Links
General Guides
| Name | Author | Season |
|---|---|---|
| A truly comprehensive Dclone guide - Mechanics/Numbers/Strategies | Wuslwiz | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Comprehensive Guide on Summons' Damage - Necromancer Version | ultraover (Renato Machado) | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Act 5 Merc Guide | kickbitbeatborg | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Pathfinding Guide | Knoofle | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| End-Game Basics for PD2 | Aygran | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Gambling Guide | Hastmannen | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Shopping Guide | Hastmannen | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Low Level Duels Item guide clvl 1-30 | Hastmannen | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Basic Mechanics and Mercenary Guide | Mayswan | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| The practical guide to LLD-crafting rlvl 30 | Hastmannen | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Discord Trading Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 5 (Ascension) |
Class Build Guides
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Assassin
| Name | Author | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Bladesin - An In-Depth Guide | Wuslwiz | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Mindblast Assassin Guide | Sass & Bagel | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Blade Fury Assassin Guide | Sass | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Lightning Trap Assassin Guide | Ehliminatoa | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Venom Bow Assassin Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Poison Dagger Assassin Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Dragon Talon "Kicksin" Assassin Guide | Syron1x | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Cobra strike Assassin Guide | Bagel | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Fire Trapper | Ehliminatoa | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Whirlwind "Shadow" Assassin Guide | InsightKnight | Season 3 (Domination) |
| Mind Blast Leveling Assassin Guide | Marvl | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Blade Sentinel Assassin Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Blade Fury (Multishot) Assassin Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Fissure & Blizzard Blades Assassin Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Phoenix Strike Assassin Guide | Lqgash | Season 5 (Ascension) |
| Real Guides #2 - Dual Elemental Trapsin | Wuslwiz | Season 5 (Ascension) |
Barbarian
| Name | Author | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Warcry Barb | theBerliner | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| DoomFamine DreamDragon Frenzy Barbarian | sKeLeToR | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Incinerator Frenzy Barbarian | sKeLeToR | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| FlyManXoxo's Comprehensive Throwing Barbarian Guide | FlyManXoxo | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Throw Barbarian - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| HC Wolf Barbarian - Build Guide | LordDeSeis | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Frenzy Barbarian Guide | Ananochi | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Throw Barb In-Depth Guide | ChubHC | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Gold Find / Magic Find Travincal Barb In-Depth Guide | Hastmannen | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Whirlwind Barb | AlwaysOn_nakama | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| AFK Gold Find Barb Guide | Skitzdrift | Season 3 (Domination) |
| Throw Barb In-Depth Guide (Updated for Season 4) | ChubHC | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Frenzy/Dual Swing Leveling Barbarian Guide | Marvl | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Blizzard (Cold) Barbarian Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| HC Bow Barbarian Guide - Updated S4 | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Jab/Fend Barb - Updated S4 | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Poison WW Barb | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
Druid
| Name | Author | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Summoner Druid - An In-Depth Guide | Wuslwiz | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Full Summon Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Fire Elemental Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Fireclaw + Fury Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Fury On Strike Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Wind Druid Overview | Thomas McMullen | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Fireclaw Bear Build Guide and Showcase | SchmittyTACP | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Fireclaw Bear Build Guide | SchmittyTACP | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| ATD Shapeshift Guide | SchmittyTACP | Season 3 (Domination) |
| Summoning Druid Guide | Marvl | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Maul Werebear Guide | SchmittyTACP | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Fire Elemental Guide | SchmittyTACP | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Artic Maul Bear - Updated S4 | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Rabies Wolf | SchmittyTACP | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Windy Elemental Guide | SchmittyTACP | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Shockwave Bear Druid Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 5 (Ascension) |
Necromancer
| Name | Author | Season |
|---|---|---|
| sKeLeToR's "Gamma Ray" Poison Necro | sKeLeToR | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Thetedster's Poison-Necro Guide From Beginning to End | Thetedster | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Curse and Golem Necromancer - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Skeleton/Golem snapshot Necro summoner. | Angryaa | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| The Revive Golem Necro GUIDE | ultraover (Renato Machado) | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Explosionmancer - Corpse Explosion Build | Krylus | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| ChickenSoups Necromancer Golem/Revive Guide | ChickenSoup | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Necromancer guide with Poison Nova / Dagger | ilnated | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Comprehensive Bone Necromancer: "The Dentist" | Allenh93 | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Delphino's Teeth Necro | Delphino | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Poison Necro Guide - Complete Poison Build | Bubbles | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| Brand Bowmancer Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Pyromancer - Updated S4 | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| MultishotMancer - Updated S4 | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Support Curse Necro - Uber Trist | CircaG | Season 5 (Ascension) |
