Aside from procedural dungeons, it’s replayable raids that makeDiabloquite the lasting experience. With demons from the Burning Hells nowhere near extinction despite the defeat of the Prime Evils inDiablo 2, it’s up to a new group of heroes inDiablo Immortalto protect the world of Sanctuary. And for players who finished theDiablogame’s story so far, the job isn’t exactly done considering the number of replayable content players can continuously farm to get stronger.
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Part of such farming inDiablo Immortallie inHidden Lairs, or special areas in select zones that serve as mini-raids for players and their teams can farm from time to time. Compared to regular dungeons, these Hidden Lairs often have special rewards in store for players. However, to those who want to farm and get stronger, just what is thebest way to approach Hidden Lairs?
What Are Hidden Lairs?
Before players get into the specifics of finding Hidden Lairs, it may help to learn what they are first. At its core,Hidden Lairsare special dungeons scattered throughout various areas that open at random intervals. Compared to other special raids and events, Hidden Lairs periodically reopen and give players opportunities to repeat exploring them. Here are some things players may need to note when trying to locate them:
What Happens In Hidden Lairs?
Similar to other dungeons and raids, a Hidden Lair inDiablo Immortalacts like a typical instanced location. This means the steps to finishing a Hidden Lair zone is quite similar to how players may farm other zones. Here are some general tips:
How To Find Hidden Lairs?
Aside from the fact that players need to wait for the popup message to know that a Hidden Lair is activated in the area, they also have to scour said zone in order to locate the entrance to the Lair. This can be quite thetricky task forDiablo Immortalplayerswho don’t know where to go and how to proceed, especially considering how large certain areas could get. However, players may be able to find them through the following methods:
Dark Wood: 10 Hidden Lairs
The dark forests of theDark Woodhave 10 Hidden Lairs, all relatively scattered throughout the area. Players need a bit of exploration to encounter all the entrances, and it’s recommended they do so in a looping pattern, going left to Sanguine Ruins and down to the Blood Rose Waypoint, circling back to Captain Shadura’s location and going east to the Forgotten Tower Waypoint and downward from there. Entrances to Hidden Lairs in the Dark Wood look like broken stone altars. While they don’t necessarilycontainDiablo ImmortalLegendary Gems, these areas are still fit for general farming. Here are the locations of the other Lairs:
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Ashwold Cemetery: 18 Hidden Lairs
TheAshwold Cemeteryhas 18 Hidden Lairs, which is the most to appear in any one zone in the game. They are arranged densely compared to other zones, which means players may want to move around the main roads of the area in order to identify them. Hidden Lairs in the area look like entrances to mausoleums, which would glow once they are activated as Lairs. Here are the locations of the entrances:
Shassar Sea: 9 Hidden Lairs
Similar to the Dark Wood, finding the Hidden Lairs in theShassar Seacould prove to be a bit tricky due to the looping nature of touring to get them. It’s ideal that players go north to the Chamber of Sacrifice and loop down towards the Lacuni Incursion, access the middle of the map via the Chamber of Wisdom and go close to the Library of Zolutn Kulle. Its Hidden Lairs are disguised as small square altars. Here are the locations of its etntrances:
The Library Of Zoltun Kulle: 8 Hidden Lairs
Despite the vastness of theLibrary of Zoltun Kulle, it barely has any Hidden Lairs compared to other zones in the map. Similar to the Shassar Sea, the Lairs inthe Horadric siteare disguised as stone square altars, albeit larger in appearance. The optimal path here is to loop from either direction, as both sides of the Library have an almost equal number of Lairs. Here are the locations of those altars:
Bilefen: 8 Hidden Lairs
Lairs in the rainy marshes ofBilefenare scattered to its northern areas. Given the map’s straightforward nature, fans can safely explore the zone for lairs on a circular fashion. Lairs here are disguised as rock clusters that lead to an entrance. Here are the locations of the Lairs in Bilefen:
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Mount Zavain: 6 Hidden Lairs
The mixture of mountains and plains inMount Zavainmake for perfect locations of various Hidden Lairs, of which there are six (6) scattered across the map. They are disguised well near rocky formations, which players can easily explore by touring the location from south to north. Here are the locations of the Lairs in Mount Zavain:
Frozen Tundra: 6 Hidden Lairs
When players eventually overcome the colds of theFrozen Tundra, they may be able to find six (6) Hidden Lairs here. Disguised among the few trees and the roaring blizzard, these Lairs are decently scattered across the map and may be located by circling the location either clockwise or counter-clockwisefrom Mount Zakarum. Here are the locations of the Lairs:
Realm Of Damnation: 10 Hidden Lairs
When players once again get to work to finish off theremnants of the Burning Hellsin theRealm of Damnation, so too could they explore its many Hidden Lairs. This game zone has 10 Hidden Lairs, disguised as demonic altars. Players can find two (2) of these lairs on the bottom portion of the map on its northeastern and northwestern edges, while the rest are on the upper portion which players can easily find during exploration. Here are the specific locations of these Lairs:
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