The Pit is a new endgame activity in Diablo 4 and every second counts. If you die during the boss fight, you lose valuable time – but with a trick, you can save yourself the long running paths.
In Season 4, the “Masterwork Pit” was introduced as a new endgame activity in Diablo 4. Here, time plays an important role because: if your timer ends, you won’t get any materials. These are one of the reasons to enter the Pit since you need them for Masterworking (Completion).
And not only do the 15 minutes eventually run out – time is also deducted from your “Mastery Timer” as soon as your character dies:
- the first death removes 30 seconds
- the second death removes 60 seconds
- the third and all subsequent deaths remove 90 seconds
This is particularly frustrating if you have already made it to the boss and die in the fight. At higher levels, some bosses can be quite tough and can one-shot you. You will respawn quite far away, have to run back, and go through the portals to the arena again. But one player revealed a trick to save you all that hassle.
Elixirs increase your attack speed, your armor, or your maximum health. This can help you in the Pit. Here’s a tip if you often forget them:
Revealed areas allow respawns
How do I save time in the Pit? On Reddit, “Alternative_Ad_27” complained on June 19 that the checkpoints in the Pit are “ridiculous.” He died during the boss fight and was teleported back to the first level of the Pit.
In the comments, “OrionzDestiny” gives him a tip: “I know this doesn’t change what happened, but if you uncover the dark area as soon as you enter the boss arena in the future, you will stay in the boss chamber when you die.”
This means specifically: As soon as you pass through the portal to the “Guardian’s Hideout,” you need to uncover the entire area of this level on the map. Fortunately, it’s quite small, so it can be done quickly.
Does this really work? We tested this in several attempts and found the following:
- If the player character dies during the boss fight without the entire area being uncovered, we respawned one level before.
- If the player character dies during the boss fight after the entire area has been uncovered, we respawned directly in front of the arena.
So it actually worked in our runs. You should definitely try it yourselves. Since the boss arena is never particularly large, you won’t lose much time uncovering. So it never hurts.
The Pit can become quite challenging, especially at higher levels – making it even more important not to lose any time. The higher the level of the Pit you complete, the better and more materials you receive. How to start the endgame activity, how it works, and which materials you receive there is explained in our guide: Diablo 4: The Pit – Materials, Location, and Level of the Endgame Activity
