With the start of the new Lunar Year, Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening event has returned to the Sanctuary. This is a limited-time event that celebrates Lunar New Year with a series of in-game rewards and buffs, allowing the fiery New Year atmosphere to spread to the game.
Lunar Awakening Event Overview
Just like last year, Lunar Awakening event will be available in Seasonal and Eternal Realms. This event starts at 10am PST on February 4 and lasts for 2 weeks until 10am PST on February 18.
During this event in Diablo 4 Season 7, all Shrines in the Sanctuary will be transformed into snake-themed Lunar Shrines, which not only have new appearances, new icons on the map, but these Shrines will also be affected by a phenomenon that gives them amazing powers. Activate any of these Shrines to earn 100% extra XP for 2 minutes and gain enhanced powers. They are charged with earth energy that manifests as radiant light.
Once activated, these Lunar Shrines unleash Miserly Spirits, bringing rewards and the coveted Ancestral Favor Reputation.
There are a total of 10 Ancestral Favor Reputation Levels to earn during this event, with rewards including Diablo 4 Gold, Resplendent Spark, and 6 different Lunar-themed cosmetic rewards to unlock, including the new Trag’Oul’s Consort mount. Once you’ve cleared all Reputation Levels, you can continue to earn additional rewards in the form of Unceasing Gifts from the Ancestors caches and collect event cosmetics at Ked Bardu.
Lunar Shrines Effects
In addition to special enemy drops, these Lunar Shrines grant 100% extra XP for 2 minutes and unique type-based enhancements.
- Artillery Shrine: Casters have a chance to summon a Holy Bomb.
- Blast Wave Shrine: Each explosion summons a chain of bombs.
- Channeling Shrine: Increases attack speed and a chance to reset cooldowns.
- Conduit Shrine: Summons frequent, powerful lightning strikes.
- Greed Shrines: Chance to summon a Treasure Goblin, killing them can net you some nice loot.
- Lethal Shrine: Chance to instantly execute the monster hit, causing surrounding monsters to be terrified. This includes elites, but not bosses and other players.
- Protection Shrine: Reflects all damage you take, with the amount of damage reflected proportional to level and difficulty.
Luckily, these Lunar Shrines can be found throughout dungeons and open world areas, offering lucrative opportunities to collect rare items and speed up your progress.
Event Rewards
As we said before, during the event, your Ancestral Favor Reputation will increase as you activate Lunar Shrines and kill enemies. This lets you redeem Unceasing Gift from the Ancestors rewards, including six Lunar-themed cosmetics, crafting materials, and a coveted new mount.
Additionally, Tejal’s shop has Lunar Awakening Cosmetics and Armor sets for sale, such as Dragon of the Lonely Moon Mount armor and Scholar of the Lonely Moon outfit available for Sorcerer class. Since opportunities are limited, you’ll want to grab them before February 18, 2025.
In addition to the rewards, the event also lets you accelerate your character progression. This is prime time to level up quickly and optimize your build to better prepare for the endgame grind of Diablo 4 Season 7.
However, Weapon Transmogs, Tattoos, and Mount Trophy offered by this year’s Lunar Awakening event are exactly the same as last year, so if you participated in Lunar Awakening last year, the only new thing for you is the new mount. The new mounts look like a mix of the horses from Crypt Hunter Pack and last year’s event horses, but at least there’s something to earn in the game.
To be honest, event rewards like this are more worth the player's time, rather than effortlessly logging into the event to get free cosmetics from the store like Halloween event. After all, a prize that is available to everyone is equal to a prize that is owned by no one.
Also Read: How To Get Dorian Pet Which Has Special Season-Specific In Diablo 4 Season 7?
Season 7 Patch 2.1.1 Notes
In addition, a new patch for Diablo 4, Patch 2.1.1, will be available on the same day as Lunar Awakening event begins. The patch brings quite a few bug fixes, most notably:
- Increased frequency of Forgotten Altars spawning
- More Raven of the Tree in Headhunt areas
- Additional UI elements for tracking progress in Headhunts
- 2 new Whisper Bounties
- UI tweaks
- New button in Armory to easily remove gear
- Adjustments to Armory locations in multiple cities
Diablo 4 Season of Witchcraft is a welcome change for fans of the action RPG, whether you’re a die-hard fan of the D4 series or just want to take a break from Path of Exile 2 map. While there are inevitably some issues with the new season, the release of the latest Patch 2.1.1 will make your life smoother, whether you’re still unlocking Witchcraft Powers or working on getting the perfect gear combination.
The above is all the content of the recent Diablo 4 Season 7 update. As long as you can seize the opportunity of this Lunar Awakening event, you can not only get a lot of rare theme prizes but also help your character to upgrade quickly and survive better in the danger-ridden shelter.
