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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)

How to Prepare for Season 1

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★ NEW: Season 12 Guide and New Features
┗ Seasonal Content: New Uniques | Bloodied Sigils | Slaughterhouses
┗ Seasonal Mechanic: Killstreaks and Bloodied Items
★ NEW: Lord of Hatred Expansion Release Date
★ Check out our Vessel of Hatred expansion guide

Diablo 4 - Prepare for Season 1

Season of the Malignant is fast approaching, bringing with it new content to revitalize Diablo 4 (D4). See how to prepare for season one and get a head start when it arrives!

List of Contents

How to Prepare for Season One

Season One Preparation Summary
Checkmark Complete the Campaign at Least Once
Checkmark Discover All Areas of Sanctuary
Checkmark Find All Altars of Lilith
Checkmark Plan Your Next Class and Build

Complete the Campaign at Least Once

Diablo 4 - Skip Campaign for Secondary Characters

It is recommended to complete the main campaign so you can skip it on your seasonal character. Skipping the campaign will allow you to dive directly into Season of the Malignant's new questline and Seasonal Journey.

Campaign Walkthrough and Main Quests

Discover All Areas of Sanctuary

Diablo 4 - Discover All Areas of Sanctuary

Areas that you have already discovered will carry over to season one. Renown gained from discovering areas will also carry over, so if you still have some blank spots in your map, try to uncover them as soon as you can!

Take note that you will need to log in with an existing character with the most map progress to carry over your discovered areas.

Interactive Map: All Regions in Sanctuary

Find All Altars of Lilith

Diablo 4 - Find All Altars of Lilith

Rewards obtained from Altars of Lilith like Renown, bonus stats, and Murmuring Obol capacity will also carry over to season one. These will give you a massive head start early on in Season of the Malignant.

Altars of Lilith Map and All Locations

Plan Your Next Class and Build

Diablo 4 - Plan Your Next Class and Build

In order to participate in season one, you will need to create a new character in the Seasonal Realm. It is wise to have your next character planned out beforehand so you can focus on knocking down objectives in the Seasonal Journey.

Seasonal characters will be moved to the Eternal Realm once the season is over, so no need to worry about losing your character!

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What are Seasons?

Regular Content Updates

Diablo 4 - What are Seasons?

Seasons in Diablo 4 are regular updates that last for about three months. They bring new quests and objectives to keep the game fresh, and usually revolve around a central theme.

Season 1 Release Date and What We Know

Fresh Start for All Players

Plan Your Next Class and Build

Existing characters from the Eternal Realm cannot be used in seasonal content, so all players will start over on equal footing, with some exceptions carrying over like world map and Altars of Lilith progression.

What Carries Over to Seasons?

Diablo 4 Related Guides

Diablo 4 - Seasons
List of Seasons: How Do Seasons Work?

Season 12 Guides

Season 12 Guide Season 12 Uniques
Season 12 Questline Season 12 Reliquary
Season 12 Ranking Season 12 Blessings
Killstreak Guide How to Farm Bloodied Items
Bloodied Sigils Explained How to Become the Butcher
Ceremony of Slaughter Guide Slaughterhouses Guide
How to Farm Slaughterhouse Keys How to Farm Fresh Meat
How to Farm Brutality How to Get Meaty Offerings
How to Get Scroll of Butchery The Butcher Location and Unique Drops
How to Get Pound of Flesh -

Season Guides

Battle Pass Explained
Season 1 Battle Pass Season 2 Battle Pass
Season 3 Battle Pass Season 4 Battle Pass
Season 5 Battle Pass Season 6 Battle Pass
Season 7 Battle Pass Season 8 Battle Pass
Season 9 Battle Pass Season 10 Battle Pass
Season 11 Battle Pass -
Season Journey Explained
Season 1 Journey Season 2 Journey
Season 3 Journey Season 4 Journey
Season 5 Journey Season 6 Journey
Season 7 Journey Season 8 Journey
Season 9 Journey Season 10 Journey
Season 11 Ranking -
All Season Mechanics
Malignant Hearts
(Season 1)		 Vampiric Powers
(Season 2)
Seneschal Construct
(Season 3)		 Itemization Changes, Helltide Reborn, The Pit
(Season 4)
Infernal Horde
(Season 5)		 Realmwalker, Seething Opals, Seething Realm
(Season 6)
Witchcraft Powers, Occult Gems
(Season 7)		 Boss Powers
(Season 8)
Horadric Spells, Horadric Jewels
(Season 9)		 Chaos Perks, Chaos Armor
(Season 10)
Divine Gifts
(Season 11)		 -
Season FAQs
What Carries Over to Seasons? How to Transfer Renown to Seasonal Characters
Is Seasonal Rebirth Coming to Diablo 4? How to Get Smoldering Ashes
Should You Make a Seasonal Character? Can You Transfer Items to Seasonal Characters
Should You Skip the Main Campaign? What Are Legacy Items
Paragon Migration Explained How to Farm Favor Tokens
How to Access Seasonal Questline -
Season Challenges
The Gauntlet Guide and How to Access Leaderboards Release Date and Overview

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