When is the Diablo 4 Season 8 release date? A much-loved feature from Diablo 3 returns in D4 with the (re)introduction of seasons, adding everything from new questlines to items, gameplay mechanics, and more. Expanding on the rich, gothic world of Sanctuary, Blizzard makes sure players have plenty to sink their teeth into, whether you’re a fresh-faced player taking their first steps into Sanctuary or a grizzled veteran of the Burning Hells.
We’re currently at Season 7, with a promise of four seasons a year. Given that there is at least one more DLC planned for Blizzard’s action RPG game, we can assume there are also more seasons to come. While it’s still too early for the confirmed date of Diablo 4 Season 8, we can estimate a release date based on preceding seasonal content.
Diablo 4 Season 8 release date
The Diablo 4 Season 8 release date is Tuesday, April 29, 2025. It’s titled ‘Belial’s Return’ and will, as you’d expect, feature the arrival of the eponymous Lord of Lies in Blizzard’s latest ARPG.
Blizzard had previously confirmed the next season would be delayed by a “couple of weeks”, pushing the date from April 15 to April 29. The current Diablo 4 battle pass is set to end on April 15, 2025, heavily suggesting the next season will begin shortly after.
The first Diablo 4 season was released on a Wednesday, but almost every other since has followed the three-month Tuesday release date pattern. With Season 7, the Season of Witchcraft, being released on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, we can estimate a Season 8 release date in early April 2025.
The last few Diablo 4 seasons have made significant changes to vanilla mechanics, including loot and leveling, and have resulted in an increased demand for the game. This makes future seasonal content incredibly exciting as we know Blizzard is listening to player feedback.
Diablo 4 Season 8 content
Boss changes
Season 8 brings changes to Lair Bosses, creating harder difficulty boss fights that can be accessed using Lair Keys to still receive loot, but you won’t have to use summoning materials anymore. Speaking of bosses, you can now use Boss Powers to extract the powers from boss fights with 24 bosses available to fight and draw power from, including ten magic, nine rare, and five legendary powers.
There are also three new bosses; Urivar, a knight who appeared in Season 6 in the Vessel of Hatred story alongside The Harbinger of Hatred, and Belial, a new Lair Boss last seen in Diablo 3.
The new Apparition Incursions are new events found across the open world, where you’ll fight three bosses, with a total of ten bosses that have Boss Powers you can extract when successfully defeated.
New unique and legendary aspects
Each class gets a new unique and legendary aspect, which are as follows:
- Barbarian: Bane of Ahjad, Aspect of Delayed Extinction
- Druid: Gathlen’s Birthright, Aspect of Impending Deluge
- Necromancer: Sanguivor Blade of Zir, Aspect of Service and Sacrifice
- Rogue: Bands of Ichorous Rose, Aspect of Contamination
- Sorcerer: Hail of Verglas, Shivering Aspect
- Spiritborn: Sunbird’s Cage, Rip and Tear Aspect
Diablo 4 seasons explained
Diablo 4 seasons last roughly three months, with four seasons a year. You must have completed the campaign before you can experience any of the new seasonal stories. You can, however, complete the campaign in the seasonal realm if you are new to D4, and your usual slaying of beasts and clearing of dungeons will add to your Diablo 4 Battle Pass progress.
If you aren’t new to the game and have already started your adventure in Sanctuary, you’ll need new seasonal characters; each one is a fresh start from level one, which gets you to level up, experience the seasonal content, and get great loot – don’t forget that the skip campaign option becomes available once you have completed it once. Once the season ends, you won’t lose your character, as every seasonal character is transferred to the Eternal Realm to allow players to keep slaying and looting to their heart’s content.
Previous Diablo 4 Seasons
Here are all the previous Diablo 4 seasons and what they introduced:
- Season 1 – Season of the Malignant: This added a new short story campaign where players looked for Varshan the Consumed and dealt with the blight by interacting with Malignant Hearts.
- Season 2 – Season of the Blood: This season saw players obtain up to 22 vampiric powers, which were transferred to the base game as aspects. It also introduced several endgame bosses and the Blood Harvest event.
- Season 3 – Season of the Construct: Players were able to use Seneschal, a robot companion who they can upgrade with abilities and traits. It also included a new dungeon type called Vaults, as well as the first appearance of leaderboards and always active Helltides.
- Season 4 – Season of Loot Reborn: This season had a campaign where members of the Iron Wolves were disappearing under suspicious circumstances. Players must also fight back against the Helltide to earn standing with the Iron Wolves. Many significant changes were made to both the Seasonal and Eternal realms for how items are earned, and how loot in general works.
- Season 5 – Season of the Infernal Hordes: This season added a new Infernal Hordes mode which you can complete solo or with friends. The aim is to defeat waves of enemies within a time limit and advance through the Well of Hatred, spending Burning Aether between waves on spoils to help you advance.
- Season 6 – Season of Hatred: The main change in Season 6 was a massive overhaul to leveling which saw the previous maximum level of 100 reduced to 60, and another ten then added, so any players who hit level 100 had more work to do on existing characters. New characters can now hit a cap of 70, which we could see extended again in the future.
- Season 7 – Season of Witchcraft: In addition to the 24 witch powers being added to the game, players also have zone events known as Headhunts to track down. There are also 19 Occult Gems which can be used to increase the power of certain abilities, and finally, the Armory allows you to switch your build on the fly.
Overall, there’s much to be excited about for the ongoing Diablo 4 seasonal story that continues in D4. Do check out our in-depth Diablo 4 review for a full rundown of what to expect if you’ve not started the campaign yet. You’re going to need a new build for your new character, be sure to check out the best Diablo 4 builds as shared with us by Blizzard. Finally, check out the D4 system requirements to ensure you can run the game smoothly.
