Bosses

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Boss Guide

Andariel

History: She was banished from hell after the insurrection of the lesser demons. Andariel is assumably weak against fire, and uses poison attacks. She is found in Act 1 Catacombs level 4.

Attacks:
Poison spiral [equivilent to poison nova, but the poison bolts shoot out in spiral]
Poison bolt [a single bolt of poison taht is capable of poisoning and dealing damage]
Poison aura [a deadly cloud that poisns anyone that gets too close]
Poison Strike [physical strike that imbues the target with posion]

How her attacks work: She is the queen of poison. Luckily, most of the equipment that the sorceress should be wearing gives resist all, and the poison damage should be slowed dramatically. Her poison will eventually drain the sorceress down to one life, but drinking health potions can negate the effect.

How to kill: Make sure you have the Act 1 Level 2 Catacombs Waypoint. Before going in, make sure you have shiver armor casted. Then teleport up to her, cast static field until she goes to half, teleport away, then orb her to death. A good method to use static field without getin pummeled by her or the minions around her is to cast static while holding down the shift key[standstill hotkey], let go of shift and move a couple of feet away, then hold down shift again, cast static, and repeat. A similar idea is used to kill Andariel with the frozen orb. She runs much faster than you do, so it is wise to teleport to a good range [4-5 inches], cast an orb, then teleport away. She is unlikely to be outran, so teleport is manadatory. By continuously avoiding her physical attack, many sorceresses can kill Andariel even while they have 1 Hp left.

Watch out for: Poison. It can drain you down to 1 HP quickly. You can race the poison damage by drinking health potions, but it's better to avoid getting hit in the first place.