The Beast in the Ice Location and Unique Drops

The Beast in the Ice is one of the Uber Endgame Bosses in Diablo 4 (D4). Read on to learn about The Beast in the Ice's unique drops and rewards, his locations and how to summon him, how to beat him, his rewards, and his attack patterns.

How to Summon the Beast in the Ice

Use Distilled Fear and Craft a Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil

Required Items
Nightmare Dungeon Sigil	Sigil Requirements
1x Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil (Tier 31)	9x Distilled Fear 250x Sigil Powder

You can obtain Distilled Fear by completing nightmare dungeons that are Tier 30 or higher. Note that Distilled Fear only has a chance to drop and is not a guaranteed reward after completion.

Once you have 9 Distilled Fear and 250 Sigil Powder, go to the Occultist and craft the Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil and you'll be able to empower the dungeon to fight the Beast in the Ice.

Nightmare Dungeon Guide

Summoning Torment Version of the Beast in the Ice

Required Items
Nightmare Dungeon Sigil	Sigil Requirements
1x Glacial Fissure Nightmare Sigil (Tier 96)	45x Distilled Fear 250x Sigil Powder 3x Stygian Stone

To summon the Tormented Beast in the Ice, you need more of the same materials to craft a higher tier Glacial Fissue Nightmare Sigil at the Occultist. Additionally, it requires 3x Stygian Stone, which can be obtained by completing The Pit dungeon in Cerrigar.

Do note that the Torment version is currently available only on the PTR server and you must be on World Tier 4: Torment difficulty.

The Pit Guide and How to Unlock

The Beast in the Ice Location

Glacial Fissure, Fractured Peaks

How to Use the Interactive Map

The Interactive Map both shows the location of key points on the map, and doubles as a collectible checker.

1. Click an icon on the right side to show all the pins of a specific type, or click the magnifying glass button to search for a specific pin by name.
2. Click a pin on the map to see its name and description, and a relevant picture or video if available.
3. From here, click Mark as Acquired to indicate that you've gotten a collectible already. This will change its icon on the map to show that it has been collected, and add 1 to that pin type's Counter.
4. To undo this, click on the same pin and click Restore to unclaimed.
5. To check how many pins you have marked so far, check the Counter in the bottom left, and click the icon that looks like a checklist to see counters for all pin types.
6. If the collected pins start to get in the way, you can hide them all by clicking the green Show Pins button on the left side.

Icon	How to Use
	Show Names This button reveals the Name of every icon currently shown.
	Show Pins This button will toggle between showing and hiding all the pins which you have already marked as acquired.
	Fullscreen This button will change the map display to fill the screen.
	Search Mode Toggle This button will display a searchbar which you can use to search for an individual pin by its name.
	Icon Mode Toggle In Search Mode, this button will toggle you back to Icon Mode, removing the search bar and displaying the icons again.
	All Pins This button is shown along with the Icons on the right when there are over 6 types of pins. Click it for a full selection of all available pin types.
	Counter Tracks the number of pins you have of a certain type. The pin type shown is set to the page and currently cannot be changed; however, all pin type counters can be viewed by clicking the checklist icon on the right side.
	View All Counters This icon is found on the right side of the Counter. When a map has more than one pin type, click this icon to see Counters for all pin types.
	Zoom In / Zoom Out This icon is found on the top left side of the map. You can press these buttons, or use your scroll wheel while hovering, to Zoom In and Out of the interactive map.

The Beast in the Ice can be found on World Tier IV inside the Glacial Fissure nightmare dungeon in the Desolate Highlands; the lair can be found south of Kyovashad. Like all other Uber Bosses, it is available on either the Eternal Realm or the Seasonal Realm as of the start of Season 2.

Uber Bosses: New Endgame Bosses and Rewards

Beast in the Ice Unique Drops and Rewards

Unique Drops

How to Farm Uniques

Skull Torch and Fell Steed Mount Trophies

The Beast in the Ice has a chance of dropping the Skull Torch and Fell Steed mount trophies. To equip these mount trophies, simply go to any stable master and equip it.

