Highlights

  • Diablo 4 now features pets, enhancing the gameplay experience for players by aiding in resource collection throughout Sanctuary.
  • The addition of pets in Diablo 4 unintentionally affects Necromancer players running non-minion builds, causing gameplay issues.
  • Blizzard has a fix in the works for the pet bug impacting Diablo 4 Necromancers, with players advised to consider alternative classes or builds for now.

Diablo 4 now has pets, but the new feature is breaking the builds of some Necromancer players. One of the most anticipated features for Diablo 4 players, pets are finally available in the game. Together with these allies, Diablo 4 players can have an even more fun and dynamic experience, as they help collect resources obtained along the journey through Sanctuary.

One of the most noticeable aspects of Diablo 4's release was the absence of pets, a popular Diablo 3 feature. With the release of patch 1.4.2, Blizzard has finally rectified this absence a year after the release of Diablo 4, bringing pets to the latest entry in the franchise. While there are three pets that players can obtain by pre-ordering the Vessel of Hatred expansion, one Diablo 4 pet is already available, and players can claim it for free. But with the arrival of this anticipated feature, some Diablo 4 players are experiencing some gameplay problems.

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The arrival of Diablo 4's pets is unintentionally breaking Necromancer running non-minion builds. As noted in Diablo 4 YouTuber Seroc Ifkre's video, since pets count as minions, they interact with Glyphs like Sacrificial and Stand Alone. Because of this, when the pet is active, Sacrificial deals less damage, and Stand Alone's passive loses some of its damage reduction. In addition to messing up the Paragon Board for Diablo 4 players, pets interact with other effects that depend on there being no minions around to work.

How the Pet Bug is a Problem for Diablo 4 Necromancers

The Necromancer is a Diablo 4 class with two overarching builds, one focused on minions and the other on non-minions. That is the portion of the Necro mains specifically affected by the bug, since these Diablo 4 players sacrifice the use of minions to get an extra power boost. For Necromancer players who run minion-focused builds, the interaction works as a sort of buff. Thus, it creates situations like an additional Blood Surge explosion for Diablo 4 players with the Deathspeaker's Pendant, for example.

On Twitter, the community manager Adam Fletcher confirmed that Blizzard has a fix prepared for the bug caused by Diablo 4 pets. Fletcher didn't give an exact date of when the update would be released but explained that this interaction was unintentional. Until then, Diablo 4 players with Necros using non-minion builds may opt for other classes or builds, so as not to have problems with power losses caused by the pets' bugged interaction.