The 3.1 PTR: What You Need to Know

The 3.1.0 Public Test Realm (PTR) for Diablo IV runs from **June 2, 10:00 a.m. PDT** to **June 9, 10:00 a.m. PDT**. During this window you can test upcoming changes and features coming to the base game in the next season (Season 14) — across both the Eternal and Seasonal Realms. The PTR lets you try out Solo Self Found, new seasonal features, Mythic Uniques 3.0, and Tower & Leaderboard rewards (previously beta only) before the season goes live. Your feedback helps the team make balance adjustments and squash bugs ahead of launch. ## Pandemonium Ruptures  In Season 14, arcane rifts — "Ruptures" — tear open along the border with the Realms of Pandemonium. Kill the guards at the Deathskull idols to open a Rupture, then keep it open by killing monsters and sealing fissures. The longer it stays open, the more rewards you earn. - **Ruptures (normal):** Appear anywhere in the overworld, especially in Helltides. - **Swelling Ruptures:** Medium-sized, replacing local events within a Helltide. - **Colossal Ruptures:** Large, found only in the Fields of Desecration (the world boss arena southeast of Zarbinzet). ## Realmwalker 2.0  Realmwalkers return to challenge anyone brave enough to take on the hardest Ruptures. Swelling Ruptures have a chance to summon one; Colossal Ruptures guarantee it. Defeat the Realmwalker to open a portal to the **Deathtoll Chamber**.  ## Deathtoll Chamber  A single-room mini-dungeon, accessed by defeating the Realmwalker or via Nightmare Dungeons with the "Rupture" affix. It's the best source of **Greater Lair Boss Keys**, which you need to open the seasonal lair boss hoard (Torment I and higher). ## New Monster Family: The Risen  Deathtolls emerge from Ruptures and in the Deathtoll Chamber. When killed, they drop orbs that empower the **Exarch** — intercept the orbs to seize the power for yourself. ## Seasonal Lair Boss  The **Corrupted Soulreaper** waits at the entrance to the Threshold of Madness in Zarbinzet (fightable from Torment I). It offers the best direct-drop chances for Mythic Uniques and for the unique-upgrade currency — more than any other activity. ## Mythic Uniques 3.0  Big shift: "Mythic" is no longer a rarity tier — it's a **modifiable item quality**. Any unique item can be upgraded into a Mythic via the Horadric Cube. Sources: - Seasonal currency (Fragments of Madness) from the seasonal reputation board, Resplendent caches, and the lair boss. - Climbing the seasonal leaderboard (class-specific Mythics). - A very rare drop chance on every Bequeathed unique item.  *Note: each player can equip only one self-crafted Mythic; Mythics found as loot count separately.* ## Tower & Leaderboard Rewards  The Tower and Leaderboards leave beta. New cosmetic rewards (halos, prestige titles, gear caches) are granted based on your rank — from "Tower played" through Top 1,000 / 500 / 100 / 10 up to #1. They're distributed at the end of each reset and each season. ## War Plans Updates  War Plan boards can now be **synced with your group** (in Temis, cost: 2 Marks of El'Druin, via a group vote). Plus: increased XP scaling at Torment VIII and above, a higher base XP for Hell Hordes, and new quests and nodes. ## Horadric Cube Updates - "Focused Reroll" and "Chaotic Reroll" for unique items. - "Reroll Unique Power" for unique spells and non-Bequeathed uniques. - Chromatic Resonance Prisms have a small chance to grant All Resistance. ## Solo Self Found Mode (SSF)  A new character state for lone wanderers: no groups, no trading, sharing only with other SSF characters on the same account. Seasonal only (Normal or Hardcore) and locked in for the season. SSF gets its own Tower leaderboards and new filters (Solo Self Found / Solo Self Found – Hardcore). ## General Updates (excerpt) - The Obol cap is now 25,000. - Missing minimap icons in Nightmare Dungeons and the Pit were added. - Missing boss trophies (e.g. Astaroth, Bartoc) and their cube recipes were added. ## How to Join PTR servers are available for North America, Europe, Korea/Japan, South America, and Australia. In the Battle.net app, pick "Public Test Realm" from Diablo IV's version dropdown and install the client. The PTR vendor **Mrak** (next to the main waypoint in major cities) offers extensive boosts. Send feedback via the in-game feedback tool or the PTR forums. --- *For the full patch notes with every balance change, see the [official Blizzard article](https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24259077/the-3-1-ptr-what-you-need-to-know).*