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Diablo III Boss Modifiers are special bonus properties that [[bosses]] and [[champions]] randomly spawn, or that they have preset by the developers. These grant the bosses elemental effects, shielding, extra speed, damagemissile attacks, the ability to teleport or duplicate themselves, and much moremany others.

Regular * Random boss monsters sometimes appear (Champions with Blue names and random bosses with Yellow names) spawn with one property on Normal, and add one on each of these propertiesthe difficulty levels, up to four on Inferno. * Elite monsters, Purple names, are special creatures with special preset modifiers and altered AI, and they '''do not '''gain random modifiers on higher difficulty levels, presumably as part most of their base statsthem did in Diablo II. These Elites may gain additional modifiers on higher difficulty levels (for instance, The Warden gets [[Molten]] skeletonsand [[Jailer]] past Normal difficulty), for instancebut not randomly; they are all preset by the game developers, appear to replace the "Burning Dead" skeletons seen and their added properties may differ slightly in past Diablo gamesfunction or lethality from what random bosses get.

Random boss monsters spawn with one property on Normal, and add one on each This directory page gives brief descriptions of the difficulty levels, up properties; click to four on Inferno. It's not yet known how special [[Elite]] bosses with preset modifiers increase on higher difficulty levels -- in Diablo II most SuperUniques had one or the individual articles for far more pre-set propertiesdetail, including screenshots, movies, and gained additional random ones on Nightmare and Hellstrategy tips.

* See also the {{iw|Monster_modifier#Unique_Monster_Bonuses Diablo II Boss Modifiers}}.

Boss modifiers are not all available right from the startintroduced gradually. Which ones were The bosses found early in the game evolved during the beta test, earliest portions of Act One/Normal can only spawn with steadily fewer modifiers available, as many were moved to only appear later in the game. By the end one of the beta in April 2012, only three least dangerous Modifiers: [[TeleporterNightmarish]], [[Knockback]], and or [[NightmarishTeleporter]] were seen on random monsters in the majority of areas. Monsters on level two of This process evolved during the [[Den of the Fallen]] could spawn with those threebeta test, and might also manifest with [[Waller]], [[Jailer]]as nasty boss modifiers such as Arcane Enchanted, [[Molten]], or [[and Frozen]], though all were rarely seengradually removed/moved to higher monster levels.

As players progress through the game and meet higher level monsters, more of the modifiers become available for selection, and bosses get more and more dangerous.  Most of the other known boss modifiers appear later in throughout Normal difficulty, but there are numerous very dangerous a fair number of the most difficult boss properties that can only be seen encountered on Nightmare and aboveor Hell. There are no properties that are Inferno-only, though the fact that random bosses get 4 modifiers on that difficulty level is dangerous enough.

Some modifiers differ when seen can only be found on Champions or Bosses, (never on bosses) and some modifiers can not occur at all only be found on Bosses (never on Champions). Further, some will  * Champion only:** [[Avenger]]** [[Fire Chains]]** [[Health Link]] * Boss only appear :** [[Horde]]** [[Invulnerable Minions]]** [[Missile Dampening]] A few modifiers differ when encountered on a boss but not on his minionsBosses vs. Champions, and these are noted in the articles below. A full list isn't yet knownFor instance, but one obvious example is the [[Waller]] property. While Champions can Affix creates three sided boxes when used by a Boss, but only make short, straight walls with it, Bosses can make large squares and rectangles, always with one side missing, but quite sufficient to box (which may overlap in a fleeing characterdangerous T or + shapes) when cast by Champions.

This page is the master list of boss modifiers, arranged alphabetically. Each entry has a brief listing here; click to the individual pages for a fully detailed listing with screenshots and gameplay reports.

This boss modifier was first seen at the start of the Diablo 3 Beta test, where it was instantly the most dangerous property in the game. That initial version, which let the bosses and their minions, as well as Champions, summon multiple an Arcane damage [[Hydra]] (just one head, unlike the triple headed version of the Wizard skill), was very dangerous as the dragon head fired s which spit purple Arcane damage projectiles at a rapid stream of Arcane energy ballshigh rate. The  This effect was nerfed in the v5 Beta patch, and changed to the current "spinning second hand" style, which is much less dangerous. This was an unpopular change with fans, and it's often hoped the first Hydra head version will return in the full game, perhaps if only on higher difficulty levels.

