A tomb and prison for the anguished souls trapped within.

Rewarded on first completion: Aspect of Volatile Shadows, +30 Dry Steppes Renown.

Dry Steppes

Aspect of Volatile Shadows

The twisted remains of a town driven mad by envy.

Rewarded on first completion: Aspect of Potent Blood, +30 Dry Steppes Renown.

Dry Steppes

Aspect of Potent Blood

A feasting ground for the flesh-hungry.

Rewarded on first completion: Shepherd’s Aspect

Dry Steppes

Shepherd’s Aspect

Borza, the thief who left Nizaar to die, hides in the caves.

This Side Dungeon is available during the A Pound for Flesh Side Quest after clearing The Onyx Watchtower Stronghold in the Dry Steppes.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold

The Triune fight to reclaim these ancient halls.

Rewarded on first completion: Rapid Aspect, +30 Dry Steppes Renown.

Dry Steppes

Rapid Aspect

The defilers of this land were cursed to wander it forever.

• Return the Ancients Statue to the Pedestal (2)
• Defeat the Tomb Lord

Do not be fooled into thinking Carrion Fields is a quick dungeon to complete, simply because it has few objectives than nearly every other dungeon in the game. While you only need to complete the one objective to spawn the Dungeon Boss it involves a lengthy trawl around one of the most varied ones we have seen in Diablo IV.

Just check out the amount of different enemies you will come across once inside, we aren’t sure there is another dungeon like it in the game, and that certainly makes it worth having a look into.

The two Bloodstones are located at opposites sides of the map, in very different locations, and must be returned to the Pedestals in the center. One of the Bloodstones is found in the area marked as the Webbed Den, which should give you an idea of the kind of enemies you are going to have to battle in there. And lots of them spider fans,

The second Bloodstone is in the area known as the Hungering Darkness, and yes that means it’s cannibal time, with Maniacs, Cleavers and Executioners all in abundance, along with a few other enemies we don’t see as often such as the Bloodjaw, Fanatic and Ravager.

This leads to a rather frantic fight to clear the area and pick up this Bloodstone. It’s a tough one, be ready.

Once you have made your way back the place both Bloodstones on their pedestals, the Tomb Lord statue in the center of the area will break apart and the big man himself will appear as the final boss of the dungeon.

• The Scarred Coast

Dry Steppes

Gold, XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

Once beautiful homelands now overrun with demons.

Rewarded on first completion: Aspect of the Umbral

• Return the Stone Carving to the Pedestal (3)
• Slay the Cairn Defilers
• Travel to Eater of Stones
• Defeat Khazra Abomination

+30 Dry Steppes Renown upon completion.

• Located to the southeast of the Untamed Scarps region of the Dry Steppes.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold

Bodies are stored here, some still alive. Food for demons.

Rewarded on first completion: Aspect of Perpetual Stomping

Dry Steppes

Aspect of Perpetual Stomping

A Triune ritual site. The screams echo far and wide.

Note: You won’t be able to reach this Dungeon until you finish the Main Quests that take place in the Dry Steppes.

• Collect Animus from the Animus Carriers
• Deposit Animus in the Animus Urn
• Travel to the Ancient Cavern
• Slay the Favored (3)

This sandy ravine is another that is packed full of enemies to kill and is a good place to boost your XP without explicitly farming it.

It will see you having to slay plenty of Mother’s Chosen and Succubus, and there are a couple of large battles that can prove difficult if you are not well equipped with potions.

You will, at later difficulties at least, face a serious number of tricky Elites in here. Oppressor Elites seem to love the place for example and several are the Animus Carriers you must slay in the first instance until you get enough to fill the urn and open the barrier to the following section.

Once through you need to quickly make your way through the Ancient cavern where you will come up against three mighty Elites called the Favored. These are Oppressors so can certainly pack a punch if you are fighting close in with them, say with a Barbarian.

To make them a little more annoying, they are also all Vampiric, meaning they will replenish their Health Bar, courtesy of draining yours, which also means it takes longer to kill them off.

Once you have killed all three, and it may take quite a while as their are so many enemies waiting around every corner to harass you,. you can make your way to the final boss battle of the dungeon against the Mother’s Judgment in the Ritual Chamber.

Chances are you will have already faced up against it in an earlier dungeon, so will be away of it’s Shock attacks and ability to teleport all over the place. Come out on top of this last battle and you have completed the Dark Ravine dungeon.

Dry Steppes

Gold, XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

A cellar owned by a local family, long since abandoned.

This Dungeon will only appear after proceeding through the objectives of the Firsthand Knowledge Side Quest found in the south of this area.

