After Diablo was slain in the catacombs beneath the town of Tristram, a grand celebration that lasted several days was held. The hero that defeated the Lord of Terror looked as if he had walked through Hell itself, and as the weeks passed, he kept his distance from the rest of the townsfolk and seemed to lapse into a dark, brooding depression. One day, he simply left. And shortly thereafter Tristram was attacked by legions of foul demons. While many of the townsfolk were merely slain, some were forced into cursed servitude.
The stout blacksmith Griswold was one of those who were bound past death to attend the desires of The Three. Wandering the town he once loved, he uses arcane powers and an unholy strength granted to his twisted body by Andariel to stop any from following the path of the Wanderer.
Full Stats: Griswold
Type: Special, Undead
Special Attributes: Cursed
Found in: Tristram
Quest: Griswold is found in Tristram, where the player must venture to Rescue Cain, but killing him is not required to complete the quest.
Comments: Griswold is a slow but powerful melee attacking undead. He can be slow to die, and his high damage and Cursed property makes him dangerous to melee fighters. Griswold was the NPC blacksmith in Diablo I, and his appearance as a monster in Diablo II is a nice continuation of the plot from the first title.
Special Abilities
| Griswold | Difficulty | Health | Resistances | Drain Effectiveness | Locations (Monster Level) | Preset Attributes | Highest Rune Drop | ||||||||
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Normal | 412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100% | Tristram (8) | Cursed | None | |||
| Nightmare | 11,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 85% | Tristram (42) | Vex (26) | |||||
| Hell | 73,774 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 120 | 66% | Tristram (79) | Vex (26) | |||||