Quick Links
The seventh season ofDiablo 4is here, bringing with it a new Witchcraft mechanic and a slight rework to the Tree of Whispers. Defeating the Headrotten that have infested Sanctuary will award valuable currency items that can be used to tap into the wicked art of witchcraft.
Players can unlock unique witch powers by participating in this season’s main mechanic, enhancing their abilities with new properties. Summon a swarm of flaming bats, debuff enemies with debilitating slows, or enhance your character’s stats while in the thick of combat. Regardless of which build you’re playing, everyone will want to tap into these witch powers to create the ultimate seasonal character.
What Are Witch Powers?
Season of the Witchcraft’s central mechanic isWitch powers, a new progression system that allows players to socket up to six passive effects into their character that open new build possibilities. If you’ve played Season of Blood or Season of the Construct, Witch powers will feel quite familiar to you.
Every character can equip up tosix powers at a time, one of which is reserved for Unique powers only. These powers range from potent utility effects to strong DPS effects that activate under certain conditions. Each power is tagged under one or multiple of the following categories:
Excluding Unique powers, there aren’t any power restrictions for your build. So long as you have space, you can equip as many powers from the same category as you desire. Look for synergies in these powers to enhance your damage or solve issues your build is having.
Unlocking Witch Powers
Witch powers can be modified at theAltar of Witchcraft near the Tree of Whispers, located in the top-right corner of Hawezar.Tree of WhispersYou’ll need to complete the"Oaths and Debts" seasonal questbefore you can access this mechanic.
Interacting with the altar will bring up two menus: a vendor to purchase witch powers from and the Witchcraft interface for your build.You can purchase new powers with Restless Rot, a new currency acquired from monsters in Headhunt regions. Purchasing a power will unlock it for use in your Witchcraft menu. Drag the power into an empty socket to activate it.
Additional powers will become available as you progress through the seasonal quest chain.
Upgrading Witch Powers
Unlocking a new power is just the start of mastering the art of witchcraft. Each power can be upgraded from the witchcraft menu directly.Hover over any unlocked power and press the “Upgrade"key on the UI to enhance it.This will increase the power by one level, incurring a moderate Restless Rot fee in the process. Further upgrades will cost additional Restless Rot.
Most powers come with a secondary bonus that unlocks at a certain power level. For example, Purging Touch causes all Headrotten enemies to receive bonus damage from your Eldritch powers. If you get it to Level 10, that bonus applies toeverymonster type, not just Headrotten. Be sure to level your favorite powers to these listed breakpoints to ensure you’re getting the most out of them.
Secondary Effect
Firebat Servants
Every 2 seconds, you summon deadly Firebats that swarm enemies for X Fire damage across X total attacks.
Rank increases Firebat damage and total attacks.
Level 6+:After your Firebats attack the same target 15 times, they stun their victim for 3 seconds.
Abyssal Resonance
After spending 250 primary resources, you explode for X Shadow damage and gain a stack of Abyssal Resonance for 10 seconds.
Each stack of Abyssal Resonance increases its size by 260%[x] and damage by 130%[x], up to 780%[x] and 260%[x] respectively.
Level 10+:Every third explosion pulls in enemies.
Wave Of Woe
Your skills launch Wave of Woe when they deal damage, dealing an additional X Shadwo damage then bouncing between nearby monsters of the same family.
Ranks increase damage.
Level 5+:Wave of Woe now always bounces at least 5 times, dealing 15%[x] increased damage each time.
Your Eldritch effects apply Vulnerable for X seconds.
Rank extends Vulnerable duration.
Level 10+:Your Psyche and Growth & Decay damage also apply Vulnerable for half the normal duration.
Hex Of Flames
Lucky Hit: Up to a X% chance to inflict Hex of Flames, causing the target to receive an additional X Fire damage.
Rank increases the lucky hit chance.
Level 7+:If you critically strike an enemy afflicted with Hex of Flames, the Fire damage explodes in an area instead.
Psyche Powers
Twilight Warding
Every X seconds, you gain a Barrier for 30% of your maximum life for 5 seconds.
Level 12+:The barrier now reflects enemy projectiles.
Force Of Will
When you kill an enemy, your net Overpower deals X%[x] increased damage, up to 100%[x].
Rank increases the damage bonus.
Level 4+:The damage bonus extends to the next 2 Overpowers instead of 1.
Life Link
You automatically link yourself with up to 3 surrounding enemies. When you take damage, you deal X% of it to your linked targets.
Rank increases linked damage.