Dry Steppes

These labyrinthine halls have broken far greater warriors.

• Destroy the Demonic Corruption (2)
• Travel to the Endless Coil
• Slay the Grinning Fiends (2)
• Travel to the Grinning Chamber

From the name of this dungeon, you could not be blamed for thinking it was going to be some kind of horrifically complicated maze. Fear not, there is nothing overly tricky about it’s map layout, all you need to know really is that it is well stocked with all of demonkind. Here you will find Fallen, Fallen Lunatics, Succubus and Fallen Overseers aplenty, and when they get buffed to Elite, things can get a little spicy.

In the first instance, there are two Demonic Corruptions that need to be destroyed. These are static, and while fire at you, are not in themselves tricky to get rid of. Of course, naturally enough they are heavily guarded and it there you will find most of your issues with ridding the realm of them.

After a tricky trip to the Endless Coil - and you will face a few telling battles en route - you now have to cleanse the dungeon of two Grinning Fiends.

There’s a lot of chat about grinning this and that with this dungeon that adds to the lore, but isn’t really backed up by seeing anything new. The Fiends themselves are really just an Elite Fallen Shaman and a Fallen Overseer, with a mix of awkward Affixes such as Vampiric and Explosive.

Anyway, once defeated it is off to The Grinning Chamber to square off with our old demonic adversary, the Scourge of the Land once more to claim the dungeon. Once again the journey is probably more arduous than the final battle, with barely a few steps being taken before you are attacked again and again, and sometimes by quite sizable gangs, so you do need to keep your eye on your health perhaps more than normal.

• The Grinning One

Dry Steppes

Gold, XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

The blood-soaked streets where cannibals feed.

You will access this Dungeon as part of the Main Quest in Act III.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold.

A rot that even the cannibal tyrant will not touch is below.

• Slay all enemies in the Offal Pits
• Travel to the Drenched Nests
• Activate the Levers (2)
• Destroy the Cocoon and the Corpse Pile (2)

This dungeon becomes a Side Dungeon once you finish the Main Quests in the Dry Steppes.

Stepping into the murky dampness of this dungeon is not quite as dangerous as it’s nearby Guulrahn Slums neighbor, but it is still bursting with nasty wildlife ready to kill you quickly - If you don’t like spiders, you aren’t going to enjoy the next 20 minutes or so of your life. Toxic Lurkers, Arachnid Horrors and Plagued Creepers abound, along with a sprinkling of the undead for good measure.

Starting off easy enough, well in terms of mission at least you just need to kill absolutely everything in the starting area - The Offal Pits. From there you get to move on to the Drenched Nests while you will be met by some stern resistance, and also, two levers that must be pulled to progress.

By now, you will have probably seen the set-up before in other dungeons. The levers are surrounded by spikes which rise and fall, so the key is to activate it before they shoot up and stab you, causing you to become vulnerable. The other thing of note about this room is the battle that takes place here is tricky because while you are fighting off the hordes of enemies, it is easy to wander into an area that has spikes, and cause yourself a considerable mischief by accident. If your health is already low when this happens, you can find yourself in a tight spot.

One you have cleared the room, pull the levers and the barrier will vanish allowing you progress on to the Drenched Nests.

Your next, and indeed final job is to now locate and destroy a Corpse Pile and a Cocoon to complete the dungeon and get your hands on the Aspect. Once again, these are not simple to do as they are heavily guarded, however, at least there is no real dungeon boss lying in wait for you at the end of this one.

Dry Steppes

Gold, XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

Cannibals still hold the streets of the city Guulrahn.

• Free the Prisoners (6)
• Slay the Possessed Brute and collect the Jail Key
• Travel to the Forlorn Cells
• Use the Jail Key to open the Rusty Jail Door
• Slay all the enemies in the Forlorn Cells
• Travel to the Torture Chamber
• Defeat the Resurrected Malice

This dungeon becomes a Side Dungeon once you finish the Main Quests in the Dry Steppes so you will undoubtedly recognize it’s alleyways and choke points as demons pour upon you in this hectic entrapment.

The slum area of the town is crowded with a variety of cannibal enemies - Maniacs, Executioners, Cleavers, and the like, including plentiful Elite versions of the all, and, on occasion, it can be quite simple to get into a sticky situation as you will get rushed by multiple gangs.

The flesh eaters are also backed up by pesky wildlife such as Plains Hornets, which can cause a ridiculous amount of damage from afar and if there is more than one in a location you need to keep an eye on your health drain while you are occupied with the cannibals.

