Tidal Aspect
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Current overview
Current availability, classification, evidence coverage, and observed build usage.
- Current season
- S15
- Availability
- Available
- Type
- Utility
- Classes
- Barbarian / Druid / Necromancer / Rogue / Paladin / Warlock
- Build adoption
- 6.4%
- Observed builds
- 13 / 203
Build Usage
Observed in S15 build data.
- BuildClassSkill barSources
- Apocalypse WarlockWarlock





4Sources - Arbiter of Justice PaladinPaladin





3Sources - Blood Wave NecromancerNecromancer





3Sources - Dance Of Knives RogueRogue





3Sources - Rend BarbarianBarbarian





3Sources - Blood Lance NecromancerNecromancer





2Sources - Blood Surge NecromancerNecromancer





2Sources - Flame Charge BarbarianBarbarian



2Sources - Hell Fracture WarlockWarlock





2Sources - Bombardment WarlockWarlock





1Sources
Build adoption and version activity
Share of collected builds that use Tidal Aspect. Sample sizes are shown for every season.
- Current adoption
- 6.4%
- Current sample
- 13 / 203
- Observed change
- -3.3 pp
- Official events
- 5
Collection coverage differs by season. This is an observed site sample, not a global usage rate.
| Season | Used builds | Collected builds | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| S15 | 13 | 203 | 6.4% |
| S14 | 10 | 254 | 3.9% |
| S13 | 14 | 145 | 9.7% |
Patch History
Only verified changes with a traceable source are included.
- SEASONS14
Tidal Aspect changed the following 2 attributes.
- Maximum Overpower stacks
- Before
2-4After1-3 - Aspect Category
- Before
an Offensive aspectAfterUtility
- SEASONS8
Tidal Aspect changed the following attribute.
- Extra Blood Waves bonus damage
- Before
200-240%After40-100% of normal damage
- SEASONS7
Fixed an issue where Blood Orbs spawned from the Tidal Aspect and Blood Wave could overlap and appear as if the orbs did not spawn.
- SEASONS6
Additional Blood Waves now deal 100-120% of normal damage instead of dealing 50-30% reduced damage. Shademist Aspect The damage is now attributed to your Minions, and thus will scale with Minion Damage bonuses. Aspect of Fel Gluttony
- SEASONS2
Tidal Aspect changed the following attribute.
- Damage penalty
- Before
60-50%After50-40%
Data sources
Versioned sources used to verify this page.
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (1.0 - 1.2)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.0)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.1)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.2)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (3.1)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV client data, Build 42942Lothrik
Data coverage
Verified seasons, official changes, and observed build samples.
- First observed
- S0
- Sources
- 6
- S15Currentsnapshot13/203 builds
- S14snapshot1 changes10/254 builds
- S13snapshot14/145 builds
- S81 changes
- S71 changes
- S61 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.

