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* '''[https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Leaf_Rune_Word Diablo Fandom]''' |
* '''[https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Leaf_Rune_Word Diablo Fandom]''' |
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* [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/ The Arreat Summit], official information on D2 LoD (game mechanics, items creation, craft recipe, charms...) |
* [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/ The Arreat Summit], official information on D2 LoD (game mechanics, items creation, craft recipe, charms...) |
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* [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Diablo_II The Amazon Basin] (check eg. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Basic Basic page]) |
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::* On PoD chat, the players were saying that MF does not influence the chance to drop a normal / white item. But after some discussion, they seem to agree that indeed more MF, means less normal white item. This is because the game first pick an item base (like cryptic axe), then would test whether it would be unique, if not whether it would be a set, then rare, then magic, and otherwise normal, and that MF would boost these ratios at each stage. |
::* On PoD chat, the players were saying that MF does not influence the chance to drop a normal / white item. But after some discussion, they seem to agree that indeed more MF, means less normal white item. This is because the game first pick an item base (like cryptic axe), then would test whether it would be unique, if not whether it would be a set, then rare, then magic, and otherwise normal, and that MF would boost these ratios at each stage. |
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::* But the item calculator does not reflect that. If I look at the probability to get a Thresher from Hell Bovine, it is always 1:1451 independently of the MF. How can that be? |
::* But the item calculator does not reflect that. If I look at the probability to get a Thresher from Hell Bovine, it is always 1:1451 independently of the MF. How can that be? |
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:* Merc damage: [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/basics/hirelings.shtml Referene Arreat], [https://imgur.com/SDI5f9H All A2 Mercenary IAS Breakpoints Infographic], [https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/best-darn-act-2-merc-ias-table-period.718648/ Best Darn Act 2 Merc IAS Table Period], [https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=47252895&p=] |
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:* Poison damage source doesn't stack (from POD chat). But some casted poison clouds do stack. |
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;Calculator |
;Calculator |
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* [http://mfb.bplaced.net/dropcalc/index.php#en Item drop calculator], eg. from a wanted item, list the monsters with best drop (from [https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/comments/3sn8e7/most_correct_drop_calculator/ reddit]). |
* [http://mfb.bplaced.net/dropcalc/index.php#en Item drop calculator], eg. from a wanted item, list the monsters with best drop (from [https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/comments/3sn8e7/most_correct_drop_calculator/ reddit]). |
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* [http://dropcalc.silospen.com/item.php Another calculator] |
* [http://dropcalc.silospen.com/item.php Another calculator] |
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* Some POD calculators (Enter <code>!calc</code> in POD Discord channel to get links): |
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:* [https://d2.lc/BP/ Diablo FCR, FHR, FBR breakpoints] (also in Pod Discord channel, through <code>!calc</code>) |
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:* [https://mmmpld.github.io/pod-attack-calc/ POD Attack Calc] |
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:* [https://d2.lc/IAS/ Diablo 2 Attack Speed Calculator] |
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:* [https://betweenwalls.github.io/planner/ Build planner] |
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;Rune drop |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/7yq3q7/diablo_2_comprehensive_guide_to_high_rune_drop/ Comprehensive Guide to High Rune Drop Rates] |
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:* Speak about <code>Rune 17</code> Treasure Class, etc. |
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* [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Rune_hunting Rune Hunting], [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Guide:Rune_Finder_Guide_v1.10,_by_Urlik Rune Finder (Ulrik)], [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Guide:Level_85_Magic_Find_Areas_v1.10 Level 85 Magic Find Area] |
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* Magic Find (MF) does not change rune drop rate. |
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* Best rule: kill the most high-level monster in the least amount of time. |
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* The highest rune that can drop depends on the Treasure Class (TC) that a monster can drop. See [http://mfb.bplaced.net/dropcalc/index.php#en Calculator] to get drop info from various sources. |
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* TC <code>Rune 17</code> can drop all runes in the game, including Zod (change 1:5171). |
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* TC <code>Rune 16</code> can drop all runes but Zod. This is the class for Cham and Jah. |
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* TC <code>Rune 15</code> can drop all runes from Ber and below. This is the class for Ber and Lo. |
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* TC <code>Rune 17</code> are actually selected from a higher class called <code>Act 5 (H) Good</code>. |
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* Nightmare Hell Bovine (Act I Secret Cow level), see [http://mfb.bplaced.net/dropcalc/index.php#en Calculator], can drop at most a '''Ko''' (#18). Most frequent is '''Ort'''. |
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* Hell Hell Bovine (Act I Secret Cow level), see [http://mfb.bplaced.net/dropcalc/index.php#en Calculator], can drop any runes. It is actually a good source for any runes. |
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* Other LVL 85 Areas are also a good source. |
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!Charms |
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| [https://diablo.gamepedia.com/Charms_(Diablo_II) gamepedia] |
| '''[https://diablo.gamepedia.com/Charms_(Diablo_II) gamepedia]''' |
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| [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Category:Charms diablowiki] |
| [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Category:Charms diablowiki] |
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| [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/charms.shtml battle.net] |
| [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/charms.shtml battle.net] |
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| '''[https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Area_Level Fandom Wiki]''' |
| '''[https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Area_Level Fandom Wiki]''' |
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!Basic |
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| '''[https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Basic Amazon Basin]''' |
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| Information like '''Inc. Fire Damage''', '''Faster Hit Recovery''' |
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!Breakpoints |
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| [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Breakpoints diablowiki] |
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| frame rate for Block rate, faster cast rate (FCR), Faster Hit Recovery (FHR)... |
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! Dex !! Str !! Life !! Mana || F. Res || C. Res || L. Res || P. Res || A. Res || MF |
! Dex !! Str !! Life !! Mana || F. Res || C. Res || L. Res || P. Res || A. Res || MF || FRW |
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| 6 || 6 || 35(61)<br/>45(91) || '''59''' || 30% || 30% || 30% || 30% ||'''15%''' || 12% |
| 6 || 6 || 35(61)<br/>45(91) || '''59''' || 30% || 30% || 30% || 30% ||'''15%''' || 12% || 7% |
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| '''5''' || '''5''' || 25(42)<br/>35(74) || 34 || 15% || 15% || 15% || 15% || 8% || 6% |
