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Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder 14 will begin at 10 PM Eastern Time on May 22nd, sending countless players once again on their journey.

Whether you aim to stay ahead of the pack or prefer trading, the value of items remains crucial to you. Based on Season 14 patch notes, let's look at which equipment and materials are expected to see high demand in the new season.

Ethereal Bases

An important change in the patch is that Insight Runeword on ethereal equipment has been restored to its original behavior - a previous version that made it consume durability has been rolled back. This means ethereal elite bases still hold great promise. Note that ethereal weapons with 4, 5, or 6 sockets all have trading value, regardless of the base type; it is recommended to keep all of them.

Ethereal bases worth keeping (4 sockets):

• Colossus Blade
• Cryptic Sword
• Archon Staff
• Shillelagh (especially those with bonus damage against undead)

Any of the above bases with 4 sockets should be kept. If they also come with high-end variables like 15% Enhanced Damage, their worth rises significantly.

Fortitude Runeword

Bases for Fortitude Runeword are also highly sought after. Certain ethereal weapons with the right number of sockets can be kept as Fortitude materials - for example, Thunder Maul and War Pike, both high-damage two-handers. If they have 15% Enhanced Damage, they are expected to be very valuable.

Moreover, Thunder Maul and War Pike can also be used to make Death Runeword (which requires 6 sockets), while Archon Staff serves as a base for either Death and Obsession Runewords.

Other High-Value Bases

5-socket ethereal two-handed weapons, such as Ethereal Glorious Axe and Ethereal Decapitator, can be used for Death Runeword and are also endgame weapons for Gore and Mirror Blade builds. Weapons with very high critical strike values can likewise be traded to players using Echoing Strike Warlock build.

Certain ethereal unique weapons maintain high value due to specific build demands - for instance, Ethereal Arioc's Needle and Ethereal Tomb Reaver. The latter, Tomb Reaver, if ethereal and with good stats, can even serve as a transitional or endgame weapon for Werewolf Druids.

Void Runeword

Void Runeword weapon has become the endgame choice for many builds. It can also serve as a transitional weapon for Hammerdins, so it deserves attention. Any weapon with 3 sockets makes for a decent Void base:

• Crystal Sword
• Space Blade
• War Sword
• Blade
• Stiletto
• Legend Spike

Warlock Grimoires

In the new version, if a warlock wants to wield a two-handed weapon in one hand, they must equip a Grimoire in the off-hand. This greatly increases the value of Grimoires. The following three unique Grimoires are all highly valuable:

Ars Dul'Mephistos Occult Tome

It provides +2 to Warlock skills, along with damage increase, attack rating boost, enemy defense reduction, and self-defense increase. It is an ideal choice for both Echoing Strike Warlocks and Abyss Warlocks.

Ars Al'Diabolos Blasphemous Grimoire

It offers +2 to Chaos Skills, defense increase, Faster Cast Rate, and bonus to Apocalypse. Most warlock builds can also consider this an endgame option.

Ars Tor'Baalos

It features many skill bonuses such as Blood Boil and Demonic Mastery. It is a good choice for those playing Summoner Warlock and Blood Boil Warlock.

Special attention should also be paid to Rare and Magic quality Grimoires. If they have level 3 Demon Binding or a combination of level 3 Demon Skills + level 3 Demon Binding, they can be traded as endgame Grimoires for summoner builds.

Leveling Gear Sets

Horazon Set

Early in the ladder, Horazon set works quite well for Echoing Strike Warlocks. It allows flexible weapon combinations while balancing Magic Find (MF) and attributes, making it especially suitable for transitioning in that build.

Tal Rasha's Set

Season 14 modified the hit chance mechanics. The set's bonuses to attack rating and Enchant are now solidly beneficial. Moreover, more players are expected to start as Sorceresses in Season 14, so the previously much-depreciated Tal Rasha's Armor and Tal Rasha's Amulet should regain their value.

Naj's 2-Piece Set

Naj's staff and armor provide substantial Magic Find and balance. Combined with Harlequin Crest, they reliably secure early Magic Find.

