Diablo 4 is full of quests involving combat, riddles, and dungeon crawling. Sometimes, you’ll venture deep into a cave to defeat a random boss. Other times, you’ll find an old piece of paper and use emotes near shrines, statues or NPCs. In Keeping the Old Traditions, we have another example of this: solving the quest’s emote riddle is the main part of the challenge! If you want to learn more, continue reading for a comprehensive guide on completing the Keeping the Old Traditions quest in Diablo 4.
How to Show the Ancient Statue You Keep the Traditions in Diablo 4
After interacting with the Lonely Offering note in the Dry Steppes’ Valley of the Strayed, you’ll find the following riddle written in the book:
Tough timeworn, you endure. Before your colorful kin, I say: Yes, I keep our traditions!
Once you read the note, head to the nearby quest circle until you see a statue. Equip the “Yes” emote and use it while standing in this circle to solve the riddle.

Opening the hidden chest will provide you with various consumable elixirs, marking the end of the Keeping the Old Traditions quest in Diablo 4!
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How to Assign the Yes Emote in Diablo 4
To use emotes in Diablo 4, bring up your emote wheel by pressing E on your keyboard or up on your controller’s D-pad. From here, you’ll see all kinds of options, including leaving a dungeon, zooming in and out, and inviting to trade.
If you don’t see the “Yes” emote right away, you can take the following steps to assign it to your emote wheel:
- Open your emote menu and select Customize
- Go into the emotes tab and scroll through until you see “Yes”
- Drag it into your emote wheel and save your changes!

After doing this, the Yes emote will appear on your wheel, allowing you to use it anytime!
Diablo 4 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. To learn more about the game, check out how to get the Condemnation Unique in Diablo 4, or click the Diablo IV tag below to explore our entire content collection!
Published: Jun 21, 2023 08:39 am