The Age of Hatred has ended and the veil of death looms over Sanctuary. On June 30, at 10:00 a.m. PDT, Season of Death Awakening descends in the wake of Mephisto’s defeat. Seek out Pandemonium Ruptures, try out new builds and supercharge favorites with Mythic Uniques 3.0, ascend the newly released Tower and Leaderboards to earn new rewards, and carve your own fortune as Solo Self Found.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 3.1.0 Public Test Realm (PTR). We’ve included feedback from the PTR throughout this article. Additional changes made since the PTR’s conclusion are highlighted in blue.
Patch 3.1.0 Early Download
Patch 3.1.0 is available for pre-download on June 25 at 10 a.m. PDT for the following platforms:
- Battle.net
- Xbox
- PlayStation™
Codex
Descend into Season of Death Awakening
Mythic Uniques 3.0
Dominate the Tower & Leaderboards
Horadric Cube and Crafting Updates
Solo Self Found Mode
Quality of Life Updates
Try the Warlock for Free
Diablo IV x Overwatch Collaboration
Earn New Rewards from Season Rank
Feast Your Eyes on Twitch Drops
Season of Death Awakening Reliquary
Season of Death Awakening Community Guides
3.1.0 Patch Notes
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Season of Death Awakening at a Glance
Dark Rituals are creating multiple Ruptures throughout Sanctuary. Ruptures can appear throughout Sanctuary but are more frequent in Helltide Zones. Earn rewards the longer the Ruptures are kept open. Closing Ruptures earns you Glints of Hope which can be redeemed at the reputation board in Zarbinzet for rewards.
Use Pandemonium Fragments gained from the Reputation Board and by defeating the Seasonal Lair Boss to craft Mythic Unique items in the Horadric Cube.
Uncover the Death Cult’s Plans
A raven arrives with a perilous warning from an old friend. You are tasked with uncovering the origins of a Death Cult in Zarbinzet. To begin A Gospel of Despair, travel to Kyovashad on the Seasonal Realm and read the ominous scroll.
Pandemonium Ruptures
During Season of Death Awakening, the division between Sanctuary and Pandemonium is ripped asunder by arcane rifts called Pandemonium Ruptures. These rifts call a new family of monsters to slay, the chance to summon a familiar boss, and new opportunities for loot by conquering deadly Deathtoll Chambers.
You will encounter three types of Pandemonium Ruptures. Kill the guardians around Death’s Head Idols, creating an open Rupture and casting a ritual ring. The longer you keep the Rupture open, the more rewards you’ll earn. Killing monsters and closing Tears will help keep it open. Rupture Goblins can also appear anywhere, opening additional Ruptures.
- Ruptures (Normal) can spawn throughout the overworld of Sanctuary but are especially prevalent in Helltides.
- Surging Ruptures can spawn in place of any local event within a Helltide.
- Colossal Ruptures appear only in the Fields of Desecration, the World Boss Arena southeast of Zarbinzet.
We’ve reduced the time it takes to close tears within Ruptures, and new Tears appear more quickly. In addition, we’ve reduced mob density and Elite spawning on Normal difficulty; this was overtuned for early leveling in PTR. You’ll also earn more Pandemonium Fragments from sealing Ruptures.
Hunt Realmwalker 2.0
Realmwalkers have reappeared across Sanctuary, summoned to challenge those brave (or foolhardy) enough to tackle the most difficult Pandemonium Ruptures. Completing different types of Pandemonium Ruptures can give the following chances to summon a Realmwalker:
- Ruptures (Normal): Cannot summon Realmwalkers.
- Surging Ruptures: Gives a chance to spawn a Realmwalker when Surging Rupture events are completed with Mastery.
- Colossal Ruptures: Guarantees a Realmwalker spawn when completed.
Conquering the Realmwalker opens a Portal to the Deathtoll Chamber.
