{"id":890616,"date":"2025-12-22T17:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/diablo-4-burning-butcher-season-5-ptr-encounter"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:49:16","slug":"oh-good-the-diablo-4-boss-with-the-worst-timing-has-a-new-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/oh-good-the-diablo-4-boss-with-the-worst-timing-has-a-new-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh good, the Diablo 4 boss with the worst timing has a new variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/oh-good-the-diablo-4-boss-with-the-worst-timing-has-a-new-variant.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/diablo-4-beginners-guide-builds-maps-and-tips-for-new-players\">Diablo 4<\/a> has many bosses for you to fight. Some require beating lesser enemies to farm the rare materials necessary for spawning them, while others can simply be found in dungeons or at the end of quests.<\/p>\n<p>One legacy boss in particular, however, is famous for his enduring habit of <em>always<\/em> showing up at the most inopportune time. We&#8217;re talking about The Butcher, of course, the classic, menacing boss who ambushes players, spawning at any moment without warning.<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard clearly doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;s threatening enough, though, because there&#8217;s now a more terrifying version of it you may encounter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/diablo-4-burning-butcher-season-5-ptr-encounter\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/diablo-4-burning-butcher-season-5-ptr-encounter\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diablo 4 has many bosses for you to fight. Some require beating lesser enemies to farm the rare materials necessary for spawning them, while others can simply be found in dungeons or at the end of quests. One legacy boss in particular, however, is famous for his enduring habit of always showing up at the most inopportune time. We&#8217;re talking about The Butcher, of course, the classic, menacing boss who ambushes players, spawning at any moment without warning. Blizzard clearly doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;s threatening enough, though, because there&#8217;s now a more terrifying version of it you may encounter. 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