Varshan is one of the first Seasonal Bosses to be added to Diablo 4, who was introduced in the Season of the Malignant and served as the main boss for the season.
The following seasons included Varshan as an endgame boss that players could challenge to obtain loot and after the Season 8 Lair Boss Rework, he has been placed in the Initiate Lair Boss Tier.
Defeating Varshan is one of the key activities when it comes to working your way up to fight other Lair Bosses such as those in the Greater Lair Boss Tier.
Varshan Location (Malignant Burrow)
Varshan can be summoned inside the Root of Malignance, which is found at the end of the Malignant Burrow (Lair) near the Tree of Whispers.
The Tree of Whispers already has a waypoint and is the closest location to the Malignant Burrow since the entrance is located right next to the tree.
You can fast-travel to the Malignant Burrow by selecting it on your map.
Summoning and Defeating Varshan
You may summon Varshan by interacting with the Malignant Altar, which is located within the Root of Malignance found at the end of the Malignant Burrow.
Varshan will attack you with his appendages and corruption projectiles while occasionally sending out blasts that happen after areas are marked.
He will use the enemies that he summons to replenish his health, which makes it vital to take them out as they can also provide you with Healing Potions.
Dodging is important as well since his attacks can be quite deadly and you should also watch out for when he marks areas as this means a lot of damage comes that way.
Eventually after dodging his attacks, slaying his minions, and dealing damage to him in the progress, the Echo of Varshan should be dead in no time.
Since Varshan deals Shadow Damage, using an Elixir of Shadow Resistance will help you last longer in the fight and may even save your life.
How To Open Varshan’s Hoard Chest?
Varshan’s Hoard chest will appear inside of the Root of Malignance once he has been defeated and this may be opened using Malignant Hearts.
You will need 12 Malignant Hearts each time you open Varshan’s Hoard, which will cause the Malignant Altar to become available once more to challenge Varshan again.
To know more about how to get Malignant Hearts, check out our guide below:
Duriel Loot Table (Season 8)
Once Varshan has been defeated, you may obtain rewards from Varshan’s Hoard by using Malignant Hearts, which may provide rewards from the following loot table:
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Barbarian |
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Druid |
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Sorcerer |
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Spiritborn |
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Verdict
Varshan can be challenged as soon as you reach Torment I and his rewards may be claimed once you have collected enough Malignant Hearts.
When facing Varshan, it is important to avoid his attacks as they can deal a lot of damage if you have just reached Torment I and you should kill his minions as soon as possible to prevent him from healing.
The higher the difficulty you are on, the better the rewards will be but this also means that Varshan will be more difficult to defeat.