| '''5''' || '''5''' || 25(42)<br/>35(74) || 34 || 15% || 15% || 15% || 15% || 8% || 6% || 5% |
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| 2 || 2 || '''20(40)''' || 17 ||'''11%'''||'''11%'''||'''11%'''||'''11%'''||''' 5%''' || '''7%''' |
| 2 || 2 || '''20(40)''' || 17 ||'''11%'''||'''11%'''||'''11%'''||'''11%'''||''' 5%''' || '''7%''' || '''3%''' |
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* Val(Lvl), '''best ratio''' |
* Val(Lvl), '''best ratio''' |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/slashdiablo/comments/3qw230/guide_to_lk_running/ Guide to Lower Kurast run], [https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/lk-vs-travincal-vs-cows-runefinding-guide.940121/ LK vs Travincal vs Cows] |
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/slashdiablo/comments/3qw230/guide_to_lk_running/ Guide to Lower Kurast run], [https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/lk-vs-travincal-vs-cows-runefinding-guide.940121/ LK vs Travincal vs Cows] |
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: Guide to find runes in LK, by opening ''special chests'', but not really relevant for online play because maps are always reset. |
: Guide to find runes in LK, by opening ''special chests'', but not really relevant for online play because maps are always reset. |
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=== Assassin guides === |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/ex8rlj/path_of_diablo_boi_assassin_guideoverview_20/ Path of Diablo BoI Assassin guide/overview 2.0] |
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: Recommended guide for the 'sin. |
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=== Sorceress build guides === |
=== Sorceress build guides === |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/comments/5m7gef/i_opened_3000_river_of_flame_super_chests_and/ 3000 super chest openings in River of Flame] |
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/comments/5m7gef/i_opened_3000_river_of_flame_super_chests_and/ 3000 super chest openings in River of Flame] |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/comments/gqw1yp/yep_lvl_2_was_just_on_the_right/ maggot lair speedrun tips] ([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UQP7PjHgCJWN-s42bUtGsR18f9GNh7JJ15QE7D6CnHE/edit#gid=0 speedrun spreadsheet], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SObfz1J5cI llama's video]). |
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/comments/gqw1yp/yep_lvl_2_was_just_on_the_right/ maggot lair speedrun tips] ([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UQP7PjHgCJWN-s42bUtGsR18f9GNh7JJ15QE7D6CnHE/edit#gid=0 speedrun spreadsheet], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SObfz1J5cI llama's video]). |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIYfqBHiVRs Diablo 2 Baal Runz 101] |
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=== Acronyms === |
=== Acronyms === |
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| POD || Path of Diablo |
| POD || Path of Diablo |
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| CNC || Corrupted No Change |
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=== Alternatives === |
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Alternative Diablo 2 mods and similar games: |
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* [https://www.median-xl.com/ Median XL] ([https://iwasntpreparedforthis.wordpress.com/2019/03/09/first-thoughts-diablo-ii-median-xl-sigma/ review]). |
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* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/897670/Grim_Dawn__Forgotten_Gods_Expansion/ Grim Dawn: Forgotten Gods Expansion]. |
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* [https://www.numerama.com/pop-culture/417971-on-a-vu-children-of-morta-le-diablo-familial-quon-aime-deja.html Children of Morta] (diablo familial) |
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More like proof-of-concepts: |
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* [https://quiet-springs-45295.herokuapp.com/ Upscaled Diablo 2]. |
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== Battle.net servers and Mods == |
== Battle.net servers and Mods == |
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=== Path of Diablo (PoD) === |
=== Path of Diablo (PoD) === |
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* Light modding, but great improvement on Gameplay (widescreen support, doubled inventory and stash, improved rune drops...) |
* Light modding, but great improvement on Gameplay (widescreen support, doubled inventory and stash, improved rune drops...) |
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* Support for '''[https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Loot_Filtration Loot filters]''' (I use an own variant of [https://github.com/narical/Simplicity Simplicity], but the best is apparently [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/etg2j3/anirmls_loot_filter_updated_for_patch_18_flint/ Anirmls]). |
* Support for '''[https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Loot_Filtration Loot filters]''' (I use an own variant of [https://github.com/narical/Simplicity Simplicity], but the best is apparently [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/etg2j3/anirmls_loot_filter_updated_for_patch_18_flint/ Anirmls]). |
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* No frequent restart: Paris <code>GS 32</code>. |
* No frequent restart: Paris <code>GS 32</code>. |
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* Ping < 60ms: Czech Rep <code>GS 23</code>, Amsterdam <code>GS 2</code>, London <code>GS 17</code>, Frankfurt <code>GS 6</code>, Paris <code>GS 32</code>. |
* Ping < 60ms: Czech Rep <code>GS 23</code>, Amsterdam <code>GS 2</code>, London <code>GS 17</code>, Frankfurt <code>GS 6</code>, Paris <code>GS 32</code>. |
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* Last Ping: Amsterdam 40ms <code>GS 2</code>, London 41ms <code>GS 17</code>, Frankfurt 52ms <code>GS 6</code>, Nuremberg 58ms <code>GS 9</code>, Luxembourg 66ms <code>GS 20</code>. |
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* Last Ping: Czech Republic 39ms <code>GS 23</code>, London 41ms <code>GS 17</code>, Amsterdam 43ms <code>GS 2</code>, Frankfurt 52ms <code>GS 6</code>, Paris 55ms <code>GS 32</code>, Nuremberg 58ms <code>GS 9</code>, Luxembourg 66ms <code>GS 20</code>. |
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![https://beta.pathofdiablo.com/runewizard Rune wizard] |
![https://beta.pathofdiablo.com/runewizard Rune wizard] |
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![https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Wiki] |
![https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Wiki] |
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|Lot of information, including all rule changes. In particular [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Cube_Recipes Cube Recipes], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mercenaries Mercenaries], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Uniques Uniques], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Runewords Runewords], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sets Sets]... |
|Lot of information, including all rule changes. In particular [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Cube_Recipes Cube Recipes], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mercenaries Mercenaries], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Uniques Uniques], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Runewords Runewords], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sets Sets], [https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Orb_of_Corruption Corruption]... |
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* Filter: [https://github.com/narical/Simplicity Simplicity] (forked mine from this one) |
* Filter: [https://github.com/narical/Simplicity Simplicity] (forked mine from this one) |
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* Filter: [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/etg2j3/anirmls_loot_filter_updated_for_patch_18_flint/ Anirml] (the best for many players) |
* Filter: [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/etg2j3/anirmls_loot_filter_updated_for_patch_18_flint/ Anirml] (the best for many players) |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/d0thbc/map_monster_information/ Map monster info] |
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/d0thbc/map_monster_information/ Map monster info] |
