In Diablo 4, you can craft boss mats from other materials. One of these materials seems to have been forgotten by players – and some have never noticed it despite many hours of gameplay.
Which materials are we talking about? We are talking about the Khazra horns, which you receive as drops from torment bosses, world bosses, and from the “Dark Citadel.” You can trade the horns at the alchemist for items that allow you to summon the bosses at the torment levels in Diablo 4. This way, you get the materials you need to summon Duriel and Andariel.
Example: To craft a shard of torment for Duriel, you need:
- 5 Khazra horns
- 9 Living Steel
- 4 Abstruse Seals
- 15 Murky Crystals
- 50,000 gold
If you’ve never heard of the Khazra horns or have forgotten them again, you are similar to those who are currently discussing it on Reddit. Others have already used the mats for crafting and find them “absolutely unnecessary”.
“A pretty bad deal”
Why are the Khazra horns not being used? Looking at the opinions in the Reddit post, there are various reasons:
- On the one hand, it is quite “expensive” to craft the boss mats from the horns because: You need not only the horns but also other boss mats, such as living steel, crafting mats, and 50,000 gold per item. It is more worth it to farm the bosses for the mats.
- Crafting consumes a lot of materials, which simply doesn’t pay off. In addition, im_just_thinking writes: “You transform a pile of existing boss mats into very little of other boss mats – and also consume crafting mats while doing it.”
- You lose the chance for Mythic Uniques because you skip the bosses you would otherwise defeat for the mats. The coveted mythic items can drop with a small chance from all torment bosses. This is considered “a pretty bad deal,” says the post’s creator.
The Khazra horns have been around for a few seasons in Diablo 4, and many players note in the comments: They have never heard of them. shinzakuro writes: “1,500 hours of playtime, everything completed, no idea what that is or what it does.” And even Adventurous_Ad_4145 has missed the existence of the item: “I am not trying to be funny, but I have over 500 hours in this game, have read tons of things, and still have never heard of it.”
“Pretty okay if you want to be lazy”
So what are the horns good for? In fact, there are other opinions in the comments as well. For example, xxzincxx writes: “I find them useful – out of pure laziness – for the Echo of Varshan, because I didn’t need anything from the boss.” And Ayuvii thinks: “If you want to be a bit lazy, it might be okay at that moment. But I think it’s something unnecessary that should just be removed.”
Other users consider it more sensible to be able to make certain mats from the horns, for example, any material from 5-10 Khazra horns. “It would be much more useful if you could convert mats into those of the same rarity. I consistently have more shards than eggs. It would be great if I could convert some shards into eggs to balance the quantities,” writes irresponsibleadult80.
Do you use the Khazra horns, out of “laziness” or because you have a ton of them anyway? Or do you prefer to farm the bosses to get the materials? Where the Diablo 4 community has been anything but lazy is the winter event currently running. Because players have already managed to unlock the last milestone – and you all can now collect the cool rewards. What these are, you can find out here: Diablo 4 brings a winter event with great rewards – to get the best, you have to slay 40 million treasure goblins
