Thread:Master Shadow 12/@comment-31479589-20170411131518/@comment-26958678-20170411212558

Actually, it is not possible to fight with a stranger (the offical name for the challengers) in the first level and the last level of the act, for example, Act II starts with level 7 and ends with 12. (but 13 at the beginning of Act III) You can only fight with Hawk at the levels of 8-11. And it is completely random. (In older versions, randomness was more obvious, I think. Currently it is mostly like you said, one before last level)

I need to check latest game files to be sure, as I currently do not have latest gamefiles.