Diablo 4 Season 7: How To Welcome Next Season? - Witchcraft’s Addition And Quality Of Life Updates

We already know that the next expansion of Diablo 4 will be officially announced in 2026. I have to say that this news is quite disappointing. So how to keep players before the new DLC arrives is a challenge. Just recently, the production team of Diablo 4 announced their 2025 update roadmap, explaining their subsequent update plans. Fortunately, this roadmap is announced early enough. If they announce it after Season 8, 2025 would be almost halfway through. Let’s take a look at what this update roadmap contains. Season 7 Date: January - April Seasonal content Witchcraft powers Headhunts Activity Occult gems Earnable raven pet Permanent additions New Armory Whispers QoL update Although Witchcraft Powers in Season 7 are not very outstanding, this season is still an excellent season overall. Occult gems and Witchcraft Powers work well together. Classes are relatively balanced, and many builds are worth playing. In this season, players can level up faster than before. A skilled player can level up a character in about 7 to 9 hours. If you use a bug, it will only take an hour, and Diablo 4 Gold and equipment will overflow. Therefore, the development team decided to increase the difficulty next season. Season 8 Date: April - July Seasonal content Boss powers Apparition Incursion activity Earnable feline pet New IP collab 2-year anniversary Permanent additions New Lair bosses: Belial, Urivar, Harbinger Lair bosses QoL Reliquaries Season Journey update Season 8 will be officially launched after the update on April 29, when Witchcraft Powers and Occult gems will be removed and replaced by more powerful Boss powers. Although Diablo 4 is not a strictly live service game, the 2-year anniversary event will definitely bring players various XP gains and various treasure drops. The classic Treasure Goblin event is likely to return. In addition to providing gold, the new species of goblins can even drop legendary items. Another great change in Season 8 is that they have simplified the steps of challenging bosses. Players will no longer need to collect some messy items to unlock the qualifications to challenge the boss. When players defeat the boss, they will get a key to open the treasure chest. This is the result of feedback from the developer community. It really makes people feel a lot more relaxed without these complicated items in the backpack. Another interesting point is the new IP collaborate, which really makes people curious about what games can be combined with Diablo 4. Is Diablo 4 going to become another COD BO6? Don’t worry, the developers said that they carefully considered what IP to cooperate with, and they promised that this IP will still be dark fantasy style, and I don’t think it’s Path of Exile 2. Season 9 Date: July - September Seasonal content Horadric powers Dungeon escalation Earnable pet Permanent additions New Nightmare Dungeons activities Console keyboard and mouse support And more Season 9’s Season Power is Horadric powers. The word Horadric appears in Diablo 2, where players can use the magical power of Horadric Cube to transform items into new items. It’s still unclear how Horadric powers will work, but Horadric is related to Brotherhood of the Horadrim, so this organization is likely to return to the game in season 9, and even Deckard Cain and Tyrael will return. This means that the story of Diablo 4 will enter a more epic chapter. In addition, dungeons will be upgraded. If the theme of season 8 is to increase the difficulty of bosses in the endgame, then season 9 may be to increase the difficulty of dungeons. However, I hope to increase the drop rate of corresponding items, because after all, not all players are hardcore players. Most players are relatively casual players. If you don’t get any good legendary equipment after farming for several hours in the dungeon, you will not get positive feedback. Season 10 Date: September - December Seasonal content Chaos powers Infernal Hordes update Earnable pet New IP collab Permanent additions To be announced Season 10’s special power is Chaos powers, and Infernal Hordes will be also updated. So the theme conference of Season 10 is related to Hell. You must remember Chaos Sanctuary, which is closely related to the final boss Diablo. In Diablo 2, players can also get item level 85 items in this area, including gold and equipment. Will Diablo return in Season 10? This is so exciting. Read More: Diablo 4 Season 8 May Borrow A Battle Pass From A Popular Game 2026 New expansion New ranking system Leaderboards The highlight of 2026 is the new expansion. We can’t guess the specific content, but we hope that the new DLC can have a new class that is interesting enough. The above is all about the update plan of Diablo 4 in 2025. It can be seen that the developers of Diablo 4 have a mature plan for the next content. They will bring other important content of Diablo series back to Diablo 4 step by step. There will be two more collaborations with other IPs this year, which is also very exciting. The new linkage will definitely bring a new look, and maybe there will be a new outlook for mounts, so let’s wait together.