Survive the Deathtoll Chamber
The Deathtoll Chamber is a one-room mini-dungeon accessible either by defeating the Realmwalker or inside a Nightmare Dungeon with the Rupture affix after closing enough Tears within Ruptures. Once inside, complete a special Rupture activity for even more rewards.
The Deathtoll Chamber will be the best source for Superior Lair Keys, which are required to open the Seasonal Lair Boss’s Hoard in Torment I+.
New Monster Family: The Risen
Gravehounds, members of the new Risen monster family, now appear out of Ruptures and inside the Deathtoll Chamber. When killed, Gravehounds drop orbs that empower the Exarch, a special Risen that absorbs any Orbs that float toward it. Intercept them before they arrive to prevent the Exarch from gaining a powerful attack.
New Seasonal Lair Boss
A new boss enters the fray to terrorize the denizens of Sanctuary. Strike them down with fury.
The Pandemonium Threshold, the Corrupted Reaper’s lair, can be found in Zarbinzet. Once you’ve defeated this boss during the seasonal questline, you’ll be able to access them as a repeatable Lair Boss.
This boss requires Superior Lair Keys to open the rewards cache. It will also give the best direct drop chances for both Mythic Uniques and Mythic Unique Upgrade currency (Pandemonium Fragments) than any other activity.
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Mythic Uniques 3.0
In Season 14, every Unique can be Mythic. Instead of being an item Rarity, Mythic is now a modifiable Item Quality. You’ll have the ability to convert any Unique item into a game-altering Mythic Unique.
This season, any Unique can now drop as a Mythic Unique or be converted into a Mythic Unique using the Horadric Cube or through the Jeweler. Mythic Uniques are always Ancestral and have their Unique Powers increased by 30%. All other affixes roll at maximum values.
You’ll be able to craft or earn Mythic Uniques in a few different ways:
- Craft Mythic Uniques using the Cube. The Seasonal currency, Pandemonium Fragments are a necessary material used to convert Uniques to Mythic Uniques using the Horadric Cube.
- Pandemonium Fragments can be earned from the Season Reputation board, Resplendent Caches, and from killing the Seasonal Lair Boss.
- You can also create Mythic Uniques from the Jeweler using Resplendent Sparks and Runes.
- Defeat the Season Lair Boss, a Corrupted Reaper, for a chance to get a dropped Mythic Unique.
- Progress through Season Ranks to earn class-specific Mythic Uniques from Mythic Unique Caches.
- On both Seasonal and Eternal Realms, you’ll have a very rare chance to find a Mythic Unique whenever an Ancestral Unique would drop.
Important Note: You can only equip one crafted Mythic Unique. You can equip as many Mythic Uniques you want that were acquired from drops or caches, but you can only have one crafted Mythic Unique equipped at a time.
How Mythic Unique Crafting Works
- You can start crafting Mythic Uniques starting at level 70 in Torment+ (the recipe does not show up if you don’t meet those criteria).
- Use the Upgrade to Mythic function in the Horadric Cube or Rune Crafting with the Jeweler.
- Mythic Unique Crafting requires one 850+ Unique item occupying the slot of the item you want to craft (it does not need to be the exact item), plus the following reagents per combination:
- Horadric Cube: 5 Pandemonium Fragments
- Jeweler: 18 specific Runes and 3 Resplendent Sparks
A Unique item for a specific slot will produce a Mythic Unique item for the same slot, but not necessarily with the same Unique affix that you put in. There is no advantage to matching the Unique to the one you want to get; Frostburns are not more likely to produce Mythic Frostburns.
Likewise, don’t worry about picking a base Unique item for the recipe with specific affixes or GAs, as these are all re-rolled on conversion. You can get random GAs on crafted Mythic Uniques, but these are not guaranteed. And all Mythic Uniques are Ancestral quality, even if the base item was not.
For example, if you want a Mythic Unique Flickerstep boots, you can use any 850+ Unique Boot as a recipe for a chance to roll Mythic Unique Flickersteps. This opens up a wide range of possible base Unique items to roll for what you want. The end result will always be usable by the class crafting the item.
