Butcher Boss in Diablo 4

An introduction to the Butcher

The Butcher is one of the most infamous bosses of the Diablo series, appearing in Diablo 1, Diablo 3, Diablo Immortal, and now, Diablo 4. He has goat-like horns on his head, a large, sewn laceration across his chest, and towers above players with his height and girth. Lastly, his iconic weapons, the Butcher's Cleaver and Butcher's Sickle, add to the fantasy of a crazed, demonic slicer of meat.

Diablo IV Butcher
Butcher ready to cut some players

Butcher spawn location

The Butcher is unique in that he:

  • Randomly spawns in any Cellar, Dungeon, or Helltide
  • Has less than a 5% spawn rate in these locations
  • Can appear in these locations at any player level
  • Ambushes players and doesn't show a skull icon on the minimap, like other Bosses
  • Vanishes in a pool of blood after the player's first death to him
D4 Butcher saying fresh meat
Butcher ambushing a player and taunting them with his "Fresh meat"

Butcher Healing Potion drops

Unlike other Bosses, which have 4 Healing Potion Charge drops, the Butcher only has 2.

Butcher Diablo 4 health bar
Players have only 2 opportunities to receive Healing Potions

Butcher Stagger bar

The Stagger bar is displayed underneath the Butcher's Life bar (see the skull icon). It fills when players hit the Butcher with Crowd Control effects (e.g., Freeze or Stun). Once the bar is full, the Butcher is incapacitated for 12 seconds, allowing players to attack him freely.

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Butcher special attacks

Head slam

The Butcher will periodically rear his head back and lunge forward, attemping to head slam and Stun nearby players. Players should Evade as soon as they see the Butcher's head go back.

Headbutt D4 Butcher attack
Player successfully escaping the Butcher's head slam

Shout

Similar to the Barbarian, the Butcher will arch his back and bellow, temporarily increasing his stats.

D4 Butcher shout attack
The Butcher bends over backwards, releasing a powerful shout

Vanishing into blood

Although not an attack, if a player dies while battling the Butcher, the Butcher will do a click-clack motion with his Cleaver and Sickle, then vanish in a pool of blood. The player won't get another chance (that spawn) to battle the Butcher again.

Butcher Diablo 4 pool of blood
The Butcher disappears into a pool of blood

On the other hand, if the player is victorious, the Butcher falls face-forward, spurting blood.

Butcher D4 dead
Face-down, dead Butcher
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Butcher drops

Butcher's Cleaver

The Butcher has a chance to drop one of his calling-card weapons: the Butcher's Cleaver, a Unique One-Handed Axe. Its Unique affix has a chance to cause enemies to become Fearful and Slowed.

Diablo 4 Butchers Cleaver
The Unique Butcher's Cleaver Axe

Butcher item drops

Butcher Level 20 drops - 5-13-23

  • 1 Legendary
  • 3 Rare
Loot from Diablo 4 Butcher boss
Legendary drop from the Butcher
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Butcher media

Butcher artwork

All Butcher artwork below is property of the talented artists at Blizzard.

D4 Butcher artwork
The Diablo 4 Butcher, more ruthless than ever
Diablo IV Butcher artwork
Butcher with his infamous Butcher's Cleaver
Butcher D4 artwork
The D4 Butcher's incandescent, piercing eyes
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