Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo 4 is full of challenges and tribulations, but perhaps none greater than taking on a World Boss. These elite bosses are gigantic and appear in several locations across the map as part of unique PvE World Events. Players will team up in a party size of up to 12 to battle against these colossal enemies, but the rewards more than justify the risks provided that the group is well-equipped enough to take them on. Players who can defeat these bosses will gain access to unique loot drops and powerful equipment, as well as rare crafting materials called Scattered Prisms. In addition to this, players will also receive a cache with unique items but this is limited to just one per week.
Although world bosses will scale with the player's level, they are intended to be a considerable challenge, so it is highly recommended that players reach a high level and obtain quality gear for taking them before attempting to do so. To know when a World Boss has spawned, players in the area should receive a notification, but for those that don't, they can check their maps and look at the required locations to see when they are going to spawn. World bosses will only spawn in the following locations, which are specifically designated for them: Caen Adar (Scosglen), The Crucible (Fractured Peaks), Saraan Caldera (Dry Steppes), Seared Basin (Kehjistan) and Fields of Desecration (Hawezar). Currently, there are three World Bosses to fight, with more likely to be added in future updates.
3 Wandering Death, Death Given Life
Wandering Death is a giant skeletal monster and one of the coolest-looking enemies in the entire game. Typically it will spawn in The Crucible location, though it is uncertain whether this might change in the future. The main attacks it will use are large death beams that fire out from its body and will then spin around, making these areas extremely treacherous to be caught in. Additionally, Wandering Death can use wind pools which will once again cause certain areas to become dangerous too. With this area-of-effect focus, players need to remain mobile and not stay in one place for too long.
As with all world bosses, this creature's attacks will become more frequent and damaging as its health deteriorates, so players will need to be wary of this as the boss appears to weaken. Once defeated, players will access several rewards including weekly bonuses, legendary gear, and loot such as gold and gems. Despite being perhaps the rarest of the three world bosses, it is generally considered the least difficult so long as players are of a suitably high level.
2 Avarice, The Gold Cursed
Typically found in the Seared Basin, Avarice is a giant ogre-like creature with intimidating horns and chains attached to his body. Throughout the battle, these chains will gradually break off, making him even more deadly and powerful the longer the battle goes on. As his name might suggest, Avarice is a cursed creature who wields a giant chest of gold as one of his primary weapons, but despite this, is susceptible to a lot of damage from melee range. Avarice is also vulnerable to staggering, which players can trigger using crowd control effects. Once the stagger bar is filled, Avarice will be temporarily immobilized. Players must still watch out, however, since two treasure goblins will spawn during the stagger period - but it is best to use this time to inflict further damage on the boss rather than become too distracted with these minions.
Avarice is most dangerous when using the portal charge ability, which will teleport it around the battleground at random. Once re-emerging from the portal, the boss will have bonus damage - so it is best to avoid any portals once they are spawned and use this time to recover. In addition to a range of melee attacks, Avarice can also spew up molten gold vomit in a ranged attack, and players will also need to avoid this lava-like substance when it is on the ground.
1 Ashava, The Pestilent
Ashava is a giant dragon often located at The Crucible in the Fractured Peaks region. Players will primarily have to be wary of poison damage, and it is highly recommended to come equipped with poison-resistant gear when facing this world boss. In addition to these poisonous ranged attacks, she also has several powerful melee attacks such as the Double Swipe and Ground Pound, but once players have learned the way these attacking animations work, it should be more straightforward to avoid them. Ashava also has a massive health bar, often making this fight one of the toughest in the game. Mobility is key to tackling this boss, who can also be staggered and will lose her arm blades permanently when triggered.
Once Ashava has been defeated, players will gain various rewards including Scattered Prisms and a legendary loot box named "Ashava's Spoils." The "whirlwind of pestilence" is certainly a tough challenge and the variety of attacks makes it perhaps the most dangerous and difficult world boss for players to encounter.
Diablo 4 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.