Duriel, King of Maggots Boss Guide

Welcome to the Duriel, King of Maggots Boss Guide. Here you will find all the information to gather Boss Lair Keys, summon the Boss, and successfully defeat it.

Duriel can be summoned within the Gaping Crevasse in the Kehjistan Desert. To challenge him, use the quick travel option by clicking the Gaping Crevasse, or travel there normally using the Gea Kul Waypoint.

Pay attention to each of the attacks used by Duriel, King of Maggots! The following section guides you through the boss's most dangerous abilities. New Fight Mechanics were announced as of Campfire for Season 8, these are not included below as they have not been seen yet.

Duriel's Abilities

The fight begins with Duriel unborrowing himself from the ground, appearing near the northern hole.

• Poison Strike - When Duriel attacks with his claw, he inflicts Poison on hit.
  • This is difficult to avoid, but doesn't hit very hard.
  • Evade or use a movement skill to move behind the boss.
• Poison Slam - Duriel slams his claw into the ground, creating a Poison pool, and causing several poisonous projectiles to splash out in a circle.
  • Move away from the impact point for the initial telegraph, but stay at close to medium range.
  • This way, you avoid the projectiles and the pools they spawn.
• Expel Waste - The boss inhales, and after a short delay, Duriel expels waste from his lower maw.
  • Move away from the boss so you can dodge between the projectiles.
• Rain of Maggots - Duriel raises his claws, causing maggots to rain from the ceiling.
  • Use AoE damage skills to clean up the maggots as you continue the fight.
• Rampaging Charge - Duriel charges wildly, flailing both of his claws in the process. Players caught at the end of the charge take significant damage.
  • This is a dangerous mechanic, so treat it with care.
  • When he begins his charge, move away from the boss.
  • If you're playing a melee build, wait for the move to finish before going in to attack.
• Claw Spike - As his health gets lower, Duriel begins using a move similar to Poison Slam, except it hits harder and doesn't spawn any pools.
  • Watch for the telegraph where he raises his claw, and move away from the boss to avoid the impact.

Pang of Duriel

Throughout the fight, Duriel buries himself into the floor, summoning Pangs of Duriel. These minions must be killed before he can reemerge.

• Pangs of Duriel - 3 of these minions emerge in the room when Duriel's health pool reaches 66% and 33%. They must be killed to get Duriel to appear.
  • While Duriel is burrowed, he will chase you underneath the ground. Standing in his Area of Effect will deal massive damage. Avoid it at all cost!
• Poison Spit - the Pang of Duriel occasionally spits out a nova of poisonous projectiles.
  • Avoid the projectiles by moving close to the minions.
• Rain of Maggots - the Pang of Duriel causes maggots to rain from the ceiling.
  • Use AoE damage skills to clean up the maggots as you continue the fight.

Useful Tips!

Before heading out, consider a quick stop at the Alchemist to pick up a Elixir of Poison Resistance II to help counter his Poison abilities.

Each Boss has a different loot table of Uniques and cosmetic item(s), with a chance of dropping the highly sought-after Mythic Unique items. How loot is distributed and rewarded has been changed with Season 8, and is now tied to using the Boss Lair Keys.

To receive loot, you must use 3x Shards of Agony to open the Hoard. The Hoard has 2 Unique items in Torment 1, granting one extra for each Torment difficulty increase, and 2 extra for Torment 4. You are guaranteed one boss-specific Unique when you open a Hoard. You can increase this by 1 for doing Torment 3 or higher, and another 1 for being in a party. While in a party, you have a 33% chance of getting 1 additional class-specific item per party member.

New for Season 8 is the General Unique Pool. On average, 50% of the non-guaranteed drops are now from the General Unique pool, and the other 50% are boss-specific Uniques.

Unique Loot table

The items listed below have an increased chance to drop from this Boss. You can still find items that aren't on the list, and you are not guaranteed to find a Unique every time you kill the boss.

Mythic Uniques

• All bosses have a chance to drop Mythic Unique items.
• These items are very powerful and very rare.

Most endgame builds use one of these items. Thankfully, the Boss ladder encounters have a greater chance of dropping them. This means you can focus on any boss that drops regular Unique items you are looking to obtain or upgrade while still having a chance at a Mythic Unique.

• Check out our Unique and Mythic Unique Guide for more details and more ways to obtain these truly Mythic items.

Cosmetic Reward

You can unlock the following exclusive cosmetic reward when you defeat Duriel, King of Maggots.

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Duriel, King of Maggots boss fight video guide.

Summary

Duriel, King of Maggots boss guide covers everything you need to know about where to go, and how to complete this encounter.

• Collect 3x Shards of Agony from Grigoire, The Galvanic Saint, and Echo of Varshan.
  • Then head to the Gaping Crevasse East of Gea Kul.
• Make sure your gear is the best it can be; Upgraded Armor and Gems.
• Duriel's attacks deal Poison damage, try grabbing Elixirs, which increase your Poison Resistance.
• Avoid the boss's attacks and resulting projectiles.
  • Kill Pangs of Duriel as quickly as possible!
  • As his health gets lower, Duriel gains dangerous new attacks.
• You can target farm many rare Uniques from Duriel, including Mythic Uniques!

Credits

Maintained by Avarilyn
Written by Tenkiei