Lord Zir is not only a challenging endgame boss but also a powerful character known as Dark Master. In this game, Lord Zir serves as the leader of a cult of Bloodseekers who aspire to rule the entire Sanctuary. In order to defend its dominance, players must take action to stop it.
With the update, players need to use Exquisite Blood to summon Lord Zir in Season 5. Because of the reliability of new Blood Maidens dropping Exquisite Blood, as well as the new items added to Lord Zir’s loot table, killing Blood Maidens has become one of the most popular Overworld activities in the game. In addition, challenging Lord Zir can bring rich rewards to players. Defeating this lord may drop a variety of rare equipment, Unique Items, and even Mythic Uniques.
In this guide, we will explain how to collect Exquisite Blood and how to unlock Lord Zir boss fight.
Ways To Get Exquisite Blood
You can get Exquisite Blood directly from World Bosses themselves or from their associated chests, or by completing Base and Mastery Chests.
Exquisite Blood can also be obtained by completing Helltides activities, such as opening Tortured Gift Chests, defeating Hellborne, Helltide Assassins, and Blood Maidens. Whispers Caches may also drop summoning items for almost all bosses except Duriel and Andariel.
Defeating Treasure Goblins also has a chance to drop a material needed to summon Lord Zir, Beast in the Ice, Varshan, or Gregoire. Additionally, end loot in Nightmare Dungeons also often contains materials for Lord Zir, Beast in the Ice, Varshan, and Gregoire.
While the above methods provide players with a variety of ways to obtain Exquisite Blood, some methods may be more consistent than others, making them a more effective means of accumulating large amounts of the resource. Additionally, Exquisite Blood and other boss summoning materials can be traded between players. Therefore, for players with enough Diablo 4 Gold, it is also a viable option to go to Social tab in options menu and activate the trade chat box to trade with other players for Exquisite Blood.
Best Way To Farm Exquisite Blood
Currently, Helltides has become the preferred way to obtain Exquisite Blood in the game. In addition, players who participate in Helltides can receive Living Steel as an additional reward. In previous seasons, Legion Events became the major way for players to quickly and reliably obtain Exquisite Blood because of their 30-minute spawn cooldown. Although this is still a valid strategy for players who like the event, it is no longer the best way to obtain Exquisite Blood.
In Helltides, players can obtain Exquisite Blood through a variety of ways. In order to efficiently collect Exquisite Blood and Living Steel, players should collect as many Aberrant Cinders as possible as soon as possible to quickly increase Threat Level. It is also crucial to kill all Hellborne or Helltide Assassins that appear.
In Helltide, players should open any Tortured Gifts of Living Steel or Tortured Gifts of Mysteries they find, and collect any Baneful Hearts and Boss Summoning Materials that drop. As Helltide nears its end, players should head to Blood Maiden Ritual Location, which is marked on the map with a horned demon icon. Use previously collected Baneful Hearts to summon and defeat Blood Maiden and her minions.
This process should be repeated until you have used up all of your Baneful Hearts. Near the end of Helltide, heading to Blood Maiden’s spawn location may reveal that there are other players fighting her there. Not only will this speed up the fight, but these players may also have Baneful Hearts that they can use to summon Blood Maiden again.
How To Summon Lord Zir?
In Diablo 4, you can only encounter the farmable version of Lord Zir at World Tier 4. To summon Echo of Lord Zir, here are some common Legion event locations:
- Carrowcrest Ruins in Scosglen
- Crusader’s Monument and Norgoi Vigil in Hawezar
- Dilapidated Aqueducts in Kehjistan
- Kor Dragan in Fractured Peaks
You need nine Exquisite Blood to summon Lord Zir, then head to a dungeon in the southeast of Fractured Peaks called Darkened Way. At the deepest end of this dungeon, there will be an altar that can be interacted with. By interacting with the altar, players can perform a Ritual of Blood and sacrifice the collected Exquisite Blood to trigger Lord Zir’s appearance. Players can summon this boss multiple times, but each summoning will consume the same amount of Exquisite Blood.
Tips For Fighting Tormented Lord Zir
To summon Tormented Lord Zir, players must prepare 21 Exquisite Blood and a Stygian Stone. Take these items to the altar in Darkened Way, which is the same as the standard version, and make a sacrifice. Defeating the summoned level 200 version of Lord Zir gives you a chance to get Mythic Uniques.
Tormented Lord Zir Boss summons Bloodseekers to aid him. Players will need to deal with a lot of fire damage, blood puddles, and the rest of sinister abilities. You can use Elixirs ensures high resistance to Fire and Shadow in this process.
In summary, with a bit of strategy and patience, you can make the most of Exquisite Blood, unlock and defeat Lord Zir, and progress further in the game and get substantial rewards.
