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−	*[[Orders from Maghda]] - (required for [[Taking Notes]] acheivement)	+	* [[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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Revision as of 17:17, 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 Alcarnus.

Boss Abilities

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

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

Lore

• 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

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

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

Gallery

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.