War Beast

The War Beast is a large melee attacking animal. It was added to the game in the Reaper of Souls expansion pack, and can only be found in Act Five, as well as randomly in Nephalem Rifts.

Blizzard introduced the monster with some lore as part of the Westmarch Bestiary preview in November 2013:

“Malthael’s influence taints man and beast alike. Even the dogs of Westmarch, once tame and gentle, have been transformed into wild, savage creatures. They hunt in packs through the streets, tearing apart their prey with ravenous hunger. I saw them rip a soldier limb from limb. When his screams stopped, they came for me.”

War Beast render.

Sub Types

War Beasts come into different flavors:

• Hound Pack Leader
• Vicious Hound

In Alphabetical Order

Hound Pack Leader

• Appears in Act V - Westmarch Heights

Vicious Hound

• Appears in Act V - Alley of Embers, Haunted Inn, Westmarch Heights
• Appears in Act V - Westmarch Commons, Pandemonium Fortress Level 1, Pandemonium Fortress Level 2 (only as Rare Minions)

Named

These superunique War Beasts can appear in the following areas:

Act V

• Phyneus the Growler, Westmarch Commons

Gallery

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  A Rare Minion Vicious Hound (v2.1.0)