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Diablo III Season 40: Light’s Calling

The current season with returning Sanctification, starter class sets and a clear progression plan.

ReleasedChecked: 22 October 2026
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Season start on 2 October 2026 is officially confirmed. Season 27’s theme returns; no invented end date or finished Season 41 build.

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What is confirmed

Season 40 is Light’s Calling and began on 2 October 2026. Angelic Crucibles Sanctify legendary items and add a class-specific power. Season 39 ended on 27 September at 17:00 PDT, which was 28 September 2026 at 02:00 CEST in Germany.

Sanctification is a seasonal layer on top of the underlying set build. A build depending on a specific seasonal power must not be presented unchanged as non-seasonal. The current in-game tooltip identifies the power actually rolled.

The Season 27 rules for the returning theme require level 70: only equippable level-70 legendary items can be Sanctified, excluding crafted items. Followers cannot equip them. Seasonal Crucibles and Sanctified items do not transfer into non-seasonal storage at the season’s end.

Haedrig’s Gift: starter set by class

The gifts come from Chapters II, III and IV of the Season Journey. This grants only one full set per season across Hardcore and non-Hardcore. Avoid accidentally splitting the gifts across classes.

ClassSeason 40 set
BarbarianHorde of the Ninety Savages
CrusaderAegis of Valor
Demon HunterGears of Dreadlands
MonkPatterns of Justice
Witch DoctorMundunugu’s Regalia
WizardTyphon’s Veil
NecromancerMasquerade of the Burning Carnival

How to use the season start

  1. Choose your starter class

    Open the three gifts on the same class for one complete starter set. The Barbarian Wastes guide is a later alternative, not this season’s Haedrig set.

  2. Learn the set mechanic

    Complete the set synergy before collecting its weapons and defensive effects. A Sanctified item with the wrong power cannot repair an incomplete set.

  3. Check Sanctification

    Equip only one Sanctified item at a time. Do not assume earlier item stats survive re-Sanctification. Compare the tooltip’s power with the skill you actually use.

  4. Separate farming and pushing

    Prioritise movement and reliable resources for fast rifts; add defence and single-target planning for long Greater Rifts. A maximum-tier setup need not be the most comfortable farming variant.

Next season

A numbered page for a future season is created only after an official announcement. A PTR idea stays marked as preliminary until final rules exist. This edition contains no officially confirmed Season 41 meta.

Class builds for this season

Choose your class. Profiles state their historical version and full-setup requirements.

Diablo IIIClass build

Raekor: Boulder Toss · new Weapon Throw engine

The 2.7.3 rework connects Charge stacks with Ancient Spear. Arreat’s Law temporarily permits extra Fury; Three Hundredth Spear and Skular amplify the following Boulder Toss.

ArchiveBarbarianSeasons 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 · ab 2.7.3 / from 2.7.3
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Akkhan Phalanx/Condemn · Guardian progression

Judgment marks targets; Akkhan Phalanx Bowmen trigger Condemn and reduce Akarat cooldown. Eternal Union makes Bowmen permanent while Blade/Frydehr supply explosion damage.

ArchiveCrusaderSeasons 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 · ab 2.7.4 / from 2.7.4
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Marauder Cluster Arrow · new Sentry scaling

The 2.7.2 Marauder rework restores Sentry damage scaling. Bombardier and Custom Engineering permit five Sentries; Yang reduces high costs while Manticore scales Cluster Arrow.

ArchiveDemon HunterSeasons 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 · ab 2.7.2 / from 2.7.2
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LoD Wave of Light · later bell core

Rabid Strike copies the bell attack during Epiphany. LoD, Kyoshiro, Incense Torch and the bracers must work together; later Blackthorne pants supply elemental damage without an active set bonus.

ArchiveMonkSeasons 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 · 2.7.4–2.8.0
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Trag’Oul: Iron Rose Blood Nova · reworked set

Siphon Blood lets Iron Rose trigger free Blood Novas. Trag’Oul scales the Life-skill engine, Funerary Pick the channel and Bloodtide the Nova in density.

ArchiveNecromancerSeasons 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 · ab 2.7.4 / from 2.7.4
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Tal Rasha: Star Pact · two-handed Meteor

Smoldering Core and Grand Vizier supply complementary Meteor powers; Mempo and Nilfur scale impact. Four active elements maintain Tal Rasha; Star Pact spends accumulated Arcane Power.

ArchiveWizardSeasons 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 · 2.7.5–2.8.0
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