While Halloween may be over, the *Diablo IV* Season 7 witching season is just beginning! This guide provides a comprehensive strategy for rapid leveling in Season 7.
Table of Contents
- Get Your Pet
- Grab Your Mercenaries
- Follow the Seasonal Questline and Level Up
- Unlock Your Class Power
- Headhunt Zones
- Witchcraft Powers
- Rootholds
- Occult Gems
- Pits, Infernal Hordes, and Nightmare Dungeons
Get Your Pet
Upon starting *Diablo IV* Season 7, immediately visit the nearest town's Wardrobe to acquire your pet. While pets don't participate in combat, they significantly expedite gold and material collection, allowing you to focus on combat and loot.
Grab Your Mercenaries
If you own the *Vessel of Hatred* expansion, recruit mercenaries from the Den. Solo players can utilize two mercenaries, simplifying leveling and combat while also building Rapport for additional rewards.
Follow the Seasonal Questline and Level Up
Begin on Normal difficulty and follow the Season 7 seasonal questline (marked with green leaf icons). This questline introduces new mechanics, including Headhunt zones, Grim Favors for the Tree of Whispers, and new Witch powers. While not excessively long (though containing puzzles), it's the most efficient method to reach level 60. Focus on farming Headhunt zone bosses, collecting Favors, and upgrading Witch powers simultaneously.
Unlock Your Class Power
A helpful feature: Class-specific priority quests are skipped if completed on a previous character (requires logging in with that character on the Eternal realm first). This streamlines the process of unlocking your class power upon reaching the required level.
Headhunt Zones
While in Headhunt zones, actively complete Whispers. Prioritize smaller, denser zones for faster mob farming and Whisper completion. Focus on these Whisper quests: Fugitive Shepherd (escorting animals) and Fugitive (recovering a head or destroying a husk, activated by defeating Elites and interacting with roots). Trade 10 Grim Favors for a cache at the Tree of Whispers (or with the Raven of the Tree found in each Headhunt zone).
Witchcraft Powers
Purchase and upgrade Witchcraft powers at the Tree of Whispers using Restless Rot (obtained by killing Rot enemies). Prioritize damage-boosting powers. Note: Some powers require interacting with Forgotten Altars found in dungeons, Nightmare Dungeons, Pits, and Rootholds (Torment 1 difficulty and above). Draughts of Whispers increase the chance of encountering these altars.
Rootholds
Rootholds (accessed with Whispering Woods obtained from Whispers and Silent Chests) offer a rogue-lite experience similar to Infernal Hordes. Activate negative modifiers to enhance loot quality. Save Roothold keys for Torment 1 for optimal Ancestral loot.
Occult Gems
Craft Occult Gems (superior to regular gems) with Gelena at the Tree of Whispers using Restless Rot and Heads (dropped by Roothold bosses and Fugitives; Draughts of Whispers increase drop rates). Focus on Occult Gems in the late game.
Pits, Infernal Hordes, and Nightmare Dungeons
Continue utilizing Pits (for Glyph leveling), Nightmare Dungeons (for Glyphs), and Infernal Hordes (for masterworking materials to enhance Uniques).
This concludes our *Diablo IV* Season 7 progression guide. For more *Diablo IV* tips and information, visit The Escapist.