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_-AoSNlyloVYR0-bHYlnAbBqKQZYyMO_FhmGEt5LGOU/edit#gid=45464451/ Map orientation], '''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wALDw6ZVaFk-PW3kPcJA38R3CDIK4d5WnNHGcC3meL0/edit?usp=sharing Pathfinding]''', [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/bk08ka/rush_guide/ Rush guide] |
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_-AoSNlyloVYR0-bHYlnAbBqKQZYyMO_FhmGEt5LGOU/edit#gid=45464451/ Map orientation (Nihlathak], '''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wALDw6ZVaFk-PW3kPcJA38R3CDIK4d5WnNHGcC3meL0/edit?usp=sharing Pathfinding]''', [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/bk08ka/rush_guide/ Rush guide] |
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/d28ued/the_complete_overview_guide_to_shopping_in_diablo/ Complete guide to shopping (merchants)] |
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/d28ued/the_complete_overview_guide_to_shopping_in_diablo/ Complete guide to shopping (merchants)] |
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* Reddit: |
* Reddit: |
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;Notes |
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* '''Enflame''' and '''Frigerate''' are passive spells now, and they stack. Handy to boost Merc damage. |
* '''Enflame''' and '''Frigerate''' are passive spells now, and they stack. Handy to boost Merc damage. |
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;Economy (9th season - January/Aug 2020) |
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SVDNPhPT3XjZTErgRPh3PdKLZL3R-RANi5yb3S7hwbQ/htmlview# Source] |
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* From '''Lem''', we can '''cube''' two runes for one higher rune (ie. <code>2x Sur => Ber</code>). |
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! Zod !! Cham !! Jah !! Ber !! Sur !! Lo !! Ohm !! Vex !! Gul !! Ist !! Mal !! Um !! Pul !! Lem !! Fal !! Ko !! OoC |
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=== Europe Battle === |
=== Europe Battle === |
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|Suggested on chat to get Vigor aura, to [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Faster_Run_Walk run much faster]. |
|Suggested on chat to get Vigor aura, to [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Faster_Run_Walk run much faster]. |
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! [https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Heart_of_the_Oak_Rune_Word Heart of the Oak] |
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|<code>KoVexPulThul</code> |
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|Maces, staves |
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|[https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Runewords#Heart_of_the_Oak Yes] |
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|Suggested in [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/agylxc/early_ladder_fire_cold_light_sorceress_guide_for/ early ladder PoD guide], tankier weapons, FCR, Bonus Skillss and all resists (useful for farming keys or runes, since MF does not change that). |
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! [https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Phoenix_Rune_Word Phoenix] |
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|<code>VexVexLoJah</code> |
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|Shields with 4 sockets. |
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|[https://pathofdiablo.com/wiki/index.php?title=Runewords#Phoenix Yes] |
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|Suggested [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/crs9om/infinity_sorc_how_to_deal_with_mana/ on Reddit] to fix mana issues on Infinity Sorcs. A bit expensive though... |
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*Good for Mercenary (not that ethereal quality is lost) |
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![http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/crafted/caster.shtml Caster items] |
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![http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/crafted/safety.shtml Safety items] |
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* '''1 Perfect Skull + 1 Rare Item + Stone of Jordan''' = 1 High Quality New Rare Item of the same type. |
* '''1 Perfect Skull + 1 Rare Item + Stone of Jordan''' = 1 High Quality New Rare Item of the same type. |
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* '''3 Perfect Gems (of any type) + 1 Magic Item''' = 1 New Random Magic Item of the Same Type |
* '''3 Perfect Gems (of any type) + 1 Magic Item''' = 1 New Random Magic Item of the Same Type |
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: This produces an item with '''same ilvl'''. Very interesting to produce '''+2 skill amulets''' [https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Horadric_Cube]. |
: This produces an item with '''same ilvl'''. Very interesting to produce '''+2 skill amulets''' [https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Horadric_Cube] or better charms [https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/64606/what-is-a-good-strategy-for-finding-and-rerolling-charms], [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Charms_Guide] |
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* '''1 RAL + 1 AMN + 1 PAmethyst + Non-magic Weapon''' = Socketed Weapon of same type. |
* '''1 RAL + 1 AMN + 1 PAmethyst + Non-magic Weapon''' = Socketed Weapon of same type. |
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: Useful to get a socketed Broad sword / Long Sword / Crystal Sword for SPIRIT (note that Crystal Sword may have up to 6 sockets so may require more retries). |
: Useful to get a socketed Broad sword / Long Sword / Crystal Sword for SPIRIT (note that Crystal Sword may have up to 6 sockets so may require more retries). |
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* '''1 TAL + 1 AMN + 1 PRuby + Non-magic Shield''' = Socketed Shield of same type |
* '''1 TAL + 1 AMN + 1 PRuby + Non-magic Shield''' = Socketed Shield of same type |
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: Useful to get a 4os Monarch for SPIRIT. |
: Useful to get a 4os Monarch for SPIRIT. |
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* '''1 Tal Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Topaz + Normal Body Armor''' = Socketed Body Armor of same type |
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: Useful to get a 4os armor for ENIGMA, TREACHERY. |
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* '''1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Normal Unique Weapon''' = Exceptional Version of Weapon |
* '''1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Normal Unique Weapon''' = Exceptional Version of Weapon |
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* '''1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Normal Unique Armor''' = Exceptional Version of Armor |
* '''1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Normal Unique Armor''' = Exceptional Version of Armor |
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* '''1 Ort Rune + 1 Chipped Gem (any kind) + Weapon''' = Fully Repaired and Recharged Weapon |
* '''1 Ort Rune + 1 Chipped Gem (any kind) + Weapon''' = Fully Repaired and Recharged Weapon |
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: Some advanced players prefer this method over payment. |
: Some advanced players prefer this method over payment. |
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* '''1 Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Any Socketed Item''' = Remove items from sockets |
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: Handy to recover good base items (like elite ethereal polearm when switching from Insight to Infinity) |
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== Tips == |
== Tips == |
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* Don't use heavy armors, they have speed and stamina penalties. See for instance [https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/crow-caw-armor.342204/ Crow Caw Armor vs Twitch]. |
* Don't use heavy armors, they have speed and stamina penalties. See for instance [https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/crow-caw-armor.342204/ Crow Caw Armor vs Twitch]. |
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* Don't pick anything when recovering dead body, or that can lead to '''losing items''' (which occurs when having more than one non-empty body. Consider command <code>/nopickup</code> [http://europebattle.net/d2/faq#]. |
* Don't pick anything when recovering dead body, or that can lead to '''losing items''' (which occurs when having more than one non-empty body. Consider command <code>/nopickup</code> [http://europebattle.net/d2/faq#]. |
