{"id":1872354,"date":"2024-02-01T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/diablo-4-season-3s-construct-companion-just-got-some-major-buffs\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T20:09:00","slug":"diablo-4-season-3s-construct-companion-just-got-some-major-buffs","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/diablo-4-season-3s-construct-companion-just-got-some-major-buffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Diablo 4 Season 3&#8217;s Construct Companion Just Got Some Major Buffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/diablo-4-season-3s-construct-companion-just-got-some-major-buffs.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/games\/diablo-iv\/\" data-ref-id=\"5000-504255\">Diablo 4&#8217;s<\/a> latest update is now live, and it takes aim at one of the main complaints players have with Season 3 so far&#8211;the Seneschal Construct and its perceived lack of power.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/diablo-4-season-of-the-construct-will-let-players-customize-their-own-death-robot\/1100-6520322\/\" data-ref-id=\"1100-6520322\">Season 3 launched on January 23<\/a>, introducing a <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/how-diablo-4-season-3s-new-trap-filled-vaults-encourage-players-to-take-their-time\/1100-6520378\/\" data-ref-id=\"1100-6520378\">new endgame activity, Vaults<\/a>, and a robotic companion players can customize with various abilities and modifiers. However, the <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/diablo-4-season-3s-new-vaults-and-companion-are-leaving-many-players-underwhelmed\/1100-6520584\/\" data-ref-id=\"1100-6520584\">Seneschal Construct didn&#8217;t make a strong first impression<\/a>, with players of Blizzard&#8217;s ARPG being quick to complain the companion didn&#8217;t feel like it brought much to the table and that its presence was barely noticeable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-video js-play-on-scroll has-rhythm--max\"> <button id=\"jsStickyVideoClose\" class=\"article-related__sticky-video-close no-bg no-border prevent-user-events\" type=\"button\"> <i><\/i> <\/button> <\/p>\n<div id=\"video-rectangle\">\n<div class=\"js-av-player-container av-player-container av-player-athena\">&lt;div class=&quot;js-video-player-new av-video-player av-desktop-player av-video-on-demand is-vid-loading is-vid-noseek is-vid-show-controls &quot; tabindex=&quot;0&quot; 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With the game&#8217;s now live 1.3.1 update, the Seneschal Construct has received some major upgrades that should make it a force to be reckoned with on its own.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As detailed in the <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.blizzard.com\/en-us\/diablo4\/23964909\/diablo-iv-patch-notes\" data-target=\"true\">official patch notes<\/a>, many of the companion&#8217;s damage-dealing abilities have received serious buffs, with abilities such as Gyrate, Pummel, and Impale now dealing 30% more damage while Bushwhack, Focus Fire, and Lightning Bolt now deal 20% increased damage. Firefly and Tempest now deal a modest 10% more damage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But it&#8217;s not only the Construct&#8217;s damaging abilities that have seen changes. Its healing ability, Reconstruct, has seen major improvements, now healing for 32% of maximum life at level 1 instead of 22%. At level 10, that increases to 50% of max life, up from 40%. 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