The Stone of Jordan is arguably the most mythologized item in the entire Diablo franchise. In Diablo II, it was barely useful as an actual ring. Players used it as currency instead, the one stable store of value in an economy with no official money. Twenty-six years after its release, Blizzard is bringing it back in Diablo 4, alongside several other items just as steeped in history. The 3.2.0 PTR, open from August 4 to 11, 2026, gives us a first look.
PTR 3.2.0: the dress rehearsal before Season 15
Blizzard has opened a public test realm for Diablo 4 version 3.2.0, available on PC only from August 4 to 11, 2026. This test window precedes Season 15, whose date Blizzard has not yet confirmed. Several sources point to September 15, 2026, but that figure remains unconfirmed. BlizzCon 2026, set for September 12 and 13, could well serve as the launchpad for the full announcement. Our article on what Blizzard is holding back for BlizzCon details what could still drop before the official release.
GameSpot was one of the first outlets to confirm the return of these items, in an article by Cameron Koch published on July 30, 2026.
GameSpot, July 30, 2026, by Cameron Koch: the first public confirmation of the return of the Stone of Jordan and the Ring of Royal Grandeur.
The return of these legacy uniques is presented as one of the update's major focuses, alongside the new challenge dungeons and the Soul Shard rework. Maxroll lists this point as the fourth chapter in its PTR summary.
In total, Maxroll lists ten items involved. Five are available to every class: Leoric's Crown, Nemesis Bracers, Ring of Royal Grandeur, Stone of Jordan, and Squirt's. The other five are locked to a specific group of classes: Arioc's Needle, Henri's Perquisition, In-Geom, The Furnace, and Messerschmidt's Reaver, the last of which can't be tested on the PTR since it won't arrive until the season itself.
Stone of Jordan: from Diablo II's trading currency to Diablo 4's ring
In Diablo II, the Stone of Jordan wasn't just a good ring. It granted mana, lightning resistance, and boosted magic damage, useful bonuses on almost every character. That versatility made it the most sought-after item in the game, to the point of becoming the de facto currency between players. A "SoJ" was worth more than a stack of gold, simply because gold couldn't be stored and lost value to the game's inflation.
Diablo 4 obviously isn't going to replace its economy with barter, but bringing back this specific ring is no accident. It's the most recognizable item in the franchise, the one people cite first when talking about the good old days. Neither GameSpot nor Maxroll has published its exact stats yet. The official asset released so far shows Leoric's Crown, Henri's Perquisition, and Nemesis Bracers, but not the Stone of Jordan itself. Its precise effects in Diablo 4 remain to be discovered on the PTR.
Leoric's Crown, Henri's Perquisition, and Nemesis Bracers: the stats already revealed
These three items, on the other hand, got their official item cards, released by Maxroll with the "in development content, not final" watermark that accompanies everything coming out of a PTR.
Leoric's Crown carries over its Diablo III functionality directly. The version tested on the PTR boosts the effect of the gem socketed in the helm from 75 to 100%, on top of a classic stat block made of armor, intelligence, maximum life, attack speed, and reduced resource cost. Henri's Perquisition, a secondary focus, converts a large chunk of the player's dexterity into their primary stat, with damage per second showing 1726 on the tested version. Nemesis Bracers bring back their cult mechanic from Diablo III. Shrines spawn an elite pack instead of a simple bonus, in exchange for a physical damage multiplier and a movement speed bonus after killing an elite.
Ring of Royal Grandeur and Squirt's: the other class-agnostic uniques
The Ring of Royal Grandeur had a very simple job in Diablo III. It lowered by one the number of set items needed to activate a set bonus, a way to mix two partial sets without losing their effects. If Diablo 4 keeps that logic, the ring becomes a build customization tool again rather than just another raw damage piece.
The last class-agnostic item raises questions. Sources mention "Squirt's Blouse," a chest piece, but none have confirmed that name with an official card. It could be a reinterpretation of Squirt's Necklace, the cult Diablo III amulet that applied a stacking debuff. Every second without taking damage increased both damage dealt and damage taken, up to 10% each way after ten seconds. A high-risk mechanic, built for players who could dodge rather than tank hits. Without official confirmation, all we can say is that a fifth class-agnostic item exists, with no more reliable details for now. In the meantime, our guide on farming uniques and Mythics fast via Pandemonium Fragments still holds up for speeding up the collection once these items go live.
In-Geom and The Furnace: two multi-class legends
In-Geom is a one-handed sword that, in Diablo III, drastically cut skill cooldowns after killing an elite pack. An item built for chaining dungeons and farm speed rather than raw damage. In Diablo 4, it's reportedly accessible to six classes: Barbarian, Druid, Rogue, Necromancer, Paladin, and Warlock. That kind of multi-class influx is never neutral for the current class hierarchy, a topic this same PTR's class balance pass tackles head-on.
The Furnace, meanwhile, played in a different league. This two-handed mace had a damage bonus against elites that made it one of the most powerful items in Diablo III's entire history. Maxroll and GameSpot both cite it, alongside the Stone of Jordan, as one of the two most anticipated uniques of this comeback. It's reportedly shared by five classes: Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Paladin, and Warlock. Plenty of material for future DPS build rankings once these items are actually live in the game.
Arioc's Needle: the poison that eats away at everything it touches
Arioc's Needle had a distinctive pedigree in Diablo III. It was an ethereal spear exclusive to the Witch Doctor, forged from the fangs of a giant spider from the jungles of Kurast, capable of eating away at anything it touched. In Diablo 4, the item changes shape. It's now a two-handed polearm, shared between Barbarian, Druid, and Spiritborn.
The nod to the original poison hasn't disappeared. On the PTR, Arioc's Needle's poison damage over time affix deals more damage than intended, a bug Blizzard has already flagged. A rather amusing callback to the item's original lore, even in its still-unstable current state.
A still-unstable PTR: the bugs already flagged by Blizzard
Four days after the PTR opened, Community Manager Lyricana posted a thread listing known issues, with a section dedicated to unique items and talismans.
Three bugs directly affect the legacy uniques covered here. The Nemesis Bracers affix doesn't work as described in the tooltip, Henri's Perquisition shows an extra +2 Thorns affix that shouldn't be there, and Arioc's Needle's poison damage over time is overtuned. Two other bugs touch related items. The Furnace, in its Mythic version, can't roll its maximum affix values, and Leoric's Crown can't be enchanted at the Occultist.
Nothing alarming in itself. Surfacing this kind of issue before the official release is exactly what a PTR is for. The "in development content, not final" watermark on every item card is there to remind us of that. The numbers seen this week aren't set in stone. This same PTR is also testing deterministic Mythic crafting, a system that could well change how players get their hands on this kind of rare item. The real test comes when these legacy items land for good on live servers, alongside Season 15.
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