Season of the Construct
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| Release Date | January 23, 2024 |
| Genre | Multiplayer Action RPG |
| Rating | M |
| Online | YES |
| Developer | Activision Blizzard |
| Publisher | Activision Blizzard |
Season of the Construct is a Season in Diablo 4. Season of the Construct is the Third Season that will feature new characters, enemies, mechanics, time-limited rewards, and quality-of-life updates. This page includes all relevant information for Season of the Construct questlines, objectives, rewards, and other helpful information for this Season including the Season Journey and Battle Pass. Please see Battle Pass Guide for more info.
Diablo 4 Seasons typically last for 3 months and the developers intend to release 4 Seasons per year. Season of the Construct is the first season of the year 2024, and 3 more Seasons are expected to be released later on. Season of the Construct ends on April 16, 2024.
A new threat whirs to life in the depths of Sanctuary."
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct Quick Navigate
- Diablo 4 Season Overview
- Diablo 4 Season of Construct Key Features
- Diablo 4 Season of Construct New Content and Quality of Life Updates
- Season of Construct Rewards: Season Journey and Battle Pass
- Preparing for a New Season in Diablo 4
- How to Access the Season of Construct in Diablo 4
- Diablo 4 Season of Construct FAQs
- Season of Construct Gallery
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct Seasonal Pass Overview
Peace was never an option in the Sanctuary. This month, a new Season will introduce the Ancient Forces dwelling deep in the deserts of Kehjistan. The Wanderer will be guided by their Seneschal Companion to journey through the deadly traps of the ancient Constructs to defeat the threat originating in the desert. Elemental forces await those who are courageous enough to descend deep beneath the surface where they will destroy the roots of the demon Malphas in the latest Season of the Construct.
The third season begins on January 23 at 10 a.m. PST. Prepare to uncover the powerful secrets of Zoltun Kulle’s Loom with a new Dungeon type called Vaults, a seasonal robotic Seneschal Companion, and Weekly Leaderboards in The Gauntlet. Several key quality-of-life features—including almost constant Helltide events—arrive to help aid your conquests while fighting in the Vaults.
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct Key Features
- Journey through the desert with your new Seneschal Companion
- Explore new Dungeon-like locations called Vaults
- Discover and Recover Magical Governing and Tuning Stones from the Vaults
- Unlock the full power of the Seneschal Construct by collecting the 12 Governing Stones and 27 Tuning Stones
- COMING SOON: Leaderboards arrive with The Gauntlet
- More Quality of Life Updates!
- New Rewards with the Season Journey and Battle Pass
- Diablo 4 Patch Notes will be released soon!
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct New Questline
Discover an Ancient Technology designed by Zoltun Kulle and Ayuzhan of Caldeum, the Loom. Located deep beneath the deserts of Kehjistan, the Loom was recently discovered to have been usurped by the forces of evil, led by the Demon Malphas. They managed to twist the Loom to serve their evil and malicious plan to use it against humanity.
You will journey through Vaults, a new dungeon-like location with one of the designers of the Loom. Ayuzhan will offer assistance in an attempt to stop the evil forces from taking full control of the Loom and overtaking the Sanctuary.
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct Questline
The Main questline in Season of the Construct is composed of 10 quests, and it follows Ayuzhan, a former colleage of Zolton Kulle, who has been possessed by a demon.
- A Suppurated Wound
- The Yshari
- The Ennead
- A Body Stolen, A Body Made
- Drums of the Vault
- The Smothered Ache
- The World He Knew
- The Tumor
- The Miracle
- The Span of Our Arms
Journey with Your New Seneschal Companion in Diablo 4
In the latest Season of the Construct, Wanderers will be able to wield the power of the Loom and acquire their very own Seneschal Companion. As you progress through the seasonal questline, Zoltun will provide you with your Seneschal that you can augment to best suit your build during the season.
Using magical Governing and Tuning Stones recovered from the Vaults and throughout the Sanctuary, you can use these to customize your Seneschal Companion. Governing Stones will determine the type of attacks they perform while Tuning Stones will provide additional buffs to those skills, as well as provide utility.
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct New Features
New Equipment, and Cosmetics
- 12 Governing Stones
- 27 Tuning Stones
- 2 Fabled Tuning Stones: Evernight and Genesis
- NEW Legendary Aspects
- (Barbarian) Lord Eater Cosmetic Bundle
- Additional rewards info will be added soon!
