The new Battle Pass is here this week, and we finally got a preview for it!
The Base System
Reliquaries is the new name for the Battle Pass, and the major difference is that you can actually choose what you get when! No more filling out most of the pass just to get that one cosmetic you wanted! There are now four Reliquaries to choose from, with different rewards in each. One will be free and even award some Platinum, and three of them will be accessed with Platinum. There’s a bundle to unlock all three, which costs the same as the old base Battle Pass, so you can still grab all of it if you wish.
Event Reliquaries
In addition to the four “basic” Reliquaries, which will be available for the entire season, there will also be special ones throughout. These are the Event Reliquaries, and will be used for things like the Berserk IP collaboration and other special events. Presumably, this is referring to the seasonal events and similar.
Buying Individual Rewards
Once you’ve unlocked your Reliquary, you can now get any item from it in any order. You do this by spending Favor Tokens. You gain these simply by slaying monsters and completing quests. There is one reward you can’t choose immediately, however. The bonus reward is free and unlocks once you got all the other rewards from that specific Reliquary.
Season 8 Reliquaries
We have a basic overview of Season 8’s items below as well. The free option is a mix of many things, basically the usual free Battle Pass track with a Town Portal cosmetic, Weapon Cosmetics, Horse cosmetics, and Platinum. Then there’s the three paid-for Reliquaries, one featuring weapons, one armor, and one with the “beasts” theme. That last one has cosmetics for your mounts and a pet.
Each Reliquary has one part of the seasonal armor set as their bonus reward, with the base one rewarding gloves, weapons rewarding boots, armor legs, and beasts helm.
A Non-Premium Weapon in Each Reliquary
Each of the Premium currency cost Reliquaries will also have a weapon cosmetic for players to get without having to pay the cost to unlock the individual Reliquary. You simply spend your Favor Tokens to get them.
Reliquaries, the New Battle Pass
A new way to earn rewards has arrived: Reliquaries! This refresh of the Battle Pass system lets you choose the order in which you earn rewards. A Reliquary is a catalog of rewards that can be purchased using a special currency. To gain access to most Reliquaries, you must first purchase them using Platinum.
Types of Reliquaries Available
Within the new Reliquaries system, there are Battle Pass and Event Reliquaries. The former consists of 4 individual Reliquaries you can earn rewards from. Our next season, Belial’s Return, will have these 4 Battle Pass Reliquary options: Belial’s Return, Weapons, Beasts, and Armor.
Belial’s Return is a non-premium Battle Pass Reliquary, which means it doesn’t require Platinum to access. It even contains a couple hundred Platinum for you to unlock. Weapons, Beasts, and Armor are Premium Reliquaries that can be purchased with Platinum individually for 200/500/800 or as part of the Battle Pass Bundle for 1,000 Platinum. The contents of a Reliquary can be viewed at any time, so look on April 29 and decide how you’d like to spend your Platinum. Battle Pass Reliquaries will be available for the full duration of the season they release with.
As for Event Reliquaries, certain milestone events and IP collaborations will have a Reliquary dedicated to them. These will generally be available for shorter periods of time, so you should check on this tab every now and then. Outside of their limited nature, Event Reliquaries will function like their Battle Pass counterparts.
How Reliquary Items are Unlocked
Each Reliquary hosts cosmetic rewards that will help you further customize your wanderer. But unlike our previous Battle Pass system, now you will choose the order in which rewards are unlocked. Some Reliquaries have a specific theme to them, which informs the type of cosmetic items you can claim from it. Items in a Reliquary can be claimed in whatever order you desire, and you can claim items from any Reliquary you have access to at any time while it is available.
These red, circular tokens called Favor Tokens are how you unlock items from a Reliquary. Favor can only be earned by slaying monsters and completing quests. At the top of the Reliquaries system menu you’ll see a progress bar indicating how close you are to obtaining your next Favor Token. You can hold up to 99 Favor Tokens at a time and must spend some before you’re able to earn more. Up to 99 Favor Tokens can be saved for future seasons.
You may have noticed one item in the above Reliquary has a star icon on it—this is a Bonus Reward. These rewards are automatically unlocked once you have unlocked all other items in that Reliquary using Favor Tokens. Bonus Rewards are just that, a bonus, and don’t require Favor Tokens to claim. Don’t forget to claim them as soon as they are unlocked!
What Rewards Come in Each Reliquary this Season?
The Bonus Reward for each Reliquary this season is a piece of the fabled Guise of the Deceiver Armor set. Complete all 4 Battle Pass Reliquaries to acquire this stunning armor set. Each of the Premium Battle Pass Reliquaries also includes 1 non-premium Weapon Cosmetic that does not require you to pay Platinum to access. It will still cost Favor to unlock these items.
Belial’s Return: A mixed bag containing a Town Portal cosmetic, Weapon Cosmetics, Horse cosmetics, and even Platinum. Gloves belonging to the Guise of the Deceiver armor transmog set are the Bonus Reward.
Weapons: The name really says it all. Weapon cosmetics to support many class fantasies can be found here. Boots belonging to the Guise of the Deceiver armor set are the Bonus Reward.
Beasts: Your animal companion deserves something nice for all the Gold they’ve fetched, and miles travelled across Sanctuary. Mounts, Mount cosmetics, and a Pet can be earned from this Reliquary. Legs belonging to the Guise of the Deceiver armor set are the Bonus Reward.
Armor: In a world with snarling monstrosities, armor truly makes the wanderer. Cosmetic Armor Sets for each class, and a Town Portal cosmetic can be earned from this Reliquary. The Chest and Helm belonging to the Guise of the Deceiver armor set are the Bonus Reward.
Fully completing each Reliquary is no easy feat. May the Guise of the Deceiver armor set be a token of your accomplishment. Drive fear into the blacked hearts of the Burning Hell’s ranks as a glimmering warrior of Sanctuary.
Reliquaries FAQ
Where did Season Blessings go?
Season Blessings, including the Smoldering Ashes used to unlock them, have moved to the Season Journey menu. The way they operate remains unchanged.
What happens to Battle Pass Tokens I currently own?
Anyone who owns an unspent Battle Pass Token will have it automatically exchanged between April 25, 10 a.m.—April 27, 10 a.m. PDT. Owners will receive the following items depending on the type of Battle Pass Token they own:
- Premium Battle Pass Token=Reliquary Premium Battle Pass Token
- Accelerated Battle Pass Upgrade Token= 1,800 Platinum
All exchanges are of equal value under the new Reliquaries system. See this Customer Service article to learn more.
What happens to unclaimed Reliquaries Rewards at the end of a Season?
Any unclaimed Reliquary rewards will disappear once the Reliquary they’re from expires. To see when a Reliquary expires, look for the countdown timer above each individual Reliquary in the feature’s menu. You can also find this information in the details pane located at the top-left corner of the respective Reliquary’s menu.
Since Battle Pass Reliquaries are available for Eternal Realm players, and end at the conclusion of the season, we recommend these players pay careful attention to the time remaining for each Reliquary.
In-Game and External Shop Changes
To prepare for the release of Reliquaries, Vessel of Hatred bundles containing Battle Pass Tokens will be unavailable for purchase in our in-game shop from April 25–April 29, and from Battle.net, Steam, the Microsoft Store, and the PlayStation Store for a few hours on April 25.
