Act III runs from the Spider Forest through Kurast to the Durance of Hate, about nine minutes, ending with 
Mephisto. Its last minute brings the High Council: six named Zakarum priests in two groups of three, six seconds apart.
- Length
- 9+ min
- Areas
- 9
- Timed events
- 16
- Boss
- Mephisto
The route
Areas change on a clock, not by where you walk: the act moves you through them in this order.
Act III areas
| Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
Spider Forest | 0:00 | 1:00 |
Great Marsh | 1:00 | 2:00 |
Flayer Jungle | 2:00 | 3:00 |
Lower Kurast | 3:00 | 3:30 |
Kurast Bazaar | 3:30 | 4:00 |
Upper Kurast | 4:00 | 4:30 |
Kurast Causeway | 4:30 | 4:45 |
Travincal | 4:45 | 5:00 |
Durance of Hate | 5:00 | the boss |
On the clock
Named monsters, rings and swarms arrive at set times, whatever area you are in. Times are minutes into the act.
| Time | Event | Who | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:20 | Super unique |  Sszark the Burning | |
| 0:45 | Swarm | 18 ×  Cloud Stalker | |
| 1:20 | Ring of monsters | 26 ×  Drowned Carcass | |
| 2:10 | Ring of monsters | 32 ×  Flayer | A ring of 32 Flayers in the Flayer Jungle. |
| 2:40 | Super unique |  Witch Doctor Endugu | |
| 3:32 | Super unique |  Stormtree | |
| 3:48 | Super unique |  Battlemaid Sarina | |
| 4:08 | Super unique |  Icehawk Riftwing | |
| 4:18 | Ring of monsters | 28 ×  Zealot | |
| 4:47 | Super unique |  Toorc Icefist | First of the Council's first trio, with Geleb and Ismail six seconds apart. |
| 4:53 | Super unique |  Geleb Flamefinger | |
| 4:59 | Super unique |  Ismail Vilehand | |
| 5:12 | Ring of monsters | 30 ×  Undead Stygian Doll | A ring of Stygian Dolls: they explode as they die. |
| 5:44 | Super unique |  Bremm Sparkfist | The second trio of the Council: Bremm, Wyand and Maffer. |
| 5:50 | Super unique |  Wyand Voidbringer | |
| 5:56 | Super unique | Maffer Dragonhand | |
| End | Act boss | Mephisto |
Tips
- Kurast's areas change every half minute or less: the monster mix changes fast from 3:00 on.
- The Council arrives at 4:47 and 5:44: be at full life for both.
- Gear from here on is where resistances start to matter, before Nightmare's -40%.
The boss
Mephisto throws lightning and cold, and his skull missile carries real cold damage. Spread resistances across lightning and cold before the Durance.
Named monsters
Super uniques in Act III
| Name | Arrives | Modifiers | Minions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sszark the Burning | 0:20 | Extra Strong, Cursed | 5 | |
Witch Doctor Endugu | 2:40 | Magic Resistant, Fire Enchanted | 6 | |
Stormtree | 3:32 | Extra Fast, Lightning Enchanted | 4 | |
Battlemaid Sarina | 3:48 | Extra Fast, Spectral Hit | 9 | |
Icehawk Riftwing | 4:08 | Cold Enchanted, Teleportation | 7 | |
Toorc Icefist | 4:47 | Cold Enchanted, Stone Skin | — | |
Geleb Flamefinger | 4:53 | Extra Strong, Fire Enchanted | 2 | |
Ismail Vilehand | 4:59 | Extra Fast, Cursed | 2 | |
Bremm Sparkfist | 5:44 | Aura Enchanted, Lightning Enchanted | 2 | |
Wyand Voidbringer | 5:50 | Mana Burn, Teleportation | — | |
Maffer Dragonhand | 5:56 | Extra Strong, Extra Fast | — |