Diablo 4 Season 9 release time – here's exactly when Sins of the Horadrim goes live today

The upcoming season of Diablo 4 is just around the corner, introducing seasonal content (yes, more powers) as well as alterations to dungeons.

Diablo 4 Season 8 is drawing to a close, with Season 9: Sins of the Horadrim poised to launch and unveil a host of new content including a fresh seasonal questline, and permanent changes to Nightmare Dungeons in both the Seasonal and Eternal Realms. We're all set for new seasonal powers with Horadric spells that link to your skills and that can be further tailored using the new mechanics.

Diablo 4 Season 9 also presents an ideal entry point given that the game is free on Xbox Game Pass and over on PlayStation consoles, you can grab it as part of the PS Plus July Essential drop which is available to subscribers right now. If you're a newbie, remember that you need to complete the campaign before you can delve into the seasonal content, and that's with at least one character on either the Seasonal or Eternal Realms.

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Don't be deterred by the new powers either; every season we receive a new one to supersede last season's gimmick, so you'll be in the same situation as everyone else. Diablo 4 Season 9's battle passes (dubbed Reliquaries) has both free and premium content for players, with the complimentary Sins of the Horadrim Reliquary offering the Eventine Mount, Nightslayer's Barding Mount Armor, and the Door of the Iron Demon Town Portal.

If you fancy splashing out on the Premium Battle Pass Bundle for the Reliquaries for Weapons, Beasts, and Armour, it will cost you 1,000 Platinum which equates to £8.39 / $9.99 / AU$14.95 in real money. Do keep in mind that if you buy any of the three premium battle passes separately, the bundle will no longer be available and you'll have to purchase them individually thereafter.

For those seeking some extra sparkle, you can splash out on the Deluxe Battle Pass Bundle for 2,800 Platinum (£20.99 / $24.99 / AU$37.45) that grants you access to the Weapons, Beasts, and Armour Reliquaries as well as the following:

The Iron Demon armor set immediate unlock for each Class

Chains of the Iron Demon Wings for each Class

Scapegoat Pet

With all that sorted, here's precisely when Diablo 4 Season 9 kicks off.

Diablo 4 Season 9 release time

Diablo 4 Season 9 releases at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT today, Tuesday July 1. There's no downtime so you can simply download and install the update as soon as it appears on your platform, and then you can dive right in. As for the new content, here's a summary from the official blog post detailing what you can look forward to:

New seasonal questline, The Embers Yet Smolder

Horadric powers

Horadric Jewel crafting

Horadric Strongrooms ion Nightmare Dungeons

In addition to the seasonal content, players can test their skills in a new permanent endgame activity named Escalating Nightmares. As the name implies, when you enter a Nightmare Dungeon, things will intensify, as you battle through a series of three dungeons, with their affixes stacking onto the next one.

Each level is referred to as a Torment Tier, with the prizes escalating in tandem with the challenge. If you manage to conquer all three tiers, you'll confront the Exalted version of Astaroth, ensuring there's ample to occupy you once Diablo 4 Season 9 kicks off later today.