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Rare Elites Overview

Last Updated:February 22, 2025|Changelog

Rare Elites are special enemies in the world of Diablo 4. These rare enemies drop unique Rare Items with lore entries written at the bottom of the item. Let's take a deeper look at where to find these Elites and what to expect when they are killed.

Unique Rare Items

Rare Elites Overivew

Rare Elites spawn in specific places in the world. They always have the same name and elite affixes. They also have a 33% chance to drop a unique Rare Item specific to that enemy. You can farm them repeatedly, but you need to wait 5–10 minutes for respawns, depending on the number of people in the area.

The Rare Item can be modified just like the usual Rare Items. However, if Imprinted with a Legendary Aspect, they lose their flavor text at the bottom and turn into a generic Legendary item. Previously, these items had unique stats, which made the items extremely powerful in certain situations. This has been removed, and they can now have any of the usual stats on them.

Darkblade 285 X 506 — A Rare Elite Item called Darkblade

Location and Drops

Rare Elites Overivew

Each region of the world contains four Rare Elites. Below is all the information you need to determine which one to target, where they spawn, and what you get after killing them.