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The \u201cReturn to Sanctuary<\/strong>\u201d event in Diablo 4<\/a><\/em> includes a host of different in-game occurrences, all of which start on Tuesday, Nov. 19, and last for different amounts of time.<\/p>\n

Below, we\u2019ll break down each of the major events coming to Diablo 4<\/em> for the rest of 2024, including a Spiritborn<\/a> test period, the Red-Cloaked Horror, and the return of the Mother\u2019s Blessing XP buff.<\/p>\n

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Eternal Character boost<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Starting Tuesday, Nov. 19<\/strong>, Diablo 4<\/em> is getting its first character boost feature, although it only applies to Eternal Realm<\/a> (read: non-Seasonal) characters.<\/p>\n

Everyone who owns Diablo 4<\/em> can boost one character to level 50, select from three different sets of Legendary Items, instantly unlock all Altars of Lilith<\/a>, and pick up a host of materials like Gold and Obols. Players who own the Vessel of Hatred<\/a><\/em> expansion can boost a second character this way.<\/p>\n

While Blizzard refers to the Welcome Back Booster as a \u201climited-time\u201d offering, there is no end date listed in their blog.<\/p>\n

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Return of the Red-Cloaked Horror <\/h2>\n

From Tuesday, Nov. 19, to Tuesday, Dec. 3<\/strong>, the Red-Cloaked Horror<\/a> monster has a chance to spawn instead of a Hellborne in Helltide<\/a>. It can also spawn randomly in dungeons and the Infernal Hordes mode.<\/p>\n

The Red-Cloaked Horror can drop a variety of rewards, including the event-exclusive Gideon\u2019s Brew, which is a powerful Elixir that increases damage done, XP earned, and materials acquired for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Limited time Spiritborn trial<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

From Tuesday, Nov. 19, to Monday, Dec. 2<\/strong>, players who don\u2019t own the Vessel of Hatred<\/em> expansion can jump in and make a Spiritborn \u2014 Diablo 4<\/em>\u2019s sixth character class. While the trial will only be available to level up to level 25, character progress will carry over for those that eventually pick up the expansion.<\/p>\n

If this is your first time trying the class, see our best Spiritborn build<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n

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Mother\u2019s Blessing XP boost<\/h2>\n

From Tuesday, Nov. 19, to Tuesday, Nov. 26<\/strong>, the Mother\u2019s Blessing XP and gold boost will return to Diablo 4<\/em>. This boost is multiplicative, meaning it stacks with other XP increases like Elixirs, making leveling up characters and increasing their Paragon level much faster during this short window.<\/p>\n

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