Mythic Unique Crafting Changes from the PTR
During the PTR, when players used the Cube’s Upgrade to Mythic function, it would return a random class-usable Mythic Unique from the same general category: Armor, Weapon, or Jewelry. Putting in a pair of Boots might return a random Mythic Unique from any Armor slot item – Boots, Chest, Pants, Gloves, or Helm. Players made it clear that this system made outcomes too broad and random.
In addition, while affixes were maxed, those added through Enchanting, Transfiguration, and Tempering were not. This was also not in keeping with the spirit of the Mythic Unique, which we want to be the best version of itself.
We heard your input and have made the following changes:
Players who put in a Unique for a specific slot will get back a random class-usable Mythic Unique for the same slot. Putting in a pair of Unique Boots will return a random pair of Mythic Unique Boots, mirroring the way the alternate Jeweler method handles these conversions. One-Handed Weapons, Offhands, and Shields all share one slot category, so a Necromancer putting in a One-Handed Weapon Unique may get a Mythic Unique Focus or Shield in return, or vice versa.
Uniques, Mythic Uniques, and Iconic Uniques can now also have one affix rerolled at the Enchanter.
Affixes from Enchanting, Transfiguration, and Tempering are now always max rolls when added to a Mythic Unique.
Iconic Mythic Affix Changes
Iconic Mythics such as Melted Heart of Selig or Ring of the Starless have become “must-have” in many endgame builds, making other Uniques or Legendary Aspects unable to compete for these slots. The combination of powerful Aspects with a predetermined set of strong Affixes on Iconic Mythics was difficult to beat for many builds; indeed, some builds were created around these items in mind.
You can no longer make Iconic Mythics at the Jeweler, but you can still make random Iconic Mythics at the Blacksmith.
All Unique Item Changes
During the PTR, we reduced the number of guaranteed Affixes on all three types of Uniques (normal, Mythic Unique, and Iconic Mythic) to one. Our intention was to open up more room for players to choose versions of Uniques where the affixes fit their build better.
An example of this is the Heir of Perdition, a popular helm for an outsized number of endgame builds. One of its standard affixes gives a bonus to Core Skills. Many popular endgame builds don’t even use Core Skills, making this a wasted affix.
However, we heard the feedback from players who felt that reducing the guaranteed affixes diluted the identity of Unique items, and that the predictability of these items was a stabilizing element to many build concepts.
As a result, all Uniques, Mythic Uniques, and Iconic Mythics will have two guaranteed affixes, preserving what makes it distinctive while opening new possibilities for build diversity. You can find a list of all Unique affix changes in the 3.1 Patch Notes, which are linked at the end.
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Dominate the Tower & Leaderboards and Earn Rewards
With Tower & Leaderboards coming out of Beta in Season 14, we’re adding new cosmetics for Leaderboard completion.
- You’ll be able to earn rewards at the end of each Leaderboard reset, and at the end of each season.
- Rewards are granted to you the next time you log in after the previous reset has ended.
In addition to all the Leaderboard categories we’ve tested so far, the Season of Death Awakening adds separate Leaderboards for Solo Self Found Normal and Hardcore players.
The following ranks get rewards:
- Progression:
- Played the Tower
- Reacher Tower Tier 100 or Higher
- Ranks:
- Top 1,000 on any leaderboard
- Top 500 on any leaderboard
- Top 100 on any leaderboard
- Top 10 on any leaderboard
- Top 1 on any leaderboard
- Each cycle, you’ll earn the following rewards based off your best rank:
- A Halo Cosmetic
- A Prestige Title
You’ll keep Seasonal Leaderboard Titles and Halos throughout the Season, until they reset on the next Season. - At the start of the next Season, you’ll be rewarded with an Emblem that shows the highest rank you achieved on any leaderboard in the previous season. These will be granted on first log-in to the new season.
