Diablo 4: Shadowed Plunge Dungeon Location and Walkthrough

Save these poor people from becoming snake spouses

There are quite a few morbid and disturbing dungeons in Diablo 4, but Shadowed Plunge might take the cake. In this dungeon, prisoners are forced to mate with snakes in order to create Nangari, a process that’s often deadly for the prisoner. So, let’s go save them. Here’s how to find and complete the Shadowed Plunge Dungeon in Diablo 4.

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How to Find and Complete the Shadow Plunge Dungeon in Diablo 4

To find Shadowed Plunge, you’ll need to complete the Hawezar Stronghold Vyeresz. Once that’s complete, you’ll find it in the top right of what once was the Stronghold.

Map to dungeon in Diablo 4
Screenshot by Prima Games | Dungeon location marked with red

Free Seven Prisoners

Once inside, you’ll be tasked with freeing seven prisoners. They’re bound to stakes scattered throughout the dungeon, and to get to them, you’ll have to defeat Serpentcallers, Serpent Cultists, and Nangari.

Prisoner in Diablo 4
Screenshot by Prima Games

There are five Elite enemies in this section, with one additional Elite spawning, if you open a chest. A Poison Resistance Elixir will help you deal with some of the damage they’ll put out.

While dungeons are procedurally generated, you can expect to encounter something like this, with the squares representing a bound prisoner.

Screenshot by Prima Games

Related: How to Unlock and Beat Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4

Once all seven prisoners are freed, the enchanted door will open.

Travel to the Egg Incubation Chambers

When you pass through the door, you’ll enter a small chamber that you’ll be sealed into. A huge hoard of Nangari will spawn in, including one Elite.

Once they’re all defeated, the barrier will drop, and you’ll arrive in the Egg Incubation Chamber.

Destroy the Three Ward of Eyes

In this section of the dungeon, the enemies will become predominantly Nangari and snakes, especially as you near a Ward of Eyes.

Ward of Eyes are pillars, usually set in rooms, which are absolutely surrounded by Nangari. As you get the Ward of Eyes to half health, three new Nangari will spawn in. As the Ward of Eyes reaches its last sliver of health, an Elite Nangari will spawn in.

Screenshot by Prima Games

There are a grand total of 18 Elites in this section, with a massive pack clustered around one of the Ward of Eyes. These Elites include Serpentcallers and Nangari. While this pack offers a healthy amount of experience, their position in the latter half of the level means that it’s not the most efficient dungeon to farm.

Once all three Ward of Eyes are destroyed, the dungeon will be marked as complete.

Aspect of Branching Volleys

Upon competition, you’ll get the Aspect of Branching Volleys, which is exclusive to Rogues.

  • Barrage’s arrows have a 15% chance to split into 2 arrows whenever they ricochet.

This Aspect works well on a Barrage Rogue Endgame build.

If you’re trying to find more elusive dungeons, check out our guide on Eridu Dungeon here: Diablo 4: Ruins of Eridu Dungeon Location. And yes, it’s a better place to farm!


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Daphne Fama
A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms