

Once the stagger bar is filled, it turns blue and immediately begins counting down, with a starting window of at least 12 seconds. In the past, these abilities would not have any effect but with stagger, crowd controls accrue on the boss and fill up the stagger bar (showing as a thin yellow bar under the boss’ health bar when charging up). Stagger is a way for players to bring their controlling effects (such as stuns) to the boss fight. You want to keep an eye on the boss’ bar for a second reason - the newly added stagger mechanic. Yes, your gear may end up entirely in the red and desperate for repair don’t fall to temptation! Stick it out and apply as much damage as you can. You run the risk of losing your instance of the world boss fight if you open a town portal to Kyovashad for repairs. These milestones are critical for your survival for a second reason - you should try not to teleport away from the fight. As each milestone is reached, the triangle reverses (pointing up) and turns gray when this happens, the boss drops health potion charges in the surrounding area to top you up while kicking off an additional mechanic. Pay attention to the world boss action bar - each milestone / breakpoint in the fight is represented in the boss bar in the top of the screen with a red triangle pointing down. World boss fights are not a one-shot and done, and you may not have enough health potions (by default) to just heal through the damage. Dodging behind the boss during an ability prevents one-shots. being mindful of the mechanics and getting out of the way of attacks is crucial with both boss encounters throughout Act 1 story quests and dungeons.

Gear that gives you extra evade charges or reduces the evade cooldown helped as well. Being quick with this action is a must to avoid the massive damage this world boss could dish out. Practice with the game’s evade mechanic, which lets you quickly dodge away from danger. Tips for fighting Ashava (and other world bosses) in Diablo 4įighting Ashava requires more awareness than strategy, as players have to be careful to watch for its attacks and dodge appropriately. When you see the countdown, start hustling to the spawn location.

The Act 1 world boss, Ashava the Pestilent, was available on spawn rotation for testing during both beta weekends and the Server Slam. Let’s review the basics you need to know for the live game, including quick tips for reference! World bosses are a new addition to the franchise in Diablo 4, designed to be “truly gigantic, horrific monsters” so large that the in-game camera zooms out so you can see the whole battlefield.
