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The Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening event returns in 2026, inviting the Sanctuary adventurers into a glowing celebration filled with celestial strength and remarkable loot. This year’s event introduces new ways to grow your power, fresh cosmetics, and the ever-popular opportunity to surge your experience gains - all in a festive, moonlit ambiance. Here you’ll learn the details about the Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening 2026 event dates, obtainable rewards, and the quickest, most effective method to reach maximum reputation and secure every exclusive item.
The long-awaited Lunar Awakening brings a celestial spectacle to both Eternal and Seasonal Realms, manifesting a mysterious phenomenon throughout Sanctuary. Shrines across the world have transformed into radiant Lunar Shrines, complete with a distinctive map icon and visual effects honoring the year of the horse. When adventurers activate a shrine, they gain a 100% bonus XP (multiplicative) for 2 minutes and an additional unique power on top of standard shrine benefits.
Ancient spirits have granted these shrines potent abilities. For instance, the Artillery Shrine allows holy bombs to detonate as abilities are cast, while the Greed Shrine summons Treasure Goblins with each kill. Furthermore, activating any Lunar Shrine immediately spawns Miserly Spirits for extra loot and reputation opportunities. All of this fuels the event’s unique progression - Ancestral Favor Reputation - which is required to claim this year’s array of thematic rewards.
The celestial festival runs from February 12th at 10:00 a.m. Pacific (1:00 p.m. Eastern) through February 26th. Players can join the festivities on both the Eternal and Seasonal Realms throughout this duration. During the event, enhanced shrines appear worldwide including in Nahantu, providing everyone a window to collect bonuses and grind out rewards.
A thriving journey through Sanctuary’s haunted moonlight yields a variety of desirable items. As you progress through 10 Ancestral Favor Reputation Levels, you can exchange your efforts at the Lunar Night Market in Ked Bardu for exclusive Diablo 4 items and caches of loot:
Resplendent Spark
3 Weapon Cosmetics:
Moontide Beacon (wand)
Forebearer’s Cleaver (two-handed axe)
Half-Moon Sling (bow)
Body Marking: Avatar of Trag’oul
Mount Trophy: Festive Largesse
Horse Mount: Awakened Steed (with distinct brown and green markings)
Cosmetics: Six different Lunar-themed cosmetic rewards, such as Trag’Oul’s Consort mount
These rewards are available even to players who may have missed previous years’ events. Additionally, upon reaching each reputation tier, you receive Unceasing Gifts from the Ancestors—loot-filled caches rich in materials and equipment.
Bonus fashion flourishes are available in Tejal’s shop. New themed armor sets for all classes such as the "Scholar of the Lonely Moon" for Sorcerers, and the "Dragon of the Lonely Moon" mount armor bundle, can be purchased to personalize your character and steed.
Speed-efficient reputation farming during the Lunar Awakening focuses on maximizing shrine usage and efficient monster slaying. Here’s the streamlined routine for optimum results:
Travel to Bear Tribe Refuge in Fractured Peaks, then head north to Hoarfrost Demise dungeon—a prime spot packed with shrines and dense enemy groups.
Ignore initial enemies on your way in; your priority is to locate a shrine first.
Activate the shrine, then immediately slay as many monsters as possible within the time limit, capitalizing on both boosted XP and reputation gains.
Leave the dungeon via the emote wheel once the shrine’s effect ends, then reset by re-entering the dungeon. Since Hoarfrost Demise isn't a nightmare dungeon, resetting is rapid for repeated runs.
Repeat the search-slay-exit-reset process. Each run brings you closer to tier X of the lunar event, and full reputation can be achieved this way in as little as 30–90 minutes, depending on efficiency.
Other high-value opportunities:
If you encounter a cursed shrine, make the most of the additional time for even greater reputation returns.
Greed Shrines will spawn Treasure Goblins, allowing for supplementary loot and reputation.
Dungeon events like the Shrine of Zagraal inside Hoarfrost Demise can provide a reputation spike.
Players only need to visit town when inventory is full or to check progress at Ked Bardu—minimize trips to keep momentum high.
Maximizing reputation is all about the efficient exploitation of shrine effects within high-density dungeons. The Hoarfrost Demise strategy is the most effective method:
Run through the dungeon ignoring mobs until a shrine appears, then eliminate as many as possible under its influence.
Exit and reset the dungeon instead of completing it to ensure there's always a shrine and plenty of monsters ready for farming.
Visit the Lunar Night Market in Ked Bardu after your farming sessions. Speak to Ying-Yue and follow the in-game prompts to claim your event rewards, including the coveted resplendent spark and Awakened Steed mount.
By repeating this cycle, even players with tight schedules can achieve all 10 reputation levels within the event’s timeframe, securing every limited-time reward released for 2026.
Diablo 4’s Lunar Awakening 2026 event offers a vibrant mix of rapid experience gains, collectible treasures, and festive cosmetic options. Utilizing shrine farming methods, especially in the Hoarfrost Demise dungeon, streamlines your journey toward reputation completion. Don’t miss the chance to claim every piece of celebratory loot—and enjoy the energy and spectacle that comes with Sanctuary’s grand celestial gathering!
