Diablo 4 Malignant Hearts

The rise of the Malignant Monsters in Sanctuary unveils a surprising weapon: their own hearts. Diablo 4 Season 1 introduces the Malignant Hearts, a new mechanic that allows players to harness the corruptive force turning these beasts into socketable powers. Are you ready to take on this new challenge and wield the power of the Malignant Hearts?

D4 Best Malignant Hearts List

A total of 32 unique Malignant Hearts await your discovery, each offering a different boon to aid your battles. Vicious (Offensive), Brutal (Defensive), Devious (Utility), and Wrathful (Super Power) which cycles changing it power regularly in battle. Below we have Tier List of the Best Malignant Hearts to use in D4 S1.

Malignant Pact

Wrathful (Super) • All

Cycle through a Malignant bonsus every 20 kills. Vicious: Gain [20%] Attack Speed. Devious: Core and Basic Skills have a [15%] chance to fully restore your Primary Resource. Brutal: Every 19 seconds, gain a barrier absorbing [X] damage.

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Revenge

Brutal (Defensive) • All

World Tier III

[10 - 20%] of incoming damage is instead suppressed. When you use a Defensive, Subterfuge or a Macabre skill, all suppressed damage is amplified by 250% and explodes, dealing up to [X] Fire damage to Nearby enemies.

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The Barber

Wrathful (Super) • All

World Tier III

Critical Strikes and all subsequent damage within [2.0 - 4.0] seconds is absorbed by your target. Then, the absorbed damage erupts onto surrounding enemies. Stored damage is increased by 10% per second.

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Creeping Death

Wrathful (Super) • All

Your damage over time effects are increased by [30 - 40%] for each different Crowd Control effect on the target. Unstoppable monsters and Staggered bosses instead take [110 - 130%] increased damage from your damage over time effects.

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Focused Rage

Vicious (Offensive) • Barbarian

After spending [100 - 60] Fury within 2 seconds, your next Non-Basic Skills Critical Strike Chance is increased by [20 - 30]%.

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Tal’Rasha

Vicious (Offensive) • Sorceress

For each unique element you deal damage with, you deal [7 - 12%] increased damage for [3 - 10 seconds].

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Tempting Fate

Vicious (Offensive) • All

World Tier III

You gain [40 - 60%] Critical Strike Damage but your Non-Critical Strikes deal [20 - 15%] less damage.

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The Great Feast

Wrathful (Super) • Necromancer

World Tier IV

Each Minion drains [1.0 - 2.0] Essence per second but deals [50 - 75%] increased damage. With no Minions, this bonus applies to you and drains 5 Essence per second.

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The Picana

Vicious (Offensive) • All

Critical Strikes electrically charge the enemy for [0.75 - 2.50] seconds, causing lightning to arc between them and any other charged enemies dealing [X] Lightning damage.

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Ignoring Pain

Wrathful (Super) • Barbarian

World Tier IV

Incoming damage has a [5 - 15%] chance of being ignored and instead Healing you for [X].

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Inexorable Force

Devious (Utility) • Druid

Up to [30 - 50] Distant enemies are pulled toward you while you have an Ultimate Skill active.

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Prudent Heart

Brutal (Defensive) • All

World Tier III

You become Immune for [2.0 - 4.0] seconds after you lose more than 20% Life in a single hit. This effect can only occur once every 110 seconds.

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Punishing Speed

Devious (Utility) • Barbarian

Your Skills have a [20 - 30%] chance to Knock Down all enemies for 1.25 seconds when that Skill's Attack Speed is higher than [35 - 20%].

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The Dark Dance

Vicious (Offensive) • All

World Tier III

Every 5 seconds while above 60% Life, Core Skills cost [X] Life instead of your Primary Resource. Skills that consume Life deal [10 - 20%] increased damage.

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The Decrepit Aura

Brutal (Defensive) • Necromancer

When at least 5 enemies are near you, gain an aura that automatically curses surrounding enemies with Decrepify for [5 - 15] seconds.

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The Unconstrained Beast

Wrathful (Super) • Druid

World Tier IV

When you are hit with a Stun, Freeze or Knock Down effect, there is a [40 - 60%] chance to automatically activate Grizzly Rage for 3 seconds.

