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[[File:Season 8 New Bosses.jpg|alt=Diablo 4 Season 8 New Bosses|thumb|Diablo 4 Season 8 New Bosses]]
<span class="white">'''Diablo 4 Season 8: Season of Bosses''' [[File:Season icon.png|class=seasons]] - 29 April 2025. Season 8 was revealed during the 6 March 2025 developer chat and included a PTR.</span>

Season 8 focuses on the game's Bosses, Boss Powers and new Boss additions. Belial is the main antagonist setting the theme of this Season.

Start Season 8 by visiting the "Stranger" in Kyovashad near the Waypoint.

== New Bosses ==
New bosses are being added to the [[Boss Ladder]]. These include.

* [[Belial]] - The new hardest challenge on the Boss Ladder (Available to all players and will be the boss to beat).
* Urivar from [[Vessel of Hatred]] will be a boss but on the lower tier of the boss ladder (Difficulty similar to [[The Beast in the Ice|Beast in the Ice]]).
* The Harbinger of Hatred from VoH has also been added to the boss ladder. (Difficulty similar to [[Duriel]] and [[Andariel]])

These new bosses will utilise the same loot pools as existing bosses within their respective tier.

Vessel of Hatred specific bonuses such as Runes and Tributes are available as rewards.

Note that Belial, comes in different forms and will appear in other forms during the Season.

=== Belial Ambush ===
If players defeat any of the bosses, there is a small chance that Belial will spawn at the end of the boss fight giving players the opportunity to double their loot.

=== Belial Supreme Form ===
To access the Supreme form of Belial, players will need to defeat Belial in an ambush. This is the only way to acquire the Lair Key required to fight his Supreme form.
[[File:Belial rewards.jpg|alt=Belial rewards|thumb|Belial rewards]]

=== Supreme Form Rewards ===
Unlike other bosses, when Belial is defeated, they can access his Hoard of loot. Once accessed, players can mimic the rewards from any other Boss. 

Ancestral uniques and [[Infernal Compass|Infernal Compasses]] will also be dropped.

== Apparition Incursions ==
The main open world events are called Apparition Incursions. These are fast-paced, Boss-rush-style events. Players must take down up to two Apparition Bosses from a pool of ten that can potentially appear. At the end of the Battle, Belial appears and only once he is defeated does the event conclude.

=== How Apparition Incursions Work ===
A green marker can be seen on the ground and when the Apparition Incursion starts, a status bar and timer is activated under the mini-map.  When the bar is full, a Boss will appear which needs to be defeated.

When the first boss is vanquished, you need to move on to the next marker and repeat the process fending off the hordes of enemy. Once the second Boss spawns and is defeated, you will then face Belial's lesser form.

Once Belial is defeated, a rewards chest will drop.

=== Acquiring Spectral Ash ===
Spectral Ash is required to level-up the Boss Powers and this is acquired by taking part in the Aparition Incursion events.

Spectral Ash can be picked up from defeating the Bosses and Belial. It can also be acquired from wandering Aparitions which are indicated on the map.

== Boss Powers ==
There are a total of 24 Boss Powers to collect in Season 8. These are acquired from a first-time kill of a targeted Boss. Simply find an Apatition Incursion, kill the Boss and the Boss Powers menu will unlock. 

* '''1-10 Boss Powers''' -From Aparition Boss Powers
* '''3  Boss Powers''' - Fom the three World Bosses.
* '''8  Boss Powers -''' From Lair Bosses
* '''2  Boss Powers''' - From Belial.

== Main and Modifier Boss Powers ==
[[File:Boss Powers.jpg|alt=Boss Powers|thumb|Boss Powers]]
Each Boss Power has a main power and a modifier power. Each power's tooltip details what the power does when selected as the main power and what it does when selected as a modifier.

Only one Boss Power can be selected as a main power and the remaining three slots in the UI will use the modifier of the others slotted into the UI.

