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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)

Harbinger of Hatred Location and Unique Drops

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★ NEW: Season 10 Guide | Season 10 Release Date
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★ Check out our Vessel of Hatred expansion guide

Harbinger of Hatred is a Greater Lair Boss located in Nahantu in Diablo 4 (D4). Read on to learn about How to Summon Harbinger of Hatred, Harbinger of Hatred's location, unique drops, rewards, and how to beat Harbinger of Hatred.

Harbinger of Hatred Location and How to Summon

Harbinger's Den, Nahantu


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
Name Button.png Show Names
This button reveals the Name of every icon currently shown.
Show Pins Button.png Show Pins
This button will toggle between showing and hiding all the pins which you have already marked as acquired.
Full Button.png Fullscreen
This button will change the map display to fill the screen.
Search Button.png Search Mode Toggle
This button will display a searchbar which you can use to search for an individual pin by its name.
Icon Mode Button.png 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 Button.png 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.
Interactive Map Counter.png 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.
Interactive Map View All Counters.png 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.
Diablo 4 - Zoom In Zoom Out Icons.png 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.

Harbinger of Hatred can only be found after reaching any Torment difficulty. Head to the Harbinger's Den dungeon, located in Nahantu, to fight Harbinger of Hatred. Like all other Uber Bosses, it is available on either the Eternal Realm or the Seasonal Realm.

Other Lair Boss Locations

List of Lair Boss Locations
Dungeon Boss
Ancient's Seat Lord Zir
Malignant Burrow Echo of Varshan
Hall of the Penitent Grigoire
Glacial Fissure The Beast in the Ice
Gaping Crevasse Duriel
Hanged Man's Hall Andariel
Fields of Judgement Urivar
Harbinger's Den Harbinger of Hatred
Palace of the Deceiver Belial

How to Summon Harbinger of Hatred

To summon the Harbinger of Hatred, you simply need to interact with the Summoning Altar at the Harbinger's Den. However, to gain the Harbinger of Hatred's rewards, you must open the Harbinger of Hatred's Hoard using 3 Abhorrent Hearts. You can obtain Abhorrent Hearts from Urivar's Hoard, which appears after defeating Urivar activity.

How to Get Abhorrent Heart

Requires Progressing Vessel of Hatred Campaign

If you haven't battled the Harbinger of Hatred on the Vessel of Hatred's Campaign then you won't be able to summon it as a Lair Boss. However, a good alternative way to access the Harbinger of Hatred's Lair Boss fight is to join a different player's realm that has already battled Harbinger of Hatred during their campaign to be able to fight the lair boss.

Complete Expansion Story Walkthrough and Quest List

Harbinger of Hatred Unique Drops and Rewards

Harbinger of Hatred Unique Item Drops

Class Unique
All Classes Locran's Talisman
Paingorger's Gauntlets
Banished Lord's Talisman
Soulbrand
X'Fal's Corroded Signet
Tibault's Will
Flickerstep
Godslayer Crown
Tassets of the Dawning Sky
Penitent Greaves
Mother's Embrace
Fists of Fate
Barbarian Twin Strikes
Ring of the Ravenous
Azurewrath
Ramaladni's Magnum Opus
Overkill
Battle Trance
100,000 Steps
Rogue Band of Ichorous Rose
Saboteur's Signet
Writhing Band of Trickery
Scoundrel's Leathers
Word of Hakan
Cowl of the Nameless
Asheara's Khanjar
Druid Gathlen’s Birthright
Dolmen Stone
Waxing Gibbous
Vasily's Prayer
Insatiable Fury
Necromancer Ebonpiercer
Blood Moon Breeches
Lidless Wall
Deathspeaker's Pendant
Black River
Sorcerer Galvanic Azurite (New)
Ophidian Iris
Blue Rose
The Oculus
Staff of Endless Rage
Esu's Heirloom
Spiritborn Sunbird’s Gorget
Rod of Kepeleke
Sepazontec
Protection of the Prime
Scorn of the Earth
Wound Drinker

All Lair Bosses and Loot Tables

Mythic Unique Drops

Mythic Unique Equipment
AndarielAndariel's Visage DoombringerDoombringer Harlequin CrestHarlequin Crest
Melted Heart of SeligMelted Heart of Selig Ring of Starless SkiesRing of Starless Skies The GrandfatherThe Grandfather
Ahavarion Spear of LycanderAhavarion Spear of Lycander Tyrael’s MightTyrael’s Might Heir of PerditionHeir of Perdition
Shroud of False DeathShroud of False Death Shattered VowShattered Vow Nesekem, The HeraldNesekem, The Herald

The Harbinger's Hoard has a chance to drop Mythic Uniques. Additionally, opening the Harbinger's Hoard also has a chance to drop multiple Mythic Uniques!

If you are interested in target farming Mythic Unique Items, repeatedly defeating any of the Lair Bosses is an effective strategy.

List of Mythic Uniques

Harbinger of Hatred Story Rewards

Harbinger of Hatred Rewards
・Items with Scaling Rarity
・Crafting Materials
・Random Rune
・Scaling XP
・Scaling Gold

Note: Items obtained from the DLC main story are different from the one acquired in the Lair Boss fight.

How to Beat Harbinger of Hatred

Harbinger of Hatred Boss Fight Guide



Use Akarat's Light to Destroy the Portals

Once you reach a health threshold, the Harbinger of Hatred will disappear and summon multiple portals through the field. Each portal will send out wolves and projectiles to attack you so we do not recommend manually attacking the portals as it forces you to stay in place.

Make sure to pick up the light orb and use Akarat's Light and prioritize destroying all Large portals to bring back the Harbinger of Hatred into the field, allowing you enough time to dish out all your damage while it's knocked down.

Avoid the Triple Ground AoE

Whenever the Harbinger of Hatred is active in the field, it will summon three AoE ground effects in front that will explode after a few seconds. Make sure to dodge this and move away as fast as possible to help you survive the fight.

Invite Other Players

Invite Other Players
It's recommended to invite other players to your party to maximize the rewards when summoning Urivar. The item drops won't be tradable, but it will drop for all four players when done in a group, as opposed to just one when attempted solo.

Immunity Phase Replaced with Barriers

Diablo 4 Immunity Phase Replaced with Barriers

As of Season 10, all Immunity phases from Lair Bosses have been replaced with a Barrier system that powerful builds can easily burst down to finish the fight. Do note that this only includes specific bosses that had immunity phases such as Duriel, Andariel, and Harbinger of Hatred.

Diablo 4 Related Guides

Diablo 4 - Bosses

List of All Bosses

All Lair Bosses and Required Materials

Lair Boss Required Materials
Lord Zir Exquisite Blood x12
Echo of Varshan Malignant Heart x12
Grigoire Living Steel x12
The Beast in the Ice Distilled Fear x12
Urivar Judicator's Mask x12
Duriel Shard of Agony x3
Andariel Pincushioned Doll x3
Harbinger of Hatred Abhorrent Heart x3
Belial Betrayer's Husk x2

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Kehjistan Hawezar Nahantu

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