Diablo 4 Season 4 has undergone massive overhauls of core systems, such as the itemization system. On top of that, we’re also getting a massive addition to the endgame content, which includes some big changes to the endgame boss ladder from the developers. We will have a new boss that can be farmed to get Uber unique items, and a new boss difficulty called Tormented Echoes, which will be a level 200 Uber boss.

Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn is packed with dozens of changes and new content, and Tormented Echoes is one of the most interesting. Because Diablo 4 players have been asking for more endgame activities, the developers have introduced this new challenge for them.

So, below, we’re going to talk about everything you need to know about this new Endgame Boss difficulty in Season 4 to help you get a head start when you get into the game.

Boss Ladder Updates

Before we get started, let’s talk about some of the upcoming changes in the boss ladder, with Andariel becoming part of the new endgame boss roster.

In Season 4, she will have an enhanced moveset, which differs from the moveset you can fight in the campaign.

Her position in the boss ladder will be similar to Duriel’s, and she will share the same loot table with him. And the materials needed to summon Andariel will drop from Beast in Ice and Lord Zir, which will make them easier to run. Boss Farming will become even more diverse thanks to these new changes.

Tormented Echoes Explained

Tormented Echoes are buffed-up Level 200 versions of every summonable Uber boss in Diablo 4 Season 4. Uber boss grinding has been one of the most important aspects of D4 endgame since Season 2, but players are still clamoring for something more challenging.

That’s why the developers launched buffed-up variants of Uber boss. So players who are overpowered and find fighting regular Uber enemies boring can have a great time fighting these extremely powerful bosses and get some of the best Diablo 4 items in Season 4: Loot Reborn.

How To Summon Tormented Echoes?

To summon Tormented Echoes in Season 4, you’ll need Stygian Stones and all the materials needed to summon the regular variant in its usual summoning location.

Each summon of Tormented Echoes costs three Stygian Stones. Beyond that, here’s the complete list of materials required to summon each Tormented Echoes in Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR:

• Tormented Varsahn: 3 Stygian Stones, 5 Gurgling Heads, 5 Blackened Femurs, 5 Trembling Hands, and 5 Malignant Hearts
• Torment Grigoire: 3 Stygian Stones and 25 Living Steel
• Torment Zir: 3 Stygian Stones and 45 Exquisite Blood
• Torment Beast in the Ice: 3 Stygian Stones, 45 Distilled Fear, and 250 Sigil Powder
• Torment Duriel: 3 Stygian Stones, 10 Mucus-Slick Eggs, and 10 Shards of Agony
• Torment Andariel: 3 Stygian stones, 10 Sandscorched Shackles, and 10 Pncushioned Dolls

After collecting these materials, you will be able to challenge the level 200 Tormented Echo version of Uber boss of your choice.

How To Collect Stygian Stones?

Note that Stygian Stones are the key here, and it’s very simple to get them in Loot Reborn season. You must join Pit of Artificers and fight monsters and bosses while leveling up.

Pit of Artificers, much like Greater Rifts in Diablo 3, is a randomized dungeon with a fixed time limit in which you must defeat a certain number of enemies, ending in a boss fight. This would be the infinite scaling content the game desperately needs, and it would allow players to truly test their character’s prowess.

When first entering Pit, players will receive one or two Stygian Stones per run. And your goal is to collect three Stygian Stones.

Since you can only get Stygian Stones from Pit, it’s crucial to know how to unlock it first. Players can unlock Pit by reaching World Tier 4: Torment difficulty and interacting with Artificer’s Obelisk in Scosglen Region.

To enter Pit, players must use Runeshards. You can obtain them by completing Whisper Bounties, Nightmare Dungeons, Helltide Events, and Legion Events.

Rewards

As the developer confirmed in the official early patch notes for Diablo 4 Season 4, all items dropped from Tormented Echoes will be Item Power Level 925. What’s more, there’s a good chance you’ll stumble across some extremely powerful Uber Uniques in the game.

Additionally, after defeating Tormented Echoes, you will receive Resplendent Sparks, which are necessary items for crafting Uber Uniques. Therefore, challenging these Endgame Bosses will also be your best way to craft some of the most powerful items and complete top-tier builds in Loot Reborn season.

That’s everything you need to know about Season 4’s endgame boss, Tormented Echoes. The game has added so much new content in terms of content and reworks that all players are very excited for the next chapter of Diablo 4. Let us look forward to the arrival of the new season!

The Season 4 of Diablo 4 will arrive in just under a couple of weeks. While we've been aware of many major changes coming to the game for some time, the stream promised some significant reveals. It was expected to unveil the season theme, which was previously unknown, as well as any adjustments based on player feedback from the PTR.

Season 4 Overview

First, let's delve into the seasonal theme. The Blizzard have a general theme centered on fire and the forge, which is anticipated to be the primary topic of discussion until the season officially launches. 

The upcoming season is titled Loot Reborn, a name that may seem somewhat straightforward but also marks a departure from previous season themes. Unlike past seasons, which typically revolved around specific themes, this season's focus is on the changes made to the game itself.

While there are some season-exclusive elements, there are no distinct season-specific powers, which may disappoint some players. Essentially, the season is built upon the revamped loot system and extensive alterations to Helltide, serving as the foundation for the season's content, despite the Helltide also being an internal realm feature.

Helltide Changes

Before moving on to the seasonal bit specifically, we should also talk about changes made to the Helltide since the PTR, which are essentially just changes to drop rates in various ways. The Infernal Loot will drop far more, Pain Warthful Hearts will drop more and more consistently.

Blood Maidens, the big altar bosses, now just drop far more loot, including summoning materials for Lord Zir and a percentage chance at summon materials for various different endgame bosses too. One final relatively notable change: Helltide chests now take half of the channel time to open, 1 and a half seconds down from 3.

Seasonal Events

The seasonal part that won’t be returning in the future, will be the Iron Wolves reputation system and extra events based around the Iron Wolves in Helltide and the new Call of the Wolves seasonal event that all that is contained within because it’s essentially just a name for the questline and reputation system. So essentially, we’re just taking the stuff that they changed as a permanent feature for Diablo 4 and making it the seasonal mechanic.

Then there is also a new consumable called the Profane Mindcage. This raises the level of monsters in the Helltide for its full duration by 10 and also raises the cinder drop rate during this effect, as well as increasing your threat meter gain too.

Uber Uniques

Then we have some Boss Ladder specific changes, most notably that all Uber bosses now have a decent chance of dropping Diablo 4 Items that are Uber Uniques. It was related to us as being slightly lower than Duriel and the Andariel, but that means all the Uber bosses now have a proper chance for Uber Uniques to drop from them as well. The tormented bosses, which is the secondary super high-end tier of the Boss Ladder, now cost 3 times the summoning materials instead of the 5 times that were originally tested in the PTR.

There have been significant adjustments to both Nightmare Dungeons and the Pit of Artificers. They now yield varying amounts of Murmuring Obols at higher tiers, a crucial development considering the alterations made to the gambling vendor in towns. This vendor will now consistently provide 925 item power items if you're at Level 100, a substantial enhancement.

Final Thought

One of the most notable changes from the PTR to the current version of the game, unrelated to player feedback, aims to refine the balancing of deeper and more challenging endgame content. Armor effectiveness offering 85% damage reduction against Level 100 enemies from Diablo 4 Season 4 onwards.

As well as that, just a number of changes to make performance a bit smoother on some of the results of the new systems to while also increasing power in return where necessary to sort of just even it out. We will see more of when we get the full picture on season release, but the season journey has been adjusted to sort of give each class a full strong build by Level 100.