Needleflare Aspect
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Current overview
Current availability, classification, evidence coverage, and observed build usage.
- Current season
- S15
- Availability
- Available
- Type
- Offensive
- Classes
- All Classes
- Build adoption
- Not observed
- Observed builds
- N/A
Patch History
Only verified changes with a traceable source are included.
- SEASONS7
Fixed an issue where the Needleflare Aspect would incorrectly trigger its pulse of damage around the Necromancer rather than around the Minion when the Minion triggered it.
- SEASONS5
Fixed an issue where Needleflare Aspect was doing excessive amounts of damage to bosses while also being hit by other monsters.
- SEASONS2
Fixed an issue where the Thorns damage from the Needleflare Aspect ignored Damage Bonus and Damage Reduction effects.
Data sources
Versioned sources used to verify this page.
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (1.0 - 1.2)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV 1.5.0 Patch NotesBlizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.1)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV client data, Build 42942Lothrik
Data coverage
Verified seasons, official changes, and observed build samples.
- First observed
- S0
- Sources
- 4
- S15Currentsnapshot
- S14snapshot
- S13snapshot4/145 builds
- S71 changes
- S51 changes
- S21 changes
- S0snapshot
S15 Blue Posts
Site update log
- S15 full data refresh: build rankings expanded to 203 builds, with updated uniques, runewords, talismans and War Plan points.
- Loot filter 0927 update: added "Hide GA Magic/Rare" toggle to endgame preset with seamless mode guide linkage; affix-matched drops stay highlighted while unmatched clutter is cleanly hidden.
- Loot filter upgrade: added top-priority 3-4 GA God-tier Crimson highlight to both presets; jewelry and gloves recolored to high-contrast Electric Lime; endgame adds two optional toggles (Hide 1-GA Gear and Hide 0-GA Uniques).
Season status
- Current season
- S15 Hell's Legacy
- Estimated window
- Next season
- S16Date not announced
Season end date is an estimate until Blizzard confirms it.

