Malignant Powers served as the theme for Diablo 4‘s first season, known as Malignant Hearts. These allowed players to wield powerful abilities for a limited time, but Malignant Powers were removed from the game once the season ended and made way for Vampiric Powers.
However, in Season 2 of Diablo 4, Malignant Powers made a comeback in the form of Malignant Rings, picking some of the most popular powers and turning them into items players could hunt down and equip. As Season 5 of Diablo 4 kicks off, here’s how to use Malignant Powers.
Malignant Rings in Season 5
Out of the many original Malignant Powers from Season 1 of Diablo 4, only 5 were brought back in Season 2 as Malignant Rings and will likely continue to exist in Season 5. However, Blizzard may add more Malignant Rings in time.
The Malignant Powers available currently as rings in Diablo 4 are the following:
| Malignant Ring | Character Class | Action |
| Ring of Red Furor | Barbarian | Guarantees a critical strike of a skill after spending 100 Fury within 3 seconds. |
| Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop | Sorcerer | Elemental damage increased by 10-15% for 4 seconds for each elemental damage dealt. |
| Airidah’s Inexorable Will | Druid | Deals additional damage to enemies after casting an Ultimate Skill, pulling in distant enemies. |
| Writhing Band of Trickery | Rogue | Spawns a Decoy Trap after casting a Subterfuge Skill every 12 seconds. |
| Ring of the Sacrilegious Soul | Necromancer | Automatically triggers Raise Skeleton, Corpse Explosion and, Corpse Tendrills when equipped. |
If more Malignant Powers are added to the game, we’ll be sure to add them here.
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Where to find Malignant Rings
Malignant Rings exclusively drop from the boss Echoes of Varshan and must be farmed from battling him. While a Malignant Ring isn’t a guaranteed drop from defeating Varshan, they are quite a common reward for successfully taking him down.
Varshan was the final boss from Season 1 of Diablo 4, but he can still be summoned and fought even in the current Season.
For more Diablo 4 content, here’s everything you need to know about starting a new character in Season 5, whether or not you should skip the campaign, and things you should do before starting the new season.