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* To reset traded items at merchants, exit the town, wait for the music to change or for mercenary aura to trigger (only a few secs), then get back in. |
* '''To reset traded items at merchants''', exit the town, wait for the music to change or for mercenary aura to trigger (only a few secs), then get back in. |
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:* Sometimes it is helpful to create a new map so that merchant is closer to the exit (e.g. Drognan in Lut Gholein). |
:* Sometimes it is helpful to create a new map so that merchant is closer to the exit (e.g. Drognan in Lut Gholein). |
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:* Another tip is to trade by '''Anya in Act V when the red portal is still present'''. Taking the portal will reset the traded items. If red portal is no longer there, just open the game with a char that still has it, then return with the char that wants to trade. |
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:* A bit easier it to '''create a cow portal close to Gheed in Act 1''' to reset the item list. |
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:* Note that this is only for ''trading''. When gambling, items are reset automatically. |
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* Interesting items to shop |
* Interesting items to shop |
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:* '''Wand with Lower Resist charges''' (''Wand of Lower Resistance''), to break monster immunities. Easily bought by Drognan (make sure he's close to town exit). |
:* '''Wand with Lower Resist charges''' (''Wand of Lower Resistance''), to break monster immunities. Easily bought by Drognan (make sure he's close to town exit). |
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:* '''Wand of Life Tap''', to get 50% life leech, which is very useful against strong monsters. |
:* '''Wand of Life Tap''', to get 50% life leech, which is very useful against strong monsters. |
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* '''To Refill Portal Tome''', just '''sell and buy it back'''. It works even with merchant that does not sell any scroll of town portal! |
* '''To Refill Portal Tome''', just '''sell and buy it back'''. It works even with merchant that does not sell any scroll of town portal! |
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* To show items permanently: Open your inventory, press alt, open your cube (it has to be in your inventory, not in your stash), release alt, and close your cube/inventory. [https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/way-to-always-see-items-on-ground.619960/]. Press alt again to reset. |
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* '''Rune cubing'''. It is recommended to cube low and middle runes in order to reduce the space used in the stash, or even in a mule character. Some tips I follow: |
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:* Use a dedicated character for carrying the rune, with her/his own horadric cube. |
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:* In general, keep at most 5 of the low runes (ie. #1..#14), and cube the others. Some exceptions though. |
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:* Cube below RAL (ie rune #1..#7) can be freely cubed. |
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:* Don't cube RAL rune, but keep them for horadric recipes, like '''socket recipes''', '''caster amulet''', '''Blood helmet'''. |
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:* Other runes that are useful: '''TAL''' and '''AMN''' (socket recipe), '''THUL''' (caster boots), '''ITH''' (caster belt), '''ORT''' (recharge/repair). |
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* '''Prebuffing'''. Some items or runeword gives a strong aura when hit, usually with some probably per hit (like Treachery, 5% chance to cast Level 15 Fade when struck). The tip is then to wear the armor with the aura (like Treachery / Fade), stand in fire and wait until it triggers, then swap armor. |
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* '''Weapon speed''' are different for each class. The weapon class is just an average. See [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/elite/polearms.shtml polearms on Arreat Summit] for instance. |
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* In loot filters, to detect crafted items: <code>!MAG !NMAG !RARE !UNI !SET</code> (note <code>!RW</code> not needed because runeword will match with <code>!NMAG</code>) |
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* To deal with lags: sometime SHIFT key (Stay) is not taken because of lag, or pressing too quickly |
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:* Keep pressing SPACE, to show loots. At the same time, this prevents clicking on a monster. |
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:* To cast continuously, always press SPACE when pressing SHIFT, and keep the MOUSE button pressed as well. Then to change spell, keep mouse button press, but simply use keyboard shortcut to switch spell. |
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:* When moving, release SHIFT, but keep SPACE pressed. |
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* {{kb|Ctrl-M}} to toggle music in the title menu. |
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== Build tips == |
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* '''synergies''' are effect on a skill from points spent in another skill. However, these only works from point really spent in these synergy skills, not from level gained from '+1 skills' items. |
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* Don't forget that a '+3 cold/fire/light skill' amulet is equivalent to 3 grand charm skillers (except for extra +life/+mana on these charm). This can be used to fix lack of resistance (ie. replace 3 gc with one amulet). |
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== Guides == |
== Guides == |
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| '''[http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Spirit_Rune_Word Spirit (RW)]''' |
| '''[http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Spirit_Rune_Word Spirit (RW)]''' |
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| [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Tal_Rasha%27s_Lidless_Eye Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye] |
| [https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Tal_Rasha%27s_Lidless_Eye Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye] |
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| [http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Heart_of_the_Oak_Rune_Word Heart of the Oak (RW)]<br/> |
| '''[http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Heart_of_the_Oak_Rune_Word Heart of the Oak (RW)]'''<br/> |
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[https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Oculus The Oculus] |
[https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Oculus The Oculus] |
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| [http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Heart_of_the_Oak_Rune_Word Heart of the Oak (RW)]<br/> |
| '''[http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Heart_of_the_Oak_Rune_Word Heart of the Oak (RW)]'''<br/> |
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[https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Oculus The Oculus]<br/> |
[https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/The_Oculus The Oculus]<br/> |
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[http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Eschuta%27s_Temper Eschuta's Temper] |
'''[http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Eschuta%27s_Temper Eschuta's Temper]''' |
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| '''[https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Tal_Rasha%27s_Fire-Spun_Cloth Tal Rasha's Fire-Spun Cloth]''' |
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| '''[https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Tal_Rasha%27s_Fire-Spun_Cloth Tal Rasha's Fire-Spun Cloth]''' |
| '''[https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Tal_Rasha%27s_Fire-Spun_Cloth Tal Rasha's Fire-Spun Cloth]''' |
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| [http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Arachnid_Mesh Arachnid's Mesh] |
| '''[http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Arachnid_Mesh Arachnid's Mesh]''' |
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 15 July 2020
Links
References
- Gamepedia - Diablo Wiki
- Diablo Wiki, lot of information.
- Diablo Fandom
- The Arreat Summit, official information on D2 LoD (game mechanics, items creation, craft recipe, charms...)
