What Are Headhunts And Occult Gems In Diablo 4 Season 7?

Diablo 4 Season 7 is expected to start on January 21. The new season not only brings new powers to players but also new end-game content.

Even if players do not own Vessel of Hatred, they can still play the new season and gain Powers of Witchcraft in the new season. The main activity players will participate in Season 7 will be Headhunts, which can advance the main storyline of Season 7 and unlock Powers of Witchcraft.

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Headhunts

Headhunts are regional activities similar to Helltides. Around Sanctuary, Whispering Trees activate this activity in random areas.

Headhunts will provide players with a variety of activities, such as killing bosses, patrolling with NPCs, or killing monsters in specific areas. Each activity includes Grim Favors, as well as various rewards such as Diablo 4 gold and gem fragments.

Headrotten

Headrotten is a new monster that appears in the new season. There are several types of Headrotten. Killing them will activate Restless Rot, which is used to craft Occult Gems.

In addition to Restless Rot, players need Gem Fragments and Fugitive Heads to craft Occult Gems.

When players complete Exposed Roots, there is a chance that an Uprooted Cocoon will spawn. Sometimes, a Headless Husk will possess an Uprooted Cocoon. Players can obtain Fugitive Heads by defeating these dangerous possessed enemies. Players can choose to use Draught of Whispers and increase the difficulty of the game to increase the chance of encountering these monsters.

Generally speaking, the fastest way to collect Fugitive Heads is to complete Whispering quests and use Draught of Whispers.

Headhunt Whispering

Whispering quests can bring players to Grim Favors and allow for the quick gaining of reputation with Coven. While these quests can be a bit tedious, they only take a few minutes to complete and can earn your nice rewards like Grim Favors and Diablo 4 Gold.

Dispel: Rewards 1 Grim Favors. Look for large purple void areas on the ground and kill enemies standing there, which will draw out large groups of enemies.
Fugitive: Rewards 5 Grim Favors. Kill a Headless Husk anywhere within Headhunts.
Patrol: Rewards 3 Grim Favors. Kill monsters that appear within the circular border of a patrolling guard. They are represented on the map by a shield icon.
Purge the Rot: Rewards 3 Grim Favors. Kill all Rotten enemies within Headhunt range.
Scour: Rewards 3 Grim Favors. Take the specified herb in the specified area.
Seek: Rewards 1 Grim Favors. Talk to the ghost frogs and follow them for a distance, then a Headrotten will appear, kill it.
Shepherd: Rewards 3 Grim Favors. Escort wild animals to a safe area.
Wisps: Rewards 3 Grim Favors. Destroy an Exposed Root to reveal a Wisp. Protect it within the boundaries until it recovers.
Slay: Rewards 1 Grim Favors. Kill designated Elite enemies in Headhunt.

Occult Gems

Occult Gems can be inserted into sockets to give you powerful powers. They can increase the player’s armor and elemental resistance or allow the player to gain mystical powers.

To craft Occult Gems, you need Fugitive Heads, Restless Rot, and Gem Fragments. Once you have collected these D4 items, you can talk to Gelena to craft the gems.

There are 19 Occult Gems in total, divided into three different types. Each type requires a different type of raw materials.

Magic Occult Gems

Requires 50,000 Gem Fragments of the same type, 1,000 Restless Rot, and 1 Fugitive Head.

Elder Sigil: When facing Hexed enemies, your Wrath Skills, Agility, Corpse, Incarnate, Mastery, and Weapon Master deal 25% more damage to them.
Heart of Anima: Increases the effectiveness of Non-Unique Psyche Witch Powers by 25%.
Phantom String: Adds 40% additional Overpower damage to Hexed enemies.
Pointed Finger: Your Summons increase direct damage by 25% more against Hexed Elites.
Toadling’s Wish: Increases the effectiveness of Non-Unique Growth & Decay witch Powers by 25%.
Vulture Talon: While Aura active, causes Damage Over Time 35% faster.
Wicked Pact: Increases the effectiveness of Non-Unique Eldritch Witch Powers.

Rare Occult Gems

Requires 75,000 Skull Fragments to craft and two specific Magic Occult Gems.

Cornucopia: When you have three or more Growth & Decay Witch Powers, you gain 30% more Barrier, 30% more Fortify and gain 30% more Thorns.
Hungering Void: While the aura is active, pull nearby enemies towards you every 8 seconds.
Killing Wind: When you have three or more Eldritch Witch Powers, increase movement speed by 25% and critical strike chance by 15%.
Raging Enigma: Increases damage done by Unique Witchcraft Powers by 40%.
Spiral Coin: When you have three or more Psyche Witch Powers, increase control duration by 30% and lucky hit chance by 20%.
Vile Phylactery: Once every 75 seconds, when you have a Witch Power with Summon tag, when you take fatal damage, negate the damage and grant you a barrier equal to 100% of your maximum health, and disable Witch Power with Summon tag for 6 seconds.

Legendary Occult Gems

Requires 100,000 Diamond Shards, two specific Magic Occult Gems, and one specific Rare Occult Gem.

Dust Stone: Enemies affected by each of your Auras and Curses take 4% more damage.
Friend of the Bog: When you have three or more Growth & Decay Witch Powers, you gain 10% increased primary stats, 10% increased maximum health, and you are never Unhindered.
Mind Wreath: When you have three or more Psyche Witch Powers, your Defense, Terror, and Trap skills have their cooldowns reduced by 20%.
Moonlight Ward: For each level of your Unique Witchcraft Power, increase your damage reduction by 3% and your maximum all elemental resistance by 1%.
Voice of the Star: While you have Aura, your Ultimate Skill gains 10% more damage and gets Grimoire tag.
Witching Hour: When you have three or more Eldritch Witch Powers, every 5 seconds, the next Core Skill you cast gains Eldritch tag.

These are the end-game activities and rewards that players will participate in Diablo IV in Season 7. Players will have the opportunity to experience these new powers and become even more powerful in Season 7.