Diablo 2 Resurrected features numerous classes, and for Season 13 players, the first thing you should do upon starting the game is decide which class to play. I strongly recommend choosing a class based on your own preferences rather than referring to guides.
The reason is that most guides heavily rely on powerful gear, which you’re unlikely to acquire for at least 50 to 100 hours in the early game. This means you’ll struggle more and more as the game progresses, ultimately leading to a poor gaming experience.
Instead, you should choose a class that interests you and gradually learn the game mechanics as you progress through different chapters and difficulties. This will help you better grasp the game mechanics and find your own playstyle. Once you’re very familiar with the mechanics of Diablo 2 Resurrected, then you can start looking for guides.
Each class in Diablo 2 Resurrected has its unique gameplay, and this guide will provide a brief overview.
Sorceress Class
Sorceress is one of the most popular classes in Diablo 2 Resurrected. She boasts high damage output and a relatively simple mechanic, al
ong with one of the best abilities in the game – teleport, allowing for rapid movement or escape from danger.
However, she also has two weaknesses: first, her low health means she needs to stay away from enemies to survive; secondly, she may struggle against enemies immune to certain elements.
Sorceress has three skills: Cold, Fire, and Lightning spells. Most Cold spells slow or freeze enemies, allowing for better battlefield control. While most spells don’t deal high single-target damage, their area-of-effect damage compensates for this, enabling you to kill multiple enemies simultaneously.
Fire spells deal extremely high damage to both groups and single targets, possessing unparalleled destructive power, but their core strategy is to quickly eliminate enemies. Quickly eliminating enemies is the only way to protect yourself.
Lightning spells are unique in that their damage varies greatly, meaning you might instantly kill an enemy on the first attack, or deal almost no damage after multiple casts. Therefore, casting Lightning spells consecutively increases the probability of high damage.
Sorceress relies on powerful spells to defeat enemies from a safe position, making her less dependent on certain Diablo 2 Resurrected Items than other classes.
Amazon Class
Amazons use ranged weapons to deal significant damage to enemies from a safe distance. She has moderate health, and her passive skill grants her a chance to dodge damage while running or attacking.
Focusing on Bow and Crossbow skills is highly recommended. This skill is very versatile, excels at dealing with multiple enemies simultaneously, and provides various elemental attacks.
Amazons are among the highest damage dealers of all classes, but their throwing speed is relatively slow, so you need to ensure every shot is effective. When playing this class, you can whittle down the enemy, fire a few shots, and then retreat. Repeat this process.
Paladin Class
Paladins are very tanky due to their Holy Shield skill and Defensive Auras, but without sufficient gear, their damage output may lag behind other classes.
It’s worth noting that this weakness is only noticeable in the early game, as a fully equipped Paladin is one of the highest damage-dealing classes in the game. Due to their extremely high magic damage output, monsters rarely withstand it.
Necromancer Class
Necromancer can summon minions to fight alongside them against evil forces; they can also use curses to weaken enemies and turn the tide of battle; simultaneously, they can use ranged spells for ranged attacks.
Necromancer Skills include Summoning Skills, Poison and Bone Spells. Summoning spells focus on summoning allies to fight for you. You can summon skeletons from corpses; the total number of skeletons depends on the number you can control. Each skill point invested increases the number of skeletons.
When playing Necromancer class, you will command an army of skeletons and monsters, letting them fight for you.
Barbarian Class
Barbarian is very tanky and excels at head-on combat, being the only class that can wield two weapons simultaneously. He can use Shout as a buff, significantly increasing his and his teammates’ defense and attack capabilities, with a long duration.
Barbarian skills are divided into Combat Skills, Combat Masteries, and Warcries. Combat Skills are primarily active attack skills, similar to Paladin skies. Most Barbarian builds are built around a single Combat Skill, designed to deal damage to a single enemy.
Meanwhile, Barbarians are also the most defensively capable class in Diablo 2 Resurrected, and for this reason, they are considered the most difficult class to master.
Druids Class
They can summon allies, transform into beasts for melee combat, and use magic for ranged attacks. While they possess a wide range of skills, you need to focus on a specific category to effectively progress.
Druids possess a single-transformation ability similar to Necromancers, and their summoning skills allow them to call allies to fight for them. Different summons can be active simultaneously, some of which can provide passive skills to all teammates. When playing as a Druid, your gameplay experience will largely depend on your chosen skill combinations.
This concludes our guide to Diablo 2 Resurrected Season 13 classes. I hope this guide has helped you choose a class. Remember, there are no absolutely wrong choices, and I encourage you to create multiple characters in different classes to experience them all.
