Diablo 4 September quarterly update is all about skill trees

Learn more about how many skills you'll acquire.

What you need to know


Blizzard Entertainment is sharing quarterly design updates for Diablo 4.
The September quarterly update is focused on skill trees and enhancements.
Diablo 4 is still early in development and does not have a release window.


Blizzard Entertainment is sharing quarterly updates on the development of Diablo 4, its upcoming hack-and-slash RPG. Previous updates have touched on the UI design and the storytelling of the game, while the Diablo 4 September quartely update is focused on skill trees. Lead Systems Designer David Kim shares more about where the team is at with skills right now.

Below, you can see an early, non-final version of the Sorceress skill tree. It's quite literally a skill tree.



According to Kim, the current plan is for players to have the upper Skills sections unlocked with Skill points, while lower Passive sections are unlocked with Passive points, so these are kept distinct. Players are also ...