* Monster Level Minimum: 3115

[[Avenger]] is a ChampionsChampion-only modifier that adds powers links the champions, granting a temporary bonus in size, strength, and speed to each remaining Champion the surviving champions whenever one is slain. The bonuses are most visible in the increased size of the enemy, and the Avengers damage and speed increase can be large enough that it's worth using strategy against these enemies.  Players may benefit from trying to damage them all equally, so that when one of dies the pack is slainothers are nearly dead as well. What This is preferable to killing one or two champions and leaving the powers are remains unspecifiedremaining ones powered up with full hit points.

* Monster Level Minimum: 51(Hell and Inferno only).

[[File:Boss-molten-unburied2.jpg|thumb|400px|An [[Unburied]] spawns a mass of Desecrator pits.]][[Desecrator]]s create a an orange-colored "glowing void zone" beneath the feet of a character. These function like small Firewalls, dealing damage to any character who stands in them. The void zones do take a second or so to come into effect, giving a visual warning so players have time to move, assuming they are not move once castblocked in by modifiers like [[Waller]] or [[Jailer]].  The Desecrated pools remain for a considerably time, and during long battles with a boss and minions all casting Desecration, entire screens can thus be avoided without great difficultycome virtually impassable due to the pits of damage.

* Available to: Rare/ChampionChampions, Bosses, and boss minions.

[[File:Boss-electrified1.jpg|thumb|300px350px|Electrified boss putting out massive sparks.]][[Electrified]] bosses are Diablo 3's version emit a steady stream of Lightning Enchanted bosses. These bosses emit sparks (plus more when struck, add they are hit) that skitter along the ground and deal lightning damage to their attacksanything they encounter, and enjoy a high much like the Wizard's [[Shock Pulse]] skill. They also have higher resistance to lightning damage , which in many instances (such as wellto a Demon Hunter using [[Lightning Ball]] or a Monk using [[Fists of Thunder]]) is more noticeable than their electrified spark attacks. Their sparking properties were first observed with awe in the Blizzcon 2009 and 2010 PvM demos, where the sheer amount of blueish sparks they spit out (whether being hit or not) made them seem like miniature arc reactors. This effect was toned down considerably during development and upon release these bosses were not dangerous in the "hit them and they make sparks" way that their Diablo 2 versions were. Since there is no MultiShot modifier in Diablo III, that intriguing combo from Diablo 2 does not recur.

Their sparking properties were first observed with awe in Note that the Blizzcon 2009 sparks count as hits and 2010 PvM demos, where the sheer amount of blueish sparks they spit out (whether being hit or not) made them seem like miniature arc reactors. Unlike their Diablo II version (Lightning Enchanted) the sparks no longer spit out in just four directions, like a "+" sign. They now travel in every directioncan trigger other Boss Modifiers, jittering wildly across healing the screenboss if it is [[Vampirific]].

* Monster Level Minimum: 2620* Available to: AllChampions and Bosses, but not boss minions.

[[Extra Health]] grants 150a 50% hit points point bonus to bosses and their minions. It also occurs on Champions. Note that all such monsters already have considerably increased hit points compared to normal monsters of their type, and this 150% is an increase on that existing bonus. This mod provides no other changes, but can pair with defensive mods such as [[Invulnerable Minions]] or [[Shielding]] to make for a very long fight. This is especially a problem in Inferno, as it increases the odds of hitting the [[Enrage]] timer.

* Monster Level Minimum: 31(Nightmare and above.)* Available to: AllChampions, Bosses, and boss minions receive the benefit.

