All Faded Plaques in Diablo 4 and what they do

Rishov Mukherjee
A screenshot from Diablo 4 trailer

Faded Plaques in Diablo 4 are statues from which you can obtain rewards by using very specific emotes. Here is all that you need to know about Faded Plaques in this game.

The world is Diablo 4 is filled with mysteries that you will often come across in your journey through the Sanctuary. These could be mysterious enemies, dungeons, NPCs, statues, or even objects.

One such mysterious statue that you will often come across in Diablo 4 is called a Faded Plaque. Upon interacting with these Faded Plaques you will be presented with a riddle and solving them will grant you rewards.

Here is a brief guide to every Faded Plaque in Diablo 4 and the rewards you can obtain from them.

A screenshot of Faded Plaque in Diablo 4.
Faded Plaques are interesting puzzles that require emotes to solve

Faded Plaques and their Solutions in Diablo 4

Faded Plaques are some of the most interesting statues in Diablo 4. This is because, even though they provide you with a puzzle, the solution to that is an emote. Hence, the solution to every Faded Plaque puzzle has been provided below:

Faded Plaque PuzzleEmoteReward
Bid Farewell…all…you love…Goodbye EmoteTemporary Speed buff
Give aid…meek…powerless…Help EmoteTemporary barrier buff
Atone…thy darkest…sins…Sorry EmotePotions
Embolden…soul…unrelenting evil…Cheer EmoteTemporary Spirit Ally buff
Gratitude…reward…virtuous…Thanks EmoteTemporary Bonus Gold drop buff
Greet…Death…open arms…Hello EmoteInvisibility until the next attack and deal 20% extra damage
Dare..provoke..ire…fate…Taunt EmoteUnstoppable buff

It is important to remember that these Faded Plaques are random and none of these have a specific spawn location. The Faded Plaques will disappear as soon as you move away from them. Therefore, it is difficult to pinpoint their location.

However, the puzzles that they offer do not change and they will revolve around the ones mentioned in the table. Hence, all you need to do is check which puzzle it is and press the corresponding emote for it.

This concludes our guide for Faded Plaques in Diablo 4. If you found it informative, please look into some of our other Diablo 4 guides at Dexerto.

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About The Author

Rishov is a Games Writer at Dexerto. He holds a Masters degree in Astrophysics from St Xavier's College in Kolkata, India, and has previously worked at Sportskeeda. In his spare time, he enjoys playing Street Fighter, Destiny 2, Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail, the games he specializes in as well. If you want to get in touch, contact Rishov at rishov.mukherjee@dexerto.com