Diablo 4 Season 3: Season of the Construct Reveal & Details

The theme and details surrounding Season 3 of Diablo 4 have finally been revealed by Blizzard Entertainment. Season 3, called 'Season of the Construct', is set to launch on January 23rd and it features a ton of new content added to the game. The highlights of the reveal are the new Seneschal Companion, a follower that joins you in battle and can be customized, as well as the new Vault Dungeons, which will feature a mechanic that will definitely keep you on your toes. Here is the full list changes and new content in Diablo 4's Season of the Construct:

• New Questline: Zoltan Kulle's Legacy
• Seneschal Companion
• Vault Dungeons
• Leaderboards
• Quality-of-Life Updates
• Season Journey & Battle Pass
• New Cosmetics

New Questline: Zoltan Kulle's Legacy

In a surprising turn of events, one of the fan-favorite characters from Diablo 3, Zoltan Kulle, is making a comeback in the Season of the Construct. It is said that an ancient technology once created by Zoltan and Ayuzhan of Caldeum, called the Loom, has been seized by the demon Malphas and is starting to be used against Sanctuary.

A new threat lurks deep beneath the sands of Kehjistan, where the Loom, an ancient technology—designed by Zoltun Kulle and Ayuzhan of Caldeum—has been usurped by the forces of evil. The Demon Malphas is responsible for twisting the Loom for his cruel whims. Zoltun’s former companion Ayuzhan leads you through the treacherous Vaults, desperate to stop the formidable Malphas and his deadly constructs from overtaking Sanctuary.

Players are going to be travelling to Gatehall, a town found under Kehjistan in order to be able to access the Vaults, which are deadly hazards and constructs that can be used in order to strenghthen your characters. Malphas is also confirmed to be the main boss during Season of the Construct.

Seneschal Companion

During the Season of the Construct Questline, you are going to acquire your very own Seneschal Companion. This companion will aid you in battle until the end of the season and he will also be customizable with the use of Governing and Tuning Stones. You are going to be able to equip your companion with up to 2 Governing Stones and 6 Tuning Stones, one Governing stone for each attack and three Tuning Stones to augment the ability.

Wield the power of the Loom by acquiring your very own Seneschal Companion, which becomes available during the Seasonal Questline. In Zoltun’s vision the Seneschal compliments your adventures by engaging directly in the fight or aiding you dutifully on the sidelines.

Season of the Construct is going to feature a grand total of 12 Governing Stones and 27 Tuning Stones. These stones are going to be your main form of progression throughout the season, similar to how Vampiric Powers worked in Season 2. Governing stones are going to change the attack type of your Seneschal Companion, while Tuning stones will modify the attack itself, changing things like the number of projectiles or the damage type.

Governing and Tuning Stones can be acquired through the Vaults, a new type of dungeons that will be available during the Season of the Construct. We are going to go over how these dungeons work below.

Here is a list of all Governing and Tuning Stones that will be available for your Seneschal Companion during Season of the Construct:

Governing Stones:

• Autodefense: The Seneschal Construct activates an antimaterial field around itself shooting down enemy projectiles. Can not shoot down Boss or Player projectiles.
• Bushwhack: Quickly ambush dealing damage to each target. May strike the same target multiple times.
• Firefly: Deploy a small construct that lands on the target and explodes 3 times, dealing damage.
• Focus Fire: The Seneschal Construct channels a ray of fire onto targets dealing damage to each over time.
• Gyrate: The Seneschal Construct whirls its legs around quickly dealing damage to all surrounding enemies.
• Impale: Perform a line attack to all enemies in front of the Seneschal Construct dealing damage.
• Lightning Bolt: Launch a bolt of Lightning at the target dealing damage. Arcs to other targets dealing a portion of the original damage.
• Protect: The Seneschal Construct materializes a protective Barrier on the player for a portion of their Maximum Life.
• Reconstruct: The Seneschal Construct channels a reconstruction beam Healing the player for a portion of their Maximum Life over time.
• Slash: Pummel enemies in front of the Seneschal Construct dealing damage.
• Tempest: Electrically charge an enemy causing it to deal damage to themselves and additional each second over time. If the enemy is killed, Tempest spreads to another enemy gaining for additional time and bonus damage. These bonuses are also applied if Tempest is reapplied onto the same enemy.

