Conquer Diablo 4 Season 7: A Speedy Leveling Guide
Halloween's over, but the Diablo 4 witching season is just beginning! This comprehensive guide will help you rapidly ascend in Season 7.
Table of Contents
- Acquire Your Pet
- Recruit Your Mercenaries
- Conquer the Seasonal Questline
- Unlock Class Power
- Dominate Headhunt Zones
- Harness Witchcraft Powers
- Explore Rootholds
- Utilize Occult Gems
- Tackle Pits, Infernal Hordes, and Nightmare Dungeons
Acquire Your Pet
Upon launching Diablo 4 Season 7, immediately visit the nearest town's Wardrobe. Claim your pet! While combat-ineffective, your pet efficiently gathers gold and materials, freeing you to focus on combat and loot.
Recruit Your Mercenaries
Vessel of Hatred expansion owners should visit the Den and recruit Mercenaries. Solo players can utilize two, significantly easing leveling and combat. Cultivate Rapport for extra rewards.
Conquer the Seasonal Questline
Begin on Normal difficulty and follow the green leaf-marked seasonal questline. This introduces new mechanics, including Headhunt zones, Grim Favors (for the Tree of Whispers), and Witch powers. While short, it features puzzles and primarily involves farming Favors in Headhunt zones – the optimal method to reach level 60. Repeatedly defeat Headhunt zone bosses, collect Favors, and upgrade Witch powers simultaneously.
Unlock Class Power
Previously completed class-specific priority quests are no longer required if done on an Eternal realm character. Log in with that character first, then your new Season 7 character, for automatic class power unlock upon reaching the necessary level.
Dominate Headhunt Zones
Focus on Whispers within Headhunt zones. Prioritize smaller zones for higher enemy density and faster mob farming. Always prioritize these Whisper quests:
- Fugitive Shepherd: Escort animals.
- Fugitive: Defeat Elites, interact with roots to recover a head or destroy a husk.
Exchange 10 Grim Favors for a cache at the Tree of Whispers. Each Headhunt zone contains a Raven of the Tree for Favor exchange, eliminating the need to teleport.
Harness Witchcraft Powers
The Tree of Whispers' Altars of Witchcraft allow purchasing and upgrading Witchcraft powers using Restless Rot (obtained by killing Rot enemies). Prioritize damage upgrades for significant passive damage boosts. Forgotten Altars (found in dungeons, Nightmare Dungeons, Pits, and Rootholds at Torment 1 or higher, or by using a Draught of Whispers) offer unique Witch powers.
Explore Rootholds
Rootholds (accessed with Whispering Woods obtained from Whispers and Silent Chests) are rogue-lite dungeons with adjustable negative modifiers impacting loot quality. Open Exposed Roots for loot; modifiers affect their quantity and quality. Save Roothold keys for Torment 1 for optimal Ancestral loot.
Utilize Occult Gems
Gelena at the Tree of Whispers crafts Occult Gems for jewelry, superior to regular gems. Craft these later in the game; they're expensive, requiring Restless Rot and Heads (dropped by Roothold bosses and Headhunt Fugitives; increased chance with Draught of Whispers).
Tackle Pits, Infernal Hordes, and Nightmare Dungeons
Incorporate Pits (for Glyph leveling) and Nightmare Dungeons (for Glyphs) into your routine. Farm Infernal Hordes for masterworking materials to enhance Uniques.
This guide provides a solid foundation for conquering Diablo 4 Season 7. Visit The Escapist for additional game tips and information.
