Diablo 4 is one of those glaring and hell-grinding games you will ever play. The game has a lot of fight scenes with amazing skills and builds. There are also dungeon fights, tough bosses, and barbarians who are ready to toss your skin to the birds.
Even though the game is as tough as hell, you will get amazing rewards if come out alive in a fight. While this has been experienced in the game for so long. You will come across many brutal lords and foes in the game.
Such of these brutal bosses is the Butcher. The Butcher is a tough warrior with the look of a beast all over their body. Very feracious and cumbersome, it will charge against you when he sights you.
No matter your efforts, it ensures that it sends you to continue the dungeon afresh by defeating you. From his armor and weapons, it’s likely impossible to win this wicked beast. But if you’re ready to learn the secrets to toss the beast around like a balloon, read on as I have detailed the steps I took when facing the Butcher.
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How to Defeat the Butcher in Diablo 4
Before you go to fight this beast, you must have equipped yourself with the best weapons, armor, and your class. Not minding your class, there are also important things to note when fighting this beast.
Number one is not to take damage. You must be very smart to dodge his attacks when he flings its weapons. Secondly, you must equip yourself with a weapon that will deal him severe damage when you struck him. Even though following these steps may not be possible, you must do this to win the Butcher.
Also, have in mind that the Butcher you will encounter spawns based on your level in the game. No matter the level you’re and the butcher spawns, it must be very powerful. So, when you’ve encountered by a butcher, don’t be surprised if he slew your character of level 10.
This goes to say if you have a higher level of character will not prevent the butcher from killing you. But you must ensure you have the best weapons and armor to challenge the beast. Get more spells, and get level-lock equipment you will use in the fight.
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Fighting The Butcher
With the Butcher’s cleavers, it charges and rushes toward you rapidly to slash your skin. By its speed, you will find it difficult to dodge or even counter its attack.
It will be difficult to dodge or defend yourself if the Butcher continuous charging and slashes you nonstop. Having known this, you should note that shields and barriers are very important to shield you from its attacks.
With the barriers in place, you can run behind them to save yourself. If you’re using the Sorcerer’s build, then the Sorcerer’s Ice Armor will be of great help in this scenario. But if you’re equipped with the Sorcerer’s build, you can use other defensive equipment to defend your character.
Although the Butcher will charge you with ferocious speed to destroy you. It doesn’t mean the speed gives him more advantage over you. You can also run and dodge his attacks when waiting for cooldowns to reset.
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Don’t form a staunch man when the beast is charging toward you and your weapons are still high. Take cover, run from it till they cool down and you unleash your deadly salvo on it again.
Also, when fighting The Butcher, there are shrines in the environment to make use of. Don’t waste time activating them to counter The Butcher as they’re very helpful in the fight.
Apart from these running, dodging, and attacking. Also, look forward to dealing more damage to The Butcher as this is what can weaken it only. When you strike hard at the butcher, his health deteriorates while yours will increase a bit.
So, it’s an advantage to build your health loss. When you fight the Butcher with some skills and builds like the Rogue’s Shadow Imbuement, Sorcerer’s Hydra, and Necromancer’s undead armies.
They will assist you during the fight, therefore, inflicting heavy damage on the Butcher. Even as you’re fighting with all these, you must ensure your gear perks are supplementing the fight.
Let’s not forget that you can also be lucky when fighting the butcher. Especially, when you come across the butcher rounded with many foes. When you successfully get the Butcher out of your other enemies. You will have some advantage fighting The Butcher as his warriors won’t come towards you.