In a nutshell

• Diablo IV Season 8 launches on April 29, introducing Belial’s return, Apparition Monsters, and the Lord of Lies quest, where players ally with new characters and unlock powerful Boss Powers.
• Boss Powers, obtainable from 24 bosses, enhance builds with unique abilities and effects, such as Wandering Death’s Chest Beam and Lilith’s Wind of Hate.
• Players can participate in the Apparition Incursion event to defeat Apparition Monsters, confront Belial, and level up while unlocking exclusive rewards.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Belial will make his return in Diablo IV Season 8, set to launch on April 29.

Diablo IV’s latest season will have players ally with new friendly faces, harness Boss Powers, and dissipate peculiar Apparition Monsters in your pursuit of the truth.

Diablo IV Season 8 – Belial’s Return

Belial’s return brings chaos to Sanctuary with mysterious Apparition Monsters. Sayeena, a retired Vizjerei mage, and Jarius, a self-proclaimed Cathedral of Light knight, join forces to uncover the truth behind his ploy, and you must unite with them to defeat these monsters and gain powerful new Boss Powers.

Begin the Lord of Lies quest by speaking to the Stranger in Kyovashad’s city center near the Waypoint. Completion of Diablo IV’s base campaign and the creation of a Seasonal Realm character are required.

Diablo IV Season 8 New Feature – Boss Powers

Diablo IV Season 8 will introduce a powerful new feature that will help players take on these new threats. Boss Powers, obtained from defeating 24 specific bosses across Sanctuary, allow you to enhance your builds with abilities siphoned from fallen foes.

Each Power has a Main effect and a Modifier effect, activated based on the equipped slot. You can utilize 1 Main Power and 3 Modifiers simultaneously, with the Main Power serving as the core of your build, supported by Modifier Powers to amplify its effectiveness.

These Powers are unlocked by defeating World Bosses, Apparition Incursion event bosses, and others like Lilith for the first time this season.

Some examples of the many boss powers you can obtain are as follows:

Wandering Death’s Chest Beam (obtained after defeating the World Boss, Wandering Death)

• Main: While Channeling a Skill, spawn a beam that deals 300% Frostbite damage per second. Enemies hit take 50% increased damage from you for 1 second. 
• Modifier: Your Main Boss Power instantly Executes Non-Boss enemies hit with less than 15.5% Life. When you Execute enemies you gain 25 Primary Resource. 

Belial’s Crystal Decoy (obtained after defeating Belial in a Lair Boss ambush)

• Main: When you Cast an Agility, Defensive, or Macabre skill, spawn a crystal that Taunts enemies and explodes after 3 seconds, dealing 600% Shadow damage. 
• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power Fears Nearby enemies for 0.75 seconds and deals 50% Shadow damage to them. 

Lilith’s Wind of Hate (obtained after defeating Lilith)

• Main: When you Cast a skill, attack enemies with a wave of spikes that lasts 2 seconds and deals 400% Physical damage. Enemies take 60% increased damage from Wind of Hate each time it hits them, up to 300%.
• Modifier: Hitting an Elite enemy with a Main Boss Power creates an inert Blister Clone with 10% of their Maximum Life for 15 seconds. Killing the Blister removes 2.1% of the Elite’s Life. An Elite can have up to 1 Blister active at once, and a Boss can have up to 2 Blisters. Enemies with Resilience cannot spawn Blisters.

Duriel’s Burrow (obtained after defeating the Greater Lair Boss, Duriel)

• Main: When you Evade, you now burrow underground, immobilizing surrounding enemies for 5 seconds and dealing 100% damage on your entry and exit. You deal 100% damage every 0.25 seconds while burrowed. Evade’s Cooldown is increased by 4 seconds, and Cooldown Reduction on Evade is 50% as effective.
• Modifier: Activating your Main Boss Power grants you 21% increased Dodge chance for 5 seconds. Whenever you Dodge an attack you Immobilize Nearby enemies for 3 seconds.  

Urivar’s Lobbed Bombs (obtained after defeating the Initiate Lair Boss, Urivar. Requires the Vessel of Hatred expansion)

• Main: After you Cast an Ultimate Skill, lob 4 bombs that deal 400% Fire damage. Gain 15% Cooldown Reduction.
• Modifier: Killing an enemy with your Main Boss Power reduces your Ultimate Skill’s Cooldown by 0.2 seconds. 

Diablo IV Season 8 New Event – Apparition Incursion

Belial’s Apparition Monsters have invaded Sanctuary, spreading chaos. Players can participate in the Apparition Incursion event, accessible on any Difficulty Level, to eliminate these foes and increase in power.

Defeating these monsters will summon 1 of 10 Apparition Bosses, each offering unique Boss Powers upon defeat. After facing them twice, you’ll confront a formidable version of Belial himself. The event is an excellent way to gain Boss Powers and level up your character.

Diablo IV Season 8 – Other New Features

In Diablo IV Season 8, players can also expect these new updates and changes:

• Lair Boss Reworks – Lair Bosses, formerly Endgame or Ladder Bosses, are now divided into three tiers—Initiate, Greater, and Exalted—to reflect their difficulty and rewards. Found in Boss Lairs, these encounters require Lair Boss Keys for loot chests called Hoards, which include Unique items, with chances increasing on higher difficulties and in party play.
• New Legendary and Unique Items – New Legendary and Unique items have been introduced to enhance your demon-slaying capabilities. Highlights include the Barbarian’s Bane of Ahjed-Den, granting a fiery explosive boost to Mighty Throw every 12 seconds, and the Druid’s Gathlen’s Birthright, which enables Nature Magic to grant powerful passives like Perfect Storm. Necromancers can wield the Sanquivor, Blade of Zir to unleash Vampiric Curses and amplify Army of the Dead’s damage, while Rogues can utilize the Band of Ichorous Rose to supercharge Poison Traps. Sorcerers and Spiritborns also gain powerful tools like Hail of Verglas and Sunbird’s Gorget to elevate their gameplay.
• Reliquaries – Reliquaries, the revamped Battle Pass system, let players earn rewards in their preferred order. Reliquaries are categorized into Battle Pass and Event types, with the upcoming season, Belial’s Return, featuring four Battle Pass Reliquaries: Belial’s Return (non-premium), Weapons, Beasts, and Armor. Premium Reliquaries can be unlocked using Platinum, either individually or as part of a bundle. Event Reliquaries, tied to milestone events and collaborations, are available for limited periods.
• … and more!

Diablo IV Season 8 is set to launch on April 29, 2025.