How to get the Gloves of the Illuminator in Diablo 4

Sorcerers are eating well in Season 5 of Diablo 4, utilizing any of the popular builds. One of them is the Fireball build, which requires the Gloves of the Illuminator. So, if you want to get your hands on this pair of gloves (no pun intended), here’s what you need to do.

How to get the Gloves of the Illuminator in Diablo 4

The Gloves of the Illuminator can be obtained either as a very rare world drop or a boss drop from Grigoire or The Beast in the Ice.

If you’re looking to get it as a world drop because you don’t have access to the ladder bosses yet, it’s best to try and play the endgame activities currently in the game. Such activities include Nightmare Dungeons, The Pit, Helltides, PvP, Whisper Caches, and the newly introduced Infernal Hordes. 

Chances are low from world drops, but with how often you’ll come across Ancestral Legendaries, a few Uniques can drop. 

The better way to do this is to target-farm the ladder / Uber bosses.

Grigoire is the easiest of the two. You just have to collect Living Steel from Helltides, Elites, events, Treasure Goblins, and Blood Maidens. You’ll need two units of this on World Tier 3 or five on World Tier 4 to summon the Galvanic Saint. He’ll appear at level 60 on WT3 and 75 on WT4.

As for the Beast in the Ice, you need to collect nine bottles of Distilled Fear and summon him at the Glacial Fissure. This is only a World Tier 4 boss. The boss will appear at level 85.

The Gloves of the Illuminator aren’t guaranteed to drop per kill, but the chances of getting them from either boss are a lot higher than trying for a world drop.

Are the Gloves of the Illuminator worth it?

If you are planning on running a Fireball Sorcerer build, these gloves are a must-have. These will increase DPS but also give you a decent source of energy regen for builds revolving around the skill.

Also, with Sorcerers being probably the best they have ever been in the game, this will only make the class that much stronger.