Season of the Blood (S2) overhauled the entire endgame system with the introduction of 5 new endgame bosses, each with a specific loot table allowing you to finally be able to target farm some of the strongest items in the game.
This guide covers Varshan’s loot table and how to summon it.
How to Summon Varshan: Grotesque Debtors
Available in World Tier 3 and 4, Echoes of Varshan requires players to defeat Grotesque Debtors while completing Whispers of the Dead for a chance to receive parts of Varshan’s body:
- Trembling Hand
- Blackened Femur
- Gurgling Head
A proven strategy is to go to the nearest Blood Tide and complete Whispers there. The enemy density will also provide significant XP. Once you have enough parts, including a Malignant Heart if you’re playing on World Tier 4, you can summon Varshan.
Note that turning 10 Whispers at the Tree of Whispers will reward you with a guaranteed body part. You can also craft all body parts at the Alchemist (except the Malignant Heart).
| Art | Boss | World Tier | How to summon? | Level | Element | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Echos of Vershan | World Tier 3 & 4 | Whispers of the Death | 75 | Shadow | Uniques & Cosmetics |
How to summon Varshan, Diablo 4
Varshan Unique Drops: Loot table (Season 3)
These are all the Uniques that can drop from Varshan as of Season of the Construct:
| Art | Item | Class | Slot | Source | Unique Effects | Released | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Airidah's Inexorable Will | Druid | Ring | Varshan | ► When casting an Ultimate Skill and again five seconds after, Pull in Distant enemies and deal 0.5 - 1.0 Physical damage to them. This damage is increased by 1% per one point of Willpower you have. | Season 2 | Normal |
 | Ring of Red Furor | Barbarian | Ring | Varshan | ► After spending 100 Fury within three seconds, your next cast of Hammer of the Ancients, Upheaval, or Death Blow is a guaranteed Critical Strike and deals 10 - 30% bonus Critical Strike Damage. | Season 2 | Normal |
 | Ring of the Sacrilegious Soul | Necromancer | Ring | Varshan | ► Automatically activate the following equipped Skills on Corpses around you: Raise Skeleton every 1 - 2 seconds. Corpse Explosion every 1 - 2 seconds. Corpse Tendrils every 8 - 16 seconds. | Season 2 | Normal |
 | Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop | Sorcerer | Ring | Varshan | ► For each type of Elemental damage you deal, gain 10 - 15% increased damage for four seconds. Dealing Elemental damage refreshes all bonuses. | Season 2 | Normal |
 | Writhing Band of Trickery | Rogue | Ring | Varshan | ► Casting a Subterfuge Skill leaves behind a Decoy Trap that continuously Taunts and lures enemies. The Decoy Trap explodes after three seconds dealing 2.0-3.0 Shadow damage. Can occur every 12 seconds. | Season 2 | Normal |
 | 100,000 Steps | Barbarian | Boots | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Max Evade Charges ► Dexterity ► Damage with Skills that Swap to New Weapons ► Movement Speed ► Ranks of Ground Stomp ► After gaining the final damage bonus from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive, you automatically cast Ground Stomp and gain [32 - 50] Fury. This cannot happen more than once every 30 seconds. | Launch | Normal |
 | Bloodless Scream | Necromancer | Scythe | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Life On Kill ► Bloodless Scream ► Darkness Skill Damage ► Damage to Chilled Enemies ► Intelligence ► Cold Resistance ► Your Darkness Skills Chill enemies for up to 100% . Lucky Hit: Your Darkness Skills deal x [20 - 50%] bonus damage to Frozen enemies and have up to a 100% chance to generate [7 - 10] additional Essence against Frozen targets. | Launch | Normal |
 | Condemnation | Rogue | Dagger | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Damage to Close Enemies ► Basic Skill Attack Speed ► Critical Strike Damage ► Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons ► Core Skill Damage ► Your Core Skills deal [20 - 40%] increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Skills using this weapon have a 30% chance to generate 3 Combo Points. | Launch | Normal |
 | Deathless Visage | Necromancer | Helm | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Damage Reduction ► Physical Damage ► Critical Strike Damage with Bone Skills ► Maximum Essence ► Bone Spear leaves behind echoes as it travels that explode dealing [X] damage, increased by x5% for every 30% of your Critical Strike Damage Bonus. | Launch | Normal |
 | Deathspeaker's Pendant | Necromancer | Amulet | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Resistance to All Elements ► Blood Skill Damage ► Summoning Skill Damage ► Essence Cost Reduction ► Ranks of the Coalesced Blood Passive ► Blood Surge casts a mini nova on your Minions, dealing [X] damage. Damage is increased by 10% per target drained by the initial cast, up to 50%. | Launch | Normal |
 | Esu's Heirloom | Sorcerer | Boots | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Dodge Chance While Evading ► Movement Speed ► Movement Speed for 4 Seconds After Killing an Elite ► Shrine Buff Duration ► Critical Strike Damage ► Your Critical Strike Chance is increased by [20 - 30%] of your Movement Speed bonus. | Launch | Normal |
 | Eyes in the Dark | Rogue | Pants | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Your Potion Also Briefly Grants Movement Speed ► Eyes in the Dark ► Damage Reduction ► Shadow Damage ► Maximum Life ► Damage to Enemies Affected by Trap Skills ► Unless it hits a Boss or Player, Death Trap will continue to re-arm itself until it kills an enemy. Death Trap's is increased by [30 - 50%], however the Cooldown is increased by [20 - 15%]. | Launch | Normal |