- The Amazon Basin (check eg. Basic page)
- Game mechanics
- Get as much as item drop as possible. MF doesn't change rune drop. Only kill as much high-level monster as possible, or open as many special chests as possible (ie. chests with much more drops like those in Lower Kurast). Kill Countess (but mid runes only) because she has special drop pattern. Kill monsters that cant' drop armor or weapons (like Wraiths, Finger Mages, Vulture Demons, Willowisps, and the Swarm...)
- Special chests
- Chests with special drop pattern, usually dropping much more items. These chests appear at known locations. Players run for these chests because they have a higher chances to drop runes.
- On item drop vs MF (fandom.com, Arreat Summit)
- Normal items vs MF. Getting some conflicting information.
- On Arreat Summit, they explain that with 20% MF, and a monster that has 2% to drop a magic item, it will become 2.4% to drop that item with that MF. But then it would mean 0.4% less chance to drop a normal item instead?
- On PoD chat, the players were saying that MF does not influence the chance to drop a normal / white item. But after some discussion, they seem to agree that indeed more MF, means less normal white item. This is because the game first pick an item base (like cryptic axe), then would test whether it would be unique, if not whether it would be a set, then rare, then magic, and otherwise normal, and that MF would boost these ratios at each stage.
- But the item calculator does not reflect that. If I look at the probability to get a Thresher from Hell Bovine, it is always 1:1451 independently of the MF. How can that be?
- Damage
- Merc damage: Referene Arreat, All A2 Mercenary IAS Breakpoints Infographic, Best Darn Act 2 Merc IAS Table Period, [1]
- Poison damage source doesn't stack (from POD chat). But some casted poison clouds do stack.
- Calculator
- Item drop calculator, eg. from a wanted item, list the monsters with best drop (from reddit).
- Another calculator
- Some POD calculators (Enter
!calc
in POD Discord channel to get links):
- Diablo FCR, FHR, FBR breakpoints (also in Pod Discord channel, through
!calc
) - POD Attack Calc
- Diablo 2 Attack Speed Calculator
- Build planner
- Diablo FCR, FHR, FBR breakpoints (also in Pod Discord channel, through
- Rune drop
- Speak about
Rune 17
Treasure Class, etc.
- Speak about
- Rune Hunting, Rune Finder (Ulrik), Level 85 Magic Find Area
- Magic Find (MF) does not change rune drop rate.
- Best rule: kill the most high-level monster in the least amount of time.
- The highest rune that can drop depends on the Treasure Class (TC) that a monster can drop. See Calculator to get drop info from various sources.
- TC
Rune 17
can drop all runes in the game, including Zod (change 1:5171). - TC
Rune 16
can drop all runes but Zod. This is the class for Cham and Jah. - TC
Rune 15
can drop all runes from Ber and below. This is the class for Ber and Lo. - TC
Rune 17
are actually selected from a higher class calledAct 5 (H) Good
. - Nightmare Hell Bovine (Act I Secret Cow level), see Calculator, can drop at most a Ko (#18). Most frequent is Ort.
- Hell Hell Bovine (Act I Secret Cow level), see Calculator, can drop any runes. It is actually a good source for any runes.
- Other LVL 85 Areas are also a good source.
category | gamepedia | diablowiki | other | comments |
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Items | gamepedia | diablowiki | ||
Magic Items | gamepedia | In BLUE. Item with ONE or TWO magical attributes (prefix / suffix).
See Arreat Summit for magic affixes per object type (rings, rare, ...) | ||
Rare Items | gamepedia | In YELLOW. Item with TWO to SIX magical attributes. | ||
Crafted Items | gamepedia | battle.net | Items created with horadric cube. | |
Charms | gamepedia | diablowiki | battle.net | |
Runewords | gamepedia | Fandom wiki | PoD mod, Rune list | |
Monsters | gamepedia | diablowiki | ||
Cube recipes | gamepedia | diablowiki | Fandom wiki | |
Area Level | Fandom Wiki | |||
Basic | Amazon Basin | Information like Inc. Fire Damage, Faster Hit Recovery | ||
Breakpoints | diablowiki | frame rate for Block rate, faster cast rate (FCR), Faster Hit Recovery (FHR)... |
- Best Charms Stats
Size | Dex | Str | Life | Mana | F. Res | C. Res | L. Res | P. Res | A. Res | MF | FRW |
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Grand | 6 | 6 | 35(61) 45(91) |
59 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 15% | 12% | 7% |
Large | 5 | 5 | 25(42) 35(74) |
34 | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
Small | 2 | 2 | 20(40) | 17 | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 3% |
- Val(Lvl), best ratio
Guides
- Guide from Path of Diablo, how to find your ways in all levels to rush run them.
- Max area level, no much immunes, easy and fast kill, can drop best objects in game.
- Enigma +45% (Armor RW), Circlet of speed +30% (helmet), Mavina's Belt 20%, Cat's Eye 30% (amulet), Infinity +35% (Weapon RW) or dual-wield Wind RW +40% or dual-wield Crainte Vomir +40%, various boots +40%, 40x small charms of inertia +120%, Harmony RW on act I merc (bow).
- Guide to find runes in LK, by opening special chests, but not really relevant for online play because maps are always reset.
Assassin guides
- Recommended guide for the 'sin.
Sorceress build guides
- The detailed guide I'm currently following. Maxing Frozen Orb then Meteor.
- Some problems with Cold / Fire immune in Hell Act I already...
- Another guide suggested by players on PoD Discord, better than MeteOrb
- Several builds, hints and tips. Worth reading.
- Some tips about sorceress stats distribution. Worth reading.
- More detailed guide on an hybrid sorceress. Not tried yet.
- Video showing several builds, but no explanation on how to build them...
- https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/7xuabx/general_sorceress_guide_every_sorc_build_cold/
- Not read yet.
Mercenary guides
- Merc gets the most XP if they kill the monster themselves. To keep in mind if merc is lagging behind.
- Equip: Life Steal, to keep him alive in fight (for melee merc only).
- Equip: Increased Attack Speed. Allow merc to leech even more.
- Equip: Crushing blow, a good boss killer.
- Equip: Slow target item, nearly as good as damage reduction items.
- Equip: Mana leech *useless*.
- Merc MF stacks with player MF, but only if merc does the kill. Important when dealing with boss.
- Use Full Rejuvenation (rather than Healing), heals faster. Use cube recipes to make such potions.
- Thaw / Anti potion time stacks up. Feed your merc before a killing session.
- *...and much more information to read again later...*
Loot filters (POD)
- Intro page.
- Reference page will alll supported codes.
- The filter I'm trying.
- List of filters made by community.
