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{{Monster navbox|{{Act Bosses}}}}[[Image:Mon-duriel.jpg|frame]]Duriel is a [[Demons|Demon]], a [[Superuniques|SuperUnique]], and an [[Act Bosses|Act Boss]]. | {{Monster navbox|{{Act Bosses}}}}[[Image:Mon-duriel.jpg|frame]]Duriel is a [[Demons|Demon]], a [[Superuniques|SuperUnique]], and an [[Act Bosses|Act Boss]]. | ||
Duriel is the boss of Act Two, and must be defeated to advance to Act Three. He's found in the one true | Duriel is the boss of [[Act Two]], and must be defeated to advance to [[Act Three]]. He's found in the one true [[Tomb of Tal Rasha]], and reached by inserting the completed [[Horadric Staff]] into the orifice. Characters who descend through the tunnel opened by this event will encounter Duriel in a small, pit-like level where the demon's speed and charging ability can be put to merciless use. Duriel must be defeated to complete the [[Quests_Act_Two#Quest_Six:_The_Seven_Tombs|last quest in Act Two]], before moving on to Act Three is possible. | ||
Duriel is a juggernaut of crunching, close range pain. Possessed of massive size, a fierce charging attack, and a rapid fire jab, Duriel can beat his way through the toughest meat shields, while protecting himself with a movement and attack-slowing Holy Freeze aura. His aura can not be resisted or negated with any type of equipment, including "Can not be frozen" gear. It can be avoided by standing some distance away from him; v1.10 greatly reduced the radius of Holy Freeze and most other target-effecting auras, and ranged attackers can now stand clear of the cold if they back up to the corners of Duriel's pit. | Duriel is a juggernaut of crunching, close range pain. Possessed of massive size, a fierce charging attack, and a rapid fire jab, Duriel can beat his way through the toughest meat shields, while protecting himself with a movement and attack-slowing Holy Freeze aura. His aura can not be resisted or negated with any type of equipment, including "Can not be frozen" gear. It can be avoided by standing some distance away from him; v1.10 greatly reduced the radius of Holy Freeze and most other target-effecting auras, and ranged attackers can now stand clear of the cold if they back up to the corners of Duriel's pit. | ||
Prior to v1.09, Duriel was one of the nastiest monsters in the game, and hardcore characters feared to face him without a nicely mixed party with minions, high hit point bonuses, and varied types of damage. In v1.09 Duriel was nerfed a bit, especially the speed with which he launched his first attack and the damage he did with his Charge. This took away his "kill you before the level finishes loading" capability, and as of v1.11 he's still a brute, but not an especially deadly one. | Prior to v1.09, Duriel was one of the nastiest monsters in the game, and [[hardcore]] characters feared to face him without a nicely mixed party with minions, high hit point bonuses, and varied types of damage. In v1.09 Duriel was nerfed a bit, especially the speed with which he launched his first attack and the damage he did with his Charge. This took away his "kill you before the level finishes loading" capability, and as of v1.11 he's still a brute, but not an especially deadly one. | ||
* Stats are displayed by difficult level: '''Normal / Nightmare / Hell'''. | * Stats are displayed by difficult level: '''Normal / Nightmare / Hell'''. | ||
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=Offense= | ==Offense== | ||
Duriel's stats are all preset. He does not get any random [[Monster Modifiers]]. | Duriel's stats are all preset. He does not get any random [[Monster Modifiers]]. | ||
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=Defenses= | ==Defenses== | ||
Like the other act bosses, Duriel does not regenerate any hit points. | Like the other act bosses, Duriel does not regenerate any hit points. | ||
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=Resistances= | ==Resistances== | ||
* Resistances over 99% are listed as immunities and monsters will take no damage from that type of attack. | * Resistances over 99% are listed as immunities and monsters will take no damage from that type of attack. | ||
* <font color="#FF0000">Immunities</font> can be "broken" by skills that lower resistance, if the value drops below 99%. See the [[Resistances#Immunities|Resistances]] page for more details. | * <font color="#FF0000">Immunities</font> can be "broken" by skills that lower resistance, if the value drops below 99%. See the [[Resistances#Immunities|Resistances]] page for more details. | ||
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=Locations= | ==Locations== | ||
All SuperUniques (except for [[Uber Diablo]]) are found in roughly the same location every game, on all three difficulty levels. (Except for the [[Uber Monsters]] who are only found on Hell Difficulty.) | All SuperUniques (except for [[Uber Diablo]]) are found in roughly the same location every game, on all three difficulty levels. (Except for the [[Uber Monsters]] who are only found on Hell Difficulty.) | ||
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| '''Act 2:''' In Tal Rasha's Tomb, entered through a wall that is collapsed by inserting the [[Horadric Staff]] into the orifice, in the one true tomb reached from the [[Canyon of the Magi]]. | | '''Act 2:''' In Tal Rasha's Tomb, entered through a wall that is collapsed by inserting the [[Horadric Staff]] into the orifice, in the one true tomb reached from the [[Canyon of the Magi]]. | ||
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