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Fast is a Boss Modifier that spawns on Champions, Bosses, and their minions. Fast enemies get a 40% bonus to their movement speed, as well as 20% faster attack speed and 10% faster casting rate. This makes the monsters much quicker to attack, boosts their damage with more attacks per second, and can totally change the gameplay by removing the ability of characters to simply run to safety, as they can do against the majority of enemies.

While the faster attack rate and casting rate is dangerous, this modifier is most deadly to ranged attackers and other characters who are not built to survive toe to toe battles. A Monk or Barbarian will notice that they're being hit more often, while a DH, Wiz, or WD might find the Fast pack almost invariably lethal, as the monsters will run them down so quickly they can not escape.

Fast

Monster Level Minimum: 31 (Nightmare and later.)
Available to: Champions, Bosses, and boss minions.
Damage Type: N/A.
Additional Resistances: None

Strategy

Fast is a deceptively dangerous modifier. Just annoying on Normal and Nightmare, it becomes one of the nastiest on the higher difficulties, where most characters are balanced and built to be just strong enough to survive the typical battles. Players, especially those doing Hardcore, often need to kite during battles, moving around and staying out of range while they regenerate life or resources, or wait for cooldowns on their skills.

Fast makes this difficult or impossible, as it prevents players from running away and avoiding damage. It's especially nasty when the monsters have rapid movement to begin with, as those enemies with the Fast modifier are often quicker than character. This can make them truly lethal, since they will hit you as you run, never giving you any chance to achieve separation to rest or heal or launch a counter attack. Picture a pack of wolves running down a caribou and exhausting it by never letting it rest. In Diablo III you're the caribou, and the wolves are more like velociraptors. Good luck.

Crowd control effects are essential against Fast bosses. Slow them, confuse them, freeze them, stun them, root them... use all of the above and more -- anything to slow them down and give yourself time to fight.

Media

Fast has to be seen in videos to be truly appreciated, since the movement is what makes the difference. In screenshots it's just a hover tag. During the beta test Fast could spawn on monsters very early in the game. This is not the case in the final game, with Fast carrying a level 31+ requirement, and thus never appearing before Nightmare.

Skeletal Archer.
Skeletal Archer.

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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-'''Fast''' is a [[boss modifier]] in [[Diablo]] III, and acts as a [[frenzy]] effect, increasing movement and attack speed.
+[[Fast]] is a [[Boss Modifier]] that spawns on Champions, Bosses, and their minions. Fast enemies get a 40% bonus to their movement speed, as well as 20% faster attack speed and 10% faster casting rate. This makes the monsters much quicker to attack, boosts their damage with more attacks per second, and can totally change the gameplay by removing the ability of characters to simply run to safety, as they can do against the majority of enemies.
-While seemingly innocuous on its own, this modifier has the potential (as all other utility modifiers) to be part of a very dangerous combination. As an example, a boss with both fast and [[Cold Aura]] will be able to inflict significant damage. A player would be well-advised to [[slow]] or otherwise [[snare]] these bosses with [[skills]] such as [[Entangling Shot]] or [[Blizzard]].
-The fast modifier is present on bosses in the [[Diablo 3 Beta]] test, but it's uncommon and has only been confirmed on Skeletal Archers. It's possible that this modifier is limited to ranged attackers, at least in the early game, and thus only appears on Skeletal Archers since they are the only ranged attacker monster type found in the beta test. (Skeletal Summoners never appear as bosses in the Beta, probably because it's so early in the game.)
+While the faster attack rate and casting rate is dangerous, this modifier is most deadly to ranged attackers and other characters who are not built to survive toe to toe battles. A Monk or Barbarian will notice that they're being hit more often, while a DH, Wiz, or WD might find the Fast pack almost invariably lethal, as the monsters will run them down so quickly they can not escape.
+'''Fast'''
+* '''Monster Level Minimum: '''31 (Nightmare and later.)
+* '''Available to: '''Champions, Bosses, and boss minions.
+* '''Damage Type:''' N/A.
+* '''Additional Resistances: '''None
+==Strategy==
+Fast is a deceptively dangerous modifier. Just annoying on Normal and Nightmare, it becomes one of the nastiest on the higher difficulties, where most characters are balanced and built to be just strong enough to survive the typical battles. Players, especially those doing Hardcore, often need to [[kite]] during battles, moving around and staying out of range while they regenerate life or resources, or wait for cooldowns on their skills.
+Fast makes this difficult or impossible, as it prevents players from running away and avoiding damage. It's especially nasty when the monsters have rapid movement to begin with, as those enemies with the Fast modifier are often quicker than character. This can make them truly lethal, since they will hit you as you run, never giving you any chance to achieve separation to rest or heal or launch a counter attack. Picture a pack of wolves running down a caribou and exhausting it by never letting it rest. In Diablo III you're the caribou, and the wolves are more like velociraptors. Good luck.
+[[Crowd control]] effects are essential against Fast bosses. Slow them, confuse them, freeze them, stun them, root them... use all of the above and more -- anything to slow them down and give yourself time to fight.
+==Media==
+Fast has to be seen in videos to be truly appreciated, since the movement is what makes the difference. In screenshots it's just a hover tag. During the beta test Fast could spawn on monsters very early in the game. This is not the case in the final game, with Fast carrying a level 31+ requirement, and thus never appearing before Nightmare.
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