Cow King's 3-Piece Set

Cow King's 3-piece set also offers high Magic Find and allows free weapon and shield combinations - a very practical leveling set.

DLC Unique Equipment

The following items are from Reign of the Warlock. They are not only useful for warlocks, but other classes can also use them as endgame or transitional gear.

Hellwarden's Will

It provides skill levels, 20% attack speed, Faster Cast Rate, Faster Block Rate, and fire/cold resistance. It is suitable not only for Warlocks but also as a cost-effective or even endgame helmet for many builds such as Dragon Paladin, Bone Warlock, and Hammerdin. If the resistance and block values are high, it is worth keeping.

Opalvein

Depending on the skill damage type it carries, Opalvein also provides Faster Cast Rate and dexterity, making it an endgame ring choice. Versions with physical damage increase, fire damage, and cold damage are especially valuable.

Gheed's Wager

It can generate run speed, Faster Cast Rate, Faster Hit Recovery (FHR), enemy resistance, all resistances, and gold find. It is an endgame belt for Phantoms, Hammerdins, Bone Warlocks, and Gold Find Barbarians. High-roll versions remain very valuable.

Wraithstep

If Wraithstep comes with Warlock skills and decent stats, it can also be traded for a good amount.

Magic Find Items

In the upcoming season, demand for Magic Find (MF) related Diablo 2 Resurrected items will increase significantly. Destruction charms can now drop from regular hunting grounds and are affected by Magic Find. Consequently, the following items that stack high MF will become more popular:

• Harlequin Crest
• Skullder's Ire
• War Traveler
• The Oculus
• Gheed's Fortune
• Annihilus
• Hellfire Torch

The above is a concise compilation of items worth noting for the Season 14 ladder start. Hopefully, this will make your journey smoother.

Greetings, Diablo 4 fans! We are just days away from the launch of the brand-new Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 14, arriving on May 22nd! Thanks to Patch 3.2, released just a few days ago, we now know that this seasonal update brings with it more refined class balancing and even more brutal endgame challenges. Of particular interest are the series of highly forward-thinking adjustments and bug fixes implemented for Warlock class.

Following this comprehensive rework, Warlock is poised to maintain the same level of dominance in Season 14 that it enjoyed in the previous season. Among the many Warlock builds available, Summon Tainted Blood Boil hybrid build stands head and shoulders above the rest, having already demonstrated its earth-shattering power during the recent Patch 3.2 PTR. Although the official release of Season 14 will inevitably bring some degree of balancing nerfs, this build will undoubtedly retain its throne as the premier S-Tier Warlock build of the season!

Next, we will provide you with a comprehensive breakdown of the gameplay mechanics behind this Summon Tainted Blood Boil Warlock build, helping you kick off Ladder Season 14 with a mindless farming setup that lets you speed-run content with ease!

Warlock Class Rework

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the adjustments made to Warlock class in D2R Season 14 and how they impact Summon Tainted Blood Boil build. 

Although Warlock was only recently introduced to the game in Season 13, via Reign of the Warlock expansion, it did not initially possess the overwhelming, tier-breaking advantage that other launch classes often enjoy right out of the gate. On the contrary, the class and its builds faced significant skepticism throughout Season 13 because of underlying mechanical issues; however, the arrival of Season 14 has completely turned the tide.

Synergy between Blood Boil and Summon Tainted

First and foremost, the synergistic damage intended between Blood Boil and Summon Tainted skills simply wasn't functioning correctly in Season 13. Fortunately, the 3.2 PTR addressed this issue, granting a massive bonus of up to 30% increased Fire Damage per skill level. This means that in its fully optimized endgame state, a single Tainted Demon minion can now dish out approximately 45,000 DPS, a truly game-breaking level of power! 

Evidently, the developers didn't want a single build to be quite so dominant; consequently, in the official release of Season 14, they reduced its synergy bonus to 20%. Although the damage output is slightly lower compared to PTR, it remains an exceptionally powerful and viable build!

