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Diablo 4 Season 8 is now officially online, and everything is going according to the established schedule. Although there are some minor bugs such as Reliquaries’ mechanism failing to issue rewards normally, it does not affect your experience of the new season as a whole.

Therefore, the top priority for you is to adapt to the rhythm of the new season as soon as possible and complete all the pre-tasks that are important for promoting the game progress, such as A Deceitful Incursion quest.

This quest is actually part of Season 8 seasonal event Apparition Incursion, and from the perspective of the seasonal plot, this event is closely related to the ultimate boss of this season, Belial - the small bosses in Apparition Incursion are all minions of Belial. Based on this, we will bring you a guide to A Deceitful Incursion quest based on the introduction of Apparition Incursion.

A Deceitful Incursion Quest

Think of this quest as a prequel to Apparition Incursion event, as it shows you how these Apparition Incursions work, so completing it will help you better understand the new seasonal mechanics and events.

How To Complete This Quest?

After you begin your Season 8 journey, Sayeena will tell you that she has found some rather unsettling apparitions near the eastern end of Fractured Peaks. You will then need to follow the coordinates she provides to the corresponding waypoint and clear out the enemies after entering the newly revealed dungeon.

The first enemy to attack you inside the dungeon will be Apparition of Kirma. A huge beast with multiple AOE attacks and powerful melee attacks, Kirma is very dangerous, so attack it while keeping as much distance as possible. It is recommended that you use the unstoppable movement skill if possible to get rid of any stun effects caused by Kirma, and continue to attack it until it dies. Then return to Kyovashad and speak to Sayeena again to complete A Deceitful Incursion quest.

What Is Apparition Incursion?

It’s no surprise that most of the seasonal highlights of Season Of Belial’s Return revolve around the concept of “bosses”, both new bosses and boss powers. As a seasonal event, Apparition Incursion is a bit like a boss mode. Compared to other endgame content, this event is easier to complete, but it is also rich, so it is also the best source of early boss powers and Diablo 4 Gold for you.

From a story perspective, in the early seasons of Diablo 4, the main villain Lilith has died, and Apparition enemies or bosses are low-level demons who have taken over some of Lilith’s evil purposes. The overall structure of Apparition Incursion is similar to Legion event, but the difference is that it will drop special seasonal currency and reputation for you through Sayeena’s reward track after you complete the event.

How To Start And Play Apparition Incursion?

Apparition Incursions are similar to Helltides in that they start to spawn randomly on the map after you enter Season 8, every 5 minutes, and there are no additional prerequisites for participating in Apparition Incursions. So it’s not hard to find and participate in these events, and you can do it with your teammates at any time.

After entering the current Apparition Incursion event, you will encounter special enemies with Belial’s green mark on their bodies in the corresponding area. Killing them can fill the progress bar corresponding to the event. When the progress bar is filled, an Apparition boss will appear. Killing him will gain the corresponding boss power.

It is worth noting that during the event, a green symbol called Betraying Eye will appear on the ground. Interacting with this symbol will cause more ordinary Apparition enemies to spawn near you, thereby filling the event progress bar faster to summon the boss.

Each separate Apparition Incursion event will have 2 random Apparition bosses and a Belial’s minion form encounter. These fights are all difficult, and each Apparition boss has a unique attack pattern, so you must be well prepared to deal with them immediately after you have dealt with the normal enemies.

After killing Apparition boss and Belial’s minion form, in addition to the relevant boss power, you will also receive an event chest, which can be opened to obtain seasonal currency called Spectral Ash. This currency can upgrade the boss power you have from level 1 to the maximum level 20, and can only be dropped through Apparition Incursion event and A Deceitful Incursion quest. The amount of Spectral Ash required to upgrade the power of bosses of different rarities is as follows:

Magic Boss Powers:

• Rank 1-2: 15 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 3-6: 30 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 7-11: 60 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 12-16: 120 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 17-20: 240 Spectral Ash

Rare Boss Powers:

• Rank 1-2: 20 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 3-6: 40 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 7-11: 80 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 12-16: 160 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 17-20: 320 Spectral Ash

Legendary Boss Powers:

• Rank 1-2: 25 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 3-6: 50 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 7-11: 100 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 12-16: 200 Spectral Ash
• Ranks 17-20: 400 Spectral Ash

After understanding the above content, if you have already created your Season 8 character, please start completing A Deceitful Incursion quest and Apparition Incursion event immediately! I wish you all the best!

