Uber bosses are considered the ultimate challenge for all players in Diablo 4 who want to test their skills and build. Many only show how easily they can handle such a fight. This apparently leads to a false impression, at least one fan thinks, and gets support.
These are the bosses:
- In Diablo 4, there are stronger variants of bosses from the campaign, called “Uber bosses.” The most famous of these was Uber Lilith, who is considered the toughest boss since release.
- With Season 2 came a new boss: Uber Duriel, where you can farm the coveted Uber Uniques. However, the boss requires a summoning ceremony.
- Unlike campaign and dungeon bosses, Uber bosses have abilities like an MMO boss and sometimes several phases. You need to prepare well if you want to defeat them.
This is the discussion: On Reddit, YouTube, and more, players repeatedly share their gameplay of how they easily defeat the tough bosses in a short time. A new OP build from Season 2 melts Lilith in about 10 seconds.
Such posts appear almost daily and with almost every class: Necromancers, Barbarians, Druids, and even the previously considered weak Wizards seemingly plow through the Uber bosses, one might think. In season 2, everyone is OP and the fans love it.
It seems that such a build requires either a lot of grind or a lot of practice. One user writes on Reddit: “This community lied to me. Every thread about Uber Duriel is flooded with comments about how easy he is. […] Is this all an elaborate community-wide troll or is everyone just lying to boost their ego?”
He attempted Uber Duriel at level 80 and burned through all his hard-earned materials. In the end, it wasn’t enough: the poison damage was too high, even with potions he couldn’t endure.
“I killed Uber Lilith and hate everything about it”
Similar reports exist about Uber Lilith, who is still considered a kind of benchmark for builds. Here, a user writes that he supposedly struggled with the boss for 12 hours, over 1,000 attempts (via Reddit).
The problem is mainly the oneshot mechanics, i.e., abilities that can instantly kill you. They are not only too frequent but also hard to see. This absolutely needs to be fixed.
The only way was to simply ignore all mechanics, equip the gear with the most damage, and blast Lilith before she could do anything. Another user sees it similarly and says: this is poor design (via Reddit).
The best builds in season 2 can be found here:
Many users from the community agree. Most posts on Reddit and similar platforms are about builds that easily melt bosses. Mechanics are ignored. If you want to play them, you need extremely high resistances and a good ping, otherwise, you will get hit.
Others argue: if you attempt an Uber boss at level 80, you are to blame. They are meant for characters at level 100 and ideally for a group. Most agree, however, that the majority of players simply copy expert builds and crush the bosses. All others are simply struggling.
However, with season 2, significantly more builds are playable than was the case before. Some classes have even become so powerful that players are calling for nerfs:
Do you think the bosses are too easy? Or should there be some challenges in Diablo 4?