Gear & Skill Affix Bugs

Additionally, in the past, affixes such as +3 to Fire Skills, provided by items like Magefist or the Flickering Flame Runeword, did not correctly apply to Summon Tainted skill. However, this bug was completely resolved in Season 14, allowing the bonuses from fire-based gear to stack perfectly on your summoned minions, resulting in a massive leap in performance.

Attack Speed ​​Display Issues

Finally, they also fixed a visual bug where attack speed bonuses, derived from Demonic Mastery and other sources, were not correctly displayed in Summon Tainted skill tooltip. You can now fully manage your Warlock build with complete confidence and clarity.

Skill Tree

Now, let's take a look at the skill tree setup for Summon Tainted/Blood Boil hybrid build. The core logic behind this build is as follows: rely primarily on the massive fire damage output from Summon Tainted, utilize the physical damage from Blood Boil as a secondary source to clear fire-immune monsters, and leverage curses to provide crowd control and target positioning.

Chaos Skills

• Sigil Death / Death Mark: 1 point. Not only does this trigger additional corpse explosions to accelerate clearing speed, but more importantly, it allows you to position and gather your Demon Tainted minions, directing their attacks precisely where you need them.
• Sigil: Lethargy: 1 point. Used to handle high-damage bosses or dangerous elite packs, providing extremely potent crowd control through significant movement speed reduction.

Eldritch Skills

No points required here. This section contains no skills that offer any substantial benefit to this specific build, so you can skip it entirely.

Demon Skills

• Golem: 1 point (prerequisite skill).
• Summon Tainted: 20 points. Your core primary damage-dealing skill; summons fire-breathing demonic turrets.
• Blood Boil: 20 points. The core synergy skill for Summon Tainted, and also your primary source of physical damage when facing fire-immune monsters.
• Demonic Mastery: 20 points. Provides absolutely critical bonuses to damage, attack speed, and burst potential for your Demon Tainted minions.
• Blood Oath: 20 points. Prioritize this over Engorge (listed below) to maximize the damage output of Blood Boil.
• Engorge: Invest all remaining skill points here. Used to further round out skill synergies.

Stat Points

Regarding the stat allocation for Summon Tainted Blood Boil build, there is only one aspect we need to focus on: Vitality. With the exception of the minimum Strength required to equip all end-game gear, invest every remaining stat point into Vitality.

Thanks to a robust base Life pool, this build can easily reach over 2000 Life even without any active buffs. As this is a summoner-style build, your character, the caster, remains safely positioned behind your Demon Tainted minions while dealing damage; consequently, there is no need to obsess over achieving absolute perfection in Resistances and Defense, resulting in an exceptionally high safety margin.

Endgame Gear Setup

This build is hyper-focused on maximizing Fire and Demon skills, achieving high Cast Speed, and minimizing enemy Fire Resistance as much as possible. Therefore, when selecting gear, we prioritize the following items for your consideration:

• Weapon: Mang Song's Lesson
• Jewel: Defender's Fire
• Helmet: Flickering Flame Runeword
• Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope
• Gauntlets: Magefist
• Belt: Arachnid Mesh
• Ring 1: Stone of Jordan
• Ring 2: Opalvein
• Boots: Wraithstep

Mercenaries

Regarding Mercenaries, to push your damage output to the absolute limit, we highly recommend recruiting an Act II Desert Mercenary equipped with Holy Freeze crowd-control Aura. Not only does this provide a wide-area slow effect (CC), but the mercenary's core gear setup also serves as the foundation for dealing truly astronomical damage.

Notably, we utilize Infinity Runeword on the mercenary's weapon. Veteran players will undoubtedly be familiar with this item; while it is extremely expensive, its inherent Conviction Aura, when combined with other specific Runewords, can effectively reduce enemy Fire Resistance into negative territory.

How to farm with ease?

