1.4.1|Mar 28, 2026
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3/5 Moderate
Critical loot drop fixes for Primalist, Mage, and Sentinel alongside major Bazaar improvements and skill balancing for Black Hole and Dread Shade.
Key Changes
- 1Fixed loot tables for Primalist, Mage, and Sentinel to allow axes, maces, spears, and catalysts to drop normally
- 2Corrupted Item Crates now drop more class-specific and unique/set items
- 3Fixed Bazaar bug where items would disappear when switching from grid to list view
- 4Black Hole (Binary System) now correctly retains cold damage and fire/cold tags
- 5Dread Shade targeting fixed to prioritize target location over nearest minion
- 6Fixed Forge Tutorial progression blocker where the door would not open
- 7Omen Window items (without Champion Affixes) are now properly giftable
- 8Added Poison tag to Summon Scorpion minions
- 9Fixed Tabi of Dusk and Dawn second Shadow Rend cast to correctly leave a Shadow
- 10Improved gamepad navigation for the Idol grid
All Changes
💰Loot & Rewards(7)
- fixPrimalist: Fixed a bug preventing Primalists from finding 1h axes, 2h axes, 1h maces, 2h maces, and spears from most enemies.
- fixMage: Fixed a bug preventing Mages from finding catalysts from most enemies.
- fixSentinel: Fixed a bug preventing Sentinels from finding 1h axes, 2h axes, 2h swords, and 2h maces from most enemies.
- buffCorrupted Item Crates: Class Specific Corrupted Item Crates now drop more corrupted unique and set items and focus more accurately on class-specific items.
- fixCorrupted Item Crates: Fixed a bug where Corrupted Item Crate drops were incorrectly scaling based on area level.
- fixOmen Window: Items dropped by Omen Windows (without Champion Affixes) are now properly giftable.
- changeOmen Window: Lesser Windows have been renamed to Omen Window.
⚔️Skills(6)
- fixBlack Hole: Fixed a bug where Collapse was gaining significantly more area increase than intended (effective nerf).
- buffBlack Hole: Binary System now correctly has both Fire and Cold tags and retains base cold damage alongside converted fire damage.
- fixBlack Hole: Fixed a visual bug when using both Binary System and Singularity nodes.
- fixDread Shade: Fixed targeting logic so the skill targets the minion nearest to the target location rather than the minion nearest to the player.
- buffSummon Scorpion: Added a minion Poison tag to the skill.
- changeRunic Invocation: Added Alt-Text to Consolidator and Rune Powercore nodes to clarify rune combination mechanics.
⚖️Bazaar & Economy(3)
- fixBazaar: Fixed a bug where no items would show when swapping from grid to list view.
- fixBazaar: Idol Altars now correctly show their implicits in listings.
- fixBazaar: Fixed the missing subtype filter in the Idol Altar stall.
💍Items(2)
- fixCorruption: Fixed a bug where outcomes applying multiple corruptions would sometimes fail to apply all extra corruptions.
- fixTabi of Dusk and Dawn: The second Shadow Rend cast now correctly leaves a Shadow.
📜Quests(2)
- fixForge Tutorial: Added a fail-safe to prevent players from getting stuck behind a closed door after quest completion.
- changeForge Tutorial: Added a visual beam to the ring drop to make it more noticeable.
🎮UI & Quality of Life(6)
- changeGamepad: Removed the restriction to skip blocked cells in the Idol grid when using a gamepad.
- fixIdol Altar: Fixed a bug preventing manual equipping of Idol Altars without using a virtual cursor.
- fixIdol Altar: Fixed a bug where quick unequipping an altar left a small focus cursor on screen.
- fixUI: Fixed a bug where the 'Don't show this warning again' checkbox for Rune of Corruption/Nemesis banishing would reset after restart.
- fixUI: Fixed placeholder text appearing in tooltips for certain corruption results.
- fixWaypoints: Fixed waypoints not appearing visually active after defeating a Timeline Boss.
⚙️Technical & Visual(6)
- fixPerformance: Fixed a potential crash when rapidly changing preview videos in the MTX store.
- fixPerformance: Fixed an error spam issue occurring during scene transitions introduced in 1.4.0.1.
- fixGameplay: Fixed a bug where enemies could occasionally freeze the player when they shouldn't be able to.
- fixAudio: Fixed missing environmental sounds in multiple campaign scenes.
- fixAudio: Fixed the Maj'Elka Upper District cinematic replaying without sound.
- fixVisuals: Fixed lighting changes caused by the MTX preview window in certain scenes.
🎨Cosmetics(5)
- fixPhase Sphinx: Fixed a visual issue with the Phase Sphinx pet.
- removeCosmetics: Removed invalid cosmetics from the flyout panel.
- fixFractured Watcher: Fixed a bug where the Fractured Watcher title was inaccessible.
- fixGilded Eclipse Umbral Blades: Fixed projectiles not being visible when used at close range.
- fixCosmetics: Fixed incorrect labeling for Season 4 Twitch drop cosmetics in the appearance tab.
Summary
Loot and Progression
This hotfix addresses a significant issue where specific weapon types (like catalysts, spears, and axes) were not dropping for several classes due to incorrect loot table calculations. Additionally, Corrupted Item Crates have been buffed to drop more class-specific items and unique/set items.
Skills and Combat
Several skills received bug fixes that impact performance. Black Hole's Binary System now correctly retains cold damage, while Dread Shade's targeting logic has been restored to prioritize the target location rather than the nearest minion.
Bazaar and UI
The Bazaar received several stability fixes for Idol Altars and view toggles, while gamepad users see improved navigation in the Idol grid.