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Diablo 4 Uber Boss Guide

Diablo 4 Uber Boss Guide

Introduction and Guide for Diablo 4 newest feature - Uber Bosses

Diablo 4
Uber Bosses Guide

 

Overview

The Season of Blood introduced many changes to the main game. One of the most anticipated features was the addition of Uber Bosses. Defeating powerful Bosses in Diablo 4 is now a thrilling and essential aspect of enhancing your gameplay. These encounters are designed to your skills, reflexes, and understanding of the game's mechanics, making them a memorable and integral part of the gaming experience.

Those battles require a combination of skill, strategy, and knowledge. You will need to learn the boss's attack patterns and behaviors to effectively counter them. Understanding the timing and mechanics of each encounter is crucial for success, especially if your defenses are still lacking, as they may be the reason to end the battle prematurely. 

Glory and a sense of pride and achievement is not the only thing that awaits you upon killing an Uber Boss. You will also be showered in powerful loot, especially if you take down the most powerful of them, the Uber Duriel. Those Bosses have exceptionally high chances to drop Uber Uniques, as well as regular ones. Each Boss has their own enhanced chances to drop a certain Unique Item. 

 

Summoning Items

There are 5 new Uber Bosses in the game: Uber Duriel, Vershan, Grigoire, The Beast in the Ice, and Lord Zir. Your main focus should be the Uber Duriel, which requires you to first defeat Vershan and Grigoire. It is the most lucrative fight, as the Uniques obtained that way have always a 925 Item Power Level. He also has around a 2% chance to drop the Uber Uniques, which is remarkably high for those almost unobtainable-otherwise Items. The other Bosses also have very good rewards and you should do them as soon as you can, they are just not as good as the Uber Duriel. Unfortunately, as for now, the Uber Lilith has no remarkable drops, which is understandable considering the fight has no entry requirements. However, it may be changed in the future. 

As you may have noticed, we mentioned the entry requirements. Every of the new Bosses has certain required Items you have to obtain in order to attempt their fight. You can't just kill the same Boss over and over, you have to earn your right to do so, which is quite understandable for how rewarding doing them is. Every Boss has a different piece of content you have to conquer to obtain their Summoning Items. Most of them revolve around just playing the game as you would normally do anyway. You can start gathering those materials at World Tier 3, although it's highly recommended to fight those Bosses only on the World Tier 4 for better rewards. 

Important tip! Obtaining those materials is quite time-consuming, but you can simply buy them from other players, or pay them to kill them for you. Each player has an individual drop that you can trade between party members. Visit our Diablo 4 Market to find the best offers!

 

LIST OF SUMMONING ITEMS & LOCATION
Boss Required Items Source Location
Lord Zir 9x Exquisite BloodExquisite Blood

World Bosses
Legion Events

Darkened Way 

found nearby 
Kyovashad

The Beast in the Ice 9x Distilled FearDistilled Fear Nightmare 30+ Dungeons

Glacial Fissure 

found nearby 
Kyovashad

Vershan 1x Gurgling HeadGurgling Head
1x Blackened FemurBlackened Femur
1x Trembling HandTrembling Hand
1x Malignant HeartMalignant Heart (T4 only)
Whispers of the Dead

Malignant Burrow

found nearby
Tree of Whispers

Grigoire 5x Living SteelLiving Steel

Helltide
Living Steel Chest

Hall of the Penitent

found nearby
Ked Bardu

Duriel 2x Mucus-Slick EggMucus-Slick Egg
2x Shard of AgonyShard of Agony
Vershan
Grigoire

Gaping Crevasse

found nearby
Gea Kul

 

Boss Fight

Before Summoning the Boss, you should be sufficiently prepared. The fights aren't exactly that hard, especially when compared to the previous iteration of Uber Lilith. You can quite easily defeat all of them if you have spent even a little bit of time polishing your gear and talent choices, even if you lack the mandatory Unique Items for your Build that you aim to get as a reward. It is important to remember about recent Resistance rework. Having the relevant Resistance capped out, or even increasing the maximum amount with Elixir, greatly reduces the threat of those encounters. 

Important Tip! A wise tactic here is that you can use those Bosses as a shortcut for better gear. If the state of your equipment is very lacking, every drop is a potentially huge upgrade, making it even more valuable. The encounters will be obviously much harder, but you can request a helping service, which will take care of the fight itself, and let you enjoy the abundance of good loot. The service providers are often more than happy to share their loot with you. Check out Odealo Diablo 4 Market to find the best offer! 

