Diablo 4 Glyphs: How To Upgrade, XP Per Level in Season 1

August 09, 2024

What you need to know about Diablo 4's Glyphs, from the types available to how you can upgrade them, XP required, and Nightmare Dungeon tier rewards.

First Published July 21, 2023, 11:06

Once you reach level 50 in Diablo 4 and unlock the intricate Paragon Board system, you'll see a socket on each board. That's where Diablo 4's Glyphs come in, powerful item drops that can increase the impact of your Paragon Board picks.

This guide explains the Glyph types in Diablo 4 Season 1, how you can upgrade them, and the levels and XP required per level, so let's dive in.

Update on 21 July 2023: We've updated this article with the latest info on Glyph types to use on your Paragon Board in Diablo 4.

Diablo 4 Glyph Types & Functions in Season 1

There are two types of Glyphs in Diablo 4, namely Magic and Rare. Socketting a Glyph Paragon Board socket will give you a powerful, gameplay-altering mechanic. For example, we got Unleash with our Ice Sorcerer. This Glyph activates after spending 50 Mana and provides your character with 6.7% increased damage and 6.7% increased mana generation for three (3) seconds. It can also be upgraded for higher percentage effects.

Glyphs in Diablo 4, when socketed into a Paragon Board, also provide players with a bonus if the requirements are met. In the case of the Unleash example, the bonus is 50% to all Magic Node attributes in range of the Glyph, with the requirement being 40 Intelligence on the Paragon Board in range of the Glyph. The power of a Glyph, and its radius, increases per level.

How To Upgrade Glyphs in Diablo 4

Once you reach World Tier 3 (Nightmare) difficulty, you can do Nightmare Dungeons. First, you'll need Nightmare Sigils, which drop from completing Grim Favors for the Tree of Whispers, Helltides, and more.

To upgrade Glyphs, you will need Nightmare Sigils to start Nightmare Dungeons. Upon clearing a Nightmare Dungeon, as per the image above, you will receive 4 XP towards upgrading a Glyph in Diablo 4. Select the Glyph you wish to upgrade, and that Glyph will receive the XP from your Nightmare Dungeon completion.

Diablo 4 Glyph Levels & XP Requirements

Diablo 4 Glyphs have 21 levels, so you can greatly upgrade them. Check out the table as per Maxroll.gg's data below showcases how much XP is required to upgrade Glyph levels!

Glyph Level	Experience From Previous Level	Experience Running Total
1	0	0
2	8	8
3	15	23
4	24	47
5	35	82
6	46	128
7	59	187
8	72	259
9	87	346
10	104	450
11	121	571
12	140	711
13	159	870
14	180	1050
15	203	1253
16	226	1479
17	251	1730
18	276	2006
19	303	2309
20	332	2641
21	361	3002

Experience From Nightmare Dungeons Per Level

The higher the Nightmare Dungeon, the higher the Glyph experience reward players can get. Each Nightmare Dungeon tier adds +2 XP gained for Glyphs once completed. At Tier 100, if you can possibly clear it, you will gain 202 Glyph XP.

The table below is as per Maxroll.gg's fantastic data-gathering efforts, showing the Nightmare Dungeon tier and the Glyph XP rewards players can get.

Nightmare Dungeon Tier	Glyph XP Reward
1	4
2	6
3	8
4	10
5	12
6	14
7	16
8	18
9	20
10	22
11	24
12	26
13	28
14	30
15	32
16	34
17	36
18	38
19	40
20	42
21	44
22	46
23	48
24	50
25	52
26	54
27	56
28	58
29	60
30	62
31	64
32	66
33	68
34	70
35	72
36	74
37	76
38	78
39	80
40	82
41	84
42	86
43	88
44	90
45	92
46	94
47	96
48	98
49	100
50	102
51	104
52	106
53	108
54	110
55	112
56	114
57	116
58	118
59	120
60	122
61	124
62	126
63	128
64	130
65	132
66	134
67	136
68	138
69	140
70	142
71	144
72	146
73	148
74	150
75	152
76	154
77	156
78	158
79	160
80	162
81	164
82	166
83	168
84	170
85	172
86	174
87	176
88	178
89	180
90	182
91	184
92	186
93	188
94	190
95	192
96	194
97	196
98	198
99	200
100	202

Check out the Diablo 4 live-action launch trailer in case you haven't seen it yet, and prepare for countless Nightmare Dungeon runs to upgrade those Glyphs.

