All 32 Diablo 4 Malignant Hearts and How to Get Them
One of the biggest additions in thefirst season of Diablo 4(Season of the Malignant) is a new item called Malignant Hearts to help enhance yourbest builds. These are unique socket items that drop when you defeat Malignant enemies and can be equipped in jewelry sockets. Well, this new mechanic sounds enticing, but the Malignant Hearts can be challenging to acquire. Worry not, as we’re here to help. In this article, we have detailed the different types of Malignant Hearts and how to get these socket items in the game. We have also added a complete list of 32 Malignant Hearts and their effects in Diablo 4, so continue reading.
What Are Malignant Hearts in Diablo 4
In Diablo 4 Season 1 (also known as the Season of the Malignant), Malignant Hearts drops from the Malignant Monsters, which are born from a deviant form of Lilith’s sinister side. Malignant Monsters are filled with rage and attack anyone in sight. But, once defeated, these creatures drop an item called Malignant Heart. Throughout the season, players can collect these items and use them exclusively on jewels instead of regular gems, and each Malignant Heart adds a category of power to the item.
Types of Malignant Hearts in Diablo 4
As per anofficial blog post, Diablo 4 season 1 introduces32 Malignant Heartsin the game. Each of them provide a build-altering bonus and change your attack behavior, as you can socket the hearts in rings or medallions. Some Malignant Hearts provide an increased barrier, while others help with elemental damage build-up. In Season 1, players will come across four types of Malignant Hearts in-game, and they are listed below:
Complete List of Diablo 4 Malignant Hearts
As previously mentioned, Diablo 4 season 1 brings a total of 32 malignant hearts. Some of them are general, usable with all the fiveclasses in Diablo 4, while others are specific to each class. That said, here’s a long list of malignant hearts you can find in the game and what effect they have on your builds.
General Malignant Hearts
Barbarian Malignant Hearts
Druid Malignant Hearts
Necromancer Malignant Hearts
Rogue Malignant Heart
Sorcerer Malignant Hearts
How to Obtain Malignant Hearts In Diablo 4
There are a few specific ways to get a Malignant Heart in Diablo 4. These involve battling malignant monsters and gathering items from them. Follow the below steps. Before doing so, make sure you have progressed through the season’s storyline:
You can alsocraft a Malignant Heart at Cormond’s workbench. These workbenches can be found in the main towns of the game, and there is one in particular at Kyovashad. You will require Malignant Ichor to craft a caged heart in Diablo 4. Malignant Ichors, for the uninitiated, are obtainable from various chests in-game, specifically from chests received after an event. Another way of getting yourself ichor is salvaging the duplicate caged hearts at the workbench.
Once you have enough malignant ichors, you can craft a Vicious, Brutal, and Devious Malignant Heart in the game. The properties of these crafted hearts are randomized, and players cannot decide their properties. Furthermore, Wrathful Malignant Hearts drops randomly from the enemies and at higher levels and aren’t craftable.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can replace them. However, if you do plan on replacing them, the existing malignant heart will permanently get destroyed. You cannot retrieve it again.
No. These exclusively randomly drop from enemies.
Sampad Banerjee
Meet Sampad, Beebom’s in-house video game enthusiast and writer. With two years of freelance experience, he has passionately crafted articles about the games he loves. You can find his writings on Sportskeeda, Gamingbolt, and GGTalks.
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