Diablo 3 Season 20 Begins March 13, Patch Notes Are Here

Season 20 begins in Diablo 3 on March 13. Oh and we get some nice patch notes for Patch 2.6.8.

The new season is dubbed the Season of the Forbidden Archives which deals with an ancient nephalem artifact, Kanai’s Cube,

“Kulle was able to unlock and harness the power of the Cube like none before, leveraging its power to siphon and archive the energies of powerful items. With Season 20, we explore the power Kulle might lend to your fingertips if his experiments went unchecked.”

You’ll be able to equip three additional Legendary powers in the cube throughout the season, and will not be restricted to categories. You’ll be able to mix and match between weapon, armor and jewelry categories.

Season journey rewards include,

• Guardian of Sanctuary: Finish a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment XIII difficulty within 5 minutes.
• Gem of My Life: Level three Legendary Gems to level 55.
• All I Do is Win: Complete 2 Conquests this Season.
• Warm Thoughts: Kill Izual at level 70 in under 15 seconds on Torment XIII difficulty.
• Money Ain’t a Thang: Slay Greed on Torment XIII difficulty. Treasure Goblins outside of Nephalem Rifts will sometimes open portals to Greed’s domain, The Vault.
• Take U There: Reach Greater Rift Level 60 Solo. Greater Rift keystones can be obtained from any Nephalem Rift guardian.
• Power Amplification: Use Kanai’s Cube to augment an Ancient Legendary item with a level 50+ gem.
• Cubic Reconfiguration: Use Kanai’s Cube to reforge a Legendary item.

Here are the seasonal-related patch notes, with the full notes delving into classes, items, and more:

• A new Season Theme has been added for Season 20, the Season of the Forbidden Archives:
• For the duration of Season 20, all slots in Kanai's Cube will be able to select Legendary powers from Weapon, Armor, or Jewelry
• This means you could select three Armor powers, three Weapon powers, three Jewelery powers, or any other combination thereof across all categories
• Items are not self-additive or multiplicative (meaning, you cannot stack multiples of the same item's power)
• Once the Season has ended and characters roll over to Non-Season, players will have all currently active powers in their Kanai's Cube reset
• Developer's Note: As we outlined in our Developer Insight blog, we want to continue to get creative (and maybe a little crazy) with the Season Themes and powers we add to the game. We heard from some players that they preferred themes that made your character directly feel more powerful rather than needing to focus on the environment around you. If that describes you, then the Season of Forbidden Archives should be right up your alley, and we're really interested to see how this changes the game for Season 20.
• Two new Seasonal rewards are available for players who fully complete the Season 20 Journey, including a new portrait frame and pet