# Diablo 4 players discover workaround for season 15 splinter stacking limit

> **Key takeaway:** Diablo 4 players have found a tedious but functional workaround to carry duplicate Splinters of Evil by using a friend to hold the game instance while switching characters.

**Published:** 2026-10-21T19:45:52+00:00 
**Source:** Valve Steam Community Global News 
**Category:** open-gaming 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/diablo-4-players-discover-workaround-for-season-15-splinter-.html 

## Summary
Diablo 4 season 15 intentionally prevents players from stacking duplicate Splinters of Evil in their inventory, forcing endgame players to abandon rare drops. Content creator Rob2628 demonstrated a workaround requiring a second player leveled to Torment 10 to hold the item instance while the primary player logs out and returns on an alternate character without that splinter type. The method is limited by its dependence on cooperative play and multiple high-level characters.

## How the workaround functions
- **Splinter type restriction**: Players can hold only one each of Hatred, Terror, and Destruction splinters simultaneously; duplicates cannot be picked up
- **Instance holding requirement**: A second player must remain near the dropped splinter and decline the prompt to return to their own world
- **Character swap dependency**: Primary player must have an alternate character capable of entering Torment 10 that does not already possess that splinter type
- **Despawn prevention**: The friend's presence in the instance prevents the item from disappearing when the original character logs out
- **Farming source**: Splinters of Evil drop from Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal encounters at Torment tier 10