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		+	'''Maghda''' is the leader of the [[Coven]], aligned with [[Belial]] in Diablo III.  She is a key figure in the early game story, and appears in numerous in-game cinematics, usually to taunt the player through the quests.  Her key moment comes mid-way through Act One, when she kills [[Deckard Cain]] and kidnaps [[Tyrael]].
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		+	This plot twist, handing off the death of iconic game character Deckard Cain to a newly-invented NPC most fans referred to as "that butterfly witch" was a very unpopular development, and generated a great deal of fan complaints.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?838886-I-m-still-mad-they-killed-Deckard-Cain][http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?837570-Why-is-almost-everyone-saying-the-story-sucks&p=8394307&viewfull=1#post8394307][http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?833768-Confused-about-Internal-Feedback-on-Story-Dialogue-in-Blizzard]
	[[Image:Portrait Jumper.png|thumb|150px|Maghda, Leader of the Coven.]]		[[Image:Portrait Jumper.png|thumb|150px|Maghda, Leader of the Coven.]]
−	'''Maghda''' is the leader of the [[Coven]], aligned with [[Belial]] in Diablo III.	+	After numerous cinematic appearances, Magda finally appears in game in Act II, when she is finally tracked down and battled in the [[Lair of the Witch]] in [[Alcarnus]].
−	She appears as a boss in Act II.
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	* '''Teleport''' - This ability is precisely what would be expected, identical to the [[teleport]] spell found on the [[Wizard]].		* '''Teleport''' - This ability is precisely what would be expected, identical to the [[teleport]] spell found on the [[Wizard]].
−	<gallery>	+
−	File:Maghda_fight.jpg|Maghda, shortly before death.	+	==Stats==
−	File:Maghda_summon.jpg|Summoning thralls.	+
−	File:Maghda_forcefield.jpg|Casting forcefield.	+	[[File:Alcarnus map1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Alcarnus map|Maghda location map]]]]
−	File:Maghda_punish.jpg|Punish ability.	+
−	</gallery>	+	<mob acr="6031">Maghda</mob>
−	{{stub}}	+
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		+	==Lore==
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		+	* [[Maghda, Leader of the Coven]]
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		+	'''Required for [[Taking Notes]] achievement'''
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		+	* [[Orders from Maghda]]
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		+	'''Required for [[Eavesdropper]] achievement'''
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		+	* [[Missive to Maghda]] - Part 1 and 2
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		+	==Associated Achievements==
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		+	{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
		+	{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Lord of the Flies</achievement><achievement type="single">Death From Afar</achievement>
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		+	==Post-Release Changes==
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		+	Magda was lightly modified in the v1.0.4 patch.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/official-patch-1-0-4-notes/]
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		+	<blue>Magda Abilities
		+	* Insect Swarm
		+	** Projectiles can now be slowed</blue>
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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		+	Magda concept art and in-game visuals.
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	<gallery>		<gallery>
−	Image:Maghda.jpg|Maghda in-game.
	Image:Magda.jpg|Maghda concept art.		Image:Magda.jpg|Maghda concept art.
		+	File:Magda-concept1.JPG|Artwork under construction.
		+	File:Magda-render.jpg|Magda render.
		+	File:Maghda_summon.jpg|Summoning thralls.
		+	File:Maghda_forcefield.jpg|Casting forcefield.
		+	File:Maghda_punish.jpg|Punish ability.
		+	Image:Maghda.jpg|Maghda in-game cinematic.
		+	File:Maghda_fight.jpg|Maghda, shortly before death.
	Image:Portrait_boss_magda.png|Magda boss portrait.		Image:Portrait_boss_magda.png|Magda boss portrait.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
−	{{Template:Monster navbox|boss}}	+	{{Template:Monster navbox|bosses}}
−	[[Category:NPCs]]	+	[[Category:Superuniques]]
		+	[[Category:Bosses]]
		+	[[Category:Act II]]

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Latest revision as of 17:18, 28 June 2013

Maghda is the leader of the Coven, aligned with Belial in Diablo III. She is a key figure in the early game story, and appears in numerous in-game cinematics, usually to taunt the player through the quests. Her key moment comes mid-way through Act One, when she kills Deckard Cain and kidnaps Tyrael.

This plot twist, handing off the death of iconic game character Deckard Cain to a newly-invented NPC most fans referred to as "that butterfly witch" was a very unpopular development, and generated a great deal of fan complaints.[1][2][3]

After numerous cinematic appearances, Magda finally appears in game in Act II, when she is finally tracked down and battled in the Lair of the Witch in Alcarnus.

Boss Abilities[edit | edit source]

Maghda is a rather passive boss, favoring summoning minions and firing off moths from the moths on her shoulders over getting her own hands dirty, unlike her master, Belial. Magdha has a limited amount of abilities:

• Forcefield: At intervals, Maghda will cast a forcefield on herself, becoming invulnerable until the player deals with her thralls that she summons. Maghda is able to cast Moth Dust while invulnerable.

• Summoning Ritual: Once her forcefield goes up, Maghda will summon three to four berserker thralls to attack the player. The thralls must be killed before her force field goes down.

• Punish/Moth Dust: Similar to the Locust Swarm ability on the Witch Doctor, the moths on Maghda's shoulders will excrete a blue-green cloud of killer insects to attack the player. "Moth Dust" is the ability when she does it at range, and it is a slow-moving projectile. "Punish" is when the cloud is at her feet, in melee range, doing AoE damage.

• Teleport - This ability is precisely what would be expected, identical to the teleport spell found on the Wizard.

Stats[edit | edit source]

<mob acr="6031">Maghda</mob>

Lore[edit | edit source]

• Maghda, Leader of the Coven

Required for Taking Notes achievement

• Orders from Maghda

Required for Eavesdropper achievement

• Missive to Maghda - Part 1 and 2

Associated Achievements[edit | edit source]

Maghda is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Lord of the Flies</achievement><achievement type="single">Death From Afar</achievement>

Post-Release Changes[edit | edit source]

Magda was lightly modified in the v1.0.4 patch.[4]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Magda concept art and in-game visuals.

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  Maghda concept art.

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  Artwork under construction.

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  Magda render.

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  Summoning thralls.

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  Casting forcefield.

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  Punish ability.

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  Maghda in-game cinematic.

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  Maghda, shortly before death.

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  Magda boss portrait.