How Do You Unlock Horadric Powers in Diablo 4 Season 9?
With the arrival of Season 9, Diablo 4 introduces one of Diablo 4 Items its most exciting and customizable systems yet: Horadric Powers. These powers grant players access to personalized magic spells and passive effects, transforming how characters deal damage, support allies, and survive against hellish enemies.

But before you can harness this arcane might, you need to know: how do you unlock Horadric Powers?

Here’s a complete breakdown of how to access and empower the Horadric system during your Season 9 journey.

Step 1: Begin the Seasonal Questline
To unlock Horadric Powers, you must first start Season 9’s main questline, which introduces you to the lore of the Horadrim and the new crafting system. This quest becomes available after you create a Seasonal Character and complete the Prologue.

Once you enter Ked Bardu, you'll receive a quest called “The Path of the Horadrim”, which introduces you to:

The Horadric Vault

The new Spellcrafting Interface

And the core components: Catalysts, Infusions, and Arcana

Completing this introductory mission unlocks the Horadric crafting system permanently for your seasonal character.

Step 2: Unlock the Horadric Spellcrafting Interface
After completing the quest, you’ll gain access to the Horadric Spellcrafting Interface, a new UI tab available at a designated NPC in key towns (usually near the Occultist or Alchemist).

This interface allows you to:

Craft Horadric Spells (active abilities)

Socket Horadric Jewels (passive buffs)

Mix and match Catalysts, Infusions, and Arcana

View synergy effects and optimize your spell loadout

You’ll begin with a few basic components and cheap Diablo 4 materials unlock more as you progress through Season 9.