 | Fields of Crimson | Barbarian | 2H Sword | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Critical Strike Damage ► Damage with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons ► Damage Over Time ► Critical Strike Damage ► Rupture Cooldown Reduction ► While using this weapon, damaging at least one enemy with Rupture creates a blood pool that inflicts [X] Bleeding damage over 6 seconds. Enemies standing in the pool take 20% increased Bleed damage. | Launch | Normal |
 | Frostburn | Any | Gloves | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Critical Strike Chance ► Attack Speed ► Freeze Duration ► Lucky Hit: Up to a 5% Chance to Restore [X]% Primary Resource ► Lucky Hit: Up to a [15 - 25%] chance to Freeze enemies for 2 seconds. | Launch | Normal |
 | Gohr's Devastating Grips | Barbarian | Gloves | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Critical Strike Chance Against Close Enemies ► Lucky Hit Chance ► Damage ► Ranks of Whirlwind ► Whirlwind explodes every 2 seconds and after it ends, dealing [16 - 26%] of the total Base damage dealt to surrounding enemies as Fire damage. | Launch | Normal |
 | Greatstaff of the Crone | Druid | Staff | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies ► Damage to Close Enemies ► Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies ► Non-Physical Damage ► Ranks of Claw ► Claw is now a Storm Skill and also casts Storm Strike at [120 - 150%] normal damage. | Launch | Normal |
 | Mad Wolf's Glee | Druid | Chest | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Maximum Life ► Poison Damage ► Damage Reduction from Enemies That Are Poisoned ► Movement Speed ► Werewolf form is now your true form, and you gain +3 Ranks to all Werewolf Skills. | Launch | Normal |
 | Mother's Embrace | Any | Ring | Varshan Beast of Ice | ► Fire Resistance ► Cold Resistance ► All Stats ► Lucky Hit Chance ► Critical Strike Damage ► Maximum Life ► If a Core Skill hits 4 or more enemies, [20 - 40%] of the Resource is refunded. | Launch | Normal |
 | Raiment of the Infinite | Sorcerer | Chest | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Intelligence ► Damage to Close Enemies ► Damage to Stunned Enemies ► Ranks of the Glass Cannon Passive ► After using Teleport, Close enemies are Pulled to you and Stunned for [2 - 3] seconds, but Teleport's cooldown is increased by 20%. | Launch | Normal |
 | Skyhunter | Rogue | Bow | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Damage to Distant Enemies ► Dexterity ► Marksman Skill Damage ► Critical Strike Damage ► Ranks of the Exploit Passive ► The first direct damage you deal to an enemy is a guaranteed Critical Strike. If you have the maximum stacks of the Precision Key Passive when you cast a Core Skill, then that skill gains [10 - 20%] bonus Critical Strike Damage and you gain [5 - 10] Energy. | Launch | Normal |
 | Staff of Endless Rage | Sorcerer | Staff | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies ► Core Skill Damage ► Damage to Close Enemies ► Fire Damage Ranks of the Inner Flames Passive ► Every 3rd cast of Fireball launches 2 additional projectiles dealing [20 - 40%] bonus damage. | Launch | Normal |
 | Vasily's Prayer | Druid | Helm | Varshan Lord Zir | ► Damage While Shapeshifted ► Overpower Damage ► Maximum Life ► Lightning Resistance ► Your Earth Skills are now also Werebear Skills and Fortify you for [X]. | Launch | Normal |
⚠️ Note that as of Patch 1.2.2, Varshan can also drop Malignant Rings.
On top of dropping specific Uniques, Varshan can also drop the following items:
- The Flesh-Weld Rod Trophy
- Some of the items required to summon Duriel
Varshan’s Flesh-Weld Rod Trophy, Diablo 4
Where to find Varshan: Malignant Burrow
Once you’ve gathered all the required materials, you can take them to the Malignant Burrow, located next to the Tree of Whispers. After clearing a couple of short corridors, you’ll arrive at the Malignant Altar, where you can deposit the required items.
As soon as you enter World Tier 3, the Malignant Burrows will appear on your map and mini-map. There are no requirements to enter, but you’ll need the necessary items to summon Varshan.
Malignant Burrows Location, Diablo 4
How to defeat Varshan
All Endgame Bosses have an elemental theme to encourage players to farm the appropriate elemental resist gear. Varshan deals Shadow damage, which means you should increase your Shadow resistance as much as possible. If you can’t reach the 70% Shadow resistance cap through your gear, you can always use a Shadow resistance potion.
To be fair, Varshan is not particularly difficult. I tackled Varshan with a level 65 Sorcerer (granted, a Ball Lightning Sorcerer) and destroyed him without even paying attention to my Shadow resistance. We’ll see if the fight is as “easy” in World Tier 4.
Varshan loot, Diablo 4
How Endgame Bosses Work
Endgame Bosses are meant to add more goals, things to do, and ways to make our characters more powerful. These Bosses are Blizzard’s response to the harsh criticism that D4 lacks Endgame content. But how will they work?
Endgame Bosses will be available in World Tier 3 and World Tier 4. Each Boss will have specific requirements to summon it, and each will have a pre-defined loot table that will include specific Unique Items and Cosmetics (and Uber Duriel will even have a low chance to drop Uber Uniques!). This guide covers all you need to know about these bosses.
Endgame Bosses Progression, Diablo 4
Before you go…
If you’re looking to tackle Grigoire, The Galvanic Saint, we cover Grigoire’s loot table, location and strategy here.
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