Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred Trailer May Have Spilled Final Boss

The latest trailer for Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion not only highlights all the new features coming to Blizzard’s ARPG, but also shows off some key story moments, including what could be the game’s potential final boss.

Possible spoilers from the Vessel of Hatred story below.

There are two major storylines revealed in the trailer. The first revolves around the Cathedral of Light, which has been fractured following Inarius’ death at the end of the base game. Now, a new militant cult called the Burnt Knights wants to take over, and they don’t exactly seem friendly. In the trailer, we see a new character, the Burnt Knight leader Urivar, preparing to execute someone as his adoring followers cheer him on. It certainly seems like Urivar could be a potential boss fight in the expansion, as the knights blame Neyrelle, Lorath, and the player character for the Cathedral of Light’s defeat in Hell and hunt them down.

With Inarius dead, it’s unclear if the Burnt Knights have a new angel to look to for guidance, but there is some evidence that players will be able to battle the forces of Heaven in Vessel of Hatred. A new Mythic Unique item, Heir of Perdition, coming in the expansion has an affix that grants “+200% damage to angels and demons.” Players haven’t yet confronted angels in Diablo 4, and the item seemingly confirms that players will fight both Heaven and Hell in the expansion.

As for the other story spoiler revealed in the trailer, it should come as no surprise that players will be taking on Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred. The core story of the expansion centers on Neyrelle, who travels with a Soul Stone containing Mephisto as she seeks to rid the world of the Supreme Evil once and for all. Along the way, she struggles to contain Mephisto’s influence as her mind is slowly corrupted by his malice.

The trailer reveals what could be the game’s final boss fight against Mephisto, a battle in which he takes the form of a massive, demonic tentacled wolf. Whether or not this is Mephisto’s final form remains to be seen. Either way, it’s a little surprising that Blizzard would reveal one of the expansion’s climactic showdowns in a pre-launch trailer, even if players were already expecting to fight Mephisto in some form. Could this mean that Blizzard has some sort of trick up its sleeve where Mephisto doesn’t actually serve as the expansion’s final boss? It’s possible, but thankfully players won’t have to wait much longer to find out.

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is coming on October 8, introducing several new gameplay systems to the ARPG. As previewed in the trailer, recruitable Mercenaries are making a return, and a new endgame co-op dungeon included in the expansion will be the first of its kind in Diablo. The expansion will also add a new class for players to play as, the Spiritborn, and see the return of Runewords from Diablo 2.