Hephasto the Armorer can be found guarding the Hellforge in the River of Flame. Players are required to kill him for the optional second quest of Act IV called Hell’s Forge.
Full Stats: Hephasto the Armorer
Type: Special
Special Attributes: Aura Enchanted (Conviction), Spectral Hit
Found in: The River of Flame
Quests: Hephasto must be killed to acquire the Hellforge Hammer, which you must equip and use to smash Mephisto’s soulstone on the Hellforge to finish that quest.
Comments: Hephasto isn’t too fierce in D2X, but early in D2C, prior to v1.07, he was terrifying thanks to big damage and his Cursed and Extra Strong properties. In v1.07 he lost some of his damage and both of his nasty modifiers, making him far less dangerous. He shares graphics with The Smith from Act One, and was clearly modeled in an homage to The Butcher, a famous monster from Diablo I.
| Hephasto the Armorer | Difficulty | Health | Resistances | Drain Effectiveness | Locations (Monster Level) | Preset Attributes | Highest Rune Drop | ||||||||
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| C | F | L | M | Phy | Psn | ||||||||||
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Normal | 3,040 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 100% | River of Flame (28) | Spectral Hit Extra Fast |
Dol (14) | |||
| Nightmare | 30,642 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | -50 | 85% | River of Flame (60) | Ist (24) | |||||
| Hell | 99,210 | 45 | 75 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 75% | River of Flame (88) | Zod (33) | |||||