Diablo 4 Andariel Guide: Location, Key, Fight and Loot

Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish, waits at the end of Hanged Man's Hall in Kehjistan. Set Torment I or higher, pick the lair icon on the map and teleport straight there. The fight at her altar is free, and her Hoard drops Uniques for every class with a chance at Mythics, so she is one of the bosses you can farm again and again in Diablo 4.

This guide covers that repeatable boss; the story fight from the campaign is a different encounter. You'll find out how to reach her, which key you need and when, what she throws at you and how to aim your farm at the item you want.

Hover over or tap an item name to see its tooltip. The cards show value ranges from the game data, so your own roll can differ.

Andariel at a glance

Where: Hanged Man's Hall in Kehjistan. Teleport straight to it from the map.
Difficulty: Torment I or higher.
The fight: free to start at the altar.
The loot: after the kill a Hoard appears. Opening it costs 1 Greater Lair Key, and every player opens their own.
Why farm her: a fixed pool of 23 Uniques, two or three per class, plus the for everyone.

Where to find Andariel

Andariel is a Greater Lair Boss, the middle of the three Lair Boss tiers, between the Initiate bosses and the top-tier fights. Her lair is Hanged Man's Hall in Kehjistan, the desert region of Sanctuary.

Set Torment I or higher. Lair Bosses don't open on lower difficulties.
Open the map and find the lair icon; Lair Bosses have their own marker. Pick Hanged Man's Hall and teleport there.
Read the tooltip on the map. It names the boss and shows which key her Hoard takes and how many of those keys you carry.
Clear your way to the altar at the end of the hall and use it. Andariel shows up and the fight starts.

You don't need summoning materials. The altar starts the fight for free, any number of times, and the key only matters once she's dead.

Which key you need and where to get it

When Andariel dies, a Hoard appears in the arena. That chest holds the real rewards, and it is personal: you open your own Hoard with your own key. In a group, a friend's key does nothing for you, so everyone brings one.

Item	Where it comes from	What it does
Greater Lair Key	The Hoards of the Initiate Lair Bosses: Varshan, Grigoire, Lord Zir, Beast in the Ice and Urivar	Opens one Andariel Hoard. Duriel, The Butcher and Harbinger of Hatred take the same key.
Lair Key	Everyday endgame: War Plans, Helltide chests, World Bosses, Legion Events and Whisper Caches	Opens the Hoard of an Initiate Lair Boss, which in turn drops Greater Lair Keys
Pincushioned Doll	Andariel herself, as her Boss Trophy	Not a key. Players report that 5 dolls in the Horadric Cube give a random Unique from her pool.

The dependable route is a chain: Lair Keys from your usual activities, then Initiate bosses, then Andariel. Some guides also list Greater Lair Keys dropping straight from Helltide, World Bosses or the Kurast Undercity, but they don't agree on which key tier drops where. Check what your own rewards contain before you plan a long session around them.

The Pincushioned Doll recipe is a player finding we haven't tested, and the Horadric Cube needs the Lord of Hatred expansion. You can farm Andariel without either.

How the Andariel fight goes

Andariel attacks with poison, fire, lightning and shadow, so bring resistances against all four. Her arena fills up with overlapping hazards fast. Blizzard doesn't publish a boss manual, so this table follows what players and guide writers describe:

Hazard	How you spot it	What to do
Dash	She lunges forward in a straight line	Step to the side or dodge through it
Poison projectiles	A fan of green shots in front of her	Move out of the arc. A hit keeps poisoning you for a while.
Lightning balls	Small sparks drifting across the floor	Easy to walk around, just don't ignore them during a busy phase
Seals and marks on the ground	Glowing red circles under your feet	Never fight inside one. They hit very hard.
Effigies of Anguish	Andariel vanishes and pillars with a shield around them appear	Walk into each shield and break the pillar inside
Rotating beams	Beams sweep across the arena while the pillars stand, and fire statues at the edge join in the second half	Watch which way they turn and move with them, keeping clear room ahead of you

Andariel with her four clawed arms in her arena in Diablo 4, red seals glowing on the floor and a player at the edge — Andariel in her arena. The red circles on the floor are the seals you stay out of. In-game screenshot

Her disappearing acts

Andariel leaves the fight more than once. Each time, the Effigies of Anguish rise around the arena inside protective barriers. Walk into a barrier and destroy the pillar while a beam sweeps through the middle. On her second exit the floor also gets blood marks, so watch your step while you break the pillars.

Later in the fight, statues on the edge of the platform start firing beams of fire toward the center, and those turn too. With beams, marks and projectiles all at once, this is the busiest part, so don't chase damage through it. A few seconds without hitting her cost far less than a death.

Early hits make the end harder

Players found that hits from her mechanics stack up and make you take more damage from her later. Nobody has published exact numbers for it. Dodge cleanly from the start, because every sloppy early hit makes the end of the fight harder.

Use the stagger window

Like other Lair Bosses, Andariel has a stagger bar. Fill it and she is staggered for a short moment, which is the time to fire your biggest skills. Strong builds can also push through some of her phases faster with raw damage, but don't count on skipping mechanics until your character really does that much damage.

