Diablo 4 Season 8 is coming soon, are you ready? As you’ve heard, this season will be all about boss power, with a massive boss power upgrade, a reworked endgame boss system, and some new boss mechanics that change the rules. Trust me, you won’t want to miss them.
But, to be honest, all of this is just news from Season 8 PTR, so it may change before release. However, it’s not completely a waste of time, at least the new World Event in the new season has been confirmed. So before you get ready to challenge the new boss, why not take a look at this new World Event to accumulate more Diablo 4 Gold and sharpen your weapons? Let’s get started!
Apparition Incursions World Event
As you all know, Season 8 introduces Apparition Incursions, a new open world event where you’ll fight waves of enemies, powerful Apparition Bosses, and even low-level forms of Belial, Lord of Lies. Some of these bosses can be a pain to kill, especially in the early stages, if you don’t have enough Diablo 4 Gold to get great gear. But don’t worry, as long as you take on them in groups, it’s only a matter of time before you can breeze through the dense swarms.
So, how does this Apparition Incursions World Event work?
Apparition Incursions spawn periodically within Sanctuary. These events have three phases and last about 10 minutes. If you’re well-equipped or on a solid team, the time is shorter and you can complete it in under 5 minutes.
Phase 1
Note that in this event, the affected areas are not colored, but are marked on your map with a triangle icon with a green leaf. As you get closer, Belial will begin sending Apparitions to harass you until the event is over.
When you arrive, you’ll see an Incursion Portal on the ground, where Greater Apparitions will spawn. Once the countdown reaches zero, Phase 1 begins, and all you need to do is kill Apparitions to fill up the status bar under the mini-map.
At this point, a Betraying Eye will appear next to the Incursion Portal, marked on your map by a diamond icon. Destroying these eyes will expose more Apparitions, fueling the battle.
As the event progresses, more Betraying Eyes will continue to spawn in the affected area. Keep destroying them and killing Apparitions until the status bar fills up, and then a Greater Apparition will emerge from the portal!
Phase 2
When the first Greater Apparition is defeated, Phase 2 begins! Incursion Portal will move to a new location. However, you still have to do the same thing: destroy Betraying Eye, kill Apparitions, fill up the status bar and defeat another Greater Apparition.
Phase 3
After the second Greater Apparition falls, the final phase officially begins! Then, Belial boss will appear in the same location. Your ultimate goal is to defeat him to complete the event.
Event Rewards
The rewards for defeating Belial are also very considerable. In addition to many gold drops, the most important thing is a Radiant Chest full of rewards, including various Diablo 4 materials, Obols, Tempering Manuals, Spectral Ash, and more!
However, the main reward of Apparition Incursions is the new Boss Power, these game-changing powers will define your build in Season 8.
There are 10 different Apparition Bosses in this event, and there is no fixed group or pattern to spawn 2 bosses during Incursion. It is also possible for the same Apparition Incursions boss to appear twice.
Therefore, there are 24 Boss Powers in total, which are:
- 10 Magic Boss Powers: Unlocked by killing Bosses at any difficulty during Apparition Incursions.
- 9 Rare Boss Powers: Unlocked by killing Lair Bosses at Torment difficulty and defeating World Bosses at any difficulty.
- 5 Legendary Boss Powers: Unlocked by killing Lair Bosses and Lilith Silk at Torment difficulty.
Note that all Boss Powers can be unlocked the first time you kill every Boss in Sanctuary. Spectral Ash is the currency gained by killing enemies during Apparition Incursions, and unlike gold, it is used to increase the power level. All Boss Powers can be upgraded to level 20 using Spectral Ash.
Boss Powers can be either Main Powers or Modifiers. A Main Power directly enhances your class ability, while Modifiers enhance Main Power with additional buffs, increased damage, or utility effects.
You can switch Boss Power seamlessly into Character tab, which is located to the left of Inventory. Some Main Powers will add crazy effects to your abilities, such as shooting waves of spikes from your attacks, or turning evade into an effect that immobilizes the enemy. These abilities scale with your Paragon level, so the stronger you are, the more powerful they are.
Although some abilities in PTR are very powerful, allowing you to kill Lair Boss with one hit in less than five seconds! But don’t be too confident, because the developers will never allow a skill to dominate the situation, skill balance is always their pursuit, so before the official release, the weakening may be unstoppable.
Endgame Boss Rework
In addition, in Season 8, the end boss will be massively remodeled, and the battle will be more intense. What’s more, there are three new bosses joining the ladder! Besides the returning Belial, Harbinger of Hatred and Urivar Boss from Vessel of Hatred will also make their debut. So, both the increasingly difficult Lair Bosses and the reworked boss system help players stay fresh longer in Apparition Incursions.
Of course, these new bosses also bring more loot drops. For example, Belial can ambush you after you open Boss Hoard of Belial, and if it does so, the rewards will be doubled! In addition, it will drop Lair Boss Key, which is the key material for you to challenge its supreme form on Boss Ladder.
As for party play, all party members need their own Lair Key to obtain loot, which also increases the chance of getting extra treasure from Hoard. And Lair Keys can now stack up to 99, so no more inventory confusion!
All in all, Season 8 promises to be one of Diablo 4’s biggest and most exciting seasons to date, with new content, a revamped boss system, and powerful new build-defining mechanics. And Apparition Incursions World Event is definitely not to be ignored, as it is the key event to unlock the core mechanic, Boss Power, during this season. Whether it’s gaining new powers or collecting XP, this event is the one to go for. So get this news before anyone else does and get ready for your journey into the new season!