April will be a very competitive month. There are three games of the same type, including Diablo 4, that will be updated this month. Diablo 4 is at the end of this month, Path of Exile 2 is at the beginning of this month, and poor Last Epoch is sandwiched in between them. All three games will usher in a new season in April, and all players will have to start from scratch. Whether it is Diablo 4 Gold, Last Epoch Gold or POE 2 currency, they will be reset to zero. There is a lot of new content waiting for players to experience. Diablo 4 has the best graphics and the largest fan base, but this does not mean that Last Epoch and Path of Exile 2 cannot pose a threat to it. In fact, the fan bases of these three games overlap a lot, so they face fierce competition. Diablo 4 Season 8 The new content of Diablo 4 Season 8 is mainly the new pinnacle boss Belial and the new season power Boss Powers. In PTR, this is a more powerful force than Witch Powers in Season 7, and can even serve as an important way to output damage. Therefore, it is obvious that in the builds of Season 8, Boss Powers are more important than Witch Powers. But players should not be too happy too soon. Boss Powers can only be obtained through the seasonal event Apparition Incursions in Season 8. Similarly, if you want to upgrade Boss Powers, you also need to farm Apparition Incursions again and again. There are very few upgrade materials available in the early stage of the game. Even if you reach Torment 1, it takes a long time to upgrade Boss Powers to the maximum rank. To make matters worse, the developers increased the difficulty and reduced the drop rate of legendary items in Season 8. As a result, players will be much slower in the early stage of the game, whether upgrading or farming Diablo 4 Gold, than in Season 7. For casual players, such changes make them not very satisfied. They don’t have many opportunities to get legendary items. Now that the drop rate is reduced, it will be more difficult for them to get legendary items in the new season. In addition, many players are also dissatisfied with the developer’s delay in releasing Season 8. POE 2 Patch 0.2.0 Path of Exile 2 is definitely the strongest competitor of Diablo 4. Although it still lags behind Diablo 4 in terms of graphics, the gameplay depth of Path of Exile 2 is much deeper than that of Diablo 4. It has a rich skill combination and replaces the gold economy in Diablo 4 with a currency system. In comparison, the skill tree bound to the class and the equipment crafting system with great restrictions in Diablo 4 are not good enough. But this also makes Path of Exile 2 very complicated. New players need to learn for a long time to understand the role of various mechanisms. Players who like simple things may prefer Diablo 4. The current game content of Path of Exile 2 is not complete. The game currently only opens the first three acts and the endgame content. In the 0.2.0 patch, the seventh class Huntress and the new endgame boss battle will be added. The new boss is related to Tetzcal, the Blazing Guardian. In addition, new weapons and new unique items will be added to the game. It can be said that the ambition of Path of Exile patch 0.2.0 is very big. However, Path of Exile 2 is currently only a semi-finished product. Players who want to experience POE 2 with 12 classes and a complete 6 acts may have to wait until 2026. Last Epoch Season 2 If you plan to find a balance between Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4, then this balance may be Last Epoch. Last Epoch has a more interesting class system and a complete plot than Diablo 4. Because it is a small studio, the art of Last Epoch cannot be compared with Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2. The official name of Last Epoch Season 2 is The Tombs of the Erased. The main content of the second season is to add some end-game content, introduce a new faction called Woven, and remake of Sentinel class. Last Epoch may not pose too much threat to Diablo 4, but it can be an excellent substitute for Diablo 4. In addition, the original release date of Last Epoch Season 2 was April 2. But since the release date of the new patch of Path of Exile 2 was postponed to April 4, Last Epoch did not intend to compete with it directly, so the release date was postponed for 2 weeks. This is undoubtedly a wise decision. In addition to the above two games, the pixel-style game Legacy of Baal inspired by Diablo 4 will also be officially launched on Steam in the second quarter. It certainly does not pose any threat to Diablo 4. But it can let you find a little fun while waiting for the eighth season. There is still nearly a month before Diablo 4 season 8 is launched. If you are already tired of the seventh season, then these two Diablo-like games can enrich your April.

