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Diablo 4 Season 11 will launch on all platforms on December 11th. With the season update fast approaching, players are eagerly awaiting new season guides. Notably, this season features a major update, including changes to monster difficulty mechanics and the item upgrade system.

With the new season, players' previous seasonal level experience and hard-earned Diablo 4 items will be reset. This means you'll have to re-select your character leveling and farming. However, don't worry, they won't disappear; they'll simply be transferred to Eternal Realm.

It's important to note that the optimal leveling path for Season of Divine Intervention has changed. Leveling is more difficult, and players will no longer receive the initial 14 skill points at level 1. These skill points can only be obtained through the new Season Rank system.

Furthermore, Capstone Dungeon has been reintroduced this season, becoming a key point in the season's progression and thus altering the optimal way to acquire XP.

If you're currently looking for ways to level up in the new season, you definitely can't miss the following content. I'll recommend the best leveling path for Season 11, which we've summarized. However, since the new season hasn't launched yet, we can only make predictions based on the new season patch and previous livestream content. Therefore, we will update this information again if there are better methods or adjustments needed later.

Preliminary Preparations

First, you need to choose a class as your main character for this season. You can continue to choose the class you were most familiar with in previous seasons. If you want to try something new, you can choose a class that interests you and its best build to start the game.

We need to level up our chosen character to level 60. After creating your new season character, you need to skip the campaign and choose Normal difficulty. Currently, level 1 characters in Season 11 are relatively weak because we can't gain basic skill points in rank 1 matches. Therefore, it's best to gradually increase your Season Rank in Normal difficulty.

Once we've leveled up and gained enough skill points to become powerful in Normal difficulty, we can then switch the game difficulty to Hard. After logging into the game, open your character panel and select a pet on Wardrobe page to fight alongside you. The pet will automatically collect resources, reducing a lot of hassle.

Next, teleport to Nahantu and select your Mercenary. In the early game, Subo is highly recommended. He's not only a mercenary but also a member of Pale Hand. He's chosen because he can display all materials and enemies around you, a significant advantage even in the late game. Your second Mercenary can be chosen freely based on your preferences.

Leveling Quest Route

Grind To Level 30 In Helltides

Once you're ready, you'll begin advancing through the season questline until you obtain your first season power and unlock the reputation board. It's recommended to start the season journey challenges from the first tier, remembering to choose those that reward skill points, as you'll need these skills later to improve your strength.

Once you've completed the various stages of Season Rank and gained enough skill points, you can enter Helltides. Helltides have changed in the new season; the leader has changed from Blood Maiden to Duriel.

After summoning Duriel using Baneful Hearts, remember to prioritize killing him, as he has a chance to drop Essence of Squalor. Equip Essence of Squalor immediately after obtaining it; this will make Maggots drop experience orbs later, which will help you level up.

In Helltides, repeatedly farm XP by completing all quests that may trigger, whether it's Whisper quest for 10 Grim Favors or the bonuses from Infernal Compasses and Tribute of Growth. Continue farming until you reach level 30 in Helltides, or when you feel strong enough, then move on to the next area.

Gain XP And Skill Points In Capstone Dungeon

Next, we should challenge Season Rank 1 Capstone Dungeon. Enter Season Path menu and click the teleport button on the right to go to the level 1 Capstone Dungeon - Torrid Menagerie.

The level 1 monsters are level 30, which is why it was mentioned earlier that you should wait until you reach level 30 before coming here. Completing the corresponding quests in Torrid Menagerie will reward you with 1 skill point and a Greater Ranking Cache.

Note that completing the level 1 challenge will unlock the corresponding level 2 challenge. You can then complete the level 2 quests that reward skill points, but don't rush to challenge Capstone Dungeon. Challenging it before reaching the level cap will require a lot of time and effort.

Reaching Level 60

After gaining enough experience and skill points in the level 1 Capstone Dungeon, you need to farm XP by completing other quests until you reach the level cap.

Repeatedly Farming Helltides

It's recommended that after completing all the skill point-rewarding challenges in the level 2 Capstone Dungeon, you should return to Helltides and complete quests and kill monsters to farm experience, repeating this process until you reach level 60. This will give you your first level 60 character.

Azmodan

If you find repeatedly farming Helltides too tedious, there are other options. This season, Diablo 4 introduces a new summonable World Boss, Azmodan, which can be summoned to the ground from the south of Zarbinzet using three Altars.

Previously, on PTR server, players could repeatedly summon and defeat Azmodan to gain a large amount of XP, and even Corrupted Essence, to unlock chests that appeared after the battle. However, the developers have mentioned that this method may be significantly weaken upon release on the live server, so it's not currently highly recommended.

Strongholds

Besides the two methods mentioned above, another leveling technique is to challenge all Strongholds on the map on normal difficulty when you reach level 50, such as Fractured Peaks and Scosglen Stronghold. This also earns a lot of XP, but it's somewhat tedious and suitable for players with limited time and energy.

These are our recommended best paths to quickly reach level 60 in the new season.