Quests
- Pandemonium event (patch 1.11)
- This event requires first collecting keys from the Countess, the Summoner and Nihlathak (hell difficulty). Then to collect three organs by opening three portals, each requiring the three keys (so 9 keys needed in total). Then open a red portal to Uber Tristram by transmuting the organs in the cube, and fight Uber Baal, Uber Diablo and Uber Mephisto. Reward is the Hellfire torch unique large charm.
- Diablo Clone
- Diablo Clone drops the Annihilus unique small charm. It is triggered by selling Stone of Jordan unique rings.
- Diablo Clone (Path of Diablo)
- Can be triggered manually
- Ancient Temple Maps (Path of Diablo)
- An alternate set of maps that can be accessed from the Ancient Temple using Relics. First relic (Tier 1) is obtained from Hephasto the Armorer in Act 4 on Hell difficulty (about a 10% chance).
Miscellaneous
- 3000 super chest openings in River of Flame
- maggot lair speedrun tips (speedrun spreadsheet, llama's video).
- Diablo 2 Baal Runz 101
Acronyms
MF | Magic Find |
TC | Treasury Class |
FCR | Faster Cast Rate |
HR | High-Runes (common trade unit on PoD) |
IAS | Increased Attack Speed |
OOC | Orb of Corruption (PoD) |
OS | Open socket |
POD | Path of Diablo |
CNC | Corrupted No Change |
Alternatives
Alternative Diablo 2 mods and similar games:
- Median XL (review).
- Grim Dawn: Forgotten Gods Expansion.
- Children of Morta (diablo familial)
More like proof-of-concepts:
Battle.net servers and Mods
Blizzard Battle.net
The official battle.net servers.
Path of Diablo (PoD)
- Light modding, but great improvement on Gameplay (widescreen support, doubled inventory and stash, improved rune drops...)
- Support for Loot filters (I use an own variant of Simplicity, but the best is apparently Anirmls).
- Active community.
Path of Diablo | |
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Servers (ping) |
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Rune wizard | Handy to know which runeword can be built. |
Character storage | Handy to inspect inventories of mule (eg. compare a new ring, a new charm with those in mule).
Also for trading. |
Stats | |
Discord | Online chat. Keep open while playing to get general info and tips... |
Wiki | Lot of information, including all rule changes. In particular Cube Recipes, Mercenaries, Uniques, Runewords, Sets, Corruption...
|
Quests | |
Guides | |
Trade |
|
Calculator |
- Notes
- Enflame and Frigerate are passive spells now, and they stack. Handy to boost Merc damage.
- Economy (9th season - January/Aug 2020)
- Source
- From Lem, we can cube two runes for one higher rune (ie.
2x Sur => Ber
).
Zod | Cham | Jah | Ber | Sur | Lo | Ohm | Vex | Gul | Ist | Mal | Um | Pul | Lem | Fal | Ko | OoC |
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#33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | #24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | - |
1 | 1 | 3.25 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/6.15 | 1/10 | 1/16 | 1/21 | 1/26.5 | 1/80 | 1/80 | 1/80 |
Europe Battle
- A bit more modding. With an item shop, so might be suspect...
Runewords
- Tips
- So RW grants Probability of Casting with long term effect (like Fade on Treachery RW, lasting for 288s).
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/370600-diablo-ii-lord-of-destruction/75122003
Name | Formula | Item | PoD mod? | Comment |
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Leaf | TirRal
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Polearms, staves | Yes | Suggested here to fix mana issues. In fact Leaf can still be used by high-level sorc, see this guide. |
Insight | RalTirTalSol
|
Polearms, staves | No | Suggested in this guide for Sorc, for fast mana recover. |
Smoke (gamepedia) | NefLum
|
? | No | Suggested in this guide. Seems a better alternative than Stealth proposed in the same guide. |
Enigma | JahIthBer
|
Armor | Yes | Offer +1 Teleport/Warp (2sec cooldown), and +2 Skills. But no resistance. |
Ancient Pledge | RalOrtTal
|
Armor | No | Suggested in early ladder PoD guide, as early ladder gear, for the early resists. |
Spirit | TalThulOrtAmn
|
Shield | No | Suggested in early ladder PoD guide. For the 35% FCR and 55% FHR. Also gives +2 all skills and lot of resistance. |
Lore | OrtSol
|
Helm | No | Suggested in early ladder PoD guide, for the +1 skills, Mana Per Kill and Lightning Resist. |
Treachery | ShaelThulLem
|
Armor | No | Suggested in early ladder PoD guide, for the Merc, for massive IAS and Fade Proc (Probability Casting). Better done on an Ethereal Elite armor. |
Infinity | BerMalBerIst
|
Polearm | Yes | Suggested on chat for lightning-only sorc build. Some also say that light sorc with infinity are the fastest to farm. |
Memory | LumIoSolEth
|
Staves | Yes | Suggested on chat for those that level up a lightning sorc, to change some lightning surge into phys damage. |
Harmony | TirIthSolKo
|
Missile weapons | No | Suggested on chat to get Vigor aura, to run much faster. |
Heart of the Oak | KoVexPulThul
|
Maces, staves | Yes | Suggested in early ladder PoD guide, tankier weapons, FCR, Bonus Skillss and all resists (useful for farming keys or runes, since MF does not change that). |
Phoenix | VexVexLoJah
|
Shields with 4 sockets. | Yes | Suggested on Reddit to fix mana issues on Infinity Sorcs. A bit expensive though... |
Horadric Cube
Crafted | Magic item | Rune (NEF-SOL) | PGem | Jewel | Comment |
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Hit Power items | Magic | Rune | PSapphire | jewel | |
Blood items |
|
|
PRuby | jewel |
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Caster items |
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PAmethyst | jewel | Amulet must be ILVL>=90 to get all possible 4 affixes (incl +2 skills)Rings must be |
Safety items | Magic item | Rune | PEmeral | jewel |
- Frequently-used recipes
- 3 magic rings = 1 random magic amulet.
- 3 magic amulets = 1 random magic ring.
- 3 small rejuvenation = 1 full rejuvenation.
- 3 gems of same type = 1 better gem of same type
- Wirt's Leg + A Tome of Town Portal = Secret Cow Level.
- 3 gems of same type = 1 better gem of same type
- 3 perfect skulls + 1 Rare item + Stone of jordan = add 1 socket to rare item.
- 1 Perfect Skull + 1 Rare Item + Stone of Jordan = 1 High Quality New Rare Item of the same type.
