An ancient vampiric lord who feasts on the essence of the living and the one responsible for the [[Hunter]]'s bloody curse and powers, Lord Malakai is a boss only encountered in Malakai's Manor within Expeditions gamemode.
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== Behavior and Mechanics ==
== Strategy ==
It Since Malakai is essentially a damage check boss due to his mechanics and damage resistance, it is recommended to use Hero Damage-based builds on Malakai as they are more effective in dishing out fast and consistent dps. If you are unable to defeat him, it usually means your gear isn't decently built enough. <br/> * Fighting Malakai with Melee heroes will usually require focusing on attacking his rear. You'll need to run in a circle around the boss, this will result in Malakai's attention being focused on trying to turn around to face you and as long as you continue to stay behind his rear as you move Malakai will always be perpetually spinning around and will not be using his abilities to attack. While the movement can be disrupted due to variable things happening, it's not too hard to get back into sync once again. HD Barbarian builds are highly recommended due to his tools for survivability. Using [[World Tree]] with World Tree Mcbufferson, [[Obelisk]] with Empowering Blasphemy or and [[Flame Aura|Flame]]/[[Water Aura]] with Empowering Aura shard will also help increase damage done to the boss. And furthermore, Malakai can also be affected by debuffs (which increases his damage taken) from;
* Sundering Blow shard.
