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Health Link is a Boss Modifier that spawns only on Champions in Diablo III.

This modifier links the health of all the champions in a group, causing them all to lose health when one is damaged. This makes it impossible to single one monster out and kill it quickly, since the total health pool is three or four times the usual (depending on whether there are 3 or 4 of the champions). On the bright side, once one of the champions die, the others will go very quickly afterwards.

Other than pooling their health, this modifier doesn't make any changes to monster damage or resistance or behavior. There is no visual indication of the property other than in the tool tip when hovered on.

As of Patch 1.0.3, Morlu monsters can not spawn with this modifier.

Health Link

Monster Level Minimum: 20
Available to: Champions only.
Damage Type: N/A.
Additional Resistances: None
Can Not Spawn With: Avenger, Extra Health, Horde, Illusionist, Missile Dampening, Invulnerable Minions, Shielding, Vampiric.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

There's no special strategy required for this modifier. Players simply need to be aware that the battle will be longer before anything dies, and plan accordingly. It's more noticeable when playing solo, since your character will likely be damaging just one of the Champions at a time, and it will thus take three or four times longer than usual to kill it.

Because of how the life is shared, it's not uncommon for the other Champions that are not being hit to drop dead before the one you are pounding on, which can be weird when you only hit one monster for an entire fight and 3 or 4 of them die anyway.

Development[edit | edit source]

During development this modifier was called Life Link and could be encountered on bosses and their minions, as well as champions.

Media[edit | edit source]

The Health Link champions look just like other Champions, with no visual difference from the modifier, so screenshots are somewhat pointless. There is a visual component to the Health Link, as splashes of blood can be seen flowing between the Champions, as one takes damage and the others seem to share their life to the injured one. No video of this is currently available, though.

Monsters of Diablo III[e] Beasts Beasts: Superunique Demons Demons: Superunique Humans Humans: Superunique Undead Undead: Superunique Objects Bosses Boss Mods Monster Info Fanmade

Beasts	Bat - Beast - Blood Hawk - Demonic Hellflyer - Electric Eel - Khazra - Lacuni - Lamprey - Quill Fiend - Rockworm - Sand Monster - Sand Shark - Sand Wasp - Scavenger - Spider - Spiderling - Swarm - Withermoth - Wood Wraith -

Superuniques
Beasts

Ancient Guardian - Armorer's Bane - Arsect the Venomous - Burrow Bile - Buras the Impaler - Chiltara - Dreadclaw the Leaper - Erach - Firestarter - Gharbad - Ghas - Glidewing - Graveljaw the Devourer - Hellscream - Hrugowl the Defiant - Krelm the Flagitious - Leodesh the Stalker - Logrut the Warrior - Lorzak the Powerful - Mange - Melmak the Swift - Monstrous Dune Thresher - Moontooth Dreadshark - Nalghban the Foul - The Old Man - Qurash the Reviled - Rathlin the Widowmaker - Reggrel the Despised - Rockmaw - Sarkoth - Scar Talon - Shaitan the Broodmother - Sicklefang - Skehlinrath - Venimite - Zhelobb the Venomous

Demons	Armored Destroyer - Dark Berserker - Deceiver - Fallen - Ghoul - Hellion - Thrall

Superuniques Demons	Ashangu - Battlerage the Plagued - Beyatt - Boneslag the Berserker - Bramok the Overlord - Goz'turr the Torturer - Hemit the Feared - Mundunogo - Ningish - Razorclaw - Shatterbone - Ssthrass - Tortured Soul - Treefist Woodhead - Wargiant

Humans	Brigand - Dark Cultist - Dark Summoner - Dark Vessel

Superuniques Humans	Brakan - Dargon - Cadhul the Deathcaller - Crassus the Tormentor - Cultist Grand Inquisitor - Fuad - Gavin the Thief - Hurax - Jezeb the Conjuror - Jondar - Krailen the Wicked - Lloigor the Crazed - Nigel Cutthroat - Percepeus - Rad'noj - Sarella the Vile - Theodyn Deathsinger - Urik the Seer - Urzel Mordreg

Undead	Accursed - Bone Reaver - Brigand - Dune Dervish - Ghost - Ghoul - Grotesque - Morlu Caster - Risen Dead - Skeleton - Skeleton Mage - Unburied - Wraith - Wretched Mother

Superuniques
Undead

The Archivist - Axegrave the Executioner - Bellybloat the Scarred - Boneripper - Brother Karel - Brother Larel - Brother Moek - Captain Clegg - Captain Daltyn - Caretaker McCree - Chancellor Eamon - Cudgelarm - Dataminer - Dervish Lord - Digger O'Dell - Drury Brown - Ebenezer Samuel - Ekthul - Enkidu - Enmerkar - Ezek the Prophet - Farnham - Father Rathe - Fecklar's Ghost - Fezuul - Galush Valdant - Garrach the Afflicted - Ghezrim - Grimsmack - Hawthorne Gable - Headcleaver - John Gorham Coffin - Kankerrot - Killian Damort - Larson the Strange - Little Jebby Rathe - Lord Brone - Lord Dunhyld - Lucious the Depraved - Manglemaw - Merrium Skullthorn - Mira Eamon - Mother Rathe - Pazuzu - Ragus Grimlow - Raziel - Sardar - Skeleton King - Sotnob the Fool - Spirit of Khan Dakab - Tormented Behemoth

Objects	Ambient life - Clickable - Destructible - Ghostly Orb - Monster Generators

Primary Quest Uniques

Act One Bosses: Araneae - Skeleton King - The Warden - The Butcher
Act Two Bosses: Maghda - Zoltun Kulle - Belial
Act Three Bosses: Ghom - Siegebreaker Assault Beast - Cydaea - Azmodan
Act Four Bosses: Diablo - Izual - Rakanoth
Act Five Bosses: Urzael - Adria - Malthael
Bonus Content Bosses: Greed
Treasure Goblins: Treasure Goblin -- Blood Thief -- Odious Collector -- Gem Hoarder -- Malevolent Tormentor -- Rainbow Goblin

