In Diablo 4 there are various shrines that provide you with certain bonuses. However, one of them is more of a nuisance than a help for many players.
As you walk through the open world of Diablo 4, through dungeons or the pit, you will find shrines that you can interact with. Some grant you really strong bonuses – such as increased attack speed and additionally holy arrows that are cast by skills.
Which shrine are we talking about? The Conduit Shrine grants you the power of lightning for a few seconds. This buff existed in a similar form in Diablo 3, where it was considered the ultimate advantage. And even in the early seasons of Diablo 4, the buff was still extremely useful.
Since Season 4, however, the shrine has bothered many players more than it has helped. The effect of the shrine causes you to surge through opponents and shock them. During this time, you are immune and essentially become a walking lightning bolt. You move faster and all your skills are replaced by a “lightning leap”. Especially the latter is being discussed again right now.
Why is this a problem? For the duration of the shrine effect, you cannot use your skills. This wouldn’t be a problem if the effect’s skill were strong enough. However, many players believe that the damage is too low and that the effect holds them back instead.
Especially the builds of the new class, the Spiritborn, are simply stronger, making the shrine effect just a “downgrade.” You can find the best builds for the endgame in Season 6 of Diablo 4 in our overview.
“You’re just waiting for it to end”
On Reddit, Brutalicore3919 writes in their post that the Conduit Shrine is worse than a million stubbed toes. They would rather step on a LEGO brick on their way to the bathroom at 3 AM than ever click on a Conduit Shrine in a game.
In the comments, other users also share their opinions on the shrine. geshtar finds it the worst thing in Diablo 4 to simply click on a shrine without checking which one it is – and then it turns out to be a Conduit Shrine. “Suddenly you can’t die, but you also can’t deal any damage, and you’re just waiting for it to end,” they write.
And Razzer85 believes: “They should remove it on the torment levels; it just tickles the monsters, it’s embarrassing.” Also, AbsoluteLunchbox finds the shrine particularly “bad” in the endgame. In hardcore mode, they like it at low levels since you can’t die at least for that short time, they note. However, they would think it good if they could deactivate it again.
Cursed variants of the shrines can trigger events. This means that if you click on a cursed shrine and receive the buff, a timed event with a specific goal starts – primarily in dungeons. Here, too, users see a problem. ImNotSalinger writes: “A cursed Conduit Shrine essentially means starting the event with a 30-second penalty.”
Whether Blizzard will adjust the Conduit Shrine so that it becomes worthwhile again is unclear. However, the developers often strive to implement player feedback in a timely and satisfactory manner. This has worked well in many cases. Recently, Blizzard revised the seasonal mechanics, which many players found too boring and too slow. You can read more about it here: Players criticize the only new mechanic in Diablo 4 Season 6, Blizzard responds, brings improvements
