Best Starter Class in Diablo 2 Resurrected

Discover the best starter class in diablo ii resurrected for beginners. Learn why casters are recommended over warriors for new players.

Playstyle Choices:

• If you want to play an archer, play an Amazon.
• If you want to blast enemies with fireballs, play a Sorceress.
• If you want to summon skeletons to follow you, play a Necromancer.

Caster vs. Warrior for Starters:

Warrior builds, defined as characters who kill by hitting with a weapon (ranged or melee), are heavily dependent on their weapon for damage output. New players often lack a stockpile of good mid-to-late game weapons, making their progress subject to RNG. If you don’t find the right weapon, you’ll need to farm with insufficient gear. Casters, on the other hand, have a more reliable baseline damage determined by Skill Points invested and synergies. While gear still matters, +skills items and unique/set items boosting spell damage contribute significantly. Casters can generally kill effectively even without top-tier gear, making them better for farming their way up the gear ladder.

Recommended Starter Builds:

• Assassin (Trap Assassin)
• Druid (Elemental Druid)
• Necromancer (Poison Necromancer)
• Necromancer (Summonmancer)
• Paladin (Hammeradin)
• Sorceress (Blizzard Sorceress)
• Sorceress (Meteorb Sorceress)

Warrior builds are often too fickle due to RNG and too expensive for top-tier play to recommend for beginners. While some warrior builds like Auradins (dealing elemental damage) or Smiteadin (overcoming gear handicaps) are viable, casters are the easiest way to progress and farm starter gear.

Best Farming Characters for PvM:

For Player-Versus-Monster (PvM) gameplay, focusing on runs like Boss Runs (Andariel, Mephisto, Baal), Super Unique Runs (Shenk, Eldritch, Pindleskin), and Area Runs (The Pit, Mausoleum, Ancient Tunnels, Chaos Sanctuary), several factors determine the best starter characters: ease-of-progression, kill speed, and survivability.

Ease-of-Progression:

Reaching late-game areas is a prerequisite for farming gear. In a group, a Summonmancer, Hammeradin, and Smiteadin can easily clear most enemies, with the Necromancer's minions bolstered by auras from other characters or an Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary with an Insight runeword polearm. Physical immunes can be handled by the Hammeradin. Without a group, Hell difficulty presents challenges with enemy immunities to fire, cold, and lightning. Relying on a single element is difficult. Mercenaries can help, but ideally, you need a less common damage source or two. This makes builds like the Blizzard Sorceress or Auradins less ideal as primary damage sources due to their reliance on specific elements.

Sorceress for Farming:

The Sorceress is highlighted as the best farming character for new players due to her teleport ability, allowing for quick map traversal.

Druid Durability:

While not the fastest, the Wind Druid has access to two damage types and boasts high base HP, an Oak Sage summon, and Cyclone Armor, making them more durable than the Sorceress.