The difficulty tiers are one of the most significant changes you’ll find going into the most recent season of Diablo IV. There are no longer World Tiers; instead, Blizzard took a step back and reintroduced the Torment system from Diablo 3. It’s straightforward enough on the surface, but you’ll soon find the game proves more challenging than ever before. Here’s what you need to know about the new Diablo 4 difficulty levels when creating a character in Season 6!
An Overview of the Diablo 4 Difficulty Levels
Instead of jumping through World Tiers 1-4, Diablo 4 offers eight difficulty levels ranging from Normal to Torment IV. The higher up the scale you go, the better the rewards, but the more challenging the enemies. On Torment difficulty, the ARPG will challenge you, requiring you to prioritize proper build and gear planning.
Normal
- Unlock: Default
- Standard difficulty setting with baseline EXP and gold drops.
Hard
- Unlock: Default
- Monster kills grant 75% more Experience
- Monsters drop 75% more Gold
Expert
- Unlock: Complete the Prologue
- Monster kills grant 125% more Experience
- Monsters drop 125% more Gold
Penitent
- Unlock: Complete the original story campaign
- Monster kills grant 175% more Experience
- Monsters drop 175% more Gold
Torment I
- Unlock: Conquer The Pit of the Artificer – Tier 20 at Level 60
- Monster kills grant 300% Gold and Experience
- Ancestral items drop
- Increased Legendary, Unique, and Mythic drops
- Armor reduced by 250
- Resistances reduced by 25%
Torment II
- Unlock: Conquer The Pit of the Artificer – Tier 35 at Level 60
- Monster kills grant 400% Gold and Experience
- Increased Legendary, Unique, and Mythic drops
- Armor reduced by 500
- Resistances reduced by 50%
Torment III
- Unlock: Conquer The Pit of the Artificer – Tier 50 at Level 60
- Monster kills grant 500% Gold and Experience
- Increased Legendary, Unique, and Mythic drops
- Armored reduced by 750
- Resistances reduced by 75%
Torment IV
- Unlock: Conquer The Pit of the Artificer – Tier 65 at Level 60
- Monster kills grant 600% Gold and Experience
- Increased Legendary, Unique, and Mythic drops
- Armored reduced by 1000
- Resistances reduced by 100%
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How to Unlock Torment Difficulties in Diablo 4
As mentioned briefly above, you can unlock the new Torment difficulties in Diablo 4 by progressing through the game until you reach the new max level of 60. From there, open up The Pit and progress deeper into the end-game mechanic until you reach Tier 65. Once you hit this point, you’ll unlock all Torment difficulties.
You only need to reach Tier 20 to unlock Torment I, though!
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