Next week, Hell’s about to overwhelm Sanctuary.

Blizzard has announced the starting date of Diablo 4’s Season 5, dubbed Season of the Infernal Hordes: 7th August at 1am GMT+8 (6th August 10am PT). The new Season will introduce and add the following:

• Infernal Hordes – A new activity featuring Fell Priests & the Fell Council, Infernal Enemies, Hellbreach Dungeons, and over 50 Hellish new Uniques and Legendaries.
• Hellbreach Dungeons – A new variant of Nightmare Dungeons that introduce a smaller version of the Infernal Horde mechanic into Nightmare Dungeons.

If you survive the endless Hordes and defeat the Fell Council, you’ll be greeted with Spoils of Hell, which contain Materials for masterworking, Gold, and items that contain coveted Greater Affixes. These resplendent coffers also have the best chance to contain new Uniques that look as though they are forged of Hell itself. These chests are filled with Legendary and Unique items, Summoning Materials, and Gold. Spoils of Hell cost 20 Aether, but slay enough infernal enemies to spare 60 Aether and unlock the Spoils of Greater Equipment which guarantees an item with a Greater Affix!

The key to unlocking the Infernal Hordes lies in Infernal Compasses, dark devices of occult knowledge that open the very gates of Hell itself. These fiendish keys scale from Tier 1-8 and can be crafted at the Occultist with Sigil Power and Forgotten Souls. Infernal Compass Tiers increase the starting difficulty of monsters and the potency of your rewards, while decreasing your number of revives.

Earn Infernal Compasses by opening Chests of Mystery, Chests of Steel, and slaying Doomsayers in Helltides where they are guaranteed to drop. These also have a 75% chance to drop from Whisper Caches. Infernal Compasses of higher tiers will also drop in end-game activities such as Nightmare Dungeons and The Pit.

Other new features and quality-of-life changes include abundant Helltide drops, updated existing Uniques, Mythic Uniques (now they’re purple), increased Legendary Items drop chances past level 100, and higher experience gain. The Season livestream will air on 2nd August 2 AM GMT+8 and will cover all the topics about the Infernal Hordes.