Talismans System Guide | Diablo 4

How does the Talisman Work in Diablo 4?

The Talisman is a new feature that is introduced in the Lord of Hatred DLC. This feature allows players to add extra buffs on top of their usual equipment. Players can gain even more power without having to sacrifice or mess up their already loaded gear slots.

The Talisman essentially has 7 slots in total. The center slot is where Seals are placed, which essentially determines how many and what type of charms can be slotted into the outer ring of the Talisman.

What are Charms in Diablo 4

Charms are another type of special item in Diablo 4 that players can start acquiring after unlocking the Talisman. These items are what players can put into the outer slots of the Talisman, which provide buffs and bonuses. Charms can come in different rarities:

• Set
• Unique
• Legendary

When slotting Charms of the same set, they can provide additional effects that can give players even more buffs.

How to get Charms for the Talisman in Diablo 4?

Once players reach the endgame of the Lord of Hatred DLC and unlock the Talisman, Charms will start dropping overworld. They are not considered quest rewards and cannot be bought from merchants. They are considered as loot that players must then grind for, and find these charms with the best rolls for their Talismans.

What are Talisman Seals in Diablo 4?

Seals are special items that players can acquire to place into the center slot of the Talisman once they unlock it. They are the foundation of the Talisman loadout players and determine a lot of different things about what players can slot into the outer ring of the Talisman. Without Seals, players can't slot Charms into the Talisman.

Talisman Seals determine how many Charms players can slot into their Talisman. Each Seal will specify how many Charm Slots they unlock. Seals also have Affixes, which means they can be modified by rolling them.

New Loot Filter and Item Transmutation

A new Loot Filter will ease the discovery of desired items, you can now choose to filter out what kind of loot you wish to obtain when you head out to defeat demons. Another item update is the Horadric Cube, the Horadric Cube lets you craft equipment such as Unique or Legendary Items, Powerful gear, and Runes. You can also upgrade your items like adding or changing the affix of your gear or upgrading your charms.

Game Updates

Talisman

• Set Charms now play a Unique drop sound to make them easier to notice.
• Set Charms now use a distinct minimap icon to improve visibility.
• Updated the tooltip for the Rogue's Nilfur's Narrow Eye Talisman 3-Piece Set Bonus to clarify that receiving all its bonuses is contingent upon Vengeance being active.
• Druid
  • Storm Shephard's 5-Piece Set Bonus now stacks with the damage bonus from the 2-Piece Set Bonus instead of overriding it.
  • Storm Shephard's 2-Piece Set Bonuss now increases the damage of all Storm Skill damage while the buff is active instead of only the Storm Skill that consumed the Spirit.
  • Storm Shephard's 2-Piece Set Bonus maximum bonus has been reduced from 75% to 40% to compensate for granting all Storm Skill damage instead of only the triggering Storm Skill.
  • Mark of the Old Wolf now includes Damage over Time Multiplier bonuses for its direct damage bonus.
  • Mark of the Old Wolf's Poisoning damage bonus is now multiplicative instead of additive.

Bug Fixes

Talisman

• Fixed an issue where non‑Mythic Charms and Seals could not be traded.
• Fixed an issue where the Balazan’s Bite Talisman set could incorrectly apply Weaken to the player when interacting with Craze of the Dead God.
• Fixed an issue where minion health bonuses granted by Charm and Seal affixes were not consistently applied.
• Fixed an issue for Rogue where activating a new Imbuement after one was already active would remove the Lucky Hit Chance bonus granted by the Spellbound Steel Talisman 5-Piece Set Bonus.
• Fixed an issue where the increased Marksman Skill damage bonus provided by the Nilfur's Narrow Eye Talisman 5-Piece Set Bonus would remain active even if the player had no active Vengeance stacks.
• Fixed an issue where Necromancer Talisman set bonuses did not apply full Minion Life bonuses.
• Fixed an issue where the seal affix for Increased Minion Damage did not apply for all instances of Minion Damage.
• Fixed an issue where the seal affix for Increased Damage After Blood Orb Pick Up did not function.
• Fixed various instances where bonuses from Talisman set bonuses with ritual progress could unexpectedly fall off or fail to stack properly.
• Fixed an issue where rapidly equipping Charms could unexpectedly replace already equipped ones.
• Fixed an issue where the Talisman section could be cut off when viewing Armory loadouts with a controller.
• Fixed an issue where Mythic Seals could be missing affixes.
• Fixed an issue where the Fists of Fate Charm could not be salvaged.

