One of the new systems in Diablo 4 Season 8 is the Boss Powers feature. Boss Powers are Season 8’s unique seasonal mechanic, similar to how past seasons had Malignant Hearts or Vampiric Powers. In this guide, we will cover the full list of Diablo 4 Boss Powers, how to get them, and how this feature works. Read more about Diablo 4 Season 8 features in our Belial’s Return Overview.
4.9Diablo 4 Boss Powers List
In Season 8, you can siphon powers from 24 of Diablo IV’s bosses and use them to empower your character. In other words, you’ll be able to use some of the signature abilities of Sanctuary’s most powerful enemies — even Lilith’s attacks can become part of your arsenal. Here’s a Diablo 4 Season 8 Boss powers list:
- Wandering Death’s Chest Beam
- Ashava’s Poison Breath
- Avarice’s Explosive Ore
- Allek’s Talons
- Beastmaster’s Training
- Blackmailer’s Sabotage
- Flesh Reaper’s Disruption
- Hatred’s Embrace’s Haste
- Kirma’s Sparks
- Outlaw Sharpshooter’s Eye
- Sinerat’s Flames
- Skerg’s Toxins
- Torusk’s Rage
- Belial’s Crystal Decoy
- Lilith’s Wind of Hate
- Duriel’s Burrow
- Belial’s Eye Beams
- Andariel’s Flaming Skull
- Beast in the Ice’s Sleet
- Grigoire’s Lightning Square
- Lord Zir’s Blood Pool
- Varshan’s Life Steal
- Urivar’s Lobbed Bombs
- Harbinger of Hatred’s Volley
We will add a Boss Powers tier list with the best Diablo 4 Boss Powers as soon as Season 8 starts.
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Diablo 4 Any Difficulty Boss Powers
Here you can find a full list of Diablo IV Boss Powers that are available at any difficulty in Belial’s Return. You can try to get these powers even in the early game. Be careful, though — the bosses are still tough.
| Power Name | Main Effect | Modifier Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Wandering Death’s Chest Beam | Spawn a frost beam while channeling, increasing enemy damage taken. | Executes low-health enemies and restores Primary Resource. |
| Ashava’s Poison Breath | Spawns an acid wave when hitting enemies with DoT. | Applies bonus Poisoning when damaging with Main Power. |
| Avarice’s Explosive Ore | Spawns explosive ore when overcapping the Primary Resource. | Spending your resource increases Main Power damage. |
| Allek’s Talons | Basic Skills apply Sparking DoT. | Boosts Movement Speed based on Cooldown Reduction. |
| Beastmaster’s Training | Summons or Mercenaries Stun and gain Damage Reduction. | Summons deal increased Critical Strike damage. |
| Blackmailer’s Sabotage | Core Skills knock down enemies while Barrier is active. | Gaining Fortify grants Barrier for a few seconds. |
| Flesh Reaper’s Disruption | Stuns Vulnerable enemies after removing Vulnerable. | Increases Vulnerable Damage based on CC bonuses. |
| Hatred’s Embrace’s Haste | Shadow or Fire Skills boost Movement Speed. | Increases Critical Strike Chance based on Shadow Resistance. |
| Kirma’s Sparks | Evading applies Sparking damage to Close enemies. | Reduces Evade cooldown based on Lightning Resistance. |
| Outlaw Sharpshooter’s Eye | Slows Distant enemies when dealing Direct Damage. | Increases damage based on distance to enemies. |
| Sinerat’s Flames | Mobility Skills apply Burning DoT to close enemies. | Boosts Elemental Damage based on Resistances. |
| Skerg’s Toxins | Damaged enemies receive Poisoning DoT. | Chance to heal from DoT effects based on Poison Resistance. |
| Torusk’s Rage | Damaging Crowd Controlled enemies grants boosts and Unstoppable. | Increases Attack Speed based on Crowd Control Damage bonuses. |
Diablo 4 Torment and Higher Boss Powers
The Boss Powers below are the most valuable powers in the game, as they are obtained from high-tier bosses available from Torment and higher-level content.
| Power Name | Main Effect | Modifier Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Belial’s Crystal Decoy | Spawns a crystal decoy after defensive skill use. | Fears enemies and deals Shadow damage on activation. |
| Lilith’s Wind of Hate | Summons spike waves on skill cast, boosting enemy damage taken. | Creates Blister Clones when hitting Elites. |
| Duriel’s Burrow | Evade becomes a damaging burrow move that immobilizes enemies. | Grants Dodge chance and immobilizes enemies when dodging. |
| Belial’s Eye Beams | Spawns eye beams after drinking a potion, grants Damage Reduction. | Grants Stealth and boosts Overpower Damage after activation. |
| Andariel’s Flaming Skull | Summons a rotating fire skull after standing still. | Increases Damage over Time effects. |
| Beast in the Ice’s Sleet | Shoots sleet spikes after applying Crowd Control effects. | Chills enemies hit by Main Power. |
| Grigoire’s Lightning Square | Spawns lightning tiles after casting Core Skills. | Stuns enemies when damaging them with Main Power. |
| Lord Zir’s Blood Pool | Spawns blood pools that deal Bleed damage after hitting enemies. | Heals you when activating Main Power. |
| Varshan’s Life Steal | Leeches life from nearby enemies automatically. | Inflicts Corrupting DoT on activation. |
| Urivar’s Lobbed Bombs | Lobs bombs after casting an Ultimate and reduces cooldown. | Killing with Main Power reduces the Ultimate cooldown. |
| Harbinger of Hatred’s Volley | Shoots fire projectiles after hitting Vulnerable enemies. | Spending Resource makes all Nearby enemies Vulnerable. |
Diablo 4 How Boss Powers Work
Each of the 24 bosses has a specific power that you can obtain by defeating that boss. A Boss Power comes with two components — a Main power effect and a Modifier effect:
- If you equip a power in a Main Power slot, you gain its primary effect.
- If you instead equip that power in a Modifier slot, it provides a supporting bonus that strengthens your main power.
📌 Note: Your character can have 1 Main Boss Power and up to 3 Modifier Boss Powers active at once.
Diablo 4 How to Get Boss Powers
Many Diablo IV boss powers can be found in the open world or through events. When you kill a target boss for the first time in Season 8, you’ll acquire that boss’s power for your collection. After that, you can equip it freely with some limits on using duplicate powers simultaneously.
The first ten powers you earn will actually come from the season’s new activity, Apparition Incursions. This was made specifically to involve you in the new system early on. Overall, Boss Powers give you a guided progression through the season, as you chase down bosses to collect all 24 powers. You’ll naturally be improving your character and exploring endgame content.
4.9Boss Powers, as a new seasonal mechanic, gives you space for customization and power progression in Diablo 4 Season 8. And with our guide you’ll be able to explore all 24 Boss Powers and unleash their full potential as you journey through Belial’s Return.