All Mount Trophies

Pincushioned Doll in PTR

Defeating The Beast in the Ice in the PTR server of Diablo 4 may reward players with a Pincushioned Doll, which is one of the materials used for summoning Andariel. In total, you need 2x Sandscorched Shackles and 2x Pincushioned Doll to summon him at the Hanged Man's Hall in Kehjistan.

How to Get Pincushioned Doll

How to Beat The Beast in the Ice

Beast in the Ice Tips and Strategies
Stay Behind Him Build Up Your Cold Resistance Optimize Build and Gear Fight Him Solo Avoid Dying Five Times

Stay Behind Him

Most of Beast in the Ice's physical attacks are projected forward, evading through his attacks and repositioning to his rear gives you the advantage when avoiding his hits. However, watch out for the frost projectiles he can scatter through his attacks as they can apply chill and ultimately freeze you when you have accumulated too much.

▼ Beast in the Ice's Attack Patterns ▼

Build Up Your Cold Resistance

Cold Resistance potions, gear, and gems are a must, as the Beast in the Ice has a lot of cold-based attacks that when built up can ultimately freeze you and make you vulnerable. Visit the Alchemist, and the Occultist to create cold resistance potions and roll affixes.

• Elixirs of Cold Resistance
• Gears with Cold Resistance Affixes
• Soothing Spices Incense
• Slot Sapphires in Jewelries

Optimize Build and Gear

This boss is at level 85 with complicated mechanics similar to other Uber Bosses. We recommend using builds that optimize staggering bosses fast with high DPS, or high survivability builds that utilize unstoppable or other cleansing abilities and aspects to deal with the Beast in Ice's chilling attacks.

Best PvE Builds

Fight Him Solo

It's best to fight the Beast in the Ice solo, as having a party member scales the strength of the Boss depending on your party size. Aside from his damage, chill accumulation and freeze time are also scaled which ultimately makes the boss fight harder.

Avoid Dying Five Times

Dying five times will trigger dungeon failure and your sigil will be consumed. After dungeon failure, you will need to craft another sigil to have another go at The Beast in the Ice.

Beast in the Ice Attack Patterns

Freezing Slam

As soon as you enter the Beast in Ice's area, frost pojectiles will drop followed by the Beast landing in the center. Avoid standing near the center as the Beast's landing can apply chill to you.

Frost Projectiles

The Beast in the Ice slashes at the player as his sword releases frost projectiles that multiply upon impact; these projectiles can apply chill and will freeze you once you have accumulated enough. Avoid this by staying at the Beast's rear and evading frost projectiles that scatter through the area.

Chilling Breath

The Beast releases chilling air from its mouth that can also multiply upon impact. Stay behind him to avoid this attack as it can freeze you if you're exposed long enough. You can also take advantage of this attack as it's a perfect DPS window in the fight.

Pushing Howl

After taking enough damage the Beast in the Ice will scream, knocking players close to him away and chilling them. Although this attack is hard to dodge, it does not deal any damage.

Cold Ground

The Beast slams its sword multiple times into the ground, chilling portions of the arena. You can easily avoid these by staying away from the area with a white circular indicator. Getting hit by this attack multiple times can freeze you or kill you if you have low health.

Blizzard

After dropping the Beast to one-third of his health, he will summon a blizzard that closes the arena. Stay away from the blizzard as it can deplete your health fast.

In addition to this move, he will also call four projectiles that can push you out of the arena and into the blizzard; avoid this by standing in the gap between the projectiles.

Mob Summon

Throughout the fight, the Beast will spawn various mobs to aid him. These mobs may vary depending on his health; at low health, he can summon Cold-Enchanted elites which should be your high-priority target in this fight.

Frost Fall

At one-third of his health, the Beast in Ice will call on falling cold projectiles that can track the player's position. Avoid these by stepping away from your current position which is marked by a small white circle, and evade to move away from the following projectiles that spread in a star-like pattern; being hit by this attack applies chill and will freeze you after a few hits.

Diablo 4 Related Guides

List of All Uber Bosses

All Uber Bosses and Required Materials