Class

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necro Paladin Sorceress Warlock Diablo II began with five classes: the Amazon, Barbarian, Necromancer, Paladin and Sorceress. Lord of Destruction expansion added two more: the Assassin and Druid. Reign of the Warlock expansion added one more: the Warlock. Each class has 3 unique skill trees with 10 skills each, as well as class-specific items and bonuses. Level Player characters begin their adventure at Level 1, starting in Rogue Encampment, and gain levels by slaying monsters located across various areas outside town. Upon exploring new areas and unlocking later acts and difficulty levels by completing certain quests, killing monsters of adequate level eventually rewards character with enough experience points to reach the maximum Level: 99. Player character Level (clvl or cLvl) serves a multitude of purposes throughout the game, including, but not limited to: Calculating chance to hit for any attack that requires a successful hit check to apply damage. Calculating chance to block a successful enemy attack while equipping a shield in Expansion games. Unlocking new skills and assigning additional skill points to already known skills. Meeting requirements to equip items (or benefit from charms located in player inventory in Expansion games). Completing specific quests: Tools of the Trade Rite of Passage In some cases cLvl is used to determine item source Level (ilvl or iLvl) and is thus of particular interest concerning affix availability on magic items, rare items, and crafted items, as well as the possibility to gamble set items and unique items. The table below summarises the formulae in question: Source Output Output iLvl Transmute (Horadric Cube) Amulet [75·cLvl / 100] Ring Item [40·cLvl / 100] + [40·iLvl / 100] Item [66·cLvl / 100] + [66·iLvl / 100] Item [50·cLvl / 100] + [50·iLvl / 100] Gamble (Gheed, Elzix, Alkor, Jamella, Nihlathak / Anya) Item / Item / Item / Item cLvl - 5 to cLvl + 4 1) Trade (Ak/Ch/Gh), (Dr/El/Fa), (As/Hr/Or), (Ha/Ja), (La/Ma/Ni/An) Item cLvl + 5 2) Imbue (Charsi) Item cLvl + 4 Reward (Anya) Class Item cLvl 1 iLvl is randomly selected from {cLvl - 5, cLvl - 4 ... cLvl + 4}, although when cLvl < 10: minimum iLvl is 5, and when cLvl > 95: maximum iLvl is 99. [1] 2 In Normal difficulty the iLvl offered is at most 12 in RE (cLvl > 6), 20 in LG (cLvl > 14), 28 in KD (cLvl > 22), 36 in PF (cLvl > 30), and 45 in H (cLvl > 39). [2] Level-up Rewards player character with five (5) attribute points and one (1) skill point. Increases maximum Stamina, Life, and Mana, according to the table below. Restores Stamina, Life, and Mana completely. Stat increment Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock Stamina 3 +1 +1.25 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Life 3 +2 +2 +2 +1.5 +1.5 +2 +1 +2 Mana 3 +1.5 +1.5 +1 +2 +2 +1.5 +2 +1.5 3 Displayed stamina, life, and mana are rounded down to the nearest point, while actual stamina, life, and mana are rounded down to the nearest bit (1/256 point). Attributes See also: Attribute Level 1 Player characters start with the following primary attribute values, Attack Rating, Defense rating, Stamina, Life, and Mana: Attribute Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock Strength 20 20 30 15 15 25 10 15 Dexterity 25 20 20 20 25 20 25 20 Attack Rating 95 80 85 70 80 85 75 70 Defense 4 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 Vitality 20 20 25 25 15 25 10 25 Stamina 84 95 92 84 79 89 74 86 Life 50 50 55 55 45 55 40 55 Energy 15 25 10 20 25 15 35 20 Mana 15 25 10 20 25 15 35 20 4 Base defense of all classes is [Dexterity/4]. [3] Bonus Points Five (5) attribute points are awarded (for the player to distribute) when a player character gains a level or returns Lam Esen's Tome to Alkor (thus completing the quest). Attribute points allocated by player and attribute bonuses (+all Attributes, +Dexterity, +Vitality, and +Energy) from items equipped and charms stored in inventory apply the following stat bonuses: Stat increment Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Warlock AR per Dexterity +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 Defense per Dexterity +0.25 +0.25 +0.25 +0.25 +0.25 +0.25 +0.25 +0.25 Stamina per Vitality 5 6 +1 +1.25 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Life per Vitality 5 6 +3 +3 +4 +2 +2 +3 +2 +3 Mana per Energy 5 6 +1.5 +1.75 +1 +2 +2 +1.5 +2 +2 5 Stamina, Life, and Mana gained from +all Attributes, +Vitality, and +Energy do not benefit from Increase Maximum Stamina %, Increase Maximum Life %, and Increase Maximum Mana %. 