Diablo 4 Season 6: Release date, Hatred Rising, Realmwalker, and Seething Realm

Here’s everything we know about Diablo 4 Season 6 so far, including its release date, and connection to the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion.

Diablo 4 Season 6 launches at the same time as the first DLC so it will likely be focused on new events in a new land. Season 5: Infernal Hordes introduced a new set of side quests that teased the return of Mephisto to Sanctuary so expect Season 6 to build on this theme once it arrives.

Here’s everything we know about Season 6 of Diablo 4 so far now that the PTR 2.0 patch has revealed some exciting new gameplay updates.

Season 6 release date

Diablo 4 Season 6 will begin on October 8, 2024 – the same day the Vessel of Hatred DLC arrives. There’s been no word on its end date as of yet.

The sixth season is called Season of Hatred Rising. The season will focus on Mephisto’s hatred spilling into Sanctuary, specifically his influence leaking out from Nahantu into the broader world.

Level cap, class skills, and other features coming in Season 6

An early version of the patch notes revealed that the new max level for Season 6 is 60, but all players that are currently above 51 will start at level 50 in October. There are other changes, such as an item quality rework, two new character slots, new class skills and passives, and a new party finder feature. As always we can expect new seasonal content and rewards through the battle pass.

We can also safely predict there will be updates to Helltide event along with brand new Uniques and Legendary Aspects. Many of these will be geared around the Spiritborn class as they join the roster, but other classes will also get some love. For example, the August 29, 2024, campfire chat revealed that all classes will recieve new passive skills which will change builds as we know them.

New narrative and quests in Season 6

This season’s story sees the player arrive in Kurast and features a narrative that showcases the new Spirtborn class. As the game’s receiving a major story update as a part of Vessel of Hatred, expect the Seasonal Journey quests to connect to this, but also be a separate entity.

In this main quest, The Zakarum Remnants, a group of Crusaders identifiable by their rusty armor, play a significant role in the new campaign questline, reflecting their historical connection to Mephisto:

As players will likely have the freedom to experience these either before or after the main campaign update, we expect the season-specific quests will be a side story, much like earlier ones have been.

Hatred Rising, Realmwalker and Seething Realm and Opals

New events will appear across Sanctuary, where zones become corrupted by Mephisto’s hatred, altering the environment and monster behavior. A massive demon called the Realmwalker will summon monsters from hell while walking through the zone. Players cannot damage him directly at first but must kill summoned enemies to reduce his HP before facing him in a final fight.

After defeating the Realmwalker, players can access the Seething Realm, a hellish dungeon, through a portal. Players will fight through it for rewards, choosing between different sections focusing on specific bonuses (e.g., loot, gold, equipment).

Unique rewards from the Seething Realm, offering buffs like increased XP, loot, and more. These opals stack with elixirs and incense, providing additional bonuses.

As the DLC introduces the new mercenaries for hire feature, this could play into the seasonal content in some way. We expect this will be triggered by a series of small side quests, however, Blizzard hasn’t confirmed quite how this mechanic will work in campaign and seasonal play as of yet.