These Boss powers will get more powerful as you level and also scale with your Paragon level, so as you become more powerful, so does the Boss Power.

=== Boss Powers List ===
{| class="skillfeatures"
|+
!Name
!Powers
!Acquired From
|-
|'''Wandering Death’s Chest Beam'''[[File:Wandering-Death-Chest-Beam.png|alt=Wandering Death's Chest Beam|thumb|none]]
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* '''Main''': While Channeling a Skill, spawn a beam that deals 2100% Frostbite damage per second. Enemies hit take 50%[x] increased damage from you for 1 second.
* '''Modifier''': Your Main Boss Power instantly Executes Non-Boss enemies hit with less than 25% Life. When you Execute enemies you gain 25 Primary Resource.
|World Boss, Wandering Death
|-
|'''Ashava’s Poison Breath'''[[File:Ashava-Poison-Breath.png|alt=Ashava's Poison Breath|thumb|none]]
|
* '''Main''': Hitting an enemy affected by Damage over Time spawns a wave of acid that deals 8,400% Poisoning damage over 4 seconds. Applies 10% more Poisoning for each 1% of the target’s current Life affected by Damage over Time.
* '''Modifier''': Once per activation, damaging an enemy with your Main Boss Power also applies 315% Poisoning damage to it over 3 seconds.
|World Boss, [[Ashava]]
|-
|'''Avarice’s Explosive Ore'''[[File:Averices-Explosive-Ore.png|alt=Averice's Explosive Ore|thumb|none]]
|
* '''Main''': When you gain excess Primary Resource, spawn a Piece of Ore. After 2.5 seconds the Piece of Ore explodes dealing 4,900% Fire damage. You can spawn up to 3 Pieces of Ore at once.
* '''Modifier''': Activating your Main Boss Power spends all your Primary Resource to increase its damage by 0.2%[x] per Resource point spent
|World Boss, Avarice the Gold Curse
|-
|'''Allek’s Talons'''[[File:Alleks-Talons.png|alt=Allek's Talons|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Casting a Basic Skill applies 1,400% Sparking damage over 4 seconds to enemies it hit.
* '''Modifier''': Gain 5% Movement Speed, increased by 0.5% for each 1% Cooldown Reduction you have, up to a maximum of 30%.
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Beastmaster’s Training'''[[File:Beastnasters-Training.png|alt=Beastnaster's Training|none|thumb]]
|
* Main: Whenever you cast a Summon Skill or call a Mercenary for Reinforcement, one of your Summons or Mercenaries Stuns surrounding enemies for 4.00 seconds and gains 75.0% Damage Reduction.
* Modifier: Your Summons deal 5%[x] more damage, increased by 0.25%[x] for each 1% Bonus Critical Strike Damage you have from items and Paragon, up to a maximum of 150.00%[x].
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Blackmailer’s Sabotage'''[[File:Blackmailers-Sabotage.png|alt=Blackmailer's Sabotage|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Casting a Core Skill while you have a Barrier Knocks Down Close enemies for 3.0 seconds. This cannot occur on the same enemy more than once every 5 seconds.
* '''Modifier''': Whenever you gain Fortify, additionally gain 30% of the amount as Barrier.
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Flesh Reaper’s Disruption'''[[File:Fleshreapers-Disruption.png|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Damaging a Vulnerable enemy removes the Vulnerable and then Stuns them and surrounding enemies for 5.25 seconds. This Stun applies 100% more Stagger to Bosses.
* '''Modifier''': Gain 5%[x] Vulnerable Damage, increased by 0.50%[x] for each 1% of Crowd Control Duration Bonus you have, up to a maximum of 20.00%[x].
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Hatred’s Embrace’s Haste'''[[File:Hatreds-Embraces-Haste.png|alt=Hatred’s Embrace’s Haste|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Casting a Shadow or Fire Skill grants 3.0% increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds, up to 30.0%.
