Diablo 4 Patch Notes Breakdown - Paladin Bug fixes and More (2.5.1)

The first patch of season 11 is here, and with it brings bug fixes to Paladin, Sanctification, and World Bosses instantly killing players.

This article is broken down into two parts -
The Key Patch Notes which outlines the most important changes
The Miscellaneous Patch Notes outlines the less important changes

Below is a breakdown of the full 2.5.1 patch coming out tomorrow.

DLC Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue where Paladins could not get a Strength affix from Sanctification.
• Fixed an issue where the Extra Damage for Justice Skills Tempering affix didn't apply properly.
• Fixed an issue where the damage increase from Judgement Consumption granted by Virtuous Charge didn't properly apply.
• Fixed an issue where Arbiter of Justice did not benefit from Reach of the Law when Judgement of Uriel was equipped.
• Fixed an issue where the Seraph's Wings upgrade for Arbiter of Justice granted higher than intended movement speed.
• Fixed an issue where the Resolve Stacks from the Aspects of Dominance and Valiance could fall off randomly.
• Fixed an issue where the gauge meter for Arbiter of Justice could stop draining, even though the buff itself reduced properly.
• Various fixes and improvements to consistency, accuracy, and clarity for tooltips, descriptions, and icons for the Paladin.
• Fixed an issue where the Paladin quest, Call of the Paladin could have progression blocked if the associated monsters were slain by nearby NPCs.

Base Game Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue where Meteors spawned by the Essence of Hellfire could reflect Thorns damage back onto the player.
• Fixed an issue where the Sanctification Affix for adding quality could malfunction.
• The Season Rank objective for clearing Pit Tier 40 has been changed to now require a Pit Tier 35 clear instead.
• The altar to summon Azmodan has additional info added to the tooltip to better explain the requirements for summoning Azmodan.
• Updated descriptions and tooltips for Heavenly Sigils so the requirements for sanctifying an item are clearer.
• Fixed an issue where monsters could infinitely spawn in Breach of Sin.
• Fixed an issue where Tortured Gifts failed to respawn if Helltide re-appeared in the same region where it was previously.
• Fixed an issue where access to Divine Gifts could be lost when playing in Local Co-Op.
• Fixed an issue where Tortured Gifts failed to respawn if Helltide re-appeared in the same region where it was previously.
• Fixed an issue where access to Divine Gifts could be lost when playing in Local Co-Op.
• Fixed an issue where Sorcerer's Flame Shield Enchantment would fail to activate if Flame Shield was equipped to the Skill Bar and Orsivane was equipped.
• Fixed an issue where tempering Legendary Ancestral Armor required more material types than intended.
• Fixed an issue where monsters could infinitely spawn in Breach of Sin.

DLC Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue where the Herald of Hatred pet would often turn unstoppable and run away from the player.
• Fixed an issue where the objective to Speak to Sihek during the Deeds of a Champion quest would shift the quest pin location incorrectly.

Base Game Patch Notes

• Various UI consistency and clarity improvements for Sanctification and Season Rank.
• An audio cue has been added to further bring attention to the safe zones in the Vault of the Crucible Capstone Dungeon
• Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader did not read all information in the Ensembles Tab in the Wardrobe.
• Fixed an issue where the boss in the Hellish Descent could fully reset if the player entered specific locations in the boss arena.
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck between the wall and the barrier in Enclave of Darkness.
• Fixed an issue where the player respawned at the previous floor when dying during the boss encounter in Enclave of Darkness.
• Fixed an issue where Azmodan's demon gate attack could spawn outside the boss arena in Breach of Sin.
• Fixed an issue where monsters spawned by Animus Carriers also dropped Animus.
• Fixed an issue where Tortured Gifts failed to respawn if Helltide re-appeared in the same region where it was previously.
• Fixed an issue where the visual and audio effects for the Essence of Squalor Divine Gift persisted in town.
• Fixed an issue where the Spectral Shiver Cosmetic bundle would be missing even if it was properly owned.
• Fixed an issue where the Leaderboard was viewable, despite having no entries there.
• Fixed an issue where tempering Legendary Ancestral Armor required more material types than intended.
• Fixed an issue where the Resolute Defender Challenge could be unlocked when not playing as a Paladin.
• Various stability, UI, visual, performance, and audio improvements.