[[Fast]] is precisely as it soundsincreases the speed of everything for champions, bosses, and their minions, and is one of the most dangerous modifiers, especially for kiting classes. These Fast monsters have get a 40% bonus to their movement speed, as well as a 20% bonus to attack speed and a 10% bonus to casting speed. The modifier isn't so bad on its own, but when it spawns on any dangerous monster type in Hell or Inferno, and stacks with other nasty modifiers, it can thus prove quite difficulty to avoidbe extremely dangerous.  The problem isn't so much the faster attack, but the foot speed bonus, since most character strategies involve staying just out of reach of enemies, or getting room to track down if they runand regenerate life or resource during combat. Fast bosses are too quick for this to work, often moving faster than characters and hitting constantly during efforts to escape. Rooting and slowing [[CC]] effects are essential against Fast enemies, as are movement skills.

* Available to: AllChampions, Bosses, and boss minions.

[[File:Firechains.jpg|thumb|350px|Fire Chains in action.]][[Fire Chains]] appear and disappear rapidlyare glowing, linking Champions with flaming fiery chains that link champions in groups of 2 or 3, and deal heavy fire damage to nearby players and their minionsany character that is touched by the chains. Four champions will not link into a square or trapezoid; instead there are a pair of chains linking two enemies, which will switch back to the triangle shape when one of the four is killed. This  The chains do not radiate or reach out, so it isn't that hard to avoid in most situations, but the monsters with this property only appears past Normal difficulty, seem to have their AI tweaked to do a bit more circling and only on Championsmoving around. (Not Thus a melee character can take on bosses.) A monster with fire one Champion, and it will either keep moving and get behind to stretch the chains over the player, or the other champions will attemptmove past and around, as stretching the chains that way. Fire Chained enemies are best fought in a groupsteady retreat or by circling around the perimeter, as it's very dangerous to surround or box in be within the midst of them. The chains have a player to inflict maximum damagerange of about a visible screen (perhaps 60 or 80 yards), and will disappear if the monsters get further apart than that, though they will reform instantly and without warning if the distance closes.

 * Monster Level Minimum: 31(Nightmare and later)* Available to: Championsonly.* Damage Type: StandardFire.

[[Frozen]] is an upgrade over Diablo 32's version of Cold Enchanted. These monsters hit with bonus added cold damage that chills can chill the targetwith a 50% movement debuff, but their most dangerous effect is the casting of little ice bombs. These appear scattered randomly around the area of the battle and rapidly expand in size. After a second or two they grow to their full size and it'explode in multiple [[Frost Nova]]s assumed that they have higher cold resistance as well. Frozen bosses which will freeze and Champions glow with render characters motionless for a blueish light and emit little puffs short time. Being hit by several of cold these at all timesonce seems to stack the frozen time, as a visual indication of their enchantmentand can be very deadly.

Near the end of the beta test, frozen bosses gained the ability to create five small ice orbs, which grow in size and then blow upWhile this property is not encountered until some distance through Normal difficulty, each emitting players get a Frost Nova during the battle. This upgrade was seen only from preview of it when they first encounter [[Captain Daltyn]]below [[Adria's Shack]]. [[Izual]] is another Elite with Frozen as an inherent property, as the Frozen modifier was raised in level to no longer spawn on regular bosses in the beta testand he creates a larger number of orbs spread over a larger area during his battle.

When During development Frozen [[bosses]] and [[Champions]] (but not minions, as left behind a core of ice at the Diablo 3 Beta) diemonster's death, they explode in which exploded a moment later, much as [[Frost NovaMolten]] does. This property was removed during development and replaced by the much more dangerous spread of ice cores that will briefly freeze players it strikeswe see in the released game.

