As the World Burns

As the World Burns Act II

Location	Scosglen
Previous Quest	Shadow Over Cerrigar
Next Quest	The Spreading Darkness
Reward	28,350 XP 5,070 Gold Charred Gauntlets

As the World Burns is a Main Quest in Diablo 4. As the World Burns can be found at Scosglen. Main Quests are mandatory missions that players must complete in order to finish the storyline and reach the next difficulty level. Main Quests must be done sequentially and are unlocked only after completing the previous Main Quest/s.

Diablo 4 As the World Burns Objectives

Defeat Astaroth
Speak with Donan
Speak to the guard at the gate

Diablo IV As the World Burns Walkthrough

At the end of Shadow Over Cerrigar, it is revealed that Astaroth had completely taken over Yorin's body. As soon as the quest starts, so does the boss fight against Astaroth.

Astaroth is riding atop the , and his moveset reflects this. Astaroth himself does two main moves. One is a melee move where he readies his staff, then performs one wide swipe in front of him. For the other, he swings his staff around once, which summons hellfire that falls from the sky. This move creates multiple fields of fire on the ground that hurt you when you stand in them.

The Amalgam has several moves of it's own. His bite and pounce moves are the similar to when you fought him in Fangs of Corruption. The main difference is that it's pounce now also knocks you back. In addition, it also kept it's ability to spawn minions, calling Mangy Hounds to battle whenever it howls. It's new move is the ability to spew 3 streams of fire outwards from each of it's heads.

Astaroth and the Amalgam will take turns performing their moves (i.e. the two will not perform an individual move at the same time). When Astaroth's health reaches the first triangle indicator, they will run away and move to the northern part of the settlement. Follow them north and jump over the debris to enter the next boss arena. On the way, hellfire will rain down on your location, so keep moving.

After reaching the second triangle indicator, they will relocate to the southeast. Once again, follow them, avoiding the raining hellfire. They won't move when you reach the final triangle indicator, so just keep dealing damage until you've depleted their health bar at that point. The biggest tip for this fight is to stay behind the boss as much as possible. With the exception of a few moves, most of the boss' moves hits in a wide area in front of them. Staying behind the boss allows you to avoid getting damaged.

Once Astaroth has been defeated, Donan will run up to his body. Speak to him to initiate a cutscene of Donan mourning Yorin's death. After it's done, collect your boss loot, then return to the Lower Cerrigar Gate in the west. Speak to the guard, and a short monologue narrated by Lorath with play.

The end of the cutscene marks the end of the quest and the end of Act II. You'll be rewarded a pair of Charred Gauntlets, 28,350 XP, and 5,070 Gold for your progress. Your next course of action is to start Act III with The Spreading Darkness.

How to unlock As the World Burns in Diablo 4

Complete the Main Quest, Shadow Over Cerrigar