Resurrected announces Reign of the Warlock DLC, class also coming to Diablo 4

For the first time in almost 25 years, Diablo 2 gets new content in the form of the Reign of the Warlock DLC. Announced during Blizzard's Diablo Spotlight event, Reign of the Warlock introduces the new class to Diablo 2: Resurrectedas well as Diablo Immortaland Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred. This will be the first time the Warlock class has appeared in Diablo franchise, and it makes its presence known in three games.

The announcement of the Warlock for three Diablo game comes on the heels of Diablo 4: Lord of Hatreds reveal during The Game Awards 2025. This trailer showed off the new Paladin class available to Diablo 4 players to use in Season 11, provided they pre-purchase the Lord of Hatred expansion. Additionally, a second class was promised for the expansion at this time, but the class' shadow drops too Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo Immortal It's also an unexpected, but welcome way to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary.

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New Warlock Class coming to Diablo 2: Resurrected, Diablo Immortal and Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred

Diablo's 30th Anniversary Spotlight showcase was full of exciting reveals, but the star of the show was the Reign of the Warlock DLC for Diablo 2: Resurrected. Despite this remastered version of Blizzard's 2000 classic ARPG releasing in 2021, Diablo 2 hasn't received a major new expansion since Lord of Destruction in 2001. Reign of the Warlock is also available today for players on Battle.net, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

Unlike a class like the Paladin, which draws on the power of the High Heavens, the Warlock is far more sinister, using knowledge of ancient Vizjerei texts to summon demons to do their bidding. With this demonic power, Warlock of Diablo 2: Resurrected can summon and wield minions, with abilities such as:

Summon Goatman, Tainted, and Defiler
Bind an enemy demon and gain access to their unique skill
Devour a demon to gain buffs based on the demon consumed

In addition to the new Warlock class, the Reign of the Warlock DLC also adds Enhanced Terror Zones Diablo 2: Resurrected. Here, players can complete more difficult versions of Diablo 2: Resurrected's Acts and battle new enemies like the Heralds of Terror and the Colossal Ancients, a new boss available by completing all Terrorized Acts on Hell difficulties and combining the statues rewarded for doing so in the Horadric Cube. The expansion also adds some useful quality-of-life features like a built-in loot filter, advanced stash tabs that allow items to stack, and a Chronicle that lets players track each item they've acquired.

The Warlock is headed to Diablo Immortal and Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred as well

Diablo 2: Resurrected isn't the only game celebrating the franchise's 30th anniversary with the Warlock class. Diablo Immortal will see Warlock join the class roster in the summer of 2026, bringing the powerful Soulgorger as the focus of her kit. In addition, Diablo Immortal will get a new Warlock origin quest and the return of the Warlock-centric location Lut Gholein from Diablo 2.

Fans of Diablo 4 will also get to experience Warlock when the class launches with the Lord of Hatred expansion in April. Along with this new class, Lord of Hatred will introduce the region of Skovos for the first time in Diablo series history, along with new features such as the War Plans endgame content that allows players to be further rewarded for participating in various endgame activities, and a reworked skill tree to make Diablo 4 builds even more customizable. Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred seems packed with new features, with the Horadric Cube, Talismans, a Loot Filter, and Fishing rounding out the expansion's notable new content.