New Local Events and Mechanics
- Earn a new Seneschal Companion that you can customize to fit your character's build.
- Challenge yourself and defeat Vaults (new dungeon-like locations)
- Unlock Wardwoven Chests to earn additional Tuning Stones
- Level up the Stones to unlock their full potential
- Collect or craft duplicates of the same Stones, fuse together to grant experience, and level up the current stones.
- New Weekly Leaderboards is coming with The Gauntlet
- Defeat Malpha, the newest Boss in Diablo 4
Quality-of-Life Updates in Diablo 4
Helltides Endure
Starting in Season of the Construct, Helltides will now be ALMOST always active, except for a 5-minute rest once per hour. Battle Hellspawn far more frequently, increasing your chances to collect Cinders and the bountiful rewards that come with them.
Enhanced Movement with W-A-S-D
Good news for all Diablo 4 PC gamers, Wanderers can now navigate through the Sanctuary by using W-A-S-D to control your character! This will provide ease of control and less stress on moving about using your mouse. This change is expected to increase the functionality of traversing through dungeons, vaults, and throughout the Sanctuary.
Extra Stash Tab
If you're running low on space in Diablo 4, don't worry! An extra Stash Tab is now available for your adventuring needs. Proceed to the Stash in any capital city to purchase an additional stash tab.
Various other Quality-of-Life Updates
Improvements are coming in terms of reallocating player's Skill Tree, User Interface when trading Gold, increased rates to earn the items needed to summon the Beast in the Ice, and more. Players can expect changes that will make playing the game more fun and accessible!
Season Journey and Battle Pass Rewards for Season of the Construct
Just like in every Seasons in Diablo 4, players can earn various rewards as they progress the Season Journey and the Battle Pass! The Season Journey is broken down into 4 Chapters, filled with different objectives as you progress through the Season. Completing one objective will grant players a small reward, and completing a full Chapter will grant even bigger rewards to fuel their determination!
As players complete objectives, they will be able to earn new Legendary Aspects, a new Awoken Adamant Armor (unlockable across various high Tiers), and 3 Scrolls of Amnesia (Skill Tree and Paragon Board Reset). Just like before, the Season Journey will also reward players will Favor, the resource used to climb the Battle Pass tier exclusive to the New Season in Diablo 4. Additionally, Favor can be earned by naturally playing the game.
The Season of the Construct Battle Pass will become active on January 23, the same release date as the Season of Construct, and will offer 90 Reward Tiers: 28 Free and 62 Premium Tiers.
Players who get the Premium Battle Pass will also enjoy Awoken Armor Sets, Platinum, and more cosmetics such as Spheral Barding Mount Armor and Awoken Clockwork Equir Mount at Tier 90.
Smolderish Ashes earned from the Free Tiers can be spent on Season Blessings that provide helpful buffs and bonuses that can help you combat the evil forces. There are three new Blessings for the Season of the Construct:
- Urn of Enduring Grace: Boost to the duration of Shrine effects.
- Urn of Tuning: Chance to receive an additional Tuning Stone from Wardwoven chests.
- Urn of Whispers: Boost the chance to receive a Greater Collection from Whisper rewards.
Preparing for a New Season in Diablo 4
Seasons in Diablo 4 means you also get seasonal characters. All your characters will start anew, and players will all begin to farm and level up their characters. However, this is optional and players can opt to remain in the Eternal Season. Take note that Eternal Realms will not have the current features of the season. There are some details and explorations that will translate over to the new season such as:
- Overall Story Progress
- Altars of Lilith
- Map Discovery
- Renown
- Potion Charges
- Skill Points
All of these will last across all seasons so players will not have to re-do them again. This feature also encourages players to explore and try different classes. Additionally, with some of the retained progress, players will be able to focus on the Season Journey, participating in the Seasonal Events, and progressing the Battle Pass, whether it's Free, Premium, or Accelerated Battle Pass.
How to Access Season of the Construct?
To participate in the new upcoming season on January 23, Wanderers must create a new character on the Seasonal Realm. This is a free feature offered to all owners of Diablo 4. However, players must have completed the Main Campaign on at least one of the characters on the Eternal Realm during any of the previous seasons. Once the main campaign has been completed, Wanderers can now participate in Season of the Construct.
As they begin their new journey in the Seasonal Realm, the following options will be available:
- Skip the Campaign
- Mount is available immediately
- All Altars of Lilith are unlocked, and the Renown Points will be retained
- All previously discovered maps and the corresponding Renown Points will be retained
Once the season ends, which is roughly 3 months, the progress that you have made on the Seasonal Realm will be transferred to the Eternal Realms. This includes all the items you collected on your Seasonal stash, but season-specific features will not be carried over.