The first task is to free six prisoners - only four have made it, you will have to lay the other pair to rest instead. These guys are scattered around and generally well guarded. Once they have all been dealt with you need to slay the Possessed Brute - a giant Elite Gorger who will cause you to consider your options during the fight. He resides just the other side of the wall close to the last prisoners, so you don’t have to go charging around hunting for him.

Once he has been defeated, collect the Jail Key and head off to the Forlorn Cells. Locate the rusty door and use the key you picked up from the Brute to pass through.

Once through the enemy type changes to the undead - plenty of Wrathful Phantoms and Shambling Corpses now need to be killed as your objective is now to slay all the enemies in the Forlorn Cells. This can be a bit awkward as there are an awful lot of them, so try and not get yourself surrounding and in an awkward position and you should do fine.

Once the last enemy is dead you can move on to the Torture Chamber - which is as delightful as it sounds - and there take on the final boss, the Resurrected Malice. Defeat it, and the dungeon, and it’s aspect are yours.

Dry Steppes

Gold, XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

A Triune sect cursed to forever walk Sanctuary as a goatmen.

Found in the far southwest of The Scarred Coast in the Dry Steppes.

Dry Steppes

• Rewarded upon first time completion: Aspect of the Bounding Conduit (Sorcerer Only)

This dungeon will only appear here after accepting the quest Malign Devotion, and speaking to Lakren.

Dry Steppes

What walks here is living and dead and will rob you.

• Slay all the enemies in the Overrun Encampment
• Travel to the Desecrated Burial Ground
• Slay the Bandit Captains (3)
• Travel to the Hallowed Recess
• Defeat the Outlaw Sharpshooter

This outside ‘dungeon’ sees you entering a bandit encampment that is packed full of enemies. Not only do we have the likes of Arsonists and Slicers, we also have wildlife in abundance such as Beasts and Razor Spines to contend with.

Our first job is to clear the encampment of every last one of them. Don’t think this is as easy as it sounds. We played on WT3 and there are a lot of tough enemies here with enhanced stats and buffs. Generally though it’s just finding a way of carving through them all until you finish off the Boss Elite at the end of the section.

After this you will be told you need to travel to the Desecrated Burial Ground where you will also get some undead thrown into the bandit mix.

When you arrive there you are tasked with locating and killing three Bandit Captains - these are all just Elite versions of what we have already so shouldn’t pose too much of a problem as long as you take a little care.

With all three dealt with it is off to the Hallowed Recess to face the dungeon boss - the Outlaw Sharpshooter.

This guy is not overly tricky but he can be a bit of a pain with his penchant for disappearing and teleporting all over the show. He will also lay traps that will temporarily stun you, should you walk into one, but defeat him and collect a nice shiny Aspect of Berserk Ripping all for yourself.

• Khargai Crags

Dry Steppes

Gold, XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

These filthy caves hide a secret path into Guulrahn Palace.

You will access this Dungeon as part of the Main Quest in Act III.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold.

Undead wardens still patrol the halls of this prison.

You must clear The Onyx Watchtower Stronghold for this Dungeon to appear.

Rewarded on first completion: Storm Swell Aspect, +30 Dry Steppes Renown.

Dry Steppes

Storm Swell Aspect

This can only be accessed during the Main Campaign Quest “Suffering Disquiet” which is in Act III.

Dry Steppes

This dungeon becomes available once you cleanse the Ruins of Qara-Yisu Stronghold in the Dry Steppes.

Cannibals guard a dark power in the crumbling mines.

Rewarded on first completion: Elementalist’s Aspect, +30 Dry Steppes Renown.

Dry Steppes

Elementalist’s Aspect

The bloodstained initiation grounds for Triune aspirants.

• Slay the Blind Guardians (2)
• Travel to the Temple of Sight
• Return the Bloodstone to the Pedestal (3)

On entering these cultish killing fields you need to be ready to repel a lot of wildlife attacks, especially from Plains Hornets which, as we know, can cause a lot of damage with a constant stream of stings. One or two can generally be dealt with easily, but here we are sometimes coming up against a gang of five or six on WT3.

They tend to congregate with other enemies that will distract your attention such as Beasts, and before you know it your health is dangerous low, so keep your wits about you at all times.

Besides deadly wildlife, these are the stomping grounds of the Triune, so are also densely populated with Mother’s Chosen and Mother’s Disciples.

The first thing we need to do in order to progress is to find two Blind Guardians and send them to the next life. These seem to be vampiric Elite versions of the Mother’s Disciple. They are full of fire and take a little killing, but persevere and you will get there soon enough.

With both sent packing, it is time to head for the Temple of Sight. Once inside the Temple we have some Bloodstones to collect and return to their Pedestals. Normally we have to fetch two, but there are three we need for this, although once we have them it will spawn the dungeon boss - the Scourge of the Land for the final battle.

