All Diablo 4 Season 2 endgame bosses and how to summon them

As confirmed by Blizzard, Diablo 4 Season 2 will see the inclusion of five bosses as a part of the endgame roadmap. Players have complained during the preseason and Season of the Malignant that there isn't much to do in the endgame stages, which is why the developers are bringing five bosses to the table. Each will be unique and will drop a different set of rewards.

The inclusion of these bosses is a part of the plethora of changes that Blizzard will be introducing in Diablo 4 Season 2. Having said that, what are these endgame bosses and how does one defeat them?

How to summon all Diablo 4 Season 2 endgame bosses

Each boss had a unique summoning procedure in Diablo 4 Season 2. Originally, you had to craft Malignant Invokers during the Season of the Malignant bosses. In Season 8, this system was dramatically changed. Now, the summoning of bosses is free. Now, the summoning materials are fed into the treasure chest once you defeat the boss in question. This allows people to group up and play together, without someone refusing to contribute to the summoning itself.

1) Grigoire, The Galvanic Saint boss

The Galvanic Saint will drop the Demonbinder mount armor (Image via Blizzard)

Grigoire, the Galvanic Saint was one of Diablo 4's new bosses as of the Season of Blood. You will be able to encounter him in Torment Difficulty (I - IV), in the Hall of the Penitent in Ked Bardu.

While you can fight him for free now, you will have to bring with you 12 Living Steel if you want any form of loot. The Living Steel primarily drops during the Helltides and can be collected from Tortured Offerings. As rewards, you will be able to acquire uniques and a special mount cosmetic from this boss.

2) Echo of Varshan

Varshan will drop the Flesh-Weld Rod trophy (Image via Blizzard)

The Echo of Varshan can be summoned in Torment Difficulties I through IV. Unlike in the Season of the Malignant, you don't need the Varshan Invoker to summon the echo. Instead, you need to bring with you 12 Malignant Hearts to open the cest once the fight is done. When you're ready to fight, head to the Malignant Burrow near the Tree of Whispers.

With the Malignant Hearts, you will be able to loot the chest of the Echo of Varshan, after he's been beaten. You can however, fight him as many times as you want without the materials, to learn the fight. Just know that there are no rewards that way.

3) The Beast in the Ice

The Beast in the Ice drops the Fell Steed and Skull Torch mount trophies in Diablo 4 Season 2 (Image via Blizzard)

Like the others, this can be fought on any Torment Difficulty, I through IV. Whenever you complete a Tier 30 Nightmare Dungeon, you will receive an item known as Distilled Fear. Once you've collected 12 Distilled Fear, you can crack open the chest for this boss, after they're slain. You can find him in the Glacial Fissure in Fractured Peaks.

Thankfully, in the Boss Ladder update, you can now fight these bosses without the summoning materials. It's a great way to learn the fights, and The Beast in the Ice in particular can be stressful, with its huge AOE ice attacks.

4) Lord Zir

The Diadem of the Ancient cosmetic (Image via Blizaard)

In order to receive loot from Lord Zir, you need to farm up 12 Exquisite Blood. This will drop from World Bosses, or you will have to complete Legion Events, Helltides, or slay Elites and hope you get lucky.

Take the 12 Exquisite Blood with you to The Darkened Way east of Kyovashad, and take the fight to this huge, vampiric monstrosity. Success will net you a shot at some excellent loot, provided you brought the materials with you.

5) Duriel

The Brimstone Mount is in Duriel's loot pool (Image via Blizzard)

Of all the bosses on this list, Duriel is the only one with the potential to drop uber uniques. This is because Duriel is in the Greater Lair Boss tier, and has a bigger, more exciting pool of loot. You need to farm Varshan or Grigoire for this boss, because they drop the Shards of Agony you need for this fight. Specifically, you need 3 of them to claim the loot at the end.

Like the other bosses, you don't need the summoning materials to fight the boss. You can head in anytime you like to challenge him, and see if he's within your capacity to defeat. Duriel hides in the Gaping Crevasse in southern Kehjistan. Apart from uber uniques, there's also a chance that this boss will drop the Brimstone Mount.

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Edited by Abu Amjad Khan