Nephalem Trial

Nephalem Trials are new in-game events to be added to Diablo 3 Classic and will be present in Reaper of Souls as well. These trials are mini-games of a sort, entered through special "death orbs" portals that are randomly located throughout the game world.

Pass through the Death Orb

Passing through a Death Orb takes the player to a special dungeon area where they will face a huge onslaught of enemies. The developers have said Nephalem Trials are inspired by the Jar of Souls event from Act One, where players must stand their ground against ever-increasing numbers of skeleton attackers.

Nephalem Trials will be accessed from all acts and will presumably take place in small, custom-made dungeon areas where large groups of varied monsters will swarm the players(s). Surviving these trials will grant rewards, probably in the form of golden chests, with more chests rewarded for faster killing times or for advancing further against the incoming tide of enemies.

• These events have some features in common with Loot Runs (now called Nephalem Rifts), and more details should be revealed at Blizzcon 2013.

Nephalem Trial Details

This feature was first revealed in Blizzard's official Reaper of Souls FAQ, in a section about new game modes:

Two new game modes -- Loot Runs and Nephalem Trials -- are being added as well, providing fun and rewarding challenges for players to tackle when they’re not busy saving the world.

Datamined Information

Code strings in early Reaper of Souls datamined information list a number of types of Nephalem Trials. These are early versions of the content and may be entirely different in the final product.

• Berseker Trial – Slay monsters before they become enraged! Killing marked monsters before they enrage grants bonus experience and gold!
• Collapsing Dungeon – Loot Nephalem Relics to delay the dungeon collapse and earn time bonuses!
• Goblin Hunt – Find the treasure goblins before they all escape!
• Horde Trial – Slay an unending horde of monsters. Kill monsters before the timer ends to earn bonus experience and gold for every kill!
• Nephalem Trial – (No details provided.)
• Wave Trial – Destroy each enemy wave as quickly as possible. Extra time is converted into bonus experience and gold!