When is Diablo 3 Season 25? Season 24 end, theme, and more

Lauren Bergin
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Wondering when Diablo 3 Season 25 begins? Here’s everything we know about Season 24’s end date and this season’s theme. 

Despite Blizzard’s Diablo 2 Remaster getting off to a pretty rocky start, the franchise’s third installment, Diablo 3, remains as popular as ever.

Entering Season 25 just in time for Christmas, the focal point of this chapter of the Diablo story are the all-new Soul Shards, which will allow players to upgrade their items like never before.

However, when does Diablo 3 Season 25 start? And when is Season 24’s end date? Here’s everything we know about the new update.



diablo 3 witch doctor casts green magic
Witch Doctor mains are going to be pretty happy coming into Season 25!

When does Diablo 3 Season 24 end?

Blizzard have confirmed that Diablo 3 Season 24 will end on December 5, 2021.

This means players may only have a few more weeks to farm this season’s Ethereal Weapons – a feature that is supposed to be constrained to Season 24. Despite fans claiming the enchanted items gave the game “new life,” we’ll have to wait and see if Blizzard adds them as permanent features.

Here’s when Season 24 ends by region:

  • North America – December 5 at 5pm PDT
  • Europe – December 5 at 5pm CEST
  • Asia – December 5 at 5pm KST

When does Diablo 3 Season 25 start?

Diablo 3 Season 25 is set to begin on December 10, 2021.

Here’s when Season 25 starts by region:

  • North America – December 10 at 5pm PDT
  • Europe – December 10 at 5pm CEST
  • Asia – December 10 at 5pm KST
monster made of fire roars at camera
This time around, players will be able to channel the powers of the Prime Evils themselves.

Diablo 3 Season 25: Theme

Season 25 is aptly entitled “The Lords of Hell,” and  will revolve around the new socketable items, the Soul Shards. These can be fitted into your items to give your character access to a new set of demonic powers inspired by the Prime Evils themselves.

Helmets can be equipped with one of the three prime evil shards, whereas weapons can be upgraded with one of the four lesser evil shards. Each shard can be upgraded a total of three times using the season-exclusive Hellforge Ember.

All of the shards are random drops, but you’re more likely to net them by defeating the game’s bosses – so get ready to take down Diablo’s minions once more!

Writing that “with the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the Diablo Franchise, we wanted players to delve into the darker side of the Nephalem’s past,” Blizzard notes that “in Season 25, players can embrace evil by infusing themselves with the essences of the Lords of Hell… By embodying a Prime and Lesser Evil, players will inflict new forms of pain and suffering on the demons of Sanctuary. We can’t wait for players to get their hands on Soul Shards to start unlocking their true power.”

diablo 3 season 25 lords of hell witch doctor and demon hunter in burning hells
Diablo 3 Season 25 is here, and the Lord of Hell are hoping to infect your Nephilim.

Diablo 3 Season 25: All rewards

Cosmetic Rewards

Season 25 of Diablo 3 will reintroduce previous rewards from Season 13 for players who missed out on them the first time around.

These rewards include:

  • Helm and Shoulders slots of the exclusive Conqueror Set
  • Portraits themed around Imperius
  • Blaine’s Bear

There will also be brand new cosmetic rewards for those complete the entirety of the new Season journey.

These rewards include:

  • Pane of Tristram Portrait
  • The Dark Lordling Pet
Returning rewards in Diablo 3 Season 25
Previous rewards will make a return in Diablo 3: Season 25.

Journey Rewards

For the players who haven’t yet earned a total of five stash tabs will be able to unlock an extra one by finishing these tasks at the Conqueror tier:

  • Complete a Torment XIII Rift in under 5 minutes
  • Complete Greater Rift 60 solo
  • Kill Greed on Torment XIII
  • Kill Cydaea on Torment XIII in under 15 seconds
  • Reforge a Legendary or Set item
  • Augment an Ancient item with a Level 50 or greater Legendary Gem
  • Level three Legendary Gems to 55
  • Complete two Conquests

Seasonal Conquests

Seasonal conquests in Diablo 3: Season 25
Conquests from previous season will be retuning in Diablo 3: Season 25.

In Diablo 3 Season 25, the following conquests from previous season will also be making a return:

  • Sprinter
  • Speed Racer
  • Divinity
  • Lionhearted
  • Curses!
  • Stars Allign
  • The Thrill
  • Super Human
  • Masters of the Universe
  • Masters of Sets

Haedrig’s Gift

New class sets in Diablo 3
New class sets in Diablo 3: Season 25.

Last not but not least, you’ll also be able to obtain brand new class sets thanks to Haedrig’s Gift.

The available sets are as follows:

  • Barbarian – Might of the Earth
  • Crusader – Thorns of the Invoker
  • Demon Hunter – The Shadow’s Mantle
  • Monk – Monkey King’s Garb
  • Necromancer – Grace of Inarius
  • Witch Doctor – Raiment of the Jade Harvester
  • Wizard – Firebird’s Finery

So that’s everything we know about Diablo 3 Season 25 so far! Be sure to check back as further updates emerge, but in the meantime stay awhile and read all of our Diablo news and guides:

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