Before you pull her

Resistances: all elements, not just poison. Elixirs help if your gear is still short.
Movement: keep a dash, teleport or leap free for the moment beams and projectiles overlap.
Single-target damage: she is one big target, so pick skills that hit one enemy hard.
Learn first, pay later: the fight is free. Try her on a lower Torment, then move up once the pattern feels easy.

What Andariel drops

Andariel has her own Unique pool. Her Hoard targets that list, while extra Unique drops can also come from the general pool. The higher your Torment, the better the item quality. Most community loot tables for Season 15 list this pool:

Class	Uniques from Andariel
All classes	(helm)
Barbarian	(two-handed axe) (two-handed mace) (amulet)
Druid	(chest) (pants) (ring)
Necromancer	(shield) (pants) (amulet)
Paladin	(gloves) (ring)
Rogue	(helm) (boots) (boots)
Sorcerer	(mace) (ring) (amulet)
Spiritborn	(chest) (gloves)
Warlock	(two-handed sword) (two-handed mace) (amulet)

OP.GG, Icy Veins and Vitablo list all 23 items here; D4Guides leaves out and .

The is the one every class can use: it pulls enemies together and makes them take more damage when you try to stun, freeze or otherwise lock them down. Barbarians come for and its damage bonus after Steel Grasp. Sorcerers chasing a Pyromancy build want , and Necromancers running Bone Storm want the .

Mythic Uniques from Andariel

Since Season 15, a Mythic from Andariel's Hoard also comes from her own pool instead of the whole Mythic list. On top of her pool she drops ordinary random loot, and that side loot can still roll any Mythic. Blizzard also raised the Mythic drop rate for Greater Lair Bosses a little.

Blizzard hasn't published which Mythics sit in her pool or the odds per kill, so plan your farm around her Uniques and count any Mythic as a bonus. carries her name, but that alone doesn't make it a sure drop from her.

Farm smarter

Pick your target first. Check that the item is in her pool above. If it isn't, another boss is the better farm.
Count your keys before you go. The map tooltip shows how many Greater Lair Keys you carry. Each kill you want to loot costs one.
Fast kills beat high Torment. A Torment where you never die gives more Hoards per hour than one where every third try fails.
Group up with keys. In a party everyone needs their own key, but kills go faster, so you open more Hoards per hour.
Keep the dolls. Pincushioned Dolls stack up while you farm, and the Cube recipe gives them a use once you have Lord of Hatred.

Quick plan for an Andariel farm

Collect Lair Keys from War Plans, Helltide, World Bosses and Legion Events, then turn them into Greater Lair Keys at the Initiate bosses.
Check your build for resistances against all elements, a free movement skill and strong single-target damage.
Teleport to Hanged Man's Hall from the map, on a Torment you clear without deaths.
Dodge from the first second, break the Effigies inside their shields and move with the beams.
Open your Hoard with one Greater Lair Key and read every Unique.
Use the altar again while your keys last, and step up a Torment once the kills feel easy.

Conclusion

Once you know her, Andariel is an easy farm. The fight costs nothing, one Greater Lair Key opens your Hoard, and her pool tells you which Uniques you're rolling for. Learn the Effigy phases on a low Torment and keep running Initiate bosses so you always have Greater Lair Keys for her.

Short on time or keys? Our Diablo 4 Boss Runs include Andariel.

FAQ

Where is Andariel in Diablo 4?

In Hanged Man's Hall in Kehjistan. Once you know the lair, open the map, pick its icon and teleport there. The altar at the end of the hall starts the fight.

How do I summon Andariel?

Use the altar at the end of Hanged Man's Hall on Torment I or higher. Starting the fight costs nothing and you can repeat it as often as you like. You only spend a key on the Hoard after she dies.

What key do I need for Andariel?

One Greater Lair Key opens your Hoard after the kill. In a group every player needs their own key, because each player opens a personal Hoard.

Where do I get Greater Lair Keys?

The reliable source is the Hoard of an Initiate Lair Boss: Varshan, Grigoire, Lord Zir, Beast in the Ice or Urivar. Those Hoards take a regular Lair Key, which you get from War Plans, Helltide, World Bosses, Legion Events and Whisper Caches.

What does Andariel drop?

Uniques from her own pool: the Godslayer Crown for every class and two or three class items each, for example Drognan's Anguish for Sorcerers and Lidless Wall for Necromancers. Higher Torment gives better item quality.

Does Andariel drop Mythic Uniques?

She can. Since Season 15 a Mythic from her Hoard comes from her own pool, and her random side loot can still roll any Mythic. Blizzard hasn't published which Mythics are in her pool or the odds, so no kill guarantees one.

What are Pincushioned Dolls for?

They are Andariel's Boss Trophy, not a key. Players report that 5 dolls in the Horadric Cube give a random Unique from her pool. We haven't tested it, and the Cube needs the Lord of Hatred expansion.

Can I fight Andariel in a group?

Yes. The fight goes faster with friends, but every player opens their own Hoard with their own Greater Lair Key.