How to increase the world level in Diablo 4 (change difficulty)

In Diablo 4, you can level up your world levels for better rewards and more experience. But you have to pay for this, and this price is to fight terrible enemies. Don’t worry, as you level up you’ll get better gear that will allow you to better deal with them. So, without further ado, here are 5 difficulty settings in Diablo 4 and how to change them.

How to level up the world in Diablo 4

You can increase your world level by using world level statues. One of them is in Kövashad, but you can also find it in other major cities. Apart from this, you can also start directly from World Tier 2: Veteran when creating your character. Initially, you only get two difficulty options, but by choosing veteran mode, you can unlock the next world level. Finally, you can also change your world level on the character select screen by clicking the “Change World Level”button on the right.

5 world levels in Diablo 4:

• World Tier 1: Adventurer
• World Tier 2: Veteran
• World Tier 3: Nightmare
• World Tier 4: Hell
• World Tier 5: Torment

Here’s how they affect your difficulty and rewards.

Setting the difficulty “Adventurer”in Diablo 4 World 1

• Unlock: You can select this option when creating a character.
• Difficulty: The easiest enemies compared to other levels.
• Rewards: Standard Rewards.

Veteran of the World 2

• Unlock: You can select this option when creating a character.
• Difficulty: Enemies are harder than on the Adventurer level.
• Awards:
  • 20% more experience (XP)
  • 15% more gold

World 3 Nightmare

• Unlocked by completing the Cathedral of Light dungeon in the capstone in Veteran mode.
• Difficulty: Enemies are harder than Veteran.
• Recommended level: 50+
• New enemy:
  • hellish waves
• Awards:
  • 100% more experience
  • 15% more gold
  • Drop Chance of Sacred and Unique Items
  • Chance to get Nightmare Seals (use them to print Nightmare Dungeons)

World 4 Hell

• Unlocked by completing the Fallen Temple Capstone Dungeon in Nightmare mode.
• Difficulty: More powerful enemies than Nightmare.
• Recommended level: 70+
• Awards:
  • 200% more experience
  • 15% more gold
  • Heirloom and Unique Item Drop Chance

World 5 Torment is the highest difficulty level in Diablo 4

• Unlocked by completing the Archives of Issalia Capstone dungeon in Hell mode.
• Difficulty: Enemies are harder than Hell level.
• Recommended level: 70+
• Awards:
  • Over 200% experience
  • 15% more gold
  • Ancestral and unique items drop

This guide covers all the difficulty settings in Diablo 4 and how to change and increase your world level.