Diablo 4 has over a hundred dungeons that you’ll delve into. Some of these happen to have side quests, which can also be completed along the way. Our Diablo 4 dungeons and side quests guide discusses how you can make the best use of your time by tackling side quests found within dungeons to gain more renown as you play. Here’s a complete breakdown on which dungeons have side quests in Diablo 4.
Maximizing Renown Gains – Which Dungeons Have Side Quests in Diablo 4
Before we list the Diablo 4 dungeons with side quests, let’s talk about why they’re important to consider. The reason is primarily due to renown gains.
When you complete a side quest or clear a dungeon for the first time, you’ll earn renown. This mechanic itself is important, as it allows you to unlock bonuses per region. It’s good to keep this concept in mind if you’re new to the game, or if you plan on starting from scratch when participating in seasonal content.
Similarly, dungeon completions provide you with a Legendary Aspect that’s automatically saved in your Codex of Power. This lets you imprint a particular perk to a valid item so you can fine-tune your build.
In any case, let’s go back to the Diablo 4 dungeons with side quests. A handy list has been compiled by Reddit user Tyndy, as well as other players. Likewise, we have a dungeon locations guide, in case you’d like to know all the Aspect rewards in the game. Moreover, we also suggest checking out our Strongholds guide, as there are some areas that will only become available once you’ve conquered the Stronghold in question.
Fractured Peaks Dungeons With Side Quests
The Shattered Tribute
- Location/NPC: Bear Tribe Refuge – Sena
- Dungeon: Hoarfrost Demise
- Aspect Reward: Blood-Bathed Aspect (Necromancer) – Blood Surge’s nova echoes after a short delay, dealing 70% less damage.
Hammer of the Champion
- Location/NPC: Bear Tribe Refuge – Gregonach
- Dungeon: Rimescar Cavern
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Plunging Darkness (Necromancer) – Bone Prison spawns a pool of Blight that deals 50% bonus damage over six seconds.
- Note: You must complete The Shattered Tribute and The Beast’s Challenge side quests (also from the Bear Tribe Refuge area). Likewise, you need to conquer Malnok Stronghold.
Legacies of Light’s Watch
- Location/NPC: Margrave – Zalan Coste
- Dungeon: Light’s Watch
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Conflagration (Sorcerer) – +20% burning damage while channeling Incinerate.
Cries of Innocence
- Location/NPC: East of Kyovashad – Vandral Trost
- Dungeon: Black Asylum
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Torment (Necromancer) – +20% energy regeneration for four seconds when you get a critical strike with a Bone skill.
The Dread Martyr
- Location/NPC: East of Kyovashad – Sir Cromwell
- Dungeon: Hallowed Ossuary
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Unrelenting Fury (Barbarian) – Killing an enemy with a core skill refunds 10% of its base cost; can only happen once per skill cast.
Blood Sermon
- Location/NPC: Kor Valar – Sister Vera
- Dungeon: Sanguine Chapel
- Aspect Reward: Energizing Aspect (Rogue) – +3 energy when you damage an elite enemy with a basic skill.
Sight to Madness
- Location/NPC: Kyovashad – Vilek
- Dungeon: Cultist Refuge
- Aspect Reward: Flamewalker’s Aspect (Sorcerer) – Coming in contact with your Firewall grants +15% movement speed for four seconds.
- Note: Clear Nostrava Stronghold first to make the dungeon available.
Forgive Me
- Location/NPC: Kor Dragan Barracks – Julek/Bloodied Note
- Dungeon: Kor Dragan Barracks
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Anemia (Barbarian) – Lucky Hit; direct damage against bleeding enemies has a 20% chance to stun them for two seconds.
- Note: Head to Kor Dragan Barracks and defeat a unique elite named Julek so you can pick up the Bloodied Note. Finishing the dungeon isn’t required, but you might as well so you can obtain the Aspect and some renown. To complete the side quest, you’ll have to deliver the Bloodied Note to an NPC named Roza in Menestad.
Scosglen Dungeons With Side Quests
The Seer, Smoke Signals, and Reclamation
- Location/NPC: Southwest of Corbach – Baewynn the Seer
- Dungeon: Domhainne Tunnels
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Efficiency (Sorcerer) – Casting a basic skill reduces the cost of your next core skill by 10%.
- Note: This is a three-part quest chain involving Baewynn the Seer. Once you have the Reclamation side quest, that’s the time you’ll head to Domhainne Tunnels.
Fields of Ruin and Feral Moon
- Location/NPC: Blycroft (northeast of Cerrigar) – Phelan
- Dungeon: Sarat’s Lair
- Aspect Reward: Snowveiled Aspect (Sorcerer) – Casting Ice Armor makes you unstoppable for two seconds.
- Note: You’ll need to complete the Fields of Ruin objectives. Once you’re done with those, head to the south so you can tackle the Feral Moon side quest. That leads you to Sarat’s Lair.
Daughter of the Oak
- Location/NPC: Cerrigar – Albard
- Dungeon: Underroot
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of the Expectant (General) – Attacking enemies with your basic skill increases the damage of your core skill by 5%, up to 30%.
- Note: You must first clear the Tul Dulra Stronghold to gain access to the Underroot dungeon.
