In Diablo IV, one of the most iconic world boss encounters is Avarice, The Gold Cursed — a Diablo IV Items hulking, treasure‑obsessed behemoth that challenges players with brutal melee assaults, environmental hazards, and the lure of untold riches. Conquering Avarice not only tests your team’s coordination and survivability but also yields valuable rewards that make every risky expedition worthwhile.

Where and When to Find Avarice

Avarice spawns as part of the rotating World Boss schedule that appears regularly throughout the day once you’ve unlocked World Tier bosses by completing the campaign. The game alerts players roughly 30 minutes before a world boss appears, marking the boss icon and timer on the map so you can gather allies and prepare.

While Avarice is most commonly associated with the Seared Basin in Kehjistan, he can also appear in any of the world boss arenas, including The Crucible (Fractured Peaks) and Saraan Caldera (Dry Steppes).

Preparing for Battle

World Boss encounters are best tackled with a group due to Avarice’s massive health pool and tight time limit (typically around 15 minutes). You don’t have to be in a formal party to participate — any players in the area when the event begins join automatically — but grouping up increases your odds of success.

Bring gear with high resistances and defensive stats, since Avarice deals a mixture of physical and elemental‑like damage, especially when combined with exploding pillars and molten gold hazards.

Boss Mechanics & Attack Patterns

Avarice cycles through a variety of devastating attacks that players must learn to read and avoid:

Portal Charge: Avarice teleports through a golden portal before emerging to charge with lethal force. The second charge hit is especially deadly, so keep moving and dodge as soon as the portal appears.

Chest Swing / Spin Attack: He swings his massive treasure chest in a wide arc. Avoid this by positioning yourself behind or far from the boss’s reach.

Mallet Slam & Thrust: Avarice slams the ground with his mallet, causing shockwaves and explosive interactions with pillars. Keep out of the AoE and away from unstable pillars.

Golden Vomit: Puddles of molten gold appear under and around him — these damage over time to anyone standing in them. Stay mobile and avoid these hazards.

Ground Stomp & Pillars: Some attacks pull players in or create obstructions. Use mobility skills to evade and reposition yourself quickly.

A unique aspect of this fight is Avarice’s stagger bar. Filling it with crowd‐control effects temporarily immobilizes the boss and triggers the spawn of Treasure Goblins. While these goblins drop loot, chasing them can distract your group from dealing damage — focus first on Avarice himself unless your team can split effectively.

Rewards for Victory
Defeating Avarice yields generous rewards — including Legendary gear, Scattered Prisms (used to add sockets to gear), crafting materials, and weekly loot caches. The giant treasure chest he carries can also be attacked after the fight for extra gold and potential gear drops.

Slaying Avarice requires practice, positioning, and focus. By mastering his attacks and working as a Diablo 4 materials for sale team, you’ll not only earn rich spoils, but also one of Diablo IV’s most memorable world boss victories of Season 11.