Diablo 4 Season 7: Everything You Need to Know

Season 7 Updates

The Season of Witchcraft will bring new content and systems to customize your gameplay experience, such as:

• Witchcraft Powers: 25 new powers to customize your gamestyle
• Headhunts: seasonal zones with whispers to complete
• Occult Gems: new socketable gems
• The Armory: new system allowing you to switch builds easily without respec costs

Season 7 Start Date

Season 7 launch: January 21st, 2025 at 10:00 am PST / 07:00 pm CET.
If you are a new player, check out our guide on seasons and how to create your seasonal character:

Look at our Season Checklist for interesting tips and tricks on how to approach the start of a new season:

New with Season 7

The Season of Witchcraft features a new questline, new witch powers, headhunts, as well as the much-requested Armory.

Seasonal Questline: Ally with the Coven

Join forces with the Witches of Hawezar, a Coven tied to the swamp’s deep magic and protectors of the Tree of Whispers. The Tree’s captive Heads have gone missing, roaming Sanctuary in search of bodies to reclaim their power.

Summoned by the Coven, you will start a new questline to uncover the mystery of the missing Heads and reveal the one behind it all. Along the way, you will unlock the secrets of Witchcraft Powers, gaining new abilities.

Begin the questline by visiting Gea Kul and speaking with Gelena, the Witch of the Coven. Help return the Heads to the Tree, and earn the new reputation board rewards.

Completing the reputation board will reward you with a much coveted Resplendent Spark, which can be of great use if you plan on crafting a Mythic Unique.

Witchcraft Powers

Season 7 introduces Witchcraft, a new feature that allows you to equip six Witch Powers: five normal powers and one unique power. These abilities draw from the dark magic of Hawezar and can reshape your character builds, working similarly to Vampiric Powers from season 2.

You will find 25 Witch Powers in total, divided into three main schools of power, with a few rare and extremely strong “Lost Powers” available.

To access Witchcraft, you will need Restless Rot, the seasonal currency. Offer it at specific Altars near the Tree of Whispers to unlock powers. Not all six Witchcraft slots are available immediately. You will unlock more slots by earning Tiers on the Coven’s Favor reputation board. Gain reputation points by defeating enemies and completing challenges, then exchange them at the Coven for rewards.

Check out our full guide here:

Headhunts

Headhunts bring special zones across Sanctuary, like Helltides, where you hunt Witchcraft-infused enemies. Your goal is to gather Fugitive Heads and bring them back to the Tree of Whispers. These areas have unique whispers and rewards connected to Witchcraft Powers. They are also the main way to collect Restless Rot, which you need to improve your Witchcraft Powers and craft Occult Gems.

In these zones, fight enemies, break open cocoons, and try to find one of two rare bosses for greater rewards.

Occult Gems

Occult Gems are a new type of Gem to socket in your jewelry Gem slots, taking the place of your usual Gems. All Occult Gems come with fixed bonuses: 160 Armor and 8% All Resistance. This lets you use them without losing any defensive stats from the usual gems (Skulls or Diamonds) you would normally socket.

These Gems are designed to work closely with your Witchcraft Powers, boosting your damage or defense against enemies. They play a key role in Season 7 builds, so do not overlook them in your endgame setup!

Armory

The long-awaited Armory has finally arrived in Diablo 4! This feature lets you create and save up to 5 loadouts, including your equipment, skills, class specialization, and paragon boards, making it easier than ever to switch between builds.

New Uniques and Aspects

Season 7 also brings new Uniques and Aspects. This gives you a great opportunity to test new builds and find new synergies. Especially now that you can easily swap loadouts with the Armory. Please check our guide to see all the new items here:

Additionally, for more information on how to farm Uniques from bosses, we recommend visiting our respective guide below.

Other Season 7 Changes

Here are some additional changes worth mentioning:

• Tree of Whispers ancestral caches, as well as the hub revamp.
• New Runes, and balancing changes for new Runewords possibilities.
• Skills and paragon adjustments.
• Ultimate Skills received an additional bonus power at rank 5.
• Class-specific questlines will now only need to be done once per class per account. If you already played this class, you will automatically unlock the Specialization mechanic window. However, you can still do the questline to receive a specific Archetype class cache as a reward.
• Archetype Class Caches can be earned by completing the Class Quest, Season Journey, or as part of Greater Caches.

Seasonal Rewards

Season 7 Battle Pass

The Season of Witchcraft Battle Pass comes with 90 Reward Tiers (28 Free Tiers and 62 Premium Tiers).

Each season will introduce three tiers of the battle pass: a free tier, a premium tier (priced at around $9.99 USD), and an accelerated premium battle pass (approximately $24.99 USD) with an exclusive cosmetic. For those opting not to purchase the battle pass, the free track provides gameplay-related benefits, while the premium tiers focus solely on cosmetic rewards.

Season 7’s Battle Pass will feature new cosmetic rewards. Here are some of the fun rewards for this season:

This season, as a Premium Battle Pass holder, you will be rewarded as you progress until Tier 90 with the following content:

• Grand High Witch Armor Set
• Nightwinder Mount
• Nightwinder Mount Armor

Smoldering Ashes

A major reward from the free battle pass is Smoldering Ashes, a special currency used to unlock and boost Season Blessings. Furthermore, these blessings remain active for all your characters throughout the whole season. While the Season Blessings are shown below, you can have a more in-depth look at our comprehensive guide for more insights on Season Blessings by clicking on the following link:

These three blessings are new with Season 7, the Season of Witchcraft:

• Urn of Whispers: Boost the chance to receive a Greater Collection from Whisper rewards.
• Urn of Masterworking: Boosts the chance for existing sources to drop additional Obducite.
• Urn of Rot: Boost the amount of Restless Rot dropped by slain Headrotten. Use Restless Rot to upgrade your Witchcraft Powers.

Season Journey

Just like in Diablo 3 and other similar ARPGs, seasons in Diablo 4 follow a familiar structure. Progress through chapters, fulfill various objectives, and unlock rewards to advance the season story. The ultimate aim is to complete all 7 chapters to unlock every reward. For guidance on which objectives to prioritize in order to successfully complete the Season Journey, check out our recommendations by clicking the link below!

The Season 7 Journey will reward players with a new pet Raven, a Resplendent Spark, and a set of gear optimized for one specific build per class.

Seasonal Tips & Tricks

Diablo 4: Season 7, the Season of Witchcraft introduces a new leveling and endgame activity, the Headhunts, and Witchcraft Powers, giving you the opportunity to improve and vary your builds and gameplay. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or a newcomer to the game, here are a few tips and tricks to help you make the most of this season.

• Headhunts: take the opportunity to level your characters in Headhunts, by completing unique whispers, opening cocoons, and killing the rare bosses of the zones for greater rewards and experience.
• Withcraft: Build strong synergies between your build, your Witchcraft Powers, and the occult gems.
• Tempering and Masterworking are useful ways to make your gear even more powerful and complementary to your build. Adding Tempers to your items can boost your character power immensely, especially early on!
• Infernal Hordes and The Pit are excellent replayable endgame content for greater gear and Masterworking materials.
• As with the previous seasons, it is likely that several builds will emerge as strong contenders for Season 7, each excelling in specific areas. We will update this list with the best recommendations as the season progresses.
  • Barbarian: Hota Earthquake
  • Druid: Cataclysm
  • Necromancer: Blood Wave
  • Rogue: Dance of Knives
  • Sorceress: Ball Lightning
  • Spiritborn: Quill Volley

If you are unsure of what to tackle during a new season, have a look at our suggested season checklist.