The Abattoir of Zir is a Diablo 4 Season 2 content update that was added to the game in patch 1.2.3 which released on 5 December 2023. The content was announced at BlizzCon 2023[1].
What is Abattoir of Zir?
This content is described by Blizzard as a "pinnacle" dungeon experience that gets increasingly hard. Each time Abattoir of Zir is run, players have a limited time to clear it and defeat the boss. There are a total of 25 tiers to the Abattoir of Zir.
This is Post-Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeon content (enemy health will scale up well above level 154),
Blizzard has stated that this is incredibly tough at higher tiers.
Players used to running Greater Rifts in Diablo 3 will be familiar with the format.
How will my build perform?
Players who have played the Abattoir of Zir, as well as Blizzard, have commented that you will either need a well optimised build to progress and that the endgame build you are currently running may not manage the higher tiers. Again, this is a very hard end-game experience.
Preparing for Abattoir of Zir
- Complete the Season 2 questline.
- Complete all seven chapters of the Season Journey, which will unlock the Tier 1 Bloodforged Sigil recipe at the Occultist.
- Boost your armor
- Accumulate as much gold and Sigil Powder as possible
- Crafting a required Bloodforged Sigil costs 60,000 Gold and 800 Sigil Powder.
How do you access the Abattoir of Zir Dungeons?
Players visit the Occultist and craft a Bloodforged Sigil using Sigil Powder at the Occultist. Players choose which tier to craft.
What are the rewards?
Usual rewards such as gear, gold, and crafting materials will drop. However the primary goal is to obtain the new unique Glyph Tears of Blood.
What is the Tears of Blood Glyph?
The Tears of Blood unique glyph will be awarded upon successfully completing the first Tier 1 Abattoir dungeon and will persist throughout the event.
- Can be upgraded 200 times, compared to Rare Glyphs, which have a max level of 21.
- Starts at Radius 4 when it drops, compared to Rare Glyphs, which start at Radius 3.
- Will upgrade to Radius 5 at Level 50.
- Grants a 50% bonus to all Rare nodes within its radius, which increases by 10% every 10 levels.
When does the Abattoir of Zir end?
This event is expected to end at the end of Season 2. However, there is always the chance it will either continue in some form or be resurrected at a later date.