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The gear grind is never-ending inDiablo 4. There will always be a better piece of equipment to strive for, or an extremely rare Unique item that can enable a new build. As you progress through the story of the game and into the endgame, you’ll always be on the lookout for new weapons and armor.
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Treasure Goblins are back in Diablo 4. These sneaky creatures can be found throughout the world, promising bags of loot to adventurers who are able to find them. Below, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about Treasure Goblins, including what they are and some tips for killing them.
What Are Treasure Goblins?
Treasure Goblins are small passive creatures that carry around a large bag of loot.At the first sign of danger, they will flee, dropping small piles of gold as they run. Eventually, they willopen a portal and jump through, leaving the battlefield and taking their loot with them.
If youget on yourhorse anywhere near a Treasure Goblin, it willimmediately open its portal and escape. If you want the Goblin’s loot, you must chase it on foot.
Killing a Treasure Goblin will drop its bag of loot, which obtains items like materials, gems, gold, and equipment, with adecent chance to obtain Legendaries, especially at higher World Tiers.
Where To Find Treasure Goblins
Treasure Goblins can be foundall throughout Sanctuary, in theopen world, Dungeons, or cellars. Basically, anywhere you’re able to find enemies, you can find Treasure Goblins. That said, they are pretty rare to encounter. You may go a few hours between finding one, or you may find two back to back.
How To Kill Treasure Goblins
Treasure Goblins willattempt to escape soon after you engage one, so you’ll have tokill it as fast as possibleif you want its loot.Skills withhigh burst damageare almost essential for dealing with Treasure Goblins, allowing you to kill them quickly.
Damage-over-time effectslike Burning and Poisonaren’t nearly as effective, often taking too long to kill the Goblin before it escapes.Avoid using damage-over-time effectsif you can.
The best way to consistently kill Treasure Goblins is to usecontrol-impairing effectslikeStun, Freeze, Chill, or Slow. These will make chasing the Goblin much easier, giving you enough time to use your higher-damage attacks to kill it.
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