 

Boss Type of Damage Recommended Elixir
Lord Zir Fire Elixir of Fire Resistance
The Beast in the Ice Cold Elixir of Cold Resistance
Vershan Shadow Elixir of Shadow Resistance
Grigoire Lightning Elixir of Lightning Resistance
Duriel Poison Elixir of Poison Resistance

 

Drops

Powerful drops are the main reason to continuously farm this challenging content. Each Boss has a chance to drop powerful Sacred Items with a higher than usual Power Level (guaranteed 800+). On top of that, each Boss also is significantly more likely to drop a specific Unique Item suited for your Class. The Uber Duriel is the only Boss that has a greater chance to drop Uber Uniques. Boss hunting is currently the best way to obtain the most powerful Equipment and the fastest way to max out your character. You can also decide to farm a specific Boss if it drops the specific Unique you need for your Build. The Uniques obtained from the Uber Duriel are guaranteed to have the Item Power of 925, but their rolls are still random, so it may take a while to truly achieve your optimal potential. 

Below you can find a list of Uniques that have a significantly higher chance of appearing when you defeat a specific Boss.  

 

UBER DURIEL DROP TABLE
Class Unique Uber Unique
All Classes Godslayer Crown
Flickerstep
Tibault's Will
X'Fal's Corroded Signet
Soulbrand
Banished Lord's Talisman
Melted Heart of Selig
Andariel's Visage
Harlequin Crest
Ring of Starless Skies
Druid Tempest Roar
Dolmen Stone
Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander
Barbarian Azurewrath
Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty
Doombringer
The Grandfather
Necromancer Black River
Blood Moon Breeches
Doombringer
The Grandfather
Rogue Cowl of the Nameless
Scoundrel's Leathers
Doombringer
Sorcerer Flamescar
Blue Rose
Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander
UBER GRIGOIRE DROP TABLE
Class Unique
All Classes Penitent Greaves
Druid Insatiable Fury
Hunter's Zenith
Waxing Gibbous
The Butcher's Cleaver
Barbarian Ramaladni's Magnum Opus
Rage of Harrogath
Ancients' Oath
Battle Trance
The Butcher's Cleaver
Necromancer Blood Artisan's Cuirass
Howl from Below
Greaves of the Empty Tomb
Rogue Word of Hakan
Grasp of Shadow
Windforce
Sorcerer Staff of Lam Esen
Iceheart Brais
Gloves of the Illuminator
UBER VARSHAN DROP TABLE
Class Unique
All Classes Frostburn
Mother's Embrace
Druid Mad Wolf's Glee
Vasily's Prayer
Greatstaff of the Crone
Barbarian Fields of Crimson
100,000 Steps
Gohr's Devastating Grips
Necromancer Bloodless Scream
Deathless Visage
Deathspeaker's Pendant
Rogue Condemnation
Eyes in the Dark
Skyhunter
Sorcerer Staff of Endless Rage
Esu's Heirloom
Raiment of the Infinite
THE UBER BEAST IN THE ICE DROP TABLE
Class Unique
All Classes Frostburn
Mother's Embrace
Fists of Fate
Tassets of the Dawning Sky
Druid Insatiable Fury
Hunter's Zenith
Waxing Gibbous
Storm's Companion
Barbarian Fields of Crimson
100,000 Steps
Ancients' Oath
Battle Trance
Hellhammer
Necromancer Bloodless Scream
Howl from Below
Deathspeaker's Pendant
Ring of Mendeln
Rogue Condemnation
Word of Hakan
Windforce
Eaglehorn
Sorcerer Staff of Lam Esen
Esu's Heirloom
Gloves of the Illuminator
The Oculus
UBER LORD ZIR DROP TABLE
Class Unique
All Classes Penitent Greaves
Razorplate
Temerity
Druid Mad Wolf's Glee
Vasily's Prayer
Greatstaff of the Crone
Fleshrender
The Butcher's Cleaver
Barbarian Ramaladni's Magnum Opus
Rage of Harrogath
Gohr's Devastating Grips
Overkill
The Butcher's Cleaver
Necromancer Blood Artisan's Cuirass
Deathless Visage
Greaves of the Empty Tomb
Lidless Wall
Rogue Grasp of Shadow
Eyes in the Dark
Skyhunter
Asheara's Khanjar
Sorcerer Staff of Endless Rage
Iceheart Brais
Raiment of the Infinite
Esadora's Overflowing Cameo

 

END NOTE

This is our complete Guide on Diablo 4's finest encounters- Uber Bosses. We hope you find it informative, and if you are interested in more similar content, let us know in the comments below!

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