Possible Iron Wolves Season 4 Theme for Diablo 4
05.04.2024 - 13:55
/ wowhead.com
We are hearing a lot of rumors about Diablo 4's Season Four, and we think they might have some merit. Both in-game and via datamining, we found information pointing to an Iron Wolves-themed Season 4! While we don't know for certain if these datamined assets and rewards will be used as a full seasonal theme, there's something hidden in the sands of Kehjistan — take a look.
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Editor's Note: While these items and assets have been datamined from the PTR client, there is no guarantee that they will be used in Season 4, or at all — this article is simply speculation about how these pieces could fit into the future of Diablo 4 going forward.
Iron Wolves Emblem
Several icon and decal files have been datamined, some with names heavily indicating a seasonal link for this Iron Wolves content. While the Iron Wolves have been staples in Diablo games since Diablo 2, it seems this icon is giving their emblem a facelift — but one that's clearly an homage to the past.
All of the hallmarks of the Iron Wolves emblem from Diablo: Book of Tyrael (left) match the datamined decal from Diablo 4 (right).
The following is a datamined minimap icon from the Diablo 4 PTR files. It shows the Iron Wolves' emblem with a leaf, which has typically been used in-game to mark Seasonal content.
Helltide Reborn — Season 4 PTR
Currently, in the Diablo 4 PTR, eagle-eyed players have discovered that certain enemies in Helltides are granting «Wolf's Honor», a reputation toast similar to what players saw in Blood Harvests in Diablo 4's Season 2. Not only that, there are also new Iron Wolves NPCs present on the PTR now, battling demons in Helltides alongside you in their iconic Diablo 2 Mercenary outfits! Some of the new Helltide events also feature the Iron Wolves.
Iron Wolves Reputation
The datamined reputation cache rewards further corroborate the Iron Wolves theme and hint at someone named Soudeh playing a pivotal role, likely being the character the player interacts with, similar to Ayuzhan in Season 3, Erys in Season 2, and Cormond in Season 1. Currently, no NPC by that name has made an appearance in Diablo 4 — so this would be an entirely new character.
Datamined Reputation Rewards
While some of these items may be placeholders currently, several tiers of Iron Wolves items have been discovered, as well as numerous gear caches that indicate a reputation tier reward!
Datamined medallion «S04_IronWolf_Medallion»
Reputation rewards usually come with two sets of icons: one of them is typically used within the reputation rewards window to hint at the rewards, while the other set is used for the actual cache rewards that the player receives upon reaching the rank.
Datamined Reputation