Boss Modifiers - Revision history

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‎Removed Boss Properties

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‎Invulnerable Minions

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 Elites from level 31-50 (formerly Nightmare diff) add more abilities. These include:
 * [[Arcane Enchanted]], [[Fast]], [[Fire Chains]], and [[Horde]].
-** Removed in [[Patch 2.1.2]]: [[Extra Health]] and [[Vampiric])
+** Removed in [[Patch 2.1.2]]: [[Extra Health]] and [[Vampiric]]
 Elites above level 51 add the last few Elite Affixes:
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 * [[Plagued]]
 * [[Poison Enchanted]]
-* [[Wormhole ]]
+* [[Wormhole]]
 [[Champions]] and [[Rares]] can no longer spawn with both [[Plagued]] and [[Desecrator]] at the same time.
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 [[Fire Chains]] are glowing, fiery chains that form between 2 or more Champions with this property. The chains deal heavy damage to any player or pet they touch. Fire Chains have a maximum range of about 80 yards, and if one of the Champions moves too far from the others, the chain connecting them will wink out of existence, though it will return once the Champions move into closer proximity.
-Patch v1.0.4 in August 2012 reduced the damage of the Fire Chains by 20%.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/official-patch-1-0-4-notes/] That patch also enabled Fire Chains for players, courtesy of the [[Maximums]] sword, a [[legendary]] weapon that summons a demon that is connected to the player by a Fire Chain.
+Patch v1.0.4 in August 2012 reduced the damage of the Fire Chains by 20%.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/official-patch-1-0-4-notes/] That patch also enabled Fire Chains for players, courtesy of the [[Maximus]] sword, a [[legendary]] weapon that summons a demon that is connected to the player by a Fire Chain.
 * Monster Level Minimum: 31
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 [[Frozen]] spawns on Champions, Bosses, and Boss minions and causes those enemies to regularly create a scattered few blueish-white orbs that hang in space, growing rapidly in size before detonating in short range Frost Novas. These are damaging to any player, pet, or follower this hit and more dangerous still is their freezing effect, which leaves the frozen target helpless and motionless for a short duration.
-While this property is not encountered until some distance through Normal difficulty, players get an early preview of it when they first encounter [[Captain Daltyn]] below [[Adria's Shack]]. [[Izual]] is another Elite with Frozen as an inherent property, and he creates a larger number of orbs spread over a larger area during his battle, as well as casting unavoidable Frost Novas.
+While this property is not encountered until some distance through Normal difficulty, players get an early preview of it when they first encounter [[Captain Daltyn]] below [[Adria's Hut]]. [[Izual]] is another Elite with Frozen as an inherent property, and he creates a larger number of orbs spread over a larger area during his battle, as well as casting unavoidable Frost Novas.
 Frozen initially left behind a core of ice at the monster's death, which exploded a moment later, much as [[Molten]] does. This property was tweaked during development and replaced by the much more dangerous spread of ice cores that we see in the released game.
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 When [[Nightmarish]] bosses hit a target with a melee or ranged attack, they have a chance to inflict an effect similar to that of the the Witch Doctor's [[Horrify]] skill. Characters or minions so affected will run for a second in a straight line (if possible) directly away from the champion, boss, or boss' minion that caused the effect. While running, players have no control over their character. If the running direction is blocked by a wall or other monsters, characters may simply stand still, a complete sitting duck to all enemy attacks.
-Though this modifier is merely annoying in the early going, it can be one of the most dangerous on higher levels, since characters need to hit, move, cast spells, heal, etc, constantly. Not doing those for a second can be deadly, even aside from the problems with potentially running right into a stream of missiles or a hotspot from [[Arcane Enchanted]], [[Molten]], [[Poison Explosion]], [[Desecrator]] or others.
+Though this modifier is merely annoying in the early going, it can be one of the most dangerous on higher levels, since characters need to hit, move, cast spells, heal, etc, constantly. Not doing those for a second can be deadly, even aside from the problems with potentially running right into a stream of missiles or a hotspot from [[Arcane Enchanted]], [[Molten]], [[Poison Enchanted]], [[Desecrator]] or others.
 Ranged attackers with Nightmarish inflict the effect much more often due to the higher volume of their projectiles.

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 ===Extra Health===
-Extra Health was removed in January 2015 with [[Patch 2.1.2]]. No explanation was given for the removal, but this was a simple modifier that just added 50% to boss/champion/minion hit points.  Presumably the developers felt that it just cluttered the affix pool without causing any change to gameplay.
+Extra Health was removed in January 2015 with [[Patch 2.1.2]]. No explanation was given for the removal, but this was a simple modifier that just added 50% to boss/champion/minion hit points.  Presumably the developers felt that it just cluttered the affix pool without causing any change to gameplay. The information below is archived from when the feature was existent.
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 *''' Will Not Spawn With:''' [[Avenger]], [[Health Link]], [[Horde]], [[Illusionist]], [[Missile Dampening]], [[Shielding]].
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-===Vampirific===
+===Vampiric===
-This property let monsters heal as they dealt damage, and was removed in January 2015 as part of [[Patch 2.1.2]].  No explanation was given for the removal, but players did not shed a tear as this was a annoying property that had caused bugs in the past. (Monsters could become immortal when hitting invulnerable minions.)
+The healing was fearsome during development, and would enable monsters to essentially refill their entire health bars just by landing a few hits on a character or pet.
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 Doppleganger was the original name of the modifier now called [[Illusionist]].  See that entry for full details.
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 [[Stoneskin]], which granted a considerable boost to physical resistance in Diablo II, was present during Diablo 3's development and was seen in demos, but it is not present in the final game. Likely this was removed when elemental damage types were flattened, as having a specific resistance to one type of damage seemed pointless with fire, cold, lightning, poison, and physical all working exactly the same. (Only cold varies slightly in the final game, trading a bit less damage for an added chill/slow effect.)