- 3 Perfect Gems (of any type) + 1 Magic Item = 1 New Random Magic Item of the Same Type
- This produces an item with same ilvl. Very interesting to produce +2 skill amulets [2] or better charms [3], [4]
- 1 RAL + 1 AMN + 1 PAmethyst + Non-magic Weapon = Socketed Weapon of same type.
- Useful to get a socketed Broad sword / Long Sword / Crystal Sword for SPIRIT (note that Crystal Sword may have up to 6 sockets so may require more retries).
- 1 TAL + 1 AMN + 1 PRuby + Non-magic Shield = Socketed Shield of same type
- Useful to get a 4os Monarch for SPIRIT.
- 1 Tal Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Topaz + Normal Body Armor = Socketed Body Armor of same type
- Useful to get a 4os armor for ENIGMA, TREACHERY.
- 1 Ral Rune + 1 Sol Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Normal Unique Weapon = Exceptional Version of Weapon
- 1 Tal Rune + 1 Shael Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Normal Unique Armor = Exceptional Version of Armor
- 1 Lum Rune + 1 Pul Rune + 1 Perfect Emerald + Exceptional Unique Weapon = Elite Version of Weapon
- 1 Ko Rune + 1 Lem Rune + 1 Perfect Diamond + Exceptional Unique Armor = Elite Version of Armor
- 1 Ort Rune + 1 Chipped Gem (any kind) + Weapon = Fully Repaired and Recharged Weapon
- Some advanced players prefer this method over payment.
- 1 Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal + Any Socketed Item = Remove items from sockets
- Handy to recover good base items (like elite ethereal polearm when switching from Insight to Infinity)
Tips
- Don't use heavy armors, they have speed and stamina penalties. See for instance Crow Caw Armor vs Twitch.
- Don't pick anything when recovering dead body, or that can lead to losing items (which occurs when having more than one non-empty body. Consider command
/nopickup
[5]. - To reset traded items at merchants, exit the town, wait for the music to change or for mercenary aura to trigger (only a few secs), then get back in.
- Sometimes it is helpful to create a new map so that merchant is closer to the exit (e.g. Drognan in Lut Gholein).
- Another tip is to trade by Anya in Act V when the red portal is still present. Taking the portal will reset the traded items. If red portal is no longer there, just open the game with a char that still has it, then return with the char that wants to trade.
- A bit easier it to create a cow portal close to Gheed in Act 1 to reset the item list.
- Note that this is only for trading. When gambling, items are reset automatically.
- Interesting items to shop
- Wand with Lower Resist charges (Wand of Lower Resistance), to break monster immunities. Easily bought by Drognan (make sure he's close to town exit).
- Wand of Life Tap, to get 50% life leech, which is very useful against strong monsters.
- To Refill Portal Tome, just sell and buy it back. It works even with merchant that does not sell any scroll of town portal!
- To show items permanently: Open your inventory, press alt, open your cube (it has to be in your inventory, not in your stash), release alt, and close your cube/inventory. [6]. Press alt again to reset.
- Rune cubing. It is recommended to cube low and middle runes in order to reduce the space used in the stash, or even in a mule character. Some tips I follow:
- Use a dedicated character for carrying the rune, with her/his own horadric cube.
- In general, keep at most 5 of the low runes (ie. #1..#14), and cube the others. Some exceptions though.
- Cube below RAL (ie rune #1..#7) can be freely cubed.
- Don't cube RAL rune, but keep them for horadric recipes, like socket recipes, caster amulet, Blood helmet.
- Other runes that are useful: TAL and AMN (socket recipe), THUL (caster boots), ITH (caster belt), ORT (recharge/repair).
- Prebuffing. Some items or runeword gives a strong aura when hit, usually with some probably per hit (like Treachery, 5% chance to cast Level 15 Fade when struck). The tip is then to wear the armor with the aura (like Treachery / Fade), stand in fire and wait until it triggers, then swap armor.
- Weapon speed are different for each class. The weapon class is just an average. See polearms on Arreat Summit for instance.
- In loot filters, to detect crafted items:
!MAG !NMAG !RARE !UNI !SET
(note!RW
not needed because runeword will match with!NMAG
) - To deal with lags: sometime SHIFT key (Stay) is not taken because of lag, or pressing too quickly
- Keep pressing SPACE, to show loots. At the same time, this prevents clicking on a monster.
- To cast continuously, always press SPACE when pressing SHIFT, and keep the MOUSE button pressed as well. Then to change spell, keep mouse button press, but simply use keyboard shortcut to switch spell.
- When moving, release SHIFT, but keep SPACE pressed.
- Ctrl-M to toggle music in the title menu.
Build tips
- synergies are effect on a skill from points spent in another skill. However, these only works from point really spent in these synergy skills, not from level gained from '+1 skills' items.
- Don't forget that a '+3 cold/fire/light skill' amulet is equivalent to 3 grand charm skillers (except for extra +life/+mana on these charm). This can be used to fix lack of resistance (ie. replace 3 gc with one amulet).
Guides
PoD: Early Ladder Sorceress
See Early Ladder Fire / Cold / Light Sorceress Guide for Path of Diablo guide on Reddit for details (also linked from PoD site)
- Gears (Vitality build only)
- Purpose is to reach 37% FCR, followed by 63% and 105% breakpoints.
- Act 2 Combat Mercenary Setup
- Goal: reach 75% IAS
- Weapon: Ethereal Trescher or Giant Trescher.
Item | Early Ladder | Optimized |
---|---|---|
Helmet | Blood helmet | Steelshade |
Weapon | Insight (RW) | Insight (RW) |
Chest | Treachery (RW) |
Shaftstop |
Stats
Best charm stats
From gamepedia, only listing the best values in each category (but we excluded the affix with double values).
