Diablo 3 Darkening of Tristram: How to get Classic Angel & Demon portraits
Blizzard Entertainment, DexertoDiablo 3’s The Darkening of Tristram event introduces some new Diablo 1-inspired portraits to the game, so here’s how to get the Classic Angel & Demon cosmetics.
Diablo 3’s annual event, The Darkening of Tristram, is back for blood in early January 2025. With the return of some familiar (and particularly unattractive) faces, fans can start the New Year in the goriest manner possible.
Alongside the Cathedral anniversary dungeon and its insidious inhabitants come a slew of limited-time goodies, including the highly coveted Classic Angel and Demon portraits for your character profile.
Inspired by the Life and Mana bars in Diablo 1, here’s everything you need to know to unlock these anniversary rewards.
Blizzard EntertainmentHow to unlock the Classic Angel portrait
As with any Diablo cosmetic, unlocking the Classic Angel portrait is no walk in the park – especially considering the park is on fire and ridden with demons.
You’ll have to accrue seven Cultist chapters, which drop from Temporal Priests. These mischievous minions will appear at Waypoint areas in Adventure Mode, with one spawning at a time.
Adorned in gray, here are all of their locations, but be aware they can drop duplicate pages: so hack and slash as many of them as you can!
| Act | Waypoint |
|---|---|
| I | Weeping Hollow, Festering Woods, Caverns of Araneae, Cathedral (Levels 1 – 4,) Halls of Agony (Levels 1 – 3,) Fields of Misery |
| II | Dahlgur Oasis, Desolate Sands |
| III | Keep Depths (Levels 1 – 3,) Stonefort, Rakkis Crossing, Arreat Crater (Levels 1 & 2,) Tower of the Damned (Level 1,) The Core of Arreat, Ruins of Sescheron |
| IV | Gardens of Hope (Levels 1 – 3,) Silver Spire ( Levels 1 & 2) |
| V | Westmarch Commons, Westmarch Heights, Paths of the Drowned, Greyhollow Island, Battlefields of Eternity |
How to unlock the Classic Demon portrait
While the Angel portrait has you zipping around Sanctuary in an attempt to locate lost lore, the Demon portrait is a lot more straightforward: kill things.
However, you’ll need to know which specific things to add to your hitlist before you start slashing. You’ll need to slay 40 Unique Monsters (including the four mandatory bosses) to unlock the cosmetic.
Here’s a rundown of all of the Unique Monsters, as well as what level they are on in the Anniversary Dungeon. Be aware, however, that they spawn at random, so you’ll likely need to clear the whole thing six or seven times to get all forty. Keep in mind that any bolded monsters will always appear in each level.
| Level | Unique Monsters |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| 2 | Shadowbite, The Butcher, Rotfeast the Hungry |
| 3 | Madeye the Dead, Brokenhead Bangshield |
| 4 | Gharbad the Weak, Snotspill, Blacklash the Burning |
| 5 | Bloodskin Darkbow, Foulwing, Shadowcrow |
| 6 | Deathshade Fleshmaul, Bilefroth the Pit Master, Bloodgutter |
| 7 | Blighthorn Steelmace, Gorestone, Nightwing the Cold |
| 8 | Firewound the Grim, Zhar the Mad, Baron Sludge |
| 9 | Breakspine, Brokenstorm, Oozedrool |
| 10 | The Flayer, Goldblight of the Flame, Blackstorm |
| 11 | Bluehorn, Fangspeir |
| 12 | Viperflame, Viletouch, Lionskull the Bent |
| 13 | Warlord of Blood, Rustweaver, Witchmoon |
| 14 | Steelskull the Hunter, Graywar the Slayer, Stareye the Witch |
| 15 | The Vizier |
| Unholy Altar | Arch-Bishop Lazarus, Red Vex, Blackjade |
| 16 | Sir Gorash, The Dark Lord |
How to equip portraits in Diablo 3
To equip your new cosmetics, simply follow the steps below:
- Jump into a Diablo 3 game
- In the bottom right-hand corner, you’ll see a mirror icon (‘Collection’). Click it.
- Select ‘Portrait Frames‘
- Scroll until you find either the Classic Angel or Classic Demon portrait, then equip it.
So that’s everything you need to know about Diablo 3’s Darkening of Tristram anniversary event! Be sure to check out our dedicated build guides for the Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Necromancer, Witch Doctor, and Wizard classes.