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2008-11-24T00:03:04Z

Jeda:

==Warlord of Blood and Lazarus==
Hello Jeda. How are you? =)

I saw the little clarification and little fix on [[Warlord of Blood]] and [[Lazarus]]. Are you part of our little circle of Diablo 1 fans? =) Got any previous wiki experience btw? --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 11:56, 14 November 2008 (CET)

:Yay, didn't expect a personal greeting for my little typo fix there. Glad I could help. Been a while since I last played D1, so I wouldn't call myself a fan any more. Maybe fan in retirement :) --[[User:Jeda|Jeda]] 11:01, 17 November 2008 (CET)

:: Hehe, while we have lots and lots of little contribs from the Diablo enthusiasts around the globe, it's still on a level so I can see what's happened, and talk to everyone who's willing to do so, or notices that I left them a message =) You'd be surprised how important some typo fixes can be though, and in some cases, it's the first few edits of someone who finds out that doodling in a wiki is quite good fun as well.

:: So, are you interested in D3 at all, or only D1/D2? =) --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 13:24, 17 November 2008 (CET)

::: D3 Announcement got me back to playing D2... For 5 years I thought I was finally clean. Playing the Median mod now

User talk:Jeda

2008-11-17T10:01:17Z

Jeda: /* Warlord of Blood and Lazarus */

Archbishop Lazarus

2008-11-14T03:55:47Z

Jeda: /* Single Player */

The Archbishop Lazarus quest is the second to last in ''Diablo'', and one of the most involved, in the single player game. It's less complicated in multiplayer, where it appears every game, and is enjoyed by most players as the best "item run" in the game.

==Archbishop Lazarus==
[[Image:D1-mon-lazarus.gif|frame]]
* '''Quest Name:''' Archbishop Lazarus
* '''Triggered By:''' Multiplayer: reaching level 14. Singleplayer: returning to Cain with the Staff of Lazarus.
* '''Frequency:''' Every game in SP and MP.
* '''Given by:''' Deckard Cain.
* '''Location:''' Dungeon Level 15 in MP, a sub-level reached through a red portal from level 15 in SP.
* '''Reward:''' Random magical item from Lazarus, two more from Blackjade and Red Vex, and the ability to descend to level 16.

Finding and killing Archbishop Lazarus is a requirement before players may descent to level 16, the lowest level of the dungeon, where they will ultimately do battle against the Lord of Terror himself.

===Multiplayer===
This quest is fairly simple in multiplayer. You need simply descend to level 15, head to the northern corner where Lazarus and a few helpers are always located, and kill him. Only Lazarus must be killed to complete the quest, but it's a rare player who doesn't polish off the SuperUnique witches Red Vex and Blackjade, since they're in the same room and worth a top quality item each.

Once Lazarus is dead you can return to town, where you must speak to Cain before the red portal will open, allowing you to descend to level 16.

===Single Player===
[[Image:D1-staff-of-lazarus.gif|frame]]
In single player this quest is much more complicated. Lazarus is not found on level 15. Instead you find a small area of decorations, which include the Staff of Lazarus. This item must be taken from the rack and returned to town. Then Cain will take it and deliver one of his longest (no, really) speeches:

:''This does not bode well, for it confirms my darkest fears. While I did not allow myself to believe the ancient legends, I cannot deny them now. Perhaps the time has come to reveal who I am."

:''My true name is Deckard Cain the Elder, and I am the last descendant of an ancient brotherhood that was dedicated to safeguarding the secrets of a timeless evil. An evil that quite obviously has now been released."

:''The Archbishop Lazarus, once King Leoric's most trusted advisor, led a party of simple townsfolk into the labyrinth to find the king's missing son, Albrecht. Quite some time passed before they returned, and only a few of them escaped with their lives."

:''Curse me for a fool! I should have suspected his veiled treachery then. It must have been Lazarus himself who kidnapped Albrecht and has since hidden him within the labyrinth. I do not understand why the Archbishop turned to the darkness, or what his interest is in the child. Unless he means to sacrifice him to his dark master."

:''That must be what he has planned! The survivors of his rescue party say that Lazarus was last seen running into the deepest bowels of the dungeon. You must hurry and save the prince from the sacrificial blade of this demented fiend."

