Avarice, The Gold Cursed is one of three giant World Bosses you can come across in Diablo 4. He is a mighty beast that gives even mightier rewards for taking him down.

World Bosses are a brand-new mechanic exclusive to Diablo 4, where you band together with other players to take out these humungous hulking behemoths.

Before taking on Avarice, The Gold Cursed, you’ll need to know when and where it spawns, as well as the most effective strategies for taking it out.

Where to Find Avarice, The Gold Cursed in Diablo 4

Depending on your Region progress, Avarice, The Gold Cursed can spawn in one of five locations:

1. The Crucible in Fractured Peaks
2. Caen Adar in Scosglen
3. Saraab Calder in Dry Steppes
4. The Seared Basin in Kehjistan
5. Fields of Desecration in Hawezar

1. The Crucible in Fractured Peaks
   • It can be found to the east of the Kyovoshad Waypoint in the Fractured Peaks Region

2. Caen Adar in Scosglen
   • It can be found to the north of the Corbach Waypoint in the Scosglen Region

3. Saraab Calder in Dry Steppes
   • It can be found to the southeast of the Hidden Overlook Waypoint in the Dry Steppes Region

4. The Seared Basin in Kehjistan
   • It can be found to the southeast of the Jirandai Waypoint in the Kehjistan Region

5. Fields of Desecration in Hawezar
   • It can be found to the southeast of the Zarbinzet Waypoint in the Hawezar Region

All three World Bosses can spawn in one of these locations – Avarice, The Gold Cursed has a chance to appear in any of them.

A notification will appear up to 30 minutes before it is set to spawn in one of the above locations. The main campaign must be completed first before you can receive notifications for World Boss spawns.

Avarice, The Gold Cursed World Boss Map Icon

The simplest way to see when Avarice, The Gold Cursed will appear in-game is to continually check the five possible spawn locations on your map. You’ll need to check the map and look out for a World Boss icon up to 30 minutes before the event begins.

You’ll want to look out for this icon:

You have 15 minutes to defeat the Avarice, The Gold Cursed. Its World Boss icon will remain on the map where it appears until the event is over.

Avarice, The Gold Cursed Spawn Times in Diablo 4

Avarice, The Gold Cursed does not have a specific set spawn time but has the chance to spawn roughly every 6 hours in the game. This is synchronized for all players across all time zones.

Based on community data, here is when World Bosses can appear in Diablo 4 and their corresponding Time Zones:

• PDT, Unites States:
  • 9:30 PM-11:30 PM/ 3:30 AM-5:30 AM/ 9:30 AM-11:30 AM/ 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
• EDT, United States:
  • 12:30 AM-2.30 AM/ 6:30 AM-8:30 AM/ 12:30 PM-2:30 PM/ 6:30 PM-8:30 PM
• BST, United Kingdom:
  • 5:30 AM-7:30 AM / 11:30 AM-1:30 PM/ 5.30 PM-7:30 PM/ 11:30 PM-1:30 AM
• CEST, Europe:
  • 6:30 AM-8.30 AM/ 12:30 PM-2:30 PM/ 6:30 PM-8:30 PM/ 12:30 AM-2.30 AM
• AEST, Australia:
  • 2:30 PM-4:30 PM/ 8:30 PM-10:30 PM/ 2:30 AM-4:30 AM/ 8:30 AM-10:30 AM

As with all three World Bosses in Diablo 4, Avarice, The Gold Cursed’s spawn times are based on a set pattern. They have been calculated and logged by the Diablo 4 community.

Within the 6 hour window for when World Bosses can spawn, there are two-hour blocks where they may appear.

Avarice, The Gold Cursed can spawn in one of these two-hour blocks every six hours or so. It’s an estimate but will give you a good indication of when the next World Boss is likely to appear

World Boss Spawn Patterns

The World Boss that spawns is based on a 3-2-3-2 pattern. The same World Boss will spawn three times in a row, followed by the next spawning two times in a row following the 3-2-3-2 pattern. It begins with the Wandering Death to Avarice and then Ashava.

The spawn pattern looks like this: Wandering Death (3) – Avarice (2) – Ashava (3) – Wandering Death (2) – Avarice (3) – Ashava (2) – Wandering Death (3)… and so on!