* Monster Level Minimum: ?20

[[Horde]] is a rather simple modifier. It meanscauses bosses to spawn additional minions, quite simplytaking their support packs from 3 up to 8 or so, that there will be a horde of with more allowed on higher difficulty levels. In addition it can allow the boss to respawn minions in during the battle, a rare packbit like [[Illusionist]]. What attributes This can be very scary to the player as the solo boss is suddenly surrounded by 5 or 6 new minions will have will . Fortunately, these respawned Horde are fairly low on hit points, and can be dispatched quickly, especially by [[AoE]] attacks.  Their low hit points can also be dependent upon used for the rare bossplayer's advantage as their deaths are a good source of [[health orbs]], but horde will ensure and attacks that there trigger on enemy deaths, such as [[Cleave]]: [[Rupture]], [[Exploding Palm]], [[Frost Nova]]: [[Shatter]], and others can practicaly be spammed against Horde, mid-battle. That said, Horde can be very dangerous if they are a ''lot'' of minions[[glass cannon]] types, with big damage output to match their fragility. A pack that would spawn Beware hard hitting enemies such as [[Berserkers]], with three minions their massive club attacks, as 2 or 3 of those strikes will likely increase insta-kill most characters on most difficulty levels. * Monster Level Minimum: 31* Available to six or seven: Bosses only.* Damage Type: N/A.* Additional Resistances: N/A.

[[File:Screenshot430.jpg|thumb|400px|Illusionist desert wasps look scary.]][[Illusionist_(Elite_modifier)|Illusionist]] Bosses and Champions are able to create duplicates of themselves, much as {{iw|Baal Baal}} did in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. The clones have the same properties as are identical to the original, potentially including though they shimmer with a silvery light (which makes it possible to spot the ability to resurrect or summon new monsters"real" one). The illusions They look scary, but have very low health limited hit pointsand their attacks deal no damage, so they die fairly quickly, but they do not drop any items. Certain properties though it can be bestowed hard or impossible to tell their attacks from the illusion, such as real boss'. This property is akin to the Wizard's [[FastMirror Image]]. The illusions are capable of inflicting damage as well. Individual bosses are able to produce numerous clones at the same timeskill, potentially making their own minion packs. Actual minions can not in that both create illusionsa lot of visual flash and action, though a Champion pack with Mirrored can turn into quite an ordealbut no real damage.

[[Mirrored]] was originally called [[Doppleganger]]Individual bosses are able to produce numerous clones at the same time, and was later named [[Illusionist]]potentially making their own minion packs. The clones of boss minions can be very numerous, but will also die quite quickly. The biggest danger is when Illusionists are ranged attackers, since there's no way to discern their harmless attacks from the real fireballs or green wasps from the real monsters.

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[[File:Invulnerableminions.jpg|thumb|400px|Invulnerable Minion pack.]]A boss with the [[Invulnerable Minions]] trait can be exceedingly dangerous in tight quartersand downright annoying, particularly in higher difficulty levels. The as the minions are immune completely invulnerable to all sources forms of damage attack. They never drop their shields (although still succeptible to many unlike [[crowd controlShielding]] tacticsbosses)and can not be damaged by any attack, though they are susceptible to various [[CC]] attacks and can be slowed, chained, frightened, frozen, etc. They only way to kill them is to kill the boss can be harmed. Because (who is not invulnerable), at which point all of this dynamic, the invulnerable minion modifier can only spawn on rare elitesminions die at once.

Invulnerable Minions are dangerous as they can hit and damage without being killed, and are very hard for melee characters who are built around dealing damage and healing. Since the minions take no damage, the usual tactics do not work. They are also vexing to characters with ranged attacks, as the minions can soak up all of their projectiles, making it hard to get hits on the boss. * Monster Level Minimum: ?51 (Hell and Inferno only).

[[Jailer]]. This modifier grants the boss or champion the ability to briefly cage players and their minions. A reddish-orange circle appears around the targets, locking them into place for a short duration during which characters can fight and fire spells or projectiles, but can not move from their location. A few player skills allow them to break out of the Jailer's circle, such as [[Leap]], [[Furious Charge]], [[Teleport]], [[Seven Sided Strike]], [[Spirit Walk]], etc.

