Season 6: Vessel of Hatred launched alongside the first Diablo 4 expansion and is the largest content drop the game has seen. This overview covers everything you need to know as a returning or new player.
What Is New
- New Class: Spiritborn — a Spirit-resonance warrior wielding glaives and channeling one of four animal spirits: Eagle, Gorilla, Centipede, and Spider.
- New Region: Nahantu — a dense jungle zone with 8 new dungeons, 4 new world bosses, and the capstone dungeon “Dark Citadel”.
- Runewords 2.0 — socketable runes that grant multiplicative effects; completely replaces the old Runeword system.
- Mounts can now fight — up to two combat companions that scale with your level.
Season 6 Battle Pass Track
The Smoldering Ashes battle pass runs for 90 days and rewards Ancestral Unique items, mounts, and cosmetics. Free and Premium tracks are available; both progress from the same XP pool.
Endgame Priorities
- Cap at Level 60 (or 70 if you own Vessel of Hatred).
- Farm Ancestral gear from Tormented bosses.
- Unlock Pit tier 30+ for glyph leveling.
- Push Pit 100+ for leaderboard timing.
Recommended Starter Builds
- Spiritborn Eagle — fastest mapping, beginner-friendly.
- Sorcerer Ice Shards — safest boss killer, scales into the late endgame.
- Necromancer Bone Spear — top-tier Pit pusher.
Detailed loadouts are available in the Build Guides section.