Mother’s Blessing event returns to Sanctuary this week with a 35% bonus to experience in Diablo 4

Rejoice residents of Sanctuary for this week Lilith has once again deemed us worthy of a boon to our gold and experience while adventuring. From December 17 to January 2, Diablo 4 players will receive 50% extra gold and 35% extra XP regardless of whether they are playing on the Eternal realm or playing their Season 6 characters. This bonus extends across all  difficulties, so there’s no need to move up or down to take advantage of it.

Mother’s Blessing comes at a fortuitous time, towards the end of Season 6, giving a boost to anyone who hasn’t put in much time (or played during the Vessel of Hatred launch and then stopped) a chance to catch up on the latest seasonal rewards. And there’s a lot to enjoy in the latest season — most of which is available on the Eternal realms as well as Seasonal realms, whether you own the expansion or not.

Itemization changes in the last couple of seasons have made gearing feel much better, and changed difficulty levels make progressing through the game feel smoother. A redesigned Paragon system — which looks a lot like Paragon in Diablo 3 — gives characters across your account a boost, and extra points to play with, while new skills and Paragon boards open new gameplay options. On top of numerous changes to the base game, Season 6 adds a Realmwalker boss to hunt down to earn Opals which provide elixir-like buffs (and stack with existing elixirs).

Vessel of Hatred also added the new Spiritborn class, and if you haven’t had a chance to check it out now is a good time to rush through the levels. Spiritborn is a very powerful class during Season 6, and developers have announced it will remain so through the mid-season patch, so there’s still time to enjoy it in its overpowered launch day state.

So jump into Diablo 4 this week to give yourself a boost with Mother’s Blessing — the season will be over before you know it.

Originally published August 31, 2023; updated December 12, 2024.