Do You Still Get Skill Points After Level 50 in Diablo 4?

The short, direct answer is no, you do not gain skill points through leveling after reaching level 50 in Diablo 4. While leveling from 1 to 49 awards skill points that you use to unlock active and passive skills, the game’s progression system shifts dramatically at level 50. Instead of skill points, players gain access to the Paragon Board, a new and complex system for character progression. This board offers a different, and arguably more nuanced, way to enhance your character’s power. This change marks a significant transition from the early to the mid-game, and into Diablo 4’s endgame activities.

The Transition at Level 50: Goodbye Skill Points, Hello Paragon

Reaching level 50 in Diablo 4 is a turning point in your character’s journey. Instead of continuing to earn skill points with each level, you unlock the Paragon Board system. The Paragon Board provides an entirely new layer of customization beyond the standard skill tree.

What is the Paragon Board?

The Paragon Board is a customizable grid of nodes that players unlock with Paragon Points. These points are earned by gaining experience after level 50. The board consists of different types of tiles, each offering a different type of bonus:

• Basic Stat Boosts: These nodes improve core stats like Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Willpower.
• Magic Nodes: These offer various stat bonuses and resistances.
• Rare Nodes: These provide significant power boosts and can be unique to a class or build.
• Legendary Nodes: These provide very powerful, build-defining effects.
• Glyph Sockets: Special nodes where powerful Glyphs can be socketed to grant unique bonuses.

How to Earn Paragon Points

You gain Paragon Points by gaining experience and completing a quarter of a level. You’ll receive 1 Paragon Point every 25% of the way through a level between levels 50-100, leading to a total of 200 points by level 100. These points are exclusively used to progress through the Paragon Board. Each board also includes unique legendary nodes that can significantly empower your chosen character build.

Getting Skill Points After Level 50

While you do not get skill points from leveling after 50, there are still limited avenues through which you can acquire additional skill points after that point:

• Completing 4-Person Group Dungeon Quests: This provides a specific reward for coordinated team play.
• Completing Group Events in Public Dungeons: Each base game zone has one public dungeon, and each Chapter DLC zone has two, in which you can complete a specific group event to get skill points.
• Discovering Skyshards: Throughout the game world, there are Skyshards to discover that reward you with skill points.
• Increasing Your PVP Rank: Engaging in player-versus-player combat and improving your rank will unlock a few skill points.
• Region Progress Rewards: Completing the tiers of Region Progress will also grant skill points. This can be achieved by completing side quests, exploring areas and more in each of the game’s regions.

Diablo 4 Endgame

After hitting level 50 and unlocking the Paragon Board, you’re not at the end of the journey, but at the start of the true endgame. From here you begin to look towards:

• Nightmare Dungeons: These are the primary source of experience once you reach level 50, and provide a huge step-up in challenge with better rewards.
• World Tier 3 & 4: Level 50 is a great time to progress to World Tier 3, and as you get stronger you can push into the final difficulty of World Tier 4. These higher difficulties provide more rewards, better items and increased challenge.
• Tree of Whispers: Complete grim favors for the Tree of Whispers, a repeatable quest system to gain more powerful items.
• Altars of Lilith: Collecting all of the Altars of Lilith will provide small, permanent boosts to your stats.
• End Game Bosses: Defeating the powerful end game bosses will be your primary source of the most powerful items in the game.
• Refining your Build: You’ll want to continue to acquire better equipment and refine your character’s Paragon Board to become more powerful as you take on the most challenging content in Diablo 4.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Here are 15 frequently asked questions to help you understand the leveling and progression system in Diablo 4 after level 50:

1. What is the maximum level in Diablo 4?

The maximum level in Diablo 4 is level 100.

2. How long does it take to reach level 100 in Diablo 4?

It typically takes around 150 hours of gameplay to reach level 100.

3. What happens after I reach level 100 in Diablo 4?

Once you reach level 100, the leveling process stops. The endgame focuses on chasing powerful loot, tackling Nightmare Dungeons, and taking on endgame bosses for the best equipment in the game.

4. Can I reset my skill points?

Yes, you can respec skill points at any time by visiting the skill tree. Respec-ing is free at lower levels, but the cost increases as you level up.

5. How much does it cost to respec at level 50?

Respec-ing a character at level 50 can cost over 1,000 gold per skill point and more than 52,000 gold for a complete build reset.

6. What is the best place to level up after level 50?

Nightmare Dungeons are the best source of XP after level 50 and will be your main method for leveling.

7. Does Diablo 4 get harder as I level up?

Yes, most content scales to your level. However, certain content like Strongholds, Helltides, Capstone Dungeons, and Nightmare Dungeons will have over-leveled enemies for an extra challenge.

8. How do I unlock Legendary Paragon Nodes?

You unlock Paragon Points by completing 25% of each level between 50-100. You use these points to unlock nodes on the Paragon Board, eventually reaching Legendary Nodes for powerful builds.

9. What are Ultimate Skills in Diablo 4?

Ultimate Skills are powerful abilities that are more potent but have longer cooldowns than regular skills. You can choose only one ultimate ability from the skill tree.

10. What is an Overpower attack?

An Overpower attack is a mechanic that deals immense damage and is triggered by certain circumstances such as having full health and being fortified.

11. What are the best Druid leveling builds in Diablo 4?

A strong early-game Druid build includes the Storm Strike skill tree, Cyclone Armor, Blood Howl, Poison Creeper, Wolves, and then a core skill like Landslide, Tornado, or Pulverize.

12. When do you stop getting perk points?

You stop getting perk points at level 50. After that, you earn Legendary perks.

13. How do you unlock Legendary Perks?

You unlock your first Legendary Perk slot at level 50 and subsequent slots at levels 75, 100, 150, 200, and 300.

14. What are the best things to do in the Diablo 4 endgame?

In the endgame, focus on completing Grim Favors for the Tree of Whispers, mastering your chosen character build, increasing your difficulty to World Tier 4, collecting Altars of Lilith, maxing out your Renown, unlocking and progressing through Nightmare Dungeons, and fighting endgame bosses for targeted loot.

15. What is the “best” class in Diablo 4?

Tier lists can change, but at the moment many players consider Rogue to be the strongest followed by Druid and Necromancer close behind, then Sorcerer with Barbarian being the lowest. However, this will depend on the chosen build and player preference.