Helltide is a prominent feature in Diablo 4 Season 4 and is now available to all players. Previously, you had to be World Tier 3 or higher to enter Helltide. But with the redesign of Diablo 4 Season 4, all players can participate, regardless of level.
These events ostensibly provide you with an endless supply of monsters to kill, but they also mean you can level up quickly and earn high-end gear and more Diablo 4 Gold.
In addition, you’ll also earn Diablo 4 Wolf’s Honor during these events, which can help you improve your standing with Iron Wolf mercenaries. If you’re interested, let’s take a look at how it works!
Helltide Timing
One of the big changes in season 4 is that Helltide will now start every hour and last 55 minutes in each World Tier. This means there will always be a Helltide event somewhere in Sanctuary until the next instance starts over. Except you’re in a brief 5-minute period where you’re trapped by demons and everything is recharged.
Helltide Locations
Once Helltide begins, it will affect one of five areas of the Sanctuary. These affected areas are marked on the map with a blood-red hue. If you look around the map, you’ll also find a red sword icon surrounded by flames. When you hover your cursor over it, it will say “The Helltide Rises”.
In addition to the tag, you can also get more information about the activity, such as the recommended level requirement and the duration of the activity.That’s the area that Helltide is affecting.
While tracking Helltides by looking at a map is probably the easiest way for players to do this, they can also use some external sources to track Helltides and the locations of chests within the area.
- Helltides.com: This is a popular Helltides tracker that will show players where Helltides are, where the chests are, and when and where the next Helltides will appear. It also gives players the option to track World Bosses, which is also very useful.
- Diablo 4 Lives: This is another tracker that helps players track all events within the game, not just Helltides. It also provides some guides on the best endgame builds for these hard events.
- WowHead: This is another way for players to track Helltides activity and keep track of things, even if they are not playing the game.
How Does Helltide Work?
Once you enter said area, you’ll be attacked by an increasing number of enemies and Elite mobs. Keep an eye out for the highlighted stats in the upper right corner of your screen, which will keep you updated on your progress. The top timer shows how much time is left in the current event, the counter below shows how many Aberrant Cinders and Baneful Hearts you’ve collected from enemies you’ve killed, and the bar at the bottom shows your current Threat level.
We’ll go into more detail about these stats next.
Aberrant Cinders
If you have 100 Aberrant Cinders, you can open a Tortured Gift of Mysteries. This will contain consumables, gear, Murmuring Obols, and Baneful Hearts.
In addition to the usual Tortured Gift of Mysteries, you can also find Tortured Gifts of Protection (75 Cinders), Tortured Gifts of Jewelry (125 Cinders), and Tortured Gifts of Weaponry (150 Cinders), which all drop special gear.
These are large chests covered in skulls that you can find by looking for question mark icons on the map. Each time you open one, you’ll also gain 100 Diablo 4 Wolf’s Honor, which will greatly increase your reputation. Aberrant Cinders automatically reset to zero at the end of each Helltide event, so you’ll want to make sure you spend them before the timer runs out.
Baneful Hearts
If you have 3 Baneful Hearts, you can begin an Accursed Ritual, which summons a group of demonic enemies and ends with a powerful Blood Maiden.
Be sure to dodge the fireballs that Blood Maiden seeks out and her AoE fire waves during the fight. In addition to this, she will summon Hellborne Demons to attack you.
Defeating Blood Maiden will drop a large reward. You can find Accursed Altars by looking for three corpses arranged in a circle on the map.
While you can place Baneful Hearts on an Accursed Altar, be aware that Accursed Ritual will only start when all three hearts are in place, so save your Baneful Hearts until you have three. Unlike Aberrant Cinders, Baneful Hearts carry over during Helltide events, so you don’t have to worry about the timer.
Threat Level
The ultimate thing to keep in mind is your Threat meter, as it will gradually increase as you defeat enemies and progress through the three Threat Levels.
Each new level brings more attacks, either regular or powerful. When the Threat meter builds to 100% a new mini-event will begin, called the Helltide Raid. You will be marked and more enemies will be unleashed.
If you are lucky enough to survive this attack, you will face a Hellborn boss as one of five classes. Therefore, you will need to use all your skills and abilities to defeat them. This battle can be difficult to complete, because any death during Helltide will reset your Threat Level, which means you will need to start over.When Hellborn starts attacking, your Threat Level will be reset, which means you only have one chance to fight this ultimate boss, so be prepared.
After reading this guide, do you know a little more about Helltide Events? I hope you have fun exploring Helltide Events!
