How To Farm Lunar Shrines & Max Reputation in Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening 2025?

The Lunar Awakening event for Year of the Snake has arrived in Diablo 4 Season 7, bringing a limited-time opportunity to earn Ancestral Favor Reputation and claim exclusive rewards, including the Resplendent Spark and the Trag’Oul’s Consort mount. This year's lunar event still introduces Lunar Shrines, which provide a 100x XP multiplier for two minutes and allow players to farm reputation quickly. Here we will show you the fastest way to find lunar shrines, maximize your reputation, and claim all rewards during the Lunar Awakening event.

Diablo 4 Lunar Awakening Event 2025

The Lunar Awakening event runs from February 4, 10 a.m. PST – February 18, 10 a.m. PST and is available in both Seasonal and Eternal Realms. During this time, activating Lunar Shrines in Sanctuary grants a 100% bonus experience (multiplicative) for two minutes while also providing an enhanced power effect and earning Ancestral Favor Reputation.

How to Start the Lunar Awakening Event:

To participate in the event:

1. Go to Ked Bardu – The event starts in Ked Bardu, where you will find Jin Yem, the NPC who introduces the event.

2. Accept the quest – It doesn’t require much; the main objective is to kill enemies while under a Lunar Shrine’s effect.

3. Find Lunar Shrines – These shrines appear all over the open world and are marked as purple stars on the map.

4. Activate the shrine and start farming – When you activate a shrine, you’ll receive an XP boost and a special buff that helps in farming reputation.

Diablo 4 Lunar Shrines and Their Effects

Lunar Shrines replace regular Shrines and feature augmented effects to celebrate the Year of the Snake. These shrines are easily identifiable on the map and provide both a Shrine buff and reputation when activated.

Here are the enhanced effects of Lunar Shrines:

• Artillery Shrine – Chance to summon a holy bomb.

• Blast Wave Shrine – Explosions trigger cluster bombardment.

• Channeling Shrine – Increased attack speed and cooldown reset chance.

• Conduit Shrine – Frequent, powerful lightning strikes.

• Greed Shrine – Chance to summon a Treasure Goblin; kills summon additional Goblins.

• Lethal Shrine – Chance to instantly execute an enemy, causing Fear to surrounding foes (excluding bosses and players).

• Protection Shrine – Reflect all incoming damage, scaling with level and difficulty.

Additionally, Miserly Spirits spawn immediately upon activation, providing extra enemies to defeat for reputation gains.

Diablo 4 Lunar Reputation - Ancestral Favor Reputation

Ancestral Favor Reputation is the main progression system in the Lunar Awakening event. Players earn reputation by activating Lunar Shrines and defeating enemies while under their effects.

How to Earn Ancestral Favor Reputation:

• Activating Lunar Shrines grants reputation.

• Killing enemies while a Shrine effect is active increases reputation gain.

• Completing Lunar Shrine Events (which involve protecting NPCs and cleansing shrines) provides additional reputation.

• Nightmare Dungeons with the Ancestor’s Favor affix guarantee Lunar Shrines, making them an efficient farming method.

Players can reach Ancestral Favor Tier 10 in approximately 2-4 hours, depending on efficiency and dungeon selection.

How & Where To Farm Lunar Shrines in Diablo 4 S7?

The key to maxing out reputation is to efficiently find shrines and farm enemies while their effects are active. So first of all, we should know how & where to farm lunar shrines, below we will break down in details:

Lunar Shrines Locations:

Lunar Shrines can be found in multiple locations across the game world. Here we've sorted out the best places to find Lunar Shrines in Season 7 now:

✔ Ked Bardu Region – Several shrines spawn near the event NPC.
✔ Fractured Peaks: Hoarfrost Demise Dungeon – A small dungeon where at least one shrine appears in most runs.
✔ Scosglen & Dry Steppes – Open-world shrines appear frequently in these zones.
✔ Nightmare Dungeons – Shrines spawn randomly inside, making them a great farming method.

How to Spot Lunar Shrines:

• Marked by a purple star icon on the map.

• Some shrines have snake-themed decorations, matching the Year of the Snake theme.

• Appear in high-density enemy zones, making it easier to farm reputation.

