Skill - Revision history

Trang Oul: /* Type */ warlock skills

2026-02-13T11:06:55Z

Type: warlock skills

Trang Oul: D2R Fires Explosive Arrows still bugged

2025-08-27T10:20:17Z

D2R Fires Explosive Arrows still bugged

Trang Oul: total skill points

2025-08-27T10:04:34Z

total skill points

Trang Oul: /* Passive skill */ bonuses no longer hidden in D2R

2025-05-08T10:33:01Z

Passive skill: bonuses no longer hidden in D2R

Trang Oul: /* Buff */ 2.6 item-only skills

2025-05-08T10:25:53Z

Buff: 2.6 item-only skills

Onderduiker: Updated links

2021-04-23T08:00:46Z

Updated links

Onderduiker: /* Skill points */

2013-08-27T20:55:38Z

Skill points

Onderduiker: /* Re-specialising */

2013-08-27T19:25:56Z

Re-specialising

Onderduiker: /* Re-specialising */

2013-02-11T18:17:22Z

Re-specialising

Onderduiker: /* Re-specialising */ Renamed and rewrote section

2013-02-11T18:16:35Z

Re-specialising: Renamed and rewrote section

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 *[[Energy Shield]]
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 *[[Enchant]]
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 *[[Smite]]
 *[[Conversion]]
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 *[[Lightning Mastery]]
 *[[Cold Mastery]]
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 ==Using other class skills==
 Each class can gain access to the skills of another by equipping certain items with the following:

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 *Many skills, notably [[curse]]s and [[aura]]s, apply their effects within a [[radius]].
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 ==Skill points==
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 After gaining 98 levels and completing these quests in all three difficulty levels, players have maximum 110 points to allocate. A maximum of 20 points can be invested in each skill. Points can only be invested in a skill if points have been invested in its prerequisite skills and if the sum of required skill level and points already invested is less than or equal to character level: while some skills are available at level 1, others only become available at levels 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30. For example, an [[Amazon]] cannot invest a point in [[Freezing Arrow]] until she is level 30 and she has invested points in its prerequisite skills [[Cold Arrow]] and [[Ice Arrow]], and she may not invest another point until she is level 31.
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 Buffs and debuffs active at the time of the reset will remain active until they expire. {{Warn|=Native [[Offensive Auras]] and [[Defensive Auras]] active at the time of the reset will no longer be applied but their graphic may still be displayed, as may their former effects in the character screen. However, this display error stops upon exiting the game and everything returns to normal at the start of the next game.}} [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/101657-diablo-ii-basin-wiki/&do=findComment&comment=1516866]
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 ==Skill bonus==
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 *[[Fire Skills]]
 *Individual skills ([[Skill bonus|class-specific]] and [[Oskill|oskills]] allow skills to be used without investing points, if character level >= required level)
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 ==Type==
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 ===Active skill===
 Active skills require an action to be taken to use them. All active skills require mana to use, with the exception of the common skills mentioned earlier, [[Sacrifice]], level >12 [[Magic Arrow]] and level >8 [[Double Swing]]. Skill icons are red if they cannot be used, either due to lack of mana or a required item, an active [[delay]] or because it cannot be used in town.
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 ====Buff====
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 *[[Enchant]]
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 ====Debuff====
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 *[[Berserk]] is the only skill to apply a debuff to the user.
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 ===Passive skill===
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 [[Oak Sage]], [[Heart of Wolverine]] and [[Spirit of Barbs]] supply auras applying positive passive bonuses to the user and any allies within their radius of effect once summoned.
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 ==Using other class skills==
 Each class can gain access to the skills of another by equipping certain items with the following:
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-Certain missile weapons with [[Fires Magic Arrows]] and [[Fires Explosive Arrows or Bolts]] fire those arrows when Normal Attack is used. {{Warn|=When a [[Rogue Scout]] [[mercenary]] is equipped with a bow supplying Fires Explosive Arrows or Bolts, the explosions may be displayed but they apply no damage.}}
+Certain missile weapons with [[Fires Magic Arrows]] and [[Fires Explosive Arrows or Bolts]] fire those arrows when Normal Attack is used. {{Warn|=When a [[Rogue Scout]] [[mercenary]] is equipped with a bow supplying Fires Explosive Arrows or Bolts, the explosions may be displayed but they apply no damage. This is still true in D2R.}} [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/127630-d2r-merc-fires-explosive-arrow-or-bolts-testing/]
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 ==Reference==
 *[http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/skills/basics.shtml Basic Skill Information] (Arreat Summit)
 *Nefarius, [http://d2mods.info/index.php?ind=reviews&op=entry_view&iden=440 Skills.txt File Guide] (Phrozen Keep)

