Shrines in Diablo 4

How do Shrines work in Diablo 4?

Shrines, a staple feature in the Diablo series, have a few differences in Diablo 4:

• Duration: all Shrines last 30 seconds
• Faster movement: in addition to a Shrine's effects, players also gain 35% Movement Speed
• 1 active at a time: a player with an active Shrine effect overwrites it by touching another Shrine
• Player-specific: any player in a party wanting a Shrine's effects must individually click it

Shrine types

Artillery Shrine

Effect: Increases Attack Speed and fires powerful arrows when the player attacks

Blast Wave Shrine

Effect: Every 5 seconds, Nearby enemies are hit with a powerful blast

Channeling Shrine

Effect: Skills cost zero resources and have reduced cooldown timers

Conduit Shrine

Effect: The player transforms into a ball of Lightning and surges through enemies when attacking (like a more powerful Teleport)

Greed shrine

Effect: Each monster killed is guaranteed to drop Gold

Lethal shrine

Effect: Each attack by the player is a Critical Strike

Protection shrine

Effect: The player is immune to damage

Special Shrine types

Cursed Shrine

Cursed Shrines appear as normal Shrines before they're clicked.

Once activiated, the player is notified that they've joined a Cursed Shrine Event and must slay 5 waves of monsters within 1 minute for the Mastery reward, which is a Greater Radiant Chest and access to the Shrine). If the player kills the monsters, but not within 1 minute, they receive a Radiant Chest and usage of the Shrine. Note that this Event, like others, can be passed by, if wanted.

Defaced Shrine

Players will occasionally come across a shrine with a broken-off top, called a Defaced Shrine. The Shrine's top can be found somewhere nearby, and, when returned, gives the player access to a random Shrine.