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Horadric Cube and Crafting Updates
The Horadric Cube will have the following updates in the Season of Death Awakening:
- Unique Charms and Non-Ancestral Uniques will be able to use Unique Power Reroll.
- Chromatic Tuning Prisms will have a small chance to provide All Resist.
The Occultist will have the following update:
- Unique, Mythic Unique, and Iconic Mythic items will be able to have one undesirable affix rerolled with Enchanting.
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Solo Self Found Mode
A familiar mode rises for the lone wolves of their pack. Solo Self Found (SSF) is a character state that allows you to take the role of the solo wanderer carving their fortune alone across Sanctuary, giving more options to challenge yourself the way you want. When you choose SSF as a character state, you accept on the following challenges:
- SSF characters must be Seasonal only. They can also be either Normal or Hardcore.
- SSF characters cannot join parties or trade with other players.
- SSF share their own stash, currency, Paragon, and more only with other SSF characters on their account.
- Free Trial, Couch Co-Op, and Dark Citadel are unavailable for SSF characters.
- Selecting SSF for that character is permanent for the duration of the season and cannot be changed. At the end of the season, SSF characters will revert to Eternal characters with the ability to group and trade again as normal.
The fearless souls adopting this mode will enjoy exclusive SSF-only Tower Leaderboards to show off their true solo prowess.
Additionally, with the addition of Solo Self Found, the following Filters have been added to Leaderboards:
- Solo Self Found
- Hardcore Solo Self Found
To create a Solo Self Found character, simply select the toggle to enable it on the character creation screen.
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Quality of Life Updates
War Plans Party Sync
We are making changes to War Plans so that you can seamlessly play with your most steadfast allies when playing in a Party.
With the 3.1 Patch, you’ll be able to sync your War Plans board with your party. This feature generates a board that generates a new War Plan for your whole party.
You’ll need to do the following to sync your Plans:
- Your party must all be in Temis.
- The prompt New Plan will only appear if you are in a party.
If you select New Plan For Party:
- It costs 2 Marks of El’Druin.
- When selected, the party will see that a member of their party has initiated the vote to re-roll all War Plan boards and sync them.
- If all players accept, the person who initiated the vote resets their board and that exact one is then pushed down to the other players.
Note that Plans are synced regardless of War Plan Level or other States (Torment Level, Campaign Completion etc.)
War Plan Updates
- Increased all War Plan activity XP scaling to Torment VIII+.
- Added new War Plan quests and activities for longer Helltides and Nightmare Dungeon Escalation Sigils.
- Increased the base activity XP for Infernal Hordes and Nightmare Dungeons with Escalation Sigils.
- Changed Helltide War Plan progress from opening chests to collecting 75 Cinders in Normal through Penitent and 250 Cinders in Torment I+.
General Updates
- Increased Obols cap to 25,000.
- Increased Gold Cap to 999,999,999,999.
- Added some missing mini-map icons to Nightmare Dungeon and Pit objects.
- Added missing Boss Trophy items for Astaroth and Bartuc, and combined recipes for them in the Horadric Cube.
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Try the Warlock for Free
Your opportunity to enslave Demons and wield the powers of Hell is upon you, wanderer! From June 30 – July 7, 10:00 a.m. PT, try the Warlock class for free for a limited time on Battle.net, Xbox, and PlayStation™.
During the Free Trial, play as a Warlock up to level 30 and taste the exhilarating thrill of bending Demonic will to your own. Purchase the Lord of Hatred expansion and carry your progress forward on the same character.
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Diablo IV x Overwatch Collaboration
Sanctuary just got a little more heroic. Starting on season launch (June 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PT), strike down Elite and Champion monsters to earn Eye of the Overwatch currency. Use it to unlock legendary cosmetics (and the first ever earnable dye) in the free Overwatch Reliquary. There will also be exclusive Overwatch skins available in Tejal’s Shop starting the same day at 12:00 p.m. PT.
