When does Diablo 3 Season 33 start?

Diablo 3 Season 32 brought back the Ethereal Memories theme, empowering players with powerful weapons crafted initially to honor the launch of Diablo 2 Resurrected. However, the wheel of D3 seasons is constantly spinning, meaning Season 32 will end, and a new season will spring into rotation. So when can we anticipate the next Diablo 3 season kick-off? We estimate Diablo 3 Season 33 will start on Friday, October 11, 2024.

The maintenance mode cycles have followed a consistent schedule since kicking off with Season 30, which started on Friday, January 12, and ended on Sunday, April 7, running 12 weeks and two days. The following Season 31 also ran 12 weeks and two days, from April 12 to July 7. Counting from start date to start date, both of these seasons’ run times fit into the three months previously mentioned by the development team.

We also know the Season’s Journey rewards draw from past seasons in order. Chapters 1 through 4 rewards should draw from Season 9, granting the Pandemonium-themed portrait frames, Rocky cosmetic pet, Conqueror’s transmog items, and the Haedrig’s Gift class sets. Similarly, the higher tiers (Slayer through Guardian) should reward Season 21’s Industrial portrait frame and Stupendous Contraption pet.

The quarterly rotation also kicked off the recycling of previous seasonal themes. Theme reuse has been random, unlike cadence or rewards. So far, we’ve seen the following return:

• Season 30’s theme, the Lords of Hell, originated in Season 25.
• Season 31’s theme, the Forbidden Archives, originated in Season 20.
• Season 32’s theme, Ethereal Memory, originated in Season 24.

So, moving forward, we remain in the dark about which returning themes will crop up. I remain hopeful for theme combinations again — the combination of Season 14’s double treasure goblins to Season 15’s double Horadric Caches was a loot bonanza! So enjoy wielding your incredible weaponry during Season 32’s return of Ethereal Memory. We’ll see you in Season 33, which we estimate starts October 11.