Starter Builds

Project Diablo 2 builds that start a season well: cheap to gear, safe through the campaign and able to farm your first endgame items. Tags show where each build farms best.

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Season
Classes
BuildFarmsPlanners, videos & notes
Amazon builds 3
Pure Summon (Decoy & Valk)ChaosEarly MapKey FarmingUber TristramBase PlannerVideo
Lightning StrikeArcane SanctuaryChaosEarly Map
Magic ArrowChaosEarly MapBase Planner
Assassin builds 3
Mind BlastChaosEarly MapKey FarmingUber TristramVideo
Blade SentinelChaosEarly MapKey FarmingUber TristramBase Planner
Chain Lightning SentryArcane SanctuaryEarly MapBase Planner
Barbarian builds 4
Big Shouts + Find Item (A2 Offensive Merc)Travincal
WarcryTravincalChaosEarly MapKey FarmingBase PlannerVideo
Hybrid Bleed WWChaosEarly MapVideo
Bleed Double ThrowChaosEarly Map
Druid builds 3
SummonsTravincalChaosEarly MapKey FarmingUber TristramBase PlannerVideo
Bear - ShockwaveTravincalChaosEarly Map
Wind ElementalChaosEarly Map
Necromancer builds 3
Clay GolemsTravincalChaosEarly MapKey FarmingUber TristramBase PlannerVideo
Teeth / BonespearChaosEarly MapBase PlannerVideo
Dark PactChaosEarly MapBase Planner
Paladin builds 4
Holy Bolt / FOHChaosEarly MapKey FarmingUber TristramBuild PlannerVideo
SmiterKey FarmingUber Tristram
HammerdinChaosEarly MapBuild Planner
VengeanceChaosEarly Map
Sorceress builds 4
FirewallAndarielBase Planner
Chain lightningArcane SanctuaryBase Planner
Ice BarrageChaosEarly MapKey FarmingBase PlannerVideo
MeteorChaosEarly MapKey FarmingUber TristramBase PlannerVideo