Blizzard’s latest Diablo 4 season encourages players to embrace overwhelming power, but one newly discovered combo has taken things too far—so much so that it’s destabilizing the game’s servers.
How This Unstoppable Combo Works
A recent discovery by a prominent Diablo 4 content creator revealed an unintended interaction between seasonal boss powers and a specific Legendary Aspect. The build centers around the Vampiric Curse Legendary Aspect, which applies a Vulnerable status to enemies—one that doesn’t fade until they die.
This alone wouldn’t be game-breaking, but when paired with the Flesh Reaper’s Disruption boss power, things spiral out of control. Normally, this power removes Vulnerable and stuns enemies, but Vampiric Curse overrides that effect. The result? Enemies remain permanently Vulnerable, allowing players to trigger the boss power repeatedly with every attack.
The Server-Crushing Side Effect
The chaos doesn’t stop there. Another boss power, Varshan’s Life Steal, deals massive damage each time the primary boss power activates. When all three mechanics combine, the game struggles to process the sheer number of damage instances, causing noticeable lag—not just for the player, but for everyone in the same server instance.
Footage from experienced players shows enemies freezing in place, jittering unnaturally as the game’s engine buckles under the strain. One player noted that the build’s extreme performance demands make server lag inevitable.
Will Blizzard Fix It Soon?
This isn’t the first time Diablo 4 has faced a server-disrupting build. Shortly after the expansion’s launch, a similar issue involving rapid dodge rolls forced Blizzard to release an emergency patch. However, as of now, the developer has not acknowledged this latest exploit—even in the patch notes for an upcoming update.
While overpowered builds are nothing new in ARPGs, this one crosses a line by affecting server stability. Given Blizzard’s history of quickly addressing game-breaking interactions, a fix will likely arrive soon. Until then, players might want to enjoy this chaotic combo—while the servers can still handle it.
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