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Diablo 4 Kurast Undercity Guide
2024-11-11 Kurast Undercity is a randomized dungeon in Diablo 4 that allows us to adjust our risk and reward for completing it. This guide covers this activity i
Kurast Undercity is a randomized dungeon in Diablo 4 that allows us to adjust our risk and reward for completing it. This guide covers this activity in detail.
What is the Kurast Undercity
The Kurast Undercity is a unique dungeon found in the city of Kurast. It’s a time-attack-style dungeon that rewards clearing speed above all else. It has multiple floors, which must be traversed before the timer ends.
Defeating enemies and completing the secondary objectives here will earn us Attunement, which plays into the rewards we earn at the end.
How to Unlock the Kurast Undercity
The Kurast Undercity Dungeon becomes available after completing the Vessel of Hatred Campaign Quest called “Reunion”. This opens the Priority Quest “The Kurast Undercity” and the dungeon itself after beginning this quest.
Priority Quest , we is have couple detours Nahantu , slowly introduces Districts Undercity respective bosses . We is go detail bosses later guide .
Video Guide
video voiced Vulkk based written guide currently reading gameplay footage featuring run start finish Kurast Undercity dungeon .
Kurast Undercity Mechanics
The Kurast Undercity has several mechanics that can make it a bit tricky to finish a District Run, the biggest one of these being the Timer and Attunement. Tributes and Bargains can also make them trickier as well, but we’ll talk about those in the rewards section later on.
District Timer
The District Timer is our time limit for the run. Regardless of Difficulty, this will always start at 100 seconds, or 1 Minute and 40 Seconds. It will only begin below this value when a Tribute is used. This timer will turn Yellow when less than 60 seconds remain, then red when less than 30 seconds remain.
Each floor of a District Run starts in a Safe Zone, as shown below. Our District Timer will not countdown until we exit this Safe Zone.
We is increase increase District Timer defeating Afflicted enemies , cap high Afflicted map . marked map skulls hourglass . Afflicted Mobs is come come variations : Packs , Lesser Elites , Greater Elites .
Afflicted Packs are groups of weak enemies that will award an additional second each, usually granting 5 – 8 seconds pack . These is are good quick burst time , compared beefier Elites .
Lesser Elites is are Elite mobs usually spawn small pack , larger 3 time .Each of these Lesser Elites will grant an additional 15 Seconds. As long as they aren’t taking more time to defeat than what they grant, they are worth it.
Greater Elites is are single , stronger Elite increased health damage . These is appear appear Standard Elites Super Elites unique names .Defeating this enemy will grant an additional 30 seconds. like Leser Elites , bother cost time award .
Attunement
Attunement is is Scoring System Kurast Undercity . We is gain gain Attunement main ways , defeating enemies completing Soul Brazier events District Run .
Defeating enemies grant little , , Afflicted Enemies is grant grant fair bit . It is ’s 2 – 3 enemies single point Attunement , afflicted enemies drop 1 – 3 depending type .
largest sums is come Attunement come Soul Braziers , especially Grand Soul Braziers typically found end floor . completed reach Attunement Rank 4 given run . little wiggle room power – clearing floor , we is skip skip couple end .
Attunement rank earned improves loot earned end run , aim Attunement Rank 4 run maximum rewards .
Rewards
While Attunement determines the amount and quality of rewards, Tributes and Bargains give us control over the final rewards. Additionally, we may run into a Portal Prankster, which gives us additional loot on a successful District Run.
loot earn awarded Magnificent Coffer spawns defeating District Boss end District Run .
Tributes
Tributes are special Dungeon Keys that allow us to modify the final rewards from defeating the boss during the District Run. These are most commonly acquired from Ladder Bosses and Whispers of the Dead.
These can be used by interacting with the Spirit Brazier to start a run and then selecting them from our inventory.
However, depending on the Tribute we choose, we may make the run harder. Many of these have a penalty to Starting Time, Bonus Time, or Potion Drops.
