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Infernal Hordes Update

The new update to Diablo 4 has introduced many changes to the base game and many of its features, Infernal Hordes are no exception to these changes:

• Infernal Compasses can no longer be crafted, and they will only appear as rare drops on Torment difficulties. In order to access at least Torment I, you have to beat Tier 20 on The Pit of the Artificers. This makes more rewarding than before, but they are not as frequent, so don't expect to have your inventory filled with Infernal Compasses.
• The difficulty of the activity is now purely based on the difficulty you are playing on as well. There is no other influence on it.
• The number of Waves during the horde will be randomly determined on each Compass Drop.
• Revives have also been revised  and changed. They are not permanently set to 4 Revives for all Infernal Hordes runs.

Loot Changes in Infernal Hordes

The chests found at the end of the run have undergone some significant changes too! The equipment and Items chests are gone for good, since they are considered no longer necesary.

There have been some changes regarding how to interact, or open certain chests. For example, Materials chests now also consume all Aether, exactly like the Gold ones, granting greater rewards the more Aether is spent.

Greater Chest of Equipment has become much more expensive. Now it costs 200 Aether, instead of the 60 it costed before. This allows it to provide an Ancestral Legendary.

These items have a guaranteed Greater Affix, and are always maximum item level, which is 800 after the update.

Another new change introduced with the upddate, is that The Council now drops Legendary items with Infernal Hordes affixes.

Aether Events

Aether Events are the main source of Burning Aether for players. There are a total of 6 different Aether Events that can happen during Infernal Hordes. In some cases, it is important to try to complete them as soon as they become available.

Most Aether Events appear on the mini-map as pulsating circles at the moment they spawn, and after that moment, take the form of a small flame icon.

Aether Events in general appear on the mini-map as pulsating circles in the moments right before they spawn, and then once spawned, they take the form of little flame icons. Dropped Burning Aether appears on the mini-map as shinning small blue dots.

 

Aetheric Mass

Destroy the Aetheric Mass to gain Aether. The bloody mass puts out damage in cones, and stays stationary, the whole time. This event is triggered by player proximity, is easily destroyed, and initially drops 1 Aether after being destroyed.

 

Soulspire Event

You have to slay enemies within the Spire's ring to destroy it. Initially drops 1 Aether after being destroyed.

 

Aether Find

The Desecrator of Tormenter. powerful demons that emerge in any of the four corners of the Abyssal Verge. Drop 1 Aether after being destroyed.

 

Hellborne

Hellborne spawn in groups of three at random near the player's location. Initially, each one drops 1 Aether each after being destroyed.

 

Aether Lord

Aether Lord function similarly to Dungeon boss, with a bigger HP bar as well as a stagger bar. Have specific movesets and spawn at random. Drop 3 Aether when defeated.

 

Infernal Demon

The Burning Butcher comes from The Stalking Devil Infernal Offer, and can only be summoned once per wave. Drops 25 Aether when defeated.

This demon type, also known as the Burning Butcher, comes primarily from The Stalking Devil Infernal Offer and can only be summoned once per wave. It spawns at random, has a specific move set, and initially drops 25 Aether after being destroyed.

 

Infernal Offers

Once a wave is finished, players will be able to choose 1 of the 3 Infernal offers available.  These offers improve upon Aether Events in different ways, such as increasing their difficulty, summoning a new type of enemy, and provide more Burning Aether for the remaining enemy waves.