This video isn’t really for me, but none of the other popular D2 streamers are taking their time showing early game content in detail like you are doing. Keep it up. When people come back to play D2R I’m sure they will appreciate your vids. Also it’s kind of cool to see the runewords made “on video”. 😎
@@GGMentor yeah no worries. I enjoy having good D2 content videos playing in the background while I do my MF or LK runs. I happen to stumble upon your channel. While know 99% of the things you talked about you never know when you might learn a new detail or two. You really explain things in detail and like I said I’m sure new and or returning players will appreciate your content. Oh and Honor is a very good budget zealer runeword I’ve often beaten Hell mode with it in a 5 socket scourge.😎
@@amfitness5598 I do plan to eventually go over more end game content stuff but to be honest I feel like the majority of the players coming in d2r are gonna be complete noobs haha. I got a small taste of that during the alpha as I watched a player try to put a shield and a javalin on an act 2 Merc and get frustrated then start cursing at him lol. and it was then I realized the need for some more beginner stuff.
@@GGMentor yeah and there is a fairly big part of the D3 community (which I played myself for 4 years after it launched religiously) that will be D2R “noobs”. Should be interesting seeing them try to deal with immunities in Hell or the limited respecs of skills. I honestly think that the guides the high end D2LoD streamers are doing won’t be achievable for the majority of the D2R player base. I just watched a DBrunski123 video earlier where he had 3 piece Tal’s , deaths fathom all kinds of GG charms etc and labeled the build “budget” or “trades achievable”…problem is the players won’t have hundreds of followers on Bnet to trade and give them stuff early ladder. I often feel like those few people don’t realize how hard it is for the newbie or shy type player who isn’t very social to play and gear up online.
Sounds like you found the right place sir. Check out my tutorial/refresher playlist. ua-cam.com/play/PLMSHEYBEG_OMnNcXKLQftM61CJE-aQm1v.html I also have two other playlists one on all the sets and one on all the uniques.
Malice is probably the most underrated. I think a lot of people don’t really get how good open wounds is. Plus it lowers enemy defense and prevents healing. So good for bosses
Problem with open wounds is the damage it deals is based on character level, plust the effect only lasts 8 seconds. People don't get a good look at what open wounds is great for until they get into the higher levels and see monster regenerate there entire pool of health in the blink of an eye.
Yeah the 8 seconds is the big downside. That’s an eternity in d2 combat. I combine it with high resistances and hit recovery for taking on bosses in hell.
Yes, and it's a nice lesson though because of the relatively cheap nature of the recipe. And will help them from making a much larger mistake with more valuable runewords later
Was desperately needed. I recorded each recipe. Informational and well explained with being patronizing like others. Thanks a bunch. I have a plethora of runes which can now be earmarked for something.
If you have a nice base item, +15%Def or +15%Dur and your rubeword comes out as a trash roll, throw it in the cube with Hel and TP scroll. It will remove(delete) the runes in the item and you can try try again. :) Best way to get those sick 35FCR Spirit monarchs.
I know this video is kind of old but honestly Splendor is pretty amazing and it's definitely a worth while runeword. Spirit is the go to shield for anyone as its got some amazing stats. There are a few "problems" with Spirit though... first off for anyone other than a paladin the lowest shield it can go in is a Monarch which is hell difficulty , then if you do find it you can't use it until 54 which is 17 levels later, and finally the biggest issue? It takes 156 strength to equip. That's a huge investment of stats especially at 54 for casters. Spelndor is a super low requirement shield that's basically a lidless eye with MF and GF on it.
I've had a few people question do you really need faster run/walk. The simple answer is yes not only does it get you around the map faster but it allows you to kite mobs
28:14 The problem with Spirit is specifically the fact you need a 4-socket shield to put it into. It does not drop before Hell, as the first non-paladin base that can have 4 sockets is Monarch - elite item. As such, Splendor makes a lot of sense if you lack its +1 to skills or +10% fcr bonus to reach next breakpoint.
As soon as I get a chance to sit down and make a list haha. Debating on whether to even bother with a "mid level rune words" video as pretty much everything I left out is considered high level lol
yes all D2 LoD Ladder only runewords are available on Single Player and Non Ladder for D2R. However New Ladder only Runewords introduced in D2R are still Ladder only.
