Links
This page is an information hub for everything PD2-related - it includes hyperlinks for tools, guides, and other info that isn't on the wiki itself.
Official
Main site: ProjectDiablo2.com (download, rules, trade, armory/ladder, donate, etc)
Discord: PD2's Discord (announcements, game discussion, feedback, whitelist & recruitment forms, etc)
Reddit: r/ProjectDiablo2 (not as active as discord)
Wiki: wiki.projectdiablo2.com (you're here now)
Github: github.com/Project-Diablo-2 (open-source aspects of PD2, including launcher's list of lootfilters)
Social
- Official discord server & subreddit - see above
- PD2 Plugy Crew (discord server focused on singleplayer)
- Project LLD (discord server focused on low level dueling)
Technical
Links relating to installation, file setup, filter editing, etc
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D2 Classic & D2 LoD | Blizzard | Shop links for purchasing the vanilla game - if you already own the game, go to your Battle.net account to check your keys |
| D2 Classic & D2 LoD | Blizzard | Download links for the vanilla game |
| Installation Guide | cory | Step-by-step instructions for installing PD2 (source) |
| PlugY | Yohann Nicolas, BetweenWalls | PlugY with settings adjusted for PD2 (Singleplayer mod which adds stash pages and fixes ubers) |
| PD2-Singleplayer Pack | BetweenWalls | PlugY for PD2 with items/characters/modpacks Also includes an "official" modpack with all the game's text files |
| PD2-Converter | dschu012, BetweenWalls | Converts singleplayer character/stash files to the most recent season (no need to drop items) Also includes game files from previous seasons |
| FilterBird | BetweenWalls | Filter simulation tool |
| Item Filter Highlighting | multimentha | Filter syntax highlighting for Notepad++, screenshot: 
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| Loot Filter Hints | TommyC90 | Filter syntax highlighting for Visual Studio Code |
| Shader comparison | bayaraa | Side-by-side visualization of shaders available for PD2 - source documentation: shaders, shader system |
| Glide 3DFX Wrapper | Sven Labusch | Alternative graphics system compared to customizable shaders - guide: Glide Setup, use version 1.3c or later |
| Virtual key codes | Microsoft | May be useful to reference when manually editing hotkeys in ProjectDiablo.cfg |
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| D2 Filter Picker | mik1893 | Tool to quickly switch loot filter in use, selecting it from an online repository of filters. Can be customized to use your own list of filters. (PD2's launcher does this now) |
| Singleplayer Item Pack | Swoosh, Wuslwiz | Includes items & characters for singleplayer with PlugY (older versions: S1 S2) (last updated in S3) |
Data
Links to sites/files which focus on presenting objective game data or calculations in various useful ways
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Text Files/Text File Tables | PD2 Dev Team, BetweenWalls | PD2 text files (extracted from pd2data.mpq using MPQ Editor & D2 LoD listfile) |
| "Portal" Skill Planner | BetweenWalls | Character skill planner with skill/synergy info up to level 60 |
| Necromancer Pet Calculator | ultraover (Renato Machado) | Necromancer pet calculator, with correct damage calculations from auras and spirits |
| Runeword Grid | BetweenWalls | Shows weapon runewords in a grid with runewords on one axis and weapon types on the other axis. Helps visualize which runewords can be used in which bases. |
| Runewizard for PD2 | Kvothe, fabd | Shows runewords based on selected runes, with runeword info available on mouse-over |
| Affix Calculator | Swoosh | Shows available affixes for an item based on user-selected inputs - make a copy of the document to use it |
| Monster Revive Chart | perkylaturkey | Image chart for reviving monsters (source) |
| A2 Merc Weapon Comparison | Satyrox | Image chart for comparing many popular weapons for act 2 mercenaries (source) |
| A2 Merc Weapon DPS | BetweenWalls | Image chart for comparing breakpoints & relative DPS of most weapons for act 2 mercenaries (source) |
| BFury/BSentinel Calc | Sass | Calculates Blade Fury/Sentinel damage - make a copy of the documents to use them (source) |
| Blade Skill Calculator (S9) | Phyxion | Calculates stats for Assassin "Blade" skills; go to "File" -> "Make a copy" to use it (source) |
