How to upgrade Divine Gifts in Diablo 4 Season 11 and how they work

Diablo 4 Season 11 is all about your fight against the Lesser Evils, and you can get yourself some extra help in the form of the Divine Gifts.

The Divine Gifts mechanic is tied to the core offering of the new season. These heavenly boons offer you extra benefits to fight the evil that plagues Season 11. Some of these boons are special attacks, while the rest are excellent passives that allow you to enhance your builds.

While the Divine Gifts are pretty strong in their base form, you can upgrade them even further. The upgrade process is easy to understand, but extremely grindy in my experience so far. Here’s how it works.

How to upgrade Divine Gifts in Diablo 4 Season 11

There are four Lesser Evils in Season 11.

• Andariel (The Undercity)
• Azmodan (Hawezar)
• Belial (The Pit)
• Duriel (Helltides)

Each Lesser Evil drops two Divine Gifts. To level a Divine Gift up, you’ll have to grind the particular boss activity until you gain enough points to rank up. When you defeat a boss, you’ll gain an item that raises your rank by one point. You’ll want to grind the Lesser Evil based on which Divine Gift you want to upgrade.

For example, if you defeat Belial, you’ll get an item that only ranks up the Divine Gifts that you get from him. To rank up the other Divine Gifts, you’ll have to take on other types of Lesser Evils.

All Divine Gifts upgrades in Diablo 4 Season 11

There are eight Divine Gifts to obtain in Season 11. The function of every Divine Gift is different, and so are their upgrades.

Essence	Upgrades
Essence of Anguish	Rank upgrades: Increases the amount of Obols you get from Undercity runs.
Essence of Hellfire	Rank upgrades: Better quality Lair Boss key drops. Rank 2: A Huge amount of Lair Boss keys drop from the Weekly Cache. Rank 5: More Lair Boss keys in Sanctuary.
Essence of Pain	Rank upgrades: Better quality Gems and Runes from Pangs of Duriel.
Essence of Lies	Rank upgrades: More Paragon Glyph upgrade chances.
Essence of Screams	Rank upgrades: Better quality Salvage materials from Undercity runs.
Essence of Sin	Rank upgrades: Better quality Dungeon key drops. Rank 2: A Huge number of Activity keys from the Weekly Cache. Rank 5: More Tributes and Compasses in Sanctuary.
Essence of Shadows	Rank upgrades: Increases the amount of received Gold.
Essence of Squalor	Rank upgrades: Get more XP from Exp Globes.

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Call of Duty grinders, the wait for competitive play is just a bit longer, but it’s well on the way.

Ranked Play in Black Ops 7 is not available at launch, but it’s coming before you know it. When it arrives, multiplayer gamers will have all sorts of ranks and rewards to earn as they level up and climb the competitive ladder.

Here’s everything we know about Ranked Play in BO7, including when to expect it.

When is BO7 Ranked Play coming out?

According to Treyarch and Activision, Ranked Play will be available as part of season two of BO7. The start date for season two is not official yet, but according to the season one battle pass’s in-game countdown timer, it should be on Feb. 5, 2026.

CoD seasons last about two months long, and season one began on Dec. 4, 2025. While Feb. 5 is not set in stone, it’s a likely date alongside Feb. 12 or even Feb. 19 depending on if it gets delayed or not (which is, unfortunately, always a possibility). When this season is live, Ranked Play will be live along with it.

Season two will also bring everything that CoD players expect from seasonal drops, like new weapons, new maps, new Zombies experiences, new Warzone modes, and even updates for the PvE Endgame activity. But Ranked Play is where the hardcore players will be looking to flex.

More about Ranked Play will be revealed in January 2026, but for now, players can expect more of the same when it comes to Ranked that was seen in previous titles like Black Ops 6 and Modern Warfare III, including:

• Multiple ranks and skill divisions to grind through
• Call of Duty League-inspired ruleset, modes, and maps
• Exclusive rewards like camos and player cards every season
• Plus more

Stay tuned for more official info from Activision some time after the holiday season on when to expect season two of BO7 and everything that will be included within it.

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