A ton of fresh content and features introduced by Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion bring new excitement to us, and Pit of Anguish remains one of the standout challenges that players have to solve out and to push their character’s performance to the next level.
Keep reading to know more about Pit of Anguish quest and the method to complete it. And it also serves as a great channel for you to claim in-game resources, because you will encounter the bosses who will drop Diablo 4 Gold with high odds and the items that are suitable for your class.
How To Start Pit Of Anguish Quest?
Pit of Anguish is essentially a side quest in Nahantu. Completing this quest is beneficial for you to further into the endgame. It is also essential to unlocking Torment difficulties, which are indispensable to claiming even more overwhelming gear and rewards.
Your adventure kicks off finding Kyros, an NPC nestles in Upper Kurast, Nahantu. And you can see him sitting on stairs southeast of World Tier Statue. Make a conversation with him will automatically trigger the quest and begin a journey into Pit of Anguish.
Then you are required to head to Festering Dark Stronghold and the specific location is marked on the map. You need to fight your way through, defeating hordes of enemies along the way. As you get closer to your destination, the number and difficulty of the enemies you fight will increase dramatically. So it’s best to stay alert.
Once inside, find Reliquary Lantern in an instance which is designed to lead your way through the dark corridors of stronghold and lighten the location of enemies.
Keep going until you are trapped in a dark or obstructed area and miss the disorientation. To advance, you have to place Reliquary Lantern on Warding Braziers scattered throughout the stronghold. And these braziers will be enough to illuminate these areas.
Mastering your timing and positioning is key to getting through the stronghold, as you will encounter enemies that will catch you off guard from time to time.
At the end of the stronghold comes boss Maleficium with powerful attacks. This horrible boss’s weak spot are Warding Braziers, which are scattered throughout the arena. Maleficium cannot be harmed unless he is within the range of the light cast by Braziers.
Since Warding Braziers will inevitably fade out after a short time, pay attention to keep it lit as the fight progresses. Stay mobile and keep away from the boss’s devastating attacks in time, and try to drive it into the lighted area.
Once Maleficium being successfully defeated, go back to Kyros and pick up your next objective. And you are demanded to investigate the Pit of Anguish that nestles in north of the stronghold. Upon arriving, you’ll witness tons of corpses indulging in this area. Interacting with these corpses will trigger waves of enemies, so be ready for battle at all times.
Along the way, a corpse will drop a special Diablo 4 Item called Jeweled Finger of Ezra-Kan, which is quite essential for you to complete the quest. Pick it up and before going back to Kyros.
Rewards For Completing Pit Of Anguish
In Vessel of Hatred expansion, each challenging quest completed will reward players with game resources with high value, and Pit of Anguish quest is the same. The rewards are ranging from crafting materials, Unique items, along with Reputation with key factions. After defeating the main enemies who show up in the stronghold and Pit itself, there are additional rewards, such as valuable gear to help you go over increasingly tough challenges.
In addition, the previously mentioned Jeweled Finger of Ezra-Kan can also unlock more quest lines and rewards, a necessity for any Diablo 4 player who takes the game seriously.
Unlocking Torment Difficulties
It is widely acknowledged that the introduction of Torment difficulties serves as one of the thrilling mechanics in Vessel of Hatred DLC, which is targeted at offering harder challenges and even more affluent rewards.
An additional mention here is Artificer’s Pit, a dungeon nestles in Cerrigar within Emerald Chase zone of Scosglen. Because Artificer’s Pit is the only way to unlock Torment difficulties.
Pit is divided into 200 levels, with each level scaling in difficulty, supporting it a great channel to evaluate your skills and gear. As you push forward into Pit, new Glyphs will be automatically unlocked, the key to enhancing your character’s strength and potential.
Here lies Torment difficulty you can unlock by reaching the corresponding Pit levels.
- Level 20: Unlocks Torment 1 difficulty
- Level 35: Unlocks Torment 2 difficulty
- Level 50: Unlocks Torment 3 difficulty
- Level 65: Unlocks Torment 4 difficulty
Tips For Conquering Pit Of Anguish
To conquer this challenging quest, the most important thing is to make full use of the resources in Vessel of Hatred DLC. Pay attention to health potions and cooldowns to support you keep active in this exhausting and long battle.
Pit of Anguish is bound with fast and deadly enemies. So it’s best to keep active to avoid being overwhelmed.
Of course, you do better to take advantage of the surrounding environment and resources, especially Warding Braziers. Use them strategically to suppress enemies and keep the battle in your favor.
The above is about how to complete Pit of Anguish in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion. Want to know the knack of accomplishing other quests? Then enter IGGM discord for answers. From time to time, in-game resources will be given away to players in the terms of raffles in its giveaway channel. Please do not miss it. Thanks for reading.
