Blizzard announces new content for Diablo 5, including the Plague Knight class, during a BlizzCon panel. The Plague Knight is presented as a battlefield-focused character, described by outlets as an entity associated with death and spreading plague.
In addition to the new class, Blizzard also confirms that other classes are coming to the game. One outlet reports that the Plague Knight is part of the largest roster of Diablo classes Blizzard has planned for a single game, while another notes that two returning classes are also confirmed. Across coverage, the details emphasize the expansion of the class roster and the addition of the Plague Knight, but do not show a single shared description of all mechanics beyond the class’s overall theme.
Blizzard positions the announcements as part of Diablo 5’s 2029 release window, with the class lineup and related confirmations forming the core of the new information shared at the event.