Level 15+:Using a Defensive, Macabre, or Subterfuge skill converts the linked damage into guaranteed critical strikes for 10 seconds.
Hex Of Shattering
Your Witchcraft effects' damage inflicts Hex of Shattering, causing enemies to deal X% reduced damage for 5 seconds.
Rank reduces enemy damage output.
Level 8+:When you Hex a Headrotten, you deal guaranteed critical strikes to them for 5 seconds.
Aura Of Misfortune
You inflict non-boss enemies near you with Aura of Misfortune. When an affected monster would attack, they have an X% chance to stumble and do nothing instead.
Rank increases stumble chance.
Level 5+:Aura of Misfortune now increases your movement speed by 15% and slows enemies by 30%.
Aura Of Lament
The first time you damage an enemy, you debuff them with Aura of Lament for X seconds. Enemies within are slowed by 70% and grant you X primary resource each second.
You can only create one Aura of Lament every 30 seconds. Only one may exist at a time.
Ranks extend aura duration.
Level 15+:you’re able to now maintain 2 Auras of Lament at a time.
Growth & Decay
Poison Frog Servant
You summon a Poison Frog to repeatedly attack enemies, dealing X Poisoning damage over 3 seconds.
When it dies, the frog violently explodes, dealing X Poison damage with guaranteed critical chance.
Ranks increase the frog’s damage.
Level 5+:Poison Frog attacks now pull and taunt enemies for one second.
Soul Harvest
Whenever you use a cooldown, gain 1%[x] primary core stat per surrounding enemy. This lasts for X seconds.
Ranks extend the bonus duration.
Level 9+:While there are surrounding enemies, Soul Harvest has infinite duration.
Hex Of Whispers
Every 5 seconds, your next damage instance inflicts Hex of Whispers for 5 seconds. Enemies with this debuff receive an additional X Shadow damage and transfers the hex to another target, up to 6 times.
Ranks increase the bonus Shadow damage.
Levels 7+:After Hex of Whispers reaches its maximum transfers, it cleanses all negative effects from you and grants Fortify.
Decay Augmentation
Your Witchcraft effects deal an additional 21% of their base damage over 5 seconds. The damage type is based on your class.
Ranks increase its damage.
Levels 10+:If your DoT effects exceed 85% of a target’s total life, that target is executed.
Grow
After casting an Ultimate skill, your summons are empowered with dark magic, growing larger in size and dealing X%[x] bonus summoning damage. Lasts 10 seconds.
Level 11+:Your summons deal guaranteed critical damage while enlarged.
Aura Of Siphoning
An Aura of Siphoning surrounds you, dealing X Poison damage each second.
Ranks increase aura damage.
Level 10+:Each time Aura of Siphoning deals damage, you heal for 1% of your max HP.
Power Modifiers
Breath Of The Coven
Dealing damage or applying a CC effect with an Eldritch, Psyche, or Growth & Decay effect increases your attack speed by X%[+] for 10 seconds, stacking once per category.
Ranks increase the attack speed bonus.
Level 8+:While all three bonuses are active, you gain 25%[+] lucky hit chance.
Your Hexes are X%[+] more potent.
Ranks increase Hex potency.
Level 10+:You gain 20%[x] increased critical chance against enemies afflicted with your Hexes.
Your auras gain X%[+] size.
Ranks increase Aura size.
Level 10+:You deal 35%[+] increased critical strike damage to enemies within your Auras.
Unique Powers
Doom Orb
A Doom Orb orbits around your character, dealing X Fire damage to any enemy it touches. Doom Orb may launch itself before returning.
Rank increases damage.
Level 5+:Kills or damage to bosses empower the orb’s damage by 5%. After 100%, the orb explodes dealing X Fire damage to nearby enemies before reforming 3 seconds later.
Vengeful Spirit Servant
Every X seconds, a Vengeful Spirit is summoned for X seconds. While active, any damage you would take is redirected to the spirit.
Ranks decrease the cooldown and extend the spirit’s duration.
Level 5+:When Vengeful Spirit’s life is fully depleted, it rushes up to 8 nearby enemies, dealing X Shadow damage.
The Cycle
When you deal damage, you have a 15% chance to grow a flower that reacts when stepped on. Allies restore HP; enemies receive Poison damage.
Ranks increase damage and healing.
Level 5+:The flower now applies its effects in an area.
Piranhado
When an enemy is afflicted by both a Hex and Aura, a Piranhado is summoned, pulling enemies toward it and dealing X Physical damage over 12 seconds. 20s cooldown between summons.
