How to 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!

How to Prepare for Season One

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

Complete the Campaign at Least Once

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

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

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

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!

Best Builds Tier List

What are Seasons?

Regular Content Updates

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

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

List of Seasons: How Do Seasons Work?

Season 3

Season Guides