Tenets of Akarat are the contemporary of the Altars of Lilith in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred’s fresh Nahantu region. Like the Altars of Lilith, you’ll request to find a majority of these to full upgrade your reputation in the game’s fresh region — netting you any much-needed Paragon and skill points. However, unlike the Altars, the fresh Tenets of Akarat ask you to solve a small puzzle in order to claim them. They besides don’t give any permanent stat boosts like the Altars of Lilith do.
In this Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred guide, we’ll walk you through where you can find all 30 Tenets of Akarat in Diablo 4’s first expansion, and how you can solve the 4 different puzzles that can appear for them.
How to solve Tenets of Akarat puzzles
Tenets of Akarat disagree from Altars of Lilith in a fewer ways, but the biggest difference is that you can’t just walk up and claim them. Instead, you’ll request to free the Tenets from Mephisto’s black ichor. To do this, you’ll request to solve 1 of 4 puzzles:
- Activating all 3 statues in time
- Destroying the ichor with your attacks
- Defeating enemies that spawn from the statue
- Matching the statues in the background
Activating all 3 statues is the most common puzzle. The thought here is that you request to find all 3 of the lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before they start to snuff out. You have a beautiful generous window to complete this, so just effort to find all 3 statues first (they’re all within an evade’s distance or two) and game your route. erstwhile you activate all three, you’ll free it from the Ichor.
Sometimes erstwhile you approach a Tenet, you’ll see a bunch of small golden orbs appear after you kill all the enemies in the area. This means you request to attack the Tenet itself. Approach the Tenet and give it a hit with your basic skill. If a wellness bar appears, keep attacking until you free it.
Some Tenets have a single, red lion statue close them. erstwhile you activate the lion, a bunch of Shades of Hatred will pop out. Kill these wolves to free the Tenet of Akarat.
The final Tenet puzzle can be the hardest to spot. any Tenets will have three lion statues in the background of the map — somewhere you can’t scope — and they’ll be lit up in a circumstantial order (like only the right one, or right and middle). Approach the Tenet and the close lion statues that you can scope and activate them to match the lit-up statues in the background.
Five Hills Tenets of Akarat (#1-5)
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The Five Hills gives us our first 5 Tenets of Akarat, which you can find exact locations for below.
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Just south of Kurast, in the lower district, you’ll find a Tenet hiding inside of a dilapidated building.
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Clear the area of enemies and then attack the black ichor to free the Tenet.
#2: Vale of the Long Mists
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In the mediate of the 5 Hills zone, west of the Putrescent Larder dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet in a creek.
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Activate the red statue to unleash Shades of Hatred. Defeat all of the wolves to free the Tenet.
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East of the Feeding Grounds dungeon, in the southeastern corner of the 5 Hills, you’ll find a Tenet stuck in an old ruin.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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On the western edge of the 5 Hills, you’ll find a Tenet sitting on the edge of the water by any trees, touching the ocean.
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Look for the lit-up lion statues in the background, behind the Tenet. Activate the matching close lion statues to free the Tenet.
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East of the Samuk Waypoint, you’ll find the final 5 Hills Tenet hidden in any dense brush and overlooking a pit.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
Seven Stones Tenets of Akarat (#6-10)
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The Seven Stones gives us our second set of 5 Tenets of Akarat, which you can find exact locations for below.
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Northeast of the Razak’s Descent dungeon in 7 Stones, you’ll find a Tenet at the north end of a cave.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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Northeast of the Samuk Waypoint, you’ll find a Tenet sitting next to a tiny waterfall in the jungle.
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Look for the lit-up lion statues in the background, behind the Tenet. Activate the matching close lion statues to free the Tenet.
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Just south of the Chakir mini-zone Stronghold, you’ll find a ruin with a Tenet inside of it.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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Near the northernmost point of the 7 Stones, you’ll find a Tenet among the vines and rocks.
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Activate the red statue to unleash Shades of Hatred. Defeat all of the wolves to free the Tenet.
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Northwest of the Murmuring Spiral dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet overlooking a large pit, resting under any vines.
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Clear the area of enemies and then attack the black ichor to free the Tenet.
