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Diablo Immortal

Best Faction: Should You Join Shadows or Immortals?

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In Diablo Immortal, the Shadows and the Immortals are the two main rival factions in the Cycle of Strife. Read on to learn about more about the best faction to join, other factions in the game, and more about factions!

Should You Join Shadows or Immortals?

Work Towards Joining the Immortals

Diablo Immortal - Immortals Faction Hub

The Immortals are the best faction in Diablo Immortal, and you should work towards joining them.

They have access to Eternal Crown buffs, significant Weekly Rewards, and the best Legendary items in the game through the Vault. On top of that, Immortals have access to a separate shop at the Hilts Trader and exclusive cosmetics.

However, becoming part of the Immortals is not an easy task. To join their faction, you will need to either pass their application process or defeat the previous Immortals of the week in the Rite of Exile.

There is a limit to 500 Immortals per server.

Immortals Faction Guide

The Shadows Are the Second Best Faction

Diablo Immortal - Shadows Faction Hub

The Shadows are the second-best faction in Diablo Immortal.

They oppose the Immortals in the Cycle of Strife and have access to Shadows Rank buffs through gaining Marks and leveling up your rank, rewarding Daily and Challenge Quests, the Path of Blood activity, and more.

In addition, joining the Shadows and winning in the Rite of Exile is one of the only ways to become part of the Immortals.

There is no limit to how many players on one server can be in the Shadows.

Shadows Faction Guide

Other Diablo Immortal Factions

Start Off as an Adventurer

Diablo Immortal - Adventurer Hub

Players join the Adventurer faction by default as soon as they create their character in Diablo Immortal.

Adventurers have no unique activities or rewards, but you can still progress in the faction by completing Weekly Bounties.

You can leave the Adventurers to join the Shadows or Immortals at Character Level 43, so level your character as fast as possible to begin earning better rewards.

What Are Factions?

Groups Participating in the Cycle of Strife

Diablo Immortal - Faction Group Activity

In Diablo Immortal, factions consist of the three parties that are involved in the Cycle of Strife PvP system.

These parties include the reigning Immortals faction, the opposing Shadows faction, and the neutral Adventurers faction.

Deeds of Valor Track Performance

Diablo Immortal - Faction Deeds of Valor

The Deeds of Valor system tracks each player's overall faction performance and contributions.

This system tracks a player's Activity, Loyalty, Participation, and Impact to award them with an appropriate Badge at the end of each Cycle of Strife.

These Badges provide permanent boosts to character stats, so it is worthwhile to actively participate in factions.

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Diablo Immortal - Tips and Tricks

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How to Change Servers List of Settings and Best Settings to Use
List of All Attributes and Their Effects How to Change Skills
Battle Pass Guide Should You Buy the Empowered Battle Pass?
Daily Reset Times: All Things To Do Daily All Icons and What They Mean

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Legendary Gear Farming Guide How to Upgrade Skills and Skill Rank
How to Get and Use Charms Leveling Guide
How to Upgrade Gear Ranks How to Raise Combat Rating
Set Items Guide Awakening Guide
What Is the Max Level Cap? Best Rank 10 Legendary Reward
Best Level 50 Legendary Reward Best Level 60 Legendary Reward
Best Level 5 Paragon Set Item Reward Best Level 25 Paragon Set Item Reward

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Dungeons Guide Helliquary Guide
Paragon System Guide Bestiary Guide
What is the Legacy of the Horadrim? Elder Rift Guide
Challenge Rift Guide List of Zone Events
List of Class Consumables Jeweler Guide
Blacksmith Guide Shadows Faction Guide
Immortals Faction Guide How to Change Difficulty
Gambling Guide What Is the Vault?
Lairs Guide How to Kill Treasure Goblins
How to Heal Can You Play Diablo Immortal Offline?
How to Use Ultimate Skills What To Do About Crashing: All Error and Bug Fixes
How to Save Your Game How to Establish Warband Camp
Shadow War Guide How to Use the Town Portal
Adventurer's Path Event Rewards Hero's Journey Guide

Achievement Guides

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Blood Resurrection Blood Apparition
Revealing the Path Lord Martanos
Hiding in Plain Sight Blasphemous Texts
Shrubbery Barbarian Spirits
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What Can You Buy in the Market? How to Get Cosmetic Sets
How to Use Voice Chat What is Magic Find?
How to Make a Clan Character Customization Guide
AFK Timer Length: How Long is the AFK Timer? How to Pause the Game
Best Faction: Should You Join Shadows or Immortals? How to Use Auto Navigation
How to Redeem Codes How to Change PC Resolution
How to Hide the Chat Box Shadow Lottery Explained
Achievements Guide: All Rewards and How to Unlock All Soft and Hidden Caps
What Happens When You Die? What To Do If You Can't Sign In to Battle.net
How to Report Players Will Diablo Immortal Have Transmog?
What is Potency and How to Increase It What are Unbound Gems and How to Get Them

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