Diablo 5’s Revealed Classes Are Throwbacks To Diablo 3, With One Exception

A Diablo 5 new class has already been revealed with the Plague Knight being 'a walking death' across the battlefield — while two returning classes have also been confirmed

Diablo 5 devs confirmed a new class for the game at BlizzCon 2026The Plague Knight will spread and then consume disease across the battlefield to their advantageTwo returning classes are already confirmed as wellThree Diablo 5 classes have already been confirmed, and the developers behind the game have even shed light on a brand-new one coming to the game during the Diablo 5 — Forging the Next Era panel, which we watched at BlizzCon 2026 in Anah…

Diablo V Promises More Classes Than Any Previous Diablo Game, as Blizzard Brings Back Procedural Overworlds and Diablo II Runewords

Blizzard's most surprising reveal at BlizzCon 2026 was undoubtedly the announcement of Diablo V, of which we had had no rumors prior to the Opening Ceremony. Even more interesting is the fact that Diablo V won't be about stopping the titular Lord of Terror, but about what happens after he's already taken Sanctuary. That premise had fans excited about this twist, and the ‘Forging the Next Era’ panel offered them plenty of details about the projec…

Diablo 5’s Revealed Classes Are Throwbacks To Diablo 3, With One Exception

Diablo 5 isn't coming until Spring 2029, but Blizzard has already revealed three of the game's playable classes. Two of them will be familiar to Diablo 3 fans: the Monk and Demon Hunter. The third will be an all-new class, the Plague Knight. The Plague Knight sounds similar to Death Knights from Blizzard's other fantasy franchise and are described as "walking death" that spread disease and pestilence wherever they go, then consume it to increase…