Torment is the ultimate difficulty in Diablo 4. Compared to Nightmare difficulty, enemies will hit even harder, have more life, and do other nasty tricks. It is important to be prepared before entering and have some knowledge about what to expect.

To access Torment difficulty, players will need to complete a specific Diablo 4 Nightmare difficulty capstone dungeon - the Fallen Temple. This unlocks Torment itself, but players can finish up all content in Nightmare before moving on. Some might even want to create a brand-new character - leveling them up as needed - instead of rushing in with their current one.

8 Already Be Level 70

Torment has no minimum required level to enter. Some may find themselves completing Nightmare’s story mode as low as level 60 and may attempt to jump into Torment immediately. However, enemies will all be at least level 70 or higher, and might easily crush someone ten levels below them.

A remedy is to remain in Nightmare and grind out to its level cap of 70. With ten additional levels, players will have more skill points to play around with, higher health, and overall improved stats. As long as one stays in one of Diablo 4’s high-value experience point locations - like Champion’s Demise - it shouldn’t take too long.

Torment mode does include a bonus 200% experience gain. Players that are level 68-69 may want to also consider entering if their class’ build has high survivability.

7 Use Items from Nightmare

Levels alone will give players a slight advantage, but the real boost is to acquire nearly the best gear and items during Nightmare. This includes weapons, armor, gems, and even unique elixirs. By redoing dungeons and other encounters several times one will eventually obtain some of the strongest equipment.

While in Nightmare - and even Torment itself - randomly timed Diablo 4 events called Helltides may occur. Completing these challenging fights can drop chests containing powerful weapons, armor, jewelry, currency, and consumables. Among the best are various potions that can grant a temporary stat boost - making Torment a little easier.

If farming Helltides and other areas become too taxing, consider trading with other players. There are some trading restrictions, including not being able to trade Legendary-level items. However, some good Rare items and gems are worth bartering.

6 Have a Focused Build

While any class can make it through Torment difficulty, their skills and abilities will play a large part in how arduous the experience will be. Players will want to either focus on a “glass cannon” build that maximizes damage while eschewing protection; or a “tank” build that is all about surviving, even if it also takes time to kill foes.

For example, one popular Diablo 4 build is the Storm Wolf Druid. This has attack power, speed, and the chance to land critical hits. However, it is also very dependent on equipment. It at minimum needs the Great Staff of the Crone Unique weapon to even function. It is safer to start a Druid after finding this weapon, instead of hoping to get it for an existing character.

5 Practice in Normal Softcore Mode

The Torment difficulty setting is independent of another Diablo 4 gameplay option - Hardcore mode. Selecting this at character creation gives the new character only one life. If they die, then they are rendered permanently unplayable. However, these characters also gain better rewards that could make Torment progress faster. This can incentivize players to attempt Hardcore Torment for the risk-rewards benefit.

One compromise is to fully complete Torment at least once in Normal “Softcore” mode to become familiar with enemy stats, strategies, and general differences. This is best done using a similar, if not the exact, class and building one during their Hardcore run. That way it will be easy to make changes to build and have good muscle memory.

4 Farm Easier Encounters

After completing three runs of Diablo 4’s story, some players may feel the need to rush through Torment - skipping certain fights or waves of minions. However, jumping around can lead to harder battles and an increased chance of death. Instead, one should consider taking things slow and doing everything in order.

Not only should one complete every main story quest, but also consider farming multiple places. By design, Torment Strongholds are only meant to be finished once. However, this is triggered by killing the end boss. By fully quitting out of Diablo 4 and making a new session, the smaller minions will respawn. Players can use this exploit to farm Hope’s Light in Scosglen by simply stopping before Tidewitch Ne’gana.

3 Use Ancestral Items

Ancestral items are a new higher equipment tier exclusive to Torment difficulty. These are exponentially stronger than Nightmare’s special tier of items, Sacred. Keep in mind that this is the equipment’s base stats, and can still be improved further as Magic or Rare imbued items.

Getting the highest quality form of Diablo 4’s items still requires winning a few fights in Torment. However, Ancestral items might even start dropping from normal minions or even within containers. Players should compare the items’ stats to see how big of an improvement they are. Sometimes, it might be worth switching to Ancestral even if it doesn’t fit a build - it can be that large of a power leap forward.

2 Fight More Defensively

Damage, health, and even amount of enemies are greatly inflated during Torment difficulty. This can often mean fights and bosses that players have become familiar with could be a bit different - attacks that were previously trivial could now be one or two-shot kills. Instead of straight tanking hits, one may want to be more active with their strategy.

Characters with less health now require proper positioning. Melee-focused classes like Barbarians and Rogues should be actively moving to dodge projectiles and engage smaller groups. In Torment, players should also more readily consider retreating completely - dying is usually a worse setback than not winning a fight. Finally, always stock up and use elixirs liberally; many potions can quickly boost up hitpoints and defenses to make a fight more manageable.

1 Play in Four Person Co-Op

While it can be tempting to challenge Torment solo, there is always strength in numbers. Diablo 4 allows up to four players to form a party and journey together. Having a diverse team allows each character to cover gaps and help assist each other.

One could play in a public game and hope to be matched with three other strong players. However, by setting up a premade team with friends the full party can have much more synergy. Players can also choose to play at close to the same level, or even team up with someone that has already obtained the new level cap of 100.