Wraith (Diablo III)

For similarly named creatures, see Wraith.

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Wraiths are a type of undead enemy in Diablo III.

In-game

Wraiths bear resemblance to the Ghosts of Diablo II. They are mostly encountered in Act I. They have a melee slashing attack, and a ranged life drain attack as well. Characters under such an attack suffer a substantial penalty to their movement speed. Their ranged attack has a significant cooldown time, but deals very heavy damage over a few seconds.

Another notable trait of Wraiths is their ability to freely phase through walls, obstacles and other impassable terrain, which they often use to circle around player in attempt to avoid attacks. Use of damage cooldowns is not recommended, as Wraiths will just spread out at will.

In Act V, regular Wraiths are replaced by Nephalem Wraiths and Shadows of Death with roughly the same characteristics.

Variants

• Deathly Haunt (found in the Mysterious Cave)
• Enraged Phantom (found in the Festering Woods)

Uniques

• Chancellor Eamon
• Hawthorne Gable (Festering Woods)
• Lord Dunhylde (Matriarch's Bones Event)
• Spirit of Khan Dakab (Tomb of Khan Dakab)
• The Archivist (Archives of Zoltun Kulle)

Development

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Wraiths were seen emerging from Ghostly Orbs in the WWI 2008 gameplay trailer.