The players in Diablo 4 are currently struggling with the new endgame content: Zir’s Abattoir is so difficult that Blizzard had to nerf the fight shortly after release. One player ground for a week and completed it wearing the wrong pants.
What is the latest endgame content? Since December 5, players can compete in the new endgame content Zir’s Abattoir (originally The Abattoir of Zir
). Similar to the Greater Rifts from Diablo 3, you have 10 minutes to kill as many enemies as possible. There are a total of 25 difficulty levels.
If you catch enough enemies at your difficulty level within the required time, a unique glyph will drop. This gives you a significant damage boost, and you can even upgrade it to level 200.
Why did Blizzard have to nerf the Abattoir? Zir’s Abattoir was so difficult at release that players struggled with the currently possible builds. Since Blizzard does not want impossible content in the game, they nerfed the Abattoir.
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Meanwhile, players have successfully completed the content at the highest level. And this despite an expert saying that no one should be able to complete the new dungeon.
After a week of grinding, a player completes the hardest content – but with the wrong pants
What exactly did the player do? Xingluoah prepared for a week for the endgame content at level 25. He leveled the damage glyph from Zir’s Abattoir to level 140 to deal as much damage as possible.
For the final run, Xingluoah repeatedly restarted Zir’s Abattoir until the right combination of dungeon layout and monsters appeared. His character was a Barbarian with one of the strongest currently available builds.
However, this was still not enough for him to complete the content safely: Currently, there is a bug in Diablo 4 that allows you to use stronger buffs on lower items by repeatedly swapping your legendary items. This gave Xingluoah a 100% boost to his two-handed weapon. But here the player made a mistake: after the swap, he put on the wrong, inferior pants on his character.
What exactly happened? YouTuber Rob2628 commented on the fight in a video. He explains that Barbarians usually wear pants with a critically important defensive aspect or a unique item with a strong damage boost. However, Xingluoah put on a pair of pants that had neither of these advantages. Thus, he lacked essential boosts.
Nevertheless, Xingluoah completed the dungeon – according to Rob2628, but purely by luck. Many factors would have played a role, and the situation is not easy to replicate in your own game.
The Diablo 4 YouTuber and streamer Wudijo also commented on the run: Unfortunately, there is no hope for the other classes. I think Barbarians will remain the only class that can pull something like this off.
Have you already completed Zir’s Abattoir at level 25? Or are you still grinding for glyphs? Feel free to share your progress in the comments.
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