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Apr 14 2026 12:59pm
I played a month of d4 after its initial launch and plan to play this new expansion.
I have no gotten all the statues of lillith or capped my renown.
What should i do right now to prepare for the new expansion?
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Apr 14 2026 02:44pm
Here are notes you can take from a player who has played since the game's initial launch until now.

1. You do NOT need to do the Lilith altars now. They grant some small xp and rewards, but it's no longer permanent stat boosts.

2. You do NOT need to complete the renown now. The reason is that your extra skill/paragon points are attained via season ranks--not through your previous renown.

3. You do want to complete the main campaign.

4. Optional: Play a practice run on the current season
If you want to be blasting when the expansion comes out, it's nice to get familiar with the new pit system (where it's the only way you can level up your glyphs). There's a new tempering system (adding onto stats to your gear), masterworking system (increasing the quality), and many others.

5. Check out Mobalytics or Maxroll for the tier list and guides. Generally speaking, you want to try to stick to the S-Tier builds. There will be 12 torment levels this new season, so you want to play with a strong character/build. Since Paladin and Warlock are new characters, you probably want to try them out.

I hope this helps and save time.

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Apr 14 2026 03:30pm
thank god i dont have to do the statues and renown

i finished the original campaign
so i should do vessel of hatred campaign and then ill be good to go?
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Apr 14 2026 05:25pm
thank god i dont have to do the statues and renown

i finished the original campaign
so i should do vessel of hatred campaign and then ill be good to go?


Yeah, the vessel campaign and you are good to go, my friend!
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Apr 14 2026 11:02pm
Yeah, the vessel campaign and you are good to go, my friend!


Very helpful write up, thanks! When you start the new season, what's the most efficient way to play and get some FG? :D In terms of since when you complete the campaign, you can go anywhere... do you just rush to helltides or what?

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Apr 14 2026 11:24pm
Very helpful write up, thanks! When you start the new season, what's the most efficient way to play and get some FG? :D In terms of since when you complete the campaign, you can go anywhere... do you just rush to helltides or what?


The key thing to what I've noticed is you have level up fast. That way, you'll have access to better gear (possibly ancestral) and you can fight the lair bosses to get the class specific uniques. And then, you want to offer pwr lvl services or lilith kills.

With the new expansion coming out, the fastest way to lvl is always doing the campaign. By the time you are done, you'll probably in in your lvl 40's or 50's. From there, you have two options:

(1) nmd with wisdom affix (these dungeons have exp bubbles that come out from mobs--gives massive exp)
(2) hell tides non-stop

I think once you can start doing like pit 30's, it's enough to do pwr leveling to 70. I think the price will jump b/c it's no longer 1-60, but 1-70.

Some people made bank by finding the Prankster nmd sigils (guaranteed 1 mythic + spark + 3 legendary runes) and others made a lot by selling Treasure Breach nmd's (you get a ton of legendaries + obucites).

There were some seasons where it was mostly made with items, some seasons with boss carries, some with selling pwr lvling, so I think we'll have to do what the demand is. My guess is that everybody will want Warlock gear.

Some people get really creative with this stuff, so it's exciting to see how people will make fg this next expansion.

Good luck!

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Apr 15 2026 02:29pm
The key thing to what I've noticed is you have level up fast. That way, you'll have access to better gear (possibly ancestral) and you can fight the lair bosses to get the class specific uniques. And then, you want to offer pwr lvl services or lilith kills.

With the new expansion coming out, the fastest way to lvl is always doing the campaign. By the time you are done, you'll probably in in your lvl 40's or 50's. From there, you have two options:

(1) nmd with wisdom affix (these dungeons have exp bubbles that come out from mobs--gives massive exp)
(2) hell tides non-stop

I think once you can start doing like pit 30's, it's enough to do pwr leveling to 70. I think the price will jump b/c it's no longer 1-60, but 1-70.

Some people made bank by finding the Prankster nmd sigils (guaranteed 1 mythic + spark + 3 legendary runes) and others made a lot by selling Treasure Breach nmd's (you get a ton of legendaries + obucites).

There were some seasons where it was mostly made with items, some seasons with boss carries, some with selling pwr lvling, so I think we'll have to do what the demand is. My guess is that everybody will want Warlock gear.

Some people get really creative with this stuff, so it's exciting to see how people will make fg this next expansion.

Good luck!


This is so extensive and well-thought out! Thanks so much :D

Any trick to getting those Prankster or Treasure Breach nmds?
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Apr 15 2026 03:50pm
That's the real question!!!!

Honestly, it's a lot of luck. You just gotta keep on crafting the NMD sigils through the alchemist. Some people just get it easily, while some, like me, take a while to get it.

Getting a mythic unique is so groundbreaking and builds your power so exponentially that people will pay crazy fg or igg to get in — especially early on.

I wish you the best!
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Apr 15 2026 10:28pm
That's the real question!!!!

Honestly, it's a lot of luck. You just gotta keep on crafting the NMD sigils through the alchemist. Some people just get it easily, while some, like me, take a while to get it.

Getting a mythic unique is so groundbreaking and builds your power so exponentially that people will pay crazy fg or igg to get in — especially early on.

I wish you the best!


Haha that's fair... You mentioned doing the campaign as the fastest way to level. Do you mean the new one when it comes out only or is there a way to repeat the old campaign + vessel campaign for XP that's faster than nmd and hell tides?

Also, can you send me your bnet? I'd love to play with you at season start
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Apr 16 2026 11:26am
I played a month of d4 after its initial launch and plan to play this new expansion.
I have no gotten all the statues of lillith or capped my renown.
What should i do right now to prepare for the new expansion?


pretty sure all the lillith statues are given and the old renown system has been abolished. I would say just practice the leveling and reach out to me for a more comprehensive explanation of what's changed. A LOT!

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