[[Image:D1-sacrificial-altar.gif|frame]]After delivering the Staff of Lazarus to Cain, a red portal will appear on level 15, right beside the large pentagram on the ground (located somewhere at random on the level). Find the portal and walk through it to enter Lazarus' level, a special sub-dungeon that's stocked by [[D1 Monsters|Hell Spawn]] and [[D1 Monsters|Advocates]]. You must move through the level, using two teleporter pads to open walls, before a final teleport square becomes active, and takes you into the center portion of the level. When you appear there [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbNr6PEodN0 a special short cinematic] plays, after which the game returns to normal view, and you see Lazarus beside a sacrificial altar, with two SuperUnique witches. They can not be attacked yet, but you are able to move around freely while Lazarus gives a speech about the futility of your efforts. Once he's done talking he becomes active and vulnerable, but at the same time a wall vanishes on the left side of the dungeon, spilling forth another dozen Hell Spawn and an Advocate. Most players retreat from the large room and kill off the witches in the side corridors, before heading back to deal with Lazarus and the other Advocate.

When you've killed Lazarus you must return to town, get one final speech from Cain, and then head back down again. The stairway will now have appeared in the center of the pentagram, and your destiny with Diablo awaits.

===Strategy Tips===

Rogues and Sorcerers have a much easier time with this quest than Warriors, whether on single or multiplayer. In MP, the witches and advocates in Lazarus' room can be activated or killed with ranged shots without moving in front of the doorway and waking up Lazarus. In SP, Lazarus' whole level is an enjoyable shooting gallery for a rogue, and Sorcerers don't have much troubling using Chain Lightning to plow through it either, though the various Advocates (triple immune on Hell) can be slightly more trying.

The secret room full of witches on single player Lazarus' level can be lured out a few at a time, but any character with high level Chain Lightning and enough magic resistance to take a bit of damage should just bring forth all the witches at once. Get them in one of the side corridors so your lightning is concentrated, and cook all of them at once with just a few properly aimed Chain Lightnings.

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Warlord of Blood

2008-11-14T03:38:23Z

Jeda: cold immun.

The Warlord of Blood quest only exists in single player mode, where most players bless it for its very lucrative rewards.

==The Warlord of Blood==
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* '''Quest Name:''' Warlord of Bloood
* '''Triggered By:''' Reading the Steel Tome
* '''Frequency:''' Single player only, occurs in half the games.
* '''Given by:''' The Steel Tome.
* '''Location:''' Dungeon Level 13.
* '''Reward:''' One magical sword, four random magical weapons, two random magical plate armors. (May be unique, but very rarely.)

The Warlord of Blood is always found guarding the stairs down to level 14. He and a number of other Steel Lords are in a box around the exit, along with four weapon and two armor stands. To gain access to the box you must find and read from the Steel Tome, which tells the lore of the Warlord, and causes the front wall of the box around his item depot to disappear.

:''The armories of Hell are home to the Warlord of Blood. In his wake lay the mutilated bodies of thousands. Angels and man alike have been cut down to fulfill his endless sacrifices to the dark ones who scream for one thing... blood.

[[Image:D1-book-of-blood.gif|frame]]When the player walks into site of the Warlord, the game pauses for a moment while it loads his dialogue, so be ready to run, or click so you walk well past the box, so as not to be caught by computer lag. The Warlord's taunt goes as follows:

:''My blade sings for your blood, mortal.
:''And by my dark masters, it shall not call in vain!

There are four magical items and two magical suits of plate armor, all of random type and stats. Another random item comes when the Warlord of Blood drops his sword when he dies.

===Strategy Tips===

There will always be Steel Lords on level 13, along with the other one or two random monsters, when the Warlord quest is active.

It's not necessary to read the tome; a player with teleport can just pop over the wall, though this can be dangerous with all of the Steel Lord inside.

Easier is to use telekinesis to just grab the items over the wall.

The Warlord is one of the very few SuperUniques who are immune to fire, lightning and magic, on hell difficulty. Mages get to practice their "stone curse and whack" technique, and often summon a golem to speed things along. Or simply chain lightning his followers and then teleport past the Warlord, if they're not concerned with a full clear or with obtaining his weapon.

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