Diablo 4 Flooded Depths dungeon guide

Each dungeon in Diablo 4 has its own quirks and tasks to complete, and the Flooded Depths are no different. There are tons of dungeons to find scattered across Sanctuary, from the best dungeons to farm to the Capstone Dungeon in the endgame. The Flooded Depths is a large, creepy pirate dungeon that can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to go. That’s why we’re here. Here is how to beat the Flooded Depths dungeon.

Flooded Depths quick walkthrough

• Location: Flooded Depths are in the Hope’s Light area in Scosglen.
• Aspect reward: Aspect of the Empowering Reaper (Necromancer): Critical strikes from Sever have a 10% chance to spawn a pool of Blight that deals 20% bonus damage. This can only happen once every three seconds.
• Quests: There are no quests associated with this dungeon.

Here’s a quick checklist of what you have to do to beat the dungeons, before diving into more detail below:

• Kill the Plague Ship Rower
• Pull the lever to release the Gate
• Find your way to the Compromised Oilstores
• Destroy the 3 Drowned Bells

Flood Depths dungeon guide

The Flooded Depths dungeon can be found at the very top of Scosglen, in the Hope’s Light region. Marowen is the closest waypoint you’re going to find, but unfortunately, it’s still a bit of a distance north. Before you can enter the dungeon, you’ll need to complete the Hope’s Light Stronghold. Once you do, the dungeon becomes available.

As soon as you get into this dungeon you’re going to find lots of Drowned and Ghouls. These are all pirate enemies to go with the dungeon theme. Be careful that they don’t overwhelm you. Your first objective is the find the Plague Ship Rower. This elite monster can be found on the mini-map by looking for the skull icon. Head that way and slay the monster. Beware that he has punishing AoE attacks, so our advice is the keep moving while fighting him.

Once the Plague Ship Rower is down, raise the Gate and head to the next part of the dungeon, the Compromised Oilstores. From here, you’ll need to find the three Drowned Bells. The Drowned Bells are considered elite monsters, which you can find on your mini-map by looking for the white icon. However, there’s a fair amount of space in the Flooded Depths, so you’ll need to do a bit of hunting.

Be careful when facing the three Drowned Bells. These structures will often have other elite enemies with them, and you’ll need to defeat all of them in order to clear this part of the dungeon. There’s no order you need to fight them in, so simply take them on in whatever order you find them. The good news is that there is no boss you need to fight to complete the Flooded Depths. Once you’ve destroyed all three Drowned Bells, the dungeon is complete and you’ll be rewarded for your hard work.

✓ A speedrunner’s delight

The Flooded Depths is one of the best dungeons for speedrunning Nightmare Dungeons, along with the Guulrahn Canals. Head here if you want to complete a Nightmare Dungeon fast.

Once you’ve successfully completed the Flooded Depths, you’ll unlock the Legendary Aspect, the Aspect of Empowering Reaper in your Codex of Power. This Necromancer class Aspect is an offensive Aspect. It allows Critical Strikes from the Sever skill the chance to spawn a pool of Blight under the target that deals bonus damage.

Make sure to check out our Corpse Explosion Necromancer build to really take advantage of the Aspect you’ll unlock from beating this spooky dungeon. Also, read up on how to reset a dungeon or alternatively, how to quickly leave one.