In the anticipation of you and countless Diablo 4 players, Season 8 is finally online! No doubt, although you may want to quickly enter the endgame stage to experience the more exciting and difficult boss battles at the beginning, you must complete all the pre-tasks before that.

However, it is always a good thing to prepare in advance. Knowing some knowledge about dealing with boss battles in the preparation stage can not only help you complete the battle faster when you officially deal with the boss, but also minimize the possible losses - after all, Season 8 has so many powerful bosses that you need to defeat!

Based on this, among all the 24 bosses in Season 8, this time we will introduce you to some information about Urivar and Harbinger of Hatred. The special thing about these two bosses is that they first appeared in DLC Vessel of Hatred. Considering that you may be exposed to them for the first time because of Season 8, additional introduction is necessary.

Where To Find Urivar?

This boss is an initiate lair boss in Season 8. I believe you have learned from various information that you no longer need to prepare summoning materials to fight lair bosses (endgame bosses) in Diablo 4, so you can go directly to Fields of Judgement to find this boss after unlocking Torment difficulty.

The entrance to Fields of Judgement is located in Teganze Plateau subzone of Nahantu, close to Kichuk Waypoint and Stronghold in the far east. You can use this as a sign to observe and find the boss’s location.

Urivar Lair Keys

Yes, although summoning materials are no longer required, you must prepare the corresponding lair keys for each boss in Season 8 to open their respective hoard chests, otherwise you will not be able to get Diablo 4 Gold and other loot you deserve even if you win the battle.

For Urivar, the corresponding lair keys are 4 Judicator’s Masks, which can be farmed in many open-world content, including Helltides, World bosses, or Whispers. In addition, Stygian Stone will drop after defeating any initiate lair boss, which can be converted into the lair keys required to open greater lair boss hoards.

All Urivar Loot

This should be the content you care about most! In addition to the regular gold or XP drops, unique and mythic unique items are the most important part of boss loot. It is worth noting that starting from Season 8, for each additional party member, your chance of getting additional unique items after defeating the lair boss will increase by 33% - that is, if your team has a 4-person party, this chance can be up to 100%.

Uniques:

• Barbarian: Twin Strikes, Rage of Harrogath, Battle Trance, The Butcher’s Cleaver, Unbroken Chain
• Druid: Earthbreaker, Insatiable Fury, Hunter’s Zenith, Waxing Gibbous, The Butcher’s Cleaver
• Necromancer: Ebonpiercer, Howl from Below, Greaves of the Empty Tomb, The Butcher’s Cleaver, Path of Trag’Oul
• Rogue: Saboteur’s Signet, Word of Hakan, Grasp of Shadow, Shroud of Khanduras
• Sorcerer: Flameweaver, Staff of Lam Esen, Iceheart Brais, Axial Conduit
• Spiritborn: Protection of the Prime, Peacemonger’s Signet, Ring of the Midnight Sun, Loyalty’s Mantle
• General: Penitent Greaves

Mythic Uniques:

• Barbarian: The Grandfather
• Druid: Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander
• Necromancer: The Grandfather
• Sorcerer: Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander
• Spiritborn: Nesekem, the Herald
• General: Doombringer, Melted Heart of Selig, Andariel’s Visage, Harlequin Crest, Ring of Starless Skies, Tyrael’s Might, Heir of Perdition, Shroud of False Death, Shattered Vow

Where To Find Harbinger Of Hatred?

Like Urivar, Harbinger of Hatred can be found in Harbinger’s Den at any level of Torment difficulty after unlocking Torment difficulty. This location is located in Lingering Hatred subzone of Nahantu, head northwest when you reach Kurast Bazaar.

