Forgotten Souls are rare upgrade materials for used for Enchanting and Masterworking in Diablo 4 (D4). See the different ways to farm Forgotten Souls and how to use them to enchant your equipment!

How to Farm Forgotten Souls

How to Farm Forgotten Souls
Blood Maiden and Chests in Helltide Open the Infernal Hordes Material Chest Complete the Undercity of Kurast Clear the Dark Citadel Barter With Mercenaries

Summon the Blood Maiden and Open Tortured Gifts in Helltide

Summoning the Blood Maiden and opening smaller Tortured Gifts during Helltide events are among the best methods to farm Forgotten Souls. The Blood Maiden can drop around three Forgotten Souls when defeated, with a bonus to players who offered Baneful Hearts to summon her.

Additionally, its more efficient to open the smaller Tortured Gifts since they provide the same number of Forgotten Souls as the larger ones for a fewer amount of Aberrant Cinders.

Helltide Event Guide

Open the Infernal Hordes Material Chest

Another effective method of obtaining Forgotten Souls is by opening the Spoils of Materials chest in the Infernal Hordes. While it may drop more Forgotten Souls compared to Helltide events, farming Infernal Hordes generally takes longer, making it less efficient for consistent farming.

Infernal Horde Guide and How to Unlock

Complete the Undercity of Kurast

The Kurast Undercity, a new time-trial dungeon introduced in the Vessel of Hatred expansion, is an excellent location for farming general materials, including Forgotten Souls. Unfortunately, the Tributes you can use to make your runs more rewarding do not increase the Forgotten Souls you receive.

Kurast Undercity Guide

Clear the Dark Citadel

The Dark Citadel is a high-level multiplayer-focused raid available only to players who own the Vessel of Hatred expansion. While the raid can yield a large number of materials, including Forgotten Souls, it requires a well-coordinated party and a significant time investment, making it a less efficient option for solo farming.

Dark Citadel Guide

Barter With Mercenaries

The Mercenaries you partner with in Nahantu occasionally offer Forgotten Souls in exchange for Pale Marks when Bartering with them, providing another way to acquire Forgotten Souls. Mercenaries are exclusive to players that own the Vessel of Hatred Expansion.

How to Use Forgotten Souls

Used to Enchant Your Equipment

Forgotten Souls are vital for Enchanting your legendary items at the Occultist. Enchanting allows you to re-roll a single affix on your item to potentially get a more desirable stat. Ensure you have enough Forgotten Souls, Gold, and Veiled Crystals before attempting to re-roll your affixes!

How to Upgrade Equipment

Used to Masterwork Ancestral Equipment

Forgotten Souls are essential to Masterwork Ancestral or Mythic Unique Equipment. Masterworking further enhances your gear, upgrading the effects of the affixes on the item. The amount of Forgotten Souls and other materials needed increases with each Masterwork tier, making it crucial to farm plenty of Forgotten Souls for advanced upgrades.

Masterworking Guide: How to Masterwork Equipment

Forgotten Soul Overview

Forgotten Soul Type, Rarity, and Description

Forgotten Soul	Type
	Salvage
	Rarity
	Rare
Description
Found during the Helltide. Used to improve sacred and ancestral items.

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Diablo 4 Item Categories
Upgrade Materials	Currencies	Consumables

All Upgrade Materials

List of All Upgrade Materials
Resplendent Spark	Angelbreath	Ingolith	Baleful Fragment
Sigil Powder	Abstruse Sigil	Coiling Ward	Veiled Crystal
Forgotten Soul	Scattered Prism	Fiend Rose	Silver Ore
Obducite	Gallowvine	Howler Moss	Biteberry
Reddamine	Blightshade	Lifesbane	Crushed Beast Bones
Grave Dust	Paletongue	Demon's Heart	Superior Leather
Neathiron	Bundled Herbs	Rawhide	Artificer's Stone
Iron Chunk	Amethyst Fragment	Emerald Fragment	Ruby Fragment
Topaz Fragment	Sapphire Fragment	Diamond Fragment	Skull Fragment