Zones
This page includes info about zones from the vanilla game and notes changes made to those zones in PD2 relative to the vanilla game. For info about new zones, see Maps.
General
Regular monsters have a monster level equal to the level of the zone they're found in and champion/unique monsters have a monster level that is +2/+3 higher than that. A monster's level determines which treasure classes it can drop items from. Monsters drop items with item levels equal to their monster level, which influences the affixes and sockets those items can get.
Changes
- Many zones have had their zone level increased (shown below; included in-game next to the zone name in the upper right corner)
- The 3 red portal zones in Act 5 (Abaddon, Pit of Acheron, Infernal Pit) have had their density increased by 40-50%, and Mausoleum & Crypt have had their density increased by 9%
- The Maggot Lair and Arcane Sanctuary in Act 2 have wider pathways
- Lower Kurast no longer has super chests due to their mismatched risk/reward
- Some zones can temporarily be affected by "corruption" which raises their zone level to 85 and increases the chance for Worldstone Shards to drop - a random zone will be selected every 15 minutes, and when a game is created, that zone will be "corrupted" for the duration of the game (only applies in Hell difficulty games where Baal's quest has been completed)
Zone Levels
| Zone | Normal | Nightmare | Hell | Location | WP | Hell was |
Super Unique Monsters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Encampment | - | - | - | A1 | * | ||
| Blood Moor | 1 | 36 | 67 | A1 | |||
| Den of Evil | 1 | 36 | 79 | A1 Blood Moor | Corpsefire | ||
| Cold Plains | 2 | 36 | 68 | A1 | * | Bishibosh | |
| Cave Level 1 | 2 | 36 | 77 | A1 Cold Plains | |||
| Cave Level 2 | 2 | 37 | 78 | A1 Cold Plains | Coldcrow | ||
| Burial Grounds | 3 | 36 | 85 | A1 | 80 | Blood Raven* | |
| Crypt | 3 | 37 | 85 | A1 Burial Grounds | 83 | Bonebreaker | |
| Mausoleum | 3 | 37 | 85 | A1 Burial Grounds | |||
| Stony Field | 4 | 37 | 68 | A1 | * | Rakanishu | |
| Tristram | 6 | 39 | 82 | A1 Stony Field | 76 | Griswold* | |
| Underground Passage Level 1 | 4 | 37 | 69 | A1 | |||
| Underground Passage Level 2 | 4 | 38 | 83 | A1 | |||
| Dark Wood | 5 | 38 | 68 | A1 | * | Treehead Woodfist | |
| Black Marsh | 6 | 38 | 69 | A1 | * | ||
| Hole Level 1 | 5 | 38 | 85 | A1 Black Marsh | 80 | ||
| Hole Level 2 | 5 | 39 | 85 | A1 Black Marsh | 81 | ||
| Forgotten Tower | - | - | - | A1 Black Marsh | |||
| Tower Cellar Level 1 | 7 | 38 | 82 | A1 Black Marsh | 75 | ||
| Tower Cellar Level 2 | 7 | 39 | 83 | A1 Black Marsh | 76 | ||
| Tower Cellar Level 3 | 7 | 40 | 84 | A1 Black Marsh | 77 | ||
| Tower Cellar Level 4 | 7 | 41 | 85 | A1 Black Marsh | 78 | ||
| Tower Cellar Level 5 | 7 | 42 | 85 | A1 Black Marsh | 79 | The Countess | |
| Tamoe Highland | 8 | 39 | 69 | A1 | |||
| Pit Level 1 | 7 | 39 | 85 | A1 Tamoe Highland | |||
| Pit Level 2 | 7 | 40 | 85 | A1 Tamoe Highland | |||
| Monastery Gate | 8 | 40 | 70 | A1 | |||
| Outer Cloister | 9 | 40 | 70 | A1 | * | ||
| Barracks | 9 | 40 | 70 | A1 | The Smith* | ||
| Jail Level 1 | 10 | 41 | 71 | A1 | * | ||
| Jail Level 2 | 10 | 41 | 71 | A1 | Pitspawn Fouldog | ||
| Jail Level 3 | 10 | 41 | 71 | A1 | |||
| Inner Cloister | 10 | 41 | 72 | A1 | * | ||
| Cathedral | 11 | 42 | 72 | A1 | Bone Ash | ||
| Catacombs Level 1 | 11 | 42 | 80 | A1 | 72 | ||
