Diablo 4 has several endgame currencies, one of which is Aberrant Cinders. This guide will detail how you can farm them and what they can be used for.
What are Aberrant Cinders in Diablo IV?
Aberrant Cinders are a currency drop that can be obtained in the endgame World Tier 3 events known as Helltides. These events occur every 135 minutes (2 hours and 15 minutes) and are active for one hour at a stretch.
How To Farm Aberrant Cinders in Diablo 4
The Aberrant Cinders are earned simply by slaughtering monsters and finishing any World Events that may be occurring in the Helltide afflicted region. Any known locations with high mob density are ideal for maximizing your 60 minutes in the Helltide. The World Events themselves often involve multiple waves of enemies in chokepoints, making them easy to kite and corral for area of effect attacks. The rewards chest at the event’s conclusion offers a significant payout in Aberrant Cinders as well. The Helltide World Boss event will not have a global announcement, so you will have to monitor it by manually visiting the normal spawn locations, but the pay off will be spectacular in terms of rewards including Aberrant Cinders. Additionally, be on the lookout for shrine-like Wretched Souls, Damned Souls, and Tortured Souls which glow a misty red, as interacting with them also drops Aberrant Cinders.
How To Use Aberrant Cinders
Aberrant Cinders can be spent exclusively on opening several different types of caches, dubbed Tortured Gifts, all but one of which are marked with icons on the map.
Tortured Gift of Protection
- 75 Aberrant Cinders
- Contains Armor.
Tortured Gift of Jewelry
- 75 Aberrant Cinders for Ring Gifts
- 125 Aberrant Cinders for Amulet Gifts
- Contains Jewelry.
Tortured Gift of Light Weaponry
- 125 Aberrant Cinders
- Contains One-handed Weaponry.
Tortured Gift of Heavy Weaponry
- 150 Aberrant Cinders
- Contains Two-handed Weaponry.
Tortured Gift of Mystery
- 175 Aberrant Cinders
- Uniques and Legendaries across gear and weaponry.
The Tortured Gift of Mystery is a special Helltide version of mystery chests, and should be your preferred use for Aberrant Cinders. While each region has multiple possible locations for these chests, only two or three will spawn per Helltide, and must be sought out by exploration. These chests provide the most value in terms of rewards, dropping Uniques and multiple Legendaries in the Sacred and Ancestral tiers, Forgotten Souls, Fiend Roses, and other loot.
Diablo 4 Aberrant Cinders: Use It Or Lose It
Every time you die, you will lose half of your accumulated Aberrant Cinders. Additionally, they cannot be carried forward between Helltides, and reset to zero at each event’s conclusion. So spend them as soon as you have accrued your preferred Tortured Gift’s value in Aberrant Cinders.
That’s everything you need to know about farming and using Aberrant Cinders during Helltide events in Diablo 4.