Lingering Hatred Tenets of Akarat (#11-15)
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The Lingering Hatred gives us our 3rd set of 5 Tenets of Akarat, which you can find exact locations for below.
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Just east of the Remnants of Rage dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet resting against a massive tree.
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Look for the lit-up lion statues in the background, behind the Tenet. Activate the matching close lion statues to free the Tenet.
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Southeast of the Kurast Docks town, you’ll find a Tenet sitting against any Hatred Ichor that’s increasing out of the ground.
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Activate the red statue to unleash Shades of Hatred. Defeat all of the wolves to free the Tenet.
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Northeast of the Kurast Bazaar Waypoint, you’ll find a Tenet resting under any leaves and the body of a large tree.
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Clear the area of enemies and then attack the black ichor to free the Tenet.
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Just east of the Forge of Malice dungeon in the Lingering Hatred, you’ll find a Tenet resting against any roots.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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To the west of The Den, you’ll find a Tenet of Akarat sitting next to a tree that’s fallen over in the jungle.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
Teganze Plateau Tenets of Akarat (#16-20)
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The Teganze Plateau gives us our 4th set of 5 Tenets of Akarat, which you can find exact locations for below.
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Just north of the Sleepless Hollow dungeon in Teganze Plateau, you’ll find a Tenet and its statues resting in the water by any cliffs.
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Clear the area of enemies and then attack the black ichor to free the Tenet.
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East of the Sleepless Hollow dungeon, you’ll see a Tenet sitting next to a cliff.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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West of the Kichuk Waypoint, at the bottom of a mountain, you’ll find a Tenet and its statue sitting in a river by any brush.
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Activate the red statue to unleash Shades of Hatred. Defeat all of the wolves to free the Tenet.
#19: Bloodstained Heights
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East of the Farai Cliffs dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet resting on the side of a cliff overlooking any another statues.
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Look for the lit-up lion statues in the background, behind the Tenet. Activate the matching close lion statues to free the Tenet.
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On the far east of Teganze Plateau, northeast of The Cauldron zone, you’ll find a climbable surface that leads to a Tenet.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
Field of Giants Tenets of Akarat (#21-25)
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The Field of Giants gives us our 5th set of 5 Tenets of Akarat, which you can find exact locations for below.
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West of the Ruined chaotic dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet resting in a swamp.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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Southeast of the Forgotten Remains dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet resting next to the rib cage of a dead demon.
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Look for the lit-up lion statues in the background, behind the Tenet. Activate the matching close lion statues to free the Tenet.
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Southwest of the Forgotten Remains dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet tucked into a corner close any bones.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
#24: Beast destiny Wilderness
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Just northeast of Ichorfall, you’ll find a Tenet resting in a sickly green river, close a waterfall.
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Clear the area of enemies and then attack the black ichor to free the Tenet.
#25: Beast destiny Wilderness
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Southeast of the Beast Graveyard dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet close a cliff, resting on any grass.
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Activate the red statue to unleash Shades of Hatred. Defeat all of the wolves to free the Tenet.
Restless Canopy Tenets of Akarat (#26-30)
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The Restless Canopy gives us our final set of 5 Tenets of Akarat, which you can find exact locations for below.
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East of the Viz-Jun mini-zone, you’ll find a Tenet resting close any old demon bones.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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South of the Vile Hive dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet and its statues resting close any luminescent plants.
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Find all 3 lion statues close the Tenet and activate them all before time runs out.
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Directly north of the Betrayed Tomb dungeon, you’ll find a Tenet overlooking a cliff and any statues below.
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Look for the lit-up lion statues in the background, behind the Tenet. Activate the matching close lion statues to free the Tenet.
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West of the Ularian Sepulcher dungeon, you’ll find a tenet inside a small man-made structure.
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Activate the red statue to unleash Shades of Hatred. Defeat all of the wolves to free the Tenet.
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East of the Kurast and south of the Hallowed Stones dungeon, you’ll find the last Tenet resting inside the roots of a massive tree.
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Clear the area of enemies and then attack the black ichor to free the Tenet.
And if you inactive haven’t found them all in Diablo 4’s base game, don’t miss our guide to all Altars of Lilith.
