Wondering what the exact release date and time for Diablo 3 Season 28 Rites of Sanctuary is? We've got you covered with everything you need to know about the next season of Diablo 3, including when it starts, content, the theme, and more.
This article explains what Nephalem can expect from Diablo 3 Season 28 regarding new content, seasonal cosmetics, item sets, and more, so let's get started.
Update 9 March 2023: Diablo 3 Season 28 Rites of Sancutary is out now. We will update this article soon with initial Season 29 details once available.
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Diablo 3 Season 28 Release Date Confirmed
Diablo seasons typically end on a Sunday, with new seasons always launching on a Friday. With this in mind, Diablo 3 Season 27 has an end date of Sunday, 19 February 2023. The exact release date and time for Diablo 3 Season 28 is 24 February 2023 at 5 pm PST/CET/KST.
What Time Does Diablo 3 Season 28 Start?
Every season of Diablo 3 starts at the same time. You can expect Diablo 3 Season 28 to start at 17:00 server time. This is regardless of region, so you can expect Season 28 to start at 5pm PDT in North America, 5pm CEST in Europe, and 5pm KST in Asia.
As with any other online title, there might be unexpected issues or extended maintenance when a new season gets underway, so keep this in mind while planning your game time in Sanctuary.
Diablo 3 Season 28 Theme: Rites of Sanctuary
For Season 28, Rites of Sanctuary, we’re traveling deep into the mysterious ruins of the Festering Woods. Amid a hunting expedition, citizens hailing from New Tristram stumbled across an ominous Altar carved from an archaic material bearing cryptic markings. Shaken to their core by the eldritch aroma of the monolith, they’ve enlisted the assistance of brave Nephalem, willing to investigate this sinister discovery that was once left to time—the Altar of Rites.
Home to power thought to be extinct from Sanctuary, the Altar of Rites will bestow these mystic forces upon worthy Nephalem. . .after a sacrifice is offered.
Upon arrival at the Altar of Rites, players will see 26 icons called Seals and three Legendary Potion Powers.
Diablo 3 S28 Season's Journey
Players can expect the Season's Journey tasks and Conquests to complete. These are generally not linked to a theme. Check out the current season's Conquest examples below:
- Sprinter/Speed Racer - Complete all of Diablo 3's Campaign from Act I to Act V at level 70 in under one hour.
- Avarice/Avaritia - Complete a 50 million gold streak outside The Vault or its Inner Sanctum.
- Boss Mode/Worlds Apart - Destroy all bosses in Diablo 3 at max level on Torment X in less than 20 minutes.
- Thrill/Superhuman - Complete a Greater Rift level 45 Solo without any Set items equipped.
- Univers/Master of Sets - Mastery Rank completion of eight different Set Dungeons.
Lastly, we know there will be Haedrig's Gifts to unlock Class Set items.
Diablo 3 Season 28 Class Sets - Haedrig's Gift
Each season, Diablo 3 players can work towards completing specific chapters of the Season's Journey, and Season 28 is no different. Haedrig's Gift's Class Sets will rotate again with Diablo 3 Season 28.
Players can only unlock one Class Set via Haedrig's Gift in Diablo 3 Season 28 across non-Hardcore and Hardcore.
Diablo 3 Season 28 List of Class Sets:
- Barbarian – Horde of the Ninety Savages
- Crusader – Aegis of Valor
- Demon Hunter – Gears of Dreadlands
- Monk – Patterns of Justice
- Witch Doctor – Mundunugu’s Regalia
- Wizard – Typhon’s Veil
- Necromancer – Masquerade of the Burning Carnival
We will endeavor to update this article once new information regarding the release date of Diablo 3 Season 28, alongside its content and theme, becomes available.
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