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All Malignant Hearts in Diablo 4 Listed

Collecting hearts like I'm Jack the Ripper

If you thought gems felt a little lackluster in the Eternal Realm, Season 1 of Diablo has the answer. Malignant Hearts are much more powerful and we have 32 to farm and build around. Here are all Malignant Hearts in Diablo 4.

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Malignant Hearts (or Caged Hearts) have been unveiled in Season 1 and fall into four categories: vicious, brutal, devious, and wrathful. And within each of these categories are Malignant Hearts that range in power. Some Hearts are available for all classes, some Hearts are class-specific. So, let’s dive right in. Click on the link of the class you’re most interested in to be brought straight there.

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All General Malignant Hearts

NameTypeWorld Tier RequirementEffect
The PicanaVicious / OffensiveN/ACritical Strikes electrically charge the enemy for 0.75-2.50 seconds, causing lightning to arc between them and any other charged enemies dealing 68-136 Lightning damage.
The Dark DanceVicious / OffensiveWorld Tier 3Every 5 seconds while above 60% Life, Core Skills cost 68-51 Life instead of your Primary Resource. Skills that consume Life deal 10-20% increased damage.
Tempting FateVicious / OffensiveWorld Tier 3 You gain 40-60% Critical Strike Damage but your Non-Critical Strikes deal 20-15% less damage.
The LionheartBrutal / DefensiveN/AYou gain 10% Barrier Generation. You Heal 3-7 Life per second while you have an active Barrier.
RevengeBrutal / DefensiveWorld Tier 310-20% 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 1360-2040 Fire damage to Nearby enemies.
Prudent HeartBrutal / DefensiveWorld Tier 3You 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.
DeterminationDevious / UtilityN/AResource draining effects are 40-50% less effective. In addition, gain 3.0-8.0% increased Resource Generation.
RetaliationDevious / UtilityWorld Tier 3 Deal 510-680 Fire damage to surrounding enemies whenever a Crowd Control effect is removed from you.
The CalculatedDevious / UtilityWorld Tier 3After spending 150-200 of your Primary Resource, your next attack Stuns enemies hit for 2 seconds.
The Malignant PactWrathful / SuperN/ACycle through a Malignant bonus 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 21 seconds, gain a Barrier absorbing 85-102 damage.  
Creeping DeathWrathful / SuperN/AYour 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.
The BarberWrathful / SuperWorld Tier 3Critical 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.

Barbarian Malignant Hearts

NameTypeWorld Tier RequirementEffect
Focused RageVicious / OffensiveN/AAfter spending 100-60 Fury within 2 seconds, your next Non-Basic Skill’s Critical Strike Chance is increased by 20-30%.
Resurgent LifeBrutal / DefensiveN/AWhile below 40-60% Life, you receive 50-60% more Healing from all sources.
Punishing SpeedDevious / UtilityN/AYour 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%.
Ignoring PainWrathful / SuperWorld Tier IVIncoming damage has a 5-15% chance of being ignored and instead Healing you for 17-68.

Druid Malignant Hearts

NameTypeWorld Tier RequirementEffect
The MoonrageVicious / OffensiveN/AKills have a 5% chance to summon a Wolf Companion to your side for 20-30 seconds. In addition, gain +3 to Wolves.
The Agitated WindsBrutal / DefensiveN/AWhen 8-13 Close enemies, automatically cast Cyclone Armor. This cannot occur more than once every 10-20 seconds.
Inexorable ForceDevious / UtilityN/AUp to 30-50 Distant enemies are pulled toward you while you have an Ultimate Skill active.
The Unconstrainted BeastWrathful / SuperWorld 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.

Necromancer Malignant Hearts

NameTypeWorld Tier RequirementEffect
The SacrilegiousVicious / OffensiveN/AWalking near a Corpse automatically activates an equipped Corpse Skill every second, dealing 40-30% reduced damage.
The Decrepit AuraBrutal / DefensiveN/AWhen at least 5 enemies are near you, gain an aura that automatically curses surrounding enemies with Decrepify for 5-15 seconds.
Frozen TerrorDevious / UtilityN/AUp to a 10-20% chance of inflicting Fear for 2.5 seconds. Feared enemies are Chilled for 20% every second.
The Great FeastWrathful / SuperWorld Tier IVEach 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.

Related: All Class Changes in Diablo 4 Season 1 Listed

Rogue Malignant Hearts

NameTypeWorld Tier RequirementEffect
Cluster MunitionsVicious / OffensiveN/ALucky Hit: You have up to a 20% chance to launch 3 Stun Grenades that deal 26-32 Physical damage and Stun enemies for 0.50 seconds.
TrickeryBrutal / DefensiveN/A 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 680-1020 Shadow damage. Cannot occur more than once every 5 seconds.
The ClipshotDevious / UtilityN/ALucky 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.
The Vile ApothecaryWrathful / SuperWorld Tier IVYour attacks have a 5-15% chance to apply all Imbuement effects at 40-50% of normal potency.

Sorcerer Malignant Hearts

NameTypeWorld Tier Requirement Effect
Tal’RashaVicious / OffensiveN/AFor each unique element you deal damage with, you deal 7-12% increased damage for 3-10 seconds.
SpellbreakingBrutal / DefensiveN/AAfter taking Elemental damage, gain 20-40% Resistance to that element for 5 seconds.
SpiteDevious / UtilityN/A 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.
OmnipowerWrathful / SuperWorld Tier IVCore 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%.

For more information on Malignant Hearts, ranging from how to get them to how to socket them, check out our guide here: What Are Malignant Hearts in Diablo 4 – Answered.


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Daphne Fama
A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms