If you are a loyal Diablo 4 player, you must be very anxious and excited these days, because Season 7 will be officially launched on January 21st soon! And it is expected that Season 7 can also be played on the Xbox platform to meet the device ownership situation of different players.
However, based on the differences between each game playing device, it may be necessary to know some information in advance that can help you play Diablo 4 Season 7 on Xbox more smoothly if you plan to use your Xbox console.
Based on this, we will introduce you to some necessary information from multiple aspects.
Diablo 4 Season 7 Comes To Xbox
In terms of release time, it is expected that Diablo 4 Season 7, also known as Season of Witchcraft, will be launched simultaneously on Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC platforms on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. If you are used to experiencing ARPG on Xbox and intend to use this as your Diablo 4 Season 7 “stronghold”, you can officially start this season by talking to Witch Gelena in Gea Khul after creating a new character in Season 7 realm.
As its name “Season of Witchcraft” reflects, the plot and quests of Season 7 focus on Tree of Whispers and the new witchcraft powers that can be used. After starting the main quest, you need to help the witches in Hawezar Swamp hunt down Headrotten, an enormous threat to Sanctuary, and find out who took the missing head of Tree of Whispers. During this period, you will face various dangerous battles, but only by winning can you get Diablo 4 Gold rewards and smoothly advance the season’s progress.
What New Abilities Will Season 7 Provide You?
As the biggest feature of Season 7, 25 witchcraft powers from three magic schools, Eldritch, Growth & Decay and Psyche, allow you to gain powerful combat benefits by mastering them.
Eldritch school of witchcraft allows you to unleash destructive magic on your enemies, summoning swarms of Firebats or pure energy balls to crush any enemy that comes near you. Growth & Decay school of witchcraft provides you with living magic, which you can use to drain the life of your enemies or summon poison frog companions to help you fight.
The last school of Psyche brings magic that mainly includes disrupting the enemy’s mind, slowing down the enemy, bombarding the enemy with Vengeful spirits, and even a rather interesting ability that allows you to summon Piranhado to kill the enemy.
It is worth noting that when you complete the witchcraft season quest line, get Whisper bounties, and defeat the season-limited Headrotten enemy, you can also get a seasonal currency called Restless Rot and the favor of Coven.
In addition, when you get favor through Coven, you can use it to unlock new witchcraft abilities at the new altar under Tree of Whispers, while the unlocking of Lost power requires you to go to the random Forgotten Altars in the dungeon. You can also upgrade your newly acquired witchcraft powers using Restless Rot directly from your inventory.
New Seasonal Events
When you enter Season 7 on Xbox, you will find that Tree of Whispers not only has a “new and improved” layout, but that layout will remain in the game as a permanent upgrade at the end of the season. In addition, the bounties you earn from completing Tree of Whispers-related quests will also have the potential to reward you with an Ancestral Collection, which will include at least one ancestral item.
Expect multiple Headhunt zones to appear within Sanctuary in Season 7. This event is similar to Helltides in Season 6, but the difference is that you will only encounter groups of rotten heads in Headhunt zones, and Tree of Whispers bounties will appear in the game when Headhunts appear.
Interestingly, during Headhunt, you may encounter a friendly crow called Raven of the Tree, who will accept Whispers from your bounties. Additionally, completing Headhunt bounties will not only earn you favor with Coven, but will also give you a chance to fight new Headrotten bosses.
The most common way to spawn these Headrotten bosses is with Headless Husks, but if you find a boss with a Fugitive Head attached to it and return it to Tree of Whispers after defeating it, Coven will also reward you handsomely.
Another new seasonal dungeon worth exploring is Rootholds, which are also full of fun challenges that can bring you rich rewards for completing them. To enter the dungeon, you just need to collect enough Whisper Wood sigils from Whisper caches and Silent chests.
New Occult Gems & Runes
Like all past Diablo seasons, Season of Witchcraft can provide you with some new items that can improve your builds, such as new unique items and legendary aspects. But what makes Season 7 special is that it will also bring you a lot of occult gems.
As a new item that appears in this season, occult gems are slottable gems that you can craft at Tree of Whispers by using Fugitive Heads and materials you get from Whispers treasure chest. Once you get this item, it can help you increase the strength of the witchcraft power you have obtained to new heights.
And if you own Vessel of Hatred DLC, you will also get some new runes in Season 7 to further enhance your Diablo 4 builds and provide you with additional slottable gems.
The above is some information we provide you with in advance to better play Diablo 4 Season 7 on Xbox. I hope you can have a good gaming experience after Season 7 is officially launched on January 21!