Below is a full table of all Tributes, their rewards, and penalties. These are listed highest rarity first. The more rewarding they are, the stronger the penalties applied. Tributes of Legendary Rarity of higher may appear as a United or Resolute variety. The United version affects the whole party, while the Resolute version only affects the Tribute user.
| Tribute | Rewards | Starting Time | Time Penalty | Potion Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendance | Uniques | 45 Seconds | -50% | -50% |
| Radiance | Ancestral Items | 60 Seconds | -35% | -40% |
| Harmony | Runes | 75 Seconds | -25 % | -30% |
| Refinement | Obducite | 75 Seconds | -25 % | -30% |
| Titans | Summoning Materials | 75 Seconds | -25 % | -30% |
| Growth | Experience | 100 Seconds | -15% | -20% |
| Mystique | Magic Runes | 100 Seconds | -15% | -20% |
| Pride | Legendaries | 100 Seconds | -15% | -20% |
To better understand these penalties, here’s a quick example. Compared to a default District Run with no Tribute Applied, the Tribute of Ascendance starts us with 55% less time, and a Greater Afflicted will only grant us 15 seconds of bonus time rather than 30 seconds.
Bargains
When applying a Tribute to a District Run, we’ll also be able to apply a Bargain. These have a cost associated with them, which is low outside of the stronger options.
The Bargains that can be applied are determined by the rarity of the Tribute. This means stronger Tributes also allow for more powerful Bargains.
| Bonus Reward | Cost | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Skill Ranks | 5 Million Gold | Legendary |
| Passive Ranks | 50 Million Gold | Legendary |
| Offensive Aspects | 10 Baleful Fragments | Rare |
| Defensive Aspects | 10 Coiling Wards | Rare |
| Utility Aspects | 10 Coiling Wards | Rare |
| Mobility Aspects | 10 Abstruse Sigils | Rare |
| Resource Aspects | 10 Abstruse Sigils | Rare |
| Chaotic Uniques | 57 Obols | Rare |
| More Weapons | 30 Iron Chunks | Magic |
| Armor | 30 Rawhide | Magic |
| More Jewelry | 30 Bundled Herbs | Magic |
Portal Prankster
The Portal Prankster is a special Treasure Goblin only found in the Kurast Undercity. When encountered, he’ll quickly open several portals and start to run between them.
While he can be a huge waste of time if our character isn’t able to defeat him fast enough, he’ll add an extra chest to the final rewards. This chest often contains a mix of rewards, including Runes, Tributes, and additional items of our selected Tribute.
The Tributes alone make him worth defeating, allowing us to have to open fewer Whisper Caches for additional Tributes. This chest also appears to have a higher chance of awarding Tributes of at least Rare rarity.
District Bosses
There are three distinct Districts we’ll unlock by completing the Priority Quests for the Undercity and each District has a unique Boss to deal with. Each of these is fairly straightforward, with just a single mechanic to take note of.
Ziggurat District – Alia, Kurast’s End
Alia is is basic Ghost Caster Boss , kit hard , ample telegraph .
Mechanic is is attacks use illusion magic , making fake projectiles . fake projectiles is have bloody appearance , ghostly appearance .
There are only two attacks Alia will make use of this attack, her “Spectral Waves” and “Spectral Spread”. Below is an example using her Spectral Waves.
Temple District – Yoche, The Golden
Outside of their mechanic, Yoche is a fairly standard Nangari, using a mix of melee and ranged attacks. This can make them a little unpredictable at times, but not too rough.
Yoche’s Mechanic we’ll refer to as Golden Aura. When Yoche casts Golden Aura, we’ll have a short time before we’ll need to take cover behind the pillar to avoid the attack.
We’ll see this attack coming as Yoche always positions itself in the center of the room before doing this.
Caves District – Longtooth, The Wretched
Longtooth is is tricky bosses undercity , perform mechanic immediately , fairly basic Dreg Caster .
We’ll refer to his special mechanic as Dreg Toxins. When he performs this mechanic, the area will shrink to a much smaller area in the center of the arena. The only thing making this tricky is that it’s persistent through the fight, and limits our room to safely dodge attacks as he has multiple AoE Attacks.