The most effective way of finding out when Avarice, The Gold Cursed will spawn is by using a community tracker. It uses all the above data to predict and accurately estimate when World Bosses will spawn. It’s the best way of finding out when you can next take on Avarice.

Check out the World Boss tracker from diablo4.life, or head to this Twitter account for continual updates:

Can I Join the Avarice, The Gold Cursed Event After it Spawns?

Yes, players can join and take part in the Avarice, The Gold Cursed World Boss Event for as long as the event lasts. It’s important to note that you only have 15 minutes to defeat the boss before it despawns.

Up to 12 players in the area can join together to take this sucker down.

When the event begins, a timer will appear, indicating how long it will last before Avarice, The Gold Cursed disappears.

How to Beat Avarice, The Gold Cursed in Diablo 4

The best way of beating Avarice is by dodging his devastating close-range melee attacks and avoiding his Golden Pools which will slow you and inflict damage over time.

Staggering Avarice with Crowd Control effects is the most effective way of dealing lots of damage in a short space of time.

Avarice, The Gold Cursed is a massive behemoth with devastating melee attacks. He wields a giant mace and a huge chained treasure chest that he uses as a powerful hammer.

Applying Crowd Control is the best way of dealing damage to Avarice. You deal Crowd Control when a when you apply a status effect such as freeze, stun, or slow. These do not apply status effects to World Bosses. Crowd Control damages their Stamina meter instead.

Once Avarice’s stamina meter is full, he will enter the Staggered state. This immobilizes Avarice, resulting in a few short seconds where you can deal massive amounts of damage to him.

When you Stagger Avarice, he spawns two Treasure Goblins. Hunt them down for even more gold and loot.

Avarice, The Gold Cursed’s Attacks & Moves

Here are Avarice’s attacks and the best ways to deal with them:

• Gold Portal: Avarice enters a portal and reemerges with a devastating charge in another area of the battle arena
  • Be aware of your surroundings and look out for where Avarice will emerge to avoid his charge attack

• Spinning Mace Attack: Avarice will attack you with his mace in a wide arc
  • Leave melee range and evade
• Mace Slam: Avarice raises his Mace and slams it on the ground, causing a shockwave. Shockwaves detonate any summoned Pillars after 3 seconds, causing huge amounts of damage
  • Dodge the slam attack and evade the summoned Pillars. Detonated Pillars leave pools of Gold that deal damage over time – you’ll want to avoid these

• Ground Stomp: Avarice stomps into the ground and releases a shockwave
  • Avoid the stomp itself and time your dodge when the shockwave approaches
• Chained Chest Attack: Avarice throws his chained treasure chest out in front of him and spins it in front of him, dealing large amounts of damage in a sweeping radius
  • Get as close to Avarice as possible to avoid the large damaging radius

• Gold Vomit: Avarice vomits gold beneath him in a large area. Standing in it will inflict damage over time – he will create more as the fight goes on
  • Avoid stepping or standing in these Gold pools as much as you can

Avarice, The Gold Cursed World Boss Rewards

As well as the usual loot and XP, you also get Scattered Prisms after the Avarice boss fight.

Here’s everything you can get after defeating Avarice, The Gold Cursed:

• Scattered Prisms
• A large amount of Gold and XP
• Weekly Grand Cache (if this is the first time beating Avarice in the weekly refresh)
• A chance for Sacred and Ancestral Legendary and Unique Items to drop
• A bonus chest for more loot and gold

Scattered Prisms are one of the most valuable items you can get from defeating World Bosses. The Jeweler uses these to add socket slots to your gear, allowing you to slot in powerful Gems to your weapons and armor.

You also get a Weekly Grand Cache for defeating each World Boss for the first time each week before it’s reset. The Weekly Cache contains a random assortment of Gems, weapons, and gear.

Additionally, there is a higher chance for Sacred, Ancestral, and Unique Items to appear, which are the highest-tiered and most powerful loot in the game.

Completing World Bosses will also fulfill a Whispers of the Dead bounty, which is an important element of Diablo 4’s endgame loot grind.

When you finally take him down, don’t forget to attack the giant chest he drops for even more rewards when you break it.