Harbinger Of Hatred Lair Keys

The lair keys required to open the boss’ hoard chest are 4 Abhorrent Hearts. Interestingly, this item is mainly dropped by defeating Urivar. Of course, it should also be possible to exchange it with enough Stygian Stone, as Harbinger of Hatred is a greater lair boss.

It is worth noting that after opening Harbinger of Hatred’s hoard chest, a 20-second timer will appear. When this timer expires, a Summoning Altar or Belial’s lesser form will reappear. Defeating Belial’s lesser form will give you a chance to get additional loot, as well as Betrayer’s Husk, which can open Belial’s hoard in Palace of the Deceiver.

All Harbinger Of Hatred Loot

In terms of loot, Harbinger of Hatred has basically the same basic settings as Urivar, including an increased drop rate for unique and mythic unique items provided by party members. The specific contents are as follows:

Uniques:

• Barbarian: Twin Strikes, Rage of Harrogath, Battle Trance, The Butcher’s Cleaver, Unbroken Chain
• Druid: Earthbreaker, Insatiable Fury, Hunter’s Zenith, Waxing Gibbous, The Butcher’s Cleaver
• Necromancer: Ebonpiercer, Howl from Below, Greaves of the Empty Tomb, The Butcher’s Cleaver, Path of Trag’Oul
• Rogue: Saboteur’s Signet, Word of Hakan, Grasp of Shadow, Shroud of Khanduras
• Sorcerer: Flameweaver, Staff of Lam Esen, Iceheart Brais, Axial Conduit
• Spiritborn: Protection of the Prime, Peacemonger’s Signet, Ring of the Midnight Sun, Loyalty’s Mantle
• General: Penitent Greaves

Mythic Uniques:

• Barbarian: The Grandfather
• Druid: Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander
• Necromancer: The Grandfather
• Sorcerer: Ahavarion, Spear of Lycander
• Spiritborn: Nesekem, the Herald
• General: Doombringer, Melted Heart of Selig, Andariel’s Visage, Harlequin Crest, Ring of Starless Skies, Tyrael’s Might, Heir of Perdition, Shroud of False Death, Shattered Vow

I hope the above content can provide you with the necessary help when you officially start the two boss battles. At the same time, I wish you all the best in Diablo 4 Season 8! Have fun!

We all know that Diablo 4 Season 8 is a seasonal journey centered around the boss mechanic, whether it is the return of Belial, the Lord of Lies, or the new Boss Powers, it proves that these powerful bosses are the core theme you want to pursue this season.

However, Diablo 4’s past seasonal bosses also have their own characteristics, and what changes and improvements have appeared in these bosses in Season 8 that are worth players’ time to challenge them repeatedly? Here, we will discuss these changes one by one, whether it is boss summons, loot, and overall quality of life, so that you are fully prepared to fight these bosses when you enter Diablo 4 Season 8: Belial’s Return.

Boss Summons

First of all, you can now teleport to the boss level immediately without having to run there from town. This slight change will make farming boss changes more streamlined. After all, no one is willing to spend a lot of time on repeated journeys.

Secondly, summoning bosses will be completely free. You can simply enter the boss’s lair, then go to Boss Summoning Altar and click on it to summon the boss, without any boss summoning materials.

The only exception is Uber Belial, you must complete the season questline to unlock Belial’s lair, but other than that, even Belial’s summoning is completely free.

The purpose of this change is to save you from wasting precious Diablo 4 Gold and materials to summon a boss you can’t kill. And this brings us to our third point.

In order to get loot from the boss you kill, you must spend a certain number of specific materials, namely Lair Boss Keys, on Hoard chest that appears after the boss dies in order to open the treasure chest and get the loot.

Loot Unlock

And the loot you can get is linked to the materials you spend. This means that if you spend materials to open a Hoard chest, even if there are players in your party who killed the boss with you, as long as they didn’t spend materials to open the chest, they will not receive the loot. Only those who actually spend materials will receive the loot, and this change is intended to prevent lazy teammates.

So even if someone without any materials joins your party, they can’t get the loot without spending their own materials. However, in Season 8, materials can still be traded, and unique items can also be traded. We can imagine that some rare materials will be sold at sky-high prices in the late game, so hoarding materials in time may bring you a lot of Diablo 4 Gold!