* Monster Level Minimum: ?10

[[Knockback]]. This modifier grants the boss or champion a knockback attack which will send a character or minion flying away from the monster that hits them. This is not a slight stumbling bump backwards, as many normal monsters can land; it's a special hit and knocks the target back 50 a considerable distance, often half the screen or more further (40+ yards). This can be quite funny early in the game, when a Witch Doctor watches his [[yardsMongrels]]; usually to the edge of get repeatedly launched across the entire screenby some tiny boss with this property. This It can actually also be somewhat helpful to ranged attacking classesattackers, as the boss will knock them so far back that it gives them plenty 's almost as if they used some sort of room to fire before movement skill themselves. It's more dangerous in dungeons and tight areas where the boss can again close knockback doesn't actually create a safe space between the distancecharacter and monsters.* Occurs on Champions, Knocked back characters and pets are debuffed with identical function.* Minions may also Knockbacka slowing effect for a moment after the impact.

* Available to: AllChampions, Bosses, and boss minions.* Damage Type: StandarStandard.

[[Image:Missile_dampening.jpg|thumb|300px400px|right|Missile Dampening.]][[Missile Dampening]] is a rare seldom-seen modifier that shows up much less than others. In essence, it is the same premise as the [[Wizard]]'s looks like a [[Slow Time]] bubble, where missiles around the boss (projectilesand only the boss). The bubble moves as the boss does, including spells) will be slowed upon entering and functions much the same as the sphere until they are basically motionlessSlow Time Wizard skill. It is similar in appearance reduces the speed of all incoming projectiles to a crawl, though it does not affect the slow time movement speed of characters within the bubble.  The bubbleprotects the boss from projectile attacks, but it moves along not forever, as projectiles continue to move, albeit very slowly. This can set up some very cool visuals, as dozens of missiles can stack up at the edge of the bubble, seeming to float there, and then delivering tremendous damage when they finally move into range, or another monster walks into them. This is most impressive with projectiles that hit multiple times to anything in the vicinity (such as [[eliteLightning Ball]] who has the ability) since they move so slowly while "dampened" that they can deal dozens of hits, rather than just two or three as normal.

* Available to: RareBosses only.

[[File:Boss-molten-unburied2.jpg|thumb|300px|A Molten [[unburied]]works much like the Sorceress' Blaze skill in Diablo 2.]][[Molten]] is a property that It creates a flaming effect on the ground beneath trail of fire below the feet of bossesthe boss, minionschampion, and championsor boss' minion which deals considerable damage to any character who steps into the flames. The fire will spread flames do not project out from the boss, so it is safe to melee combat one, but monsters with this property tend to the ground beneath mill around and move past players and pets once combat is joined. When a molten enemy is killed, they leave behind a fiery orb that will explode in a small radius for thus covering large amounts of fire damageareas with the flaming effect. This explosion alone can kill an unwary player in It's very dangerous when paired with [[InfernoVortex]] mode, as players will be yanked right into the midst of the flame.

In earlier testing, this property was much the same as Fire Enchanted in Diablo 2, and simply added fire damage/resistance to the monsters. * Monster Level Minimum: 812* Available to: AllChampions, Bosses and their Minions.

[[Mortar]] is a property where the elite will fire off firebombs over the head that causes a constant stream of fiery projectiles to shoot out from the playerboss or champions, theoretically hitting the edge of in all directions. These missiles are meant to only land at least 10 [[yards]] from the screenboss, although this is often not thus making the caseproperty irrelevant to melee attackers. The design intention is to keep players in melee range, or to punish ranged players with a specific attribute as melee players are often besieged by accuracy of the projectiles isn't always very good[[Plagued]http://blues.incgamers.com/Posts/10/1/40/819/168089/explain-mortar] , and especially when this appears on 3 or [[Molten]] attributes4 champions, the field of fire can easily fill the entire screen.

Due to the visuals of the 3D engine, it's much easier to see and react to Mortars when they are fired from the sides or the top of the screen. Battling a Mortar that's below your character is a much greater challenge and should be repositioned if possible. * Monster Level Minimum: ?31

* Additional Resistances: ?N/A.

