Beginner Guides and Best Tips for Getting Started
We have compiled a list of tips and tricks everyone should know about Diablo 4 (D4), beginners and veterans alike! Read on for guides on how to get started in Diablo 4, guides on gameplay features, and the absolute best tips you need to know when playing the game.
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How to Get Started in Diablo 4
| How to Get Started |
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 System Requirements: Recommended SpecsDifficulty Tier Settings GuideCharacter Customization Options |
System Requirements: Recommended Specs
The following are the confirmed system requirements for Diablo 4. See below for both minimum and recommended PC specs.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | ・64-bit Windows 10 | ・64-bit Windows 10 |
| CPU | ・Intel Core i5-2500K ・AMD FX-8100 |
・Intel Core i5-4670K ・AMD R3-1300X |
| GPU | ・NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 ・ AMD Radeon R9 280 |
・NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 ・AMD Radeon RX 470 |
| RAM | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 90 GB | 90 GB |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Internet | Broadband Internet | |
System Requirements: Minimum and Recommended Specs
Difficulty Tier Settings Guide
Difficulty Tiers are a gameplay system in Diablo 4 that increase the difficulty of the game and allow the player to gain even greater and rarer rewards. The higher the Difficulty, the greater the player is challenged.
| Standard | Torment (reach level 60) |
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| Normal | I |
| Hard | II |
| Expert | III |
| Penitent | IV |
Difficulties have been reworked as of Season 6, each with their own challenge level, and bonus rewards. World Tiers no longer exist within the game and have been divided into Standard (Normal, Hard, Expert, and Penitent) and Torment (I, II, III, IV) difficulties.
Difficulty Tiers Explained: How to Change Difficulty
Character Customization Options
Players, for the first time in a Diablo game, will be able to customize their own character however they want. Players will be able to customize the following parts of their character:
- Face
- Hairstyle
- Facial hair (Beards and eyebrows)
- Jewelry (Nose piercings and earrings)
- Makeup
- Body markings (Tattoos and body paint)
- Color values (Skin, eyes, hair, and body markings)
- Other class-specific options
Character Customization Options
Beginner's Guide
Follow the Campaign Storyline
As you start progressing, we recommend following the Main Campaign questline as this will introduce you to the different systems and mechanics of the game.
Once you reach Act 4, you can finally obtain a Mount which is mainly used for traversing throughout Sanctuary. Make sure to get this as soon as possible to make your progress easier.
Start Off On Normal and Switch to Hard
When you create a new character for the first time in Diablo IV, you'll be given the choice between Normal and Hard modes. As your character starts off without a strong build foundation or access to their main Skills, make sure to switch to Hard mode as this will making leveling up you faster.
Once you get a power spike and your build is fully in motion, you might be taking out enemies reliably enough to switch to Expert. Just make sure it isn't taking you too long to kill enemies, or the experience bonus will be cancelled out by the extra time sink.
If you begin to struggle on the higher difficulties - no worries. Just open head over to Kyovashad any time to change the difficulty back down.
Best Difficulty Tier to Start With
Focus on One Core Skill
The Skill Trees in Diablo IV can be quite intimidating at first with an overwhelming selection of Skills to sink points into for each class. To complicate matters, investing in the wrong Skills without a plan for the future can result in a character build that you don't enjoy playing.
For starters, you'll want to select only one Core skill for your character and use points to upgrade that Skill and unlock complimentary Skills along the Tree. Not sure which Skills go well together? Select your desired class below to see leveling guides for each one.
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 Barbarian |
 Druid |
 Sorcerer |
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 Rogue |
 Necromancer |
 Spiritborn |
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Skill Tree Overview: Talent Tree Explained
Unlock Altars of Lilith As You Go
Altars of Lilith are statues scattered all around the game that, when interacted with, give permanent stat boosts to all characters on your account as well as 10 Renown. These statues can be found all across Sanctuary and the stats and Renown you receive can stack up as you progress in-game.
All Altars of Lilith Locations
Complete Class Specialization Quests to Strengthen Your Character
Upon reaching a certain level, your character will be able to take on Class Specialization Quests that unlock a Class Mechanic specific to that class. These Specializations further increase your character's strengths by unlocking new abilities and effects without having to equip additional items.
List of All Class Specialization Quests
Track Dungeons for Aspects From the Codex
While it is completely viable to use the Map to look for Dungeons, players can find Dungeons more efficiently by utilizing the Codex of Power. From the Codex of Power screen, simply left click on an Aspect to pin its Dungeon location then you can track that Dungeon by following the pin on your Map.
