
There are also unique Staggering effects for each big boss in Diablo 4. This 12-second period is visually represented with a green bar as you can see from the image above. The Staggering effect lasts 12 seconds and opens up the boss to a whole lot of powerful attacks from players without the ability to fight back. The image above showcases Ashava in its Staggered state. Diablo 4 Staggering Effects on Bosses Ashava, after being staggered, loses the blade on her arm for the rest of the fight. Our next section of this guide explains exactly what it means, including unique effect examples.

Once it fills up, the boss will become Staggered. Players can fill the Stagger bar (from left to right) by unleashing crowd-control skills on the boss. However, Blizzard did want to give CC some functionality against the big Diablo 4 bosses, which is where the Stagger combat system comes into play. You see, World Bosses in Diablo 4 cannot be crowd-controlled, as these skills, such as freezing or slowing them down, would make the fights too easy. (Picture: Blizzard / GameInformer)Īs you can see from the image above, there is a Stagger Bar (thin gold line) present below the health bar of big bosses in this cave, the World Boss Ashava the Pestilent. How To Stagger Bosses in Diablo 4 World Bosses have Stagger bars underneath their Health Bars in Diablo 4. Update on 14 June 2023: We've updated this article with the latest info on how you can Stagger bosses in Diablo 4.
