How to Beat Sarat in Diablo 4
Sarat, the spider queen, is a formidable opponent in Diablo 4 with powerful attacks that you need to avoid and counter. Without the right gear or understanding of her attacks, she can easily defeat you.
Sarat is one of the many bosses you'll encounter in Diablo 4. She resides in the Sarat's Lair Dungeon, located in the Scosglen region of Sanctuary. To reach this region, you can either take the Correpondence Crossroad fast travel or head to the northwest corner of the Forgotten Sanctuary.
If you plan on taking on this spider queen, it is highly recommended to increase your damage against spiders. You can use a single elixir called Beast Slaying that increases damage by 20% for 30 minutes.
How to Spawn Sarat
In order to spawn Sarat, you must destroy three Silken Spires in the Queen's Den area of the dungeon. These spires are guarded by various spider enemies and shoot poisonous projectiles that deal damage over time.
Using gear that creates barriers, such as Vigo's Protective Amulet, will grant you immunity to attacks, including poison AoE attacks.
Once you destroy the Silken Spires, you must navigate to the center of the dungeon to reach the Queen's Nest. Keep in mind that any Shrines that spawn in the dungeon will provide temporary effects as you navigate through the dungeon and reach the boss fight.
Sarat's Attacks and Mechanics
Sarat's web stun attack is the most dangerous, as it can leave you helpless for a few seconds, especially when surrounded by spiders. She also uses this attack when she's enraged, so pay close attention to her animation in order to dodge it.
As the fight progresses, Sarat will launch more webs, making them harder to dodge and limiting your movement space.
Sarat's poison AoE attack starts with a few projectiles but increases in intensity throughout the fight. Initially, she uses this attack when she's enraged, but eventually, she will use it at random intervals.
Periodically, Sarat summons Spider Hosts into the fight, which can be challenging to deal with while avoiding her webs. You can take advantage of these corpses to replenish resources with skills like Corpse Explosion. Ignoring these summoned spiders can lead to being trapped or overwhelmed, resulting in death.
In the final phase of the fight, you must avoid Sarat's knockback attack. She charges toward a player, knocking them back and potentially causing them to step on poison, webs, or collide with other spiders.
The final phase of the fight becomes chaotic, with numerous spiders, webs, and poison projectiles covering the arena. It is recommended to focus on one spider at a time instead of several, and to use AoE skills to defeat Sarat. Necromancers can particularly capitalize on the corpses to replenish resources with skills like Corpse Explosion.
Regardless of your class, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by the mechanics of the fight. Not only do you have to dodge webs, manage your health and mana, and defeat the giant spider, but you also have to navigate around any Spider Hosts that spawn from Sarat's corpse.
By paying close attention to the fight and moving swiftly, you can avoid unnecessary deaths and increase your chances of defeating Sarat in Diablo 4.
That's everything you need to know about how to beat Sarat in Diablo 4. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments section below.