* '''Modifier''': Gain 5%[+] Critical Strike Chance, increased by 0.5%[+] for each 1% Shadow Resistance from bonuses you have, up to a maximum of 50.0%[+].
*
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Kirma’s Sparks'''[[File:Kirmas-Sparks.png|alt=Kirma’s Sparks|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': When you Evade, apply 1,400% Sparking damage over 4 seconds to Close enemies.
* '''Modifier''': Your Evade Cooldown is reduced by 5%, increased by 0.2% for each 1% Lightning Resistance from bonuses you have, up to a maximum of 30%.
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Outlaw Sharpshooter’s Eye'''[[File:Outlaw-Sharpshooters-Eye.png|alt=Outlaw Sharpshooter’s Eye|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Dealing Direct Damage to a Distant enemy Slows them and surrounding enemies by 78% for 5 seconds.
* '''Modifier''': You deal increased damage to Enemies the further they are from you, up to 20.00%[x].
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Sinerat’s Flames'''[[File:Sinerats-Flames.png|alt=Sinerat’s Flames|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Using a Mobility Skill Burns Close enemies for 350% Burning damage over 4 seconds.
* '''Modifier''': Gain 5%[x] increased damage to all Elements. For each 1% of an Element’s Resistance from bonuses, gain 0.2%[x] increased damage for that Element, up to a maximum of 15.5%[x].
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Skerg’s Toxin'''[[File:Skergs-Toxins.png|alt=Skerg’s Toxin|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': When an enemy deals direct damage to you, apply 4,200% Poisoning damage to them over 4 seconds.
* '''Modifier''': When you take damage from a Damage Over Time effect, you have a 5% chance to be Healed instead, increased by 50% of your Poison Resistance from bonuses, up to a maximum of 50%.
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
|'''Torusk’s Rage'''[[File:Torusks-Rage.png|alt=Torusk’s Rage|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Damaging a Crowd Controlled enemy makes them and surrounding enemies Unstoppable but you gain 20.0%[x] increased Damage, Attack Speed, and Movement Speed for 3 seconds.
* '''Modifier''': Gain 5%[+] Attack Speed, increased by 0.25%[+] for each 1% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies you have, up to a maximum of 20.00%[+].
|Apparition Incursion event
|-
| colspan="3" |<center><font class="range">'''Torment 1 or Higher'''</font></center>
|-
|'''Belial’s Crystal Decoy'''[[File:Belials-Crystal-Decoy.png|alt=Belial’s Crystal Decoy|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': When you Cast an Agility, Defensive, or Macabre skill, spawn a crystal that Taunts enemies and explodes after 3 seconds, dealing 4,200% Shadow damage.
* '''Modifier''': Activating your Main Boss Power Fears Nearby enemies for 0.75 seconds and deals 350% Shadow damage to them.
|Defeat Belial in a Lair Boss ambush
|-
|'''Lilith’s Wind of Hate'''[[File:Liliths-Wind-of-Hate.png|alt=Lilith’s Wind of Hate|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': When you Cast a skill, attack enemies with a wave of spikes that lasts 2 seconds and deals 2,800% Physical damage. Enemies take 60%[x] increased damage from Wind of Hate each time it hits them, up to 300%[x].
* '''Modifier''': Hitting an Elite enemy with a Main Boss Power creates an inert Blister Clone with 10% of their Maximum Life for 15 seconds. Killing the Blister removes 4.00% of the Elite's Life. An Elite can have up to 1 Blister active at once, and a Boss can have up to 2 Blisters. Enemies with Resilience cannot spawn Blisters.
|Defeat Lilith
|-
