Blunderbore

A Blunderbore

Blunderbores are a type of demon.

Lore

A Blunderbore

Blunderbores were originally bred as slave labor. However, they were pressed into service by the forces of Hell, and alchemical enhancements increased the physical muscle mass of these warriors far beyond normal proportions. Their heads, and minds for that matter, have suffered in the transformation, making them quite single-minded in their need to fight. As a sign of dominance and intimidation over smaller opponents, they commonly use the bodies of those they have defeated as weapons. Their tactics consist of lumbering up to their foes and pummelling them with their enormous fists.

Types

There are a number of types of Blunderbore. Blunderbore variants include:

"Blunderbores were the prototype of all Blunderbores to come. Though less advanced, they are still a menace when taking orders from their evil lords.

Gorebellies eat any meat they can find, in any condition. Like most Blunderbores, they do not even put their food down to fight.

Maulers take thick-witted joy in pounding on things. If they have nothing to attack, they will punch buildings, the ground, or each other.

Urdars are the newest and smartest of the line. Their power is great enough that the lords of hell keep them as bodyguards and as highly resistant torture subjects."

- Monster summary^(src)

The spine of the urdar is known to possess unique magical properties that unlock arcane secrets for those brave enough to wield it.

In-game

Blunderbores are ogre-like monsters found in later acts of Diablo II. Because of their enormous strength, their attacks will stun anyone unlucky to be hit. They are quite easy to outwit, but should still be considered a serious threat. They also possess twice the health recovery rate of normal monsters. Blunderbores are often found wandering in old temples and underground tombs.

Blunderbores come in three other variants: Gorebelly, Mauler and Urdar.

These monsters have a 15% chance of Crushing Blow in Nightmare and a 25% chance of Crushing Blow in Hell. On Hell Difficulty, Blunderbores are immune to Fire, Gorebellies to Cold, and Maulers to Lightning. Urdars do not possess any immunities.

• Blunderbores can be found in Harem 2, Palace Cellar 1-3,
• Gorebellies can be found in Tal Rasha's Tombs,
• Maulers can be found in Durance of Hate 1-2,
• Urdars can be found in River of Flame.

Stats

Blunderbore

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	2	2	2
Monster Level	18	47	78
Experience	282	7022	54186
Health points	102–128	1620–1980	7259–11829
Damage 1	9–16	35–54	80–124
Attack Rating 1	221	1029	3456
Damage 2	14–18	46–60	106–137
Attack Rating 2	162	936	3142
Defense	90	528	1222
% to Block	24	24	24
Damage Resist	0	0	55
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	115
Cold Resist	0	0	50
Lightning Resist	0	0	50
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Fire
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	3	—
Group/Minion Size	1-2	—

Gorebelly

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	2	2	2
Monster Level	20	49	80
Experience	342	8041	57720
Health points	116–146	1742–2129	7569–12335
Damage 1	10–18	36–57	81–127
Attack Rating 1	248	1069	3539
Damage 2	16–20	49–63	109–141
Attack Rating 2	185	972	3218
Defense	102	547	1250
% to Block	27	27	27
Damage Resist	0	0	55
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	50
Cold Resist	0	0	140
Lightning Resist	0	0	50
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	4	—
Group/Minion Size	1-3	—

Mauler

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	3	3	3
Monster Level	25	55	83
Experience	554	11624	63020
Health points	160–200	2111–2580	8035–13094
Damage 1	12–22	40–63	84–131
Attack Rating 1	320	1188	3665
Damage 2	19–24	54–69	112–145
Attack Rating 2	236	1080	3332
Defense	127	604	1292
% to Block	33	33	33
Damage Resist	0	0	55
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	50
Cold Resist	0	0	50
Lightning Resist	0	0	100
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	Lightning
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	6	—
Group/Minion Size	2-3	—

Urdar

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Demon	Demon	Demon
Act(s) found in	4	4	4
Monster Level	32	57	85
Experience	1072	13057	66553
Health points	240–300	2233–2730	8346–13600
Damage 1	15–27	42–65	86–134
Attack Rating 1	413	1227	3748
Damage 2	24–30	56–72	115–148
Attack Rating 2	307	1116	3408
Defense	161	624	1320
% to Block	42	42	42
Damage Resist	0	0	55
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	25	50	75
Cold Resist	25	50	75
Lightning Resist	25	50	75
Poison Resist	25	50	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	—
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	8	—
Group/Minion Size	2-4	—

Unused color palette

Development

Gorebelly was named Goliath at some point, and Mauler was called Magog.

Blunderbores also have an glitchy-looking unused color palette.

Trivia

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• If one looks closely, their "clubs" are actually chainbound corpses (best visible on the artwork).