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Best Diablo 2 Builds

1. Amazon Builds - Javazon, Poison, Lightning and Bow Guides
2. Necromancer Builds - Summoning, Bone and Poison Nova Guides
3. Paladin Builds - Blessed Hammer, Holy Fire and Smite Guides
4. Sorceress Builds - Blizzard, Fire Ball and Lightning Guides
5. Druid Builds - Elemental, Tornado, Werewolf Guides
6. Barbarian Builds - Whirwind, Frenzy and Magic Find Guides
7. Assassin Builds - Lightning, Fire Trapper and Kicker Guides

Best Diablo 2 Beginner Builds

1. Plague Javelin Amazon
2. Wake of Fire Assassin
3. Frenzy Barbarian
4. Fissure Druid
5. Holy Fire Paladin
6. Fire Ball Sorceress
7. Bone Spear Necromancer

Tips for creating your own build:

• The New Player Help page has key information about the game and its mechanics
• Understand the Combat mechanics, and what Stats, Skills, and Equipment do.
• Read through the Skills, Stats and Equipment to find the ones you'll want to equip. We have comparative tables to help
• Don't worry about endgame too early, and begin by checking out our Leveling Guide
• Magic Find is very important for improving your loot
• One of your characters can gear up your other characters via the shared Stash
• Online play allows for trading, so you can trade with your friends and optimize equipment that way
• You are provided limited re-specs, so do plan ahead!

Amazon Builds

The Amazon is a versatile class that can easily adapt to several types of weapons thanks to her passive skills.  Regardless of your skill spread, there are three skills that are considered essential for any Amazon Build: Critical Strike (doubles attack damage), Avoid and Dodge

The Amazon stat spread is focused on Dexterity, which is the main damage attribute for Amazon Weapons, while also boosting hit chance and defensive evasion. Secondary attributes are Strength and Vitality.

1. Lightning Javazon
2. Poison Javazon
3. Freezing Bowazon
4. Exploding Bowazon

Assassin Builds

The Asssassin is a martial class that attacks with Kicks and Claws, while also manipulating the environment to set up traps that trigger AoE effects on targets. Assassin's key skills include Burst of Speed, Claw Mastery and Tiger Strike.

The Asssassin stat spread is focused on Dexterity, which is the main damage attribute for Asssassin Claws, while also boosting hit chance and defensive evasion. Secondary attributes are Strength and Vitality.

1. Lightning Trapper
2. Fire Trapper
3. Kicker

Barbarian Builds

The Barbarian is the strongest Class regarding pure and straightforward melee combat. His war cries can enhance his and his party, offensive or defensive capabilities, as well as reducing his opponents' or even make them flee in fear.

The Barbarian stat spread is focused on Strength, which is the main damage attribute for Barbarian Weapons. Secondary attributes are Dexterity and Vitality.

1. Whirlwind Barbarian
2. Frenzy Barbarian
3. Gold Finder Barbarian
4. Magic Finder Barbarian

Druid Builds

The Druid is a very balanced Class, it can be used as a fairly capable spellcaster or as a melee fighter. 

The Druid stat spread can be differently according to the build you are pursuing. Both a Summoner Druid and an elemental Druid will sink more points into Energy, while a shapeshifter one will focus more on Strength and Vitality.

1. Elemental Druid
2. Werewolf Druid
3. Tornado Druid
4. Summoner Druid
5. Werebear Druid

Necromancer Builds

The Necromancer is arguably the most difficult Class to play in the whole game. If the Necromancer focuses in any one area, to the exclusion of another one, he may well find himself at a dead end. Poison and Bone spells are, perhaps, the most effective for the end-game, but are difficult to start the game with. Curses, on the other hand, can render a Necromancer a vital part of a team, but can be limiting in solo play.

The Necromancer stat spread is focused on Energy, which is the main way to sustain the mana-consuming gameplay a caster like the Necromancer has.  Secondary attributes are Vitality and Dexterity.

1. Summoner Necro
2. Bone Necro
3. Poison Nova Necro

Paladin Builds

The Paladin is a skilled fighter as well as a proficient magic user. In a way, the Paladin is probably the best all-around Class.

The Paladin stat spread is focused on Strength, which is the main damage attribute for Paladin Weapons, while also boosting hit chance and defensive evasion. Secondary attributes are Vitality and Dexterity

1. Hammerdin (Blessed Hammer)
2. Holy Fire Paladin
3. Smiter

Sorceress Builds

The Sorceress is the most skill-dependent Class of all the available ones. She can access diverse trees that allow her to learn elemental spells based on Ice, Fire and Lightning. 

The Sorceress stat spread is focused on Energy, which is the main damage attribute for casting, allowing the Sorceress to stay longer in the fight. Secondary attributes are Strength and Vitality. Strength should be leveled up to attain the desired armor, in order to be able to withstand at least a few attacks.

1. Frozen Orb Blizzard Sorceress
2. Fire Ball Sorceress
3. Lightning Sorceress