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Black River Unique Effect and How to Get

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Black River is a Unique 1-Handed Scythe used by the Necromancer class in Diablo 4 (D4). Read on to know more about Black River, including its Unique Effect that modifies the Corpse Explosion skill, its list of affixes, as well as all builds that use Black River!

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Black River Overview

Black River Class, Type, and Effect

Equipment Info
Black River	Class	Necromancer
	Equipment Type	Unique 1H Scythe
	Req. World Tier	WT3+
Effect
Corpse Explosion consumes up to 4 additional Corpses around the initial Corpse, gaining 120 - 160% damage and 10.5 - 12.5% Size per additional Corpse consumed.

"The scrolls describe a river of tar that separated the living from the land of the dead. Any unfortunate soul who tried to cross would be dragged down into oblivion." - Notes of Scholar Kamien

Black River List of Affixes

Equipment Affix	+ 10% Attack Speed
Affix 1	+ 36.5 - 50% Chance for Corpse Explosion to Deal Double Damage
Affix 2	+ 1 - 3 to Corpse Skills
Affix 3	+ 1 - 2 to Hewed Flesh
Affix 4	+ 1 - 2 to Fueled by Death

How to Get Black River

Bosses That Drop Black River

List of Bosses
Echo of Duriel	Echo of Andariel

Ladder Bosses and Uber Bosses allow for Target Farming of specific Uniques. Grind the bosses above until you get the drop you want!

All Boss Ladder and Uber Boss Loot Tables

Will Drop from Enemies and Chests

Diablo 4 - Nightmare Dungeon Unique Reward

Unique items can be obtained by killing enemies and opening chests in the open world. To raise your chances of getting Black River, participate in World Events like Gathering Legions, slay World Bosses, or run Nightmare Dungeons as these are the best methods for acquiring high-tier loot.
How to Farm Uniques

Can Drop from Chests in Helltide Events

You can also obtain the Black River from chests found in Helltide Events. Keep watch of any active Helltide on the map since they spawn every hour and farm as many Cinders as you can to open chests.
Helltide Event Guide

Gamble from The Purveyor of Curiosity

If you are feeling lucky, you can also take your chances at the Purveyor of Curiosity and spend your Murmuring Obols for purchasing gear. Keep in mind that the rarity of gear you can get will range from Magic to Mythic Unique items so gamble at your own risk.

How to Farm Obols

Builds Using Black River

All Related Builds
There are currently no builds available using this Unique Item.

Diablo 4 Related Guides

Diablo 4 - Unique Items Partial

List of Unique Items

All Unique Items by Class

Unique Items by Class
Barbarian	Rogue	Sorcerer
Necromancer	Druid	Spiritborn
All Classes

Other Unique Item Lists

List of Other Uniques
Mythic Uniques	Malignant Rings

All Necromancer Unique Items

Related Unique Items
Black River	Blood Artisan's Cuirass
Blood Moon Breeches	Bloodless Scream
Cruor's Embrace	Deathless Visage
Deathspeaker's Pendant	Ebonpiercer
Greaves of the Empty Tomb	Howl from Below
Lidless Wall	Mutilator Plate
Path of Trag'Oul	Ring of Mendeln
Ring of the Sacrilegious Soul	The Mortacrux
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