Diablo 4 Season 7: Full Progression Guide

Halloween may be over, but the witching season has only just begun in the world of Diablo 4. Here’s a comprehensive progression guide to help you level up quickly in Diablo 4 Season 7.

Table of contents

Get Your PetGrab Your MercenariesFollow the Seasonal Questline and Level UpUnlock Your Class PowerHeadhunt ZonesWitchcraft PowersRootholdsOccult GemsPits, Infernal Hordes, and Nightmare Dungeons Get Your Pet

First things first. As soon as you load up Diablo 4 Season 7, head to the nearest town with a Wardrobe and interact with it to claim your pet. While pets don't participate in combat, they're invaluable for automatically collecting your gold and materials. This feature significantly reduces the time you'd otherwise spend gathering these resources, allowing you to focus more on combat and loot.

Grab Your Mercenaries

If you own the Vessel of Hatred expansion, visit the Den to recruit a Mercenary. Solo players can have up to two Mercenaries, which not only simplifies leveling and combat but also allows you to build Rapport with them for additional rewards.

Follow the Seasonal Questline and Level Up

Begin on Normal difficulty and follow the new seasonal questline in Diablo 4 Season 7, marked by green leaf icons on your map. This questline introduces you to the Season's new mechanics, including Headhunt zones, Grim Favors for the Tree of Whispers, and the new Witch powers. Although the questline is relatively short, it includes puzzles and primarily involves farming Favors in Headhunt zones.

This approach is also the most efficient way to reach level 60. Continuously engage Headhunt zone bosses, collect Favors, and enhance your Witch powers simultaneously.

Unlock Your Class Power

A convenient quality-of-life update means you no longer need to complete class-specific priority quests if you've already done so on a previous character. However, you must first log in with that character on the Eternal realm. For example, if you're planning to play a Rogue in Season 7, log in with a previously created Rogue who has completed these quests. Then, log in with your new Season 7 Rogue, and your class power will unlock automatically once you reach the required level.

Headhunt Zones

While navigating Headhunt zones, make sure to complete the Whispers. With four zones active at any time, opt for the smallest, most compact ones for higher enemy density, which allows for faster mob farming and Whisper completion.

Prioritize these two Whisper quests:

• Fugitive: Requires recovering a head or destroying a husk, activated by defeating Elites and interacting with roots.
• Shepherd: An easy task involving escorting animals around the map.

Upon accumulating 10 Grim Favors, exchange them at the Tree of Whispers for a cache. Note that a Raven of the Tree also appears in each Headhunt zone, allowing you to turn in Favors without returning to the Tree of Whispers.

Witchcraft Powers

At the Tree of Whispers, interact with the Altars of Witchcraft to purchase and upgrade your Witchcraft powers using Restless Rot, obtained by defeating new Rot enemies. While the initial purchase is affordable, upgrades are costly. Focus on powers that offer direct damage boosts for significant passive damage increases.

Some Witch powers are exclusive to Forgotten Altars, which you can find in regular dungeons, Nightmare Dungeons, Pits, and Rootholds once you reach Torment 1 difficulty. Consuming a Draught of Whispers can increase your chances of encountering a Forgotten Altar.

Rootholds

Rootholds, a new dungeon type in Diablo 4 Season 7, are accessible by consuming a Whispering Wood, obtained from Whispers and Silent Chests. Similar to a rogue-lite mode, Rootholds allow you to activate negative modifiers that enhance loot quality. As you progress, open Exposed Roots for loot, with the modifiers affecting the number and quality of these roots.

Save your Roothold keys for Torment 1, as they're the best source of Ancestral loot this Season.

Occult Gems

Late in the game, you can craft Occult Gems by speaking with Gelena at the Tree of Whispers. These gems, which slot into your jewelry, outperform regular gems but are expensive to craft, requiring Restless Rot and Heads, which drop from Roothold bosses and Fugitives in Headhunt zones. Using a Draught of Whispers can boost your chances of obtaining Heads from bosses.

Pits, Infernal Hordes, and Nightmare Dungeons

Incorporate Pits and Nightmare Dungeons into your routine. Nightmare Dungeons provide Glyphs, while Pits help level them up. Additionally, farm Infernal Hordes for masterworking materials to enhance your Uniques.

And that wraps up our Diablo 4 Season 7 progression guide. For more tips and information on the game, be sure to check out The Escapist.