
This can be quite disturbing to deal with as sometimes he can chain the Knock-back effects until you hit a wall.
Smite: This attack stuns your character knocks it back. Charge: He can use a Charge attack as well versus players out of the melee range. Note that this Aura isn’t affected by “Cannot Be Frozen” effects, Cold resistance or Thawing potions. Holy Freeze Aura: It freezes your character and his party, slowing the movement speed. In the case you’re playing a melee class, you will have to face him in close combat. You should attack from range if it’s possible. However, Duriel can kill them with a few swipes, but at least you will have enough time to open a Town Portal.Ĭold attacks are also helpful versus Duriel as they can slow him down. Further, you should bring as many minions as possible and your hireling in order to distract him. This results in a difficult Boss to kill, considering also his Holy Freeze Aura.Īfter you slay Duriel for the first time, on the second play-through it’s better to lure him to the big chamber as it offers more space for the fight. In addition, the fight takes place in a small room and the only option of escaping is to open a Town Portal. He’s very fast despite his big size and he can deal great amounts of damage. Once you enter the Chamber, you will immediately encounter Duriel, who shouts “Looking for Baal?”.ĭuriel is one of the toughest Bosses in Diablo 2. However, you have to use the Horadric Staff in order to access it.
After Adria’s machinations, his spirit was trapped inside the Black Soulstone.ĭuriel is the last boss of Act 2. Finally, a team of heroes who were pursuing Diablo managed to overcome and kill Duriel. He felt embittered by his new position, so the Lord of Pain claimed the blood and souls of many adventurers. Then, Baal left Duriel to guard his tomb as a punishment for taking part in the Dark Exile. Therefore, he and his sister decided to join Diablo for reuniting with Mephisto and Baal.Ībout 300 years later from Dark Exile’s event, Diablo managed to free Baal from his imprisonment in the Tal Rasha’s Tomb. At first, their plan succeeded but later Duriel realized that Diablo will eventually reclaim his throne.
Also, Duriel controls the Realm of Pain in Burning Hells.ĭuring the Dark Exile, Azmodan and Belial manipulated Duriel and Andariel in order to assist them in overthrowing the three Great Evils. He’s also known as the Lord of Pain and he’s Andariel’s twin brother and one of the four Lesser Evils.