Tuning Stone Abilities:

• Voluminous Support: The supported skill's effect size is increased.
• Swift Support: The supported Skill gains an Attack Speed bonus.
• Breaking Support: Damage from the supported Skill instantly destroys enemy Barrier effects. In addition, there is a chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
• Tactical Support: Decrease the cooldown of the supported Skill.
• Efficiency Support: When the supporting skill deals damage, you gain Critical Strike Chance to the same targets hit.
• Devastation Support: Supported Skill gains a Critical Strike Damage bonus.
• Safeguard Support: When used, the supported Skill grants Damage Reduction to you.
• Frigid Support: A portion of the supported Skill's damage dealt is applied as Cold damage over time and applies Chill.
• Burning Support: A portion of he supported Skill's damage is applied as Burning damage over time. Burning enemies take bonus Critical Strike Damage from the Seneschal Construct.
• Electrocution Support: A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Lightning damage over time and has a chance to Stun enemies.
• Bleeding Support: A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Bleeding damage over time. Enemies take bonus Bleeding damage from all sources while moving.
• Poison Support: A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Poison damage over time. This poison has a chance each second to spread all Poison damage to an additional enemy.
• Dusk Support: A portion of the supported Skill's damage dealt is applied as Shadow damage over time. Afflicted enemies who attack have a chance for their attacks to be interrupted. Does not interrupt Bosses.

• Duration Support: Supported Skills have their durations increased.
• Fortify Support: When the Seneschal Construct uses the supported Skill, you gain Fortify. Skills with slower attack speeds or skills with cooldowns will increase the amount of Fortify granted.
• Resource Support: Player gains an amount of Primary Resource when the supporting Skill first deals damage.
• Initiative Support: The supported Skill will cause the Seneschal Construct to teleport to the target if out of range. Can only occur once every so often seconds.
• Arcing Support: The supported Skill can hit additional enemies.
• Multishot Support: Supported Projectile skills launch additional projectiles.
• Piercing Support: The supported Projectile Skill will pierce multiple enemies.
• Gripping Support: Damage and effects done by the supporting Skill to Distant enemies pulls them towards the Seneschal Construct. Can only occur once every so often per enemy.
• Registered Damage Support: Any damage caused from the supported Skill is registered. The registered damage explodes at effectiveness when the target dies as Fire damage.
• Seeking Support: The supported Projectile Skill will auto-seek enemies for a limited duration.
• Slowing Support: Damage from the supported Skill Slows enemy movement speed for a limited duration. The closer the enemy is to the Seneschal Construct, the greater the Slow amount. Enemies may be slowed up to a maximum amount.
• Mockery Support: Damage done by the supporting Skill Taunts enemies hit for a limited duration of time. This can only occur once every so often per enemy. Does not work on bosses.

Scholars have spoken in hushed whispers concerning rumors of fabled Tuning Stones, far beyond the capable power of mere mortals. Their existence is ephemeral, never confirmed by a dignified mage of high ranking. All that is known of them is writ below:

• Evernight: ???
• Genesis: ???

Vault Dungeons

The new endgame activities in Season of the Construct are called Vault Dungeons. Players will have to use a new resource called 'Vault Sigils' in order to enter these dungeons. These dungeons will be filled with different traps and hazard, which are going to interact with a new mechanic called 'Zoltun’s Warding'. In simple terms, you are going to have a meter which depletes every time you get struck by any of these hazards.

The Vaults are specialized dungeons that house elemental Hazards devised by Zoltun Kulle and Ayuzhan themselves. Amongst the Hazards lay The Constructs, an entirely new monster family. Several elemental variants of these monsters lurk in wait for any unsuspecting wanderers to fall into their mechanical clutches.

