Who is Malphas?
Malphas was a new boss added in Diablo 4 Season 3: Season of the Construct.
Malphas is a servant of Diablo, he's shapeless, manipulates others, and takes on the form of others. In the Season of Constrcut, Malphas has taken the form of one of Zoltun Kulle's prize Constructs, The Guardian.
After ruling over the Vaults for many years, Malphas has now decided to expand his reach over the rest of Sanctuary. It's only now the people of Sanctuary have been alerted to his presence with the appearance of Arcane Tremors in the overworld.
As players traverse the Vaults, players are going through his literal body.
Fighting Malphas
Malphas is the first stationary boss in Diablo 4. He stays rooted to the center of the boss arena and utlises projectiles and traps to attack the player. You need to constantly be on the move and make sure you look for the telegraphs on upcoming floor traps and then get in behind him to make the hit.
This fight is a little trickier with a melee character.
There is also an Uber version of Malphas and players will have to traverse a very hard Vault to defeat Uber Malphas in in World Tier 4.
The Uber Echo of Malphas fight is a lot harder with him now firing everything almost at once. Make sure you kill the obelisks that appear to stop him using elemental attacks and keep moving.
How to get to the Echo of Malphas
In patch 1.3.0a, a new item was added called Igneous Cores. These are now required to access this harder version of the boss.
Igneous Cores have a chance to drop from Vault Heralds and are guaranteed to drop from Son of Malphas in World Tier 4.
Malphas Drops
Malphas will not drop any unique items but will drop unique Tuning Stones when defeated in World Tier 4. In patch 1.3.0a, the Echo of Malphas rewards more legendary items.
Unique Tuning Stones
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Evernight | The supporting Skill grants you +4 to all skills when used for 2.0 seconds. |
| Genesis | Increase the effectiveness of the supported Skil by 150%. |