Seasons are also a place for players to explore and tinker. Because Seasons reset, we can create crazy, fun Season themes in a vacuum without needing to worry about balancing it with the mechanics introduced in past or future Seasons-we start from a strong Eternal Realm baseline and build on top of it. Seasons provide us with an opportunity to introduce innovative gameplay mechanics into Sanctuary for a limited time.

You can take this character into Sanctuary whenever you please, but Season-specific features such as Malignant Hearts will no longer be accessible. All items you collected, including in your Seasonal stash, will be transferred too. Once the Season has ended, the character you made and its progress will be transferred to the Eternal Realm. All previously discovered areas of the map revealed, and the corresponding renown for them.All previously discovered Altars of Lilith unlocked, and the corresponding Renown for them.Once you have completed the Campaign, any Seasonal character will start the game with: You do not need to purchase a Battle Pass or any add-ons to play the Seasonal content, but you must have completed the campaign on either the Eternal or Seasonal Realm with at least one character. To participate in Seasons, a new character must be made on the Seasonal Realm. The malignancy that's taken hold of the Burning Hells' armies cannot remain unchecked-you must snuff it out at the source before all of Sanctuary becomes its thrall. Wanderers will investigate this mysterious malady in a new Questline with the help of Cormond, a former priest of the Cathedral of Light, who also trains you to capture the Malignant Hearts fueling these foul beasts and convert them into build-altering powers. These decaying abominations roam Sanctuary in a frenzy, mindlessly attacking anyone in range without hesitation.

On July 18, we'll release another article shedding even more light on what's coming with the new Season, including 6 new Unique Items and 7 Legendary Aspects.Ī deviant form of Lilith's sinister machinations has given birth to a new threat, Malignant Monsters. PDT, a new Season Journey, Questline, Boss, Dungeons, Battle Pass, and more will go live-we'll give you a preview below. Well met, rruption has befallen Sanctuary in Season of the Malignant, the first Season of Diablo IV.

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