Stalwart +60-100 to Defense Grand Charms prefix
Bloody +3 to Minimum Damage Grand Charms prefix
Serrated +3 to Maximum Damage Grand Charms prefix
Rugged +37-50 Maximum Stamina Grand Charms prefix
Steel +118-132 to Attack Rating Grand Charms prefix
Lucky +8-12% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items Grand Charms prefix
Serpent's +53-59 to Mana Grand Charms prefix
Shimmering All Resistances +13-15% Grand Charms prefix
Sapphire Cold Resist +26-30% Grand Charms prefix
Ruby Fire Resist +26-30% Grand Charms prefix
Amber Lightning Resist +26-30% Grand Charms prefix
Emerald Poison Resist +26-30% Grand Charms prefix
Fletcher's +1 to Bow & Crossbow Skills (Amazon Only) Grand Charms prefix
Acrobat's +1 to Passive Skills (Amazon Only) Grand Charms prefix
Harpoonist's +1 to Javelin & Spear Skills (Amazon Only) Grand Charms prefix
Burning +1 to Fire Skills (Sorceress Only) Grand Charms prefix
Sparking +1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only) Grand Charms prefix
Chilling +1 to Cold Skills (Sorceress Only) Grand Charms prefix
Hexing +1 to Curses (Necromancer Only) Grand Charms prefix
Fungal +1 to Poison & Bone Skills (Necromancer Only) Grand Charms prefix
Graverobber's +1 to Summoning Skills (Necromancer Only) Grand Charms prefix
Lion Branded +1 to Combat Skills (Paladin Only) Grand Charms prefix
Captain's +1 to Offensive Auras (Paladin Only) Grand Charms prefix
Preserver's +1 to Defensive Auras (Paladin Only) Grand Charms prefix
Expert's +1 to Combat Skills (Barbarian Only) Grand Charms prefix
Fanatic +1 to Combat Masteries (Barbarian Only) Grand Charms prefix
Sounding +1 to Warcries (Barbarian Only) Grand Charms prefix
Trainer's +1 to Summoning Skills (Druid Only) Grand Charms prefix
Spiritual +1 to Shapeshifting Skills (Druid Only) Grand Charms prefix
Natural +1 to Elemental Skills (Druid Only) Grand Charms prefix
Entrapping +1 to Traps (Assassin Only) Grand Charms prefix
Mentalist's +1 to Shadow Disciplines (Assassin Only) Grand Charms prefix
Shogukusha's +1 to Martial Arts (Assassin Only) Grand Charms prefix
Pestilent +100 Poison Damage over 6 seconds Grand Charms prefix
Hibernal Adds (8-13)-(16-25) Cold Damage (1 second Duration) Grand Charms prefix
Flaming Adds (8-18)-(20-36) Fire Damage Grand Charms prefix
Shocking Adds 1-(45-79) Lightning Damage Grand Charms prefix
Balance 12% Faster Hit Recovery Grand Charms suffix
Winter Adds (4-6) to (8-11) Cold Damage - 1 sec Duration Grand Charms suffix
Incineration Adds (4-7) to (8-14) Fire Damage Grand Charms suffix
Storms Adds 1 to (22-33) Lightning Damage Grand Charms suffix
Anthrax Adds 50 Poison Damage Over 6 Seconds Grand Charms(21) suffix
Maiming +3-4 to Maximum Damage Grand Charms suffix
Inertia 7% Faster Run/Walk Grand Charms suffix
Greed 31-40% Extra Gold From Monsters Grand Charms suffix
Dexterity +5-6 to Dexterity Grand Charms suffix
Vita +41-45 to Life Grand Charms suffix
Strength +5-6 to Strength Grand Charms suffix
Stalwart +45-60 to Defense Large Charms prefix
Sanguinary +2 to Minimum Damage Large Charms prefix
Forked +2 to Maximum Damage Large Charms prefix
Rugged +26-32 Maximum Stamina Large Charms prefix
Steel +65-77 to Attack Rating Large Charms prefix
Lucky 4-6% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items Large Charms prefix
Serpent's +30-34 to Mana Large Charms prefix
Shimmering All Resistances +6-8% Large Charms prefix
Sapphire Cold Resist +13-15% Large Charms prefix
Ruby Fire Resist +13-15% Large Charms prefix
Amber Lightning Resist +13-15% Large Charms prefix
Emerald Poison Resist +13-15% Large Charms prefix
Pestilent +175 Poison Damage over 6 seconds Large Charms prefix
Hibernal Adds (11-15)-(21-30) Cold Damage (1 sec Duration) Large Charms prefix
Flaming Adds (10-27)-(28-43) Fire Damage Large Charms prefix
Shocking Adds 1-(59-90) Lightning Damage Large Charms prefix
Balance 8% Faster Hit Recovery Large Charms suffix
Winter Adds (4-6) to (9-12) Cold Damage - 1 sec Duration Large Charms suffix
Incineration Adds (6-10) to (12-17) Fire Damage Large Charms suffix
Storms Adds 1 to (26-38) Lightning Damage Large Charms suffix
Pestilence Adds 25 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds Large Charms suffix
Quality +2 to Maximum Damage Large Charms suffix
Inertia 5% Faster Run/Walk Large Charms suffix
Greed 11-22% Extra Gold From Monsters Large Charms suffix
Dexterity +4-5 to Dexterity Large Charms suffix
Vita +31-35 to Life Large Charms suffix
Strength +4-5 to Strength Large Charms suffix
Stalwart +20-30 to Defense Small Charms prefix
Red +1 to Minimum Damage Small Charms prefix
Jagged +1 to Maximum Damage Small Charms prefix
Rugged +9-16 Max Stamina Small Charms prefix
Steel +25-36 to Attack Rating Small Charms prefix
Serpent's +13-17 to Mana Small Charms prefix
Shimmering All Resistances +3-5% Small Charms prefix
Sapphire Cold Resist +10-11% Small Charms prefix
Ruby Fire Resist +10-11% Small Charms prefix
Amber Lightning Resist +10-11% Small Charms prefix
Emerald Poison Resist +10-11% Small Charms prefix
Hibernal Adds (8-10)-(15-20) Cold Damage (1 sec Duration) Small Charms prefix
Flaming Adds (10-19)-(20-29) Fire Damage Small Charms prefix
Shocking Adds 1-(44-71) Lightning Damage Small Charms prefix
Pestilent +175 Poison Damage over 6 seconds Small Charms prefix
Balance 5% Faster Hit Recovery Small Charms suffix
Winter Adds (4-5) to (7-9) Cold Damage - 1 sec Duration Small Charms suffix
Incineration Adds (5-7) to (9-13) Fire Damage Small Charms suffix
Storms Adds 1 to (19-28) Lightning Damage Small Charms suffix
Anthrax Adds 50 Poison Damage Over 6 Seconds Small Charms suffix
Craftsmanship +1 to Maximum Damage Small Charms suffix
Inertia 3% Faster Run/Walk Small Charms suffix
Greed 5-10% Extra Gold From Monsters Small Charms suffix
Good Luck 6-7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items Small Charms suffix
Dexterity +2 to Dexterity Small Charms suffix
Vita +16-20 to Life Small Charms suffix
Strength +2 to Strength Small Charms suffix