Summary
WhileDiablo 4is not at its highest peak of popularity right now, Blizzard does seem to have learned valuable lessons with the launch of Season of the Malignant, and there is hope that the next releases will be more in line with what players expect.Diablo 4’s Season 2 needs to fix the endgamefirst and foremost, as players need to have options regarding what activities to run in order to level up and obtain loot, but many other aspects of the game need extra help. With expansions on the way, it’s not impossible that a sixth class will be revealed in the coming months, and with the way weapons and cosmetics work in the game, players can already predict which one it will be.
Diablo 4introduced five classes from the series' past, and all of them wield iconic weapon types that can be shared with other classes - although, in some cases, they are unique to their respective archetype. This can have varying effects oncosmetic items inDiablo 4, either earned via the seasonal battle pass or purchased in the in-game shop, as there are weapon-type-exclusive skins for each slot. Since some of these slots overlap and others don’t, one could argue that it’s more likely for the weapons that are unique to one class to be shared by the sixth class, whenever it comes out.
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Predicting Diablo 4’s Sixth Class Based on Weapon Types and Cosmetics
With this in mind, it’s worth noting thatDiablo 4features a total of 16 weapon types. These are as follows:
It would make sense forDiablo 4’s sixth classto use at least one weapon type that is exclusive to a different class, as it would mean players could already have some weapon skins for that particular slot from either the battle pass or the shop. It would also allow Blizzard to reuse some existing assets in a way that makes sense from a given class' perspective. With only six weapon types being exclusive to their respective class, the list narrows down to a few potential suspects.
With daggers being exclusive to the Rogue, and with offhand items existing for multiple classes, it would make sense for the Witch Doctor fromDiablo 3to come back, using ceremonial daggers and mojos that could be similar to the totems used by Druids. In the case of polearms, they can be trickier to narrow down because they’re commonly used by Barbarians, Amazons, Druids, andPaladins inDiablo 2and Crusaders, Monks, and Barbarians inDiablo 3. Still, the classes that would make the most sense here would be Amazon, Monk, and Paladin inDiablo 4, with the Crusader being slightly less likely due to its focus on flails.
Bows would once again make a good case for theAmazon to return inDiablo 4, as they are one of its weapons alongside crossbows inDiablo 2. Similarly, crossbows could also be used by Demon Hunters as one-handed weapons inDiablo 3, making them also a valid option. Finally, shields could pave the way for the return of either the Crusader or the Paladin archetypes, as they are the only other missing classes to wield them. As such, the classes with the most overlaps and thus the ones that would make the most sense to return are the Amazon and the Paladin, with the latter also sharing the same weapon types as other existingDiablo 4classes, including swords and maces.
Diablo 4is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
