In Season 7, Diablo 4 will receive its first bird pet

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Diablo 4 Season 7, also known as Season of Spells, has introduced many novel things, such as the witch skill set, including one that allows you to summon poison frogs. But the thing that jumped out at me Blizzard blog post The thing about the upcoming season is that there’s a novel pet, and for once it’s not just another cute cat or dog. Instead, it is a deliciously mangy bird that reminds me of the pigeons I saw on my lunch break pecking at a damp loaf of bread in the gutter.

Dorian the raven, to give the bird its proper name, is not the first raven in Diablo 4. Druids have a spell that allows them to summon all the rudeness of ravens – yes, that really is the proper collective noun for ravens – who can attack their enemies. But Dorian is a non-combat pet, like the absurdly cute tiger kitten that everyone who published the final edition of the Vessel of Hate has, except he looks like he’s waiting for you to die so he can eat your delicious eyes.

Like all pets in Diablo 4, the raven can collect crafting materials and currency for you, saving your finger the hassle of clicking gold yourself. To unlock it, you need to complete the entire Season Journey with your freshly created Season Character, which means ticking off a checklist of objectives in exchange for Grim Boons – a currency I’d say that ranks around 6/10 on the list Abuse token scale.

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As mentioned, the most crucial feature of Season 7 is spell powers. There are 25 of them, including the Poison Frog Servant, the Fire Bat Servant, and the gloriously named Piranha. Anyone who has played the shaman class in Diablo 3 will find these powers familiar, and this season it seems to be a way to sneak the class in through the back door, at least temporarily.

The Season of Wonders update also introduces an armory that will allow players to save and switch between builds, something Diablo 3 players will find familiar, as well as a novel enemy type called Headrotten. It will start on January 21 at 10:00 a.m. PST.

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