| PD2 Reference | Elusive | Calculates DPS, helps compare weapons/jewels, and adds currencies based on input values - make a copy of the doc to use it (source) |
| Weapon DPS | BetweenWalls | Calculates DPS for all weapons based on input values - make a copy of the document to use it |
| Armor/Weapon Info | BetweenWalls | Lists basic info for all armor and weapon bases (this info is also split among several charts on the Item Bases page) |
| Alvl Chart | BetweenWalls | Shows alvl based on ilvl and qlvl |
| PD2 Search | D2Gambit | Tool for searching items & affixes (source) |
| Map damage calculator | Slem | Check your actual damage to map monsters after elemental pierce |
| Affix IDs | IDs for PREFIX, SUFFIX, and AUTMOD filter conditions (too many for the Item Filtering page) | |
| Corruption Zone List | exiledagain | Shows list of corruption zones and when they'll be active |
| Affix Chance Simulator | exiledagain | Calculates the chance for magic/rare/crafted items to get attributes |
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PD2 Tooling | Meeps | Item reference and search tool (site offline) |
| PD2 RuneWizard | itsme | Shows runewords based on selected runes, with runeword info available on mouse-over (last updated 2021-02-07) |
| Runecatcher | msr- | Shows runewords based on selected runes, item types, sockets, and magic properties (last updated in S3) |
| Runeword Explorer | Fractall_Games | Shows runewords based on selected runes, item types, sockets, stats, etc (vanilla & pd2) (last updated in S3) |
| Runeword Calculator & Filter | Acien | Shows runewords based on selected runes, item types, sockets, and string search (vanilla & pd2) (last updated in S5) |
| Maxroll PD2 Planner | Riv | Full character planner (briefly supported during S4) |
For vanilla data, see vanilla wikis and tools:
- Major Wikis
- The Amazon Basin (most accurate and comprehensive wiki)
- The Arreat Summit (Blizzard's wiki)
- DiabloWiki.net
- Diablo Archive (Fandom wikis offer a hostile user-experience with many ads, but can still be useable if you can't find the info elsewhere)
- Other
- Glossary
- Game Commands (other commands: /timer <seconds>)
- D2 Library FAQtoids (in-depth explanations of various formulas)
- Phrozen Keep Guide for Text Files
- Silospen Drop Calculator
- IAS Breakpoint Calculators: Titanseal's v3, Titanseal's Rehosted, PoD's (Path of Diablo is a different game but it's mostly vanilla info)
- PlanetDiablo Affix Calculator
- DiabloII.net Damage Calculator
- Treasure Classes
- Monster Resistances
Miscellaneous
Links for anything that doesn't fit into the above categories, except guides which are listed below
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Map Running Database | Mayswan, toadflax | Community-made collection of map clear times for various builds with leaderboards ranking their clearspeeds (see S5 data) |
Wiki pages with few or no other inter-wiki links: Seasons, Beta Commands, Rules, Credits, Introduction
Technical wiki pages: Wiki Sidebar, Wiki CSS, Wiki File Gallery (also see Special Pages)
NOTICE: The info linked below is not official information and may be especially opinion-based, speculative, or outdated.
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DH's S9 Build Tier List | DarkHumility | DarkHumility's PD2 Late Game Mapping Tier List/Infographic (also see versions for: S4, S5, S6, S7, S8) |
| S9 tierlist | Healen, discord class channel community | T3 Mapping Tier List, Solo Starter Tier List (source) |
| Currency Values | BetweenWalls* | List of common values for runes and other currency-like items (anyone can edit) |
| Lucky's Rune Prices | Lucky Luciano | Lucky's PD2 Rune Prices |
| BT's Build Tier List | BTNeandertha1 | Project Diablo 2 Tier Lists by BTNeandertha1 (Separate tabs for S4/S5) |
| Mr. Goodbar's Rune Prices | Mr. Goodbar | Mr. Goodbar's PD2 Rune Prices (Season 2) |
Guides
Guides are listed in reverse chronological order, with more recent guides at the top of each section. Each new season brings balance updates to many skills and items, but there are usually relatively few major balance changes or mechanical changes, so even older guides may be mostly or entirely accurate depending on what they cover.
