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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)

Season 4 Guide (Season of Loot Reborn)

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★ NEW: Season 10 Guide | Season 10 Release Date
┗ Seasonal Content: Chaos Rifts | New Uniques
┗ Seasonal Mechanic: List of Chaos Perks & Chaos Armor
★ Season 10 Best Builds & Best Chaos Perks
★ Check out our Vessel of Hatred expansion guide

Diablo 4 - Season 4 Guide
Season 4: Loot Reborn for Diablo 4 (D4) was released on May 14, 2024. Check out our guide about all the new updates, gameplay mechanics, and content features in Diablo 4's Loot Reborn.

Season 4 Beginner's Guide

How to Start Season 3





Plan Your Class and Build

Diablo 4 - Cycle Weapons in the Skill Bar

Since Tempering and Masterworking are now introduced in Season 4, it will be in your best interest to plan especially with the streamlined and fast-paced progression of Season 4.

To make sure you're prepped for the endgame loop in WT3 and WT4, start farming upgrade materials, Tempering Manuals, unlocking map waypoints, and securing required codex aspects before you hit level 50.

Finish the Seasonal Questline

Season 4 Questline

Unlike previous seasons, the Season 4 questline is much shorter and now includes player progression. The seasonal questline involves participating in Helltides and doing short quest objectives so players can focus on grinding their characters.

Season 4 Questline Walkthrough

Participate in Helltides

Living Steel - Event Drop

The Helltide should be your priority activity for leveling. As a part of Season 4, the Helltide is now active in World Tiers 1 and 2, making it a great activity for all players to grind their levels, acquire gear, and collect legendary aspects.

Helltide Event Guide (Season 4 Updated)

Unlock Tempering Manuals

Tempering

The Tempering System has been added in Season 4 which allows you to add focused affixes to your gear which are game-changing even during early-game. Farm Tempering Manuals by killing mobs in the Helltide as this activity has the highest mob density.

How to Farm Tempering Manuals

Complete Strongholds

D4 - Clearing Strongholds in WT3

Make sure to finish up your Strongholds unlocks before hitting World Tier 3. Since some dungeons and legion events are locked behind strongholds, it's best to finish them early to make your leveling grind much faster.

All Stronghold Locations and Map

Journey to End Game

Complete your Capstone Dungeons and make your way to World Tier 4 and farm Nightmare Dungeons level up and upgrade your XP. These activities should eventually lead you to The Pit, a pinnacle activity that allows you to further upgrade your gear.

The Pit

Season 4 Release Time and End Date

Live as of May 14, 2024 Until August 27, 2024

Start Date End Date
May 14, 2024
Season 4 is Live Now!
August 27, 2024

The Season of Loot Reborn will last for about four months since it's release. Players are in for item and quality of life changes, making it easier to level up and giving them more time to grind The Pit.

The Pit Guide and How to Unlock

Season 4 New Features and Mechanics

Itemization Changes

All Itemization Changes in Season 4
Check iconAffixes are now simplified and generalized.

Check iconIntroduction of Tempering System.

Check iconIntroduction of Masterworks System.

Check iconSalvaged Legendaries will now be registered in the Codex of Power.

Check iconIntroduction of Greater Affixes.

Check iconObol Gambling is now guaranteed to give gear with Item Power 925 at level 100.

Check iconThe cost of materials used for upgrading gears has been reduced.

The main highlight of this season is the revamps made in the game's itemization, which will be applied in both the seasonal and eternal realms. The most notable ones among the changes are the introduction of the Tempering System, Masterworks, and Greater Affixes.

The combination of these new systems is said to change how players approach gearing up and builds as a whole.

Helltide Reborn

Diablo 4 - Helltide Changes
Another focus for the season 4 update is the improvement of the Helltide event. Multiple events inspired by fan-favorite mechanics from previous seasons are being added, like the Accursed Ritual to summon a new boss, the Blood Maiden, which works similar to Season 2's Blood Harvest.

Helltides now feature a threat mechanic, which spawns more enemies the higher threat you have. The event will also be available for World Tiers 1 and 2 moving forward.

Helltide Time Schedule and Event Guide

The Pit of Artificers

Diablo 4 - The Pit of Artificers
A new pinnacle dungeon being introduced in this season is The Pit of Artificers. This closely resembles the Abattoir of Zir content that was released during Season 2 but with great changes and improvement based on player feedback.

The Pit consists of numerous tiers that will challenge your character and build as you progress. The rewards for conquering a Pit Dungeon will be tied to the new end-game upgrade system called the Masterworks.

This will be Season 4's most challenging content, so take advantage of the itemization changes to be well-prepared!

The Pit Guide and How to Unlock

Diablo 4 Related Guides

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

Season 11 Guides

Season 11 Release Date Upcoming Season 11 Uniques

Season 10 Guides

Release Date Season 10 Guide
Season 10 Questline Walkthrough Season 10 Journey
Season 10 Battle Pass Reliquary Best Blessings
New Season 10 Uniques List of All Chaos Perks
List of All Chaos Armor Chaos Rifts Guide
How to Beat Bartuc Fleeting Hordes Guide
How to Get Fleeting Horde Compass Infernal Horde Reborn
How to Get Infernal Horde Compass How to Farm Viz Jaq'taar Veneration
How to Farm Infernal Warps Season 10 Leveling Guide
Best Endgame Loop Best Chaos Perks

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 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 -
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)
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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