An Abominable
Abominables are creatures that were found in the Northern Steppes.
Lore[]
Abominables are a slightly different breed from Wendigos, but are similar in nature. They are large but agile creatures often found in the caves surrounding the mountain range of Kae Huron. The main difference that separates the Abominable from the Wendigo is the temperature it can survive in, and prefers cold climates. None have ever spotted an Abominable in an area where the temperature wasn't below freezing. The Abominable were previously known to coexist peacefully with humans, avoiding contact whenever possible. However, chaos tainted them, as they are now quick to anger and attack with huge, sweeping blows of their massive claws. Once provoked, they do not relent until their opponent is slain or they themselves have fallen.[1]
In-game[]
All Abominable types are found in the Act V of Diablo II.
They are much like the normal Wendigo with a speed increase when damaged, however the difference in Abominables is that they are all Cold based and so possess big resistances to it along with the first two variants having an ability to inflict Cold damage on higher difficulties. They can also Stun with their attacks.
In groups they can prove to be fatal to a character.
Statistics[]
Abominables (second variant) can be found within the:
- Frozen River (Normal only and no Unique),
- Glacial Trail (Unique on Normal only),
- Drifter Cavern (Nightmare/Hell only),
- The Ancient's Way (Nightmare/Hell only),
- Icy Cellar (Nightmare/Hell only).
They Stun with one fist and on Nightmare/Hell deal Cold damage with 33% chance when attacking with both.
| Property | Normal | Nightmare | Hell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Animal | Animal | Animal |
| Act(s) found in | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Monster Level | 41 | 61 | 83 |
| Experience | 2831 | 13948 | 53324 |
| Health points | 427–513 | 2137–2895 | 6969–12499 |
| Damage 1 | 8–22 | 33–58 | 61–108 |
| Attack Rating 1 | 593 | 1128 | 3165 |
| Damage 2 | 11–25 | 38–56 | 70–103 |
| Attack Rating 2 | 399 | 1009 | 2832 |
| Defense | 263 | 703 | 1373 |
| % to Block | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Damage Resist | 0 | 25 | 40 |
| Magic Resist | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire Resist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cold Resist | 75 | 85 | 170 |
| Lightning Resist | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Poison Resist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drain Effectiveness | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Immunities | — | — | Cold |
| Chill Effectiveness | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Walk/Run Speed | 6 | 6 | |
| Group/Minion Size | 3-4 | — |
Trivia[]
- Their name may be taken from the mythological Abominable Snowman, since the snowmen are described as being shaggy and huge, much like the Abominables themselves.
Development[]
As they don't have an color palette file (palshift.dat), their Uniques and Champions can't have random colors, but they would look like this if they did. (Click on the small image)
References[]
- ↑ Abominable, The Arreat Summit. Accessed on 2014-09-21
Snow Drifter • Abominable • Chilled Froth (removed) • Frozen Abyss