Kurast Undercity

The Kurast Undercity, introduced in Diablo 4's "Vessel of Hatred" expansion, is a multi-level, time-attack dungeon beneath the city of Kurast. Players race against the clock, defeating enemies and completing events across three distinct districts to reach unique bosses. Success is rewarded with valuable loot, scaling with your performance.

The difficulty of the Undercity will always be in line with the difficulty you are playing on, i.e Hard, Penitent or Torment 4 so it will be as appropriate during leveling up as it will be at endgame.

Portal into the Kurast Undercity

Unlocking the Undercity

On completion of the Vessel of Hatred campaign, Ormus will ask you to undertake a few small quests which introduce players to endgame content, including the Undercity.

To gain access to the Kurast Undercity, start by completing the "Reunion" Map quest from the Vessel of Hatred Campaign, ensuring you are Level 15 or above. This accomplishment will activate the Priority Quest "The Kurast Undercity," Map beginning at the Kurast Bazaar. From there, you will navigate through a series of tasks, moving between different areas of the city and the Undercity itself, tackling challenges in each district. The quest chain ultimately leads to a confrontation with Alia, marking the final step to fully unlock the dungeon and complete the storyline.

Accessing the Undercity

The entrance to the Undercity is different to the one you used in the Campaign Quest (Fundament of Faith Map). It is still in Kurast but it's on the eastern side of town. The dungeon entrance portal will appear once you have activated the Spirit Brazier in the same area.

Tribute and Bargain

Offering a Tribute and Bargain at the Brazier allows you to customize the kinds of rewards you receive for completing the Undercity.

Offering a Tribute & Bargain at the Spirit Brazier

Tributes can be earned by completing activities such as Nightmare Dungeons, events, Whispers and Undercity runs (see table below). They are fairly rare drops outside of the Undercity. These Tributes can be offered at the Spirit Brazier to target specific rewards for your next run, but doing so will also increase the challenges you face. The difficulty of these challenges scales with the quality of the Tribute and the current difficulty level of your world. Higher-quality Tributes grant unique bonuses, such as Increased Experience Gain or awarding Runes upon completion. To claim these bonus rewards, you must reach at least Rank 1 Attunement, with successive ranks boosting the rewards even further.

List of All Tributes

Tribute	Difficulty	Details	Dungeon Affix	Drops from	Players
Tribute of Growth	Any	Earn Experience at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 100 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -15% Potion Drop Penalty: -20%	Random	All
Tribute of Heritage	Any	Completing the dungeon with at least Attunement Rank 1 will reward Uniques specific to your class	Starting Time: 100 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -15% Potion Drop Penalty: -20%	Random	All
Tribute of Mystique	Any	Earn Magic Runes at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 100 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -15% Potion Drop Penalty: -20%	Random	All
Tribute of Pride	Any	Earn Legendaries at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 100 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -15% Potion Drop Penalty: -20%	Random	All
Tribute of Harmony	Torment	Earn Runes at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 75 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -25% Potion Drop Penalty: -30%	Random	All
Tribuite of Refinement	Torment	Earn Obducite at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 75 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -25% Potion Drop Penalty: -30%	Nightmare Dungeons Infernal Hordes	All
Tribute of Titans	Torment	Earn Boss Summoning Items at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 75 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -25% Potion Drop Penalty: -30%	Random Summoned Bosses	All
Tribute of Radiance (Resolute)	Torment	Earn Ancestral Legendaries at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 60 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -35% Potion Drop Penalty: -40%	Whisper Caches	Offerer
Tribute of Radiance	Torment	Earn Ancestral Legendaries at Attunement Rank 1	Starting Time: 60 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -35% Potion Drop Penalty: -40%	World Bosses	All
Tribute of Ascendance (Resolute)	Torment	Earn Uniques at Attunement Rank 1, with increased chances of a Mythic Unique.	Starting Time: 45 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -50% Potion Drop Penalty: -50%	Whisper Caches	Offerer
Tribute of Ascendance	Torment	Earn Uniques at Attunement Rank 1, with increased chances of a Mythic Unique.	Starting Time: 45 seconds Time Bonus Penalty: -50% Potion Drop Penalty: -50%	World Bosses	All

Bargains are modifiers applied to Tributes at the Spirit Brazier. After placing a Tribute, you can select a Bargain to customize your run's rewards, such as increasing the chances of obtaining items with specific affixes or guaranteeing certain types of drops. Activating a Bargain requires resources like crafting materials or gold, so choose based on your current goals and available materials.

Beating the Undercity

There are three Districts in the Undercity and within each of them, there are 3 levels and 1 Boss level. You do not get to select which District you will get when you activate the Undercity portal.

Kill the Afflicted

Among all the monsters down there you should focus on Afflicted monsters.

Portal Pranksters

Portal Pranksters, unique to the Kurast Undercity dungeon, add a twist to your run. These elusive Treasure Goblins dart through a series of portals as soon as you approach, pulling you into a fast-paced chase through the dungeons. If you manage to catch and defeat one, you'll unlock a bonus chest containing valuable loot, including Tributes, Runes, and other powerful rewards.

Portal Prankster for Bonus Loot!

Kurast Undercity Snake Temple