How to find the side quests you may have missed in Diablo 4

Many people are trying to finish out the last of their Diablo 4 side quests to get complete their renown — but finding these side quests can be trickier than it seems. The renown interface gives you a total count of quests in each zone and how many you have completed. Most side quests you haven’t completed will show up on your map as either a blue exclamation mark or a blue diamond marker, with a blue outline for the objective if you’re currently on them, but the quests you are most likely to have missed are the ‘hidden’ quests that are either triggered by a loot drop in the zone — all quest items, even the ones which start quests, have aqua text — or are blocked behind story progression.

A common complaint is the lack of any sort of in-game log to show which quests you have completed and which ones are outstanding. This means that finding those last few quests may require you to pound the pavement for a bit. We hope this list can help you narrow your outstanding quests quickly.

Quests have been listed in alphabetical order by zone. Most do not have any pre-requisites beyond a minimum character level, but check just in case. If you are having trouble locating any of the sub-zones, this map will allow you to search by sub zone name.

Frequently Missed Quests in Fractured Peaks

There are a total of 35 side quests for a total of 700 renown in Forgotten Peaks. The following ten quests require a little looking around.

Better Days

• Trigger: Legacies of Light’s Watch, zone item
• Location: found in Margrave sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Exorcist’s Cache

• Trigger: Sealed Exorcist’s Cache, drop from Undead enemies
• Location: found in Frigid Expanse sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Forgive Me

• Trigger: Bloodied Note, drop from Julek, Herald of Woe
• Location: found in Tor Dragon Barracks sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Frostbloom

• Trigger: Frostbloom, drop from gathering herbs
• Location: found in The Pallid Glade sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Gory Display

• Trigger: Warrior’s Chain, drop from Khazra mobs or looting from bodies on the ground
• Location: found in Frigid Expanse sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Hungering Bone Cache

• Trigger: Hungering Bone Cache, drop from looting from bodies on the ground
• Location: found in The Pallid Glade sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Icebound Geode

• Trigger: Icebound Geode, drop from mining ore
• Location: found in Gale Valley sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Righteous Idol

• Trigger: Carved Wooden Knight, purchased from Tsvemir, the armour vendor in Yelesna for 10g
• Location: found in Yelesna sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: Unwritten End, Campaign Completion

Sight to Madness

• Trigger: talk to Vilek
• Location: found in Kyovashad sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: unlock Nostrova Stronghold

Unwritten End

• Trigger: Merchant’s Ledger, drop from Bandit enemies or looting chests
• Location: found in Dobrev Taiga sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: Better Days

Frequently Missed Quests in Scosglen

There are a total of 47 side quests for a total of 940 renown in Scosglen. The following seven quests require a little looking around. Many quests in this zone have a minimum level requirement of 20 to see them.

A Different Beast

• Trigger: Broken Totem, drop from looting Slain Druid corpses
• Location: found in Highland Wilds sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: The Wrong Hands

Breaga’s Chronicles

• Trigger: A History of Scosglen, drop from Khazra or Wildwood enemies
• Location: found in near Firebreak Manner or Gaothmar Grasslands sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Message in a Bottle

• Trigger: Washed-Ashore Bottle, item along the shore
• Location: found in Strand sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Ravenous Predator’s Offering

• Trigger: Ravenous Predator’s Offering, drop from looting Slain Wanderer corpses
• Location: found in Wailing Hills sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: A Different Beast

The Broken Bear

• Trigger: Broken Bear Totem, drop from Bear enemies
• Location: found in Highland Wilds sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

The Wrong Hands

• Trigger: Broken Carving, drop from looting chests
• Location: found in The Downs sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: With Fangs Bared

Warded Sailor’s Vessel

• Trigger: Warded Sailor’s Vessel, drop from looting Slain Villagers corpses
• Location: found in Northshore sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Frequently Missed Quests in Dry Steppes

There are a total of 38 side quests for a total of 760 renown in Dry Steppes. The following seven quests require a little looking around. Many quests in this zone have a minimum level requirement of 20 to see them.

