My Belial Nightmare Begins
Jumped straight into Diablo 4 Season 8 hype last night thinking I’d smash that snake-face Belial quick. Boy was I wrong. Got my butt handed to me three fights straight after the gates opened. Health bar gone poof in seconds each time.
What Went Wrong:
- Thought my old Season 7 poison resist gear was enough. Nope.
- Tried facetanking his big green acid spray. Bad idea.
- Messed up the illusion phase every time – real one kept sneaking up behind me.
Felt like quitting honestly. Took a beer break to rethink my crap strategy.
Gear Swaps & Practice Run
Dug into my stash like a squirrel hunting nuts. Found stuff I almost salvaged last week:
New Setup:
- Chest armor with +30% poison resistance (who knew I kept this junk?)
- Amulet giving +3 to movement skill cooldowns – blessed be mobility!
- Swapped Ultimate skill for extra life bubble – total panic button.
Spent 20 minutes getting wrecked on normal difficulty just learning his patterns. Trick I figured? When the arena splits sideways like wet cardboard, always roll towards the front illusions first. Their spells come slower than the rear pack. Saved me seconds to spot the real Belial charging up.
The W FINALLY
Third attempt with new gear felt different. When those green pools bubbled up under my feet, I started sprinting before the animation finished. My left thumb hurt from mashing roll so much. During splits:
- Ignored fireballs completely – just tracked that bastard’s eyes glowing
- Popped life bubble when HP hit 15% – shook like scared dog
- Spammed health pots during illusion vanish phase
Last 10% was pure chaos – floor dissolving, poison rain everywhere. No flasks left. Just kept swinging while shouting “DIE YOU SCALY BASTARD” at my screen. Boom. Victory splash screen. Almost dropped my controller. Ran around grabbing loot like a kid at Easter. Finally scored that dang spear drop too.
TLDR:
- Resist gear MATTERS – even if stats look trash
- Dodge BEFORE animations finish
- Sprint towards illusions = less panic
- Bring double your usual health pots
You got this. Just eat humble pie and retry like I did. Now excuse me – need ice for my thumb.