If you don't like this method, you can also choose to complete the entire campaign on normal difficulty; completing the campaign will also level you up to 60. A drawback is that you must complete the entire campaign to obtain Seasonal Reputation and Powers. 

Hopefully, these methods will help you quickly level up and improve your strength in the upcoming Season of Divine Intervention. Good luck!

Compass to Carnage event, originally scheduled for November 4th, was postponed to November 25th, and now it's just one day away! If you're unsure how to proceed, it's not too late to start preparing!

Since this event is based on Infernal Hordes, you'll need to understand all the event mechanics and choose a build that can quickly clear out enemies in Infernal Hordes.

Therefore, we'll recommend and introduce Hydra Fireball Build, a Sorcerer-class build, to help you maximize its value in Compass to Carnage event.

Hydra Fireball Build Overview

Hydra-oriented Sorcerer builds shone brightly in Season 9, but their effectiveness diminished after Season 10, until we discovered that combining Hydra with Fireball is incredibly effective at clearing enemy hordes.

This isn't hard to understand. As primary Sorcerer skills, Hydra and Fireball both offer significant AoE damage output. Their effectiveness is amplified when stacked with core skills and rare gear, especially in Infernal Hordes (where enemies always appear in groups).

First, Hydra allows you to summon a three-headed hydra that lasts for 10 seconds, each head dealing fire damage to enemies within its area of ​​effect. Fireball, on the other hand, throws explosive fireballs at enemies.

It's important to note that to maximize Hydra Fireball build's effectiveness, you must unlock Fireball enchantment, which generates an additional fireball when you kill an enemy with any skill, dealing damage to even more enemies upon explosion.

This enchantment is the biggest reason this build surpasses other standard Hydra or Fireball builds, and it's also the main reason for its astonishing mob-clearing speed.

Skill Usage Strategy

Frankly, Hydra and Fireball are basically sufficient for this build. The principle for combining other skills is to maximize the effectiveness of key skills.

Generally, you should first use Hydra, then hold down Fireball key to ensure it remains active as long as Hydra count isn't at its maximum, thus consistently dealing enough fire damage to clear enemies.

If you want a damage multiplier increase, you can unlock Inferno. It's also a fire-summoning skill, but adding it isn't mandatory, so you can use other similar skills for higher output if desired.

Another recommended skill setup is to use Teleport. This skill puts you in an Unstoppable state, allowing you to dash to a target location and deal damage upon arrival.

While choosing Teleport means you need to constantly press it, it does significantly increase the build's speed, allowing you to reach the next enemy gathering point faster in Infernal Hordes, improving event completion efficiency.

Skill Tree Configuration

After adding skills, the next step is to configure the skill tree. First, you need to max out Fireball skill points, then increase mana for additional damage.

Next, you can decide whether to select Teleport based on your needs, and then max out Hydra for more critical strike damage. Also, don't forget Primordial Binding, which provides the following buffs:

• +2% Summon Damage
• +2% Movement Speed
• +4% Mana Regeneration

These buffs stack based on summons, adding one stack per summon, up to a maximum of 10 stacks.

Additionally, Sorcerers can use NaguCeh Runewords to summon a pack of wolves like Druids, then trigger a vulnerability effect and apply a freeze effect to enemies, dealing more damage to them.

What Are The Best Gear Options?

If you have the ability to acquire mythic items, we recommend equipping Heir of Perdition with the greater affix. Its main effects are as follows:

• + 200% Damage to Angels and Demons
• + 20% Critical Strike Chance
• + 20% Lucky Hit Chance
• + 20% Movement Speed
• + 2 to Core Skills
• + 60% Damage Output

If you have to settle for unique items, Crown of Lucion is the best choice, and it's best to take advantage of the season's advantages and equip Chaos Armor version. Its combat effects include:

• + 489-526 Maximum Life
• + 8.1-8.8% Cooldown Reduction
• + 7.0-8.0% Lucky Hit Chance
• + 40.0-50.0% Shadow Resistance
• When using skills that consume resources, increasing consumption increases damage output

After choosing your first gear based on your needs, you should then add Aspect of Shredding Blades, Banished Lord's Talisman, and Locran's Talisman. It's worth noting that, except for the gloves, it's best to choose Chaos Armor version for all other gear.

Best Chaos Perks

As one of the most popular mechanics in Season 10, Chaos Perks have given many builds a new lease on life this season. For Hydra Fireball Build, suitable perks include:

• Erupting Chaos: Chaotic Bursts randomly erupt and deal damage, adding a 4-second damage over time effect on top of the initial damage.
• Power Siphon: Increases core ability damage, but reduces maximum current resource consumption for 6 seconds.
• Erupting Chaos: Killing enemies grants stacks of Chaos, which unleash a powerful Chaos Burst to increase critical strike chance and damage.
• Brawn Over Brains: Significantly increases maximum health, healing received, and suppression damage, but reduces maximum resistances and armor damage reduction caps.

That concludes our overview. If you want to earn more loot in the upcoming week-long Compass to Carnage event, give this build a try!