Diablo 4: Where to find Glacial Fissure, explained

Glacial Fissure in Diablo 4 is a high-level dungeon that can yield some high-level items. However, it’s not that easy to enter this dungeon. First, you must find the dungeon and craft a specific item to access it.

To make your grind a little easier, we have shared everything you will need to know about the Glacial Fissure dungeon in Diablo 4.

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How can you find the Glacial Fissure Dungeon in Diablo 4?

The location of the Fissure (image via Blizzard)

You can find the Glacial Fissure in the Desolate Highlands, specifically near the Eastern Pass, it is in the central region of this area. This dungeon is accessible only in the Nightmare difficulty mode, requiring a Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil to enter. The Sigil cannot be found so you must craft it to enter the dungeon.

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How to craft the Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil in Diablo 4?

Craft the item to get into the dungeon (Image via Blizzard)

The Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil is essential to enter the dungeon. Here’s what you need and how to craft it:

Materials required:

• Distilled Fear (x9): Obtained by completing Nightmare Dungeons of Tier 30 or higher on the Torment world tier (World Tier 4). These dungeons can be completed on any level corresponding to your character’s power and equipment.
• Sigil Powder (x250): Can be acquired by looting enemies, salvaging unwanted Nightmare Sigils, or completing Tree of Whispers objectives.

Crafting process:

• Visit an Occultist, who can typically be found in large cities across Sanctuary.
• Navigate to the “Craft Sigils” tab.
• Select “Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil” from the list, and click to craft it using the collected materials.

Once you have the Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil:

• Activate the Sigil from your inventory, which will unlock the dungeon's entrance icon on your map.
• Teleport to the dungeon entrance by clicking this icon, bringing you to the Glacial Fissure.

Inside, you’ll encounter standard enemies and challenges typical in Nightmare dungeons, with an additional battle against “The Beast in the Ice” at the end.

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Rewards for defeating The Beast in the Ice in Diablo 4

The Beast in the Ice is a Level 85 Uber boss. Gear up with resistance to cold, if possible, and use abilities with high mobility to dodge its attacks. Having high DPS and crowd-control immunity can also help.

After defeating The Beast here’s what you might obtain:

Mount Trophies:

• Skull Torch
• Fell Steed

Unique Item Drops:

General (available to all classes):

• Fists of Fate
• Frostburn
• Mother’s Embrace
• Paingorger’s Gauntlets
• Tassets of the Dawning Sky

Barbarian:

• 100,000 Steps
• Ancients’ Oath
• Battle Trance
• Fields of Crimson
• Hellhammer
• Ring of the Ravenous

Druid:

• Hunter’s Zenith
• Insatiable Fury
• Storm’s Companion
• Unsung Ascetic’s Wraps
• Waxing Gibbous

Necromancer:

• Bloodless Scream
• Deathspeaker’s Pendant
• Howl from Below
• Mutilator Plate
• Ring of Mendeln

Rogue:

• Beastfall Boots
• Condemnation
• Eaglehorn
• Windforce
• Word of Hakan

Sorcerer:

• Esu’s Heirloom
• Gloves of the Illuminator
• Staff of Lam Esen
• Starfall Coronet
• The Oculus

That’s all for our glacier fissure guide for Diablo 4. We hope it will help you clear the dungeon and obtain the rewards.