

The Assassin excels at PvP combat but can also be a potent late-game PvE class. Thanks to Diablo 2: Resurrected runewords, there's even a build that allows the Assassin to use the Barbarian's Whirlwind attack. Added in the Lord of Destruction expansion for original Diablo 2, she can either kick butt with spinning heels and fists or can lay deadly traps for unsuspecting victims. The Assassin is a truly interesting class that might not get enough love. Want to be sure each attack hits true, especially in PvP? Try Guided Arrow. Want to see hundreds of arrows pass through your enemies? Choose Strafe. In NM act 4 you'll start seeing fire immune mobs, so that's when you respec into tornado/hurricane, you'll probably be much better at the game by then, but feel free to ask if you have questions.Bow and Crossbow takes you down a different route, focusing on cold, fire, and magic damage. The barbarian is a bit more tricky to play, especially later on, because he's very dependent on a weapon with good damage you don't necessarily get reliably, while the druid is mostly dependent on +skills which he gets plenty from the Leaf runeword.

Fissure is a mighty aoe spell that will easily oneshot entire groups, topping off your mana every time you use it against multiple enemies. Fissure is what you will use to beat the game on normal.Ĭreate a "leaf" runeword later (A Tir and a Ral rune in that order socketed into a two-hand staff with exactly two sockets, you can buy these at drognan in act 2 or even akara in act 1) and potentially a helmet with two more Tir runes - This will give you +6 mana after each kill. Put any skills you have into firestorm until level 12 then into fissure. Today, I'd say the easiest character to start the game is an elemental druid. I made a firewall sorc back then and killed diablo for the first time around level 26 I think (That was before LoD even was out). I remember back in 2000/2001 I had to start over in act 3 because there were no respecs and my barb just was not useable anymore. It might take you a bit longer, but running the same stuff again and again is basically the game anyway later on. Level 12 is easily doable in an hour for experienced players, you'll be fine.
