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Stumped by what to do at faded plaques in Diablo 4 Season 2? Then you’ve come to the right place. Dotted across Sanctuary are curious statues with faded plaques bearing cryptic inscriptions with only a few legible words. First reading through these will likely have many players scratching their heads as to what to do with these hazy markings, but once you know what to do, the solution is surprisingly straightforward.
Long after our playthrough of Blizzard’s latest entry for our Diablo 4 review, we have already come across a handful of these faded plaques – and solved all of them. We’ll outline exactly what to do at faded plaques in Diablo 4 Season 2 and provide the solution to all the shrines we’ve found so far. If you’re looking to solve shrines tied to specific quests, check out how to give thanks at the shrine in Diablo 4 and how to solve the Secret of the Spring Diablo 4 riddle. Also, check out the Diablo 4 Season Journey as it helps with battle pass progression.
How to solve faded plaques in Diablo 4 Season 2
To solve faded plaques in Diablo 4, you’ll need to bring up the emote wheel and use an emote that lines up with what’s hinted at in the bold portion of the cryptic inscription. For example, the faded plaque in the south of Issalia’s Rise, Deep Forest, Scosglen, reads ‘ATONE..thy darkest…sins…’ which implies you need to use the Sorry emote to atone for your sins. But equally, you could be required to use the hello, taunt, open arms or any other emote depending on your specific inscription.
Tap E on your keyboard to bring up the Emote wheel (or press up on the D-pad if you’re playing on console), then select Sorry from the options. If Sorry isn’t in the wheel, you can add it by clicking the Customise button below then add it to a slice of the emote wheel. Remember to save changes.
Typically the corresponding emote is fairly easy to decipher so we don’t imagine you’ll have too much trouble figuring out what’s required to solve the faded plaque. Each faded plaque grants different rewards when you’ve sussed out the solution. For example, the ‘ATONE..thy darkest…sins…’ plaque gives you several healing potions. The plaque buffs range from a temporary barrier to new attacks, so they will come in handy during combat.
Diablo 4 faded plaques solutions in Season 2
Here’s a list of faded plaque solutions along with their rewards in Diablo 4 Season 2. These are all the different emotes you’ll need to use at the plaques and what rewards you get for each:
| Inscription | Emote | Rewards |
| …ATONE…thy darkest…sins… | Sorry | Drop of Health Potions |
| …BID FAREWELL…all…you love… | Bye | Temporary buff to movement speed |
| …dare…PROVOKE…ire…fate… | Taunt | Temporary Unstoppable Buff |
| …EMBOLDEN…soul…unrelenting…evil… | Cheer | Temporary spirit companion |
| …GIVE AID…meek…powerless… | Help | Temporary Barrier shield |
| …GRATITUDE…rewards…virtuous | Thanks | Temporarily receive additional gold |
| …GREET…death…open arms… | Hello | Temporary invisibility buff |
That covers what to do at faded plaques in Diablo 4 Season 2. Make sure you know how to get a mount in Diablo 4 to make finding them easier, and if you’re after more gold and loot be sure to learn how to kill treasure goblins in Diablo 4 and the Diablo 4 Silent Chest locations across Sanctuary.
What are the faded plaques in Diablo?
Faded Plaques in Diablo 4 Season 2 are statues where you can obtain rewards with emotes from the emote wheel.