Blaze through the Overwatch Reliquary to earn:
- 2 Emblems
- 1 Mount Trophy
- 3 Weapon skin cosmetics
- Overwatch themed Dye
Complete the Overwatch Reliquary to receive Kiriko’s swift and mischievous Fox Spirit.. This watchful and ethereal companion will never leave your side, wanderer.
Purchase Heroic Skins in the in-game Shop
Bold and iconic armor are available to purchase and adorn in the in-game Shop. Buy threads that collide the worlds of Overwatch and Diablo and make your mark on the battlefield.
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Earn New Rewards from Season Rank
The Season of Death Awakening is packed with account-wide goals and rewards. With nine ranks and over 120 objectives, there’s even more than last season to accomplish and earn*:
- Up to 12 Skill Points
- Up to 42 Paragon points
- Up to 7 Resplendent Sparks
- 5 Mythic Unique Caches
- Greystone pet
- Remains of the Reaper Mount Trophy
- 2 Emblems
- 4 Titles (Undying Light and Fulfilled Prophecy)
- Special title laurels (emblems that appear next to your chosen title to celebrate your prowess)
- Crafting and Masterworking materials, currency, Lair Boss Keys, and more
- Caches containing gear and all kinds of useful materials, including Runes, Sigils, Talisman Charms, and Seals
*About 15% of the objectives require Lord of Hatred, so not all rewards will be available to those without the expansion.
Season Blessings
Within Season Rank, you’ll have the ability to unlock Season Blessings and Smoldering Ashes. Smoldering Ashes can be earned from both Seasonal Objectives and Chapter Rewards. Once you’ve earned Ashes, they can be spent on these Seasonal Blessings:
- Urn of Death Awakening: Boosts the amount of Glints of Hope reputation earned from all sources
- Urn of Reclamation: Boost the chance of rare materials from salvage
- Urn of Masterworking: Boosts the chance to drop additional Obducite
- Urn of Glyphs: Grants a chance to earn an extra upgrade when improving glyphs
- Urn of Ancestral Whispers: Boots the chance for an Ancestral Cache to appear when turning in Whispers
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Feast Your Eyes on Twitch Drops
Celebrate the arrival of Season of Death Awakening with feral Twitch Drops to mark the occasion.
Prepare for Season 14—connect your Battle.net Account with your Twitch account, then watch dedicated Streamers in the Diablo IV category to earn coveted Drops.
Earn the Final Headache Two-handed Mace cosmetic:
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From 10 a.m. June 30 to July 14 at 11:59 p.m. PDT, watch at least two hours of eligible Diablo IV content while this Twtich Drop is active to earn the Final Headache Two-handed Mace cosmetic.
Season of Death Awakening Reliquary
This season brings a fresh Battle Pass Reliquary and several Premium Battle Pass Reliquaries to carve your way through.
The Season of Death Awakening Battle Pass Reliquary—available to all— offers gilded rewards such as the Nangaria Mount, Barding of the Deathless Mount Armor, and Eye of Tyranny Town Portal.
Deluxe Battle Pass Bundle
Gain instant access to the Winged Redeemer armor set and more when you purchase the Deluxe Battle Pass for 2,800 Platinum. The bundle includes:
- Netherean Pet
- Wings of the Redeemer Reactive Wings
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Season of Death Awakening Community Guides
If you need expert guidance on your character’s journey throughout the season, look to our community guides for tips and insights on builds for every class. From early-game leveling to endgame builds, they’ve got you covered.
Visit our trusted Community resources here:
After you’ve checked out these helpful game guides, head to Sanctuary, the Diablo IV Community Discord server, to engage in the conversation around this season.
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3.1.0 Patch Notes
If you’re looking for more information on changes made for Season of Death Awakening, class balance, and more, check out the 3.1.0 Patch Notes here.
When death awakens, it comes for us all.
—The Diablo IV Team
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