With Blizzard Entertainment enjoying massive success with Diablo IV, it stands to say that its hardcore community is eagerly looking forward to more. On that front, the studio has delivered the goods, revealing more information about Season 1 of Diablo IV, also known as the Season Of The Malignant.
Unfolding over three months, players can expect a new questline to blow through and more story content to fill in the gaps. The Battle Pass can also be part of your progression, with cosmetics up for grabs for your new characters.
Diablo IV Season 1 – Start Time
Season 1 of Diablo IV begins on 20 July at 10 PM GMT-7, which is 21 July, 1 PM GMT+8. This will be the same time that the Battle Pass officially kicks off with 90 tiers of rewards. A pre-season patch will drop two days before to prep players’ games for the incoming content.
Gameplay Details
In Sanctuary, a dangerous new threat now roams the land in the form of Malignant Monsters. Players will join forces with Cormond, a former priest, to stop the spread of the Malignant at all costs. This means fighting the Infestation by destroying these Malignant Monsters and drawing the corruption from them, trapping their Malignant Hearts, which can then be inserted into Rings and Amulets.
Every Elite has the chance to be a Malignant Monster, defeat it to claim a Malignant Heart, with a total of 32 different ones with various effects to slot into the accessories. In Season 1, each Malignant Heart and your jewellery will have three different possible colours that need to match if you wish to use them as part of your build in Diablo IV.
For players hoping to lessen the grind, Malignant Tunnels around Sanctuary will be the best place to farm these corrupted beings, including a new boss, Varshan the Consumed. In addition, there are six new Unique items and seven Legendary Aspects thrown in as well.
Leveling up a new character for Season 1 is going to be easier, as the previous renown gained from discovering the map and the benefits from the Altars of Lilith players have found well remain in Diablo IV. Even mounts can be used immediately if the function has been unlocked.
After each season concludes, all characters will be migrated to the Eternal Realm, where players will be able to access them permanently.
Battle Pass Progression
The first battle pass included with Season 1 of Diablo IV sees 27 free tiers and 63 premium tiers for players to blow through. The free tiers will unlock cosmetic items as well as Smoldering Ashes. The Smoldering Ashes can be exchanged for buffs to players’ earnings, be it for gold, XP, or Obols, via Seasons Blessings.
If you wish to jump onto the premium track, that will cost 1,000 Platinum (US$10). This will give players more cosmetics to chase down as well as Platinum rewards.
Season 1 of Diablo IV starts on 20 July (10 PM GMT-7) / 21 July (1 PM GMT+8).
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