The War Within 11.1.7 Greedy Emissary event guide: D4 x WoW crossover
Don’t miss your chance to earn Diablo-themed loot—learn how to prep for the Greedy Emissary event and claim rare rewards!
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Key takeaways:
- Treasure Goblins spawn every 30 minutes. Watch for the portal icon and be ready to strike fast—these mobs drop rare loot and are highly contested.
- Hellcaller Chests and Hellstone Shards are new key rewards. Use Hellstone Shards to buy recolored Tier 2 sets and other Diablo-themed gear from the Dornogal hub.
- A new mount and returning cosmetics are likely event drops. A recolored Tyrael’s Charger, Wirt’s weapons, and Diablo III collectibles are expected to make a comeback.
The Greedy Emissary event is returning in 2025 as part of The War Within patch 11.1.7 new activities, bringing back the chaos—and rewards—of Diablo-themed loot hunts. Although Blizzard has yet to confirm exact dates or full details, information from the PTR, datamining, and previous events gives us a strong picture of what’s to come.
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Greedy Emissary event date
Current Greedy Emissary event schedule is:
- Start: July 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM (server time)
- End: August 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM (server time)
The event will run for a full month, making it easier for players to collect all mounts and collectibles from The War Within’s Greedy Emissary event.
Greedy Emissary overview
On the base level Greedy Emissary event is overly simple. It features special mobs from Diablo called Treasure Goblins that carry loot with them, and players have to defeat them as fast as possible to claim the rewards.
Before the Treasure Goblin appears, a portal icon briefly flashes on the map—your signal that the Goblin is about to spawn. Because other players can join in and compete for its loot, it’s often wise to tackle The Greedy Emissary with a group of friends.
Currently the confirmed locations of the event are:
- Stormwind
- Orgrimmar
- Dornogal
- Undermine
In summary, the 2025 Greedy Emissary event loop looks like this:
- Portal Spawns
- Portals appear every half hour: on the hour (x:00) and at the half-hour mark (x:30).
- A map icon marks the portal’s location, but only if you’re in that zone.
- Goblin Arrival
- Exactly 5 minutes after portal appearance (x:05 and x:35), a Treasure Goblin emerges.
- Goblins have low health—be ready to tag and burst them down.
- Zone Rotation
- While the exact rotation remains unconfirmed, it’s reasonable to expect both Dornogal and Undermine to appear—Blizzard has officially highlighted those zones.
Note
These rules apply only to Stormwind, Orgrimmar, and Dornogal. Undermine follows a completely different algorithm for Treasure Goblin spawns.
In Undermine, defeating any rare will trigger a portal that spawns a Treasure Goblin one minute later. This can occur once per hour for each rare. Rares that cannot trigger a goblin portal on death will have the Portal Problems debuff, indicating their ineligibility.
Treasure Goblin affixes
While not officially confirmed, the PTR build included Elixirs with names that matched Diablo 4 enemy affixes. These are believed to be part of the new Greedy Emissary event. Here’s the full list:
| Affix | Elixir | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane | Arcane Elixir | Spawns Arcane Overloads, inflicting Arcane damage to enemies in the area. If no enemies in the area, inflicts Arcane damage to enemies within 50 yards. |
| Blistering | Blistering Elixir | Summons Blistering Eruptions, which deal Shadowflame damage to players in the impact area. |
| Connected | Connected Elixir | Occasionally spawns hordes of Fallen and Fallen Shaman. |
| Chromic | Chromic Elixir | Currently unknown. |
| Cursing | Cursing Elixir | Inflicts Sanctuary Tongues, forcing players to speak Diabolic and reducing cast speed by 10% until the Goblin is defeated. |
| Deafening | Deafening Elixir | Casts Howl From Hell, knocking back all enemies within 50 yards. |
| Explosive | Explosive Elixir | Conjures Explosive orbs at enemies. After a short delay, they explode, dealing Fire damage to enemies caught in the blast. |
| Ghostly | Ghostly Elixir | Currently unknown. |
| Healthy | Healthy Elixir | Spawns health globes that heal players that step on them. |
| Magma | Magma Elixir | Hurls Magma at enemies, dealing Volcanic damage. Each impact summons a ball of lava that fixates on an enemy and deals Volcanic damage on impact. |
| Molten | Molten Elixir | Currently unknown. |
| Rallying | Rallying Elixir | Occasionally spawns hordes of Demonic Bovines. |
| Rich | Rich Elixir | Spawns pools of money that give Greedy Motivation when stepped on, increasing Haste and Movement Speed for 15 seconds. |
| Sneaky | Sneaky Elixir | Currently unknown. |
| Storming | Storming Elixir | Spawns pools of lightning that deal damage to enemies who step on them. |
| Tempestuous | Tempestuous Elixir | Pulls enemies to the Goblin with Tempest and then attempts to hit them with Arcane Gust, dealing Arcane damage and knocking enemies back. |
| Trapper | Trapper Elixir | Spawns Goblin Zapper traps, which deal 11% max health damage to enemies stepping on them. |
| Windforce | Windforce Elixir | Spawns Wind Vortexes that deal Nature damage and knock back players on the impact area. |
As the number of affixes increases, the number and type of Treasure Goblins spawned changes accordingly. Here’s how they scale:
| Number of Affixes | Number of Treasure Goblins | Goblin Affix Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 Goblin with 1 random affix |
| 1 | 1 | 1 Goblin with 1 portal + 1 random affix |
| 2 | 1 | 1 Goblin with 2 portal affixes |
| 3 | 2 | – 1 Goblin with 2 portal affixes- 1 Goblin with 1 portal + 1 random affix |
| 4 | 2 | – 2 Goblins with 2 portal affixes each |
| 5 | 3 | – 2 Goblins with 2 portal affixes each- 1 Goblin with 1 portal + 1 random affix |
| 6 | 3 | – 3 Goblins with 2 portal affixes each |
Optimal tagging macro
To ensure you secure the kill—and loot—consider an instant-cast tagging macro. Replace Conflagrate with your preferred instant spell:
Note:
Only instant damage spells can tag mobs—so skip damage-over-time abilities like Priest’s Shadow Word: Pain or Warlock’s Corruption, as they won’t count.