Diablo 4 Season 7 will focus on tracking down the reborn evil Mephisto. As one of the most iconic villains in Diablo series, Mephisto returns to the game world as Lord of Hatred, bringing players unprecedented challenges and adventures. However, before officially embarking on this exciting pursuit, make sure you have completed all the content in Vessel of Hatred expansion, because we will dive into its ending next. It is worth noting that Diablo Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred expansion are actually two separate but closely related content released on the same day. Their stories both involve Mephisto’s return. By participating in these activities, players will learn that Mephisto is the demonic Lord of Hatred, Diablo’s brother, and the current main villain of Diablo 4. At the end of the base game of Diablo 4, you are faced with a hard decision: what to do with Mephisto, the powerful Lord of Hatred. After a fierce battle and much deliberation, players decide that Mephisto is a greater threat to Sanctuary than Lilith, another major villain in the game. To ensure that the demon does not threaten the world again, the heroes decide to use a magic stone to permanently lock Mephisto’s soul in Vessel of Hatred. Despite the heroes’ best efforts to prevent any possibility of this happening, Mephisto manages to escape. Mephisto Possesses The Body Of Akarat After Diablo 4 DLC, Mephisto’s threat has reached an all-time high. Not only has he escaped his bonds, but he has also possessed Akarat, a figure hailed as a savior in Diablo lore, making him more dangerous than ever. Akarat himself possesses powerful supernatural powers, and now these powers are being harnessed by Mephisto, making him nearly unstoppable. Although Mephisto seems to have disappeared at the end of Vessel of Hatred, the essence of evil is immortal, and it is only a matter of time before he reappears and corrupts everything he touches. This uncertainty casts a vast shadow on Sanctuary, as no one knows where Mephisto will appear next and how he will bring disaster. Therefore, it is crucial to buy Diablo 4 Gold to better prepare yourself, whether it is to upgrade equipment or obtain rare items. Vessel of Hatred seems to be a magnificent tribute to Diablo 2. In Diablo 2, players witnessed the story of Diablo possessing a hero who defeated him in Diablo 1. Now, by letting Mephisto appear in human form, the series retells the classic Dark Wanderer angle in a new way. Chasing Mephisto and witnessing his profound impact on different regions and characters undoubtedly constitute a suspenseful and exciting adventure. As he walks the world as Akarat and sows the seeds of hatred, this provides the development team with a great opportunity to carefully weave a series of gripping story chapters through the second major expansion in 2025. Starting with Season 7, which kicks off immediately, players will first witness Akarat spreading blessings while hiding the secret curse of hatred spread by Mephisto. This season will serve as a fascinating starting point to gradually uncover the tip of the iceberg of Mephisto’s true intentions. Road To Hatred To achieve this goal, the development team must design seasonal content beyond the traditional framework of introducing new Helltide gimmicks or single dungeon modes. Instead, it should be deeply integrated into the storytelling, just like Season 5 did by introducing new and coherent quest lines. In fact, looking back at Realmwalker event, it can be found that although it is very interesting in itself, if a large expansion like Vessel of Hatred does not accompany it, Season 6 will seem a little thin compared to previous seasons. Future seasonal updates should learn from and build on the revelation of Lilith’s followers’ actions after her defeat in Season 5 to build a more three-dimensional background story for the game. The strategy adopted by the development team in Season 5 to release new quests in both seasonal and Eternal Realms was indeed a significant move, ensuring that all players can enjoy these fascinating contents, rather than just some new NPCs as background provides for the same quests. For Season 7 and beyond, the player community expects to see more similar in-depth content, especially around Mephisto and his evil plan. Through the carefully designed quest chain, players can not only experience exciting battles in the process of tracking down this ultimate villain, but also deeply feel the progress of the story. As for endgame content, past works in Diablo series such as Kurast Undercity, Realmwalkers, Infernal Hordes, Pit, and Dark Citadel have demonstrated its profound skills in building complex and changing game environments and enemy designs. Players are full of expectations for how Season 7 will adjust and incorporate these classic elements, and hope to see that the developers can bring refreshing creativity and challenges while retaining the original essence. Finally, if you are experiencing a series of tough challenges in Diablo 4, you can pay attention to Giveaway channel in iGMeet discord, where Diablo 4 product gift information is often released, which may be helpful to you.