My elemental bowazon has both harmony and melody. She breezed through nightmare and is in early hell. (Edit: And starting to struggle, obviously. Doing hell with early to mid nightmare gear is making me question my build. Fangskin in the claw viper temple is kicking my butt.)There is a difference I’d like to point out: Harmony has a really big damage boost. I’m at level 20 with my attack skills (although not with a lot of synergies because this is a compromise build) but I’m still doing almost as much physical as elemental damage. Melody with its plus to skills gives her like a 10 % higher elemental dmg output, multiplied by being on a slightly faster bow, but its physical damage is just gone. Also like to point out that 4 socket sceptres are super rare, so finding one with good skill bonuses isn’t realistically going to happen until you have high lvl chars farming hell. And maybe not ever. If I did find one I might consider starting a new pally just to have someone to give it to. Good oversight. Really helpful.
Edge bow can be surprisingly effective for necromancer, even more so if you wear it yourself. Use the Act 2 might merc, and keep the edge bow on swap. Summon your army with your real gear, curse with your real gear then swap to the bow. Now you have a Might Aura merc and A thorns aura at the same time.
Thank you for this video, I played the Hell out of Diablo 3 it being my first Diablo and I loved the story and world. Having started Diablo 2, now near the end of Nightmare part 1 I'm right at the point I have a good collection of starter runes but didn't know many words other than end game that are so often brought up when you search rune words
@@SrSShanley I think it has to do with the fact that people had a lot of very specific builds. And people were complaining without ladder specific items they would be extremely limited.
Smoke is extremely underrated for newer players, whether on Merc or char, particularly good on melee, the 50 res will keep you alive till you find something better and this is usable well into hell difficulty. Yeah stealth has fcr, fhr run, but smoke will make you a tank! I almost always use this when leveling.
Im fairly new to d2. But I put malice on my follower from act 2 i believe he has a hp regain aura and i gave him a decent rare helm with a socket and threw a flawed skull(? I combined 3 lowest lvl skull to make it) in there for good measure. it has been working out great on him lol. I put steel on myself.
So Mercenaries are Regen neutral as far as Drain and Replenish life go. He neither gets affected by drain nor gets effected by Regen. They have there own sort of Regen separate from ours.
If I didn't know any better I'd swear the universe was conspiring to keep me from finding Lum runes. I must have ran Nightmare and Hell countess like 110 times and I still had to resort to cubing up to one make Smoke. I either kept finding stuff just above Lum, or stuff far enough down the Rune ladder that cubing up stayed a daunting prospect before I finally lost my patience with it.
making low level runeword items with socketables that you find especially 2 and 3 sockets that you cant use is huge for new players. They really appreciate the free items and it encourages them to make runewords instead of only going for unique and set items.
You were pretty harsh on Harmony, it is the go to weapon for physical bowazon all the way until late game because the bows better than it only drop in late hell or require insane amounts of high runes (unless you are lucky enough to get a Goldstrike AND have the resources to up it).
Only dropped 1 Shael AFTER I defeated Baal the first time :( I was thinking Pally shield, actually but it has competition with Spirit and one other starter/shield runeword that also uses Shael.
Don't forget Cloak of Shadows on Nadir. That spell alone can transform a difficult area into an easy one, especially for melee characters. You go from getting swarmed by multiple enemies you can't seem to hit, to hitting 100% of the time and taking down one enemy at a time. It's basically the teleport of assassins, and you can get it guaranteed at level 13, which is nuts.
Thanks for the video's I was wondering if you could do some videos on all the green set Item's, I've been trying to collect all the sets I got 5 or 6 full set's , many I'm only one piece away to completing the set's, I like how some of the sets are ment for low level grinding and others for higher levels.
My necromancer just hit level 80, act 2 in hell, and I'm experiencing a slow down, it's getting tougher lol, i need more power so I've been watching a bunch of your videos to help guide my path to victory.
@@jonathonl1220 check out my necromancer magic find run video I basically do the entirety of hell difficulty lol ua-cam.com/video/vLEMmZFiDx0/v-deo.html
Wait can you Path of Diablo offline mode? Because I would LOVE that. A separate space for charms was the QOL the devs needed to implement so I didn't need to portal to town 100 million MORE times than I already do.
You showed spirit twice . I was so confused bcuz i misclicked and messed up the time line, then when i went back it was a different section and wasnt the same but was also spirit lol 44:40 spirit #2 ( not timeline marked )
@@GGMentor I think an ethereal elite insight is. I tried both of them. Maybe it is just me hardcore sorc with prayer merc who gets the life regen, mana regen but i think it is the critical strike on the insight that seals it. Its about equal to 50 percent deadly strike. I suppose you could put in 3 high runes into reaver to get a better effect but...
Actually I think I might only need 2-3 unless I use spirit but Shael-Eth still works fine too if I find a good enough shield... dropped that set shield recently. Oopsie.
