The Season of Witchcraft in Diablo 4 introduces a thrilling new layer of magical progression through the discovery of Forgotten Altars. These hidden shrines, scattered randomly throughout dungeons, offer players the chance to unlock potent Lost Witchcraft Powers.
By specializing in Eldritch, Psyche, or Growth & Decay magic, and diligently exploring dungeons, players can unearth these unique altars and unlock powerful abilities like increased attack speed, enhanced Hex potency, expanded Aura reach, and even the summoning of a fearsome Piranhado to control the battlefield.
This season encourages players to delve deep into the game world, rewarding exploration and mastery of their chosen magical path with significant power boosts.
All Forgotten Altar Locations for Lost Witchcraft Powers
The Season of Witchcraft” introduces a new way to learn magical powers in the game. You can specialize in three different types of magic:
- Eldritch Magic: Powerful but potentially dangerous magic.
- Psyche Magic: Magic that affects the mind and emotions.
- Growth & Decay Magic: Magic that controls life and death.
To learn these magical abilities, you need to gain the trust of a group of witches called “The Coven.” You do this by completing special missions for them. As you complete these missions, you earn a special currency called “Restless Rot,” which allows you to learn new spells and increase your magical power.
Unlike the regular magic altars that are always in the same places, these special ‘Forgotten Altars’ appear randomly inside dungeons. This means you might have to explore a lot of dungeons to find them, but the good news is that the season’s main quest will take you to many dungeons, so you might find some along the way. Even if you have to search a bit extra, it’ll be worth it. The magical powers you unlock at these Forgotten Altars are some of the strongest in the entire game.
These Draught potions slightly increase the chance of finding special magic altars in dungeons.
- They’re most effective in the hardest difficulty level (Torment 4). At lower difficulty levels, the increase in chance is very small, so it’s not worth using the potions there.
- The effect of the potions is also reduced when used to find ‘Fugitive Head’ altars, which are already more common than regular altars.
Basically, save these potions for when you’re playing on the highest difficulty and are specifically looking for the rare altars.
If you put in the effort to find all the hidden ‘Forgotten Altars’ in Diablo 4, you’ll be rewarded with some incredibly powerful abilities. Here’s a list of all the amazing powers you can unlock:
Breath of the Coven
- When you use any of your Witchcraft spells (Eldritch, Psyche, or Growth & Decay) to damage enemies or stun them, you temporarily attack faster.
- The speed boost increases for each different type of Witchcraft spell you use.
- This speed boost lasts for 10 seconds.
At its strongest (Rank 8):
- You have a 40% chance to critically hit enemies while you’re using a combination of Eldritch, Psyche, and Growth & Decay spells.
Hex Specialization
- This ability makes your Hex spells (a type of Witchcraft) more powerful.
- The stronger you make this ability, the more damage your Hex spells will deal.
At its strongest (Rank 10):
- You have a 10% increased chance to critically hit enemies that are affected by your Hex spells.
Aura Specialization
- This ability increases the area of effect of your Aura spells (a type of Witchcraft).
- This means more enemies will be affected by your Aura spells.
At its strongest (Rank 10):
- You deal 50% more critical damage to enemies that are within the area of effect of your Aura spells.
Piranhado
- When you use both a Hex spell and an Aura spell on an enemy, you summon a Piranhado.
- The Piranhado pulls nearby enemies towards it and deals damage over 12 seconds.
- You can only summon one Piranhado every 20 seconds.
At its strongest (Rank 5):
- The Piranhado can move itself towards nearby enemies, making it more effective at pulling them in.
