Diablo 4 - Patch Notes Breakdown (2.6.1)

The first patch of Season 12 has arrived, bringing changes to Bloodsoaked Sigils, character bug fixes, Obducite farming, and more.

This article is broken down into two parts:

1. The Key Patch Notes which outlines the most important changes
2. The Miscellaneous Patch Notes outlines the less important changes

Base Game Patch Notes:

• Reduced the difficulty of Bloodsoaked sigils significantly.
• A stash and blacksmith have been added to Kael Rills' Butcher shop to allow players to Salvage and store items without having to travel back and forth in Gea Kul.
• Instances of the Butcher in the Fields of Hatred now have significantly more health.
• Fixed an issue where the Tower bosses Thuneros and Herald of Darkness had significantly less life than intended.

Important Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Kill Streak affix for granting Core Resources wasn't granting Willpower for Druids.
• Fixed an issue where the player Butcher skill Hell Charge did not consume resource.
• Fixed an issue where Bloodied Scythes and 2-Handed Maces were cheaper than intended at the Butcher’s Shop in Gea Kul.
• Fixed an issue where Bloodied Nightmare Dungeons didn't have the same chances for dropping Obducite as normal Nightmare Dungeons.
• Fixed various instances where Season Rank Objectives or Capstone Completions either did not grant the expected rewards or could not be completed as expected.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader did not fully function in the Ensembles section in the wardrobe.
• Fixed an issue where one of the Butcher's attacks was invisible on low graphic settings.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would malfunction local co-op when both players turned into the Butcher.
• Fixed an issue where not all players in a party properly transformed when entering a Slaughterhouse.
• Fixed an issue where activating Shrine of Slaughter removed active incense and elixir buff icons.
• Fixed an issue where the tooltip for Bloodlust suggested that the resource should regenerate passively.
• Fixed an issue where Bloodied Scythes and 2-Handed Maces were cheaper than intended at the Butcher’s Shop in Gea Kul.
• Fixed an issue where Fields of Crimson Unique Power was not functioning on the Crucible transmog.
• Fixed an issue where Necromancer minions could block player movement when entering a Slaughterhouse.
• Fixed multiple instances of Teyana appearing in unexpected places during the Seasonal quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Ring of Red Furor was missing its icon.
• Fixed an issue where the winged visual effects were missing while in Paladin's Arbiter form.
• Fixed an issue where progression of the Blind Burrows dungeon could be blocked if the boss was defeated before the objective to defeat it updated.
• Fixed an issue where players on Windows 10 Version 1909 could crash when launching the game.
• Various stability, visual, performance, and audio improvements.