General
Links to guides which focus on topics other than character builds
| Name | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|
| A chill guide to team reset "speed" runs | Zagdem | 2023-09-16 (s8) |
| ChugThatEstus | 2022-07-20 (s5) | |
| The practical guide to LLD-crafting rlvl 30 | Hastmannen | 2022-02-28 (s4) |
| Barb FAQs (not a guide) | nazh202, Ham, Mayswan, Numroth, Cat, CrankyGnome, Fluppets |
2021-12-16 (s4) |
| Claw Guide for answering "are these white claws worth anything?" (source) | Bagel | 2021-07-23 (s3) |
| Low Level Duels Item guide clvl 1-30 | Hastmannen | 2021-05-20 (s2) |
| Basic Mechanics and Mercenary Guide | Mayswan | 2021-05-10 (s2) |
| Gambling Guide | Hastmannen | 2021-04-27 (s2) |
| Shopping Guide | Hastmannen | 2021-04-26 (s2) |
| End-Game Basics for PD2 | Aygran | 2021-04-16 (s2) |
| Pathfinding Guide | Knoofle | 2021-03-20 (s2) |
| Act 5 Merc Guide | kickbitbeatborg | 2021-03-12 (s2) |
| Comprehensive Guide on Summons' Damage - Necromancer Version | ultraover (Renato Machado) | 2020-12-27 (s1) |
| A truly comprehensive Dclone guide - Mechanics/Numbers/Strategies | Wuslwiz | 2020-12-02 (s1) |
Builds
Links to character build guides
| Name | Author | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalog of PD2 Builds | pedrob_d, hulkster0422 | 2022-06-06 (s4) | Includes descriptions of over 200 builds and variations, with links to over 100 guides (source) |
It may also be helpful to browse the ladder armory to see what kind of skills and equipment are often used on high level characters.
Amazon
Also see the #amazon-discussion discord channel
Assassin
Also see the #assassin-discussion discord channel
Barbarian
Also see the #barb-discussion discord channel
Druid
Also see the #druid-discussion discord channel
| Name | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|
| From zero to hero - playing HC druid in a fresh ladder season | ChaosSanctuary | 2023-09-18 (s7) |
| Fireclaw Bear Build Guide | SchmittyTACP | 2023-04-27 (s7) |
| Rabies Wolf | SchmittyTACP | 2022-05-24 (s6) |
| Fury Druid Complete Guide | Funguskeeper | 2022-07-12 (s5) |
| Shockwave Bear Druid Guide | ChugThatEstus | 2022-07-12 (s5) |
| Windy Elemental Guide | SchmittyTACP | 2022-06-24 (s5) |
| Druid "How-to" and FAQs | SchmittyTACP | 2022-06-22 (s5) |
| Artic Maul Bear | ChugThatEstus | 2022-03-04 (s4) |
| Fire Elemental Guide | SchmittyTACP | 2022-02-26 (s4) |
| Maul Werebear Guide | SchmittyTACP | 2022-02-01 (s4) |
| Summoning Druid Guide | Marvl | 2021-12-03 (s4) |
| ATD Shapeshift Guide | SchmittyTACP | 2021-10-06 (s3) |
| SchmittyTACP | 2021-06-30 (s2) | |
| Wind Druid Overview | Thomas McMullen | 2020-11-16 (s1) |
| Summoner Druid - An In-Depth Guide | Wuslwiz | 2020-11-15 (s1) |
| Fury On Strike Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | 2020-11-06 (s1) |
| Fireclaw + Fury Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | 2020-11-06 (s1) |
| Fire Elemental Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | 2020-11-06 (s1) |
| Full Summon Druid - Build Guide | Funguskeeper | 2020-11-06 (s1) |
Necromancer
Also see the #necro-discussion discord channel
Paladin
Also see the #paladin-discussion discord channel
| Name | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hammer Procdin Build Guide | CircAG | 2023-09-11 (s7) |
| From zero to hero - playing HC paladin in a fresh ladder season | ChaosSanctuary | 2023-09-06 (s7) |
| Thorn Paladin Build | Coutsadin | 2023-08-26 (s7) |
| Summoner Zealot | Igtenos | 2022-01-17 (s4) |
| The Hydradin | ChugThatEstus | 2021-12-03 (s4) |
| Uber Zealer | schnda | 2021-11-01 (s3) |
| Budget Uber Zealer | Skitzdrift | 2021-09-29 (s3) |
| Holy Bolt Paladin | JamesZahh | 2021-03-12 (s2) |
| UberFanazealot | Maddinsche | 2021-03-03 (s1) |
| Sanctuary Zealot | Dauracul | 2021-01-17 (s1) |
| Dual Dreamdin Guide | sensi2 | 2021-01-06 (s1) |
| Frost Knight Zealot Paladin | sKeLeToR | 2020-12-19 (s1) |
| Flamewarden Zealot Paladin | sKeLeToR | 2020-12-15 (s1) |
| Paladin holy shock beginner guide | yeetmaster655 | 2020-11-14 (s1) |
Sorceress
Also see the #sorc-discussion discord channel