| Catacombs Level 2 | 11 | 42 | 80 | A1 | * | 73 | |
| Catacombs Level 3 | 12 | 43 | 85 | A1 | 73 | ||
| Catacombs Level 4 | 12 | 43 | 85 | A1 | 73 | Andariel* | |
| Secret Cow Level | 28 | 64 | 81 | A1 Rogue Encampment (Portal) | The Cow King* | ||
| Lut Gholein | - | - | - | A2 | * | ||
| Sewers Level 1 | 13 | 43 | 74 | A2 Lut Gholein | |||
| Sewers Level 2 | 13 | 43 | 74 | A2 Lut Gholein | * | ||
| Sewers Level 3 | 14 | 44 | 75 | A2 Lut Gholein | Radament* | ||
| Rocky Waste | 14 | 43 | 75 | A2 | |||
| Stony Tomb Level 1 | 12 | 44 | 85 | A2 Rocky Waste | 78 | ||
| Stony Tomb Level 2 | 12 | 44 | 85 | A2 Rocky Waste | 79 | Creeping Feature | |
| Dry Hills | 15 | 44 | 76 | A2 | * | ||
| Halls of the Dead Level 1 | 12 | 44 | 79 | A2 Dry Hills | |||
| Halls of the Dead Level 2 | 13 | 45 | 82 | A2 Dry Hills | * | 81 | |
| Halls of the Dead Level 3 | 13 | 45 | 85 | A2 Dry Hills | 82 | Bloodwitch the Wild | |
| Far Oasis | 16 | 45 | 76 | A2 | * | Beetleburst | |
| Maggot Lair Level 1 | 17 | 45 | 85 | A2 Far Oasis | 84 | ||
| Maggot Lair Level 2 | 17 | 45 | 85 | A2 Far Oasis | 84 | ||
| Maggot Lair Level 3 | 17 | 46 | 85 | A2 Far Oasis | Coldworm the Burrower* | ||
| Lost City | 17 | 46 | 77 | A2 | * | Dark Elder | |
| Ancient Tunnels | 17 | 46 | 85 | A2 Lost City | |||
| Valley of Snakes | 18 | 46 | 77 | A2 | |||
| Claw Viper Temple Level 1 | 14 | 47 | 85 | A2 Valley of Snakes | 82 | ||
| Claw Viper Temple Level 2 | 14 | 47 | 85 | A2 Valley of Snakes | 83 | Fangskin | |
| Harem Level 1 | - | - | - | A2 | |||
| Harem Level 2 | 13 | 47 | 78 | A2 | |||
| Palace Cellar Level 1 | 13 | 47 | 78 | A2 | * | ||
| Palace Cellar Level 2 | 13 | 47 | 78 | A2 | |||
| Palace Cellar Level 3 | 13 | 48 | 78 | A2 | Fire Eye | ||
| Arcane Sanctuary | 14 | 48 | 79 | A2 | * | The Summoner* | |
| Canyon of the Magi | 16 | 48 | 80 | A2 | * | 79 | |
| Tal Rasha's Tomb | 17 | 49 | 82 | A2 | 80 | Ancient Kaa the Soulless | |
| Tal Rasha's Chamber | 17 | 49 | 85 | A2 | 80 | Duriel* | |
| Kurast Docks | - | - | - | A3 | * | ||
| Spider Forest | 21 | 49 | 79 | A3 | * | ||
| Arachnid Lair | 21 | 50 | 79 | A3 Spider Forest | |||
| Spider Cavern | 21 | 50 | 79 | A3 Spider Forest | Sszark the Burning | ||
| Great Marsh | 21 | 50 | 80 | A3 | * | ||
| Flayer Jungle | 22 | 50 | 80 | A3 | * | Stormtree | |
| Swampy Pit Level 1 | 21 | 51 | 85 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 80 | ||
| Swampy Pit Level 2 | 21 | 51 | 85 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 81 | ||
| Swampy Pit Level 3 | 21 | 51 | 85 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 82 | Witch Doctor Endugu | |
| Flayer Dungeon Level 1 | 22 | 51 | 81 | A3 Flayer Jungle | |||
| Flayer Dungeon Level 2 | 22 | 51 | 85 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 82 | ||
| Flayer Dungeon Level 3 | 22 | 51 | 85 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 83 | ||
| Lower Kurast | 22 | 52 | 80 | A3 | * | ||
| Kurast Bazaar | 22 | 52 | 81 | A3 | * | ||
| Ruined Temple | 23 | 53 | 85 | A3 Kurast Bazaar | 84 | Battlemaid Sarina | |
| Disused Fane | 23 | 53 | 85 | A3 Kurast Bazaar | 84 | ||
| Sewers Level 1 | 23 | 52 | 85 | A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast | 84 | Icehawk Riftwing | |
| Sewers Level 2 | 24 | 53 | 85 | A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast | |||
| Upper Kurast | 23 | 52 | 81 | A3 | * | ||
| Forgotten Reliquary | 23 | 53 | 85 | A3 Upper Kurast | 84 | ||