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct Completion Tips
The Season Journey in Diablo 4
The Season Journey serves as the tangible system for player progression in the game's Seasons mechanic. Season Journeys for Diablo 4 provides a linear progression of sets of objectives, that work hand in hand with the game's Battle Pass system, and the player's new journey with a new character.
The Season Journeys are made up of several Chapters that players will progress through clearing different Objectives. Clearing each objective will garner a small reward while clearing all Objectives to ultimately clear a Chapter will give players an even bigger reward. These objectives will span in doing PvP and other non-PVP events such as defeating World Bosses, completing Vaults, and participating in local events.
Battle Pass Progression Diablo 4
When players complete objectives, they are granted Favor which unlocks additional Season Journey Chapters. The higher the levels of the Season Journey Chapters that are unlocked, the more difficult these challenges will get. These objective requirements will range from collecting materials to completing dungeons to participating in local events.
It is known that the Battle Pass will take roughly up to 80 hours to unlock fully over the three months (90 days) of the duration of the Battle Pass.
Leveling Up Battle Pass in Diablo 4
Players can complete Objectives for each Chapter of the Season Journey to progress through the Battle Pass to earn rewards. Favor will be rewarded to players upon completing the objectives as well as general gameplay with a Seasonal character. Favor unlocks additional Chapters of the Season Journey and additional Tiers of the Seasonal Battle Pass.
Aside from Favor, players can also purchase the Accelerated Battle Pass to unlock 20 Tier Skips or purchase Tier Skips individually with Platinum. However, to unlock these Tiers, players will need to earn Smoldering Ash by progressing the Battle Pass and leveling up Seasonal characters to a required level. Purchasing Tier Skips is different from unlocking these tiers.
Season of the Construct Stones
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Quick Search of All Season of the Construct Stones
Name |
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Autodefense |
Governing Stones | The Seneschal Construct activates an antimaterial field around itself, shooting down enemy projectiles. Cannot shoot down Boss or Player projectiles. |
Bushwhack |
Governing Stones | Quickly ambush, dealing damage to each target. May strike the same target multiple times. |
Firefly |
Governing Stones | Deploy a small construct that lands on the target and explodes three times, dealing damage. |
Focus Fire |
Governing Stones | The Seneschal Construct channels a ray of fire onto targets, dealing damage to each over time. |
Gyrate |
Governing Stones | The Seneschal Construct whirls its legs around quickly, dealing damage to all surrounding enemies. |
Impale |
Governing Stones | Perform a line attack to all enemies in front of the Seneschal Construct, dealing damage. |
Lightning Bolt |
Governing Stones | Launch a bolt of lightning at the target, dealing damage. Arcs to other targets, dealing a portion of the original damage. |
Protect |
Governing Stones | The Seneschal Construct materializes a protective barrier on the player for a portion of their Maximum Life. |
Reconstruct |
Governing Stones | The Seneschal Construct channels a reconstruction beam, healing the player for a portion of their Maximum Life over time. |
Slash |
Governing Stones | Pummel enemies in front of the Seneschal Construct, dealing damage. |
Tempest |
Governing Stones | Electrically charge an enemy, causing it to deal damage to themselves and additional enemies each second over time. If the enemy is killed, Tempest spreads to another enemy, gaining additional time and bonus damage. These bonuses are also applied if Tempest is reapplied onto the same enemy. |
Flash of Adrenaline |
Governing Stones | Administers a quick flash of adrenaline into the player, granting bonus damage for a duration. |
Voluminous Support |
Tuning Stones | The supported skill's effect size is increased. |
Swift Support |
Tuning Stones | The supported Skill gains an Attack Speed bonus. |
Breaking Support |
Tuning Stones | Damage from the supported Skill instantly destroys enemy Barrier effects. In addition, there is a chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. |
Tactical Support |
Tuning Stones | Decrease the cooldown of the supported Skill. |
Efficiency Support |
Tuning Stones | When the supporting skill deals damage, you gain Critical Strike Chance to the same targets hit. |
Devastation Support |
Tuning Stones | Supported Skill gains a Critical Strike Damage bonus. |
Safeguard Support |
Tuning Stones | When used, the supported Skill grants Damage Reduction to you. |
Frigid Support |
Tuning Stones | A portion of the supported Skill's damage dealt is applied as Cold damage over time and applies Chill. |
Burning Support |
