The Harbinger of Hatred is one of the Greater Lair Bosses that players can challenge in Diablo 4 once they begin progressing through Torment difficulties.
Defeating this powerful foe and opening its Hoard Chest can reward players with an Abhorrent Heart, a Boss Trophy tied specifically to its reward pool.
Aside from relying on direct drops from the boss, Abhorrent Hearts can also be used later as an alternative way to obtain rewards from the Harbinger of Hatred’s Hoard.
How To Get Abhorrent Heart?
Abhorrent Hearts are most commonly obtained by defeating the Harbinger of Hatred and claiming the rewards found within its Hoard.
While less reliable, World Boss events can also reward players with this Boss Trophy and provide an additional source outside of the encounter itself.
Like other Boss Trophies, Abhorrent Hearts are only available in Torment difficulties and cannot be obtained beforehand.
Abhorrent Heart Uses
Rather than letting extra trophies sit unused, Abhorrent Hearts can be taken to the Horadric Cube and combined through Amalgamation.
Every five Abhorrent Hearts may be exchanged for a random item from the Harbinger of Hatred’s Hoard reward pool.
This gives players another avenue for chasing specific rewards, especially when multiple trophies have accumulated from repeated boss runs.
Harbinger of Hatred Unique drops include the following:
All Classes
- Razorplate
- Temerity
- Tyrael’s Might
Barbarian
- Bane of Ahjed-Den
- Ring of the Ravenous
- Sabre of Tsasgal
- Ugly Bastard Helm
Druid
- Fleshrender
- Fractured Runestone
- Greenwalker’s Oath
Necromancer
- Pact of Bone
- Path of Trag’Oul
- The Gloom Ward
Paladin
- Gate of the Red Dawn
- Mantle of the Grey
Rogue
- Etna’s Lost Dagger
- Scoundrel’s Leathers
- Shrouded Gift
Sorcerer
- Blue Rose
- Drognan’s Anguish
- Flameweaver
- Sidhe Bindings
- Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop
Spiritborn
- Sepazontec
Warlock
- Hellhound’s Sabatons
- Scourge of Duriel
- Spine of Tathamet
- The Fecund Seal
Verdict
The Harbinger of Hatred can be a rewarding boss to farm, especially for players looking to obtain some of the uniques tied exclusively to its Hoard rewards.
Since Abhorrent Hearts are primarily obtained from this encounter, it is worth holding onto extra copies instead of immediately overlooking them as spare Boss Trophies.
Once enough have been collected, they can be used through Amalgamation to provide additional chances at obtaining desirable items from the Harbinger of Hatred’s loot table.
