| Kadavrus the Defiler | |||
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| Location(s) | The Fetid Pool | ||
| Quest(s) | A Dirty Job | ||
| Resistance(s) | Resists Lightning Damage | ||
| Modifier(s) | Raises Undead | ||
Kadavrus the Defiler is a unique Necromancer located in The Fetid Pool. Defeating him is the part of the quest A Dirty Job. Kadavrus the Defiler resurrects surrounding monsters; these can be Zombies or Bone Rhoas.
Lore[ | ]
According to the flavour text in 
Shavronne's RevelationShavronne's Revelation
Moonstone RingRequires Level 30+(15-25) to maximum Energy Shield+(60-75) to Intelligence
Right ring slot: You cannot Regenerate Mana
Right ring slot: Regenerate 3% of Energy Shield per second
Right ring slot: +100 to maximum Mana
Left ring slot: You cannot Recharge or Regenerate Energy Shield
Left ring slot: Regenerate 40 Mana per Second
Left ring slot: +100 to maximum Energy Shield"Shavronne held Sanity in her right
hand and Revelation in her left.
Brutus chose the left hand."
- Kadavrus, Surgeon to the Umbra
, Kadavrus was a surgeon to Umbra, and knew Shavronne.
Kadavrus is also mentioned in the 
From DustFrom Dust
Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1Summon 4 additional Skeleton Warriors with Summon Skeleton
+1 second to Summon Skeleton Cooldown"Would you leave an orchard of apples to rot unharvested?
A cemetery is no different."
-Kadavrus, Surgeon to the UmbraPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
, 
To DustTo Dust
Cobalt Jewel(20-10)% reduced Skeleton Duration
Minions deal (8-12)% increased Damage
(7-10)% increased Skeleton Attack Speed
(7-10)% increased Skeleton Cast Speed
(3-5)% increased Skeleton Movement SpeedIn the end, time comes for all of us.
It just comes for some much sooner.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
, 
Violent DeadViolent Dead
Cobalt JewelLimited to: 2
Radius: MediumMinions deal (10-15)% increased Damage
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Raised
Zombies' Slam Attack has 100% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Raised Zombies' Slam
Attack deals 30% increased Damage"Rage, malice, hunger - some traits are more easily carried across the barrier of death."
- Kadavrus, Surgeon to the UmbraPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
, and 
Femurs of the SaintsFemurs of the Saints
Primordial StaffStaff
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: 66-198
Critical Strike Chance: 6.20%
Attacks per Second: 1.15
Weapon Range: 13Requires Level 58, 99 Str, 99 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+2 to Level of Socketed Minion Gems
Minions deal (60-80)% increased Damage
+1% Chance to Block Attack Damage per Summoned Skeleton
2% increased Attack and Cast Speed per Summoned Raging Spirit
Regenerate 0.6% of Life per second for each Raised Zombie
30% increased Mana Regeneration Rate per Raised Spectre"They spent a lifetime in the service of God,
only to spend eternity in the service of me."
- Kadavrus, Surgeon to the Umbra
flavor text.
Map variants[ | ]
There is no map that features Kadavrus exactly but there is 
Acton's NightmareActon's Nightmare
Overgrown Shrine MapMap Level: 76
Map Tier: 9
Guild Character: Ô
Item Quantity: (+80%-+100%)
Item Rarity: (+220%-+250%)Area has patches of Burning Ground
20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
Ground Effect has a radius of 14 (Hidden)
Area is inhabited by Skeletons
Restless Dead
Undead Monsters resurrect after 10 seconds (Hidden)
Area is a large Maze
Area contains a Large ChestCurious, she shook it then,
And tiny screams emerged.
Curiouser, she shook again,
And an eerie silence purred.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.
, that features a double necromancer boss.