What You Need to Know About the Gauntlet - New Blizzard Video

It was initially rather surprising when Moon Studios, well known for developing the beloved Metroidvania games Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, announced that its next game isn't a Metroidvania at all. No Rest for the Wicked is an action-RPG not unlike Diablo, but the devs have reassured that it's "much more Metroidvania" than most games in the genre.

Diablo 4's big upcoming loot overhaul is going with a "quality over quantity" approach so that you can get new builds off the ground quicker. 

Week 3 has begun, and with it a new Gauntlet map makes its debut! No more tunnels for us — we're instead heading to Cathedral of Light Barracks and dungeons in the newest Gauntlet layout. Diablo 4 Gauntlet and Leaderboards Guide

With the Diablo 4 Gauntlet in full swing, players are testing themselves against the timer to see who can earn a permanent place in the Hall of the Ancients. Most players know that heading to Gea Kul and blowing the Horn of Trials will let them start a run in the Gauntlet — but what many players may not have realized is you can start a Gauntlet attempt from anywhere in Sanctuary. How to Enter the Gauntlet in Diablo 4 When opening the Trials menu in your Collections, you'll see the overview for Leaderboards, the Hall of the Ancients, and your personal progress so far — but that's not all this screen can do.

Week 2 has begun, and with it a new Gauntlet map makes its debut! We've left the Guulrahn Slum map lookalike and instead find ourselves in tunnels this week — in a much larger and more complex map. Diablo 4 Gauntlet and Leaderboards Guide The monsters you'll see this week seem to have rotated as well — gone are the Khazra and humanoids of Week 1, and in their place you'll find flies, flies, and more flies.

With the Gauntlet and Leaderboards coming to the end of their first week, it seems a critical bug has been discovered — one that may call into question the top scores, and by extension all scores, on the leaderboard. Players have discovered a way to enter the Gauntlet without actually beginning the run, thereby allowing them to round up monsters and drag them to key places — locations that would allow these players to maximize their score in ways that wouldn't be possible for those entering the Gauntlet and beginning it legitimately. Top Barbarian and Diablo 4 theorycrafter Rob2628 has highlighted this bug on his stream: It is very clear that this isn't intended behavior for the Gauntlet, but so far Blizzard has not acknowledged the issue.

Some topics in the Diablo community will always spark controversy — Stash space, drop rates, itemization, and the in-game Shop have been some of the hot topics burning their way through circles of Wanderers since Diablo 4 launched. We've got our own opinions: read on to find out more about our take on the Gauntlet and Leaderboards allowing Private Profiles in Diablo 4! We are now one week into the Gauntlet, Blizzard’s newest Diablo 4 feature, and feedback has been leaning towards negative. Some players are wondering what part of this basic, static-layout Dungeon took nine months to develop, while others are simply underwhelmed by the rewards.

Blizzard has released a new video with Diablo Partner MacroBioBoi, giving us five tips and tricks to maximize your score on the Leaderboards when running the Gauntlet. The new video brings us a great overview of the Gauntlet, Diablo 4's newest endgame system, as well as detailing tips and tricks that will help first-time attempts and veteran players alike! Rise to the Challenge Gameplay Video on YouTube MacroBioBoi brings us through the Gauntlet in an easy-to-follow way, giving us valuable tips and tricks such as automating our build as much as possible and which armor affixes to prioritize to maximize Gauntlet and Leaderboard score.

In the wake of the release of Patch 1.3.3a of Diablo 4, which addresses issues with Leaderboard filtering and a bug affecting PlayStation users, some concerns mentioning an issue with the scoring and Leaderboard placement for players on local split-screen co-op have come to light. Players who opt to play together in local co-op are forced to share the same screen, which poses a huge issue when competing against teams in the same Leaderboard bracket who do not face such constraints. Those playing in groups on separate game clients may freely split up and kill more enemies simultaneously than their split-screen counterparts. Global Diablo Community Development Director Adam Fletcher responded to the concern on X (formerly known as Twitter), agreeing with the sentiment and stating that there would be an internal discussion of the topic.

Diablo 4 players aren't impressed with the new endgame dungeon, calling the Gauntlet "pointless" and "uninteresting." 

Blizzard has released a new Diablo IV update, version 1.3.3, on all platforms. This patch introduces major new content and features, such as the long-anticipated Gauntlet endgame dungeon that was detailed in the latest Campfire Chat live stream.

The Gauntlet is finally out, and with it, so are Leaderboards! A widely requested Diablo 4 feature, these leaderboards have been in flux all night, with the Top 10 for each class constantly shifting as higher and higher scores are achieved. While Day 1's launch means that the Hall of the Ancients is currently unpopulated, we're taking a look at a snapshot of tonight's progress — and what it shows for each class. Diablo 4 Gauntlet Build Tier List Diablo 4 Gauntlet and Leaderboards GuideEditor's Note: Due to the rapid nature of change in the opening night's leaderboards, this data was taken from a snapshot of builds and leaderboards at approximately 6:30pm EST. The data has changed since then, however we're focused on this one instance for now to represent the spread of builds we've seen so far. Additionally, due to the fact that many players have elected to make their profiles private on the leaderboards, we're currently exploring the best way to present this data as accurately and faithfully as possible. We may incorporate feedback and suggestions, so let us know your thoughts in the comments below!