When [[Nightmarish]] bosses may hit a target with a melee or ranged attack, they have a chance to inflict an effect similar to that of the the Witch Doctor's [[Horrify]] skill when striking a target, causing the afflicted character . Characters or pet to minions so affected will run for a second in a straight line (if possible) directly away from the monsterchampion, boss, or boss' minion that caused the effect. While running players are helpless and can not cast any spells or control their movements at all. If the path their running direction is blocked by a wall or other monsters or a wall, the afflicted will they may simply stand still, helplessa complete sitting duck to all enemy attacks.

Horrify Though this modifier is merely annoying in the early going, it can be one of the most dangerous propertieson higher levels, since the horrified target can not control themselvescharacters need to hit, move, cast spells, runheal, etc, constantly. Not doing those for a second can be deadly, even aside from the problems with potentially running right into a stream of missiles or do anything other than drink a potionhotspot from [[Molten]], [[Plagued]], [[Desecrator]] or others. Ranged attackers with Nightmarish inflict the effect much more often due to the higher volume of their projectiles and is thus very vulnerable the lower damage they inflict (which means players don't try as hard to attack while in that stateavoid them).

* Available to: AllChampions, Bosses, and Boss minions.

===Health Link===[[Health LinkPlagued]] bosses create green pools of damage beneath their feet and champions were first seen in the Blizzcon 2010 demo, and fearedimmediate vicinity. This mod "links" These pools are not targeted at the hit points of all player the championsway [[Desecrater]] is, or but the boss Plague pools can stack up for extra damage, they appear frequently, and his minions, essentially giving them all one huge health poollast for a considerable duration. This makes it impossible to kill any single target quicklyDuring a long battle the entire screen can be covered in green pits, since all and this is very dangerous in enclosed areas where players can entirely run out of the enemies lose hit points at the same ratesafe places to stand. [[Jailer]], until the health link breaks when they [[Waller]] and other movement impairing effects are very low on hit pointsdangerous when combined with Plagued.

It's dangerous since As well as dealing damage, the Plague pool inflicts a single monster can't be picked off one at a time, and one cannot be killed quickly to lessen short term debuff that reduces the damage being dealt. All armor of the monsters stay on the attack until they're nearly deadBarbarians and Monks by 50%, at which point they de-link and usually drop over one right after cause the other. That aspect of it is a fun modWitch Doctor, Wizard, since the whole group goes over like dominoes once one of them succumbsand Demon Hunter to take reflected damage.

* Monster Level Minimum: ?20* Available to: All.* Damage Type: N/APoison.* Additional Resistances: NonePoison.

This mod seems [[Reflects Damage]], is a higher level boss and champion modifier that causes players to be take some damage for every point of damage they deal to enemies. Unlike Thorns, this damage hurts ranged attackers and even spell users. For instance, Wizards will drop hit points steadily as their Hydra pelts monsters with projectile attacks, even if the Diablo 3 version of "Poison Enchantedmonster is so far away the Wizard can't even see it."

* Monster Level Minimum: ?* Available This effect is most dangerous to: All* [[glass cannon]] type characters who do not have high regeneration or healing or life leech, as they will take steady damage even if they're not being hit by the enemy. It's less troublesome to most melee attackers, as they're built to absorb and leech and heal during combat, and the slight added damage from Reflects Damage Type: Poison.* Additional Resistances: Poisonisn't generally large enough to impact their play style.

[[Shielding]] is a modifier that allows the elite to become temporary invulnerable creates a transparent bubble around a boss or champion, rendering them temporarily immune to all sources forms of damage. Shielded monsters can still be affected by some debuffs to their movement speed, but they are immune to most CC effects. The shields seem to appear and disappear at regular intervals, including damage-over-time abilities (without a precisely set duration of on/off. Shielding is identical in appearance to the protective bubble granted by [[DoTInvulnerable Minions]]s) , but unlike that were cast/inflicted before effect, the Shield comes and goes, and only protects Champions or the shield went upBoss. Monsters who are shielded, similar to Only one [[Elite]] has shielding; [[InvulnerableMagda]] monsters, can still though the timer on hers seems to be snaredbased on the damage she takes, rooted, or feared. The shields have rather than a fairly long duration (up to ten seconds)semi-random timer, and an elite will shield of its own volition, meaning that an individual monster in a pack will shield at different times from its brethrenas with regular monsters.

