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One of the new features of Diablo 4 is its world bosses, which are giant monsters that have a huge health bar and allow up to 12 players to fight them at once. One of these creatures that can appear is called the Wandering Death and seems to live up to its name while fighting it. This guide will help Diablo 4 players know where exactly the Wandering Death will spawn and how to beat it.
Diablo 4 Wandering Death Locations and Spawn Times
The Wandering Death world boss can spawn in two locations and can depend on the progress made within the game. The first location is the Saraan Caldera area in the Dry Steppes zone, which is southwest of Kyovashad and west of the Nevesk waypoint. The second location it can spawn in is at the Fields of Desecration area in the Hawezar zone. This area is in the southernmost part of the map, and is south of the nearby Zarbinzet waypoint.
The boss does not have set times on when it will spawn, similar to the Ashava world boss during the beta, but the game will alert players with a notification 15 minutes before the Wandering Death is set to arrive. The notification will remain on the game's map at the location where it will appear.
How to Beat Wandering Death in Diablo 4
Like other world bosses, the Wandering Death has a huge health bar with arrows underneath it to signify different phases of the fight. Once a section goes down, it will start to use new or different attacks. There is also a blue bar underneath the health bar that will sometimes appear when the boss is staggered after taking too much crowd control damage.
The best time to deal damage to the boss is when it is staggered and cannot attack for a few seconds. It will spawn two Trapped Souls that the Wandering Death will try to consume. Defeating both of the caged souls before that happens to deal a great amount of damage to the boss.
Otherwise, it is smart to pay attention to its attacks to avoid them while continuing to deal damage. It can shoot two lasers while slowly rotating, cause shockwaves of damage from shouting, slam the ground in front it several times with waves of spikes, spawn exploding craters and tornadoes that roam the battlefield, and shoot hooks underneath the ground just to drag them back up to the boss.
These attacks require players to pay attention, such as watching the ground change color after shooting its two hooks, or suffer great damage. It is also important to have an upgraded health potion, so players can heal faster and more frequently. Players should also be at a high level to withstand some of its attacks, and team up with other players to make the fight a lot easier.
Diablo 4 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.