From the date to rewards, this article will go over everything important regarding the Lunar Awakening event in Diablo 4.

The Lunar New Year is here, and Diablo 4 is celebrating the occasion with the brand-new Lunar Awakening event. This special limited-time event is set to run for two weeks, from February 4 to February 18, 2025. The Lunar Awakening event features several new skins, mounts, player markings, and much more, all themed and based on the Lunar New Year.
Since the Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening event is a limited-time event, the run time may be your only chance to get these themed rewards. You get the rewards by participating in the game and completing various challenges. The event also adds new shrines that alter your gameplay and XP progression, among other changes, making this event a must-play. If you’re in the dark about the details surrounding this exciting event, this article will go over the Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening event, its date, time, bonuses, rewards, and more.
Everything You Need To Know About Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening
Date and Time

The Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening event will be released on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 10:00 am PST in celebration of the Lunar New Year which was on January 29, 2025. The event will then run for two weeks, ending at 10:00 am PST on February 18, 2025.
Bonuses and Rewards
Once the event kicks off on February 4, 2025, it is time to reap the rewards, and the rewards are plenty. To begin with, head to Ked Bardu and make your way to the northern end of the town. Here, you will meet Ying-Yue, who will lead you to the Lunar Night Market. All the event rewards, skins, cosmetics, and others will be found here. As you earn Ancestral Favor Reputation over the course of the event, you can cash it in the market for any of the six themed cosmetics or the Unceasing Gifts. You can also purchase the cosmetics from Tejal’s shop.
Earning Ancestral Reputation

Ancestral Reputation is your way of purchasing the event rewards. You earn Ancestral Reputation by raiding dungeons and activating the Lunar Shrines along the way. During this event, the Lunar Shrines will replace the game’s standard shrines. These are shaped in the form of dragons, emitting a golden hue, and are hard to miss. The shrines grant you a 100 percent XP bonus, up from the 50 percent boost in the event last year.
The shrines also channel the following effects:
- Artillery Shrine: Casts have a chance to summon a holy bomb.
- Blast Wave Shrine: Each explosion summons a cluster bombardment.
- Channeling Shrine: Increased attack speed and the chance to reset cooldowns.
- Conduit Shrine: Summon frequent, powerful, shocking strikes.
- Greed Shrine: Chance to summon a Treasure Goblin. While the Shrine is active, kills summon a Treasure Goblin.
- Lethal Shrine: Chance to instantly execute a struck monster, causing Fear in surrounding monsters.
- Protection Shrine: You reflect all incoming damage. Damage reflected scales with Level and Difficulty.
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