Zones

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This page includes info about zones from the vanilla game and notes changes made to those zones in PD2 relative to the vanilla game. For info about new zones, see Maps.


General

Regular monsters have a monster level equal to the level of the zone they're found in and champion/unique monsters have a monster level that is +2/+3 higher than that. A monster's level determines which treasure classes it can drop items from. Monsters drop items with item levels equal to their monster level, which influences the affixes and sockets those items can get.

Changes

  • Many zones have had their zone level increased (shown below; included in-game next to the zone name in the upper right corner)
  • The 3 red portal zones in Act 5 (Abaddon, Pit of Acheron, Infernal Pit) have had their density increased by 40-50%, and Mausoleum & Crypt have had their density increased by 9%
  • The Maggot Lair and Arcane Sanctuary in Act 2 have wider pathways
  • Lower Kurast no longer has super chests due to their mismatched risk/reward
  • Some zones can temporarily be affected by "corruption" which raises their zone level to 85 and increases the chance for Worldstone Shards to drop - a random zone will be selected every 15 minutes, and when a game is created, that zone will be "corrupted" for the duration of the game (only applies in Hell difficulty games where Baal's quest has been completed)

Zone Levels

List of Zone Levels
Zone Normal Nightmare Hell Location WP Hell
was		 Super Unique Monsters
Rogue Encampment - - - A1 **
Blood Moor 1 36 67 A1
Den of Evil 1 36 79 A1 Blood Moor Corpsefire
Cold Plains 2 36 68 A1 ** Bishibosh
Cave Level 1 2 36 77 A1 Cold Plains
Cave Level 2 2 37 78 A1 Cold Plains Coldcrow
Burial Grounds 3 36 85 A1 80 Blood Raven*
Crypt 3 37 85 A1 Burial Grounds 83 Bonebreaker
Mausoleum 3 37 85 A1 Burial Grounds
Stony Field 4 37 68 A1 ** Rakanishu
Tristram 6 39 82 A1 Stony Field 76 Griswold*
Underground Passage Level 1 4 37 69 A1
Underground Passage Level 2 4 38 83 A1
Dark Wood 5 38 68 A1 ** Treehead Woodfist
Black Marsh 6 38 69 A1 **
Hole Level 1 5 38 85 A1 Black Marsh 80
Hole Level 2 5 39 85 A1 Black Marsh 81
Forgotten Tower - - - A1 Black Marsh
Tower Cellar Level 1 7 38 82 A1 Black Marsh 75
Tower Cellar Level 2 7 39 83 A1 Black Marsh 76
Tower Cellar Level 3 7 40 84 A1 Black Marsh 77
Tower Cellar Level 4 7 41 85 A1 Black Marsh 78
Tower Cellar Level 5 7 42 85 A1 Black Marsh 79 The Countess
Tamoe Highland 8 39 69 A1
Pit Level 1 7 39 85 A1 Tamoe Highland
Pit Level 2 7 40 85 A1 Tamoe Highland
Monastery Gate 8 40 70 A1
Outer Cloister 9 40 70 A1 **
Barracks 9 40 70 A1 The Smith*
Jail Level 1 10 41 71 A1 **
Jail Level 2 10 41 71 A1 Pitspawn Fouldog
Jail Level 3 10 41 71 A1
Inner Cloister 10 41 72 A1 **
Cathedral 11 42 72 A1 Bone Ash
Catacombs Level 1 11 42 80 A1 72
Catacombs Level 2 11 42 80 A1 ** 73
Catacombs Level 3 12 43 85 A1 73
Catacombs Level 4 12 43 85 A1 73 Andariel*
Secret Cow Level 28 64 81 A1 Rogue Encampment (Portal) The Cow King*
Lut Gholein - - - A2 **
Sewers Level 1 13 43 74 A2 Lut Gholein
Sewers Level 2 13 43 74 A2 Lut Gholein **
Sewers Level 3 14 44 75 A2 Lut Gholein Radament*
Rocky Waste 14 43 75 A2
Stony Tomb Level 1 12 44 85 A2 Rocky Waste 78
Stony Tomb Level 2 12 44 85 A2 Rocky Waste 79 Creeping Feature
Dry Hills 15 44 76 A2 **
Halls of the Dead Level 1 12 44 79 A2 Dry Hills
Halls of the Dead Level 2 13 45 82 A2 Dry Hills ** 81
Halls of the Dead Level 3 13 45 85 A2 Dry Hills 82 Bloodwitch the Wild
Far Oasis 16 45 76 A2 ** Beetleburst
Maggot Lair Level 1 17 45 85 A2 Far Oasis 84
Maggot Lair Level 2 17 45 85 A2 Far Oasis 84
Maggot Lair Level 3 17 46 85 A2 Far Oasis Coldworm the Burrower*
