- Chelsea Leah, Editor, Blizzard Global Communications
Calling all Diablo IV adventurers and Halloween devotees! If you’re still pondering a pumpkin masterpiece that’ll show off your wickedness to your neighbors, why not create a Mephisto pumpkin? It’s a perfect combination of the sinister flair of Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred and the decorative glee of Halloween. Follow this guide to construct a fiendishly frightful centerpiece that’d make any hellhound proud. Materials You’ll Need Before you descend into this pit of creativity, gather your demon-summoning materials: - A Pumpkin: Harvested from the fields of mortal souls, or the local grocery store—whichever is closer.
- Acrylic Paints and Paintbrush: To apply those devilish details.
- Air Dry Clay: Because even the Lord of Hatred needs a little structure.
- Patches of Faux Fur: For that unruly beast look, far more terrifying than your unkempt morning hair.
- Superglue: Crucial for sticking just about everything. Who knew crafting could double as a supernatural adhesive test?
- Alcohol Wipes: To sanctify the pumpkin of its mortal filth.
Step-by-Step Guide Step 1: Prepare Sanitize your pumpkin with alcohol wipes. You never know what infernal residues it’s been hosting. A clean surface ensures clay and faux fur adhere like a soul to a Faustian bargain. Step 2: Sculpt Press the air clay to your sacrificial pumpkin, shaping the bone structures of the snout and skull peeking out from underneath broken skin. As the clay dries, keep an eye on your creation. Beware that clay will droop and bend while wet, so unless you prefer your Mephisto to morph into a “blobfish” doomed for ridicule, it’s best to prop up your work-in-progress while it dries. Greatness can’t be rushed—make sure to allow ample time for the clay to fully dry. Pro Tip: This is also a good time to use a marking tool (like a toothpick) for assistance with precision-marking where your demonic symbols will be. 
Step 3: Add Fur Once your clay has dried completely through, attach some texture with patches of faux fur using super glue. To fashion ears that scream “hellhound” (or “aww, look at the cute puppy”), glue two fur patches together. Your pumpkin should start to resemble a Lord of Evil residing inside a wolf! 
Step 4: Paint Paint time! The devil is in the details, as they say, so now you will need your acrylics to add layers of terror. Paint demonic symbols, shadow those bone holes, and forge those hollow, soul-consuming black eyes. You might even want to spill some red paint to emulate a fine splash of malevolent gore. Optional Step 5: Extra Effects For the bold and daring, carve small holes for the bone and eye areas instead of painting them, adding even more diabolical dimension. Place a candle inside to unleash flickering shadows worthy of a haunted crypt. 
Share Your Creation The master has finished the puppet! Take a step back and admire your handiwork. Your Wolf Mephisto pumpkin should be the stuff of nightmares—or adorably cute, we don’t mind! Crafting a Mephisto pumpkin isn’t just about rigorous skill—it’s about letting loose the inner demon and enthralling your neighborhood with macabre delight. Show us what you got @Diablo on X! This is also a perfect spooky project to celebrate Diablo IV’s Meat or Treat limited-time event, running from October 29, 10am PT to November 5, 10am PT. Log in to collect limited-time cosmetic rewards, and pay a visit to a Dungeon Shrine for a macabre surprise. Find out more over on the Blizzard blog. We can’t wait to witness the terror you’ve unleashed! Share your photos with others in our diabolical circle and inspire new devotees to embrace their inner fiend within Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred. Embrace your dark side, cast your spells, and happy haunting! 
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