Blizzard took the world by storm (no pun intended) with their highly successful Diablo games in 1996 and 2000. Now there’s much more to take you into this world, including novels, comics, and of course, Diablo III.
What’s on the Diablo Timeline?
This Diablo Timeline takes all of the canon media that is part of the Diablo series and places it in chronological order. This includes the three games and their expansions, as well as several books, comics, and even a few in-universe books (placed at the end). While only consisting of three games, there is actually quite a lot to process. We hope you enjoy diving into the Diablo universe.
Where to Start?
If you’re new to the games, we recommend starting with Diablo III, which is the most accessible to modern audiences. But if you’ve played the games and want to dive into the lore, we recommend starting at the beginning.
As always, if you see anything you think should change, drop us a note on our Facebook page. And if you enjoyed this timeline, you might enjoy some of our others, such as the Doom timeline.
# | Get It | Name | Media | Author/Director | Date | Series | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Sin War: Birthright | Novel | Richard A. Knaak | 2006-10-01 | The Sin War | ||
2 | The Sin War: Scales of the Serpent | Novel | Richard A. Knaak | 2007-03-27 | The Sin War | ||
3 | The Sin War: The Veiled Prophet | Novel | Richard A. Knaak | 2007-09-25 | The Sin War | ||
4 | Demonsbane | Novel | Robert B. Marks | 2000-10-31 | Diablo Archive | ||
5 | Diablo I | Game | 1996-12-31 | Diablo | |||
6 | The Black Road | Novel | Mel Odom | 2002-04-02 | Diablo Archive | Takes place parallel to Diablo I | |
7 | Diablo II | Game | 2000-06-29 | Diablo | |||
8 | Legacy of Blood | Novel | Richard A. Knaak | 2001-05-01 | Diablo Archive | Takes place parallel to Diablo II | |
9 | Tales of Sanctuary | Graphic Novel | David Land, Phil Amara | 2001-11-09 | Diablo Comics | Three seperate stories all taking place within the Sanctuary. | |
10 | The Kingdom of Shadow | Novel | Richard A. Knaak | 2002-08-01 | Diablo Archive | Takes place parallel to Diablo II | |
11 | Diablo II: Lord of Destruction | Game | 2001-06-29 | Diablo | |||
12 | Moon of the Spider | Novel | Richard A. Knaak | 2006-01-01 | Diablo | ||
13 | The Order | Novel | Nate Kenyon | 2012-05-15 | Diablo | ||
14 | Sword of Justice | Graphic Novel | Aaron Williams | 2013-07-09 | Diablo Comics | ||
15 | Diablo III | Game | 2012-05-15 | Diablo | |||
16 | Storm of Light | Novel | Nate Kenyon | 2014-02-27 | Diablo | ||
17 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Game | 2014-03-25 | Diablo | |||
18 | Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer | Game | 2017-06-27 | Diablo | Available as a downloadable DLC. | ||
19 | Heroes Rise, Darkness Falls | Anthology | Micky Neilson, Cameron Dayton, Matt Burns, Michael Chu, James Waugh, Erik Sabol | 2012-11-27 | Diablo | ||
20 | Morbed | Novel | Micky Neilson | 2014-04-21 | Diablo | ||
21 | Book of Cain | Novel | 2011-12-13 | Diablo | |||
22 | Book of Tyrael | Novel | Matt Burns | 2013-10-22 | Diablo |