Diablo 4’s Season 3 has unleashed an unexpected powerhouse onto the gaming scene, and surprisingly, it’s not a hulking barbarian wielding a massive hammer. The unsung hero is none other than the seemingly insignificant robot spider companion, once dismissed as useless, until Blizzard intervened with an emergency patch to elevate its capabilities. Now, this little arachnid is wreaking havoc on endgame bosses, dealing billions in damage, and the best part? It’s about to become even more formidable.
Before the advent of Season 3, Blizzard touted the Seneschal companion as scaling one-to-one with your character’s stats and being indestructible. However, at the beginning of the Season of the Construct, the Governing and Tuning Stones, responsible for granting it skills, proved challenging to level up. Initially dismissed as mere scrap metal, the little robot’s fortunes changed when Blizzard substantially increased the drop rates for these stones. With max-level skills now in play, players are discovering ways to amplify its damage output, making it an efficient boss-slaying sidekick.
Diablo 4 enthusiast and streamer Rob2628 engineered a robot capable of dishing out damage in the billions, rivaling the prowess of a barbarian in season 1. Collaborating with the gaming community, they meticulously tested which skills and stats could be transferred to the Seneschal. While some Legendary powers didn’t make the cut, a few others did, and Rob generously shared the findings on a spreadsheet.
Classes like barbarians and sorcerers excel at enhancing their pet’s stats through skills that amplify bleed and fire damage. The Firefly Governing Stone, unleashing explosive bugs, emerged as one of the robot’s most potent attacks. These fiery insects traverse enemies repeatedly, dealing substantial damage that scales with your character’s attack power and critical strike damage.
Presently, the Firefly ability is the linchpin, allowing the Seneschal to take down the formidable level 100 boss, Echo of Duriel, in a mere three minutes, as demonstrated on the Maxroll Discord server and spotlighted by renowned Diablo streamer Wudijo. Similar efficiency is witnessed in dispatching Echo of Lilith.
Rob anticipates that every class will have unique ways to empower their mechanical companion, but thorough testing is necessary. With an upcoming patch promising buffs to almost every skill, including a 10% increase in Firefly damage and a 30% boost to various other abilities, players from all classes might find exciting new strategies.
Finally, the Season of the Construct aligns with Blizzard’s initial promise of an exceptionally potent pet, a sentiment echoed by systems game designer Sean White in an interview with PC Gamer before launch. While the robot struggles in dungeons and against packs of enemies, its ability to solo bosses surpasses even some character classes. If this diminutive marvel isn’t single-handedly defeating bosses in the coming days, it would truly be a shocking revelation.