| Forgotten Temple | 24 | 54 | 85 | A3 Upper Kurast | |||
| Kurast Causeway | 24 | 53 | 81 | A3 | |||
| Disused Reliquary | 24 | 54 | 85 | A3 Kurast Causeway | |||
| Ruined Fane | 24 | 54 | 85 | A3 Kurast Causeway | |||
| Travincal | 24 | 54 | 82 | A3 | * | 3 Council Members | |
| Durance of Hate Level 1 | 25 | 55 | 83 | A3 | |||
| Durance of Hate Level 2 | 25 | 55 | 83 | A3 | * | ||
| Durance of Hate Level 3 | 25 | 55 | 83 | A3 | Mephisto*, 3 Council Members | ||
| The Pandemonium Fortress | - | - | - | A4 | * | ||
| Outer Steppes | 26 | 56 | 82 | A4 | |||
| Plains of Despair | 26 | 56 | 85 | A4 | 83 | Izual* | |
| City of the Damned | 27 | 57 | 84 | A4 | * | ||
| River of Flame | 27 | 57 | 85 | A4 | * | Hephasto the Armorer* | |
| Chaos Sanctuary | 28 | 58 | 85 | A4 | Diablo*, De Seis, Infector, Grand Vizier | ||
| Harrogath | - | - | - | A5 | * | ||
| Bloody Foothills | 24 | 58 | 80 | A5 | Shenk the Overseer, Dac Farren | ||
| Frigid Highlands | 25 | 59 | 81 | A5 | * | Eldritch, Sharptooth, Eyeback | |
| Abaddon | 39 | 60 | 85 | A5 Frigid Highlands | 81 | ||
| Arreat Plateau | 26 | 60 | 81 | A5 | * | Thresh Socket | |
| Pit of Acheron | 39 | 61 | 85 | A5 Arreat Plateau | 82 | ||
| Crystalline Passage | 29 | 61 | 82 | A5 | * | ||
| Frozen River | 29 | 61 | 83 | A5 Crystalline Passage | Frozenstein | ||
| Glacial Trail | 29 | 61 | 83 | A5 | * | Bonesaw Breaker | |
| Drifter Cavern | 29 | 61 | 85 | A5 Glacial Trail | 84 | ||
| Frozen Tundra | 27 | 60 | 81 | A5 | * | ||
| Infernal Pit | 39 | 62 | 85 | A5 Frozen Tundra | 83 | ||
| Nihlathak's Temple | 32 | 63 | 83 | A5 | Pindleskin | ||
| Halls of Anguish | 33 | 63 | 83 | A5 | |||
| Halls of Pain | 34 | 64 | 84 | A5 | * | ||
| Halls of Vaught | 36 | 64 | 84 | A5 | Nihlathak* | ||
| The Ancients' Way | 29 | 62 | 82 | A5 | * | ||
| Icy Cellar | 29 | 62 | 83 | A5 The Ancient's Way | Snapchip Shatter | ||
| Arreat Summit | 37 | 68 | 87 | A5 | Korlic*, Talic*, Madawc* | ||
| Worldstone Keep Level 1 | 39 | 65 | 85 | A5 | |||
| Worldstone Keep Level 2 | 40 | 65 | 85 | A5 | * | ||
| Worldstone Keep Level 3 | 42 | 66 | 85 | A5 | |||
| Throne of Destruction | 43 | 66 | 85 | A5 | Lister, Ventar, Bartuc, Achmel, Colenzo | ||
| Worldstone Chamber | 43 | 66 | 85 | A5 | Baal* | ||
| Matron's Den | - | - | 85 | A5 Harrogath (Portal) | 83 | Lilith (Uber Andariel) | |
| Forgotten Sands | - | - | 85 | A5 Harrogath (Portal) | 83 | Uber Duriel | |
| Furnace of Pain | - | - | 85 | A5 Harrogath (Portal) | 83 | Uber Izual |
* base monster type is unique
Level 85 Zone Info
Level 85 zones are the zones in which the highest level items (TC 87) can be found from both champion and unique monsters since 85+2 and 85+3 are both at least 87. This means the highest level items can also be found in level 84 zones from unique monsters.
Many zone levels were increased to 85 so there are more endgame places to farm. Keep in mind that some zones are still worth farming even if they aren't level 85. Even if all items can't be found within lower level zones, they may have other advantages such as higher monster density, fewer immune/resistant monsters, more monster types that have better drop chances for valuable non-equipment items like runes, or the zones themselves may be closer to waypoints so they can be cleared faster. For example, both the cow level and Arcane Sanctuary are quite worthwhile despite being level 81 and level 79.