|'''Belial’s Eye Beams'''[[File:Belials-Eye-Beams.png|alt=Belial’s Eye Beams|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': After you drink a Healing Potion, gain 50% Damage Reduction for 2 seconds and summon eye beams that Corrupt enemies for 3,063% damage over 3.5 seconds. Then, your Healing Potion becomes disabled for 5 seconds. You may drink your Healing Potion while at full Life.
* '''Modifier''': Activating your Main Boss Power grants Stealth for 2 seconds. You deal 30%[x] increased Overpower Damage while Stealthed.
|Defeat Exalted Lair Boss Belial, Lord of Lies
|-
|'''Andariel’s Flaming Skull'''[[File:Andariels-Flaming-Skull.png|alt=Andariel’s Flaming Skul|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': After standing still for 1 second, summon a skull for 4 seconds that rotates around you and breathes fire that Burns enemies for 3,150% damage over 3 seconds.
* '''Modifier''': Enemies take 20.0%[x] more damage from your Damage over Time effects.
|Defeat the Greater Lair Boss, [[Andariel]]
|-
|'''Beast in the Ice’s Sleet'''[[File:Beast-in-the-Ice-Sleet.png|alt=Beast in the Ice’s Sleet|none|thumb]]
|
* After Casting 3 Skills which apply Crowd Control or Stagger effects, shoot out sleet spikes that deal 5,600% Cold damage and Freeze enemies for 2 seconds.
* Modifier: Your Main Boss Power now Chills enemies it damages for 50.0%[x].
|Defeat the Initiate Lair Boss, [[The Beast in the Ice|Beast in the Ice]]
|-
|'''Grigoire’s Lightning Square'''[[File:Grigoire-Lightning-Square.png|alt=Grigoire’s Lightning Square|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': After you Cast a Core Skill, lightning tiles outward for 1.2 seconds dealing 1,750% Lightning damage per strike.
* '''Modifier''': Once per activation, damaging an enemy with your Main Boss Power Stuns enemies it hits for 5.00 seconds.
|Defeat the Initiate Lair Boss, [[Grigoire]]
|-
|'''Lord Zir’s Blood Pool'''[[File:Lord-Zir-Blood-Pool.png|alt=ord Zir’s Blood Pool|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': After you damage an enemy, spawn a pool of blood that deals 2,800% Bleeding damage per second over 4 seconds. You can have up to 3 active pools.
* '''Modifier''': Activating your Main Boss Power Heals you for 36.0% of your Maximum Life over 3 seconds.
|Defeat the Initiate Lair Boss, [[Lord Zir]]
|-
|'''Varshan’s Life Steal'''[[File:Varshans-Life-Steal.png|alt=Varshan’s Life Steal|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': Every 1 second , attach a leeching beam to the closest enemy which deals 4,900% Corrupting damage to them and restores 15% of your Maximum Life.
* '''Modifier''': Activating your Main Boss Power inflicts Nearby enemies with 1,400% Corrupting damage over 2 seconds.
|Defeat Initiate Lair Boss, [[Varshan]]
|-
|'''Urivar’s Lobbed Bombs'''[[File:Urivar-Lobbed-Bombs.png|alt=Urivar’s Lobbed Bombs|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': After you Cast an Ultimate Skill, lob 4 bombs that deal 2,800% Fire damage. Gain 15% Cooldown Reduction.
* '''Modifier''': Killing an enemy with your Main Boss Power reduces your Ultimate Skill's Cooldown by 0.58 seconds.
|Defeat Initiate Lair Boss, Urivar.  (VoH only)
|-
|'''Harbinger of Hatred’s Volley'''[[File:Harbinger-of-Hatred-Volley.png|alt=Harbinger of Hatred’s Volley|none|thumb]]
|
* '''Main''': After damaging a Vulnerable enemy, shoot piercing projectiles that last 1.3 seconds, dealing 1,750% Fire damage and applying Vulnerable. Deals 40%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
* '''Modifier''': Casting a Basic Skill while at Maximum Resource spends it all to make all Nearby enemies Vulnerable. Activating your Main Boss Power grants 30.0%[x] increased Vulnerable Damage for 5 seconds.
|Defeat Greater Lair Boss, Harbinger of Hatred.
|}