A variety of new mechanics have been introduced in Diablo 4 Hatred Rising and Vessel of Hatred DLC. Zakarum Remnants faction serves as one of the primary mechanics, which you can earn Reputation by completing Seasonal objectives. Besides new mechanics, a plethora of new items also show up in this new season. This article introduces a brand new item named Seething Opal. This comparatively rare consumable is aimed at making the progress of farming less hellish. That means if you are interested in doing some hard farming in Season 6, then Seething Opal is essential. Details Of Seething Opal Seething Opals will enlarge the odds of finding specific items, be it Diablo 4 Gold, equipment, or resources, to perform targeted farming. It keeps a tight link to Seasonal progression. Most importantly, it does not interrupt standard Elixirs, and instead, the merits of Seething Opals will stack on top of Elixir, increasing your farming efficiency. The main task of Diablo 4 Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred expansion is to chase down wandering Realmwalkers. Once completing the task to defeat Realmwalkers, a portal to Seething Realm will be created. During Hatred Rising events, monsters and bosses (including Realmwalker and Seething Realm boss) will offer Zakarum Reputation as a reward. But if you are equipped with this new Diablo 4 Seething Opals, you will get Zakarum Reputation whenever you kill enemies, regardless of whether you are in the event or not. Versions Of Seething Opal There are totally five versions of Seething Opal consumables, here lies the details of the bonus on offer: Seething Opal Of Gold Enemies routinely drop additional Gold Kills grants Zakarum Remnants Reputation You have a 15% Experience Buff Seething Opal Of Equipment Enemies routinely drop additional Equipment Kills grants Zakarum Remnants Reputation You have a 15% Experience Buff Seething Opal Of Materials Enemies routinely drop additional Herbs and Crafting Materials Kills grants Zakarum Remnants Reputation You have a 15% Experience Buff Seething Opal Of Torment Enemies routinely drop Artificar’s Stones Enemies sometimes drop Boss Summoning Items or Infernal Compasses as rewards Kills give Zakarum Remnants Reputation You have a 15% Experience Buff Seething Opal Of Socketables Enemies routinely drop additional Gem Fragments Enemies occasionally drop Runes Kills give Zakarum Remnants Reputation You have a 15% Experience Buff Besides Seething Opal of Torment, the remaining of four Seething Opal promise you Zakarum Remnants as a drop. All five Seething Opals will last for 30 minutes and give a buff of 15% to experience after killing enemies, which makes it a core part to grind your Paragon levels. Seething Opal of Torment is designed to provide you Artificier’s Stones as a drop, boss summoning materials, and even Infernal Compasses. If you are desperate to farm Zakarum Repuation, which will grant you affluent rewards, or XP and materials in The Pit or Nightmare Dungeons, please make sure to activate Seething Opal. Given the short duration of Seething Opal, players should make the most of the 30 minutes to kill as many monsters as possible to get more rewards. How To Get Seething Opals? There are three main options for getting more Seething Opal. First of all, the best way to get Seething Opal is to take part in Hatred Rising event. For example, completing Seething Realm dungeon at the end of Realmwalker’s path will guarantee you some Seething Opal once you have successfully slain bosses. And such events are frequently always going on. Because within a few minutes after the previous event ends, a new Realmwalker shows up somewhere in Sanctuary. This process repeats itself, which means you can get a lot of Seething Opal by participating in such events multiple times. According to the game’s settings, players are required to kill Realmwalkers who you can find at the “two-horned portal” icons which spawn randomly. Then enter the portal that appears at the place they die and slay the ultimate boss to embrace Seething Opals that will drop as rewards. The second reliable method is to progress Zakarum Remnants reputation, and earn Seething Opals from Caches. Every new rank you have reached will promise you a Cache which always has some Seething Opals on offer. You can check the progress by communicating with Zakarum Remnants faction vendor just north of Waypoint in Zarbinzet. The third method is to complete objectives in Season Journey, which provides you a plethora of Caches with materials, equipment, and other items being contained. You are required to finish all chapters to get them. That’s all about the new Seething Opals item. For more live advice, enter iGMeet discord. There will be a giveaway event on October 14th in Giveaway channel, where 200 Duriel Materials, 200 Andariel Materials, 500 Malignant Heart as well as 1,000 Exquisite Blood will be given out equally to 10 participants. Believe in your good luck and bring these rewards home! Thank you for reading.