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−	A maximum of 20 points can be invested in each skill. Points can only be invested in a skill if points have been invested in its prerequisite skills and if the sum of required skill level and points already invested is less than or equal to character level: while some skills are available at level 1, others only become available at levels 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30. For example, an [[Amazon]] cannot invest a point in [[Freezing Arrow]] until she is level 30 and she has invested points in its prerequisite skills [[Cold Arrow]] and [[Ice Arrow]], and she may not invest another point until she is level 31.	+	After gaining 98 levels and completing these quests in all three difficulty levels, players have maximum 110 points to allocate. A maximum of 20 points can be invested in each skill. Points can only be invested in a skill if points have been invested in its prerequisite skills and if the sum of required skill level and points already invested is less than or equal to character level: while some skills are available at level 1, others only become available at levels 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30. For example, an [[Amazon]] cannot invest a point in [[Freezing Arrow]] until she is level 30 and she has invested points in its prerequisite skills [[Cold Arrow]] and [[Ice Arrow]], and she may not invest another point until she is level 31.
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 Some active skills also apply passive bonuses: [[Summon Spirit Wolf]], [[Summon Dire Wolf]] and [[Summon Grizzly]] all apply passive bonuses to each other.
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 ====Synergy skill====
-Synergy skills apply benefits to other skills based on the number of points invested in the synergy skill. Skill bonuses do not increase synergy bonuses. Most synergy bonuses are mentioned in the skill description, but the following skills also apply hidden bonuses based on the number of points invested in them:
+Synergy skills apply benefits to other skills based on the number of points invested in the synergy skill. Skill bonuses do not increase synergy bonuses. Most synergy bonuses are mentioned in the skill description, but the following skills also apply hidden bonuses based on the number of points invested in them (in D2R these bonuses are present in the skill description):
 *[[Resist Fire]]
 *[[Resist Cold]]
 *[[Blessed Aim]]
-*[[Resist Lightning]]
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 ===Aura===
 [[Offensive Auras]] and [[Defensive Auras]] apply positive passive bonuses to the user or to the user and any [[Ally|allies]], or negative passive bonuses to any enemies within their [[radius]] of effect, as long as the aura is selected on the right mouse button. Auras do not cost mana, with the exception of [[Prayer]].

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 *[[Energy Shield]]
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 ===Re-specialising===
-Since [[1.13c|1.13]], [[Attribute|stat]] and skill points can be reset as a reward from [[Akara]] for cleansing the [[Den of Evil (quest)|Den of Evil]] in each [[difficulty]] level, allowing the player to redistribute all points previously allocated. Characters who completed this [[quest]] in all difficulty levels before 1.13 will only receive this reward in Hell.
+Since [[1.13c|1.13]], [[Attribute|stat]] and skill points can be reset as a reward from [[Akara]] for cleansing the [[Den of Evil (quest)|Den of Evil]] in each [[difficulty]] level, allowing the player to redistribute all points previously allocated. Characters who completed this [[quest]] in all difficulty levels before 1.13 will only receive this reward in Hell. In [[Expansion]] games, since 1.13 stat and skill points can also be reset by using a [[Token  of Absolution|{{Cb|=Token of Absolution}}]].
-In [[Expansion]] games, since 1.13 stat and skill points can also be reset by using a [[Token  of Absolution|{{Cb|=Token of Absolution}}]], created by finding one of each of the following in Hell and transmuting them all in the [[Horadric Cube|{{Ub|=Horadric Cube}}]]:
+Buffs and debuffs active at the time of the reset will remain active until they expire. {{Warn|=Native [[Offensive Auras]] and [[Defensive Auras]] active at the time of the reset will no longer be applied but their graphic may still be displayed, as may their former effects in the character screen. However, this display error stops upon exiting the game and everything returns to normal at the start of the next game.}} [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83765&view=findpost&p=944713]
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-===Respecialisation===
+===Re-specialising===
-Skill (and stat) points can be reset as a reward from [[Akara]] for completing the [[Den of Evil (quest)|Den of Evil]] quest in Act 1 once in each difficulty level. Characters who completed this quest in all difficulty levels before 1.13 will only receive this reward in Hell.
+Since [[1.13c|1.13]], [[Attribute|stat]] (and skill) points can be reset as a reward from [[Akara]] for cleansing the [[Den of Evil (quest)|Den of Evil]] in each [[difficulty]] level, allowing the player to redistribute all points previously allocated. Characters who completed this [[quest]] in all difficulty levels before 1.13 will only receive this reward in Hell.
-Skill (and stat) points can also be reset by transmuting all four of the following items in the [[Horadric Cube|{{Ub|=Horadric Cube}}]] to create a [[Token of Absolution|{{Cb|=Token of Absolution}}]], then using that token:
+In [[Expansion]] games, since 1.13 stat (and skill points) can also be reset by using a [[Token  of Absolution|{{Cb|=Token of Absolution}}]], created by finding one of each of the following in Hell and transmuting them all in the [[Horadric Cube|{{Ub|=Horadric Cube}}]]:
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-!rowspan=2|[[Twisted Essence of Suffering|{{C|=Twisted Essence of Suffering}}]]
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-![[Duriel|{{U|=Duriel}}]]
+!align=left|[[Twisted Essence of Suffering|{{C|=Twisted Essence of Suffering}}]]
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-![[Charged Essence of Hatred|{{C|=Charged Essence of Hatred}}]]
+!align=left|[[Charged Essence of Hatred|{{C|=Charged Essence of Hatred}}]]
-![[Mephisto|{{U|=Mephisto}}]]
+!align=left|[[Mephisto|{{U|=Mephisto}}]]
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-![[Burning Essence of Terror|{{C|=Burning Essence of Terror}}]]
+!align=left|[[Burning Essence of Terror|{{C|=Burning Essence of Terror}}]]
-![[Diablo|{{U|=Diablo}}]]
+!align=left|[[Diablo|{{U|=Diablo}}]]
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-![[Festering Essence of Destruction|{{C|=Festering Essence of Destruction}}]]
+!align=left|[[Festering Essence of Destruction|{{C|=Festering Essence of Destruction}}]]
-![[Baal|{{U|=Baal}}]]
+!align=left|[[Baal|{{U|=Baal}}]]
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 *Buffs and debuffs active at the time of the reset will remain active until they expire.
 *{{Warn|=Native [[Offensive Auras]] and [[Defensive Auras]] active at the time of the reset will no longer be applied but their graphic may still be displayed, as may their former effects in the character screen. However, this display error stops upon exiting the game and everything returns to normal at the start of the next game.}} [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83765&view=findpost&p=944713]