There is no upgrade recipe for white items only rare and uniques. Runewords also have no such upgrade recipe. So you need to make sure those runewords are created in the proper base.
It has to be the correct number of sockets, in a non magical base. The means it needs to be white then you add sockets to it, or it needs to be grey socketed. Magic, rare, set, and unique items don't work for runewords. ua-cam.com/video/chmLa8MfoAY/v-deo.html
Want a crazy sorc build? Dream shield, Dream helm, Hand of justice sword, Phoenix armor. Max: lite mastery, fire mastery, Frozen orb, Ice bolt, Cold Mastery extra points(-150% max), 156 str, rest life. MASIIVE AoE damage and all elements covered. Enjoy! 😀
@@superkingtsob we put it to good use during our Uber runs as a budget smiter weapon. Finished 6 Uber runs so far, 3 paladin torch's 1 sorceress torch 1 druid torch and 1 necromancer torch.
Let's say you take 150 damage and 100 of that damage is physical 10% damage taken goes to mana means your mana pool will heal 10 mana and you will still take 150 damage. Damage taken goes to mana is great for melee classes that get hit a lot. Night smoke belt has 50% damage taken goes to mana and it works great on lots of characters.
There is no such thing as single player non-ladder. There is only three. Offline Online ladder Online non ladder All runewords work in offline. All runewords work in ladder Certain ladder only runewords are restricted from Non Ladder Online. If you can't make a specific runeword you are in Online Non ladder. Further more All D2LoD ladder only runewords were made available to non ladder standard. All D2R 2.4 runewords were made available to non ladder as of patch 2.6. Currently the only runewords restricted from Non ladder are the 2.6 specific runewords
You should revise this video. There are a few errors. For example you said sockets are not limited to the monster that drops the item if Larzuk or cube recipe, only for drops. Absolutely not true, Larzuk a Normal crystal sword from cows and you get four sockets, not six. This could make people waste their socket quest and it takes a few hours to rush a character to Larzuk so it's not the best mistake to make.
Yes, larzuk will give the maximum number of available sockets based on the ilvl of the item determined by the level of the monster on dropping. This video is old unfortunately and was before I refreshed my memory fully on more intricate topics like trying to find an item at the exact level 4 sockets is to be had like from normal cows. However for any item found from a high enough monster it will always be max sockets.
Exocet is the font used in Diablo,. The 5's and 6's are nearly identical in the exocet font making it a bit confusing. Even knowing the difference, I still slip up.
This video is like 2 years or even 3 years old now lol, it's one of the first videos I made and to be frank, it's not a very good one. I was only just getting used to making videos still very much so learning how to organize my thoughts, and how to even make a good video. I left this format behind as I felt it didn't focus enough on the individual merits of each runeword. Which is why eventually you will see a new series pop up where I go over each runeword one by one. Also I will admit at the time I was a bit rusty, I played diablo 2 up until 1.10 and did a lot of single player, with my brother, nephew, and even solo. But I was missing much of the knowledge of patches after 1.10 and I was having to relearn some things also. In fact many times I would make a video just for myself lol, and not for you guys. Refreshing my own memory as I went, and learning about the changes the later patches brought.
@GGMentor fair enough. I've been playing this game on and off for almost 20 years. Some of these rune words, I wouldn't even consider using, unless I started a new account and someone dropped them in a "free" game. My criticism is that you didn't sound like you were familiar with the items. It sounded more like you looked them up and listed them off.
White items, superior items and socketed items. No blue, rare, or unique items work. However superior items have bonuses already and do work for runewords. So you can get an item that has say 4 sockets with +15% enhanced damage
Why even mention Holy Thunder, especially as "low level". You had to hero edit to get one. I am in Hell solo self found and have never seen one. You also can't Larzuk them. At 26 ilevel, scepters go to 5 OS. Also in Hell, all the ones you can shop become blue. It's a unicorn of an item outside of cheating.
Not really, it's about luck finding a good base as you level. I found a base for this during ladder +2 zeal +2 holy shock and used it until I got my crescent moon
I started last season thinking I was going to be a dragon paladin. No way to get the high rooms without billions of hours of play. Not one sur rune or any other in that category or higher . I'll try one more season but if you can't complete a character in one season without having to buy s*** and play a billion hours I think I'm done
You can be a holy fire paladin without dragons. It still works fairly well. Sur Runes are obtainable through farming you just have to work at it. We got like 6 sur Runes last season.
