Ladder

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Classic Expansion Resurrected Patch Multiplayer Single Player Hardcore Ladder Difficulty Ladder is a game mode on the Realms in which characters compete in a race to level 99. Prior to the release of patch 1.10 on 28 October 2003, all characters were automatically ranked on a Ladder according to experience level (although there were separate Ladder rankings for different Realms, for Hardcore characters on each Realm, and later for Classic and Expansion characters on each Realm). When Ladder was reset, existing characters were removed from the rankings and new characters had to be created to participate in the new Ladder race. Diablo II Standard Ladder Champions (Jun-Dec 2000) Ladder reset 01 Jan 2001 Ladder reset 28 Sep 2001 [1] However, with the release of 1.10, Ladder also became a separate game mode. Ladder characters are created on the Realms by checking the Ladder Character box when creating a new character. Ladder characters can only create and join Ladder games, which non-Ladder characters cannot join. Once a Ladder character has been created, it cannot be converted to a non-Ladder character until the end of the Ladder season. Ladder rank of a dead Hardcore character will be preserved as long as it is not deleted. Names of dead characters can be recycled by deleting them and creating new characters with the same name (although any Ladder rank of the dead character will be lost). If a player does not log in with a dead Hardcore character at least once every 90 days, it expires and can then be deleted by anybody else creating a new character with the same name. Deleted Ladder characters are removed from the Ladder rankings. Ladder is periodically reset, at which point previous Ladder characters are converted to non-Ladder characters. To participate in a new Ladder season, new Ladder characters need to be created. All new Ladder characters start at level 1 with no items, so the economy is also reset. Aside from the Ladder competition and fresh start, there are Horadric Cube recipes, Rune Words and Unique items available in Ladder games which are not available in non-Ladder games on the Realms (although previous Ladder characters retain their Ladder items when converted to non-Ladder at the end of a season). Ladder games also present more of a challenge: Base monster defense and life is higher in Ladder games. Base monster damage and poison length calculated using MonStats values increases by 1/16 (6.25%) in Nightmare and Hell Ladder games. Season Season Start Date Length 1 28 Oct 2003 [2] 254 days 2 8 Jul 2004 [3] 396 days 3 8 Aug 2005 [4] 686 days 4 25 Jun 2007 [5] 358 days 5 17 Jun 2008 [6] 644 days 6 23 Mar 2010 [7] 189 days 7 28 Sep 2010 [8] 181 days 8 28 Mar 2011 [9] 211 days 9 25 Oct 2011 [10] Winners in season 1 Winners in later seasons Horadric Cube Ladder Horadric Cube recipes are available in Single Player. Rune upgrade Output Required input Hel Rune 3 x Dol Rune Chipped Emerald Io Rune 3 x Hel Rune Chipped Diamond Lum Rune 3 x Io Rune Flawed Topaz Ko Rune 3 x Lum Rune Flawed Amethyst Fal Rune 3 x Ko Rune Flawed Sapphire Lem Rune 3 x Fal Rune Flawed Ruby Pul Rune 3 x Lem Rune Flawed Emerald Um Rune 2 x Pul Rune Flawed Diamond Mal Rune 2 x Um Rune Topaz Ist Rune 2 x Mal Rune Amethyst Output Required input Gul Rune 2 x Ist Rune Sapphire Vex Rune 2 x Gul Rune Ruby Ohm Rune 2 x Vex Rune Emerald Lo Rune 2 x Ohm Rune Diamond Sur Rune 2 x Lo Rune Flawless Topaz Ber Rune 2 x Sur Rune Flawless Amethyst Jah Rune 2 x Ber Rune Flawless Sapphire Cham Rune 2 x Jah Rune Flawless Ruby Zod Rune 2 x Cham Rune Flawless Emerald Unique upgrade Output Input Elite Unique armor Required Level +7 Exceptional Unique armor Ko Rune Lem Rune Perfect Diamond Output Input Elite Unique weapon Required Level +7 Exceptional Unique weapon Lum Rune Pul Rune Perfect Emerald Rune Word Ladder Rune Words were released server-side at the beginning of season 2 on 8 July 2004. However, they weren't published on the Arreat Summit until 10 December 2004. [11] Not available in Single Player without modifying the game. Brand missile weapon Death axe/sword Destruction polearm/sword Dragon body armor/shield Dream helm/shield Edge missile weapon Faith missile weapon Fortitude body armor/weapon Grief axe/sword Harmony missile weapon Ice missile weapon Infinity polearm Insight polearm/staff Last Wish axe/sword/hammer Lawbringer sword/hammer/scepter Oath axe/sword/mace Obedience polearm Phoenix shield/weapon Pride polearm Rift polearm/scepter Spirit shield/sword Voice of Reason sword/mace Wrath missile weapon Unique item Ladder Unique items are available in Single Player. Andariel's Visage Demonhead Azurewrath Phase Blade Cerebus' Bite Blood Spirit Darkforce Spawn Bloodlord Skull Death Cleaver Berserker Axe Demonhorn's Edge Destroyer Helm Djinn Slayer Ataghan Executioner's Justice Glorious Axe Death's Fathom Dimensional Shard Gheed's Fortune Grand Charm Griffon's Eye Diadem Heaven's Light Mighty Scepter Kira's Guardian Tiara Leviathan Kraken Shell Mang Song's Lesson Archon Staff Metalgrid Amulet Nature's Peace Ring Rune Master Ettin Axe Seraph's Hymn Amulet Shadow Dancer Myrmidon Greaves Shadow Killer Battle Cestus Stoneraven Matriarchal Spear The Reaper's Toll Thresher Thunderstroke Matriarchal Javelin Tomb Reaver Cryptic Axe Tyrael's Might Sacred Armor Warshrike Winged Knife Widowmaker Ward Bow Wraith Flight Ghost Glaive Reference Arreat Summit (web.archive.org) Chaos Sanctuary (web.archive.org) Character Types (Arreat Summit) Ladder (Arreat Summit) Diablo II Ladder Seasons (General Diablo II Discussion) All D2 Realms going down for 2 hours at 1700 UTC This could be 1.10 (General Diablo II Discussion) Ladder reset 8 July 2004 (General Diablo II Discussion) Ladder reset 8 August 2005 (General Diablo II Discussion) Ladder reset 25 June 2007 (General Diablo II Discussion) Ladder reset 17 June 2008 (General Diablo II Discussion) Ladder reset on March 28 (General Diablo II Discussion) Ladder reset on the 28th (General Diablo II Discussion) 1.13 and Ladder Reset March 23 (General Diablo II Discussion) Ladder Reset for Season 9 24 October 2011 (General Diablo II Discussion)