| Diablo II Monsters [e] |
|---|
| Types |
| Animals • Demons • Undead |
| Info |
| Complete Monster Listing Modifiers • Experience Champions • SuperUniques |
| Monster Categories |
| Animals • Demons • Undead Act Bosses • Guest Monsters Objects • SuperUniques Uber Monsters |
is a Monster |
Balrogs are Demons, and the weakest form of Megademons.
These creatures are fierce melee brawlers who fire an Inferno breath attack before engaging in melee. The inferno was very dangerous in early versions of Diablo II, but it has been nerfed in more recent patches, and is no longer a great threat to any character with reasonable fire resistance.
Balrogs are still quite dangerous with their melee attack, and they move quickly and hit hard. Their AI is unusual, and they tend to dance around a bit, circling their target before closing in. This makes them slower to engage than more direct melee fighters, but can make a mob of them more dangerous, since they will completely surround their target in short order, rather than stacking up as they all try to take the shortest route to the character.
The weakest Balrogs in Hell difficulty are found on Abaddon, while the strongest are found on the Infernal Pit.
- All values are listed by difficulty level: Normal / Nightmare / Hell.
Locations
- Guest Monsters are found only in Act Five, and only on Nightmare and Hell difficulty levels.
- Monsters in areas marked "Boss Only" will only appear as random bosses or champions.
- Monsters in areas marked "No Boss" will never appear as random bosses or champions.
Act 4:
- Outer Steppes (Normal only, boss only)
Act 5:
Statistics
- The TC/Rune drops listed are the highest Treasure Class/Rune Group a normal monster of that type can drop.
- TC Champions and Bosses can sometimes drop from the next higher group.
- The max TC/Rune possible may depend on which level a monster spawns in, and can be lower than the maximum. See the item calculators to ascertain precisely what a monster from a given area can drop.
| Type | Level | Experience | Hit Points | Speed | Max TC/Rune |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Steppes | 24 / -- / -- | 566 / -- / -- | 179-215 / -- / -- | 10 | 33/Sol, -- , -- |
| Abaddon | -- / 60 / 81 | -- / 15553 / 59486 | -- / 2822-3360 / 12016-14305 | 10 | -- / 60/Ist, 78/Cham |
| Pit of Acheron | -- / 61 / 82 | -- / 16484 / 61253 | -- / 2895-3447 / 12257-14592 | 10 | -- / 60/Ist, 84/Zod |
| Infernal Pit | -- / 62 / 83 | -- / 17474 / 63020 | -- / 2895-3447 / 12257-14592 | 10 | -- / 63/Ist, 87/Zod |
Offense
Balrogs are melee attackers with the ability to use the Inferno spell from a distance. The Guest Monsters types add a % chance of fire damage adding to their melee hits.
| Type | Melee Attack #1 | Attack Rating #1 | Inferno |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Steppes | 8-15 / -- / -- | 303 / -- / -- | 54-78 / -- / -- |
| Abaddon | Physical + % chance of Fire: Norm: -- / Night: 39-58 + 19-39 (15%) Hell: 74-111 + 37-74 (25%) | -- / 1872 / 5209 | -- / 108-150 / 144-198 |
| Pit of Acheron | Physical + % chance of Fire: Norm: -- / Night: 40-61 + 20-40 (15%) Hell: 74-111 + 37-74 (25%) | -- / 1900 / 5270 | -- / 108-150 / 144-198 |
| Infernal Pit | Physical + % chance of Fire: Norm: -- / Night: 40-61 + 20-40 (15%) Hell: 75-112 + 37-75 (25%) | -- / 1929 / 5331 | -- / 108-150 / 144-198 |
Defenses
- Regen Rate tells what % of a monster's hit points are recovered per second. Standard is 1.2/sec.
- Blocking values are assigned to every monster in the game, but the ability is seldom enabled, so most monsters can not block (Hence the blocking % given on most Diablo II monster pages, including Blizzard's, is inaccurate.) When enabled, blocking tells what % of successful, blockable attacks will not damage the monster. Monsters need not carry a shield to block.
- Drain Effectiveness tells what % of a character's mana and life steal apply to that monster. 100 is all, 0 is none.
- Chill Effectiveness tells what % of a character's cold length applies to the monster. 100 is all, 0 is no freeze/chill at all.
| Type | Defense | Blocking | Regen Rate | Drain Effectiveness | Chill Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Steppes | 145 / -- / -- | -- | 1.2/sec | 100 / -- / -- | 50 / -- / -- |
| Abaddon | -- / 938 / 1818 | -- | 1.2/sec | -- / 85 / 66 | -- / 40 / 33 |
| Pit of Acheron | -- / 952 / 1837 | -- | 1.2/sec | -- / 85 / 66 | -- / 40 / 33 |
| Infernal Pit | -- / 966 / 1858 | -- | 1.2/sec | -- / 85 / 66 | -- / 40 / 33 |
Resistances
- Resistances over 99% are listed as immunities and monsters will take no damage from that type of attack.
- Immunities can be "broken" by skills that lower resistance, if the value drops below 99%. See the Resistances page for more details.
| Type | Physical | Fire | Cold | Lightning | Poison | Magic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Steppes | 0% / -- / -- | 70% / -- / -- | 0% / -- / -- | 0% / -- / -- | 0% / -- / -- | 0% / -- / -- |
| Abaddon | -- / 0% / 50% | -- / 80% / 140% | -- / 0% / 0% | -- / 0% / 33% | -- / 100% / 50% | -- / 0% / 20% |
| Pit of Acheron | -- / 0% / 50% | -- / 80% / 140% | -- / 0% / 0% | -- / 0% / 33% | -- / 100% / 50% | -- / 0% / 20% |
| Infernal Pit | -- / 0% / 50% | -- / 80% / 140% | -- / 0% / 0% | -- / 0% / 33% | -- / 100% / 50% | -- / 0% / 20% |