Hatred’s Wake is one of the story quests in Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, where your journey takes you across the dangerous seas toward the Isles of Skovos. Along the way, you’ll fight waves of merfolk, protect the ship’s crew, and face powerful enemies that attack from the ocean. The quest also reveals more about Lorath’s past and his connection to Skovos and its queen, Adreona. In this guide, we’ll tell you how to complete the Hatred’s Wake Quest Guide in Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred.
Hatred’s Wake Quest
Your search starts from the rear of the vessel as you head towards the Isles of Skovos. You need to talk with Lorath, who tells you that he has had no plans of visiting Skovos ever since he left the island years ago. Yet even with this in mind, Lorath reveals that he is still deeply bonded to Queen Adreona. While halfway through your talk, a figure appears, none other than the Hand of Akarat, whom you last saw near Backwater docks. This is soon followed by a group of Mer-Folk attacking your vessel.
Defeating Enemies
When you have killed the first group of enemies, follow Lorath to reach the Middle Deck of the ship. There, you will see many sailors being attacked by the merfolk, so kill all of them. Continue moving forward throughout different parts of the ship, killing all merfolk in your way until you reach the front part of the ship. At one point, you will be warned by a sailor about something approaching under the deck. Afterwards, you will be attacked by water aberrations and some more merfolk. Defeat them and move forward.
Continue going towards the bow of the ship until you receive the next mission to get onto the Top Deck of the ship. Once you follow the quest objectives, you will find a sailor standing all alone. After that, the sailor will suddenly be attacked by the Calamitous Crab, which you need to kill in order to continue. The battle is quite easy, but note that the crab summons additional Engorged Crabs to help him in combat.
Finding Hand of Akarat
After defeating the Calamitous Crab, speak to Lorath and pick the conversation choice “We must locate the Hand of Akarat.” At this point, Lorath tells you that you both need to separate, as he needs to remain behind and help the sailors in repairing the ship. Moving forward from there, you will make your way to the Top Deck alone. Upon reaching the deck, you will see the Hand of Akarat taunting you near the shattered railings. However, right at that very moment, Mephisto controls his body and throws him into the sea.
Defeating Hateborn
Afterwards, the Hateborn Abomination will emerge from the water and get on the ship. Being a big monster resembling a sea serpent, the Hateborn Abomination is able to deal damage to you by blasting powerful jets of water at you, as well as using summoned sea serpents to join its battle against you. In the middle of the battle, the Hateborn Abomination will use several harmful abilities such as Water Cannon Blast, Tailswipe, Storm Attack, and Charge Attack.
As you move into the second phase of the battle, there will be a few changes made to its abilities, which will include it diving back into the water for a bit while merfolk attack you. Once you defeat the Hateborn Abomination, the storm that surrounds your ship will disappear. Lorath then comes up to the Top Deck to check on you. Speak with him one last time to finish the quest.