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The Vile Apothecary

Wrathful (Super) • Rogue

World Tier IV

Your attacks have a [5 - 15%] chance to apply all Imbuement effects at [40 - 50%] of normal potency.

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Determination

Devious (Utility) • All

Resource draining effects are [40 - 50%] less effective. In addition, gain [3.0 - 8.0%] increased Resource Generation.

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Omnipower

Wrathful (Super) • Sorceress

World Tier IV

Core Skills that launch a projectile consume all of your Mana. For every [45 - 35] extra Mana consumed, you launch an additional projectile, and the damage is increased by [3.0 - 5.0%].

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Resurgent Life

Brutal (Defensive) • Barbarian

While below [40 - 60%] Life, you receive [50 - 60%] more Healing from all sources.

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The Moonrage

Vicious (Offensive) • Druid

Kills have a 5% chance to summon a Wolf Companion to your side for [20 - 30] seconds. In addition, gain +3 to Wolves.

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Cluster Munitions

Vicious (Offensive) • Rogue

Lucky Hit: You have up to a 20% chance to launch 3 Stun Grenades that deal X Physical damage and Stun enemies for 0.50 seconds.

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Frozen Terror

Devious (Utility) • Necromancer

Lucky Hit: Up to a [10 - 20%] chance of inflicting Fear for 2.5 seconds. Feared enemies are Chilled for 20% every second.

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Retaliation

Devious (Utility) • All

World Tier III

Deal [X] Fire damage to surrounding enemies whenever a Crowd Control effect is removed from you.

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Spellbreaking

Brutal (Defensive) • Sorceress

After taking Elemental damage, gain [10 - 20%] Damage Reduction for 5 seconds.

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Spite

Devious (Utility) • Sorceress

When you are afflicted with a Crowd Control effect, there is a [20 - 40%] chance that the same enemy and enemies around you are also afflicted with the same effect for 3 seconds.

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The Agitated Winds

Brutal (Defensive) • Druid

When [13 - 8] Close enemies, automatically cast Cyclone Armor. This cannot occur more than once every [20 - 10] seconds.

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The Calculated

Devious (Utility) • All

World Tier III

After spending [150 - 200] of your Primary Resource, your next attack Stuns enemies hit for 2 seconds.

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The Clipshot

Devious (Utility) • Rogue

Lucky Hit: Up to a [20 - 40%] chance for your Cutthroat Skills to Slow by 40% for 3 seconds and your Marksman Skills to Knock Back enemies.

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The Lionheart

Brutal (Defensive) • All

You gain 10% Barrier Generation. You Heal [X] Life per second while you have an active Barrier.

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The Sacrilegious

Vicious (Offensive) • Necromancer

Walking near a Corpse automatically activates an equipped Corpse Skill every second, dealing [40 - 30%] reduced damage.

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Trickery

Brutal (Defensive) • Rogue

When you use a Subterfuge Skill, leave behind an unstable Shadow Decoy Trap that Taunts enemies. The Shadow Decoy Trap will explode after 6.0 seconds dealing X Shadow damage. Cannot occur more than once every 5 seconds.

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How to get Malignant Hearts

To obtain a Malignant Heart, you must face the Partly Corrupted enemies, a formidable subtype of the Malignant Monsters. Each slain foe offers a chance to drop a Malignant Heart. Capturing this heart, however, requires a ritual with the Cage of Binding - an item you acquire during the Season's Questline (Stand Against The Malignant).

The best place to acquire Malignant Hearts are within the Malignant Tunnels, a new type of dungeon filled with fearsome foes. These terrifying beings, if defeated, drop a more powerful version of the Malignant Heart, which you can then embed into the special Infested sockets of your jewelry, replacing the standard gem.

How to use Malignant Hearts

In the first season, you will encounter 32 distinct Malignant Hearts, each falling into one of four categories and offering unique bonuses. As the threat of Malignant Creatures grows, so does the strength of the Malignant Hearts they carry. depending on the color of heart and the socket color of your jewelry you will be able to place them within gear for powerful effects.