Honestly, this build offers an incredibly smooth gameplay experience, even within Terror Zones. This is particularly evident when encountering large packs of monsters: you can instantly use Death Mark to tag key targets, prompting your Demon Tainted minions to focus their fire on them immediately.

From there, simply maintain a safe distance while casting Sigil of Death to trigger chain reactions of Corpse Explosion, all while relentlessly bombarding the mob with Blood Boil. Even if you encounter monsters with exceptionally high Fire Resistance, Physical damage component of Blood Boil, combined with the focused assault from your Summon Tainted minions, will instantly vaporize them.

In summary, Summon Tainted Blood Boil hybrid build perfectly encapsulates the true essence and allure of Warlock class as a master summoner of the infernal realms. Not only does it boast top-tier damage output, but it also offers an exceptionally high margin for operational error. If you are looking for a premier starter build for Diablo 2: Resurrected Season 14, one that allows for mindless, effortless farming while easily handling any immune monsters, then this build is absolutely the perfect choice for you.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Season 13 started a little later than players expected, but it brought a lot of heavy content, including endgame updates and a new class, Warlock.

If you want a different experience on the ladder, then Warlock is definitely your top choice. Here is a recommended summoner Warlock build, which can be used for leveling or as a final build, and it's quite powerful even without top-tier gear.

Combat Strategy

The core of this build is summoning creatures. Your main fighting force includes a main battle demon (from Bind Demon) and Goatmen. These Goatmen are very powerful, and they have extremely high attack power and Crushing Blow modifier, allowing you to quickly defeat bosses.

Since this is a summoner build, you don't need to manually control them most of the time. If you encounter a powerful enemy, you can use certain skills to enhance your summons.

Death Mark instantly teleports your demon army to the target, greatly reducing the target's defense and increasing the damage your summons deal to it. When corpses appear, use use Engorge on them. This grants your your summons an attack speed and life steal bonus, and instantly heals them.

When facing a boss or a large group of powerful monsters, cast Sigil Lethargy. This curse reduces enemy attack speed and movement speed, increases the damage they take, and further weakens their defense.

Basically, if a monster targets you, simply cast Death Mark on it quickly, then walk away, and your summons will handle the rest.

How to Allocate Skill Points?

• One point skill: Blood Oath and Blade Warp
• Main Skills: Summon Goatman, Demonic Mastery, Bind Demon. Death Mark, Sigil Lethargy, Engorge

Early Game

Your initial goal is to unlock Bind Demon as quickly as possible. You'll first need to invest points in summoning a Goatman, then progress down the skill tree to unlock Demonic Mastery. During this process, you can also allocate points to Blood Oath.

Mid-Game

In the mid-game, you should focus on enhancing Bind Demon and Demonic Mastery. Once you obtain a Bind Demon, it's recommended to raise your Demonic Mastery to 10 points. This is to allow you to have two demon units simultaneously.

Next, it's strongly advised to prioritize allocating 20 skill points to Bind Demon, as its skill level will reliably grant your summoned demons various powerful affixes.

• Level 5: Gain Extra Strong.
• Level 10: Gain Extra Fast.
• Level 15: Gain Spectral Hit.
• Level 20: Gain a random Enchanted affix.

Most importantly, when summoning demons, ensure they have the cursed affix. This affix increases physical damage and breaks physical immunity. This is crucial for dealing with physically immune monsters in Hell difficulty later in the game and is the core of our physical build.

If you're unsure of your summoned demon's abilities, open your skill bar, left-click Unsummon skill, and then don't right-click (as that will dismiss it). This will display detailed information about your summoned demon on the interface.

Late-Game

During leveling, remember to allocate 1 point to Sigil Lethargy, and you only need its damage-boosting debuff effect.

After maxing out Bind Demon, the next step is to raise Demonic Mastery to 20 points. This will further enhance your main demon's attack speed, damage, and other attributes. After that, it's recommended to max out Goatman skill. Goatman's crowd control is also excellent, and then, level up Death Mark.

If you feel your character is struggling to survive and dying easily while leveling, you can allocate some points to Blood Oath. This skill transfers some of the damage you receive to your demon and increases its resistances and health.

