Boss of Skeletons & Resurrection
The Tomb Lord is a heavily-armored skeleton [1] found in the Vault of the Forgotten (region unknown). He's much larger than the player character model and wields a disc-shaped mace. In addition, his tomb is filled with melted candles, skulls, and bones, of which, the Tomb Lord can resurrect into skeleton monsters to fight alongside him.
"The Tomb Lord is a master of necromantic magic and bone."Joe Shely · Diablo IV Game Director ·
Bone storm & bone wall attacks
Blizzard says that along with spawning numerous skeletons to help him in battle, the Tomb Lord has two special attacks: bone storms and bone walls.
"He can resurrect his skeletal minions, create walls of bones and shatter them, and spin his magic into a storm of bone that can blind you."
For the bone storm, the Tomb Lord gathers surrounding bones with a tornado-like wind and traps the player in it.
For the bone wall, the Tomb Lord constructs a jagged, tall bone wall around himself to block the player. During this time, the player can be damaged by spawned skeletons and/or bone storms. The wall can then be shattered to inflict more damage.
Tomb Lord gameplay footage
During 2021's BlizzConline, Blizzard shared gameplay footage of the newly announced Rogue class and two other players battling the Tomb Lord boss [2]:
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Sources
| Article | Source | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2019 BlizzCon: Diablo IV Systems and Features | Blizzard | |
| 2. | Rhykker analyzes 2021 BlizzCon Rogue footage | Rhykker |
Changelog
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Alpha | Published original |
