Barbarian
Cheap way in once Chainscourged Mail drops.
What you do first
Four moves. Seasonal realm, empty the gear before Rebirth, level 1 to 70, then open a starter build.
- Realm
- Seasonal
- Rebirth
- Empty gear first
- Level
- 1 → 70
- At 70
- Starter build
Seasonal, not Eternal
Season 15 content (questline, seasonal power, the Hell's Legacy loop) runs on the Seasonal Realm. Tick that before you create or Rebirth.
- New character: roll Seasonal on Normal. Expert and Penitent unlock after the Prologue (patch 3.2.1), not after the whole campaign.
- Rebirth: turns an Eternal character into Seasonal at level 1. Keeps class, name, looks, Normal/Hardcore, saved cosmetic ensemble, and cumulative hours. Empty equipped gear and personal inventory first or those items are destroyed. Stash is fine.
- Eternal during the season: you can still open Reliquaries; unclaimed Reliquary rewards expire with the season window. Unspent Favor Tokens carry. You do not get the seasonal questline or seasonal power loop on Eternal.
- Hardcore: only a living Hardcore character carries War Plans reputation into the next season partition. A level 1 storage character counts. Keep one alive.
Shared War Plans reputation (Season 15+) lines up by Eternal/Seasonal, Hardcore flag, and Normal/SSF. Each character still spends its own plan.
First login checklist
1Confirm Seasonal Realm
New roll or emptied Rebirth. Start on Normal.
2Decide the campaign
Play it or skip it. This hub does not name every Character Select control. If you are brand new, playing through once is the safe default. Paladin is the gentlest levelling pointer on this site.
3Console (light)
Battle.net account and internet are required. Same Battle.net means cross-progression across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Game Pass cosmetics for Hell's Legacy need Game Pass linked to Battle.net. Deep setup waits on the console page; handheld players can use Steam Deck now.
Pick a class to level, then a starter at 70
At 70, read Endgame for War Plans, the Pit and what to farm next.
Open a levelling guide for 1→70. At 70, jump to that class's stash-friendly starter (or budget) page. Exact unique gates stay on the build.
| Class | Levelling | Starter / budget at 70 | Why it is the easy open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbarian | Levelling | Charge | Cheap way in once Chainscourged Mail drops |
| Druid | Levelling | Landslide | Werebear that hits hard without a unique wall |
| Necromancer | Levelling | Minion Necromancer | Keeps the army you levelled with |
| Paladin | Levelling | Shield of Retribution | Thorns revenge; gentlest levelling pointer |
| Rogue | Levelling | Dance of Knives | Works while the stash is still empty |
| Sorcerer | Levelling | Blizzard | Frost carpet from level 38 onward |
| Spiritborn | Levelling | Stinger | Poison with no unique gate |
| Warlock | Levelling | Ae'grom Summoner | Pets, no unique wall; never needed Fiend of Abaddon's disabled Dominance |
Druid
Werebear that hits hard without a unique wall.
Necromancer
Keeps the army you levelled with.
Paladin
Thorns revenge; gentlest levelling pointer.
Rogue
Works while the stash is still empty.
Sorcerer
Frost carpet from level 38 onward.
Spiritborn
Poison with no unique gate.
Warlock
Pets, no unique wall; never needed Fiend of Abaddon's disabled Dominance.
Short spine
This is the hub summary. Day-one detail, Reliquary prices, and Splinter tables live on Season 15.
- ~1–14: Reach Temis. Start a War Plan that leans on Helltide if you can reroll. Pick a Mercenary, glance at the Horadric Cube, activate your Pet. Run the seasonal introduction only until systems unlock, then finish that first Helltide objective. The questline is not your XP route.
- ~15 (most classes): Finish the class quest, spend parked points, turn on the class mechanic. Necromancer: Book of the Dead from level 5.
- ~25+: Pick one XP route and stay on it: Undercity (Attunement Rank 4, collect orbs yourself) or Helltide (Hellmouth, then Writhe and Rot). Grab Whispers that sit on your path.
- ~35 / ~50–60: Capstone dungeons when you are ready. Confirm the Pit unlocks via Season Rank.
- 70: Regear (tempers, mandatory Aspects, Runewords). Push Paragon toward a Legendary node around 25–40. Hold a difficulty you can sustain (ideally Penitent). Clear Season Rank 1–4. Pit Tier 10 unlocks Torment I.
Hell's Legacy without the full table dump
Season 15 launched 15 September 2026 on patch 3.2.1. Depth lives on the Season page.
Hell's Legacy season depth
3.2.4 (Build 74043) went live on PC on 28 October. We haven't confirmed consoles yet. Prime Evil Splinters now stack to 99, plus stability, visual and UI fixes. Blizzard's 3.2.3 notes, dated 14 October, fix the Prime Evil Powers questline lock and four Horadric Cube re-rolls; see News. 3.2.2 (30 September) had Hotfix 1 (2 October) and Hotfix 2 (6 October). Hotfixes 1 to 4 under 3.2.1 stay history.
- Questline: Deckard Cain, three dark wanderers, echoes of Diablo, Baal, and Mephisto for Splinters of Evil. Depth on Season.
- Soul Splinters: jewellery sockets; Amalgamation at the Horadric Cube.
- Reliquaries / Favor Tokens: free and premium tracks; Favor is earned in play. Unclaimed Reliquary rewards expire with the window; unspent Favor Tokens carry.
- Waking Nightmares: three sizes of anniversary dungeon content tied to the seasonal loop.
Full Reliquary prices, Splinter tables, Nightmare entry notes, and the Torment ladder stay on the season page. Do not plan around a free Leoric's Crown from the questline; Uniques can drop from level 1 on 3.2.1.
Open a starter build, then the systems
Every endgame build page here has a From fresh 70 to finished path. Start with the class starter above, then:
Read these before you invent a plan
Fiend of Abaddon: Lesser Demon Bonus is back
Hotfix 4 re-enabled Fiend of Abaddon's Lesser Demon Bonus after the Dominance over-scale fix. Our Ae'grom Summoner still does not need Fiend of Abaddon. Dominance history is on the news page.
Patch 3.2.4 is live on PC
3.2.4 is the live patch on PC (28 October). Prime Evil Splinters now stack to 99. Blizzard's 3.2.3 notes, dated 14 October, fix the Prime Evil Powers questline and four Horadric Cube re-rolls. If a Splinter of a Prime Evil locked you out of Prime Evil Powers, the fix is on News.
Where to go next
- Season 15 · Hell's Legacy
- Farming · Gear · Damage
- Paragon · Mercenaries
- Steam Deck · Console
- Franchise history (optional)
- News
Frequently asked questions
Which realm should I choose for Season 15?
Choose Seasonal for Hell's Legacy: the questline and the seasonal power loop. Eternal characters can still open Reliquaries during the season, but they do not get the seasonal questline.
What should I do before using Rebirth?
Empty equipped gear and everything in that character's personal inventory into the stash first. Rebirth sends the character to level 1. Anything left on them is destroyed.
When should I switch to an endgame build?
Level 1 to 70 on a levelling guide. At 70, pick a starter whose gear you can meet, then follow its fresh-70 path. Check mandatory items before you jump to a gear-dependent build.
Where can I compare builds for my class?
Open a class overview below. Each one compares all three builds, links the class levelling guide, and lists required gear and progression.
Explore all eight class builds
Each class overview compares three endgame builds and links to a level 1–70 levelling guide.