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Nephalem Rifts (formerly known as Loot Runs ) are a special type of game within Diablo 3, designed to provide an intense challenge and fast paced action over a 10-15 minute dungeon crawl. They are reminiscent of boss runs from Diablo 2, but will take place in special dungeons with fully-randomized enemies in special dungeons, and will therefore play unlike any of the normal Act game content. Even the end bosses are randomized and unpredictable.

Loot Runs Nephalem Rifts are enabled by finding Loot Run Nephalem Rift Keys, which are taken to a special NPC in town. Players may choose to carry out explore multiple Loot Runs Nephalem Rifts in the same game, likely after getting [[stacked]] up, but will need to turn in a Loot Run Key for each one, and as with the three portals to the Realms of the [[Infernal Machine]] event, only one Loot Portal can be active at a time,

Loot Runs Nephalem Rifts will be added to Diablo 3 classic in a free patch, with no ETA yet given. They will also be included in [[Reaper of Souls]] when it launches.

One of the key elements of Loot Runs Nephalem Rifts is how randomized they are. They do not take place in any of the current Acts, but will use tile sets from the acts in new configurations and are populated with randomized selections of monsters. These will mix up the usual play formula considerably, since monsters never normally found in a given area will occur in Loot Runs.

Each Loot Run Nephalem Rifts has a special end boss or bosses who are also randomized, selected from a long list of possible end bosses, most of whom are much-upgraded versions of current quest bosses. Some Loot Runs will even feature two bosses, much like the pairs of Ubers faced in the [[Infernal Machine]] event.

Several screenshots showing off what appear to be Loot Runs Nephalem Rifts were included in the Gamescom 2013 press kit. These show dungeon tile sets known from Acts 1, 2, and 3, but all have monster types that are never found in those areas in D3C, and that sort of randomized variety is what Loot Runs Nephalem Rifts are said to feature.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/josh-mosqueira-and-christian-lichtner-interview-gamona-de]

===Loot Runs Nephalem Rifts Bosses===

 [[category: Loot RunsNephalem Rifts]]