Blizzard has announced three and promises more classes than any Diablo before, without saying how many or which [T2]. Any other class, for now, is speculation. The three classes, in depth
Diablo 5’s first all-new class: a heavily armored knight who spreads disease across the battlefield and consumes it to grow stronger. “The embodiment of walking death.”
Confirmed[B1] Spreads disease and pestilence, then consumes it for power
Confirmed[T2] Heavily armored
Interview[T3] One of the classes that lean toward darkness
Still unknown: skills, resource, weapons and skill tree. Sources: Blizzard, Sep 12, 2026; BlizzCon panel; PlayDay, Sep 15, 2026.
Back with its martial perfection: it pummels demons with its fists and calls on holy power, even against foes beyond its reach.
Confirmed[B1] Fists and holy power to punish demons
Confirmed[T2] Calls down “Holy Light” on enemies out of reach
Interview[T3] One of the classes that lean toward the light
Still unknown: named skills, resource and weapons. Sources: Blizzard, Sep 12, 2026; BlizzCon panel; PlayDay, Sep 15, 2026.
IV The timeline
Everything we know fits in eighteen days.
Everything said about Diablo 5 came out between September 12 and 29, 2026. Playing it is about two and a half years away, with no day or month [B1]. The timeline is to scale: scroll down and it zooms out.
Scale · hours
The black reaches today and can go no further.
The black reaches today and can go no further.
The full timeline, with sources
Confirmed[B1] The Diablo 5 teaser (0:48) on the official channel and Blizzard’s announcement post: it’s coming in Spring 2029. A minute later, the opening ceremony recap: “officially in development.” At 11:22 a.m., a second upload of the teaser, “The Return.”
Confirmed[B1] The “Forging the Next Era” panel at BlizzCon: Diablo has conquered Sanctuary (seven years ago, per the panel [T2]); you are the Heir to Westmarch; the Dread Commanders; a procedural world; the caravan instead of towns; three classes (Demon Hunter, Monk and the new Plague Knight); and Diablo II-inspired items, with grid inventory, sets, runes and runewords. Stat requirements on gear: “We’re experimenting.” Provisional.
Confirmed[B1] Blizzard’s official article “Forging the Next Era,” with twelve images (among them, the inventory with War Spear and Ancient Shield, “Not final”) and a promise of regular updates starting in 2027.
Rumor[T3] Some outlets report the platforms (PC, PS5 and Xbox), a setting “a century” after Diablo IV and Mephisto’s return as fact. No official source says so.
Times are Pacific Time (PT), BlizzCon’s time zone. Entries without a time sit at noon. Verified Oct 7, 2026 against the codex wiki; nothing official appears before Sep 12, 2026.
V The Stash
All the published art. Untouched.
Thirty-three pieces from Blizzard: Diablo 5’s classes, characters, environments and items. Each one whole, with its credit and source. Click or tap one to see it full size.
33 piecesHover over one to read its details; click to see it whole.
Only what Blizzard has published for Diablo 5: the announcement press kit (Sep 13, 2026) and the article “Forging the Next Era” (Sep 12, 2026). Concept art or in-development content: not final. The descriptions are ours, and they name no one Blizzard hasn’t named.
VI In motion
Diablo 5, in motion.
The official Diablo 5 videos: the reveal teaser and the full BlizzCon panel. They play from YouTube when you click; until then, this page connects to nothing.
Teaser0:48
The reveal teaser
Confirmed[B1] Sep 12, 2026 · 11:20 AM PT · 0:48
“Prepare for the next era.” The first Diablo 5 video, with no subtitles. According to the Official Xbox Podcast, its title card reads “Sanctuary Falls” [T3]; according to John Mueller, the crucified angels stand before the burning spires of Westmarch [T2].
Johanna Faries, Matt Zitterman, Tiffany Wat, Joe Shely, Jennifer Brandes Hepler and John Mueller: the story, the seven years since Sanctuary fell, the procedural world, the caravan, the three classes, the items and what’s coming from 2027 on. The codex’s master source.
