Diablo 4 Season 11 already has players busy with everything going on in Sanctuary, but right now most of the attention is on the Lunar Awakening limited-time event. It's a Lunar New Year–themed celebration that runs from February 12 at 10 a.m. PST through February 26, and it's active on both Seasonal and Eternal realms. The event basically turns shrine hunting into something much more rewarding, with boosted XP, extra enemies, and a set of cosmetics and loot that make it worth jumping in even if you're just casually playing the season Diablo 4 Items.

The core of the event revolves around Lunar Shrines. Every shrine across Sanctuary gets a visual rework and a special map icon so they're easier to track down. When you activate one, you get a 100% multiplicative XP bonus for two minutes on top of an enhanced shrine effect. Miserly Spirits spawn right away too, giving you extra targets to burn down while your buff is active. It makes normal dungeon runs or open-world clears feel way more explosive than usual. Artillery Shrines, for example, start dropping holy bombs when you attack, while Greed Shrines can spawn Treasure Goblins both on activation and during kills.

Every time you use a Lunar Shrine, you also build Ancestral Favor reputation. There are 10 tiers to climb, and each one gives event rewards. You'll pick up things like Resplendent Sparks, several Lunar-themed cosmetics, and eventually the Trag'Oul's Consort mount, which is easily the highlight for collectors. After you max the track, you can keep farming reputation for repeatable reward caches called Unceasing Gifts, so there's still a reason to keep shrine runs in your rotation.

To manage rewards, you head to Ked Bardu's Lunar Night Market and talk to Ying-Yue, the event vendor. She tracks your reputation progress and lets you claim the repeatable caches once you're capped. The market acts like a central hub during the event, so most players end up stopping there between runs to cash in rewards before heading back out.

The shrine buffs themselves can actually change how you approach content during the event. Channeling Shrines push attack speed and cooldown resets, Conduit fills the screen with lightning, and Lethal Shrines can outright execute enemies—including elites—while fearing nearby mobs. Protection reflects incoming damage, which scales with difficulty, and Blast Wave turns explosions into chain detonations that are great for dense packs. Because the XP bonus stacks with all this power, running Nightmare Dungeons or high-density activities becomes especially efficient.

On the cosmetic side, there are also shop bundles tied to the event. Tejal is selling Lunar-themed outfits and mount armor, like the Scholar of the Lonely Moon set for Sorcerers and the Dragon of the Lonely Moon mount armor. They're optional purchases, but they match the event's celestial festival style if you want your character to look the part before the event ends.

Lunar Awakening slots neatly into Season 11 without feeling disruptive. You're still running your usual content—dungeons, rifts, seasonal mechanics—but now there's extra XP, goblins, and rewards layered on top. It's especially good for leveling alts or pushing late-game builds faster thanks to that 100% multiplier cheap diablo 4 gear. If you stay consistent with shrine activations and finish the reputation track before February 26, you'll walk away with a mount, cosmetics, upgrade materials, and a nice chunk of bonus progression while the event lasts.