That's everything you need to know about upgrading Glyphs in Diablo 4, from the XP required to rewards from the various Nightmare Dungeon tiers. If any data changes, we will endeavor to update this article quicker than a Rogue can take down a boss...

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Written by Wessel Minnie

Wessel is a former member of Bravado Gaming, a top South African esports organization, and a former editor at GLITCHED.online. He can also be found on HLTV discussing everything CS esports. When he's not writing or editing, Wessel is clicking heads in Counter-Strike 2, pondering over the best Diablo 4 builds for each class, or venturing into the Lands Between of Elden Ring for the umpteenth time. He loves ARPGs and any SoulsBorne title he can get his mitts on, but feel free to email or drop him a message on social media with any interesting gaming-related topics you think he might enjoy.

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Nightmare Dungeon Tier	Glyph XP Reward
1	4
2	6
3	8
4	10
5	12
6	14
7	16
8	18
9	20
10	22
11	24
12	26
13	28
14	30
15	32
16	34
17	36
18	38
19	40
20	42
21	44
22	46
23	48
24	50
25	52
26	54
27	56
28	58
29	60
30	62
31	64
32	66
33	68
34	70
35	72
36	74
37	76
38	78
39	80
40	82
41	84
42	86
43	88
44	90
45	92
46	94
47	96
48	98
49	100
50	102
51	104
52	106
53	108
54	110
55	112
56	114
57	116
58	118
59	120
60	122
61	124
62	126
63	128
64	130
65	132
66	134
67	136
68	138
69	140
70	142
71	144
72	146
73	148
74	150
75	152
76	154
77	156
78	158
79	160
80	162
81	164
82	166
83	168
84	170
85	172
86	174
87	176
88	178
89	180
90	182
91	184
92	186
93	188
94	190
95	192
96	194
97	196
98	198
99	200
100	202

Nightmare Dungeon Tier	Glyph XP Reward
1	4
2	6
3	8
4	10
5	12
6	14
7	16
8	18
9	20
10	22
11	24
12	26
13	28
14	30
15	32
16	34
17	36
18	38
19	40
20	42
21	44
22	46
23	48
24	50
25	52
26	54
27	56
28	58
29	60
30	62
31	64
32	66
33	68
34	70
35	72
36	74
37	76
38	78
39	80
40	82
41	84
42	86
43	88
44	90
45	92
46	94
47	96
48	98
49	100
50	102
51	104
52	106
53	108
54	110
55	112
56	114
57	116
58	118
59	120
60	122
61	124
62	126
63	128
64	130
65	132
66	134
67	136
68	138
69	140
70	142
71	144
72	146
73	148
74	150
75	152
76	154
77	156
78	158
79	160
80	162
81	164
82	166
83	168
84	170
85	172
86	174
87	176
88	178
89	180
90	182
91	184
92	186
93	188
94	190
95	192
96	194
97	196
98	198
99	200
100	202

Nightmare Dungeon Tier	Glyph XP Reward
1	4
2	6
3	8
4	10
5	12
6	14
7	16
8	18
9	20
10	22
11	24
12	26
13	28
14	30
15	32
16	34
17	36
18	38
19	40
20	42
21	44
22	46
23	48
24	50
25	52
26	54
27	56
28	58
29	60
30	62
31	64
32	66
33	68
34	70
35	72
36	74
37	76
38	78
39	80
40	82
41	84
42	86
43	88
44	90
45	92
46	94
47	96
48	98
49	100
50	102
51	104
52	106
53	108
54	110
55	112
56	114
57	116
58	118
59	120
60	122
61	124
62	126
63	128
64	130
65	132
66	134
67	136
68	138
69	140
70	142
71	144
72	146
73	148
74	150
75	152
76	154
77	156
78	158
79	160
80	162
81	164
82	166
83	168
84	170
85	172
86	174
87	176
88	178
89	180
90	182
91	184
92	186
93	188
94	190
95	192
96	194
97	196
98	198
99	200
100	202