Leave Dungeons with the Action Wheel
Instead of backtracking all the way through a dungeon to get out, you can simply open up the action wheel and select Leave Dungeon to leave. This is one of several ways that will save you a lot of time in the long run.
Keep Extra Loot in Your Stash
Found a nice Legendary weapon? Perhaps it has an Aspect you want to try with a future build. Or maybe you're just a pack rat and can't bring yourself to throw anything out. Either way, your inventory will fill up fast. Use the Stash in any town to store extra Gear and Gems until you're ready to part ways with it.
Can You Increase Inventory Size?
Use Emotes to Complete Side Quests and More
Emotes are not just for fun in Diablo IV. In fact, it's necessary to use specific Emotes during certain side quests to complete them. You can open the Emote Wheel (up on the d-pad), then select Customize to see a full list of available Emotes.
There are also some statues in the overworld that leave cryptic messages that hint at using a particular Emote. Use the correct one to receive a temporary buff to one of your stats!
Stagger Bosses to Freely Deal Damage
Right below a the HP bar of a Boss you can find a yellow bar. This is a stagger meter that once filled up, causes that Boss to stagger, essentially rendering it incapacitated for a short period of time.
During this window, you can attack and deal as much damage as you can without any risk of receiving harm.
Keep a Whispering Key On You
You may come across Silent Chests randomly during your overworld farming, and these chests give decent loot. To open them, you'll need to use a Whispering Key, which you can purchase from the Purveyor of Curiosities for 20 Murmuring Obols a pop.
Murmuring Obols can be earned from completing overworld events. These appear in quite a few locations, so make sure you know where to find them!
List of All World Event Locations in Fractured Peaks
Check for Gears That Give Skill Points
As you collect Items in the game, be on the lookout for Gears that give +1 skills to a Skill branch. This is especially useful in the earlier stages of the game as you can unlock Skills earlier than you normally would.
Start Tempering Your Gear
Once you have most of the gear you need, its best to start Tempering them as soon as possible so you can add more stats that can benefit your build. Make sure you have enough materials such as Iron Chunks and Rawhides as Tempering requires a good amount of them.
Tips for PC Players
Hold Left Click to Continuously Move
In addition to clicking the left mouse button to move around, players can simply hold down the left click button and their character will start to move. This is a nifty feature that can help in reducing fatigue from constantly clicking.
Increase the Mouse Cursor Size
Should players find the game's cursor to be a bit smaller than they liked, there is a quick fix to this issue which can be found in the game's Options. Once in the Options menu, scroll down the Graphics tab until you see Cursor Scale. In this option, you have three cursor sizes to choose from, with the default cursor size being Small.
Split Bindings for Basic Skill and Movement
By default, movement and basic skill binds are on the same buttons. This can be convenient as players can simply click on the ground then on enemies to perform a specific action. However, there might players that wish to have these movements on separate binds.
Fortunately, Diablo 4 allows players to assign skills to any key they wish. To do this, head over to the Controls tab of the Options menu then change your bindings from the Key Bindings tab.
Hold Shift to Attack or Use Skill in Place
Since character movement and basic skills have the same key binding by default, there might be moments where players unintentionally move as they attack. This can be avoided by pressing down the Shift key to use skills or attack in place.
Press S to Open Up Skill Menu
As you progress through the game, more Skills become available to you either through gear or by leveling them up. Players can press S to open up the Skill Assignment Flyout and drag the skill icon to whichever slot is optimal. With this feature, there is no more need for Elective Mode as seen in Diablo 3.
Diablo 4 Gameplay Feature Guides
| New Gameplay Features | New Skill Tree |
| Multiplayer Features | Merchant NPCs |
| Microtransactions | Endgame Content |
Click on a feature to jump to its section!
List of All New Gameplay Features
| Open World | Mounts |
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| Diablo 4 will give players a great degree of freedom in the open world of Sanctuary, where they can stray from the main campaign and do side content as they please. | Now, any class can ride a mount, and they will even have transmogs! Don't worry about exploring the vast map on foot as your trusty mount will get you around. |
New Skill Tree
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The class skill tree has been revamped into an expanded skill tree where the Active Skills, Passive Skills, along with their upgrades are all connected. As your character levels up, you will receive skill points that you can spend to unlock a skill node, which will open the other skills and upgrades it branches out to.
Skill Tree Overview: New Diablo 4 Talent Tree Explained
List of All Multiplayer Features
| All Multiplayer Features |
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| Party Up With Players and Take On DungeonsOpen World Will Have PvP ZonesFight World Bosses with Other PlayersCross-Play EnabledLocal Co-Op is Supported |
Diablo 4 supports both online multiplayer and local co-op! Follow the link below to learn more about the game's multiplayer features including PvP Features, PvE, and how couch Co-Op works!
