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Completing the campaign isn’t the end of yourDiablo 4playthrough.
Learn what to do after beating Diablo 4’s campaign with this in-depth guide.
Compared to most endgame activities, the Helltide is an accessible source of powerful items for virtually all builds.
Nearly any character can participate in this unique world event and get something useful.
We’ve updated this guide to include all of these reworked features and additions.
What Is The Helltide?
A Tortured Amulet chest will always drop an amulet, Tortured Weapons chests always drop weapons, etc.
Upon finishing the campaign, you’ll receive a side quest in Kyovashad that explains how the Helltide works.
You lose half of your currently-held cinders if you die at any point during the Helltide.
Chests take anywhere from 75 to 250 Aberrant Cinders to open.
Each chest may be opened once per Helltide, but doing so will require thousands of Aberrant Cinders.
That is why we recommend youfarm world eventswhile in a Helltide.
Learn how to acquire Nightmare Sigils and more with this in-depth guide on Nightmare Dungeons.
Helltide Threat
Near the top-right of your screen is a pentagram with three distinct segments.
This is a great way to get Aberrant Cinders if you’re free to handle the difficulty.
The name of the chest denotes what kind of items it will drop.
For example, a Tortured Gift of Amulets chest is guaranteed to drop at least one amulet.
World Tier 3 chests always drop Sacred gear, and World Tier 4 always drops Ancestral items.
But if you are looking for a specific slot upgrade, you’re free to’t beat Tortured Chests.
You’ll want these hearts to start the Accursed Ritual.
These aremarked with an orange icon on your map, and they are usually guarded by Elite monsters.
This awards a ton of endgame currencies items, notably Living Steel.
you’re free to use Living Steel to summon an endgame boss in the Dry Steppes.
Accursed Ritual
Every Helltide has anAccursed Ritualwithin one of the subregions, shifting partway during the event.
This imp is absurdly tanky and is effectively a Helltide world boss.
There’s no limit to how many times you might fight this boss in the Helltide.
Farm Aberrant Cinders, open chests, and use Baneful Hearts to spawn a difficult boss.
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