The new altar of the rites of Season 28 in Diablo 3 is the seasonal theme. We will show you the seals, powers, potion powers, and the costs.
What kind of altar is this? Season 28 of Diablo 3 is called “Rites of Sanctuary”. The new altar is like a large skill tree, where you can unlock various powers by paying with materials.
In this overview, we want to show you everything you need to know about the altar so that you can use it correctly.
Seals and Powers of the Altar of the Rites
Where is the altar of the rites? You can find it in Act 1 in New Tristram. From the waypoint, move up to be above the houses. There, where the bridge leads to the next area.
What you need to know:
- You can interact with the altar of the rites directly from level 1
- You will see 26 symbols (seals) and 3 potion powers
- After selecting the first seal, you can decide for yourself which path to continue skilling
- Once you have unlocked a seal, you immediately receive the power or the enhanced potion
- The unlocked powers apply to all your characters
- The powers remain active for the entire Season 28
- The best build with the order for the altar of the rites in Season 28
All seals and legendary potion powers:
| Seal | Power |
| A | The duration of your blood rage timer and the granted bonus are doubled. |
| B | Wells of Reflection last the entire season and are not removed upon death. |
| C | Items have no level requirements. |
| D | +200 damage |
| E | +25 % projectile damage reduction |
| F | +25 % movement speed (unlimited) |
| G | Increases damage against elite enemies by 15 %. |
| H | Picking up healing globes grants a shield for 7 sec. equal to 5 % of your maximum health. Up to 5 times stackable. |
| I | +25 % melee damage reduction. |
| J | Increases your highest elemental damage bonus by 10 %. |
| K | Increases damage against elite enemies by 20 %. |
| L | +20 % damage |
| M | Doubles the amount of dropped death’s breath. |
| N | Critical hits grant resources: Mana: 15 Hatred: 5 Wrath: 5 Arcane Power: 3 Fury: 3 Spirit: 5 Essence: 5. |
| O | Doubles the amount of tokens received from completed bounties. |
| P | Progression orbs from Nephalem Rifts and Greater Nephalem Rifts within 60 meters are automatically collected. |
| Q | Reduces damage taken from elite enemies by 25 %. |
| R | +30 % damage |
| S | Grants immunity to loss of control effects. |
| T | You can move through enemies. |
| U | Companions collect death’s breath. |
| V | Elite enemies drop an additional progression orb. |
| W | Increases damage against bosses by 25 %. |
| X | Companions collect common, magical, and rare items and salvage them. |
| Y | Increases your chance to dodge by 15 %. |
| Z | Doubles the chance to find a legendary item from Kadala. |
| Potion AA | When you drink your healing potion, you manifest one of three rune circles on the ground that grant increased damage, increased cooldown reduction, or increased resource cost reduction. |
| Potion AB | When you drink your healing potion, all enemies within 25 meters deal 25 % less damage. |
| Potion AC | |
| AD | When an ancient item drops, a second random ancient item will also drop. |
Seal Costs and How to Unlock Them
This is how it works: To unlock a new seal, you must first unlock the previous one. If you want to unlock B or C, you must first unlock A. It is different for R, S, and T.
With each seal and potion you unlock, the costs of the next unlock increase. The order you choose does not matter for the costs. In the following table, we show you the respective costs.
| Number | Cost |
| 1 | 10 Reusable parts |
| 2 | 1 Flawless Diamond (or better), 15 Arcane Dust, 20 Reusable parts |
| 3 | 1 Greater Rift key, 10 Death’s Breath |
| 4 | Helm from any class-specific set |
| 5 | 20 Forgotten Souls, 10 Khanduras runes, 10 Nightshades from Caldeum, 10 Tapestries from Arreat, 10 Corrupted Angel Flesh, 10 Holy Water from Westmark |
| 6 | 1 Leoric’s Regret, 1 Phial of Rot, 1 Idol of Terror, 1 Heart of Horror |
| 7 | Shroud of the Soulcaller |
| 8 | 30 Forgotten Souls |
| 9 | 1,100 Blood Shards |
| 10 | 1 Flawless Royal Ruby, 20 Death’s Breath, Ring of Royal Grandeur |
| 11 | 1 Flawless Royal Emerald, 30 Khanduras runes, 30 Nightshades from Caldeum, 30 Tapestries from Arreat, 30 Corrupted Angel Flesh, 30 Holy Water from Westmark |
| 12 | 20 Greater Rift keys, 1 Ramaladni’s Gift |
| 13 | 1,300 Blood Shards |
| 14 | Frozen Scream |
| 15 | Challenge Rift Chest |
| 16 | 250 Forgotten Souls |
| 17 | 1,400 Blood Shards |
| 18 | Ancient Hellfire Amulet |
| 19 | 4 pages from the Codex of Set Portals for your class |
| 20 | Ancient Braid Ring, 50 Khanduras runes, 50 Nightshades from Caldeum, 50 Tapestries from Arreat, 50 Corrupted Angel Flesh, 50 Holy Water from Westmark |
| 21 | 500 Death’s Breath, 300 Forgotten Souls |
| 22 | 1,500 Blood Shards |
| 23 | Whisper of Repentance (Rank 125) |
| 24 | Any enhanced weapon |
| 25 | Shepherd’s Staff – How to obtain the Shepherd’s Staff |
| 26 | 1,600 Blood Shards |
| Potion 1 | 55 Arcane Ashes |
| Potion 2 | 110 Arcane Ashes |
| Potion 3 | 165 Arcane Ashes |
*Pages of the Set Codex per class:
- Barbarian:
- 12, 14, 18, 22
- Crusader:
- 31, 35, 37, 40
- Demon Hunter:
- 52, 56, 60, 63
- Monk:
- 71, 74, 78, 83
- Necromancer:
- 85, 86, 90, 92
- Witch Doctor:
- 93, 97, 101, 106
- Wizard:
- 112, 121, 126, 130
The Great Reward – Wings of Terror
This is the big goal: If you gather all the materials and unlock all 26 seals and 3 potions, then you will receive a great reward:
- The Wings of Terror, Seal AD
If the cosmetic wings are important to you, then you have a goal in sight for a long time during the season. You may need to farm for a long time for the materials of the seals and be advanced in the season to meet the requirements.
What do you think of the seasonal theme of Season 28? Do you think the developers succeeded, or do you have any complaints about the Altar of the Rites?
