Each time I see Diablo 4 Lilith screens or artwork, I get a bit of a chill. Blizzard has done a terrific job on the blue-eyed demon queen this time around, and with Diablo 4 now on the horizon, it’s little wonder Lilith’s creators want to set her loose elsewhere. Starting in June, Lilith is coming to Diablo Immortal, with new quests and a whole-new class also slated for the free RPG game. So, if you thought you were safe from Lilith in Immortal land, think again.
We’ve already learned plenty this week about Blizzard’s next outing to Sanctuary, including the Diablo 4 max level cap. But it’s clear the studio isn’t done yet with Immortal – in fact, there seems to be an effort to forge a crossover between Immortal and Diablo 4, with new events apparently offering some additional background and cosmetics based on Sanctuary’s matriarch.
Starting in early June, a new Diablo Immortal event, ‘Merciless Monstrosity,’ will be available, alongside the tellingly named ‘Children of Lilith battle pass’ and ‘Hatred’s Heritage’ phantom market. Blizzard says these will be “experienceable expressions” of Lilith and her creation of Sanctuary alongside Inarius.
It all sounds very mysterious, but the event is planned as a kind of double header, marking the first anniversary of Diablo Immortal’s release, and celebrating the coming launch of Diablo 4.
The battle pass will contain some Lilith-themed cosmetics – I want those big ram horns – and we’re also getting a new chapter in Immortal’s main questline. “Your pursuit of the Cult of Terror will lead you and Zatham to a mystical island inhabited by a reclusive people,” Blizzard explains. “The locals refer to it as Ancients’ Cradle.” Ooh, creepy. There will also be a new PvP zone event,
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