With the start of the Lunar New Year, Diablo 4 will be returning to the Lunar Awakening event which has many free rewards for players who complete this year’s challenges. Rewards include Resplendent Sparks, 6 different Lunar-themed cosmetics, and the new Trag’Oul’s Consort mount. We'll talk about everything you need to know about the event mechanics and how you can earn these rewards.
Starting The Lunar Awakening Event
To get started on Lunar Awakening, head towards Ked Bardu and go to the northern part of town. You will need to meet Ying-Yue, the leader of the Lunar Night Market. He and the night market are your go-to locations for Lunar Awakening, where you can redeem your Ancestral Favor Reputation for Unceasing Gifts from the Ancestors caches and decorative Lunar Renewal-themed rewards.
Earning Ancestral Favor
To get Ancestral Favor, you'll need to activate Lunar Shrines. During Lunar Awakening, all Shrines have been replaced with Lunar Shrines, granting players a 100% experience bonus when activated. These Shrines' updated appearance reflects the current Zodiac animal, the Snake. Lunar Shrines grant the same buffs as normal Shrines but have been augmented for an extra punch to celebrate this festive event. These shrines also have a unique Map icon, so you can spot them from a distance.
Once you activate a Shrine, monsters you kill while the effect is active will contribute to your Ancestral Favor points. Earning enough Ancestral Favor grants you a rank in the reward track, with free cosmetics in each rank. There are a total of 10 ranks for this event, so make sure to explore the world and find as many Lunar Shrines as you can.
New Shrine Effects
- Artillery Shrine: Your casts have a chance to summon a holy bomb.
- Blast Wave Shrine: Each explosion summons a cluster bombardment.
- Channeling Shrine: Gain increased attack speed and a chance to reset cooldowns.
- Conduit Shrine: Summon frequent, powerful, shocking strikes.
- Greed Shrine: The Shrine has a chance to spawn a Treasure Goblin. While the Shrine is active, kills summon a Treasure Goblin.
- Lethal Shrine: Chance to instantly execute a struck monster, inflicting Fear on surrounding monsters.
- Protection Shrine: You reflect all incoming damage. Damage reflected scales with current Level and Difficulty.