With Diablo 4 Season 1 right around the corner, many players want to minimize the hassle that comes with starting a new character. So I'm going to walk you through 5 basic steps that you must complete before starting Season 1. 

This guide will optimize your gameplay and take advantage of the new seasonal mechanics to maximize your efficiency and enjoyment.

Step 1: Mount Up

The absolute first thing you need to do is unlock your Mount. Having a Mount makes getting it all done faster and more efficiently. In an ARPG like Diablo 4, efficiency is power, and it will help you complete the following steps faster. 

You can unlock Mount by completing Kyovashad priority quest at the beginning of Act 4. So until then you just need to focus on the campaign to unlock Mount as soon as possible.

Step 2: Finish Campaign

The second key step is to finish the campaign quickly, which will save you a dozen hours. The new seasonal content won’t go into effect until you conquer the campaign, and if you don’t do it now, you’ll have to start from scratch later.

If you beat the seasonal character before it’s created, you can immediately start a new questline and earn new Diablo 4 Items and loots. Don’t worry if you’re struggling or running out of time. Just reduce the difficulty of World Tier 1 to pass easily. If you’re still having trouble, you can move on to the next step and come back to finish the campaign once your character gets stronger.

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Step 3: Altars Of Lilith

The third step is about Altars of Lilith. These Altars give you permanent rewards that give all of your characters extra power. In addition, Altars will also reward you with many Renowns, and they will carry these Renowns over to Season 1.

Completing all Altars will make your gameplay easier. I found all Altars of Lilith on the map, so you can track your progress by marking Altars on this map.

Step 4: Map Discovery

Moving on to step four, it’s time to explore all the areas on the map and clear Fog of War. Combined with the previous step, you’ll unlock the first 2 Renown tiers in each region. In this area, monsters you kill will drop more Diablo 4 Gold and reward you with more skill points to advance to Renown tier 3.

There are some smaller areas that you might miss, so be sure to zoom in on the in-game map and inspect. While you’re playing, don’t forget to unlock waypoints for major cities.

These are the major hubs through which your town portal teleports you to each area. These primary waypoints will carry over to Season 1, but new characters will still need to unlock secondary waypoints.

Step 5: Just Log In

Now, on to step five, the most important one, but easy to miss. After they release the new patch, be sure to log into your character with the fastest progress of all the previous steps.

This patch contains important updates that will help you unlock seasonal character progression. You just have to remember to log in before creating a new character, and you’re ready.

If you have a hardcore character, you need to be extra careful not to die before the patch arrives. Because if you die, you won’t be able to log into that character and unlock your progress.

Tips

As an extra tip, if you want to get ahead before the season starts, just spend some time playing Diablo 4 after the patch is released and before the season starts.

During this brief window of time, you may find that your build has been nerfed or forgotten, or that a weak but interesting building has risen to new glory. You can use this opportunity to adjust and plan your Season 1 characters.