Boss and Champion Special Boss Modifiers
Uniques Modifiers	Strong CC (Limit 1): Knockback -- Nightmarish -- Vortex -- Jailer Defensive (Limit 1): Avenger(C) -- Health Link(C) -- Horde(B) -- Illusionist -- Missile Dampening(B) -- Shielding Aggressive (No Limit): Arcane Enchanted -- Desecrator -- Electrified -- Fast -- Fire Chains(C) -- Frozen Pulse* -- Frozen -- Molten -- Mortar -- Plagued -- Poison Enchanted* -- Reflects Damage -- Teleporter -- Waller (B) = Boss Only modifier. -- (C) = Champion Only modifier -- * = Reaper of Souls only
Removed Modifiers	Ballista -- Cold Aura -- Die Together -- Doppelganger -- Extra Health -- Invulnerable Minions(B) -- Life Link -- Magical -- Mirrored -- Multishot -- Mythical -- Powerful -- Stoneskin -- Vampiric
Key Quest Uniques and their Special Modifiers
Act One Uniques	Araneae - Web Spit	Leoric - Summon Skeleton, Teleport Strike, Triple Cleave		The Butcher - Smash, Grappling Hook, Spear, Frenzy Charge
Act Two Uniques	Maghda - Forcefield, Summoning Ritual, Punish, Moth Dust, Teleport.	Zoltan Kulle - Fiery Boulder, Time Bubble, Ceiling Collapse, Energy Twister,Vanish, Creepy Laugh		Belial - Phase One: Triple Fireball, Summon Vipers. Phase Two: Poison Meteors, Ground Pound, Lightning Strike, Lightning Breath.
Act Three Uniques	Ghom - Acid Slime, Sneeze, Gas Cloud, Chomp.	Siegebreaker - Triple Hit, Charge, Leg Stomp, Grab and Throw.	Cydaea - Pain Bolts, Web Trap, Spider Pits.	Azmodan - Bellyflop, Laser Attack, Falling Corpses, Demon Gate, Pool of Destruction, Globe of Annihilation.
Act Four Uniques	Rakanoth - Cleave, Teleport Strike, Blade Strike, Volley, Summon Minion.	Izual - Frost Nova, Frozen, Summon Minions.	Diablo - Phase One: Claw Rip, Charge, Hell Spikes, Shadow Vanish Grab, Curse of Destruction, Ring of Fire, Ground Stomp, Curse of Anguish, Curse of Hatred. Phase Two: Shadow Clone. Phase Three: Overdrive, Lightning Breath.

Monster Info	Monsters Basics - Bosses - Boss Modifiers - Champions - Quest bosses - Teeth of Diablo - Fan-made monsters Archtypes: Caster - Melee - Ranged \| DPS - Healer - Summon/Spawn - Tank - Utility

Fan-made Monsters [e]
• Black Hand Mage • Brutal Beast • Cavern Toad	• Dark Venom • Death Claw • Desert Cyclops • Devil Monkey	• Harrier Imp • Gilded Miser • Keeper of the Spitting Terrors • Kraken Soldier	• Mephisto's Handmaidens • N'ghaalii • Soulcollector

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-'''Linked''' is a utilitarian [[boss modifier]] in [[Diablo]] III. The effect of linked is to give each monster in a [[champion]] pack a linked [[health]] pool, so every monster must be killed at the same time. Damaging one monster will take damage from the entire health pool.
+[[Health Link]] is a [[Boss Modifier]] that spawns only on Champions in Diablo III.
+This modifier links the health of all the champions in a group, causing them all to lose health when one is damaged. This makes it impossible to single one monster out and kill it quickly, since the total health pool is three or four times the usual (depending on whether there are 3 or 4 of the champions). On the bright side, once one of the champions die, the others will go very quickly afterwards.
+Other than pooling their health, this modifier doesn't make any changes to monster damage or resistance or behavior. There is no visual indication of the property other than in the tool tip when hovered on.
+As of [[Patch 1.0.3]], [[Morlu]] monsters can not spawn with this modifier.
+'''Health Link'''
+* '''Monster Level Minimum: '''20
+* '''Available to: '''Champions only.
+* '''Damage Type: '''N/A.
+* '''Additional Resistances: '''None
+* '''Can Not Spawn With:''' [[Avenger]], [[Extra Health]], [[Horde]], [[Illusionist]], [[Missile Dampening]], [[Invulnerable Minions]], [[Shielding]], [[Vampiric]].
+==Strategy==
+There's no special strategy required for this modifier. Players simply need to be aware that the battle will be longer before anything dies, and plan accordingly. It's more noticeable when playing solo, since your character will likely be damaging just one of the Champions at a time, and it will thus take three or four times longer than usual to kill it.
+Because of how the life is shared, it's not uncommon for the other Champions that are not being hit to drop dead before the one you are pounding on, which can be weird when you only hit one monster for an entire fight and 3 or 4 of them die anyway.
+==Development==
+During development this modifier was called [[Life Link]] and could be encountered on bosses and their minions, as well as champions.
+==Media==
+The Health Link champions look just like other Champions, with no visual difference from the modifier, so screenshots are somewhat pointless. There is a visual component to the Health Link, as splashes of blood can be seen flowing between the Champions, as one takes damage and the others seem to share their life to the injured one. No video of this is currently available, though.
-This modifier is potentially devastating on its own, given the right pack of monsters, but can be doubly effective when combined with another modifier such as [[vampifiric]] or, for ranged characters, [[vortex]].