Looking for a beginner’s guide to Diablo 2 Resurrected? It’s been over 20 years since Diablo 2 launched, so it’s completely understandable if you don’t remember every little detail about the RPG game. Though Blizzard has done a great job remaking Diablo 2, there are certain aspects of the game that haven’t stood the test of time. Who might’ve guessed that a game named after the devil could be so unforgiving?
Whether you’re a returning Diablo player looking for a quick refresher, or you’re a complete newcomer to the series, these tips should be helpful at the start of the game. We’ll have you ready to send Diablo and his minions back to Hell before you get the chance to pick a Diablo 2 class.
Outside of combat, you’ll spend a lot of time in Diablo 2’s inventory menus. You can speed up the selling process with the new quality of life tweak that allows you to instantly sell an item at a store. Control and left click on any item in your inventory to sell it to a merchant. You can save plenty of time with this handy little shortcut, sparing you minutes each time you finish battling demons.
The scrolls of identify and town portal are going to be two of your most used items in Diablo 2, right next to potions. Once you unlock access to the vendor in Act 1, purchase a tome of identity and town portal right away. These tomes allow you to store up to 20 scrolls in each vessel, saving you plenty of inventory space. The tomes should become a mainstay of your inventory throughout the game, likely occupying the same space from beginning to end.
Diablo 2 doesn’t spend much time highlighting what mercenaries are and how they can be used effectively. In almost every act, there are mercenaries that can fight alongside you for a price. In Act 1, Kashya rewards you with a Rogue mercenary after completing the Blood Raven quest. Mercenaries fight with you until they die, and they can die pretty quickly if you aren’t paying attention to them.
The devs implemented a number of important quality of life changes to Diablo 2 Resurrected, but the ability to respec at will isn’t one of them. That’s right, if you want to respec your character, you only have one opportunity to do so throughout the entire game. After completing the Den of Evil quest in Act 1, Akara gives you an opportunity to reset all of your skills. This opportunity occurs once per difficulty.
Okay, so you know how we just said you should spend your skill points carefully? If you’re only planning on playing through the game once on Normal difficulty, don’t be afraid to experiment with your build. Diablo 2’s starter difficulty doesn’t require you to create the most optimal build – you can get away with wasting some points if you want to try something new.
