes to the game. One of them remains unannounced for now, but the other is the highly requested Paladin, bringing divine authority back to Sanctuary.

Taking place in the ancient and fabled region of Skovos, Lord of Hatred also brings a new storyline alongside various gameplay updates. These include reworked skill trees that introduce new class-specific variants and extended level caps across all eight classes, new loot filters, enhanced crafting systems, the return of the Horadric Cube, new Talisman unlocks, and a completely overhauled endgame.

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