* Monster Level Minimum: ?31* Available to: Rare/ChampionChampions and bosses, but not boss minions.

[[Teleporting]] allows bosses, their minionsor individual champions, and champions to teleport directly on top of their target. This makes the ability especially dangerous to ranged attackers, who wish to maintain a distance from the enemy.

In earlier testing, this ability caused the monster to randomly relocate every few seconds, and was most useful for ranged attackers since they could bounce around the screen while continuing to pin cushion the player chasing after them. It's been changed to a "warp into melee proximity" effect, which can actually work against the interest of some ranged attacking monsters, who will teleport in, then spend a few seconds walking away as they try to reestablish the minimum distance their AI tells them to maintain from enemies.

[[Vampiric]] is life leech in Diablo III, and player reports from Blizzcon 2009 ranked this among though the worst of effect seems to boost damage as well, in addition to granting the boss modifiersmonster some healing as it deals damage. The life leech This modifier provided a huge amount of healing during development, but was very high from this one, and some players found these guys literally impossible toned down in the release game to kill, since theythe point that it'd heal almost fully with s not a single big deal in most battles, and only really comes into effect when the monsters can hitsomething repeatedly, such as while it took dozens of hits to kill them.beating on a [[minion]] or [[pet]] or [[http://diablofollower]].incgamers.com/blog/comments/bosses-and-champions-in-diablo-3/]

::A vampiric monster ruined my last playthrough of the con. I tried to hit it with my Witch Doctor, but it kept healing itself by hitting my mongrels. I spent something like 5 minutes gently kiting it around, trying to get off a Skull of Flame or two before it could melee me. I didn’t even get to level up that time. Very, very mad.::--ExtraCrispy The mod has been changed since its early implementation, allowing the monster to [[leech]] a slight bit of damage. The vampiric boss will, then, behave as regenerating monsters in Hell mode of Diablo II, in terms of difficulty. * Monster Level Minimum: ?31* Available to: ?Champions, Bosses, and Boss minions.

[[Vortex]] is basically reverse [[Teleporter]], as it causes players to warp in and appear directly on top of beside the monsterboss or champion with the property. Players can run away againThis modifier is very dangerous to ranged attackers, especially glass cannon type builds, and ranged attackers will usually want to do sowhen combined with [[AoE]] damage such as [[Molten]] or [[Fire Chains]] or [[Plagued]], it can be instantly deadly.

First seen in The Vortex triggers periodically, and is not based on a % chance from the Blizzcon 2010 demomonster landing hits. It was very nasty for ranged players There seems to deal with, since be a maximum distance outside of which it allowed the boss or champion to yank the player back into their midstwill not work; character who remain off the last place a ranged attacker wanted to be. The graphics for this skill weren't yet clearscreen are very seldom Vortexed in, since there was no visible display for what was happening. To the player and it looked almost like lag's a pull, or not a desynchwarp, so geographical features such as you'd rush away from walls and other obstacles might stop the monsters and sudden get bounced back into pull before a character is yanked right next to the midst of themenemy.

[[Julian Love]] said As with Teleporter, this is not a mod that melee characters find very dangerous, and it can actually work against the AI of some ranged attacker bosses, who will stop attacking and attempt to retreat when the graphics were still under construction Vortex triggers and it would be improved they suddenly find a character in the final game. [http://diablo.incgamersclose proximity.com/blog/comments/exclusive-blizzcon-interview-lead-technical-artist-julian-love/]

* Monster Level Minimum: ?15* Available to: ?Champions and Bosses, but not boss minions.

[[Waller]] grants monsters the ability to raise stone walls that block player movementfor a second or two, before crumbling back into nothing. This Walls block player movement (though some skills such as [[Leap]] and [[Teleport]] can stop players from fleeingmove over them), as well as block blocking most player projectiles. Monsters are generally blocked from moving or firing over the walls as well, and wallers in levels with narrow corridors can create amusing sequences of perpetually blocked access, where neither the monsters or the characters can get to each other to fight.

