Diablo 4: What are Faded Plaques?

Game ZXC

Diablo 4

By Mina Smith

Updated Jun 3, 2023

Diablo 4's open-world setting is filled to the brim with things to do. Players will need to look for hidden Altars of Lilith, take on dungeons, fight the World Bosses like Ashava, find hidden caches of treasures, and more. Some of the things players can find are a little mysterious, and they might require a little bit of puzzling over. One such hidden and secret item on the map is called a Faded Plaque, and some players might be a little confused about how to interact with these odd things that can appear in loads of different locations.

Updated June 3, 2023, by Mina Smith: With the full release of Diablo 4, a bunch of new Faded Plaques riddles have popped up all over Sanctuary. In order to know which of the many emotes to use in front of each of these new riddles, this article needed to be updated with all the new possible types of Plaques that players might encounter.

What Are Faded Plaques in Diablo 4?

Faded Plaques can appear in several different locations around Diablo 4's open-world map. They look like statutes with carved plaques on the front. When a player interacts with it, it will say, "Most of the inscription is lost to time. There are several different possibilities for the words carved into the plaque, but the most important one will be in all caps.

After interacting with the plaque, Diablo 4 players will get a mysterious buff; it says, "You feel a strange presence gazing deep into your soul." If players leave the area, the plaque will disappear.

How to Interact with the Diablo 4 Faded Plaques

In order to gain the buff from these mysterious statues in this popular ARPG, players just need to look at the word in all caps; it will give a clue as to the emote players have to make in front of the statue to gain the true buff.

GIVE AID Meek Powerless

Use the Help emote on the GIVE AID plaque and earn a buff that grants the player's character Barrier, a damage shield to guard a player's HP.

GREET Death Open Arms

Say "hi" to the plaque with the Hello emote; this will give players an invisibility buff that hides them from enemies' view but with a catch.

Dare PROVOKE Ire Fate

Taunt the PROVOKE plaque in order to earn the buff called Unstoppable. This means that control impairing effects are removed and prevented on that character.