Currencies from Afar

• Trigger: Bag of Old Coins, drop from looting Slain Mercenaries corpses
• Location: found in Untamed Scarps sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Dust Daisy

• Trigger: Dust Daisy, drop from gathering herbs
• Location: found in Kotama Grasslands sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Exhuming Faith

• Trigger: Blood-Spattered Scroll, zone item
• Location: found in Orbei Monastery, Dindai Flats sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Sealed Oxen Tribe Cache

• Trigger: Sealed Oxen Tribe Cache, drop from Fallen enemies
• Location: found in Hapless Frontier sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Sealed Penitent’s Cache

• Trigger: Sealed Penitent’s Cache, drop from Undead enemies
• Location: found in The Scarred Coast sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Strange Ore Sample

• Trigger: Strange Ore Sample, drop from mining ore
• Location: found in Tusmaa Rift sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Tarnished Amulet 

• Trigger: Tarnished Amulet, drop from Cannibal enemies
• Location: found in Untamed Scarps sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Frequently Missed Quests in Hawezar

There are a total of 49 side quests for a total of 980 renown in Hawezar. The following nine quests require a little looking around. Many quests in this zone have a minimum level requirement of 20 to see them.

Chained Zakurum Repository

• Trigger: Chained Zakurum Repository, drop from looting random corpses
• Location: found in Dismal Foothills sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Drink to the Past

• Trigger: Kingsport Ale, drop from looting chests
• Location: found in Belfry Zakara, Rotspill Delta sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: Brought to Heel

Glittering Abundance

• Trigger: Gem-laden Geode, drop from mining glittering ore
• Location: found in Fethis Wetlands sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Good Riddance

• Trigger: Forgotten Crossbow, drop from looting Slain Villagers corpses
• Location: found in Rotspill Delta sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Heart’s Burden

• Trigger: Rusted Dagger, drop from looting Child’s corpse
• Location: found in The Writhing Mire sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Hungering Necrolyte’s Cache

• Trigger: Hungering Necrolyte’s Cache, drop from looting random corpses
• Location: found in Toxic Fens sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

One Little Red Sprig

• Trigger: Budding Crimson Thorn, drop from gathering Angelbreath herbs
• Location: found in Rotspill Delta sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Timeworn Effigy

• Trigger: Timeworn Timue Doll drop from looting Loose Stones
• Location: found in Forsaken Coast sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Venom of the Nangari

• Trigger: Curious Venom, drop from looting Nangari enemies
• Location: found in The Writhing Mire sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: unlocking Tree of Whispers and either Timue questline completed or campaign skip

Frequently Missed Quests in Kehjistan

There are a total of 44 side quests for a total of 880 renown in Kehjistan. The following ten quests require a little looking around. Many quests in this zone have a minimum level requirement of 35 to see them.

Endless Fortune

• Trigger: Old Journal, drop from Treasure Goblins
• Location: zone wide drop
• Pre-requisites: none

Late Shipment

• Trigger: Battered Shipment, drop from Scrapper enemies
• Location: found in Southern Expanse sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Ravenous Necrolyte’s Cache

• Trigger: Ravenous Necrolyte’s Cache, drop from Cultist enemies
• Location: found in Outer Gardens, Scouring Sands sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Remnants

• Trigger: Crumpled Note, drop from looting Tortured Prisoner corpses
• Location: found in Caldeum sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: may require The Weapon of a Wolf and To Serve Again

Sealed Khazra Offering

• Trigger: Sealed Zhazra Offering, drop from Moon Clan Khazra enemies
• Location: found in Southern Expanse sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Spotted Mushroom

• Trigger: Spotted Mushroom, drop from gathering Lifebane herbs
• Location: found in Southern Expanse sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Timely Correspondence

• Trigger: Tarnished Amulet, drop from Cannibal enemies
• Location: found in Ragged Coastline sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

The Weapon of a Wolf

• Trigger: Iron Wolf Sword, drop from Triune Cultist enemies
• Location: found in Caldeum sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

To Serve Again

• Trigger: Iron Wolf Armor, drop from Knight Penitent enemies
• Location: found in Caldeum sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

Unusual Ore

• Trigger: Unusual Ore, drop from mining ore
• Location: found in Ragged Coastline sub-zone
• Pre-requisites: none

If you have done all these and are still missing some quests — you will want to scan your map for new quest markers, as there are many chain quests locked behind other quests or campaign progression. Check around as you level up in case you unlock new quests with a higher character level requirement.

Originally posted July 6, 2023. Updated October 2, 2023.