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This video isn’t really for me, but none of the other popular D2 streamers are taking their time showing early game content in detail like you are doing. Keep it up. When people come back to play D2R I’m sure they will appreciate your vids. Also it’s kind of cool to see the runewords made “on video”. 😎
Haha well it's mainly content for new and returning players to refresh themselves.
I know the more knowledgeable players don't need these videos.
@@GGMentor yeah no worries. I enjoy having good D2 content videos playing in the background while I do my MF or LK runs. I happen to stumble upon your channel. While know 99% of the things you talked about you never know when you might learn a new detail or two. You really explain things in detail and like I said I’m sure new and or returning players will appreciate your content. Oh and Honor is a very good budget zealer runeword I’ve often beaten Hell mode with it in a 5 socket scourge.😎
@@amfitness5598 I do plan to eventually go over more end game content stuff but to be honest I feel like the majority of the players coming in d2r are gonna be complete noobs haha.
I got a small taste of that during the alpha as I watched a player try to put a shield and a javalin on an act 2 Merc and get frustrated then start cursing at him lol. and it was then I realized the need for some more beginner stuff.
@@GGMentor yeah and there is a fairly big part of the D3 community (which I played myself for 4 years after it launched religiously) that will be D2R “noobs”. Should be interesting seeing them try to deal with immunities in Hell or the limited respecs of skills. I honestly think that the guides the high end D2LoD streamers are doing won’t be achievable for the majority of the D2R player base. I just watched a DBrunski123 video earlier where he had 3 piece Tal’s , deaths fathom all kinds of GG charms etc and labeled the build “budget” or “trades achievable”…problem is the players won’t have hundreds of followers on Bnet to trade and give them stuff early ladder. I often feel like those few people don’t realize how hard it is for the newbie or shy type player who isn’t very social to play and gear up online.
That guy that has to go out of his way to tell everybody that he’s way smarter than everyone else
I’m coming back to Diablo 2 after 17-18 years and this is great
Sounds like you found the right place sir.
Check out my tutorial/refresher playlist. ua-cam.com/play/PLMSHEYBEG_OMnNcXKLQftM61CJE-aQm1v.html
I also have two other playlists one on all the sets and one on all the uniques.
@@GGMentor thanks you're the man
you got resurrected now:d
Thankfully, Ladder Runewords ARE now available in single player, as are Terrorized Zones, thus Sunder Charms.
Malice is probably the most underrated. I think a lot of people don’t really get how good open wounds is. Plus it lowers enemy defense and prevents healing. So good for bosses
Problem with open wounds is the damage it deals is based on character level, plust the effect only lasts 8 seconds.
People don't get a good look at what open wounds is great for until they get into the higher levels and see monster regenerate there entire pool of health in the blink of an eye.
Yeah the 8 seconds is the big downside. That’s an eternity in d2 combat. I combine it with high resistances and hit recovery for taking on bosses in hell.
52:24 Small note that you cannot make Insight in spear class. This is probably the most common mistake new users make
Yes, and it's a nice lesson though because of the relatively cheap nature of the recipe.
And will help them from making a much larger mistake with more valuable runewords later
I just made this mistake
Was desperately needed. I recorded each recipe. Informational and well explained with being patronizing like others. Thanks a bunch. I have a plethora of runes which can now be earmarked for something.
Thankyou for making this for us. This was very helpful, well-explained and informative
If you have a nice base item, +15%Def or +15%Dur and your rubeword comes out as a trash roll, throw it in the cube with Hel and TP scroll. It will remove(delete) the runes in the item and you can try try again. :) Best way to get those sick 35FCR Spirit monarchs.
just rerolled one the other day it was my 4th try at a spirit and hit 35 fcr 8 Magic absorb and 107 of 112 mana. almost perfect
I know this video is kind of old but honestly Splendor is pretty amazing and it's definitely a worth while runeword. Spirit is the go to shield for anyone as its got some amazing stats. There are a few "problems" with Spirit though... first off for anyone other than a paladin the lowest shield it can go in is a Monarch which is hell difficulty , then if you do find it you can't use it until 54 which is 17 levels later, and finally the biggest issue? It takes 156 strength to equip. That's a huge investment of stats especially at 54 for casters. Spelndor is a super low requirement shield that's basically a lidless eye with MF and GF on it.
dear lord this video is old lol, but yes Splendor is great for Necro Shields, get a nice +3 +3 +3 and put splendor in it for a +4 which is sick.
Thanks alot for taking you time to makee this video, learned more and learned more about some runewords i didnt knew exsisted.. keep up the good work
Mission Accomplished =)
I've had a few people question do you really need faster run/walk. The simple answer is yes not only does it get you around the map faster but it allows you to kite mobs
Yes if you don't have enough Faster Run walk you won't even be able to kite duriel in Act 2 tombs.