If you don’t see a shrine in one area, teleport to another zone and check again. Shrines do not spawn in The Pit, so avoid that area for farming.

How To Maximize Lunar Shrines & Favor Reputation in Diablo 4 S7?

As you've learned where to find the lunar reputation, here we share the fastest ways to help you maximize Ancestral Favor reputation to unlock all rewards:

Method 1: Hoarfrost Demise Dungeon Strategy

This is one of the most efficient methods to farm Ancestral Favor Reputation quickly:

1. Enter Harfrost Demise – Located in Fractured Peaks, this dungeon has a linear layout, making it easy to navigate.

2. Avoid Killing Mobs at First – Run through the dungeon without engaging enemies to locate a Lunar Shrine.

3. Activate the Shrine – Once found, activate it and start eliminating enemies as fast as possible.

4. Cursed Shrines Are Ideal – If the shrine is cursed, stay in place as mobs will continuously spawn on top of you.

5. Complete the Dungeon & Reset – Once the shrine effect ends, leave the dungeon, reset it, and re-enter. Repeat until you reach maximum reputation.

With this method, players have maxed out reputation in just 90 minutes.

Method 2: Nightmare Dungeons with Ancestral Favor Bouns

Another effective approach is using Nightmare Dungeons, which contain multiple shrines:

1. Craft Nightmare Sigils at the Occultist and enter a Nightmare Dungeon.

2. Avoid Killing Enemies Initially – Navigate through the dungeon while looking for shrines.

3. Activate the Shrine & Kill Mobs – Once a shrine is found, trigger it and defeat as many enemies as possible.

4. Cursed Chests and Healing Wells Provide Extra Mobs – If you find a cursed object, ensure you have a Shrine buff active before interacting with it.

5. Exit & Repeat – Once your Shrine effect expires, leave the dungeon and start a new one.

Nightmare Dungeons are efficient because:

• They guarantee shrine spawns.

• They provide a controlled environment for shrine hunting.

• You can also farm Opticide, which is useful for Masterworking gear.

If you are using Shroud of False Death (Mythic Unique Chest), it becomes even easier to avoid unnecessary kills before activating shrines.

Method 3: Seasonal Zones and Open-World Shrines

Another option is exploring Seasonal Zones in the open world for shrines. Shrines spawn randomly in these areas, and you can roam around until you find one. The process is simple:

1. Enter a Seasonal Zone and start looking for shrines.

2. Once you find a shrine, activate it and kill nearby enemies.

3. If you find another shrine before the effect expires, trigger it immediately to extend the duration.

4. Keep moving through the zone, looking for more shrines.

5. After the shrine effect ends, continue searching for another one.

This method is less reliable than Nightmare Dungeons but can be useful if you prefer open-world gameplay.

Method 4: World Events for Lunar Shrines

A more structured way to farm shrines in the open world is through World Events. Here’s how to do it:

1. Open D4 Planner to check fixed World Event locations.

2. Go to a Seasonal Zone where multiple World Events are close together.

3. Participate in World Events, as they have a chance to spawn Lunar Shrines.

4. If an event does not have a Lunar Shrine, move to the next nearby event.

5. Repeat the process until you find one.

6. Activate the shrine and clear the event for max reputation.

The best World Event locations are those where multiple events are close together, reducing travel time. If the zone is also within a Helltide area, it becomes even more efficient due to higher enemy density.

Diablo 4 S7 Lunar Awakening Reputation Rewards

Earning Ancestral Favor Reputation unlocks various Lunar Awakening-themed cosmetic rewards as you progress through 10 reputation tiers.

Reputation Reward Tiers

To access the Ancestral Favor UI, visit Ying-Yue in the Lunar Night Market in Ked Bardu. Interact with her and select the option: "How are the ancestors feeling about me lately?"

Title Reward

Players who activate all 7 types of Lunar Shrines will earn a special Title Reward. Some shrines may appear as Corrupted Shrine events, so be thorough in your exploration.

Objectives for the Title Reward:

• Artillery Shrine

• Conduit Shrine

• Greed Shrine

• Protection Shrine

• Channeling Shrine

• Lethal Shrine

• Blast Wave Shrine