What are Faded Plaques in Diablo 4?

What are Faded Plaques in Diablo 4?

Dan Webb

There's no doubt that when you’re out and about in the open-world of Diablo IV you’ll come across small monuments and statues that have a “faded plaque” in front of them. When you read it, it’ll be mostly the same thing across the board, except for the one sentence at the end.

Each plaque will read, “Most of the inscription has been lost to time. A few barely legible words read:” and then what will follow is another sentence. This could read something like… “GRATITUDE… rewards… virtuous” or “BID FAREWELL… all… you love.” This latter sentence is the key to unlocking the secrets of the faded plaques.

In order to get a reward from the statue, whether it’s a temporary boost, a load of weapon and armour drops, or the next enemy you kill exploding into gold, there’s tons of different outcomes that could transpire. All you need to do to unlock these statues is perform the emote that it hints at in that final sentence.

If it says gratitude, use the thanks emote. If it says embolden, then cheer. If it says bid farewell, then wave goodbye. And so on, and so forth.

While the faded plaque statues’ rewards might not be game changers, if you do enough of them as you encounter them in your adventure throughout Sanctuary, the rewards all add up. Trust us.

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