Many Diablo 4 hidden side quests are scattered across Sanctuary. These refer to side quests that are typically triggered by finding an item highlighted with blue text that is found as a drop by killing an enemy or interacting with a resource node, like an ore vein or some alchemical ingredient. All of the regions across the map, be it Scosglen, Dry Steppes, Kehjistan, Fractured Peaks, or Hawezar, have at least several of these side quests. Here’s a list of hidden side quests that players have frequently missed in Diablo 4.
List of Diablo 4 hidden side quests in Sanctuary
The following is a breakdown of hidden side quests in the game, along with where and how to trigger them:
- A Different Beast quest (Scosglen) – Broken Totem from looting corpses in Highland Wilds after completing The Wrong Hands quest
- Better Days quest (Fractured Peaks) – Legacies of Light’s Watch in Margrave
- Breaga’s Chronicles quest (Scosglen) – A History of Scosglen from killing Khazra or Wildwood enemies around Gaothmar Grasslands
- Chained Zakurum Repository quest (Hawezar) – Chained Zakurum Repository from looting corpses in Dismal Foothills
- Currencies From Afar quest (Dry Steppes) – Bag of Old Coins from looting corpses in Untamed Scarps
- Drink to the Past quest (Hawezar) – Kingsport Ale from looting chests in Belfry Zakara at Rotspill Delta after completing the Brought to Heel quest
- Dust Daisy quest (Dry Steppes) – Dust Daisy from gathering herbs in Kotama Grasslands
- Endless Fortune (Kehjistan) – Old Journal from killing Treasure Goblins across Kehjistan
- Exhuming Faith quest (Dry Steppes) – Blood-Spattered Scroll in Orbei Monastery at Dindai Flats
- Exorcist’s Cache quest (Fractured Peaks) – Sealed Exorcist’s Cache from Undead enemies in Frigid Expanse
- Forgive Me quest (Fractured Peaks) – Bloodied Note from Julek, Herald of Woe in Tor Dragon Barracks
- Frostbloom quest (Fractured Peaks) – Frostbloom from gathering herbs in The Pallid Glade
- Glittering Abundance quest (Hawezar) – Gem-laden Geode from mining ore in Fethis Westlands
- Good Riddance quest (Hawezar) – Forgotten Crossbow from lotting corpses in Rotspill Delta
- Gory Display quest (Fractured Peaks) – Warrior’s Chain from Khazra mobs or body looting in Frigid Expanse
- Heart’s Burden quest (Hawezar) – Rusted Dagger from looting Child’s corpse in The Writhing Mire
- Hungering Bone Cache quest (Fractured Peaks) – Hungering Bone Cache from body looting in The Pallid Glade
- Hungering Necrolyte’s Cache quest (Hawezar) – Hungering Necrolyte’s Cache from looting bodies in Toxic Fens
- Icebound Geode quest (Fractured Peaks) – Icebound Geode from mining ore in Gale Valley
- Late Shipment quest (Kehjistan) – Battered Shipment from killing Scrapper enemies in Southern Expanse
- Message in a Bottle quest (Scosglen) – Washed-Ashore Bottle found in Strand
- One Little Red Sprig quest (Hawezar) – Budding Crimson Thorn from getting Angelbreath herbs in Rotspill Delta
- Ravenous Necrolyte’s Cache quest (Hawezar) – Ravenous Necrolyte’s Cache from killing Cultists in the Outer Gardens at Scouring Sands
- Ravenous Predator’s Offering quest (Scosglen) – Broken Beat Totem from killing bears in Highland Wilds
- Remnants quest (Kehjistan) – Crumpled Note from looting corpses in Caldeum
- Righteous Idol quest (Fractured Peaks) – Carved Wooden Knight from Tsvemir, an armor vendor, in Yelesnar after completing Unwritten End side quest and completing the campaign
- Sealed Khazra Offering quest (Kehjistan) – Sealed Zhazra Offering from killing Moon Clan Khazra enemies in Southern Expanse
- Sealed Oxen Tribe Cache quest (Dry Steppes) – Sealed Oxen Tribe Cache from killing Fallen enemies in Hapless Frontier
- Sealed Penitent’s Cache quest (Dry Steppes) – Sealed Penitent’s Cache from killing undead enemies in The Scarred Coast
- Spotted Mushroom quest (Kehjistan) – Spotted Mushroom from gathering Lifebane herbs in Southern Expanse
- Strange Ore Sample quest (Dry Steppes) – Strange Ore Sample from mining ore in Tusmaa Rift
Completing these side quests will earn you renown and will need to be repeated in Season 1 as renown will from side quests will not transfer over.