Thorned Hulk

A Thorned Hulk

Thorned Hulks are a type of creature found in Sanctuary.

Lore

A Thorned Hulk

Composed mostly of wood, Thorned Hulks are the ancestral protectors of the jungles of Kehjistan. Despite their strength and immense bramble and thorn-covered arms, even they were twisted by the Prime Evils. Their now glassy, lifeless eyes hint at a deep sorrow beneath a glowing Hell-induced hatred. They seem to avoid other polluted beings, but they pulverize anything that does not share their corruption.

By 1270, Thorned Hulks were also found on Bilefen.

Types

Thorned Hulks possess little in the way of intelligence, and those who have to confront these beasts consider that fortunate as they pity the hulks fate.

Bog Lurkers are Thorned Hulks that have adapted to wet habits (swamplands or pools).

Bramble Hulks, while no more intelligent, show some spark of would-be cleverness as they sometimes make the futile attempt to hide between a tree or shrub before they attack.

Thrashers have become giants in the service of darkness, dwarfing lesser hulks and most of their opponents.

Spike Fists have laid waste to entire bands of heroes with their terrible fists. Their only weakness may lie in absolute fearlessness, as if the brutes wanted nothing more than to bash everything (including themselves) into oblivion.

In-game

Diablo II

Thorned Hulks are found in Act III of Diablo II.

Thorned Hulks can enter a Frenzy state with a 30/40/50/55% chance respectively upon inflicting damage and have a chance to Stun the player upon striking. They also possess twice the health regeneration rate of regular monsters.

While they can inflict considerable damage and are fairly powerful in groups, they have somewhat poor defense and can be easily slain in a matter of hits much like the Wendigo.

Thorned Hulks have four variants, three of which are found in Act III: Thorned Hulk, Bramble Hulk, and Thrasher. The Spikefist is a variant of the Thorned Hulk listed in the game files, but not found in game.

Spikefist in Resurrected

All variants of the Thorned Hulk are immune to Cold in Hell difficulty.

• Thorned Hulks can be found in Spider Forest,
• Bramble Hulks can be found in Great Marsh,
• Thrashers can be found in Kurast Bazaar, Upper Kurast,
• Spikefists are unused, and were supposed to be in Act IV.

Stats

Thorned Hulk

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	3	3	3
Monster Level	21	49	79
Experience	405	8041	55953
Health points	119–193	1839–2226	7826–12631
Damage 1	12–20	36–65	81–145
Attack Rating 1	197	1020	3339
Damage 2	10–20	30–61	68–136
Attack Rating 2	197	1166	3816
Defense	107	957	2164
% to Block	21	21	21
Damage Resist	0	0	25
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	120
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	85	75
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	3	—
Group/Minion Size	1-3	—

Bramble Hulk

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	3	3	3
Monster Level	22	50	80
Experience	446	8603	57720
Health points	128–208	1905–2306	7989–12896
Damage 1	13–21	36–65	81–145
Attack Rating 1	207	1039	3378
Damage 2	11–21	30–61	68–136
Attack Rating 2	207	1188	3861
Defense	112	974	2188
% to Block	22	22	22
Damage Resist	0	0	25
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	130
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	85	75
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	3	—
Group/Minion Size	2-3	—

Thrasher

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	3	3	3
Monster Level	23	52	81
Experience	490	9757	59486
Health points	136–220	2034–2463	8154–13160
Damage 1	13–22	38–68	83–148
Attack Rating 1	213	1077	3418
Damage 2	11–22	32–64	69–139
Attack Rating 2	213	1231	3907
Defense	117	1008	2213
% to Block	23	23	23
Damage Resist	0	0	25
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	140
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	85	75
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	3	—
Group/Minion Size	2-4	—

Spikefist

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	4	4	4
Monster Level	27	57	84
Experience
Health points
Damage 1
Attack Rating 1
Damage 2
Attack Rating 2
Defense
% to Block	27	27	27
Damage Resist	0	0	25
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	150
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	85	75
Immunities	—	—	Cold
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	3	—
Group/Minion Size	3-5	—

Super Uniques

• Stormtree -- Super Unique Thrasher found at the entrance of Lower Kurast in Act III.

Diablo Immortal

A Thorned Hulk

Thorned Hulks appear in Diablo Immortal. They are found in the Fetid Swamp in the Dark Wood, the Oasis of No Return in the Shassar Sea, and in Kikuras Rapids on Bilefen.