Act V is the longest act, 13 areas from the Bloody Foothills to the Throne of Destruction, ending with 
Baal. The areas change every 10 to 35 seconds, the three Ancients arrive together, and the Throne sends five waves of Baal's minions before he comes.
- Length
- 18+ min
- Areas
- 13
- Timed events
- 23
- Boss
- Baal
The route
Areas change on a clock, not by where you walk: the act moves you through them in this order.
Act V areas
| Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
Bloody Foothills | 0:00 | 0:28 |
Frigid Highlands | 0:28 | 0:52 |
Arreat Plateau | 0:52 | 1:26 |
Crystalline Passage | 1:26 | 1:44 |
Frozen River | 1:44 | 2:02 |
Nihlathak's Temple | 2:02 | 2:14 |
Halls of Vaught | 2:14 | 2:30 |
Glacial Trail | 2:30 | 2:48 |
Frozen Tundra | 2:48 | 3:00 |
Ancients' Way | 3:00 | 3:10 |
Arreat Summit | 3:10 | 3:42 |
Worldstone Keep | 3:42 | 4:15 |
Throne of Destruction | 4:15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:01 | Super unique |  Shenk the Overseer | |
| 0:26 | Super unique |  Dac Farren | |
| 0:30 | Super unique |  Sharptooth Slayer | |
| 0:40 | Super unique |  Eldritch the Rectifier | |
| 0:48 | Super unique |  Eyeback the Unleashed | |
| 1:04 | Super unique |  Thresh Socket | |
| 1:34 | Swarm | 14 ×  Stygian Harlot | |
| 1:48 | Super unique |  Frozenstein | |
| 1:56 | Ring of monsters | 24 ×  Rot Walker | |
| 2:04 | Super unique |  Pindleskin | Pindleskin, at 2:04 in Nihlathak's Temple. |
| 2:18 | Super unique |  Nihlathak | Nihlathak, 14 seconds after Pindleskin. |
| 2:34 | Super unique |  Bonesaw Breaker | |
| 2:52 | Ring of monsters | 22 ×  Demon Trickster | |
| 3:01 | Super unique |  Snapchip Shatter | |
| 3:11 | Super unique |  Talic | The three Ancients arrive together at 3:11. |
| 3:11 | Super unique |  Madawc | |
| 3:11 | Super unique |  Korlic | |
| 3:58 | Ring of monsters | 20 ×  Frenzied Ice Spawn | |
| 4:15 | Super unique |  Colenzo the Annihilator | The first of Baal's five minion waves, one every 15 to 18 seconds. |
| 4:33 | Super unique |  Achmel the Cursed | |
| 4:49 | Super unique |  Bartuc the Bloody | |
| 5:03 | Super unique |  Ventar the Unholy | |
| 5:16 | Super unique |  Lister the Tormentor | |
| End | Act boss | Baal |
Tips
- Beating Baal opens the next difficulty; continue as the same hero, at her level, with her build and gear.
- Gold and experience gems left on the field fly to you as the boss falls.
- Gear left on the floor is lost when you walk into the portal: take what you want first.
The boss
Baal fights with a clone: the automap marks both the same way, so watch which one takes damage. When he falls, a portal opens: pick up the floor at your own pace, then walk in.
Named monsters
Super uniques in Act V
| Name | Arrives | Modifiers | Minions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shenk the Overseer | 0:01 | Extra Strong | — | |
Dac Farren | 0:26 | Cold Enchanted | 4 | |
Sharptooth Slayer | 0:30 | Extra Fast | 3 | |
Eldritch the Rectifier | 0:40 | Extra Fast | 8 | |
Eyeback the Unleashed | 0:48 | Extra Strong, Extra Fast | 2 | |
Thresh Socket | 1:04 | Cursed | — | |
Frozenstein | 1:48 | Cold Enchanted, Mana Burn | 5–6 | |
Pindleskin | 2:04 | Fire Enchanted | 6 | |
Nihlathak | 2:18 | — | — | |
Bonesaw Breaker | 2:34 | Extra Strong, Magic Resistant | 5 | |
Snapchip Shatter | 3:01 | Cursed, Cold Enchanted | 4 | |
Korlic | 3:11 | — | — | |
Madawc | 3:11 | — | — | |
Talic | 3:11 | — | — | |
Colenzo the Annihilator | 4:15 | Fire Enchanted | 5 | |
Achmel the Cursed | 4:33 | Poison Hit | 3 | |
Bartuc the Bloody | 4:49 | Lightning Enchanted | 5 | |
Ventar the Unholy | 5:03 | Extra Fast | 8 | |
Lister the Tormentor | 5:16 | Spectral Hit | 5 | |
Axe Dweller | — | Magic Resistant, Fire Enchanted | 2 | |
Blaze Ripper | — | Lightning Enchanted, Extra Fast | 4 | |
Hell's Belle | — | Fire Enchanted, Cursed | 6 | |
Magma Torquer | — | Extra Strong, Cursed | 5 | |
Vinvear Molech | — | Magic Resistant, Extra Strong, Cold Enchanted | — |