Lost City 17 46 77 A2 ** Dark Elder
Ancient Tunnels 17 46 85 A2 Lost City
Valley of Snakes 18 46 77 A2
Claw Viper Temple Level 1 14 47 85 A2 Valley of Snakes 82
Claw Viper Temple Level 2 14 47 85 A2 Valley of Snakes 83 Fangskin
Harem Level 1 - - - A2
Harem Level 2 13 47 78 A2
Palace Cellar Level 1 13 47 78 A2 **
Palace Cellar Level 2 13 47 78 A2
Palace Cellar Level 3 13 48 78 A2 Fire Eye
Arcane Sanctuary 14 48 79 A2 ** The Summoner*
Canyon of the Magi 16 48 80 A2 ** 79
Tal Rasha's Tomb 17 49 82 A2 80 Ancient Kaa the Soulless
Tal Rasha's Chamber 17 49 85 A2 80 Duriel*
Kurast Docks - - - A3 **
Spider Forest 21 49 79 A3 **
Arachnid Lair 21 50 79 A3 Spider Forest
Spider Cavern 21 50 79 A3 Spider Forest Sszark the Burning
Great Marsh 21 50 80 A3 **
Flayer Jungle 22 50 80 A3 ** Stormtree
Swampy Pit Level 1 21 51 85 A3 Flayer Jungle 80
Swampy Pit Level 2 21 51 85 A3 Flayer Jungle 81
Swampy Pit Level 3 21 51 85 A3 Flayer Jungle 82 Witch Doctor Endugu
Flayer Dungeon Level 1 22 51 81 A3 Flayer Jungle
Flayer Dungeon Level 2 22 51 85 A3 Flayer Jungle 82
Flayer Dungeon Level 3 22 51 85 A3 Flayer Jungle 83
Lower Kurast 22 52 80 A3 **
Kurast Bazaar 22 52 81 A3 **
Ruined Temple 23 53 85 A3 Kurast Bazaar 84 Battlemaid Sarina
Disused Fane 23 53 85 A3 Kurast Bazaar 84
Sewers Level 1 23 52 85 A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast 84 Icehawk Riftwing
Sewers Level 2 24 53 85 A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast
Upper Kurast 23 52 81 A3 **
Forgotten Reliquary 23 53 85 A3 Upper Kurast 84
Forgotten Temple 24 54 85 A3 Upper Kurast
Kurast Causeway 24 53 81 A3
Disused Reliquary 24 54 85 A3 Kurast Causeway
Ruined Fane 24 54 85 A3 Kurast Causeway
Travincal 24 54 82 A3 ** 3 Council Members
Durance of Hate Level 1 25 55 83 A3
Durance of Hate Level 2 25 55 83 A3 **
Durance of Hate Level 3 25 55 83 A3 Mephisto*, 3 Council Members
The Pandemonium Fortress - - - A4 **
Outer Steppes 26 56 82 A4
Plains of Despair 26 56 85 A4 83 Izual*
City of the Damned 27 57 84 A4 **
River of Flame 27 57 85 A4 ** Hephasto the Armorer*
Chaos Sanctuary 28 58 85 A4 Diablo*, De Seis, Infector, Grand Vizier
Harrogath - - - A5 **
Bloody Foothills 24 58 80 A5 Shenk the Overseer, Dac Farren
Frigid Highlands 25 59 81 A5 ** Eldritch, Sharptooth, Eyeback
Abaddon 39 60 85 A5 Frigid Highlands 81
Arreat Plateau 26 60 81 A5 ** Thresh Socket
Pit of Acheron 39 61 85 A5 Arreat Plateau 82
Crystalline Passage 29 61 82 A5 **
Frozen River 29 61 83 A5 Crystalline Passage Frozenstein
Glacial Trail 29 61 83 A5 ** Bonesaw Breaker
Drifter Cavern 29 61 85 A5 Glacial Trail 84
Frozen Tundra 27 60 81 A5 **
Infernal Pit 39 62 85 A5 Frozen Tundra 83
Nihlathak's Temple 32 63 83 A5 Pindleskin
Halls of Anguish 33 63 83 A5
Halls of Pain 34 64 84 A5 **
Halls of Vaught 36 64 84 A5 Nihlathak*
The Ancients' Way 29 62 82 A5 **
Icy Cellar 29 62 83 A5 The Ancient's Way Snapchip Shatter
Arreat Summit 37 68 87 A5 Korlic*, Talic*, Madawc*
Worldstone Keep Level 1 39 65 85 A5
Worldstone Keep Level 2 40 65 85 A5 **
Worldstone Keep Level 3 42 66 85 A5
Throne of Destruction 43 66 85 A5 Lister, Ventar, Bartuc, Achmel, Colenzo
Worldstone Chamber 43 66 85 A5 Baal*
Matron's Den - - 85 A5 Harrogath (Portal) 83 Lilith (Uber Andariel)
Forgotten Sands - - 85 A5 Harrogath (Portal) 83 Uber Duriel
Furnace of Pain - - 85 A5 Harrogath (Portal) 83 Uber Izual
* base monster type is unique
** zone has a waypoint

Level 85 Zone Info

Level 85 zones are the zones in which the highest level items (TC 87) can be found from both champion and unique monsters since 85+2 and 85+3 are both at least 87. This means the highest level items can also be found in level 84 zones from unique monsters.