Let’s talk about the cost of farming these bosses and looting all the rewards. Lair Boss ladder in Season 8 is divided into three difficulty levels: Initiate, Greater, and Exalted. The higher the difficulty of the challenge, the higher the quality of the loot dropped. Currently, the material costs of bosses of different levels have been unified, which are:

• Initiate: 12
• Greater: 3
• Exalted: 2

Previously, summoning different bosses mostly required multiple different types of materials, but now they only need one, which greatly improves the efficiency of farming these bosses. In addition, all materials can be stacked up to 99 types, which makes inventory management much easier. The specific Lair Boss Keys and materials required for Hoard chests dropped by these bosses are as follows:

• Varshan Lair Keys: Malignant Heart x12
• Grigoire Lair Keys: Living Steel x12
• Beast in the Ice Lair Keys: Distilled Fear x12
• Lord Zir Lair Keys: Exquisite Blood x12
• Urivar Lair Keys: Judicator’s Mask x12
• Duriel Lair Keys: Shard of Agony x3
• Andariel Lair Keys: Pincushioned Doll x3
• Harbinger of Hatred Lair Keys: Abhorrent Heart x3
• Belial Lair Keys: Betrayer’s Husk x2

Mini Belial & Uber Belial

Now let’s continue this topic, because the boss changes are not over yet, there are two new bosses in Season 8 that deserve our attention, they are: Mini Belial and Uber Belial.

After you kill any Initiate and Greater Boss, there is a chance that Mini Belial will appear. Based on Season 8 PTR, the chance is about 20%-30%.

It is important to note that Belial will also only drop loot for the player who opened his Hoard. So if two players in your party do not have their Hoard open, and only the third player spends materials to open Hoard, and this player who opens Hoard also summons Mini Belial, then only the person who opened Hoard will get loot from Mini Belial, and no one else will.

So, this means that you can’t just focus on leveling up your character to kill the boss, it is also very important to properly farm these Lair Boss Keys. After all, you don’t want to get nothing after working so hard to defeat the boss!

Regarding the loot table, Mini Belial will drop loot from the same loot table as the boss that was just killed, so if you summon Mini Belial, the loot you just got from killing the boss will be doubled.

Additionally, Mini Belial will drop Betrayer’s Husks, which are key ingredients for looting Uber Belial’s loot chests.

Uber Belial is Pinnacle boss in Season 8. You’ll need to progress the seasonal questline to a certain point before you can summon him, but you can also summon him for free. When you defeat him, you’ll need to spend two Betrayer’s Husks to open his Hoard.

When you open Uber Belial’s Hoard, you’ll be able to freely choose which boss’ loot table you want to take loot from. This means that in addition to Uber Belial being guaranteed to drop at least two Ancestral Unique items, you can also target farming specific bosses, and more importantly, Uber Belial has the highest chance of dropping Mythic Unique items in the game, and these two things alone make Uber Belial a very desirable farming target in Season 8.

These are the major changes made to seasonal bosses in Diablo 4 Season 8. Honestly, as a boss season, these changes make our farming process easier, but unlocking these boss loot still requires repeated farming materials, so do these changes still make sense?

As one of the classic classes in Diablo 4, Necromancer has always had a good status and popularity in the game. Even when facing new classes with additional advantages, Necromancer can give you a unique combat experience in battle.

Of course, considering the changes and impacts brought about by the change of seasons, not only Diablo 4 should make relevant adjustments to Necromancer in a timely manner, but you should also adjust your builds usage strategy after entering the new season if you want to keep playing Necromancer.

Since Necromancer obtained the new ultimate skill Shadow in Season 6, several new builds built around this skill have appeared. Among them, Soulmaker Necromancer Endgame Build quickly became one of the strongest builds of Necromancer by combining it with Bone Spirit. Based on this, this time we will mainly introduce you how to match skills for this build so that it can continue to help you complete the necessary Diablo 4 Gold farming in the upcoming Season 8.