Especially as a Poison Nova necro since your damage is not instant. 🧪
28:14
The problem with Spirit is specifically the fact you need a 4-socket shield to put it into. It does not drop before Hell, as the first non-paladin base that can have 4 sockets is Monarch - elite item.
As such, Splendor makes a lot of sense if you lack its +1 to skills or +10% fcr bonus to reach next breakpoint.
You are my new go to guy for all d2 information . Great vid , love all the clickable go to ez to find parts of the video.
Looking forward to the next in the series. Thanks!
As soon as I get a chance to sit down and make a list haha.
Debating on whether to even bother with a "mid level rune words" video as pretty much everything I left out is considered high level lol
Awesome video, got a lot of ideas for things to change as most of my guess are lower lvls. Already made 1 actually, and very happy.🎉🎉🎉
lord this video is so old I need to do a new one.
Are some of them able to be made on non ladder now?
yes all D2 LoD Ladder only runewords are available on Single Player and Non Ladder for D2R.
However New Ladder only Runewords introduced in D2R are still Ladder only.
My elemental bowazon has both harmony and melody. She breezed through nightmare and is in early hell. (Edit: And starting to struggle, obviously. Doing hell with early to mid nightmare gear is making me question my build. Fangskin in the claw viper temple is kicking my butt.)There is a difference I’d like to point out: Harmony has a really big damage boost. I’m at level 20 with my attack skills (although not with a lot of synergies because this is a compromise build) but I’m still doing almost as much physical as elemental damage. Melody with its plus to skills gives her like a 10 % higher elemental dmg output, multiplied by being on a slightly faster bow, but its physical damage is just gone.
Also like to point out that 4 socket sceptres are super rare, so finding one with good skill bonuses isn’t realistically going to happen until you have high lvl chars farming hell. And maybe not ever. If I did find one I might consider starting a new pally just to have someone to give it to.
Good oversight. Really helpful.
Informative video, thank you!
Thorns bow sounds very nice for summoner necro I am planning to make.
Edge bow can be surprisingly effective for necromancer, even more so if you wear it yourself.
Use the Act 2 might merc, and keep the edge bow on swap. Summon your army with your real gear, curse with your real gear then swap to the bow. Now you have a Might Aura merc and A thorns aura at the same time.
Thank you for this video, I played the Hell out of Diablo 3 it being my first Diablo and I loved the story and world. Having started Diablo 2, now near the end of Nightmare part 1 I'm right at the point I have a good collection of starter runes but didn't know many words other than end game that are so often brought up when you search rune words
Keep up the vids found you on the d2r discord you stuff is quality!
Well thank you, been working closely with the d2r discord for a while now =} many of the members I recruited during live streams.
Great video, great content, I subscribed! Thank you kindly.
Subscribed. Excellent format and tone! I look forward to more
Your in luck I just posted a buncha Rune word videos =O
Cool video! Obedience is also great;)
Ladder only rune words are now available in regular play in D2 resurrected. ✌
Yup =}
@@GGMentor Is that because ladder wasn't available at launch?
@@SrSShanley I think it has to do with the fact that people had a lot of very specific builds. And people were complaining without ladder specific items they would be extremely limited.
I got your live stream on, I just got back into D2R, been a while, need a runeword refresh!
Smoke is extremely underrated for newer players, whether on Merc or char, particularly good on melee, the 50 res will keep you alive till you find something better and this is usable well into hell difficulty. Yeah stealth has fcr, fhr run, but smoke will make you a tank! I almost always use this when leveling.
Fantastic video with large amount of usefull information for all the players! Big thanks to you for hard work that you did to make this video!
Why thank you 🐯🐅
Awesome video! I was looking for something exactly like this.
Oh boy I got a whole series for you sir I go over every single rune word.
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Appreciate that you "wasted" all that runes for demo purposes 👏👏👏 with timestamps too.
I'm glad he mentioned that you could put it in other things than just shields. That ancient pledge will be a crazy setup for a paladin.
nice vid, i am going to make a smoke and ancient pledge right now, making a kicker
Certainly won't have any resistance issues for a while haha
Im fairly new to d2. But I put malice on my follower from act 2 i believe he has a hp regain aura and i gave him a decent rare helm with a socket and threw a flawed skull(? I combined 3 lowest lvl skull to make it) in there for good measure. it has been working out great on him lol. I put steel on myself.
So Mercenaries are Regen neutral as far as Drain and Replenish life go.