Allocate any extra attribute points to Energy or Vitality, depending on your actual needs for mana and health. You can follow this skill point allocation strategy to level up to the maximum.

Equipment Selection

This build has very low equipment requirements, and most of the time, use whatever equipment you can get that's most suitable. If you have many Diablo 2 Resurrected items to choose from, then the following equipment is recommended.

Weapons

The best choice early on is Spirit Sword, or find a four-socket Broad Sword or Crystal Sword and add runes that increase skill levels—it's very powerful.

Armor

Early on, you can choose Stealth armor, which increases movement speed by 25%, and can be used almost throughout the late game. For the helmet, you can pair it with Lore, which provides +1 to all skills.

Authority (Hel+Shael+Ral) is the best Runeword for Warlock. Besides directly adding +1 to Necromancer skills, it also provides fire resistance, faster hit regeneration, and other attributes. It's very practical and easy to obtain, and you can put it on your chest armor later.

Shield

Free Acquisition: After completing the first quest in Act V, an NPC will directly reward you with Ancient's Pledge rune. Socketing it into a three-socket shield instantly provides a large amount of resistance (approximately 50%), greatly improving survivability.

Other Slots

Rings, amulets, etc., focus on increasing magic find (MF) chance and resistances, and even a slight deficiency won't hinder your completion of the game. It's worth noting that Warlocks can dual-wield one-handed weapons, or use a two-handed staff while equipping a shield in their off-hand.

Summoner Warlock isn't the strongest in Endgame, but in terms of gameplay, it's perhaps the most fun class in Season 13. In Endgame, you can try using top-tier gear to enhance it.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 13 arrived much later than expected, but the announcement of the new DLC Reign of the Warlock during Diablo 30th Anniversary livestream somewhat mitigated player discontent.

The official announcement states that Season 13 ladder reset will begin on February 20th. All player characters, items, and leaderboards will be reset to zero. Considering the changes to the new Warlock class and the endgame system, Season 13 promises to be very interesting.

Ladder or Non-Ladder Mode?

Ladder Mode

If you crave a fresh start, enjoy the new economy, and the thrill of climbing to the top of the leaderboards, then Ladder mode is the perfect choice. This mode is highly competitive, with exceptionally active early trading, and you'll have the opportunity to experience ladder-exclusive content.

Each new season resets all data to zero, meaning all players start from scratch, without inheriting any old gear or characters. Therefore, even basic gear can be highly valuable at the beginning of the season.

Non-Ladder Mode

In contrast, if you prefer to play at your own pace, using a well-developed character and accumulated gear, then Non-Ladder is highly recommended.

Tips

It's advisable to try playing with other players. This not only speeds up leveling but also allows you to share loot, increasing gear acquisition efficiency.

Don't forget to check the NPC merchants' goods, and sometimes they might offer hidden gems, such as base gear with good stats.

Don't take too much time farming Diablo 2 Resurrected items on Normal difficulty. Progress to Hell difficulty as quickly as possible, as the highest difficulty yields the best loot.

At the beginning of the season, many basic items are highly valuable. Sell your early finds promptly to accumulate wealth during price spikes. Also, remember to collect Perfect Gems, crafting materials, and key items, and these are excellent trading resources.

Don't assume you have to complete all game content before starting to farm gear. A reasonable strategy is to farm as needed throughout the game to improve your gear level.

Endgame Update

Following the release of Reign of the Warlock DLC, the endgame has also been updated. Whether you participate in ranked mode or not, the changes to endgame content will affect you. The main change is to Terror Zones, which are now the core of the endgame gameplay.

Doubled Respawn Frequency

First, the respawn cycle of Terror Zones has been shortened from once per hour to once every 30 minutes. This means players will be able to experience more terrifying zones without having to wait an entire hour for a less desirable area.

While the time spent in a good zone is shorter, the overall pace is faster and waiting time is reduced, which is a very good optimization.

