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Jordan Gerblick

16 September 2025

Boss farming is about to be much, much less frustrating

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Diablo 4 season 10, titled Season of Infernal Chaos, is going live on September 23, and Blizzard has confirmed which features are strictly seasonal and which will stick around after the season ends.

In a blog post breaking down the new season, Blizzard reveals a change to boss fights that people have been asking for since Diablo 4 launched back in 2023. If you’ve played much of Diablo 4, you’ll know some bosses have scripted events in which they become immune to attacks. The idea is to space out the boss fights long enough that players have to deal with their unique mechanics, but it often leaves high-level players standing around waiting for the immunity to pass so that they can kill the sucker and grab their loot.
That’s going away, permanently. Starting with season 10, the invulnerability phase will only start after a player has spent 10 seconds fighting a boss, meaning the phases “can now effectively bypassed [sic]” if you’re powerful enough.

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