Ashava
Ashava the Pestilent is a World Boss in Diablo IV and the first of the new World Bosses in the game. Ashava is an ancient demon lurking below Sanctuary who requires a group of players to take them down.
To defeat Ashava, players need to pay close attention to her abilities and carefully use their own skills. One of the new mechanics in Diablo IV is the Stagger mechanic, which replaces boss immunity to crowd control effects. When a boss like Ashava is staggered, it loses some of its capabilities or powers down once a certain threshold has been met.
Abilities
- Double Swipe: Ashava carves the ground in a 360-degree sweep, then carves again right after in a 180-degree sweep. This attack is broad and causes massive damage.
- Leap: Ashava jumps and tackles players, which can knock them down. Players need to use the Evade ability to move anywhere but in front of her to avoid this attack.
- Ground Pound: This attack causes a pull effect and massive damage. The pound itself is no threat, but players can use this animation to evade it out of the way.
- Acid Spit: Ashava vomits three blobs of poison on the battlefield that stay for 20 seconds. Players must avoid these poison blobs as they can cause damage over time.
- Bite: In melee range, Ashava bites four times consecutively, with the last bite having a more extensive animation and dealing more damage.
Blood Bishop
The Blood Bishop is a boss character in Diablo IV, a video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. As his name suggests, he primarily utilises blood magic in combat. The Blood Bishop can attack players using his tentacles and cast direct damage spells. He can also create AOE “blood bombs” to deny areas and damage players. The Blood Bishop is a formidable foe that requires careful strategy and skill to defeat.
Abilities
- Tentacle Attack: The Blood Bishop uses a tentacle attack to damage players.
- Direct Damage: The Blood Bishop can cast direct damage spells to deal damage to players.
- AOE Blood Bombs: The Blood Bishop can cast AOE “blood bombs” to deny areas and deal damage to players.
- Vein Grab Attack: The Blood Bishop grabs players with his elastic-like veins and sprays blood, dealing damage.
- Exploding Blood Sacs: The Blood Bishop creates blood sacs that pulsate and explode, causing damage to nearby players.
Skeleton Lord
The Skeleton Lord is a master of necromancy and an undead entity in Diablo IV. He comprises merged body parts and a skeleton, with sinew and blood binding them together. The Skeleton Lord wields a giant staff and can summon skeletons and bone walls to fight alongside him. The Skeleton Lord is a strong opponent in Diablo IV that requires players to pay attention to his various abilities and strategise accordingly to defeat him.
Abilities
- Summons skeletons and bone walls
- Leverages a giant staff that impacts the ground
- Can resurrect melted candles, skulls, and bones into skeleton monsters to fight alongside him
- Special attacks include bone storms and bone walls
- Collents bones with a tornado-like wind and traps the player