[[Champions]] can only create short, straight walls, while Bosses can create larger, three-sided rectangles that box fleeing players in, forcing them to run back past the boss and other monsters to escape. Note that all of the Champions can cast walls though, and they are always cast at a horizontal angle from the monster, which can make for a bewildering array of overlapping walls, even in T or + shapes, as Champions circle around their target. Wallers can be very dangerous when paired with blast effects such as [[Molten]], [[Frozen]], [[Arcane Enchanted]], [[Plagued]], [[Desecrator]], and others. Those effect can appear past walls, or hit right over them, nailing characters who are trapped by the walls.

* Available to: Champions and Bosses and Champions, but not boss minions.

This section lists modifiers that were seen during development or testing, but that are known to have been removed from not included in the final game. Many other properties changed greatly during development; see the individual modifier articles for more details on those.

[[Ballista]] was a new property seen in the Blizzcon 2010 demoon some ranged attackers such as [[Skeletal Archers]]. This modifier appeared to increase the size and damage of their projectiles, but the damage wasn't noticeably giantbigger, and the shots didn't explode upon impact, as Warcraft 2 fans might have expected, given the utility of the human catapult, the Ballista, in that title. * Monster Level Minimum: ?* Available to: All* Damage Type: N/A* Additional Resistances: None

[[Multishot]] returns from Diablo II. was seen in Blizzcon demos, and referred to by [[Bashiok]] in 2010[http://blues.incgamers.com/Posts/1/1/4/10/6548/diablo-iii-health-globes#postId_17794], but it was never seen in the Beta and is not present in the final game. It's nastier by itself in Diablo III, since There are fairly few ranged attackers pack more of a punch than most of them did in Diablo IIIII, and a boss or champion pack of ranged attackers with this mod can emit some serious ordinancemight explain why Ballista and Multishot were both removed during development.

The real danger of MS Multishot was watched with much more anticipation than other mods due to its legendary status in Diablo II was due , where prior to a v1.10 fixing the bug; since the MS stacked on top of the sparks that caused numerous extra bolts to be released, MSLE (Multi-Shot Lightning-Enchanted ) bosses emittedwere virtually instant death to any character without huge hit points, creating insta-kill fields of lightning. That [[MSLE]] bug was fixed in v1.10resistance, and MSLE bosses have not been any special danger since then. Though that same bug will surely not return in Diablo III, the developers might give MS some stacking ability with [[Electrified]], [[Mortar]], [[Ballista]], or other ranged boss modifiers to up their danger level on higher difficulty levelslightning absorption.

* Monster Level Minimum: ?* Available to: All.* Damage Type: N/A.* Additional Resistances: NoneGiven that history, fans were curious how MS might interact with mods like Mortar or Electrified in Diablo III.

[[Mythical]] was seen several times during Blizzcon 2009 play testing, but its effect wasn't apparent to any of the players, and they are not seen in the final game. * Monster Level Minimum: ?* Available to: ?* Damage Type: ?* Additional Resistances: ?

[[Powerful]] was seen in the Blizzcon 2010 demo, but not understood completely. It sounds like sounded akin to the Diablo III version of "Extra Strong," a mod from Diablo II mod that 2, which granted bonus damage to monsters, but that wasn't clear from the play testing. Nor did these bosses seem to have any specially greater amount of hit points. * Monster Level Minimum: ?* Available to: ?* Damage Type: N/A.* Additional Resistances: None.

[[Stoneskin]] returns from , which granted a considerable boost to physical resistance in Diablo II, once again granting monsters much higher defense. It doesn't seem to improve the monsterwas present during Diablo 3's hit points or resistances thoughdevelopment and was seen in demos, as [[Wizard]]s found monsters with but it is not present in the final game. Likely this was removed when elemental damage types were flattened, and having a specific resistance to one easy preytype of damage seemed pointless with fire, cold, lightning, poison, and physical all working exactly the same. (Only cold varies slightly in the final game, trading a bit less damage for an added chill/slow effect.)