Diablo 4 Vessel Of Hatred DLC offers us a brand new activity titled Dark Citadel, which serves as an endgame activity and is aimed at upgrading Paragon level. There are three wings are required to be completed in Dark Citadel, and the contents it involves are pretty widespread.

In order to make best use of Vessel Of Hatred DLC, players are best to explore every corner of the map to find all the new content, after all, many new mechanisms and many new things have been introduced to make its paid expansion a better game.

This article mainly introduces the new activity Dark Citadel, including the method to unlock and complete it. This dungeon activity also offers affluent Diablo 4 Items as rewards for players, so please do not miss it.

How To Unlock Dark Citadel?

Dark Citadel is a threshold restriction, players must meet several requirements and reach a sufficient level to be eligible to take part in this activity.

First of all, players are required to complete “Crater of Lost Souls Priority” quest and the story campaign for Vessel of Hatred. After that, you will quickly reach the highest level and kick off the quest.

It is noticeable that Dark Citadel is a multiplayer-only dungeon, so you can not play solo or recruit Mercenaries to help you deal with kinds of difficulties.

Make an interaction with Priestess Cualli near World Tier Statue in Upper Kurast, then the quest gets started. The number of members required for a party is 2-4, and then go through three wings to push forward the progression of the quest. The progress of the quest is saved regularly.

How To Complete Dark Citadel Dungeon?

Before reaching the end, there are three wings needed to be completed. This is an arduous task, but fortunately you can get help from your teammates. Here lies the specific introduction of these three wings.

Enclave Of Strife (Left Wing)

To accomplish Enclave Of Strife, players are required to use Ward Stones and Sealing Wards. You must defeat a group of elite enemies guarding it to obtain Ward Stones.

Enclave Of Strife is full of barriers, which can be removed by stepping on colored tiles that match the color of surrounded barriers.

You may notice that Soul Siphons can be discovered in each wing. It refers to a circular area that will light up when you walk in. You will be trapped and will need to wait for the entire circle to fill up and fully charge before you can move forward.

Impending Doom will persisently build up as you go through every wing. This is a debuff, which can only be removed by finding Soul Dampeners, the areas that are full of little barriers. By entering these areas, Impending Doom will be gradually removed.

The boss in this wing is Gorschak. To defeat him, first at least one party member must collect Realm Shards from mob enemies and place them in Gateway, then you are available to step into Spirit Realm. After that, teleport, but make sure one player stays behind to bring the rest of the party back.

Once you defeat Gorschak, an elite enemy in Spirit Realm, you will be given Soul Essence, which is essential to help you come back.

Labyrinth Of Souls (Right Wing)

The mechanism of Labyrinth Of Souls shares much similarity with previous Left Wing. So it is worthwhile to keep those in mind before travelling into this dungeon. You are demanded to slay Barrier Guardians and to enter Sigil Rooms.

Next, you need to match Sigils to the rooms they belong to, and then use Sigils to open those corresponding rooms.

After that, travel through Realm of Oblivions to find the first boss. On the way, you will first encounter Faeroch who is equipped with overwhelming party-wipe attack. Be careful, otherwise you will be killed in one shot. You can contain yourself inside the protective bubble in the arena to dodge his attack. Then make appropriate counterattacks according to the timing. And ensure to return to the bubble in time.

The last boss you are gonna to encounter comes to Lorzuul, The Gorger, who is immune to damage. This is a very tricky problem. The solution is to discover more Sigils and combine them with the signs around the battlefield to deprive these skills of Lorzuul. Once you master all Sigils. Lorzuul will become vulnerable.

Dominion Of Zagraal (Center Wing)

The primary mechanic of the center wing is to kill Spell Guardians to get a Counterspell Stone, which can be used to deflect Soul Orbs from bosses and helps you open a portal further. Stepping on the pedestals surrounding portals helps to remove barriers.

Finally, you will come to Exalted Cloister to fight with bosses Vorshok and Hurstt. After defeating them and you will encounter Zagraal, who has combined most of the mechanics of other bosses.

After using portals to consume his health, he will become overwhelming like the other bosses. You must charge all four Soul Siphons and then place a Sigil on the matching Soul Siphons. Doing so will help you summon a Spell Guardian and get a Counterspell Stone to help you deflect a Soul Orb from Zagraal.

Repeat this process to defeat the boss. After completing all three wings, players will be rewarded with generous rewards, including a new set of armor cosmetics.

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Rewards For Each Wing

• Enclave of Strife: Helm of Khazra Cosmetic; Legendary Cache.
• Labyrinth of Souls: Gloves of Khazra Cosmetic; Legendary Cache.
• Dominion of Zagraal: Severed Head of Zagraal; Khazra Armor Cosmetic; Legendary Cache.

Dark Citadel awards players a Weekly Cache, which most players will choose to run once a week, and they can also earn Citadel Coins during the event, which are designed to unlock exclusive cosmetics in Dark Citadel.

The above is about Dark Citadel in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred DLC. Thanks for reading.