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== What is Midwinter Blight? ==
Midwinter Blight is a Seasonal event first added to Diablo 4 during [[Season 2|Season 2: Season of Blood]]. This event is is an annual event over the winter holidays. 

== When does Midwinter Blight Start? ==
On 19 November 2024, Blizzard has a Red Cloaked Horror event which inlcudes the Red Cloaked Horror appearing in Helltides. Gileon's Brew will also drop during this event. The Midwinter Square will also be present butthere is no mention of the Frigid Husks.

== When Does Midwinter Blight end? ==
The [[Red Cloaked Horror|Red Cloaked Horror event]] (Midwinter Blight) will conclude on 3 December.

== What happens during Midwinter Blight ==
[[File:MWB Map png jpgcopy.jpg|alt=Kyovoshad Midwinter Blight|thumb|Fractured Peaks Midwinter Blight]]
This event is focused on the [[Fractured Peaks|Fractured Peaks zone]] only in Diablo 4. The zone is enveloped by a storm and a deep winter darkness.

Players battle new monsters and discover sinister snowmen called Frigid Husks which have been constructed by Blightfiends. 

The Blightfiends service their leader a Khazra boss called the Red Cloaked Horror.

Disrupt enough or these Frigid Husks and the new Red Cloaked Horror boss becomes annoyed and can be summoned by players.

The Red Cloaked Horror has a chance to spawn when you complete the Mastery for the Blighted Revelry event. This is found randlomy on the zone.<gallery perrow="2">
File:Midwinter Blight Frigid Husks.jpg|Frigid Husks
File:Blightfiends.jpg|Blightfiends
File:Red Cloaked Horror.jpg|Red Cloaked Horror
</gallery>

== Questline ==
[[File:Midwinter Square.jpg|alt=Midwinter Square|thumb|Midwinter Square]]
The event features a questline which is started by talking to an NPC called Gileon, a wandering bard, in Kyovoshad. Players can find Gillian and the Totem of Midwinter at the Midwinter Square.

== Materials ==
There are three diffferent materials which are part of the Midwinter Blight.

* [[Blighted Fragment|Blighted Fragments]] - Farmed from Blightfiends.
* [[Lost Heirloom|Lost Heirlooms]] - Aquired from Frigid Husks.
* [[Red-Cloaked Trophy]] - Acquired from the Red Cloaked Horror.

All these are acquired from the purple zone in Fractured Peaks.
[[File:Gileon's-Brew.jpg|alt=Gileon's-Brew|thumb|Gileon's Brew]]
These materials can be crafted into [[Midwinter Proof|Midwinter Proofs]] at the crafting bench in Midwinter Square.

Crafting Proofs raises your Tribute Tier in Midwinter. The square will change visually and give you further rewards such as Gem fragments, Armor, and Gileon's Brew. 

[[Gileon's Brew]] is a special Elixir that increases Maximum Life, Lucky Hit Chance, and '''Experience Gained by 15%'''. It can be purchased from Gileon or found in Midwinter caches.

== Aspect ==
There is a Midwinter Aspect called Shard of Dawn. The Aspect increases Attack Speed and Movement Speed for 12 seconds.

Note that when empowered by the Midwinter Ward, killing an enemy reduces rhe coodown by one second.
[[File:Shard of Dawn.jpg|center|frameless]]

== Titles ==
When the Red Cloaked Horror is slain, a new title of Frigid Reveler is available.

== Cosmetic Rewards ==
Players are rewarded when destroying the Frigid Husks on the form of a resource which can be returned to the Totem of Midwinter at Midwinter Square  which will allow players to progress through this Seasonal journey.

New cosmetic rewards are available to players. There are 14 different cosmetics in total and all are free.

* There are five different backpacks, one for each class in the game.
* Weapon Skins
* See all rewards below...

[[File:Midwinter Blight Cosmetics 2.jpg|alt=Midwinter Blight Cosmetics|center|thumb|600x600px|Midwinter Blight Cosmetics - Backpacks]]

[[File:Midwinter Blight Cosmetics.jpg|alt=Midwinter Blight Cosmetics|center|thumb|600x600px|Midwinter Blight Cosmetics - Weapon Skins]]

==Currency and Materials==

{| class="skillfeatures" style="width:100%;"
!
!
!'''Name'''
!'''Type'''
!'''Description'''
!'''Found in'''
|-
|{{:Blighted Fragment}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Proof}}
|-
|{{:Lost Heirloom}}
|-
|{{:Red-Cloaked Trophy}}
|}

==Rewards==

{| class="skillfeatures" style="width:100%;"
!
!
!'''Name'''
!'''Type'''
!'''Description'''
!'''Found in'''
!'''Cost'''
|-
|{{:Aegis_of_Thorri}}
|-
|{{:Capric Fetish}}
|-
|{{:Domino of the Long Night Moon}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Beacon}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Catapult}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Dirk}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Staff}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Talwaar}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Tomahawk}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Dirk}}
|-
|{{:Masque of the Long Night Moon}}
|-
|{{:Periapt of the Long Night Moon}}
|-
|{{:Veil of the Long Night Moon}}
|-
|{{:Zemi of the Long Night Moon}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Spoils}}
|-
|{{:Gileon's Brew}}
|-
|{{:Midwinter Purse}}
|-
|}


==Midwinter Blight Review==

<div class="linkbox">[https://www.purediablo.com/diablo-4-midwinter-blight-review Read the PureDiablo Review of Midwinter Blight]</div>

==Official Video==
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O504LNjT3co</youtube>

[[Category:Season 2]] [[Category: Events]]