If you manage to complete the dungeon without losing 'Zoltun's Warding' you are going to be rewarded with a Wardwoven Chest, which has a higher chance of granting Legendary items. Another new resource called 'Pearls of Warding' can also be used to modify these dungeons and make them harder, but with more rewards as well. Vault Sigils will start to drop in World Tier 3.

Leaderboards

While the addition of Leaderboards and the Gauntlet weekly dungeon were revealed all the way back during BlizzCon 2023, it's unfortunate to hear that they will not be arriving at the start of Season 3. The Gauntlet is going to be a rotating weekly dungeon that will be available for players to test their skills and prove that they have full mastery over their chosen class. The top runs from the Gauntlet will be immortalized in the Leaderboards each week for the entire season.

A new challenge arrives later in Season of the Construct. Fight through The Gauntlet, a weekly rotating fixed dungeon that will have you competing for the top spot on the leaderboards. Only the strongest will emerge to claim their place on the weekly leaderboards, the top weekly scores will earn their permanent place in the Hall of the Ancients. More details on the arrival of the Gauntlet will be available in a future blog.

Quality-of-Life Updates

A ton of new quality-of-life improvements are also coming to Diablo 4's Season 3. Players are going to be happy to hear that Helltides will now always be active, with only a 5 minute break happening each hour. Another highlight of these changes is the addition of extra Stash Tabs, a feature that fans have been waiting for since the game launched back in June 2023. Here is the full list of quality-of-life improvements that will arrive with the launch of Season of the Construct:

Helltides Endure

• Starting in Season of the Construct, Helltides are always active, save for a 5-minute rest once per hour. Battle Hellspawn far more frequently, increasing your chances to collect Cinders and the bountiful rewards that come with them.

Enhanced Movement with W-A-S-D

• Wanderers on PC can now navigate through the various wastes of Sanctuary by using the W-A-S-D keys on your keyboard, instead of your mouse. Enjoy the increased functionality of traversing through dungeons and above ground alike.

Extra Stash Tab

• An extra Stash Tab is now available for your adventuring needs. Proceed to the Stash in any capital city to purchase an additional stash tab.

Various other Quality-of-Life Updates

• We have also made improvements to reallocating your skill tree, improvements to UI when trading Gold, increased rates to earn the items needed to summon the Beast in the Ice, and more!

Season Journey & Battle Pass

What's a Diablo 4 Season without a new Seasonal Journey and Battle Pass. Completing the Season of the Construct Journey will reward players with new Legendary Aspects, the Awoken Adamant Armor, and 3 Scrolls of Amnesia, which provide a free Skill Tree and Paragon Board reset.

The Season of the Construct Battle pass is set to feature 90 Reward Tiers, 28 Free Tiers and 62 Premium Tiers, which will reward players with different cosmetics, emotes and Platinum. There are also going to be three new Seasonal blessings which can provide players with some helpful buffs on their journey. Here are all of the new blessings available in the Battle Pass:

• Urn of Enduring Grace: Boost to the duration of Shrine effects.
• Urn of Tuning: Chance to receive an additional Tuning Stone from Wardwoven chests.
• Urn of Whispers: Boost the chance to receive a Greater Collection from Whisper rewards.

New Cosmetics

Brand new cosmetics will also be available in the in-game shop during the launch of Season of the Construct. If you are interested in improving your style while farming the new Vault Dungeons, the in-game shop is going to feature the Barbarian Lord Eater Cosmetic Bundle, which contains the Lord Eater‘s Armor Set, 2 Lord Eater’s Weapon Cosmetics, and a Lord Eater’s Legend marking. Here is an image of this bundle:

That covers everything you need to know about Diablo 4's new Season of the Construct, which is set to launch on January 23rd. A ton of new content and improvements have been made to the game, and we can't wait to see what kind of interesting builds players create with their new Seneschal companions. If you are interested in more Diablo 4 content, make sure to check out our website as we will be creating a ton of guides, while also keeping you up-to-date on everything new that will be revealed during Season 3!