#showtooltip
/tar Treasure Goblin
/cast Conflagrate
– This auto-targets the goblin and immediately tags it, preventing other players from stealing the kill.
Event tips
- Zone-hopping Teams: Coordinate with friends to cover multiple zones. Share coordinate pings in voice chat for lightning-fast tag runs.
- Add-on tracking: Use Xirev’s Diablo IV event spreadsheet or an in-game addon to predict and plan your next portal location.
- Faction-neutral engagement: Goblins can spawn in enemy capitals—cross-faction tagging is permitted. Keep a stealth or flight form macro ready for quick in/out.
- Daily routine: Aim for your first kill early each day for the best odds at rare mounts and pets, then farm additional charms and transmog pieces at leisure.
Rewards
A key addition for the 2025 Greedy Emissary event is the introduction of Hellstone Shards and Hellcaller Chests. Hellcaller Chests—dropped by Treasure Goblins—can contain things like Valorstones and “otherworldly items.” While the full range of those items remains a mystery, they’re likely to include past-event rewards, new Elixirs and Charms, and more.
Importantly, the first 10 Hellcaller Chests you open each day will always yield at least one Hellstone Shard. These shards can be exchanged in Dornogal for the Classic recolored Tier 2 armor sets. After those initial ten, additional chests carry only a small chance to drop extra Hellstone Shards.
We’ll compile and share the complete list of “otherworldly items” (including potential throwbacks from previous events) as soon as the data becomes available.
Tier 2 sets recolors
Hellstone Shard will allow players to purchase the recolored Tier 2 sets from Baranar, an NPC located in the Dornogal hub [54.8, 63.6]. Each set costs 40 Hellstone Shards. To view all the Diablo-themed armor sets, check out the Tier 2 recolors introduced in Patch 11.1.7.
To get all Tier 2 set recolors you will require 520 Hellstone Shards for 13 classes. We know that Hellcaller Chests have at the very least 5 (and up to 10) Hellstone Shard, With this in mind we can assume that it will take at the very minimum 9 amount of days to get all the sets.
Greedy Emissary mounts
In the initial Patch 11.1.7 PTR Development Notes, datamining revealed at least one new mount for the Greedy Emissary event! The newly discovered mount is Inarius’ Charger, which is a recolor of Tyrael’s Charger mount.
Equipment and bags
- Horadric Haversack (36-Slot Bag): Upgrade from the Diablo 20th Anniversary Satchel.
- Wirt’s Legacy Transmogs:
- Wirt’s Fightin’ Leg (one-hand mace)
- Wirt’s Last Leg (one-hand mace)
- Wirt’s Haunted Leg (two-hand mace)
Toys and Pets
- Baa’lial Soulstone and Little Lord of Lies Achievement
- Nightmare Banner Toy
Temporary buff charms
Keep these in your inventory for on-the-spot buffs:
| Charm | Effect |
|---|---|
| Large Charm of Dexterity | +100 Agility |
| Large Charm of Intelligence | +100 Intellect |
| Large Charm of Strength | +100 Strength |
| Serpent’s Grand Charm | +12000 Mana |
| Small Charm of Inertia | +1% Movement Speed |
| Small Charm of Life | +300 Stamina |
| Stalwart’s Grand Charm | +200 Armor |
Potential returning items
From the Diablo III Anniversary:
- Tome of Town Portal (Hearthstone toy)
- Twelve-String Guitar (musical toy)
- Livestock Lochaber Axe (polearm)
Conclusion
While the spotlight has clearly shifted to the Tier 2 set recolors, the Diablo anniversary event still offers plenty of unique flair and rewards worth celebrating. Both bring something valuable to the table—whether you’re here for transmog, loot, or just the chaos of chasing Goblins.
Keep checking back—we’ll update Greedy Emissary guide with any new info on timers, zones, or drops as it becomes available.
Short on time? Consider a WoW boost to skip some of the grind and focus on what you enjoy most.
Happy grinding, and have a great week!
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