He neither gets affected by drain nor gets effected by Regen.
They have there own sort of Regen separate from ours.
@@GGMentor well crap lol. Thanks for the info.
Black is a good cheap wep for budget Ubers Smiter Paladin.
Good to know and it makes sense, since smite already has a knock back effect.
If I didn't know any better I'd swear the universe was conspiring to keep me from finding Lum runes. I must have ran Nightmare and Hell countess like 110 times and I still had to resort to cubing up to one make Smoke. I either kept finding stuff just above Lum, or stuff far enough down the Rune ladder that cubing up stayed a daunting prospect before I finally lost my patience with it.
Lol I can never get rid of them fat enough. I always end up with a lump rune surplus
2 socket shield doesn’t require 156 strength, so it’s good for FCR breakpoints without strength investment
Yeah, and there are some pretty good choices for 2 socket shields.
I feel like lidless shield would be a good choice though over splendor.
Thanks for this homie i enjoied the video and learned alot. 🎉 Time to slay.
Amazing video answered so many of my questions thank you!!!
Glad I could help out, I have a ton more that can help
Thank you man!! Great video :)
Nice vid man subbed
Superb guide, thank you 😊
Splendor would be great for a necro skull. Adds +1 All and other additional bonuses to a skull that already has other +skills
making low level runeword items with socketables that you find especially 2 and 3 sockets that you cant use is huge for new players. They really appreciate the free items and it encourages them to make runewords instead of only going for unique and set items.
Very useful info!
You were pretty harsh on Harmony, it is the go to weapon for physical bowazon all the way until late game because the bows better than it only drop in late hell or require insane amounts of high runes (unless you are lucky enough to get a Goldstrike AND have the resources to up it).
Just now it occurred to me that "faster cast rate" sounds exactly like "faster castrate" lol
Oof
Only dropped 1 Shael AFTER I defeated Baal the first time :(
I was thinking Pally shield, actually but it has competition with Spirit and one other starter/shield runeword that also uses Shael.
Don't forget Cloak of Shadows on Nadir. That spell alone can transform a difficult area into an easy one, especially for melee characters. You go from getting swarmed by multiple enemies you can't seem to hit, to hitting 100% of the time and taking down one enemy at a time. It's basically the teleport of assassins, and you can get it guaranteed at level 13, which is nuts.
It also cripples those enemies who resurrect other enemies.
thanks i learn a lot from u cheers mate!
Great video, can I ask is Harmony is still ladder only on D2 Redirected? Don't want to waste the ko..
All Ladder only Runewords were added to Non Ladder in Diablo II Resurrected. so you can make it now in D2R
loved the video, a bit outdated now but excelent
very informative, thank you!
what's better for a Zealot Paladin early on (i.e., Normal Act V)... Malice or Strength?
Very fun time capsule video- probably worth a re-make -for D2R. Stay a while and listen 🎧 👂 - Woot!
Ladder-only runewords are now available on single player right?
Dude you are phenomenal
Important D2R note: Ladder runewords can be made in single player by default, without mods.
Thanks for the video's I was wondering if you could do some videos on all the green set Item's, I've been trying to collect all the sets I got 5 or 6 full set's , many I'm only one piece away to completing the set's, I like how some of the sets are ment for low level grinding and others for higher levels.
Check my Playlists I have a full playlist on every single set in the game it's called complete sets.
O that's great I will check out them videos, thank you very much
My necromancer just hit level 80, act 2 in hell, and I'm experiencing a slow down, it's getting tougher lol, i need more power so I've been watching a bunch of your videos to help guide my path to victory.
@@jonathonl1220 check out my necromancer magic find run video I basically do the entirety of hell difficulty lol
ua-cam.com/video/vLEMmZFiDx0/v-deo.html
Lol funny you say this I just finished watching about half of it, il wacth the other half later today
Wait can you Path of Diablo offline mode?
Because I would LOVE that.
A separate space for charms was the QOL the devs needed to implement so I didn't need to portal to town 100 million MORE times than I already do.
You can get anicents pledge by act 2 normal. Just takes some ral cubing :)
yes sir I made one myself on beta =)
1:28 I will add also that it also lower the requirement by 10 in each stats.
GM may be time to update this as I have made things like Spirit and insight in d2r single player,
you the man
You showed spirit twice . I was so confused bcuz i misclicked and messed up the time line, then when i went back it was a different section and wasnt the same but was also spirit lol 44:40 spirit #2 ( not timeline marked )
Yes, spirit is a shield and a sword. It has different stats depending on whether it is a shield in it or a sword.
energy shield makes your characters resistance level null until you are out of mana/ energy shield depleted @59:00 approx, free points aside
Good info for beginners
It's crazy that Insight is stronger than a decent Tomb Reaver but it is. Insight should require at least a Vex.
