Each new monster family in Diablo 4: Ships of Hate explained

Important takeaways

• Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred brings three new monster families: The Hollows, The Dregs, and The Lacuni.
• Hollows are products of Mephisto's corruption; Dregs are psychotic people; and Lacuni is an evolved cat breed.
• Lacuni first appeared in Diablo 2 and returned in Diablo 4's Nahantu region with melee and ranged attacks.

Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion certainly hasn't come empty-handed, having introduced an all-new story that follows Neyrelle into the deepest reaches of the Nahantu jungle, the new, arguably overpowered Spiritborn class, and plenty of updates to make the base game to a much better experience. One of Vessel of Hatred's more underground additions, however, is the inclusion of three more new monster families Diablo 4two of which are a first for the series.

Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion introduces three new monster families: The Hollows, the Dregs, and the Lacuni. Although Lacuni has appeared in the past Diablo game, Vessel of Hatred marks the monster family's Diablo 4 debut.

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred's three new monster families

The Hollows are terrible monsters born of Mephisto's corruption

The Hollows constitute an entirely new Diablo monster family, and a pretty horrible one at that. Although initially not widely known to the residents of Diablo 4's Sanctuary, Hollows were inadvertently created by Neyrelle when she entered Nahantu.

After being burned by Mephisto's Soul Stone and caught in the corruption that spread from it, Neyrelle dipped her hand and the Soul Stone into the water to cool off, thus allowing Mephisto's corruption to spread throughout the jungles of Nahantu. As the black, tar-like corruption spread further, the hollows spawned and began wreaking havoc on the people and cities in the surrounding area. As products of Mephisto's corruption, the hollows are composed of the same tar-like substance and can be devastating in large numbers.

The Hollows are also the first new monster family players encounter during Vessel of Hatred's story, shortly after meeting Raheir.

The dregs are psychotic people found in the depths of the Nahantu jungle

The Dregs are another new monster family introduced with Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion, though they are only monsters due to their now psychotic nature. Dregs are actually human, but after experimenting with hallucinogens found in Nahantu's flora and fauna, they went into an unstoppable psychotic rage and now await players as enemies in the depths of Nahantu's jungles.

Lacuni is a feline breed that has evolved throughout the series

Of the three monster families introduced with Diablo 4s Vessel of Hatred expansion, the Lacuni are the only family not new to the series itself. That said, Lacuni has evolved significantly throughout Diablo series, both in their appearance and combat roles, making their addition to Diablo 4s monster families with Vessel of Hatred feel fresh.

As products of Mephisto's corruption, the hollows are composed of the same tar-like substance and can be devastating in large numbers.

The Lacuni are a highly intelligent and relentlessly savage race of cat-like, bipedal creatures commonly referred to as “Panther-men” or “Sabre Cats”. Lacuni society is very similar to that of lions in that it is patriarchal, with male Lacuni being much larger and more suited to leadership roles, and female Lacuni filling the role of hunter in the monster family. Originally from Kehjistan, Lacuni initially had a good relationship with humans who saw the two engaged in regular trade. However, the Lacuni became hostile at the time of the cover-up of Tristram and have been some of them Diablos most iconic monster since.

In Vessel of Hatred, the Lacuni are found in the Teganze Plateau area of ​​the new Nahantu region, where they challenge players with melee weapons or ranged attacks such as spears and grenades. It's fitting that Lacuni appeared first Diablo 2 and has now returned Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred expansion as monsters in the Nahantu region, since Nahantu also debuted in the Diablo 2.