Druid

• Old Mountain Druid Build: Song of the Old Mountain Set. Deal huge amounts of damage with the combined powers of Nature and the Werebear form.

Sorcerer

• Elemental Sorcerer Build: Tal Rasha's Threefold Way Set. A Sorcerer build that takes advantage of the class having access to different elemental damage types to amplify one another and deal huge amounts of damage through specific combinations of types and skills.

Warlock

• Shadow Summoner Warlock Build: Shadow of Harash Set. An endgame Warlock build that focuses on combining Abyss and Demonology skills to deal massive burst damage, wiping out packs of enemies through the clever use of multiple ultimate abilities.
• Warlock Demonic Legion Build: Fulcrum of Mefis Set. Demonology-focused Warlock that uses waves of summoned demons to overwhelm enemies while keeping a safe distance
• Warlock Umbral Chains Build: Horazon's Chains Set. Umbral Chains Warlock build that focuses on using abyss skills to deal massive damage and clearing out mobs quickly.
• Warlock Brimstone Apocalypse Build: Horazon's Chains Set. Hellfire Warlock that uses Hellfire skills to inflict massive AoE damage.

Spiritborn

• Crushing Arms Spiritborn Build: Wumba's Embrace Set. A defensive Spiritborn build that revolves around the use of the Gorilla Spirit and Thorns to withstand incoming damage and retaliate with powerful physical strikes.
• Centipede Spiritborn Build: Balazan's Bite Set. Centipede Spiritborn Build that revolves around the use of the Centipede Spirit and the Devourer to spread devastating Damage over Time and burst down enemies.
• Harmony of Ebewaka Spiritborn Build: Bliss of the Multitude Set. An elemental, explosive, and versatile Spiritborn build.
• Unleashed Hunter Spiritborn Build: Balazan's Bite Set. While primarily poison-focused, the attack speed and movement bonuses from the 2-piece set can help bridge the gap into endgame Jaguar builds.
• Wildfire Wolverine Spiritborn Build: Balazan's Bite Set. The "Wildfire Wolverine" playstyle is fast and high-action

Barbarian

• Bloodletter Barbarian Build: Bloodletter's Flow Set. A Barbarian build setup that uses various class abilities to inflict bleeding upon enemies, leaving them to die in their own blood.
• Hammer Barbarian Build: Bul-Kathos' Pride Set. A Barbarian build centered around the Hammer of the Ancients Core skill, combined with the ability to summon ancients for multiple blows.
• Berserker Barbarian Build: Berserker's Crucible Set. A premier endgame Barbarian build designed for players who want to combine relentless weapon-swapping mechanics with unstoppable physical damage
• Ancient Whirlwind Barbarian Build: Sescheron's Fury Set. An endgame Barbarian build setup focused around permanently channeling Whirlwind while using Shouts and summoned Ancients to overwhelm enemies through sheer pressure and mobility.

Rogue

• Arrow Storm Specialist Build: Nilfur's Narrow Eye Set. An endgame Rogue build focuses on creating arrow storms that rain damage down on enemies to destroy them as quickly as possible.
• Rapid Fire Grenadier Build: Applied Alchemy Set. An endgame Rogue build focuses on using Rapid Fire and turning it into a grenade skill that explodes on contact. The setup prioritizes grenade explosions and the damage that comes with them.

Paladin

• Juggernaut Paladin Build: Cathan's Dauntless Faith Set. An endgame Paladin build that focuses on extreme survivability through Resolve stacks while dealing massive area-of-effect damage by freezing and shattering enemies constantly
• Paladin Zealous Shredder Build: Cathan's Dauntless Faith Set. An endgame Zealous Shredder Paladin Build utilizes the high-frequency striking power of the Zeal core skill paired with the Zealot Oath to turn your character into a high-speed blending machine.
• Arbiter of Justice Paladin Build: Light's Epiphany Set. An endgame Falling Star Paladin-focused setup that revolves around maintaining 100% uptime on the Arbiter of Justice form to absolutely decimate enemies.
• Holy Purifier Paladin Build: Heaven's Radiant Fire Set. Holy-focused Paladin that revolves around the use of Holy Bolt and Purify to trigger chain reactions of Judgment explosions across large groups of enemies

Necromancer

• Blood Lancer Necromancer Build: Word of the Blood Binder Set. Take out most enemies in one shot, relying mainly on Blood abilities without the help of minions.