I don't know if I agree insight is stronger than a tomb reaver, but I do agree Insight, and spirit both need harder to obtain runes in the recipe.
@@GGMentor I think an ethereal elite insight is. I tried both of them. Maybe it is just me hardcore sorc with prayer merc who gets the life regen, mana regen but i think it is the critical strike on the insight that seals it. Its about equal to 50 percent deadly strike. I suppose you could put in 3 high runes into reaver to get a better effect but...
Unfortunately I noticed that runed superior items can't be upgraded.
Also totally trying to get a 4 socket pally to drop on Normal lol
Cow level and you basically have to larzuk it. Divine scepter would be the weapon of choice
Oh yeah... completely forgot about cow level :(
I literally have to look up how to find it again haha.
I do still have the Larzuk though ;)
Actually I think I might only need 2-3 unless I use spirit but Shael-Eth still works fine too if I find a good enough shield... dropped that set shield recently. Oopsie.
Can you upgrade the armors n such to elite after doing the rune word or before or not at all?
There is no upgrade recipe for white items only rare and uniques.
Runewords also have no such upgrade recipe. So you need to make sure those runewords are created in the proper base.
@@GGMentor thanks for the info!
@@joshbishop2611 I'm going to be doing a video on runeword bases later if you're interested I'm sure it'll be up soon just hit that subscribe button
I thought all ladder runewords are available in single player in D2R ..
This video was made before d2r friend.
Didn't Blizzard say that any D2 classic games will transfer to Resurrected?
Single player only but yes you can transfer your single player characters
Video idea: special merc rules!
how do you get +9 to fireball on leaf again :D? I love your videos, but mathematics is not your strongest jam...
9 to Fire Bolt*
3 Fire, 3 Fire Bolt(Runeword) 3 Fire Bolt (on staff Base)
Fire Ball would be +6
Can you make Stealth with armor that has 3 sockets? Or does it HAVE to have only 2 sockets?
It has to be the correct number of sockets, in a non magical base.
The means it needs to be white then you add sockets to it, or it needs to be grey socketed.
Magic, rare, set, and unique items don't work for runewords.
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@@GGMentor ah ok. And superior, non magic items are still viable? If so, does the rune word keep the superior stats?
@@FastRedPonyCar yes and yes
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can i do stealth with 3 sockets?
No runewords need to be the exact number of sockets required.
They also can't be blue, yellow, or gold items.
Only white or grey
Your not gonna be equipping spirit till hell unless your a pally... where are you getting the 4os shield till then?
The video is less about low level in terms of character level, but more in terms of rune level.
Black is def not useless. It's one of the cheapest weapons you can use to solo uber trist
Do explain I am always willing to learn.
As an offhand for a smiter?
@@GGMentor yes off hand for smite
@@superkingtsob we put it to good use during our Uber runs as a budget smiter weapon.
Finished 6 Uber runs so far, 3 paladin torch's 1 sorceress torch 1 druid torch and 1 necromancer torch.
@@GGMentor gratz
i need a 3socket runeword for a stagbow i found in act 2
How do you add a socket with the cube?
Where's Treachery?
Treachery has a lem rum in it which places it more at a mid level rune word and doesn't belong in the low level rune words list.
Malice goods never into flail, most like stoutnail+malice.
What does 10% of dmg gies to mana mean? Does it deal damage to your mana or do you gain mana based on the damage taken?
Let's say you take 150 damage and 100 of that damage is physical 10% damage taken goes to mana means your mana pool will heal 10 mana and you will still take 150 damage.
Damage taken goes to mana is great for melee classes that get hit a lot.
Night smoke belt has 50% damage taken goes to mana and it works great on lots of characters.
@@GGMentor thank you!!!
little update, ladder rune words are no longer exclusive for ladder.
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I've Never heard Staff pronounced Stave?? Where are you from?
Stave is just the Plural of Staff. It's not Staffs it's Staves
Ladder runewords do now work on single player non-ladder. Upvote so people know.
There is no such thing as single player non-ladder.
There is only three.
Offline
Online ladder
Online non ladder
All runewords work in offline.
All runewords work in ladder
Certain ladder only runewords are restricted from Non Ladder Online.
If you can't make a specific runeword you are in Online Non ladder.
Further more
All D2LoD ladder only runewords were made available to non ladder standard.
