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  • Slayer Challenges
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  • Destroyer Challenges

Season of the Malignant has brought with it Diablo 4's first Battle Pass. As with most other live-service games, players can progress their Battle Pass reward track by completing a series of challenges tailored for the current season.

Related: Diablo 4: Season Of The Malignant - Malignant Hearts Explained

Increasing your Battle Pass rank will require you to complete your Season Journey, a progression system that rewards you with new Legendary Aspects, reward caches, and Battle Pass Favor as you complete each chapter. This guide will explain how the Seasonal Journey system works, its rewards, and showcase every challenge tied to all seven chapters in Season of the Malignant's Battle Pass.

What Are Seasonal Journey Challenges?

The Seasonal Journey is Diablo 4's take on a Battle Pass challenge system. Similar to games like Fortnite and Destiny 2, Diablo 4's Battle Pass has a companion challenge system that provides additional rewards when completed, speeding up the leveling process by giving you Battle Pass progress (called Favor), Legendary Aspects, and reward caches. The Seasonal Journey and its related rewards are completely free; you do not need to own the Battle Pass to access this system.

Each cache of rewards is locked behind seven different challenge sets, referred to as "Chapters" in the Battle Pass UI. Each chapter contains a set number of challenges. You only need to complete a set number of them to progress. For example, the first chapter has nine available challenges. Completing seven of the challenges will progress you to the next chapter, rewarding you with a small bundle of goods as well.

Challenges Are Retroactive

Progress made towards locked chapter challenges is retroactive. For example, if you collect three Malignant Hearts for a C2 challenge while on C1, you'll receive credit for collecting three hearts the second you finish the first chapter. Retroactive progress only applies to seasonal characters; Eternal Realm characters cannot access the Season Journey.

Accessing Your Seasonal Journey

You can view the Seasonal Journey through the Battle Pass menu. Head to the "Season" tab and select the "Seasonal Journey" ribbon on the left-hand side of your screen. This will present all challenges tied to the given season, categorized by chapter. You can view your current chapter progress, individual challenge rewards, later chapters, and chapter reward caches.

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Chapter One Challenges

The first chapter contains nine objectives, all of which award Smaller Favor when completed. You must complete seven challenges from this chapter to progress.

Name

Objective

Reward

The Hangman's Garden

Collect 15 Gallowvine, found nearly anywhere.

Smaller Favor

Heart Of Corruption

Collect a Malignant Heart, available after completing or skipping the campaign.

Smaller Favor

Den Of Evil

Complete any Dungeon found on your map.

Smaller Favor

Trouble In The Wilds

Complete a World Event found on your map.

Smaller Favor

Into The Frozen Dark

Complete 3 Dungeons in Fractured Peaks.

Smaller Favor

What Lurks Below

Complete a Cellar in any region.

Smaller Favor

Kind Stranger

Complete 5 quests of any type.

Smaller Favor

Keeper Of The Keys

Purchase a Whispering Key from the Purveyor of Curiosities.

Smaller Favor

Waste Not

Salvage 10 normal items at the Blacksmith.

Smaller Favor

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Chapter Two Challenges

Chapter two has 11 challenges in total, nine of which must be completed to reach the next chapter.

Name

Objective

Reward

Undertaker

Complete 10 Cellars

Smaller Favor

Stopping The Spread

Collect 3 Malignant Hearts, available after completing or skipping the campaign.

Smaller Favor

Ruins Reclaimed

Conquer a Stronghold.

Smaller Favor

Gemcutter

Craft any Chipped gem at the Jeweler.

Smaller Favor

A Torch In The Depths

Compete 5 Malignant Tunnels, available after completing or skipping the campaign.

Smaller Favor

Baptized In Blood

Reach level 25.

Smaller Favor

Vivisector

Collect 15 Demon Hearts, found from killing Demons or in Cellars.

Smaller Favor

A Warrior Of Taste

Change your gear's appearance 5 times at any Wardrobe.

Smaller Favor

Lighting The Way

Activate 10 Waypoints throughout Sanctuary.

Smaller Favor

Spit And Polish

Upgrade 2 items to T1 quality at the Blacksmith or Jeweler.

Smaller Favor

Finer Clarity

Upgrade your potion to Minor at the Alchemist.

Smaller Favor

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Chapter Three Challenges

You'll need to complete ten out of 13 objectives to get past chapter three and receive your chapter rewards. Some of these challenges require you to complete Grim Favors for the Tree of Whispers, an endgame vendor that becomes available near the end of the campaign. Those that skipped the campaign can complete Whispers right after character creation.

Name

Objective

Reward

Shards Of The Fiends

Collect 5 Scattered Prisms, found from killing World Bosses or Treasure Goblins.

Smaller Favor

Risk And Reward

Buy 5 items from the Purveyor of Curiosities.

Smaller Favor

Champion Of The Lost

Conquer 5 Strongholds.

Smaller Favor

Touching The Eternal

Unlock 4 Aspects in the Codex of Power by completing Dungeons.

Smaller Favor

A Master At Work

Complete 5 World Events with Mastery.

Smaller Favor

Hunter's Whisper

Complete 10 Whispers for the Tree of Whispers, available after reaching a certain point in the campaign.

Smaller Favor

Wonders Distilled

Craft 5 Elixers of any type at the Alchemist.

Smaller Favor

Transfer Of Power

Imprint an Aspect at the Occultist.

Smaller Favor

Grim Reward

Obtain 10 caches from the Tree of Whispers.

Smaller Favor

Corruption Cleansed

Complete 5 Malignant Tunnels.

