Diablo 4 Season 3 is the next major content update for the game and we’ve gathered everything there is to know about it including the scheduled reveal and release date.
Diablo 4’s Season of Blood was an unqualified success with new mechanics and an end-game overhaul restoring some faith in Blizzard. The massively popular Blood Harvests played a big role, so much so that Blizzard has promised they’re sticking around.
It’s a massive departure from the poor reception to the game’s first seasonal outing. Now that Season of Blood is nearly at an end, players will need to tie up any loose ends before the beginning of Diablo 4 Season 3.
Blizzard has been strangely quiet on the new season so far but that looks set to change very soon. Here’s everything we currently know about Diablo 4 Season 3 so far.
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Diablo 4 Season 3 reveal date
Diablo 4 Season 3 has a big reveal event scheduled for January 16, 2024. Thanks to a teaser published via the Diablo Twitter account, we know that for certain.
We expect this to come in the form of their usual multi-hour Campfire Chats which have historically aired via Diablo’s YouTube channel. The brief teaser only gives minor hints for what to expect for Season 3 with gears being a major motif along with the tagline “evil looms” .
Unimaginable arcane power stirs…A new season looms, learn more on January 16th. pic.twitter.com/WXQAjcMCNk
— Diablo (@Diablo) January 11, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 3 release date
Diablo 4 Season 3 begins on January 23, 2024. This is the first time that a Season will begin directly after another.
There was an 11-day wait between Seasons 1 and 2 but Season 3 begins the same day Season 2 ends. Blizzard hasn’t announced whether this is the plan for seasonal content going forward or if it’s a one-off.
Diablo 4 Season 3 details
While a lot of the specifics of Season 3 are still under wraps, we have had a glimpse of what players can expect. Thanks to a couple of promotional graphics shared by Blizzard, we can share some of that.
This is the most concrete piece of info on Diablo 4 Season 3 so far.
Diablo 4 Season 3 Helltide changes
Helltides are set to receive a bit of an overhaul in Diablo 4 Season 3 thanks to the incredibly positive reaction to Season 2’s Blood Harvests. These changes primarily focus on frequency.
In Blizzard’s November 2023 Campfire Chat, Associate Game Director Joseph Piepiora announced that Helltides would run for 55 minutes every hour during Season 3. This means there will only be a five-minute window between Helltides rather than the current two hours and 15 minutes.
The aim of this is to make it simpler for players to obtain the various Helltide rewards, specifically Forgotten Souls. More details regarding these changes will likely surface during the Season 3 reveal.
The Gauntlet Weekly Challenge Dungeons
The Gauntlet is a brand new Challenge Dungeon coming to Diablo 4 in Season 3. The location, enemy types, and layout of the dungeon will rotate weekly to keep things fresh.
It’s a timed challenge run that drops loot upon completion so players will not need to waste precious seconds collecting it. To access The Gauntlet, your character must have unlocked World Tier 4 and while Level 100 isn’t necessary, it will likely be a boon to players focused on its tie-in mechanic.
The Gauntlet info screen in Diablo Season 4
Diablo 4 Season 3 Leaderboards
Progress in The Gauntlet will be tracked by weekly leaderboards that highlight the top 1,000 player scores in various brackets. These include solo brackets for each of Diablo 4’s five classes as well as parties of 2-4 players.
Those competing in The Gauntlet will also be awarded different Seals based on their leaderboard position. They are shown on players’ profiles to show off their accomplishments for the week.
The Seals include Seal of the Blooded, Seal of the Steadfast, Seal of the Iron-Willed, and Seal of the Worthy. The positions related to each Seal are currently unknown.
Leaderboards can be filtered between normal and Hardcore categories but the scoring system has not yet been revealed. The top ten players from every week will be recorded and added to a permanent leaderboard known as the Hall of the Ancients.
Diablo 4 Season 3 Weekly Leaderboard.
That’s everything we know about Diablo 4 Season 3 at present. We’ll be sure to update this article following the reveal and include everything Blizzard shows off.
In the meantime, if you’re still trying to finish everything Season 2 has to offer, maybe some of our Diablo 4 guides will help in that pursuit.