Learning the game Diablo 2 and how to level a character properly

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I use to play Diablo 2 years ago when I was a kid and recently picked up Diablo 2 resurrected. I feel so out of the loop and forgot all the mechanics and where to level up at properly and how to run through the game on normal and then grind gear and runes for your other characters to play.

I would like someone to teach me or even show me step by step from Act 1 to Act 5 how to level a character and what mechanics to know and understand and how stacking Faster Cast Rate and all that fancy stuff works. If youā€™re able to shoot me a message on this or add me on battlenet at Dakader

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Feel free to add me! Have a good group that can show you the way :slight_smile: OWnĐ#1917 or on Discord. Username: ownd

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In Blood Moor, reach level 2. Place a portal by the Den of Evil.
Go to Cold Plains for the waypoint and head back to town.
Sell any items you picked up and try buying a 350g Scepter for damage.
Go through your portal and clear Den of Evil. You should be level 3 by completion.

Go through Cold Plains to Stony Field, killing any Boss packs with their Minions along the way.
Kill Rakinishu and his squad, then place another portal by the Stones. Or look for the waypoint.
Go through the Underground Passage Level 1 and come out at Dark Wood.
Locate the Tree, Scroll, and head to Black Marsh for the Waypoint back to town.
Go back to Stony through your portal and save Deckard. Kill the Champions and Boss groups.

Go back to Black Marsh and farm Countess for Low Runes [Tal/Eth/Tir/El/Nef/Tir];
Stealth, Steel, Nadir [Or just Tel+Eth] and reach level 12 minimum.
Complete Act 1.

Hire Mercenary in Act 2 [I prefer the Defense Merc], and head to the lower sewer entrance.
Find and kill Radament on level 3 [Killing Boss groups and their minions, this is important. Always do this].

Head into the Rocky Wastes and find Dry Hills. Go down the Halls of the Dead for your Cube.
Get the Staff in Maggot Lair at Far Oasis, then Amulet in Claw Viper Temple past Lost City.
Fuse Horadric Staff in Cube, and reach Arcane Sanctuary below the Palace.

Find and kill the Summoner
Head through the red Portal

  • Optional, clear all the Tombs before killing Duriel
    Find and Kill Duriel [Stock up on Thawing Potions before the fight to increase your Cold Resistance]
    Talk to Jiren, and Meshief to reach Act 3

Head into the Spider Forest and locate Spider Cavern, and obtain the Eye
Go on through til you find Flayer Jungle and the Flayer Dungeon. Then place a portal at your feet. Then go to Lower Kurast to get the Waypoint.
Head back to town, and go through your portal to clear the Dungeon and getting the Brain.
Go to Lower Kurast, and head into the Bazaar. Find the Book of Lame in the Ruined Temple. Give that to Alkor.
Head into the Sewers and find the Heart in Level 2.
Go towards Travincal, and kill the Council.
Fuse the Flail, and then find Durance WP, then kill Mephisto.

By now, you should be level 24 or around there that. Provided you killed every boss pack with their minions. If not, go back to Act 2 and farm Tal Rashaā€™s tombs til you are level 24.

Go down to the Steppes, and find Plains of Despair.
Locate and Kill Izual.
Go to City of the Damned, and find River of Flame
Clear Hellforge Quest
Find River of Flame Waypoint.
Go to Chaos, kill everything.
Kill Diablo and go to Act 5

Go into the Bloody Foothills, and find Shenk. Shank him.
Go to Frigid Highlands, and get the Waypoint.
Go through the Crystalline Passage for the Frozen River and Save Anya
Find the Glacial Trail and go through the Frozen Tundra til you locate Ancients Way
Kill the Ancients, and then Baal. You completed Normal, and should start farming Baal til level 35 to 40.

In nightmare, do it all over again, then farm Baal to level 60+
In hell, once again do it all, but now you can farm Baal to level 80+

Farm Nightmare Countess for Tir, Tal, Ral, Ort, Thul, Amn, Sol for Spirit, Insight, Lore.

  • Ral+Tir+Tal+Sol for Insight in any 4 socket Polearm [You could socket a Poleaxe from Normal Cows for a super basic Insight, but most players would disagree]
  • Tal+Thul+Ort+Amn for Spirit in any 4 socket Sword [Any Crystal Sword or Broad Sword from Normal Cows will yield 4 Sockets at Larzuk. Also, and Heraldic Shield from Normal Cows will also yield 4 sockets at Larzuk]
  • Ort+Sol in any 2 socket helmet
  • Nef+Lum if youā€™re lucky enough to get Lum for Smoke

If youā€™re struggling with resistances, you can use Ral+Ort+Tal in any 3 socket shield for an Ancients Pledge to boost those stats by about 45% each]

Farm Hell Countess for Ko, Fal, Lem, Pul, Um, Mal, Ist runes. Any Gul, Vex, Ohm or Loā€™s are super lucky and you should definitely be able to upgrade your toon with these.

  • Ko+Vex+Pul+Thul Heart of The Oak in a 4 socket Flail
  • El+Sol+Dol+Lo Fortitude in a 4 socket chest armor for your Merc [Any Hell level armor thats Ethereal is best]
  • Amn+Ral+Mal+Ist+Ohm Call to Arms in a 5 socket Flail to give yourself some BO