Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo 4 brings back its highly anticipated limited-time event, Lunar Awakening, to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This festive in-game occasion transforms Sanctuary with celestial energy, offering players boosted rewards, enhanced gameplay mechanics, and exclusive cosmetic Diablo 4 Items. Whether you're a seasoned Nephalem grinding through the Seasonal Realm or a casual player exploring the Eternal Realm, this guide will help you make the most of every moment of Lunar Awakening.

From updated shrine effects to a brand-new mount and themed cosmetics, Lunar Awakening is packed with content designed to reward both progression and celebration. Read on to learn about the event's duration, core features, reward system, and pro tips to maximize your gains.

1. Event Duration: Mark Your Calendars

Lunar Awakening runs for a limited time, so timing is key to unlocking all its rewards. The event goes live onFebruary 12 at 10 a.m. PST and concludes on February 26 at 10 a.m. PST (adjust for your local time zone accordingly).

Crucially, the event is available on both the Eternal Realm and Seasonal Realm, meaning no player is left out-whether you're continuing your long-term character's journey or diving into the latest season's content. There is no level requirement to participate, so new players can join in the fun too.

2. Core Feature: Lunar Shrines - The Heart of the Event

The most impactful change during Lunar Awakening is the transformation of all regular shrines across Sanctuary (including Nahantu) into Lunar Shrines. These enchanted shrines retain the basic functionality of their regular counterparts but receive massive upgrades to make gameplay more exciting and rewarding.

Every Lunar Shrine grants two immediate benefits when activated: a 100% multiplicative experience boost that lasts for 2 minutes, and Ancestral Favor Reputation-the event's key currency for unlocking rewards. Additionally, Lunar Shrines have a unique map icon, making them easy to spot while exploring the wilderness or delving into dungeons.

Enhanced Lunar Shrine Effects

Each type of Lunar Shrine comes with an augmented ability that adds a fun twist to combat. These enhanced effects turn ordinary shrine activations into game-changing moments, helping you clear hordes of demons faster than ever:

Artillery Shrine: Your casts have a chance to summon a powerful holy bomb, dealing massive area damage to nearby enemies.

Blast Wave Shrine: Every explosion triggers a cluster bombardment, showering the area with additional explosive damage.

Channeling Shrine: Boosts your attack speed and grants a chance to reset your skill cooldowns, perfect for spamming high-damage abilities.

Conduit Shrine: Summons frequent, powerful shocking strikes that chain between enemies, ideal for clearing large groups.

Greed Shrine: Has a chance to summon a Treasure Goblin when activated; additionally, kills during the shrine's duration will also summon Treasure Goblins-great for farming loot.

Lethal Shrine: Offers a chance to instantly execute struck monsters and fear surrounding enemies. This effect works on Elites but does not apply to Bosses or other players.

Protection Shrine: Reflects all incoming damage back to attackers, with the reflected damage scaling based on your level and the game's difficulty setting.

A final bonus: activating any Lunar Shrine immediately spawns "Miserly Spirits"-weak enemies that let you instantly test out the shrine's enhanced power and earn extra Ancestral Favor Reputation.

3. Reward System: Ancestral Favor and Exclusive Loot

The goal of Lunar Awakening is to earn Ancestral Favor Reputation and climb the event's 10 reputation levels. Each level unlocks unique rewards, from cosmetic items to utility bonuses, with the most coveted prize being a brand-new mount.

The Lunar Night Market: Your Reward Hub

To redeem your hard-earned Ancestral Favor Reputation, travel to Ked Bardu and visit the Lunar Night Market-the event's central hub. Here, you'll find vendors offering a variety of rewards, including "Ancestor's Eternal Gift" caches and Lunar New Year-themed decorations.

Key Rewards to Unlock

Climbing all 10 Ancestral Favor Reputation levels will net you the following exclusive rewards:

Resplendent Spark: A glowing cosmetic item to customize your character's appearance.

Six Lunar-Themed Cosmetics: From armor skins to character decorations, these items let you show off your festive spirit.

Trag'oul's Consort Mount: The star reward of the event-a stunning new mount to traverse Sanctuary in style.

A welcome addition this year: all rewards are available to earn regardless of whether you participated in previous Lunar Awakening events. Even if you missed out on past cosmetics, you can unlock them all during this year's event. Once you reach the maximum reputation level, you can continue earning Ancestral Favor to open additional "Ancestor's Eternal Gift" caches for extra loot.

Lunar Awakening Themed Outfits

In addition to reputation rewards, Tejal's in-game shop will be updated with Lunar Awakening-themed outfits during the event. These include character armor skins (such as the Wizard's "Lone Moon Scholar" skin) and the "Lone Moon Dancing Dragon" mount armor, letting you further customize your character and mount.

4. Pro Tips to Maximize Your Lunar Awakening Experience

To make the most of the event and unlock all rewards quickly, follow these expert tips:

Focus on Lunar Shrines: Prioritize activating Lunar Shrines while exploring-they're your fastest source of Ancestral Favor Reputation and the 100% XP boost will speed up your character's progression.

Play on Higher Difficulties: The Protection Shrine's reflected damage scales with difficulty, making higher difficulties easier to clear while earning more Ancestral Favor per kill.

Group Up: Playing with friends lets you cover more ground, activate more Lunar Shrines, and clear Miserly Spirits faster-all while sharing the XP boost.

Save Caches for the End: If you're chasing specific loot, save your "Ancestor's Eternal Gift" caches until you've reached the maximum reputation level, as higher levels may increase your chances of rare drops.

5. Final Thoughts: Celebrate and Conquer

Lunar Awakening is more than just a limited-time event-it's a chance to enjoy Diablo 4's gameplay in a fresh, festive way while earning exclusive rewards that will make your character stand out. With its accessible content, boosted rewards, and exciting shrine effects, the event caters to every type of player.

Remember, the event only lasts two weeks, so don't miss your chance to unlock Trag'oul's Consort mount, collect all the themed cosmetics, and harness the celestial power of the Lunar Shrines. Whether you're grinding for cheap Diablo 4 Gold, XP, farming loot, or just having fun with friends, Lunar Awakening is a celebration you won't want to skip.

Grab your weapons, activate those Lunar Shrines, and let the festivities begin-Sanctuary's Lunar Awakening awaits!