== Boss Changes ==

=== Boss Tiers ===
'''Note:''' all the following changes are permanent once Season 8 concludes:

What was known as the [[Boss Ladder|Ladder Bosses]] have been changed to tiers as follows:

* Initiate Lair Bosses: [[The Beast in the Ice|Beast in the Ice]], [[Grigoire]], [[Lord Zir]], [[Varshan]], and Urivar (available for Vessel of Hatred owners only).
* Greater Lair Bosses: [[Andariel]], [[Duriel]], and Harbringer of Hatred (available for Vessel of Hatred owners only).
* Exalted Lair Bosses: Belial, Lord of Lies.

To fight any Lair Boss, players must be in [[Difficulties|Torment Level]] 1 or higher.

=== Acquiring Loot Changes ===

* Lair Bosses no longer require boss materials to summon and provide a vastly reduced reward upon death. Instead, when a Lair boss dies, a chest called a Hoard will spawn containing its loot. Each player must individually spend boss materials to open their Hoard.
* The first Unique item dropped by a Lair Boss will be from their unique pool. Further Unique Items will have a 50% chance to be from the general Unique pool.
* When playing in a party, Lair Bosses have a 33% chance per additional party member to drop an extra Unique Item from their unique pool.
* Lair Bosses now drop 5 Unique Items in Torment IV, instead of 6.

=== Lair Boss Keys ===
Materials are no longer used to summon, but the phrase "keys" is now being used for the single material required to open the Boss Hoard rewards chests at the end of the battle.

* Each boss requires a Lair Boss Key to unlock their Hoard. This is one specific item for each boss, such as: Malignant Heart ([[Varshan]]), Living Steel ([[Grigoire]]), Distilled Fear ([[The Beast in the Ice|Beast in the Ice]]), Exquisite Blood ([[Lord Zir]]), Judicator’s Mask (Urivar), Shard of Agony ([[Duriel]]), Pin-Cushioned Doll ([[Andariel]]), Hatred Hearts (Harbringer of Hatred, Betrayer’s Husk (Belial, Lord of Lies).
* All Initiate Lair Bosses have the chance to drop a [[Stygian Stone]], which can be converted into any Greater Lair Boss Key of your choice.
* Lair Boss Keys can stack up to 99.

=== Map and Tooltip Changes ===

* A new icon has been added to the Boss Lairs on the map and tooltips for each Lair.
* You can now teleport directly to a Boss Lair
* Each Boss Lair description on the map lists the required Hoard Key and if you currently own a sufficient amount.

== New Uniques ==

=== Barbarian ===
{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
|{{:Bane of Ahjad-Den}}
|}

=== Druid ===
{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
|{{:Gathlen's Birthright}}
|}

=== Rogue ===

{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
|{{:Bands of Ichorous Rose}}
|}

=== Necromancer ===

{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|{{:Sanguivor, Blade of Zir}}
|}

===Sorcerer===

{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|{{:Hail of Verglas}}
|}

=== Spiritborn ===

{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
|{{:Sunbird's Gorget}}
|}

== New Aspects ==

=== Barbarian ===
{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
{{:Aspect of Delayed Extinction}}
|}

=== Druid ===

{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
{{:Aspect of Impending Deluge}}
|}

=== Rogue ===

{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
{{:Aspect of Contamination‎‎}}
|}

=== Necromancer ===

{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
{{:Aspect of Service and Sacrifice‎‎}}
|}

=== Spiritborn ===
{| class="skillfeatures sortable"
|-
{{:Rip and Tear Aspect‎‎ }}
|}

== New Battle Pass - Reliquaries ==
Season 8 introduces a [[Seasons#New Battle Pass - Reliquary System|new Battle Pass]]  which allows players to target specific rewards through the Reliquaries system. 
[[Category:Seasons]]