Season 9: Sins of the Horadrim brings a lot of exciting new content to Diablo IV, from new dungeon mechanics to reputation systems and powerful Horadric items. But not everything introduced this season will stick around once it ends, or be available to players on the Eternal Realm.
If you are wondering which features will stay in the game after July 1, or what you can access on the Eternal Realm, here is a quick and clear breakdown of what’s permanent and what’s exclusive to Season 9.
Permanent Additions (Stay In Both Seasonal and Eternal Realms)
These features are here to stay, and you will be able to enjoy them even after Season 9 ends, on both Seasonal and Eternal characters. Players who do not intend to play Season 9, will be able to also enjoy this content on their Eternal characters during the season:
- Nightmare Dungeon Updates
- Includes various changes and improvements to dungeon flow and challenge scaling.
- Horadric Strongrooms
- Micro-dungeons hidden inside Nightmare Dungeons with timed events and big rewards.
- Escalating Nightmares
- New ways to scale difficulty inside Nightmare Dungeons for higher risks and rewards.
- New Nightmare Dungeon Affixes
- Extra modifiers that add variety and danger to your runs.
- Quality-of-Life: Mouse and Keyboard on Console
- Console players can now use mouse and keyboard if they prefer that setup.
- New Uniques for Each Class
- Each class has received new Unique items that will remain available permanently.
- Nightmare Sigil Activation
- You can now activate a new Sigil at the end of a completed Nightmare Dungeon, which means no more running back out between dungeons!
Season 9 Exclusive Features (Seasonal Realm Only)
These features are exclusive to the Season 9 players and will not carry over to the Eternal Realm or future seasons (unless Blizzard decides to bring them back later). This means that you will have to create a seasonal character and start leveling from scratch if you want to access the following content:
- Seasonal Questline – The Embers Yet Smolder
- A new storyline centered around Bryona, Donan, and corrupted Horadric relics.
- Horadric Spellcraft
- A spell crafting system tied to the seasonal theme, allowing you to craft and use powerful spells.
- Horadric Jewels
- Season-only gems that slot into rings and amulets, providing both Armor and Resistance to All Elements, as well as exclusive bonuses.
- Horadric Knowledge (Seasonal Reputation)
- Your seasonal reputation board that will reward you with various loot.
Season 9 delivers both core game improvements and season-specific content as always. While Eternal Realm players can’t enjoy the season specific content, they will still have the possibility to explore the new Nightmare Dungeon features and the strongrooms. And even if you don’t play through the entire season, you will still benefit from many of the permanent upgrades going forward.