Many zone levels were increased to 85 so there are more endgame places to farm. Keep in mind that some zones are still worth farming even if they aren't level 85. Even if all items can't be found within lower level zones, they may have other advantages such as higher monster density, fewer immune/resistant monsters, more monster types that have better drop chances for valuable non-equipment items like runes, or the zones themselves may be closer to waypoints so they can be cleared faster. For example, both the cow level and Arcane Sanctuary are quite worthwhile despite being level 81 and level 79.


The following chart lists all level 85 zones with the amount of monster types in those zones that have immunities. Some monster types have multiple immunities and contribute toward the amounts in multiple columns. Unique monsters may still have other immunities since they have random bonuses. For example, "2 + 1" means there are 2 normal monster types that spawn with immunities and 1 super unique pack that spawns with immunities.

These immunities haven't changed in PD2 so the Amazon Basin wiki has more comprehensive color-coded resistance/immunity charts for each zone.

Level 85 Zones and their Immunities
Zone Physical
Immunes		 Magic
Immunes		 Fire
Immunes		 Lightning
Immunes		 Cold
Immunes		 Poison
Immunes		 Location Vanilla
Level
Burial Grounds 2 A1 80
Mausoleum 2 A1 Burial Grounds 85
Crypt 2 + 1 A1 Burial Grounds 83
Hole 1 3 1 1 A1 Black Marsh 80
Hole 2 3 1 1 A1 Black Marsh 81
Tower Cellar 4 1 2 1 A1 Black Marsh 78
Tower Cellar 5 1 2 + 1 1 0 + 1 A1 Black Marsh 79
Pit 1 2 1 2 A1 Tamoe Highlands 85
Pit 2 2 1 2 A1 Tamoe Highlands 85
Catacombs 3 1 1 1 A1 73
Catacombs 4 3 1 A1 73
Stony Tomb 1 3 1 A2 Rocky Waste 78
Stony Tomb 2 2 0 + 1 0 + 1 A2 Rocky Waste 79
Halls of the Dead 3 1 1 2 + 1 4 A2 Dry Hills 82
Maggot Lair 1 1 2 4 A2 Far Oasis 84
Maggot Lair 2 1 2 4 A2 Far Oasis 84
Maggot Lair 3 1 2 0 + 1 4 + 1 A2 Far Oasis 85
Ancient Tunnels 1 1 1 1 A2 Lost City 85
Claw Viper Temple 1 1 1 4 2 A2 Valley of Snakes 82
Claw Viper Temple 2 1 1 3 + 1 1 A2 Valley of Snakes 83
Swampy Pit 1 1 2 3 A3 Flayer Jungle 80
Swampy Pit 2 2 2 3 A3 Flayer Jungle 81
Swampy Pit 3 1 2 2 A3 Flayer Jungle 82
Flayer Dungeon 2 1 2 1 3 3 A3 Flayer Jungle 82
Flayer Dungeon 3 1 2 + 1 1 3 2 A3 Flayer Jungle 83
Ruined Temple 1 1 2 + 1 A3 Kurast Bazaar 84
Disused Fane 1 1 2 A3 Kurast Bazaar 84
Sewers 1 1 1 1 + 1 A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast 84
Sewers 2 1 1 5 A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast 85
Forgotten Temple 1 1 2 A3 Upper Kurast 85
Forgotten Reliquary 1 1 2 A3 Upper Kurast 84
Disused Reliquary 1 1 2 A3 Kurast Causeway 85
Ruined Fane 1 1 2 A3 Kurast Causeway 85
Plains of Despair 2 2 2 A4 83
River of Flame 1 2 2 3 A4 85
Chaos Sanctuary 2 + 1 1 + 1 1 + 1 A4 85
Abaddon 1 3 1 1 2 A5 Frigid Highlands 81
Pit of Acheron 1 1 4 1 2 A5 Arreat Plateau 82
Drifter Cavern 1 1 1 6 2 A5 Glacial Trail 84
Infernal Pit 6 1 4 1 A5 Frozen Tundra 83
Worldstone Keep 1 4 2 5 2 A5 85
Worldstone Keep 2 1 1 3 2 3 A5 85
Worldstone Keep 3 2 5 2 2 3 A5 85
Throne of Destruction 1 + 1 4 + 1 1 3 + 1 3 + 2 A5 85
Worldstone Chamber - - - - - - A5 85
Matron's Den 1 3 0 + 1 Pandemonium Event 83
Forgotten Sands 1 1 2 0 + 1 2 Pandemonium Event 83
Furnace of Pain 1 4 1 3 + 1 1 Pandemonium Event 83
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