All D2R 2.4 runewords were made available to non ladder as of patch 2.6.
Currently the only runewords restricted from Non ladder are the 2.6 specific runewords
You should revise this video. There are a few errors. For example you said sockets are not limited to the monster that drops the item if Larzuk or cube recipe, only for drops. Absolutely not true, Larzuk a Normal crystal sword from cows and you get four sockets, not six. This could make people waste their socket quest and it takes a few hours to rush a character to Larzuk so it's not the best mistake to make.
Yes, larzuk will give the maximum number of available sockets based on the ilvl of the item determined by the level of the monster on dropping.
This video is old unfortunately and was before I refreshed my memory fully on more intricate topics like trying to find an item at the exact level 4 sockets is to be had like from normal cows.
However for any item found from a high enough monster it will always be max sockets.
Did you say to make an eth Zephyr? How so?
You have to find an etheral bow with the right number of sockets or create those sockets with the horadric cube recipe.
@@GGMentor ...there are no ethereal bows.
@@GGMentor lol
It's not *indestructible* though and in my experience, ethereals are automatic garbage without indestructible OR being on a merc.
Repairs durability, as well as certain abilities like blade fury don't burn durability
Oh forgot the repair automatically part, little handier if you just sit around I guess for a while too if you've gotten low.
Shael is Hell to get to drop. 162 hrs in I got 1.
I have to make them with the Cube.
1 got two just by going into a free garbage game
you should only make edge in an edge bow lol
The Edgiest of bows
why would you even mention myth or peace, any rare is better at that point, exept the 2 to skills on zon
Unfortunatelly i lost my character after 2 days of progress. Blizzard sucks nowadays...
why does he keep saying 5 for 6?
Exocet is the font used in Diablo,. The 5's and 6's are nearly identical in the exocet font making it a bit confusing.
Even knowing the difference, I still slip up.
Did you just start playing diablo 2 in the last few months? You don't sound like someone who's been playing for very long.
This video is like 2 years or even 3 years old now lol, it's one of the first videos I made and to be frank, it's not a very good one.
I was only just getting used to making videos still very much so learning how to organize my thoughts, and how to even make a good video.
I left this format behind as I felt it didn't focus enough on the individual merits of each runeword.
Which is why eventually you will see a new series pop up where I go over each runeword one by one.
Also I will admit at the time I was a bit rusty, I played diablo 2 up until 1.10 and did a lot of single player, with my brother, nephew, and even solo.
But I was missing much of the knowledge of patches after 1.10 and I was having to relearn some things also.
In fact many times I would make a video just for myself lol, and not for you guys. Refreshing my own memory as I went, and learning about the changes the later patches brought.
@GGMentor fair enough. I've been playing this game on and off for almost 20 years. Some of these rune words, I wouldn't even consider using, unless I started a new account and someone dropped them in a "free" game.
My criticism is that you didn't sound like you were familiar with the items. It sounded more like you looked them up and listed them off.
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Correct which is why I fixed that with my runeword series
What is this guy talking about? I thought runewords don't work on items that have any other stats on them?
White items, superior items and socketed items.
No blue, rare, or unique items work.
However superior items have bonuses already and do work for runewords.
So you can get an item that has say 4 sockets with +15% enhanced damage
@@GGMentor This is definitely news to me lol.
Why even mention Holy Thunder, especially as "low level". You had to hero edit to get one. I am in Hell solo self found and have never seen one. You also can't Larzuk them. At 26 ilevel, scepters go to 5 OS. Also in Hell, all the ones you can shop become blue. It's a unicorn of an item outside of cheating.
Not really, it's about luck finding a good base as you level.
I found a base for this during ladder +2 zeal +2 holy shock and used it until I got my crescent moon
@@GGMentor Hell difficulty?
@@GGMentor Cause I have played D2 off and on since launch. Casually but still. And I've never seen a 4 socket scepter.
@@ricecharles War Scepter, Divine Scepter, and Caduceus all can spawn up to 5, Hell difficulty is required for 5 not 4
@@GGMentor I am just starting Hell I'll be on the lookout thanks!
I started last season thinking I was going to be a dragon paladin. No way to get the high rooms without billions of hours of play. Not one sur rune or any other in that category or higher . I'll try one more season but if you can't complete a character in one season without having to buy s*** and play a billion hours I think I'm done
You can be a holy fire paladin without dragons.
It still works fairly well.
Sur Runes are obtainable through farming you just have to work at it.
We got like 6 sur Runes last season.
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Lv 42 still using dual claw malice... Any upgrades? I have found absolutely nothing that even remotely looks like an upgrade.