No matter what world tier a player experiences Diablo 4 on, it can be quite a challenging ARPG. There are plenty of situations where a player may feel overwhelmed due to an extreme boss fight, forcing them to narrowly dodge the dangers they encounter.
However, it isn't just the bosses that players need to look out for. Some regular enemies that players come across while adventuring across Sanctuary can be just as much of a challenge as their boss counterparts. These are just some of the normal enemies that players encounter in Diablo 4 that are surprisingly hard to deal with.
8 Hordes Of Ghouls Hurt
Ghouls aren't the deadliest of foes to players, provided they approach the player alone. Unfortunately, that's not usually the case. When players face the undead forces of a Ghoul, this foe is likely to bring a whole group of friends along to quickly overrun them.
By lacking area of effect skills or refusing to dodge away a player will see their health begin to drain if they don't dispatch the horde fast enough. Ghouls are not the only type of enemy to attack in this way, but they are by far the quickest to do it.
7 Firebrand Walk Slow But Hit Hard
Like any good ARPG—or RPG in general—it wouldn't be the genre in question if the player didn't have to face a bandit or two from time to time. Most of these enemies are straightforward to face across Sanctuary and are probably one of the first enemy types a player will encounter other than demons.
The Firebrand is quite a slow foe, so players that pay attention to their surroundings are more likely to defeat them easily before any real danger hits. However, allowing a Firebrand to get too close, especially if focusing on other enemies, is guaranteed to have the player startled as they can hit surprisingly hard.
6 Shamans Can Be Annoying
While Shamans themselves aren't exactly difficult to deal with they can become quite the challenge to early-game players that are focusing too much attention on rank-and-file enemies instead of other, more special enemies. One of the abilities of the Shaman is to bring the enemies the player has defeated back to life or use their bodies as bombs to catch them off-guard.
This can make battles far longer than they need to if the Shaman is allowed to go on living forever. Focusing attention on the Shaman first will ensure that players don't have their resources drained unnecessarily and that they will survive longer as fights are cut off short.
5 Arsonists Are Lethal At Range
Out of all the regular enemies in the game, some of the most brutal forces are those that attack from a distance. Foes such as the Arsonist, another bandit-type enemy the player will face, will whittle away at the player's health from range while they are distracted with fighting enemies up close.
Arsonists, therefore, tend to last longer than the other bandit enemies the player is likely to encounter due to this cautious play style. Like the Shaman, by dealing with these enemies first the player is more likely to have an easier time.
4 Don't Get Mauled by A Mauler
Besides all the regular-sized enemies, players are likely to have this foe catch their eye when taking on the likes of the Blood Clan. These Maulers may walk at a normal pace but carry around a large axe that is sure to take chunks away from the player's health.
This is far more of a danger for those who are playing squishier, glass cannon-type characters such as the Sorcerer. Hence, for those players, dispatching this enemy quickly is vital for survival.
3 Banshees Hold Their Own Easily
Banshees may not be a difficult foe to face, but this doesn't stop them from being an incredibly unsettling enemy to encounter. Part of their difficulty comes from them being a ghost that teleports around the player in the hope of surviving.
Besides this, the Banshee can do a surprising amount of damage. While some spirits attack up close, the Banshee is likely to use a wide range of abilities to get the upper hand on the player. Like most enemies in Diablo 4, the best way to deal with regulars is to focus on the heavy hitters first. Therefore, players should deal with any Banshee they see in battle.
2 Blood Magus Control The Battle
Continuing with the theme of the undead enemies, another opponent that is likely to teleport around the battlefield while attacking from afar is the Vampiric Blood Magus. While the player is busy trying to survive against a horde of Ghouls, this mage will be attacking the player from a distance, teleporting away when the player attempts to pursue them.
In this situation, it is important for the player to stay dedicated. Focusing on the Blood Magus and trying to keep up with them will quickly put an end to its reign. Players themselves can take on the persona of a Blood Magus as a Necromancer where they will hopefully become just as powerful as the enemy.
1 The Sharp Spear From An Impaler
In the end, out of all the enemies that are likely to be the death of the player in Diablo 4 this regular foe is sure to come as a surprise. Like the Arsonist that attacks from a distance, the Impaler is another that sits in the back lines while groups of enemies grab the player's attention.
The Impaler then proceeds to throw giant metal spears at the player which hit for significantly more damage than that of the Arsonist. Naturally, it may be easier to dodge these spears compared to the close-range enemies that also hit hard, but forgetting to take care of an Impaler could be the difference between life and death.
Diablo 4 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.