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Diablo 4’sseasons has multiple progression systems unique to the Seasonal Realm. From the Battle Pass to Season Journey, there’s no shortage of reward systems to interact with. One of these systems is Season Blessings, quality-of-life buffs that range from XP bonuses to seasonal drop buffs.
Acquiring these blessings will require you to get your hands on Smoldering Ashes, a currency tied to Diablo 4’s Battle Pass tiers. This guide will cover everything you need to know about Season Blessings, how they work, and which ones are worth unlocking. We’ll also cover how Smoldering Ashes work and how to obtain them.
Updated August 03, 2025, by Charles Burgar:Smoldering Ashes have some new blessings in Season of the Infernal Hordes, some of which are incredibly useful for most players. We’ve updated this guide to include all of this season’s blessings, covering which ones you should unlock first.
What Are Season Blessings?
Season Blessings are account-bound buffs exclusive to Seasonal Realm characters.These buffs focus on quality-of-life improvements such as higher Glyph XP payouts from Nightmare Dungeons, increased drop rates for seasonal rewards, and XP bonuses for performing certain actions. Only seasonal characters can activate and benefit from these buffs; Eternal Realm characters cannot interact with this system.
You can access the Season Blessings UI from the “Season” tab of your menu. Selecting the Season Blessings option will showcase all blessings available that season, their buff magnitudes, and the cost required to upgrade each blessing.
Season Blessings are activated by spending Smoldering Ashes, a currency typeearned from the Battle Pass.Each Season Blessing costs one Smoldering Ash to activate or upgrade. You can upgrade a blessing up to four times, with each upgrade experiencing slight diminishing returns.
How To Get Smoldering Ashes
you may acquire Smoldering Ashes from thefree track of the seasonal Battle Pass.There are no Smoldering Ash rewards in the paid track, soBattle Pass ownership is not requiredif you wish to earn all 20. Smoldering Ashes tend to be back-loaded in the Battle Pass, with large quantities of the currency being awarded towards the last 30 tiers.
Unlike most Battle Pass rewards,Smoldering Ash also has a level requirement before it can be claimed.For example, the first Smoldering Ash reward has a level requirement of 40. This means that you must have a level 40 character active in the current season to claim this reward tier, even after you reach T8 in the Battle Pass.
Claiming all Smoldering Ashes from the Battle Pass will require a Level 88 seasonal character.Check out ourXP farming guidefor tips on how to reach the level cap quickly.
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Season Blessing Bonuses
Once you’ve gotten your hands on Smoldering Ashes, you may invest that currency into one of five Season Blessings.Select the Season Blessings option in the “Season” menu to view your current buffs.There are five blessings you can invest your ashes into:
Investing your Smoldering Ashes into any buff will unlock it for all Seasonal Realm characters for the duration of that season.Each blessing can be upgraded four times, and these upgrade may be refunded for a small Gold fee that scales with each refund. Unlocking and fully upgrading every Season Blessing will require 20 Smoldering Ashes.
Respeccing your Smoldering Ashes gets progressively more expensive.
What Are The Best Blessings?
For Season of the Infernal Hordes,focus on the Urn of Aggression first, then the Urn of Nightmares.This will greatly increase the XP and Glyph XP you earn on your account. If you rotate between Helltides and Infernal Hordes, you’ll reach Level 100 in a few play sessions. The Urn of Nightmares will then minimize your time spent in Nightmare Dungeons. The sooner you get your Glyphs leveled, the faster you can return tofarming Infernal Hordes.
The rest of the upgrades in this season aren’t particularly important.Urn of the Blessed Motheris your next best bet, as it increases the reputation you earn with the seasonal vendor just by killing Elites. Abyssal Scrolls are incredibly common and, frankly, useless for most players. The Urn of Spoils is decent if you’re farming for gear in Infernal Hordes, although you typically want to be opening the Gold and resource chests instead.