The Diviner
- Location/NPC: Tur Dulra – Scholar Yuein
- Dungeon: Wretched Delve
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Static Cling (Sorcerer) – Charged Bolts have a 15% chance to be attracted to enemies; Charged Bolts last 300% longer.
- Note: Start the quest and interact with the stone pile north of Scholar Yuein’s location. You’ll then need to activate three runestones. Two are on the overworld map, while the third is inside the Wretched Delve dungeon.
Dry Steppes Dungeons With Side Quests
Consumed by Pride and Raising Spears
- Location/NPC: Crane Tribe Hutmoot – Chieftain Ealda
- Dungeon: Champion’s Demise
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of the Umbral (General) – Restore +1 of your primary resource whenever you crowd-control an enemy.
- Note: You’ll need to do these two side quests for Ealda. The second side quest has an objective in the Champion’s Demise dungeon.
Fury Against Fate and Worthy of Arreat
- Location/NPC: Crane Tribe Hutmoot – Chieftain Ealda
- Dungeon: Ancient’s Lament
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Volatile Shadows (Rogue) – When a Dark Shroud shadow would be removed, you trigger an explosion around yourself that deals X Shadow damage.
- Note: After completing Raising Spears, you’ll be able to do Fury Against Fate, followed by Worthy of Arreat. This last part of the quest chain takes you to Ancient’s Lament.
Augury of Bones and Hubris Smiles Back
- Location/NPC: Jirandai – Nomin
- Dungeon: Grinning Labyrinth
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of the Calm Breeze (Druid) – Lucky Hit; Wind Shear has up to a 5% chance to restore your spirit.
- Note: Once you finish Augury of Bones, make your way to the area near the Grinning Labyrinth dungeon. The NPC here has the next part of the quest chain, where you have to delve deep into that location.
Curious Curios, Hunting the Relic Hunter, More Than Meets the Eye, and In the Name of Love
- Location/NPC: The Boiling Plains – Sameera
- Dungeon: Whispering Vault (eventually)
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Unstable Imbuements (Rogue) – When casting an Imbuement skill, you trigger an Imbued explosion around yourself; applies the Imbuement effects and deals X damage around an area.
- Note: This is a four-part quest chain that’s going to be a doozy. You’ll start out with Curious Curios, completing all the objectives until you unlock In the Name of Love. That will, eventually, lead you to an objective in the Whispering Vault.
Kehjistan Dungeons With Side Quests
Symbol of Faith
- Location/NPC: Zakarum Church – Amr
- Dungeon: Tomb of the Saints
- Aspect Reward: Incendiary Aspect (Sorcerer) – Lucky Hit; Burning damage has an up to 5% chance to restore +10 mana.
A Wolf’s Honor
- Location/NPC: Iron Wolves Encampment – Asa
- Dungeon: Forgotten Ruins
- Aspect Reward: Iron Blood Aspect (Barbarian) – Gain 2% damage reduction for each nearby bleeding enemy; up to 10% maximum.
The Speaking Stone and A Voice From the Past
- Location/NPC: Geakul – Fisherman
- Dungeon: Conclave
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of the Changeling’s Debt (Druid) – Damaging a poisoned enemy with a Werebear skill instantly deals 120% of the poisoning damage and consume the effect.
- Note: Finish the task for the first quest so you can do A Voice From the Past. The objective is in the Conclave dungeon.
Remnants
- Location/NPC: Prison of Caldeum – Crumpled Note/Hader
- Dungeon: Prison of Caldeum
- Aspect Reward: Opportunist’s Aspect (Rogue) – When you break Stealth with an attack, drop a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal X physical damage and stun enemies for 0.5 seconds.
- Note: Interact with the Tortured Prisoner in the Prison of Caldeum dungeon. You should receive a Crumpled Note which begins the side quest. The goal is to find an NPC named Hader, who’s just north of the dungeon’s entrance on the overworld map.
Hawezar Dungeons With Side Quests
Remnants of Faith
- Location/NPC: Zarbinzet – Tomyris
- Dungeon: Maugan’s Works
- Aspect Reward: Earthstriker’s Aspect (Barbarian) – After swapping weapons 10 times, your next attack will Overpower and deal 30% increased Overpower damage.
The Heretic and A Price to Pay
- Location/NPC: Zarbinzt – Vass/Aneta
- Dungeon: Blind Burrows
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of the Tempest (Druid) – Hurricane damage is increased by 7% each second while it’s active.
- Note: During The Heretic, you’ll have to find and help out a woman named Aneta. She’ll unleash her powers, which means you’ll need to go to Blind Burrows during A Price to Pay.
Desperate Remedies
- Location/NPC: Wejinhani – Elder Lao
- Dungeon: Light’s Refuge
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Bul-Kathos (Barbarian) – Leap creates an Earthquake that deals X physical damage over four seconds; while standing in an Earthquake, you gain +5% damage reduction.
Left Behind
- Location/NPC: Vyeresz – Crusader Mateen
- Dungeon: Shadowed Plunge
- Aspect Reward: Aspect of Branching Volleys (Rogue) – The arrows from Barrage have a 15% chance to split into two more arrows when they ricochet.
- Note: You’ll need to clear Vyeresz Stronghold to gain access to the side quest, as well as the Shadowed Plunge dungeon.
In any case, these are the Diablo 4 dungeons with side quests that we know of so far. We’ll update this guide accordingly in case others get discovered in the future.
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