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Diablo 4's Lunar Awakening Returns, With Double XP Bonuses and Themed Goodies, Includng a New Mount

The Year of the Snake transforms Santuary's Shrines

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Diablo 4’s Lunar Awakening event is back starting next week, offering bonuses including a 100% XP boost and special lunar-themed rewards.

If you're looking to celebrate, the event begins on February 4th at 10:00 a.m. PT and rinse for February 18th at 10:00 a.m. You can take part if you're playing on Seasonal or Eternal realms. Just head over to Ked Bardu and find Ying-Yue, leader of  the Lunar Night Market, the event hub. Here, you’ll be able to exchange Ancestral Favor Reputation you earn for Unceasing Gifts from the Ancestors caches and themed seasonal rewards. 

First, you should be on the lookout for Lunar Shrines,  replacing regular shrines for the event. They’ve even been decorated for the Year of the Snake. Start by activating any shrine you find to get 100% bonus XP for 2 minutes, a bunch of Miserly Spirits, and an enhanced power to use on them. There are seven different effects that you could get when you activate a shrine:

  • Artillery Shrine – Casts have a chance to summon a holy bomb.
  • Blast Wave Shrine – Each explosion summons a cluster bombardment.
  • Channeling Shrine- Increased attack speed and chance to reset cooldowns.
  • Conduit Shrine – Summon frequent, powerful, shocking strikes.
  • Greed Shrine – Chance to summon a Treasure Goblin. While the Shrine is active, kills summon a Treasure Goblin.
  • Lethal Shrine – Chance to instantly execute a struck monster, causing Fear on surrounding monsters. Note: this includes Elites, but excludes Bosses and other Players.
  • Protection Shrine – You reflect all incoming damage. Damage reflected scales with Level and Difficulty.

While you enjoy the double XP, you’ll earn event currency. Travel around Sanctuary, activate shrines, slay monsters, solve puzzles, and then go find more shrines in dungeons or in the Wilds. 

There are 10 levels to Ancestral Favor Reputation, and rewards include Ancestral Spark, Lunar Awakening-themed cosmetics, and the all-new Trag’Oul’s Consort mount. Some returning rewards include the Lunar Scepter, Moonshot Bow, and Dragon’s Tapestry. If you missed them in the past, you've got a second chance. here are some new premium cosmetics coming as well, including themed garments, and mount armor.

The event announcement has full details.


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Christina Gonzalez

Christina is MMORPG.COM’s News Editor and a contributor since 2011. Always a fan of great community and wondering if the same sort of magic that was her first guild exists anymore.