Paladin
| Name | Author | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Frost Knight Zealot Paladin | sKeLeToR | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Flamewarden Zealot Paladin | sKeLeToR | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Paladin holy shock beginner guide | yeetmaster655 | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Holy Bolt Paladin | JamesZahh | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| UberFanazealot | Maddinsche | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| "The Cleric" aka. Healadin | Ólverius | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Uber Zealer | schnda | Season 3 (Domination) |
| Budget Uber Zealer | Skitzdrift | Season 3 (Domination) |
| Summoner Zealot | Igtenos | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| The Hydradin - Updated S4 | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
Sorceress
| Name | Author | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Meteor Sorceress - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Combustion/Fireball/Frozen Orb - Build Guide | GTBword | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Melee Enchantress - Outdated | ChugThatEstus | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Fire Bolt / Combustion - Build Guide | Lpdp_ | Season 1 (Awakening) |
| Multi-Shot Bow Sorceress - Build Guide | Lucky Luciano | Season 2 (Transcendence) |
| No-block Combustion Phoenix Sorceress | Starshine09 | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Fend Spearceress Build Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 4 (Enlightenment) |
| Frozen Queen - Blizzard Build Guide | CircaG | Season 5 (Ascension) |
| Real Guides #1 - Key/Token Farm Fireball/Combustion Guide | Wuslwiz | Season 5 (Ascension) |
| Ice Maiden Bow Sorc Build Guide | ChugThatEstus | Season 5 (Ascension) |
Planning Tools & Useful Links
Main site: ProjectDiablo2.com
Reddit: r/ProjectDiablo2
Discord: PD2's Discord (announcements and most game discussions happen here)
Wiki: wiki.projectdiablo2.com (you're here now)
Github: github.com/Project-Diablo-2 (open-source aspects of PD2)
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Installation Guide | cory | Step-by-step instructions for installing PD2 (source) |
| PlugY | BetweenWalls | PlugY with settings adjusted for PD2 |
| PD2-Singleplayer Pack | BetweenWalls | PlugY item/character pack for singleplayer |
| Catalog of PD2 Builds | pedrob_d | Includes descriptions of over 200 builds and variations, with links to over 100 guides (source) |
| "Portal" Skill Planner | BetweenWalls | Character skill planner with skill/synergy info up to level 60 |
| Necromancer Pet Calculator | ultraover (Renato Machado) |
Necromancer pet calculator, with correct damage calculations from auras and spirits |
| FilterBird | BetweenWalls | Filter simulation tool |
| Item Filter Highlighting | multimentha | Filter syntax highlighting for Notepad++, screenshot: 
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| Loot Filter Hints | TommyC90 | Filter syntax highlighting for Visual Studio Code |
| Runeword Grid | BetweenWalls | Shows weapon runewords in a grid with runewords on one axis and weapon types on the other axis. Helps visualize which runewords can be used in which bases. |
| Runeword Calculator & Filter | Acien | Shows runewords based on selected runes, item types, sockets, and string search (vanilla & pd2) |
| Affix Calculator | Swoosh | Shows available affixes for an item based on user-selected inputs - make a copy of the document to use it |
| Monster Revive Guide | perkylaturkey | Image guide for reviving monsters (source) |
| Claw Guide | Bagel | Image guide for answering "are these white claws worth anything?" (source) |
| A2 Merc Weapon Comparison | Satyrox | Image chart for comparing many popular weapons for act 2 mercenaries (source) |
| BFury/BSentinel Calc | Sass | Two spreadsheets for calculating Blade Fury/Sentinel damage - to use them, click "file" -> "make a copy" in order to edit your own character's values (source) |
| PD2-Converter | BetweenWalls | Converts character/stash files to the most recent season (no need to drop items) |
| Text Files/Text File Tables | PD2 text files (extracted from patch_d2.mpq using MPQ Editor & D2 LoD listfile) |
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D2 Filter Picker | mik1893 | Tool to quickly switch loot filter in use, selecting it from an online repository of filters. Can be customized to use your own list of filters. (PD2's launcher does this now) |
| PD2 Tooling | Meeps | Item reference and search tool (site offline) |
| PD2 RuneWizard | itsme | Shows runewords based on selected runes, with runeword info available on mouse-over (last updated 2021-02-07) |
| Runecatcher | msr- | Shows runewords based on selected runes, item types, sockets, and magic properties (last updated in S3) |
| Runeword Explorer | Fractall_Games | Shows runewords based on selected runes, item types, sockets, stats, etc (vanilla & pd2) (last updated in S3) |
| Singleplayer Item Pack | Swoosh | Includes items & characters for singleplayer with PlugY (older versions: S1 S2) (last updated in S3) |
| Maxroll PD2 Planner | Riv | Full character planner (briefly supported during S4, save/load and some other features no longer work) |
For vanilla information, see vanilla wikis and tools:
- Major Wikis
- The Amazon Basin (most accurate and comprehensive wiki)
- The Arreat Summit (Blizzard's wiki)
- DiabloWiki.net
- Diablo Archive (Fandom wikis offer a hostile user-experience with many ads, but can still be useable if you can't find the info elsewhere)
- Other
- D2 Library FAQtoids (in-depth explanations of various formulas)
- Silospen Drop Calculator
- PlanetDiablo Affix Calculator
- IAS Calculator (originally hosted on ingame.de)
- DiabloII.net Damage Calculator
- MaxRoll Character Planner
- MF Diminishing Returns
- Phrozen Keep Guide for Text Files