The time has come to celebrate the second anniversary of Diablo 4. Yes, the game has been out for two years now, even if it does not feel like it’s been that long. And with every anniversary, of course, comes a new event from Blizzard designed to commemorate it.
The second Anniversary Celebration is now live in-game. And, honestly, does not feel like that much of a big deal. At all.
The Diablo 4 Second Anniversary event is available from now until Tuesday, 17th June, giving you about two weeks to take part in the muted festivities. And you’d only really want to do that, of course, if you care about the rewards you could get from grinding through the activities; rewards which this event does actually have, even if they’re nothing to really write home about.
Now that Diablo 4 has adopted Call of Duty’s battle pass system, there’s a new Event Reliquary (which is essentially a mini-battle pass) that runs parallel to the Season 8 Reliquary. While the new system does offer more utility, and is practically designed for situations like this, it has not been well received by players because of how little of the premium currency it offers compared to the old style.
But we’re not here to talk about that, we’re here to reveal the rewards… all six of them. As part of the event Reliquary, you’ll be able to exchange your Gold for these rewards:
- Sunflame Lantern Mount Trophy.
- Burning Dawn Banner Mount Trophy.
- Sunraiser Sword Cosmetic.
- Sunflame Sword Two-Handed Sword Cosmetic.
- Burning Barbs Polearm Cosmetic.
- Burning Dawn Bow Cosmetic.
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Once you’ve collected all six of the skins above, you’ll automatically earn The Burning Dawn Mount Armor. Having Gold set as the currency of this particular event is certainly interesting, mainly because it doesn’t involve some other paid currency, or any sort of in-game grinding. You will, of course, need to have enough Gold to be able to afford everything, but farming Gold isn’t difficult, and gives you the freedom to do whatever you want in the game (rather than force you into certain time-gated events).
The recent Berserk collaboration event certainly reminded everyone why limited-time events exist to begin with, with its meagre in-game rewards, and a skin pack that would’ve run you £110 if you wanted the actually good cosmetics.
Given that, many players will no doubt be happy to learn that there are zero skins being sold for real money as part of the Anniversary event. As a bonus, a Mother’s Blessing event will also be running right alongside the two-year party, giving everyone 35 percent extra XP, and 50 percent extra Gold.
This improved version of Mother’s Blessing also means each time you turn in your Grim Favors at the Tree of Whispers, you’ll receive an extra cache, which includes items you’d find in a Collection of Chaos cache. If you’ve been away from the game for a while, or don’t know what that means, trust me when I say: it’s a pretty good boon to have.