Vaults in Diablo 4 are specialty Dungeons that house elemental Hazards designed by Zoltun Kulle and Ayuzhan, as featured in the Season of the Construct. Vaults are a time-limited feature that will last throughout the Third Season of Diablo 4. Diablo IV Vaults are randomly generated and function similar to Dungeons and Nightmare Dungeons at World Tier 3, except they house a new family of deadly Constructs and Hazards scattered throughout, as well as the highly-coveted Wardwoven Chests. Diablo 4 Vaults may also feature random events, as well as special scripted Dungeon Objectives that give specific vaults cohesiveness, and increase the danger and rewards.
What are Nightmare Vaults?
Introduced with the new Season of the Construct at World Tier 3, Nightmare Vaults are a new type of Endgame Dungeon that can be accessed by the player. This new Areas are filled with Construct enemies and bosses making them a prime place to obtain rare loot and rewards. To access these dungeons you will have to have played the game up until you obtain the Seneschal Construct, when you reach this point you can visit The Occultist to turn at least one Pearl of Warding into a Vault Sigil. To obtain this pearls, you will need to find Arcane Tremors events and farm them.
Diablo 4 Season of the Construct Vaults Guide
Diablo IV Vaults Quick Info
- Diablo 4 Vaults are exclusive feature of Season 3
- Functions like a Dungeon except it houses Constructs and deadly Hazards
- Nightmare Vaults will unlock at World Tier 3
- Vault Sigils are craftable using Pearls of Warding
- Vault Sigils drop together with Nightmare Sigils
- Players can opt to receive Zoltun's Warding upon entering the Vault to earn access to the Wardwoven Chests
- Access to the Vaults is through Gatehall, a town center found beneath Kehjistan.
Vaults in Diablo IV are similar to the existing Dungeons in the game, except this specialized Vaults feature a new family of Enemies called the Constructs. These monsters feature several elemental variants and they lurk in the dark, waiting for unsuspecting wanderers to fall trap into their mechanical clutches.
These Vaults introduces a challenging dungeon experience where adventurers navigate hazards, traps, and face hordes of Constructs to uncover treasures. Accessible through Kehjistan, there are four types of Vaults, each featuring randomly generated layouts. Additionally, the Vault of the Loom, housing Malphas, serves as the fifth unique Vault.
Once inside, players may opt to receive Zoltun's Warding, a special buff that grants access to a special chest after completing the Vault. There is a catch though as players need to make sure that they do not fall into the traps and Hazards within the Vaults. The buff diminishes stack by stack as you get caught in traps.
Vault gates can be discovered in the open world, resembling dungeons on the map. Upon entering, adventurers find themselves in a small dungeon with a gate at the end leading to a Vault.
Vault Objectives
These Constructs were originally devised by the duo Zoltun Kulle and Ayuzhan to keep evil at bay. However, they fell into the hands of evil Malphas, the newest boss in Diablo IV. There is little information available about this encounter, except they can be fought at the end of each Vault expedition. Doing so will reward players with a Wardwoven Chest which has a high chance of granting legendary items.
There is a Vault Objective where players will seek to Staunch the Spread of Arcane Tremors from the deserts of Kehjistan. Players will dismantle deadly traps, and destroy Lesser and Elite Constructs to earn shattered stone. There are likely various Events for players to participate in once the Season of the Construct releases. Finally, players will negate the Arcane Tremor by defeating the Vault's mighty Herald Construct, one of the strongest monster from the family.
Nightmare Vaults
At World Tier 3, players will unlock the Nightmare Vaults. These Vaults also behave similar to a Nightmare Dungeon, where Vault Sigils will drop together with Nightmare Dungeon Sigils. These Sigils can also be crafted using Pearls of Warding.
Players can acquire Pearls of Warding during Season 3 of Diablo IV.
Gatehall Vault Access
Vaults in Diablo 4 are similar to the existing Dungeons in the game, except this specialized Vaults feature a new family of Enemies called the Constructs. To gain access to Vaults you need to complete the following tasks:
- Progress through the Season of the Construct questline: To access the Vaults, advance through the Season of the Construct questline until you confront Malphas, Keeper of the Vaults, in the Vault of the Loom. Defeating Malphas is essential for unlocking the Vaults.
- Head to the Gatehall in Kehjistan: After overcoming Malphas in the Vault of the Loom, journey to The Gatehall, the central hub beneath Kehjistan.
- Speak with Ayuzhan in Gatehall: In Gatehall, locate Ayuzhan. Engage in dialogue with Ayuzhan to complete The Span of Our Arms quest.
- You can access to the following Vault from the Gatehall:
Diablo 4 Vault Sigils Guide
Vault Sigils are special items in Diablo 4, crucial for unlocking the more challenging dungeons Nightmare Vaults. Diablo IV Vault Sigils are consumable items, once used it consumes and it can't be obtained again. To craft these Vault Sigils, players need Pearls of Warding. Diablo IV Vaults are randomly generated and function similar to Dungeons and Nightmare Dungeons at World Tier 3, except they house a new family of deadly Constructs and Hazards scattered throughout, as well as the highly-coveted Wardwoven Chests.
How to craft Diablo 4 Vault Sigils
Diablo 4 Vault Sigils can be crafted using a material called Pearls of Warding. Upon completing an Arcane Tremor event, players receive Pearls of Warding. These pearls can then be taken to an Occultist vendor who transforms them into Vault Sigils. It's crucial to gather enough pearls to craft several sigils, as failing a Vault run requires another sigil for reentry.
The Occultists locations in the game
Scosglen, Emerald Chase [View on Diablo 4 Map]- Fractured Peaks, Desolate Highlands [View on Diablo 4 Map]
- Dry Steppes, Kotama Grasslands [View on Diablo 4 Map]
- Kehjistan, Southern Expanse [View on Diablo 4 Map]
- Hawezar, Umir Plateau [View on Diablo 4 Map]
