Overview
- Blizzard’s expansion begins Monday for the Americas and Tuesday in most other regions, with Season 13 starting 30 minutes after the DLC goes live.
- Lord of Hatred adds a new story confronting Mephisto, opens the island region of Skovos, and introduces two playable classes: Paladin and Warlock.
- Patch 3.0 reworks every class’s skill system for all players, while the expansion adds Talismans and Charms for set-style bonuses and a War Plans endgame playlist that guides activity selection and rewards.
- Blizzard calls this a bare-bones season and boosts seasonal objective rewards, including materials generous enough to craft multiple top-tier mythic unique items.
- Early reviews are broadly positive, with Metacritic averages in the mid‑80s, as critics praise the campaign, class additions, and deeper endgame.