Ashava Spawn Locations and How to Beat
This is a guide on Ashava, a World Boss in Diablo 4 (D4). Read on to learn more about Ashava including its spawn location, attack patterns, how to beat Ashava, and all notable rewards in defeating the world boss!
Ashava Spawn Locations
World Boss Map
The Interactive Map both shows the location of key points on the map, and doubles as a collectible checker.
- 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.
- Click a pin on the map to see its name and description, and a relevant picture or video if available.
- 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.
- To undo this, click on the same pin and click Restore to unclaimed.
- 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.
- 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 |
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 | 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. |
All three World Bosses (Ashava, Avarice, and Wandering Death) all have a chance to appear at any of the five locations shown above.
- The Crucible, Fractured Peaks
- Caen Adar, Scosglen
- Saraan Caldera, Dry Steppes
- Seared Basin, Kehjistan
- Fields of Desecration, Hawezar
- The Cauldron, Nahantu
Nahantu World Boss Spawn Location
Ashava can also spawn in The Cauldron, which is located in the Nahantu region. You can find this area northeast of the Ichorfall Waypoint.
Note that World Bosses will only appear in The Cauldron after completing the Whispering objectives during the Deeds of a Champion campaign quest.
How to Beat Ashava
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Optimize Your Build's DPS
We highly recommend optimizing your character's DPS against Ashava. Ashava is a World Boss with lethal attacks so it may be tempting to build resistance effects such as armor or poison resist, however, it is still imperative to optimize your build's DPS and focus on contributing damage to the fight as the battle only lasts for 15 minutes! As long as you're not dying to stray poison puddles, it is safe to fully commit your stat investments to damage instead of defenses.
Invest Only in Defense When Necessary
Most of Ashava's lethal attacks are telegraphed such as its 360 Double Swipe attack and Ground Pound. While being lethal attacks, they are also evadable. Instead of investing in defensive stats, it's better to understand how Ashava's attack patterns work so you will have to invest less in defense and be able to put more stats into offense to clear the battle easier. However, if you're dying to poison puddles, be sure to invest some skills into regen effects or shields to survive the fight longer.
Stay Close to Ashava
Ashava's lethal attacks consist of mid to long-ranged attacks. The only lethal attack that Ashava can use at close range is its instant bite attack. Stay close to Ashava without staying near its face to avoid dying against her!
Unbind Attack to Left Click (PC Controls)
While easier said than done, it may be near impossible to stay near Ashava when using the mouse and using the game's default controls. To make kiting Ashava at close range easier, update your controls and remove the left click to basic skill and bind it to move or move and interact! This will allow you to left-click on Ashava to avoid attacking and instead, move near it!
Team Up With Other Players
It is highly recommended to team up with other players should they choose to fight Ashava the Pestilent. As a world boss, you can expect Ashava to hit harder as well as be more durable against your attacks. There is also the fact that only 12 players can fight Ashava in a single instance so making sure that you can at least cover one-third of the current players with players that have optimized builds and a good understanding of Ashava will greatly increase the chance of a successful run.
Use Crowd Control
Directly below Ashava's health bar, you can find the Stagger Bar. This bar gets filled up each time Ashava is hit with crowd control effects such as a stun or a slow. Once this bar is full, one of Ashava's blades will snap off effectively staggering her as well as making her weaker for the rest of the fight.
You can use this opportunity to attack freely and deal significant damage while Ashava attempts to recover.
All Effects that Contribute to Crowd Control
Crowd Control is a generic term for debilitating effects which limit or stop enemy movement. The table below lists all effects in the game that contribute to Crowd Control.
| Crowd Control Effect List | |
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| Stun | Immobilize |
| Slow | Knockdown |
| Taunt | Fear |
| Tether | Daze |
| Knockback | Petrify |
| Chill | Freeze |
Revive Yourself Immediately
While it may be tempting to wait for allies to resurrect you to get into the fight again, remember that dying to Ashava means you are in a location that is under Ashava's lethal range. Waiting for a different player to revive you means putting them in danger and delaying the team's damage output. Time spent trying to revive another player is time spent not hitting the boss so revive yourself and take the 10% equipment damage and return to the fight immediately!
Lower World Tier Difficulty
As a last resort, you can always try to lower the World Tier. You may get an upgrade that can help you beat Ashava the Pestilent at a higher World Tier.
Ashava Attack Patterns
Minor Attacks
Ravenous Bite
Ashava bites in front of her dealing damage to anyone in melee range. You can avoid getting hit by this attack by dodging away when you see Ashava's head tilt back.
Acid Spit
Ashava spits out and leaves acid pools on the battlefield. After the spit animation, the pools of acid remain on the ground, so you should be mindful and avoid stepping onto them.
Dangerous Attacks
Twin Claw Sweep
Ashava sweeps her claw clockwise around her in a 360 degree radius, then sweeps with her other claw again around in a 180 degree radius.
Ashava tucks her arm before she does the first swipe, so when you see this animation, fall back and create plenty of distance between you and her as the claw extends quite far.
Pouncing Leap
Ashava leaps up and lands in an area, knocking down anyone in said area. Ashava will dip to a low stance before leaping so once players see her get low, evade or stay in an area not directly in front of her.
Slam and Sweep
Ashava pounds the ground in front of her then swipes both claws from in front of her to the back. This attack will initially pull you in and then deal damage by way of the swipes. If you see Ashava putting her claw up in the air, get out of the way immediately as this is the animation for the first part of this attack.
Ashava Mount Trophy (Beta Only)
Cry of Ashava
Players who defeated Ashava at Level 20 during the Betas and Server Slam obtained the Cry of Ashava Mount Trophy. This is a beta-exclusive cosmetic you can attach to your Mount after unlocking it in Act 4!
Diablo 4 Related Guides
All World Bosses Schedule and Locations
All World Boss Guides
| Ashava the Pestilent | The Wandering Death |
| Avarice the Gold Cursed | - |
