Blackguard

Blackguard are a type of monster found in Act 3, as well as in some quest-specific battles in Act 2. They are human soldiers working for Dominus and Piety.

Variations

Soldiers

All soldiers are armed with either a two-handed sword or with a sword and shield. They have resistances to Elemental Damage and to Chaos Damage

Name	Location	Special Attributes
Elite Guard	The Western Forest	N/A
Guard	The City of Sarn	N/A
Blackguard Scout	The Battlefront	N/A
Blackguard Soldier	The Crematorium, The Battlefront, The Ebony Barracks, The Lunaris Temple Level 1	N/A
Blackguard Elite	The Crematorium, The Ebony Barracks, The Lunaris Temple Level 1	N/A
Praetorian Guard	The Upper Sceptre of God	Uses Shield Charge
Corrupted Blackguard	Elreon and Vorici missions	Shield Charge or Cleave by weapon
Elite Mercenary	Vorici missions	Shield Charge or Cleave by weapon

Mages

All Mages are armed with a wand and spirit shield and have Energy Shield and resistance to Lightning Damage

Name	Location	Special Attributes
Blackguard Mage	The Crematorium, The Battlefront	Casts Spark and Lightning Thorns
Blackguard Arcmage	The Ebony Barracks	Casts Arc and Lightning Thorns
Blackguard Firemage	The Ebony Barracks	Casts Flammability
Mage Mercenary	Vorici missions	Casts Glacial Cascade and Vulnerability

Uniques

Name	Location	Special Attributes
Captain Arteri	The Western Forest	Uses Cleave and Double Strike
Guard Captain	The City of Sarn	Uses Cleave and Double Strike
Captain Aurelianus	The Battlefront	Uses Cleave and Double Strike
Imperator Stantinus Bitterblade	The Upper Sceptre of God	Uses Cyclone, deal additional Cold Damage, leaves trail of icy ground
Draconarius Wilhelm Flamebrand	The Upper Sceptre of God	Uses Leap Slam and Lightning Strike
Compulsor Octavia Sparkfist	The Upper Sceptre of God	Casts Spark with , and Lightning Warp
Blackguard Avenger	Promenade Map	Uses Cleave and Double Strike, Resist Elemental Damage
Blackguard Tempest	Promenade Map	Casts Spark and Lightning Thorns, Resists Lightning
Oriath's Vigil	Courtyard Map	Uses Cyclone, deal additional Cold Damage, leaves trail of icy ground
Oriath's Vengeance	Courtyard Map	Uses Leap Slam and Lightning Strike
Oriath's Virtue	Courtyard Map	Casts Spark with , and Lightning Warp
Corrector Draconides	Invasion Boss	Uses Leap Slam, fiery Lightning Strike, Bear Trap and Fire Trap
Evocata Apocalyptica	Invasion Boss	Casts totem Spark, totem Vaal Fireball, Lightning Warp, Firestorm and Ice Nova