Diablo 4 Season 11: How to Diablo 4 Items Upgrade Divine Gifts

Diablo 4 Season 11 introduced Divine Gifts, a new seasonal progression system that takes a different approach to borrowed power. Instead of granting flashy new skills or passive combat effects, Divine Gifts focus on enhancing rewards from specific activities across Sanctuary. When slotted, they also increase the difficulty of that content-creating a risk-versus-reward loop that rewards dedicated grinding.

In this guide, we'll explain how to upgrade Divine Gifts, which activities you need to farm, and what benefits each Essence provides at higher ranks.

What Are Divine Gifts in Diablo 4 Season 11?

Divine Gifts are seasonal modifiers obtained by defeating manifestations of Lesser Evils across endgame activities. Once unlocked, they can be slotted to enhance rewards from specific content, such as Helltides, The Pit, World Bosses, and the Kurast Undercity.

Each Lesser Evil provides two Divine Gift Essences, and each Essence can be upgraded independently by repeatedly engaging with its associated activity.

How to Upgrade Divine Gifts in Diablo 4

Upgrading Divine Gifts is straightforward in concept:

Repeat the activity tied to the Lesser Evil until you gain enough rank progress.

Whenever you defeat a Lesser Evil or participate in their defeat-you'll receive a rank-up item that increases your Divine Gift progress by one point.

Example: Azmodan in Hawezar

Defeating Azmodan drops Sinful Memories, which increase the rank of both Divine Gifts associated with him. Importantly:

You do not need to summon the boss yourself
You do not need to open a chest
As long as you participate in the fight, you'll receive the drop

This makes Divine Gift upgrades accessible even for D4 materials for sale players who are short on summoning materials.