One of the first bosses I encountered Diablo IV was the butcher. I was doing reasonably well up to this point, and I was like, “Sure, I’m going to take this guy down real quick.” That didn’t work out for me, but I’m not alone – The Butcher is as challenging as it is rare. And so far there has been little evidence of how rare it is.
Diablo IV is all about the pursuit of strength and power. On your way are hordes of demons and epic bosses. The Butcher
Diablo IV Fans are studying Butcher’s spawn rate
However, there is the potential for a great reward for defying this beast. Killing a Butcher gives you a chance to get the Butcher’s Cleaver, an excellent piece of it unique equipment
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With over a thousand basement runs, Reddit user MrFrodoBeggins has only come across the butcher three times. In this example alone, the probability is 0.002%. Most Diablo IV Gamers would probably appreciate a much higher rate (and that’s just a dataset anyway). Even so, it’s still a testament to how rarely this boss appears.
MrFrodoBeggins’ data also revealed some useful information about loot drops and basement farming potential, and the results aren’t all that great. If you’re looking for an easy place to farm loot, dungeons are probably a better choice as basements don’t always have enough good loot. “I think basements are the MAXIMUM useless type of activity that slows things down: gaining experience, farming resources, farming legendary and unique items, and indeed any currency,” he wrote, summarizing his findings.
So the lesson we’ve learned here is this: maybe you ignore the cellars and still watch the fuck out of the butcher.