Smaller Favor

Exceptional Potency

Upgrade your potion to Moderate at the Alchemist.

Smaller Favor

Steel From Iron

Upgrade two items to T2 quality at the Blacksmith or Jeweler.

Smaller Favor

Purging The Plague

Use a Wrathful Malignant Invoker in a Malignant Tunnel.

Smaller Favor

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Chapter Four Challenges

The fourth chapter in the Seasonal Journey requires you to complete 9 of 12 objectives to reach the next set of challenges. Some of the challenges in this chapter require you to reach level 50 and complete the Cathedral of Light capstone dungeon. The latter requires campaign completion to access.

Name

Objective

Reward

Heartrender

Collect 10 Malignant Hearts, available after completing or skipping the campaign.

Smaller Favor

A World Apart

Change your World Tier at the Inarius statue in Kyovashad.

Smaller Favor

Quelled Hatred

Purify 1,000 Seeds of Hatred in PvP regions.

Smaller Favor

The Stuff Of Legends

Collect 5 Coiling Wards, found by salvaging Legendary armor.

Smaller Favor

Gift Of The Ancients

Unlock 15 Aspects in the Codex of Power.

Smaller Favor

The Father's Gate

Complete the Cathedral of Light capstone dungeon.

Smaller Favor

Miracles Of Alchemy

Craft 10 Elixers at the Alchemist.

Smaller Favor

Legacy Of Sanctuary

Equip a Legendary item in every slot.

Smaller Favor

A Legend At The Forge

Upgrade an item to T4 quality at the Blacksmith or Jeweler.

Smaller Favor

A Trail Of Mighty Corpses

Kill 100 Elite monsters. Malignant variants count.

Smaller Favor

Hardened By Battle

Reach level 50.

Smaller Favor

Benevolent Wanderer

Complete 25 quests.

Smaller Favor

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Slayer Challenges

The Slayer series of challenges is tuned around World Tier 3 characters, requiring you to complete Helltide events, clear Nightmare Dungeons, and participate in other endgame activities. Since these challenges are generally harder than previous chapters, all challenges now award a greater sum of Favor.

A total of nine challenges must be completed to reach the next tier. Slayer has 11 challenges in total.

Name

Objective

Reward

Wrath's Beating Heart

Acquire a Wrathful Malignant Heart.

Favor

The Depths Of Fear

Complete 5 Nightmare Dungeons.

Favor

A Boon In The Tide

Open a Tortured Gift chest during any Helltide event

Favor

Keymaster

Craft 2 Nightmare Sigils at the Occultist.

Favor

Cut The First Ear

Kill another player in PvP.

Favor

Prophecy Manifest

Open a Tortured Gift of Mysteries chest during any Helltide event.

Favor

Scourge Of The Malignant

Complete 15 Malignant Tunnels.

Favor

Lingering Wrath

Defeat the Echo of Varshan after completing the seasonal storyline.

Favor

The Paragon's Path

Unlock 15 Paragon nodes after reaching level 50.

Favor

Restored Glory

Upgrade 2 items to T4 quality at a Blacksmith or Jeweler.

Favor

Exceeded Potential

Improve a Pagraon Glyph to level 4 by completing Nightmare Dungeons.

Favor

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Champion Challenges

The Champion series of challenges requires you to further upgrade your character and push into the later stages of World Tier 3 and the start of World Tier 4. You must complete nine challenges out of 11 total to unlock the final set of objectives.

Name

Objective

Reward

Lilith's Undoing

Purify 5,000 Seeds of Hatred in PvP zones.

Favor

Threshold Of Damnation

Complete the Fallen Temple capstone dungeon.

Favor

Wrath's Vengeance

Defeat the Echo of Varshan on World Tier 3 difficulty.

Favor

Ancestral Artisan

Upgrade 3 items to T5 quality at the Blacksmith or Jeweler.

Favor

Reaching For Greatness

Improve a Paragon Glyph to level 20.

Favor

The Gathering Fires

Acquire 1,000 Cinders during a Helltide event on World Tier 3 difficulty.

Favor

Crown To Foot

Imprint 10 Aspects at the Occultist.

Favor

No Mere Mortal

Unlock a Legendary Paragon node after reaching level 50.

Favor

Tempered By Hellfire

Reach level 75.

Favor

Pilgrimage Of Nightmares

Complete a T15 Nightmare Dungeon.

Favor

A Friend Brought Low

Kill a world boss on World Tier 3 difficulty.

Favor

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Destroyer Challenges

Destroyer is the final set of Battle Pass challenges for Season of the Malignant, consisting of eight difficult objectives. You must complete six challenges to receive the Destroyer chapter rewards. These challenges are designed around endgame characters at the highest World Tier.

Name

Objective

Reward

Mephisto's Bane

Purify 5,000 Seeds of Hatred in PvP zones.

Favor

Heads Of The Snake

Kill 5 Helltide Commanders during the Helltide.

Favor

The Spoils Of Hell

Open 3 Tortured Gifts of Mysteries during the Helltide.

Favor

Shattered Fiends

Kill 15 World Bosses on World Tier 4 difficulty.

Favor

Blessed Mother Departed

Kill the Echo of Lilith in the Archives of Issalia on World Tier 4 difficulty.

Favor

Wrath's Dying Breath

Defeat the Echo of Varshan on World Tier 4 difficulty.

Favor

Annointed Immortal

Reach level 100.

Favor

Lord Of Nightmares

Complete a T43 Nightmare Dungeon.

Favor

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