My play style is very conservative, due to death being very expensive to me: all items belonging to that character are gone, and must be found again upon character re-creation. Sorceress (Frozen Orb/Fireball) - easy to aim, direct damage highly mobile, but not very safe in Hell

Paladin (Hammerdin) - good killing speed, aiming takes some skill needs a bit of block/physical damage reduction in Hell Necromancer (Summoner) - decent killing speed, least item dependent safest in Hell due to having many tanks However, you can gain a lot of mana from leveling up and from equipment, so, depending on your expertise, you can actually invest less than you think here if you know what your doing.Amazon (Freezing Arrow) - slow, item dependent the hardest to get to GuardianĪssassin (Lightning Trapper) - fast killer, very low item dependence very safe in Hellīarbarian (Concentrate with shield) - slow until a good weapon is found Hell was very safe, but needs good itemsĭruid (Tornado/Hurricane) - has decent tank, hard to aim tornadoes, good damage, decently safe in Hell Diablo 2 Energy - Energy is all about Mana in Diablo 2 and essential for magic characters to cast spells.Diablo 2 Vitality - Vitality boosts life and stamina and is basically worth investing in for almost any character or build.It also improves your chance to block with shields. Diablo 2 Dexterity - Dexterity in Diablo 2 largely revolves around improving your ranged abilities, increasing your accuracy and is a prerequisite for most ranged weapons.

Damage wise that's mainly for melee characters - increasing weapon damage for each point you invest - but even magic uses will need some strength to be able to use some of the heavier armor. Diablo 2 Strength - As the game says, this lets you increase your attack damage and equip more weapons and armor.But what do the main options of Strength, Dexterity, Vitality and Energy do? There's no point putting all your magic character's stats into strength, obviously.

Whatever character you pick in Diablo 2, it's important to spend your points wisely as you earn them. Magically they can use fire and wind spells, transform into animals (like a bear) to fight, and summon all sorts of plants and creatures to fight for them. The Diablo 2 Druid class is a good one if you want a jack-of-all-trades as they can take a beating like the Barbarian, put out damage like a Sorceress, and summon companions like a Necromancer.

Diablo 2 best class for single player