6 Displayed stamina, life, and mana are rounded down to the nearest point, while actual stamina, life, and mana are rounded down to the nearest bit (1/256 point). Chance to hit Consult our Attack page for the generic Chance to hit formula and information about its components. Block chance Consult our Block page for Classic and Expansion Chance to Block formulae and sources of blocking. Block rate The table below lists the minimum Faster Block Rate required by each class to reduce the number of frames in the blocking animation and thus increase its speed. Some breakpoints differ depending on the weapon equipped, the player's form or the skill used. Maximum 140 FBR (Paladin: 155 FBR) can be equipped in the unmodified game. Class Frames 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Amazon 1HS 0 4 6 11 15 23 29 40 56 80 120 200 480 1HT 0 13 32 86 600 Assassin 0 13 32 86 600 Barbarian 0 9 20 42 86 280 Druid Man 0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600 Werewolf 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Werebear 0 5 10 16 27 40 65 109 223 1,320 Necromancer 0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600 Paladin Holy Shield 0 86 No HS 0 13 32 86 600 Werebear HS 0 8 37 120 Sorceress 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Warlock 0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600 [4] [5] 1HS One-handed swinging (all except daggers and javelins) 1HT One-handed thrusting (daggers and javelins) When other classes transform into a Werewolf or Werebear, breakpoints are the same as those of a Druid in the same form. [6] Necromancer transforms into a Vampire when he equips the complete Trang-Oul's Avatar set. The Vampire has no blocking animation, so when blocking, its hit recovery animation is used instead and thus Faster Hit Recovery (FHR), not FBR, reduces animation length. [7] Cast rate The table below lists the minimum Faster Cast Rate required by each class to reduce the number of frames in the casting animation and thus increase its speed. Some breakpoints differ depending on the player's form or the skill used. Class Frames 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 Amazon 0 7 14 22 32 48 68 99 152 Assassin 0 8 16 27 42 65 102 174 Barbarian 0 9 20 37 63 105 200 Druid Man 0 4 10 19 30 46 68 99 163 Werewolf 0 6 14 26 40 60 95 157 Werebear 0 7 15 26 40 63 99 163 Necromancer Man 0 9 18 30 48 75 125 Vampire 0 6 11 18 24 35 48 65 86 120 180 Paladin 0 9 18 30 48 75 125 Sorceress (C)L 0 7 15 23 35 52 78 117 194 Other 0 9 20 37 63 105 200 Warlock 0 9 18 30 48 75 125 (C)L (Chain) Lightning Necromancer transforms into a Vampire when he equips the complete Trang-Oul's Avatar set. Maximum 110 FCR can be equipped with this set in the unmodified game. Hit recovery The table below lists the minimum Faster Hit Recovery required by each class to reduce the number of frames in the hit recovery animation and thus increase its speed. Some breakpoints differ depending on the player's form or the weapon equipped. Maximum 594 FHR can be equipped in the unmodified LoD game, 603 FHR in the unmodified RotW game, and 608 FHR on a Warlock. Class Frames 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Amazon 0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600 Assassin 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Barbarian 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Druid Man 1HS 0 3 7 13 19 29 42 63 99 174 456 Man 0 5 10 16 26 39 56 86 152 377 Werewolf 0 9 20 42 86 280 Werebear 0 5 10 16 24 37 54 86 152 360 Necromancer Man 0 5 10 16 26 39 56 86 152 377 Vampire 0 2 6 10 16 24 34 48 72 117 208 638 Paladin 2HT, STF 0 3 7 13 20 32 48 75 129 280 4,680 Other 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Sorceress 0 5 9 14 20 30 42 60 86 142 280 1,480 Warlock 0 5 10 16 26 39 56 86 152 377 1HS One-handed swinging (all except daggers and javelins) 2HT Two-handed thrusting (spears) STF Two-handed axes, hammers, polearms and staves When other classes transform into a Werewolf or Werebear, breakpoints are the same as those of a Druid in the same form. Necromancer transforms into a Vampire when he equips the complete Trang-Oul's Avatar set. Resistances