Stop what you’re doing - our first look at Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred’s new Spiritborn class is coming this week

We’re just days away from the big reveal of the entirely new Spiritborn, the class coming to Diablo 4 with the Vessel of Hatred expansion.

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It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally going to get our first look at Diablo 4 ’s Spiritborn, the new class in the action RPG’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, due this October. Spiritborn is a big deal for Diablo 4; not only is it the game’s first post-launch class, it’s also not based on any of the series’ known classes.

In other words, it’s brand-new for Diablo, which is exciting for a number of reasons, not least of which the fact Diablo 4 has the highest production quality of any game in the series, and certainly compared to the rest of the ARPG genre.

We’ve known for a while now that the Spiritborn will be unveiled in July. Last month, Blizzard dropped the opening cinematic for Vessel of Hatred at the Xbox Showcase , and confirmed an October 8 launch. Well, we’re now over halfway through July, and Blizzard has said when, exactly, we can expect to see the new class in action.

This Thursday, July 18 we’re getting an in-depth look at the Spiritborn in a livestream. The show kicks off at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm UK . This special showcase will be hosted by community director Adam Fletcher, featuring a cast of Vessel of Hatred developers.

The list includes game director Brent Gibson, associate narrative designer Eleni Rivera-Colon, art director Nick Chilano, and game designer Bjorn Mikkelson. Blizzard said we can expect a look at gameplay, as well as fresh insight into the Spiritborn’s story and design.

Following the reveal, the team will take a few questions from the community watching live. If you’d like to witness it all happen, you can do so on Diablo’s official channels on YouTube , Twitch , and Twitter .

Look for our recap of the biggest reveals from the stream following its conclusion.

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