Ashava in Diablo 4 - The first world boss, which is a poisonous dragon that has powerful area attacks and dangerous long-range abilities. Given the characteristics of the monster and the lack of experience in the battle with world bosses, knowing the right tactics will help you defeat Ashav in Diablo IV.
In the guide, we will tell you in detail where to find the deadly poisonous dragon and what attacks it has. Read on to find out what rewards you can get for killing Ashava in Diablo 4.
When Ashava Appears: Schedule
Based on the data on the appearance of world bosses, we can say that they are reborn 1 time in 6 hours. Next, imagine exact schedule Ashava's Appearances in Diablo 4 (UTC):
- 19.07.23/19/39 at 30:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 20.07.23/03/04 at 43:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 21.07.23/15/29 at 08:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 21.07.23/20/54 at 21:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 23.07.23/10/18 at 45:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 23.07.23/15/12 at 15:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 23.07.23/20/37 at 28:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 25.07.23/09/01 at 53:XNUMX:XNUMX.
- 25.07.23/14/27 at 06:XNUMX:XNUMX.
All players will receive a notification for 10 minutes until Ashava appears, after which a countdown timer will appear under the mini-map on the right side of the screen.
When the timer reaches zero, for all players (up to 12 people) that are in the "Hearth", the event "world boss". At this point, Ashava will crawl out of her nest and a new timer will appear on the right side under the mini-map, which indicates a countdown in 15 minutes, for which you need to kill this boss.
Where to find Ashava
World Boss Ashava usually spawns in the "Hearth", which is located in the lower right part of the location"Shattered Spires". Nearest waypoints for fast travel:
- Above and to the left of the crucible - "Bear Tribe Hideout».
- Below and to the left of the crucible - "Elena».
The boss is less likely to spawn in the arena Can Adar in location Skosglen (north of waypoint Korbach).
The battlefield is a large lake covered with ice. Ashava's nest is located in the center of the crucible, inside of which a giant monster appears from the ground. To participate in the event with this world boss, do not leave the crucible until the final victory.
Ashava attacks
World Boss Ashava has a variety of melee and ranged attacks that deal significant damage and pose a serious threat to the player. Knowing all of Ashava's combat abilities will help you avoid lethal damage and destroy the monster in the allotted time.
Poison breath
The boss periodically exhales a poisonous stench that can cause light or medium damage (depending on the character's resistance to this type of damage). This attack creates up to three poisonous pools.
poisonous puddles
After attacking with poisonous breath, poisonous puddles form under the monster's mouth. The more often Ashava uses this breath, the more poisonous areas will appear in the arena. Each puddle lasts 20 seconds.
Bite
The boss occasionally bites the characters he sees in front of him 1-4 times in a row. If there are no heroes directly in front of the monster's muzzle, Ashava can extend its head towards the nearest player to bite them. On average, these strikes do moderate damage, but the last bite in the series does more damage.
Jump attack
At intervals of several normal attacks, Ashava crouches, then jumps within the frozen lake. Upon landing, the boss breaks the ice under him, knocking down players in the area of effect and dealing moderate damage to them.
attack with wings
Ashava can plunge his wings into the ice and make a sharp flap. All players in the path of the boss's wings can be pulled and then take moderate to heavy damage from this attack.
Cotton
During this attack, the boss raises his wing high, after which he hits the ice with it. Characters in the affected area will take moderate to heavy damage.
Circle attack
Sweeping attacks with wing spikes are Ashava's most powerful combat skill and can knock heroes off their feet. When the boss pulls one wing back (the movement is similar to a simple wing attack), this is the signal to start a circular strike. During this attack, the boss inflicts a lightning strike around him (360 degrees), after which he repeats this movement for half of this trajectory (180 degrees).
How to kill Ashava in Diablo 4
Defeating the world boss on the first try will not be easy, but the tips below will help you defeat Ashava with minimal loss of health and time. Also, to increase the chances of winning, you can take friends or trusted people who have gaming experience and the necessary equipment into a group.
Use boss phases to heal
The four red triangles on the boss health bar represent battle stages. Each inverted triangle will make the current fight more difficult and Ashava will start to fight more furiously. After the start of a new stage of the battle, several vials of health will drop from the side of the world boss, which players can use.
Stun the world boss
Under Ashava's health bar, there is a bar with a skull. This daze streak, which fills up as players subject the World Boss to CC effects such as Freeze or Stun. Abilities like this won't proc on Ashava, but they do fill a stagger bar. When the scale reaches 100%, the indicator will turn sky turquoise, and the boss will be immobile for 12 seconds. During this time, all players must deal as much damage as possible to Ashava.
Stock up on Poison Resistance Elixirs
When fighting this monster, players will receive very lots of poison damage, which does a lot of damage over time. It is important to stock up on the alchemist with elixirs that will help minimize the damage from Ashava's poisonous attacks.
Self-resurrect after death
If they died during the battle with the world boss, then you should not wait for the resurrection by the allies. This will only reduce damage to the monster by living players, as well as increase the risk of dying again at the spawn site. So after death resurrect yourself and return to the battle.
Avoid dangerous areas
Don't stand in hazardous areas defeats, because then no heal, shield or healing potion will save the character from death. Keep a close eye on the attacks of the boss and try to move to safe parts of the arena in time.
Hazardous puddles are created for 20 seconds after Ashavu's poisonous breath, and during the jump and slam, the boss breaks the ice under him, dealing damage in the area of effect. During these attacks, you can pre-determine the danger zone and get out of it.
Move away from the bite
Ashav's bite can deal enough damage to kill the character, so this ability cannot be ignored. As soon as you see that the boss pulls his head back to quickly pull his mouth to the nearest hero, then act as soon as possible: move to one side of Ashava's jaws and move out of the line of attack.
Memorize the attack animation with wings
Wing attack deals significant damage and pulls nearby characters, so it is important to what do boss moves look like before starting this action. As soon as Ashava plunges his huge spikes on the wings into the ice, then quickly run to the side. that the monster during this attack makes jerks in the direction from the head to the tail.
Follow your feet during a spin attack
Ashava's spin attack is the deadliest in this battle. When the boss starts this hit animation, it is important to determine which two rescue scenarios choose:
- If the character is close to the borders of the circular area that will be hit, then it is easier to run out of the circle and wait out the attack.
- If the character is too close to Ashava, then it is important to start moving in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the wing, and this is easiest to do along the smallest radius, so try to get closer to the monster's legs and move behind his back.
After dodging the first spinning blow, that Ashava will immediately repeat it, but already at half the distance.
Ashava Kill Rewards
After participating in the killing of the boss from the body of Ashava a reward will drop, which may contain:
- 0-1 large legendary chest "Trophies of Ashava».
- 1-3 items legendary qualities (orange rarity).
- 0-3 items rare qualities (yellow rarity).
- 0-3 items magical qualities (blue rarity).
- 1 diffuse prism to add a slot to an item.
- 4 heaps Gold.
Inside the legendary chestTrophies of Ashava» you can get the following reward:
- 0-2 items legendary qualities (orange rarity).
- 0-2 items rare qualities (yellow rarity).
- 0-2 items magical qualities (blue rarity).
- 0-4 raw precious stone for equipment slots.
- 2-4 piles Gold.
We hope that this guide helped you find and kill Ashava in Diablo 4. If you have any questions or want to share your opinion about the boss fight, then write about it in comments. In a special section on our website there are other useful Diablo IV guides.
