Diablo 4 players unearth a new challenge they\u2019ve dubbed \u2018The Shiny Butcher\u2019 BlizzardDiablo 4 has its fair share of monstrous enemies to deal with when you\u2019re trekking through its dungeons and vast open world. However, players on the game\u2019s subreddit have just found an entirely new one and he\u2019s big, real big. The Butcher is a now famous boss in Diablo 4 that some players may go their entire run without ever encountering. This is because he randomly spawns in the game\u2019s dungeons or basements. He\u2019s a beefy enemy that can be a nightmare to deal with in the early game and racked up an impressive body count in the game\u2019s Open Beta. Even the unprepared late-game build may struggle against his massive health bar and ferocious attacks. As if the vanilla Butcher wasn\u2019t already hard enough to contend with, players on the Diablo 4 subreddit recently stumbled across The Butcher on steroids. User IronHeart_777 published a screenshot showing the enemy covered in a striking red aura and nearly twice his usual size. The player explained they were running Nightmare Dungeons when this hulking monstrosity burst into the frame and bellowed his catch-cry \u201cFresh meat\u201d. The OP and others in the thread initially dubbed the foe \u201cShiny Butcher\u201d. It wasn\u2019t long before other users put forth a compelling theory on what caused this unusual encounter. User swissarmywolf attributed the red aura and hulking size to a specific Nightmare Dungeon Affix designed to up the challenge. The Major Avenger Affix causes enrages enemies when nearby monsters are killed giving them 25% increased damage as well as the visual markers mentioned above. This turns the already imposing butcher into a big red machine of frightening combat effectiveness. The rewards for overcoming this massive challenge are well worth it though. The Butcher already drops quality loot upon defeat and the added affix improves the drops. For players to experience this themselves, they need to encounter an extremely rare combination of RNG mechanics. First, you need the Nightmare Dungeon you\u2019re running to have the Major Avenger Affix applied, second (and even more rare) you\u2019ll need the The Butcher to spawn. If you want to be prepared for the worst and overcome the freakishly big \u201cShiny Butcher\u201d, check out all our Diablo 4 Guides here on Dexerto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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