The following chart lists all level 85 zones with the amount of monster types in those zones that have immunities. Some monster types have multiple immunities and contribute toward the amounts in multiple columns. Unique monsters may still have other immunities since they have random bonuses. For example, "2 + 1" means there are 2 normal monster types that spawn with immunities and 1 super unique pack that spawns with immunities.
These immunities haven't changed in PD2 so the Amazon Basin wiki has more comprehensive color-coded resistance/immunity charts for each zone.
| Zone | Physical Immunes |
Magic Immunes |
Fire Immunes |
Lightning Immunes |
Cold Immunes |
Poison Immunes |
Location | Vanilla Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burial Grounds | 2 | A1 | 80 | |||||
| Mausoleum | 2 | A1 Burial Grounds | 85 | |||||
| Crypt | 2 + 1 | A1 Burial Grounds | 83 | |||||
| Hole 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | A1 Black Marsh | 80 | |||
| Hole 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | A1 Black Marsh | 81 | |||
| Tower Cellar 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | A1 Black Marsh | 78 | |||
| Tower Cellar 5 | 1 | 2 + 1 | 1 | 0 + 1 | A1 Black Marsh | 79 | ||
| Pit 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | A1 Tamoe Highlands | 85 | |||
| Pit 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | A1 Tamoe Highlands | 85 | |||
| Catacombs 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A1 | 73 | |||
| Catacombs 4 | 3 | 1 | A1 | 73 | ||||
| Stony Tomb 1 | 3 | 1 | A2 Rocky Waste | 78 | ||||
| Stony Tomb 2 | 2 | 0 + 1 | 0 + 1 | A2 Rocky Waste | 79 | |||
| Halls of the Dead 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 + 1 | 4 | A2 Dry Hills | 82 | ||
| Maggot Lair 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | A2 Far Oasis | 84 | |||
| Maggot Lair 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | A2 Far Oasis | 84 | |||
| Maggot Lair 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 + 1 | 4 + 1 | A2 Far Oasis | 85 | ||
| Ancient Tunnels | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A2 Lost City | 85 | ||
| Claw Viper Temple 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | A2 Valley of Snakes | 82 | ||
| Claw Viper Temple 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 + 1 | 1 | A2 Valley of Snakes | 83 | ||
| Swampy Pit 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 80 | |||
| Swampy Pit 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 81 | |||
| Swampy Pit 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 82 | |||
| Flayer Dungeon 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 82 | |
| Flayer Dungeon 3 | 1 | 2 + 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | A3 Flayer Jungle | 83 | |
| Ruined Temple | 1 | 1 | 2 + 1 | A3 Kurast Bazaar | 84 | |||
| Disused Fane | 1 | 1 | 2 | A3 Kurast Bazaar | 84 | |||
| Sewers 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + 1 | A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast | 84 | |||
| Sewers 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | A3 Kurast Bazaar & Upper Kurast | 85 | |||
| Forgotten Temple | 1 | 1 | 2 | A3 Upper Kurast | 85 | |||
| Forgotten Reliquary | 1 | 1 | 2 | A3 Upper Kurast | 84 | |||
| Disused Reliquary | 1 | 1 | 2 | A3 Kurast Causeway | 85 | |||
| Ruined Fane | 1 | 1 | 2 | A3 Kurast Causeway | 85 | |||
| Plains of Despair | 2 | 2 | 2 | A4 | 83 | |||
| River of Flame | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | A4 | 85 | ||
| Chaos Sanctuary | 2 + 1 | 1 + 1 | 1 + 1 | A4 | 85 | |||
| Abaddon | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | A5 Frigid Highlands | 81 | |
| Pit of Acheron | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | A5 Arreat Plateau | 82 | |
| Drifter Cavern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | A5 Glacial Trail | 84 | |
| Infernal Pit | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | A5 Frozen Tundra | 83 | ||
| Worldstone Keep 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | A5 | 85 | ||
| Worldstone Keep 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | A5 | 85 | |
| Worldstone Keep 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | A5 | 85 | |
| Throne of Destruction | 1 + 1 | 4 + 1 | 1 | 3 + 1 | 3 + 2 | A5 | 85 | |
| Worldstone Chamber | - | - | - | - | - | - | A5 | 85 |
| Matron's Den | 1 | 3 | 0 + 1 | Pandemonium Event | 83 | |||
| Forgotten Sands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 + 1 | 2 | Pandemonium Event | 83 | |
| Furnace of Pain | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 + 1 | 1 | Pandemonium Event | 83 |