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 [[File:Orbiter1.jpg|thumb|450px|Orbiter swirls around a Unique.]]
-The [[Orbiter]] effect creates a large ball of lightning in some random spot near the Elite or Unique that spawns it. The initial lightning ball becomes the sun, sitting stationary while a dozen or more smaller lightning orbs rotate (orbit) around it in a slow circular motion.  Damage comes from the central Sentry, but mostly from the orbiting lighting balls. They are more dangerous near the center of of the "solar system" as they move more slowly and will tick more times on a stationary target.
+The [[Orbiter]] effect creates a large ball of lightning in some random spot near the Elite or Unique that spawns it. The initial lightning ball becomes the sun, sitting stationary while a dozen or more smaller lightning orbs rotate (orbit) around it in a slow circular motion.  Damage comes from the central Sentry, but mostly from the orbiting lighting balls. They are more dangerous near the center of the "solar system" as they move more slowly and will tick more times on a stationary target.
 * Monster Level Minimum: 30
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 ===Thunderstorm===
-The [[Thunderstorm]] effect calls down a lightning strike, dealing a repeated nova-effect over a 12 yard radius. Thunderstorm pulses five times in the same location, and characters who keep on their toes can see it starting and move as son as it appears, limiting the damage they take. It's much harder to avoid during an intense battle, especially for melee characters who are locked in place during the fight.
+The [[Thunderstorm]] effect calls down a lightning strike, dealing a repeated nova-effect over a 12 yard radius. Thunderstorm pulses five times in the same location, and characters who keep on their toes can see it starting and move as soon as it appears, limiting the damage they take. It's much harder to avoid during an intense battle, especially for melee characters who are locked in place during the fight.
 Ranged attackers find this Affix annoying, since it will often appear right on top of them, even if they are a good distance from the Rare with the property.

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 R = Rares only
 C = Champions only
-<nowiki>*</nowiki> = Available in [[Reaper of Souls]] only
+<nowiki>*</nowiki> = Added in [[D3v2]] and [[Reaper of Souls]]
 [[Patch 2.0.5]] added further restrictions on some combinations of Elite Affixes:

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 ===Invulnerable Minions===
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 [[File:Invulnerableminions.jpg|thumb|400px|Invulnerable Minion pack.]]
 A boss with the [[Invulnerable Minions]] trait can be exceedingly dangerous and downright annoying, as the minions are completely invulnerable to all forms of attack. They never drop their shields (unlike [[Shielding]] bosses) and can not be damaged by any attack, though they are susceptible to various [[CC]] attacks and can be slowed, chained, frightened, frozen, etc. They only way to kill them is to kill the boss (who is not invulnerable or shielded), at which point all of the minions die at once.
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 ===Magical===

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 [[Knockback]]<br>
 [[Nightmarish]]<br>
-[[Vortex]]
+[[Vortex]]<br>
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 [[Missile Dampening]] (B)<br>
 [[Shielding]]<br>
-[[Vampiric]]
+[[Vampiric]]<br>
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 [[Teleporter]]<br>
 [[Thunderstorm]] *<br>
-[[Waller]]
+[[Waller]]<br>
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 ===Frozen Pulse===
 * [[Reaper of Souls]] only
 [[Frozen Pulse]] sends out a little blue orb that floats around the boss and homes in on your character when you are nearby. Its movement was a bit reminiscent of the Druid's Sages from D2, or perhaps the Wizard's Familiar in D3, though it doesn't move that quickly or stay that close.<ref name=blizzconaffixes/>
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-'''Frozen Pulse'''
+* Monster Level Minimum: 12
-* '''Monster Level Minimum: '''?
+* Available to: Random Elites and some [[Uniques]]. (Not Champions or Minions.)
-* '''Available to:''' ?.
+* Damage Type: Cold, plus [[CC]] slowing effect.
-* '''Damage Type:''' ?
+* Additional Resistances: Unknown.
-* '''Additional Resistances:''' n/a
+* Can Not Spawn With: No limits.
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 * [[Reaper of Souls]] only
-Orbiter monsters are able to cover entire areas in an array of electric balls. A nexus of electrical energy appears, surrounded by additional balls of lightning that orbit in a large area. These balls electrocute anything they touch.
+[[File:Orbiter1.jpg|thumb|450px|Orbiter swirls around a Unique.]]
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 ===Poison Enchanted===
 * [[Reaper of Souls]] only
 [[Poison Enchanted]] is a modifier that enables a boss to shoot out glowing spots that you need to get away from before they explode in painful fashion.<ref name=blizzconaffixes>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/?p=372675 BlizzCon 2013 Monster Affixes Report] - IncGamers.Com, 10/11/13</ref>
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-'''Poison Enchanted'''
+* Monster Level Minimum:  30
-* '''Monster Level Minimum: '''?
+* Available to: Elites (not minions) and Champions.
-* '''Available to:''' ?.
+* Damage Type: Poison
-* '''Damage Type:''' Poison
+* Additional Resistances: n/a
-* '''Additional Resistances:''' n/a
+* Can Not Spawn With: ?.
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