The Gauntlet and Leaderboards Explained - Diablo 4 Season 3

Posted 2023/11/05 at 5:50 PM by silec

The Gauntlet, Leaderboards, and the Hall of the AncientsThe GauntletBasics

The Gauntlet can be accessed after reaching World Tier 4.

You do not need to be Level 100 to access The Gauntlet.

The Gauntlet is a fixed seed, non-linear dungeon, meaning that monsters and their positions, layout, and affixes are always the same.

In The Gauntlet, your mastery and skill will be tested to achieve the highest scores which will appear on the leaderboards.

Loot drops at the end of the timer. You don't have to worry about picking up loot on the way.

At the beginning of each week, a new Gauntlet will replace the current one and the leaderboards will reset.

Scoring and Rewards

Since The Gauntlet is non-linear, there are choices of how to progress through the dungeon to maximize your score (e.g. in groups you can decide where everyone should be going).

Monsters and Chests will drop pick-ups, called Proofs of Might, instead. You will have a limited amount of time to collect as many of them as possible to maximize your score.

You will be awarded a Seal depending on your score (that can be improved). Reaching the Seal of the Worthy will put you in the top 1000 of the corresponding leaderboard.

These Seals also come with a portrait frame that you can show off to other players in-game.

Work in progress Seals and portrait frames.Leaderboards

Leaderboards will feature the top 1000 players in each ladder. These will reset every week.

This work in progress visualization shows the Solo Barbarian Ladder Overview.

The leaderboard will feature the following brackets: Solo Barbarian, Solo Druid, Solo Necromancer, Solo Rogue, Solo Sorcerer, 2 Player Party, 3 Player Party, and 4 Player Party.

Leaderboards are further separated by Hardcore and Non-Hardcore leaderboards.

There are additional filters to filter by platform, region, clan, friends, Hardcore, and non-Hardcore.

This work in progress visualization shows the leaderboard, its various brackets, and filters.Hall of the Ancients

The Hall of the Ancients is a permanent leaderboard that cements the top 10 players from each week in every Season forever.

Comment by glowpipeJust give us regular rifts already. No need to reinvent the wheelComment by silecJust give us regular rifts already. No need to reinvent the wheelGreater Rifts will come to Diablo 4Abattoir of ZirComment by FuryXHDThis kinda feels lame and rushed.
Also my guess is they wanted to get the "Seals" Portrait rolling so they can push that into the storeComment by SteveEHJust give us regular rifts already. No need to reinvent the wheelComment by DarthmaullvSounds like a beefed up version of D3 challenge rifts minus the pre-picked build - more challenging perhaps and hopefully better rewards but basically the same systemComment by DurtakI fear that Leaderboards will give them a reason to nerf certain builds. At the moment you could say that there is no reason to nerf, cause everyone kinda plays for himself. But with Leaderboards they "have" to nerf OP-Builds, cause there most cerainly will be a vocal minority calling for them on all channels.Comment by jpop2887The dates on the Leaderboard picture show Solo Barb classes completing the Gauntlet on 12/12/2023, over a month away lol.Comment by PokdemonJust give us regular rifts already. No need to reinvent the wheelGreater Rifts will come to Diablo 4Abattoir of ZirComment by coomsicleJust give us regular rifts already. No need to reinvent the wheelGreater Rifts will come to Diablo 4Abattoir of ZirI fear that Leaderboards will give them a reason to nerf certain builds. At the moment you could say that there is no reason to nerf, cause everyone kinda plays for himself. But with Leaderboards they "have" to nerf OP-Builds, cause there most cerainly will be a vocal minority calling for them on all channels.This kinda feels lame and rushed.
Also my guess is they wanted to get the "Seals" Portrait rolling so they can push that into the store