Terror Zone Monster Enhancement

Based on player feedback that Terror Zones were too weak and not scary enough, the developers have responded to player requests and enhanced the gameplay. Now it can be considered a truly terrifying place. After the update, when you enter a Terror Zone, all monsters within that zone will receive an additional enhancement affix.

Affix effects will apply to every monster in the area and will be clearly displayed in the upper right corner of the game interface and above the monster's head.

Herald

To further enrich the exploration of Terror Zones, the update introduces a new elite enemy: Herald. Their names are purple, and they have a purple vortex-like curse above their heads.

After you kill a certain number of Unique monsters in Terror Zones, the game will notify you that you have attracted the attention of a Herald. This means that a Herald monster will spawn somewhere in the area, waiting for you to hunt it down.

Heralds have multiple levels. Your first encounter will be level 1. As you successfully hunt them down more, the level of subsequent Heralds will gradually increase, and their strength will also grow.

Defeating Heralds is the only way to obtain Sunder Charms. These Charms are key items for building specific builds, and their importance cannot be overstated. In addition, Heralds have a high drop rate for other Diablo 2 Resurrected items, so farming Heralds is a good way to improve your build.

Worldstone Shards

To address the issue of Terror Zones being entirely server-randomized and players lacking choice, the update introduced Worldstone Shards, giving players some control.

Worldstone Shards can randomly drop from Elite or Boss monsters throughout the game. They come in different types:

• Western Worldstone Shard (Act 1)
• Eastern Worldstone Shard (Act 2)
• Southern Worldstone Shard (Act 3)
• Deep Worldstone Shard (Act 4)
• Northern Worldstone Shard (Act 5)

After using a shard, all areas of that current Act in your game will be converted into Terror Zones.

This allows players to actively choose which Acts to terrorize, improving the multiplayer experience. You can play with friends in the same game, continuously clearing all areas of a chapter and hunting down potential Heralds without having to restart the game due to Dreadzone transitions.

Uber Ancients Boss Fight

For players seeking an extreme challenge, the update also introduces a brand-new ultimate boss fight. This requires collecting specific Statues and combining them using Horadric Cubes to open a portal to Uber Ancients.

These Statues have a chance to drop from the act's final boss within a Terror Zones. This means you'll need to strategically farm the corresponding bosses to collect the required Statues based onTerror Zones rotation schedule.

• Talic's Anguish
• Korlic's Pain
• Madawc's Ire
• Bul-Kathos' Nightmare
• Worusk's End

This battle is extremely difficult, and it can be considered the ultimate challenge in Season 13 endgame.

This concludes the complete guide to Diablo 2 Resurrected ladder S13. Whether you're a seasoned veteran preparing for another reset or a complete newcomer about to experience your first ranked season, hopefully this information will help you get off to a better start in the new season.

Blizzard released the Diablo 2 Resurrected update 1.12 patch on December 14th, which fixes the difficulty scaling access, as well as other bug fixes for the PC and the consoles. IGGM lists the complete patch notes about it. It is worth noting that Blizzard refers to it as the 12.6 title update, so if you see the version number used with the console version numbers, don't be confused.

A new patch is now available for Windows PC, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PS4/5. On December 14, the Nintendo Switch patch is already available.

Bug Fixes

For Consoles

* Fixed an issue that required players to have a premium account to access offline player difficulty scaling

* Fixed an issue that caused Assassin traps and Sorceress Hydras to teleport to the player after they move a certain distance from where the skill was cast

For Windows PC

* Fixed an issue that cause Assassin traps and Sorceress Hydras to teleport to the player after they move a certain distance from where the skill was cast

* Fixed an issue where players were unable to bind mouse wheel inputs to skills

This is the related patch content related to Scaling Access. Diablo 2 Resurrected seems to be moving in the right direction, bringing more content to players, thereby optimizing the gaming experience. This is what we like to see, as a Diablo 2 Resurrected Items seller, because better game content means that the D2R Items we provide can play a better role, so that players can immerse themselves in the game.

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