Primary Skills

Choosing primary skills for Soulmaker Necromancer Endgame is not that hard compared to most other Necromancer builds, the main thing to consider is that Bone Spirit in this build is not a primary damage source, but a utility skill that works by quickly consuming and generating the essence needed by The Unmaker.

While using this build, you can also use the huge AOE created by Soulrift to manually apply Decrepify to enemies when they are outside Aspect of the Cursed to deal more damage to them. In addition, Corpse Tendrils can be used as a source of blood orbs for Blood Begets Blood, Reap can provide you with additional damage reduction and attack speed bonuses in special situations, and Blood Mist has a chance to help you get out of dangerous situations. The following are specific primary skills point allocation suggestions:

• Soulrift: Prime Soulrift - 5/5 - Ultimate
• Bone Spirit: Ghastly Bone Spirit - 1/5 - Corpse & Macabre
• Reap: Initiate’s Reap - 1/5 - Basic
• Blood Mist: Enhanced Blood Mist - 1/5 - Corpse & Macabre
• Decrepify: Abhorrent Decrepify - 1/5 - Curse
• Corpse Tendrils: Blighted Corpse Tendrils - 1/5 - Corpse & Macabre

Passive Skills

Since its birth and being put into use, this build has been famous for its powerful passive skill effects, such as Gloom and Terror. There are also many new passive skills added in each season that can provide new benefits to this build.

Key Passive

Like other Necromancer builds, the classic Shadowblight is not a good choice for Soulmaker Necromancer Endgame Build. Affliction is a better choice, as it only provides 15% damage, but it actually does much more than that.

Offensive Passive

Generally speaking, all available offensive passives will make this build better, but Gloom is the most valuable choice overall.

Defensive Passive

Necrotic Carapace is the most important defensive passive for a Soulmaker Necromancer, as it is your only source of Fortify in combat. In addition to Soulrift, which can maintain your barrier in the heat of battle, Necrotic Fortitude can continue to maintain the barrier effect without Soulrift. As for skills that can provide damage reduction, Stand Alone is a good choice.

Other Utility Passive

Rapid Ossification helps maintain Bone Spirit’s duration, Serration has a chance to trigger Enhanced Bone Spirit’s critical hits, and Hewed Flesh allows you to use them to generate Blood Orbs after hitting an enemy - they are all passive skills worth adding.

In addition, Soulmaker Necromancer has the flaw that most Necromancer builds have, which is that its low mobility leads to insufficient movement speed. For this reason, it is recommended that you add Death’s Approach and Reaper’s Pursuit as one of your passive skills.

Skill Rotation Idea

After understanding the skills that need to be added, you also need to use these skills in the corresponding rotation order to really play their role, so it is recommended to follow the steps below:

• Use Bone Spirit or Corpse Tendrils 16 times until Runeword Yul/Xan activates.
• Enable The Unmaker through Soulrift.
• Make sure your next damage source comes from The Unmaker to ensure that all subsequent damage can trigger crit and overpower.
• Cast Bone Spirit to regenerate Essence before hitting a target, and to ensure that the damage from The Unmaker is triggered before Bone Spirit deals damage to itself.
• Decrepify can be used as a less efficient alternative to trigger Rapid Ossification if Bone Spirit is on cooldown.
• Hold Bone Spirit and consume all Essence to extend the duration of Soulrift.
• Use Tempering Affixes to generate more Essence, allowing you to trigger The Unmaker’s damage multiple times during combat.
• Use Corpse Tendrils to generate more Blood Orbs when necessary, and use Reap to gain damage reduction and attack speed buffs.

It is worth noting that when rotating skills, don’t forget to use Runeword Yul/Xan, which allows you to consume Essence to ensure that the next skill will cause crit and overpower, because you must ensure that the next skill to deal damage is The Unmaker during the relevant buff, and only Runeword Yul/Xan can do this.

After understanding the above content, it is expected that you will be able to complete your own Soulmaker Necromancer Endgame Build in Season 8. Of course, it will be even better if you can match it with rare gear or legendary aspects! So please continue to accumulate resources for building this build!