Tuning Stones | A portion of the supported Skill's damage is applied as Burning damage over time. Burning enemies take bonus Critical Strike Damage from the Seneschal Construct. |
Electrocution Support |
Tuning Stones | A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Lightning damage over time and has a chance to Stun enemies. |
Bleeding Support |
Tuning Stones | A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Bleeding damage over time. Enemies take bonus Bleeding damage from all sources while moving. |
Poison Support |
Tuning Stones | A portion of the supported skill's damage dealt is applied as Poison damage over time. This poison has a chance each second to spread all Poison damage to an additional enemy. |
Dusk Support |
Tuning Stones | A portion of the supported Skill's damage dealt is applied as Shadow damage over time. Afflicted enemies who attack have a chance for their attacks to be interrupted. Does not interrupt Bosses. |
Duration Support |
Tuning Stones | Supported Skills have their durations increased. |
Fortify Support |
Tuning Stones | When the Seneschal Construct uses the supported Skill, you gain Fortify. Skills with slower attack speeds or skills with cooldowns will increase the amount of Fortify granted. |
Resource Support |
Tuning Stones | Player gains an amount of Primary Resource when the supporting Skill first deals damage. |
Initiative Support |
Tuning Stones | The supported Skill will cause the Seneschal Construct to teleport to the target if out of range. Can only occur once every so often seconds. |
Arcing Support |
Tuning Stones | The supported Skill can hit additional enemies. |
Multishot Support |
Tuning Stones | Supported Projectile skills launch additional projectiles. |
Piercing Support |
Tuning Stones | The supported Projectile Skill will pierce multiple enemies. |
Gripping Support |
Tuning Stones | Damage and effects done by the supporting Skill to Distant enemies pulls them towards the Seneschal Construct. Can only occur once every so often per enemy. |
Registered Damage Support |
Tuning Stones | Any damage caused from the supported Skill is registered. The registered damage explodes at effectiveness when the target dies as Fire damage. |
Seeking Support |
Tuning Stones | The supported Projectile Skill will auto-seek enemies for a limited duration. |
Slowing Support |
Tuning Stones | Damage from the supported Skill Slows enemy movement speed for a limited duration. The closer the enemy is to the Seneschal Construct, the greater the Slow amount. Enemies may be slowed up to a maximum amount. |
Mockery Support |
Tuning Stones | Damage done by the supporting Skill Taunts enemies hit for a limited duration of time. This can only occur once every so often per enemy. Does not work on bosses. |
Evernight |
Tuning Stones | The supported Skill grants you +4 to all Skills when used for 2.0 seconds. |
Genesis |
Tuning Stones | Increase the effectiveness of the Supported Skill by 150% |
Season of the Construct Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What gets carried over in Seasons?
Blizzard has confirmed that players will need to create a new character every new season to take part in the Seasonal Events and Season Journey. Some attributes will be carried over across seasons such as renown, map discovery, Altars of Lilith, potion charges, skill points, and overall story progression. This means that players will be able to fully enjoy and explore the new season as soon as it is released.What are the cosmetics included in the Battle Pass?
The Battle Pass includes a variety of cosmetics that players can use to customize their characters. The majority of the Battle Pass rewards consist of cosmetics for your Armor or Weapons, Backpacks, Mounts, Titles, and Emotes.
The exclusivity of the items ranges from whether players stick with the Free Battle Pass or choose to purchase the Premium Battle Pass or the Accelerated Battle Pass.
What is a Battle Pass?
Diablo 4's Battle Pass acts as a reward system that allows players to complete specific tasks and challenges in return for rewards you can get for free as well as premium rewards by purchasing the Premium Battle Pass or the Accelerated Battle Pass.
There will be a wide range of new quests, objectives, items, and multiple ways to earn in-game currency all across the three different Battle Passes. Players will need to note that the main campaign must be completed before taking part in the new content added in the first seasonal update.
The Battle Pass is available for a limited time of 3 months, and a new one will be released afterward. The Battle Pass is a way to keep players engaged and coming back for more.
When is the release date of Season of the Construct in Diablo 4?
The Free Battle Pass is offered to every player who owns Diablo 4, and each season lasts about 3 months. Season of the Construct will be released on January 23, 2024. Starting that day, you will be able to enjoy the Free Battle Pass, or opt for a premium battle pass. Check out Battle Pass Guide for more info.
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