The Temple contains a large quantity of Triune and adds in enemies such as the Succubus and Oppressor to deal with as well. It is quite a long job to get all three Bloodstones into place but as you place the final one, the boss will appear and the dungeon will soon be yours.

• Hapless Frontier

Dry Steppes

Gold, XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

A curse festers beneath the Ruins of Saraan.

You can only access this Side Dungeon as part of the More than Meets the Eye Side Quest in the Dry Steppes.

Rewarded on first completion: +30 Dry Steppes Renown.

• Found just south of the large Saraan Caldera region (where World Bosses spawn) in the Dry Steppes region.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold

An ancient mage hall. Once refuge, now graveyard.

Rewarded on first completion: Aspect of Mending Stone

Dry Steppes

Aspect of Mending Stone

A cove nestled among a graveyard of shipwrecks.

• Slay all enemies in the Secluded Grotto
• Travel to the Murky Depths
• Slay the Avaricious Captains (2)
• Activate the Gate Release
• Travel to the Lost Hoard
• Destroy the Corpse Pile (3)

Now this is a busy dungeon. You know how most dungeons kinda feel the same after a while. Well this one feels packed. There are so many enemies in here that it can, at times, feel a bit overwhelming, especially as your first task is to slay everything in the Secluded Grotto at the start.

This is a coastal dungeon, as you probably guessed from the name but it doesn’t contained the Drowned enemies from the East Coast that you might expect, given the proximity to shipwrecks here. The first part of this dungeon is exclusively populated by the bony undead. Bone Warriors, Bone Warrior Captains, Bone Warrior Archers - we have the whole family here. So if you have an Elixir that specializes in these guys, you would do well to equip it before you enter.

Once you have killed them all though, you need to make your way to the Murky Depths - here the enemies get a little more spooky. Well a lot more spooky because it is vastly overpopulated with with Wrathful Phantoms and Wraiths as well.

Once through here you need to locate and slay two Avaricious Captains Elites who hang out close by to each other. Try not to get drawn into a fight with both at the same time as you are just making life difficult for yourself.

Once they are dead you need to activate the gate release to pass into the final section of this time-consuming dungeon.

This area is known as the Lost Hoard, and despite sounding promisingly being filled with treasure, there are just three Corpse Piles - spread suitably far apart to be irritating, to dispose of. These are all well guarded and solo players will certainly find themselves in a fight, but once you get the last one you have completed the dungeon.

Dry Steppes

Gold. XP, +30 Dry Steppes Renown

This dungeon becomes available once you cleanse the Ruins of Qara-Yisu Stronghold in the Dry Steppes.

These ruins were once a refuge for the people of Qara-Yisu.

Rewarded on first completion: Ravenous Aspect, +30 Dry Steppes Renown.

Dry Steppes

Ravenous Aspect

The seat of the Triune’s power, hidden for millennia.

This can only be accessed during the Main Campaign Quest “Descent Into Flame” in Act III.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold.

A mysterious portal into the realm of Hatred.

This can only be accessed during the Main Campaign Quest “Through the Dark Glass” in Act III.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold.

Scholarly halls haunted by whispering spirits of the insane.

This becomes a Side Dungeon once you finish the Main Quests in the Dry Steppes. You will visit this Dungeon during the In the Name of Love Side Quest.

Rewarded on first completion: Aspect of Unstable Imbuements

• Destroy the Sacred Seal (2)
• Open the Whispering Door
• Travel to the Vault
• Defeat the Tomb Lord

+30 Dry Steppes Renown upon completion.

• You can find this Dungeon in the far southeast of the Chambatar Ridge region in the Dry Steppes once you’ve finished Act III.

Dry Steppes

Aspect of Unstable Imbuements

This Side Dungeon is available during the Hunger for a New Life Side Quest from Farobru in the Dry Steppes.

• Located to the northeast of the Kotama Grasslands region of the Dry Steppes.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold

A shadow lies beneath these Hollowed stones

1. Free the Prisoners: 6 - Three tend to be on the southern side of the Crypts, with another three on the north side of the crypts.
2. Travel to Profane Halls
3. Activate the Levers: 2
4. Return the Mechanical Box to the Pedestal
5. Defeat the Tomb Lord

Dry Steppes

Aspect of Biting Cold

A bloodstained feeding ground of the cannibal horde.

You will gain access to this during the Fury Against Fate Side Quest.

• Located to the southeast of Crane Tribe Hutmoot in the Untamed Scarps region of the Dry Steppes.

Dry Steppes

XP and Gold