Multiplayer Features: Will Diablo 4 Have Local Co-Op?
List of All Merchant NPCs
| Alchemist | Upgrades health potions and sells buff-granting elixirs. |
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| Occultist | Can imbue a Codex of Power or an Aspect into items to give override the legendary powers of an item and grant them new powers. |
| Jeweler | Can craft, upgrade, and unsocket Gems, add more Sockets, and craft Runewords. |
| Blacksmith | Repairs and upgrades your gear, sells weapons and armor, and is able to salvage items you don't need. |
| Purveyor Of Curiosities | You can spend Obols to gamble for items or purchase Whispering Keys from this NPC. |
| Stable Master | Allows you to customize and purchase mounts and mount armors. |
| Rings and Amulets | Sells Rings and Amulet with varying rarities and affixes. |
| Weapons | Sells random types of weapon with varying rarities and affixes. |
| Armors | Sells random armor pieces with varying rarities and affixes. |
| Dark Citadel Vendor (Vessel of Hatred exclusive) |
Sells various consumables that aid you and your party for Citadel Coins. Also sells the Scroll of Restoration, various caches and other Weapon Cosmetics. |
List of All Microtransactions
| Cosmetics Shop | Premium Seasonal Battle Pass |
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Diablo 4 will have a Cosmetics Shop, where players can use Premium Currency to buy items that change the appearance of your character. None of these provide a gameplay advantage in any way.
The Battle Pass, or the Season Pass, rewards players for completing activities that aid the player in progressing in Diablo 4. Players can purchase the Premium version of the Battle Pass to unlock more cosmetic rewards.
Monetization: All Microtransactions and Season Passes
List of All Endgame Content
Diablo 4 will have a lot of endgame content for all players, including Torment difficulty tiers, a new Paragon system, and other activities with great rewards.
| Difficulty Tiers | Increase the difficulty of the game to gain even greater and rarer rewards. |
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| Helltide | Defeat Lilith's minions and collect Cinders, which can be used to open Helltide Chests and earn useful boons. |
| Nightmare Dungeons | Use Nightmare Sigils to change the characteristics of dungeons in the world, allowing you to obtain better rewards. |
| Seething Realm | Defeat Realmwalkers to gain access to the Seething Realm, a dungeon that rewards Seething Opals. |
| Whispers of the Dead | Complete Whisper quests for Grim Favors, which can be exchanged at the Tree of Whispers for great loot and experience. |
| Fields of Hatred | Engage in PvP in the Fields of Hatred! Defeat demons to collect Seeds of Hatred, which can be exchanged at the Altar of Extraction for Red Dust, which are used to buy new cosmetics and mounts. |
| Paragon Boards | Become even stronger and customize your build by unlocking Nodes on the Paragon Board using Paragon Points. |
| Seasonal Battle Pass | Players will be able to play through new seasons of the Battle Pass and earn new cosmetics, and play new story content. |
| Uber Bosses | Challenge Uber Bosses in Torment difficulties to target farm certain Unique items. |
| Infernal Hordes | Take on this roguelike game mode for farming Gear, Gold, and Materials. |
| Masterworking | Upgrade your gear stats to the highest by spending Obducites and other materials. |
| Dark Citadel | Take on this new Raid dungeon with your allies that requires good coordination and puzzle solving. |
Endgame Guide: What to Do After the Campaign
All Tips and Tricks Guides
Tips and Tricks
Diablo 4 Related Guides
Vessel of Hatred
Seasons and Season 6
Builds
Classes
Bosses
Unique Items
Aspects
Runewords
Items
Tips and Tricks
Transmog
Interactive Map
Main Quests
Priority Quests
Side Quests
World Bosses
Dungeons
Strongholds
Tempering Manuals
Gems
Affixes
Skills
Paragon Boards & Glyphs
Glossary
NPCs
Mounts
Altars of Lilith
Cow Level
PVP
World Events
Rare Spawns
Shop Bundles
News and Events
Bugs and ErrorsGame Mechanics and Activities
 The Pit Guide |
 Infernal Horde Guide |
 Masterworking Guide |
 Helltide Event Guide |
 Legion Event Guide |
 Nightmare Dungeon Guide |
 How to Complete Tree of Whispers |
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Recommended Activity Guides
 Mystery Chest Locations and Map |
 Best Nightmare Dungeon Tier List |
