Diablo 2: Resurrected – The Best Amazon Class Build

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Many companies are remaking and releasing older titles, from the Resident Evil remakes to Diablo 2: Resurrected, there seems to be an increasing trend for remastering old games. Diablo 2: Resurrected offers players updated graphics, new features, and enhanced gameplay for new experiences with a familiar title. Players will fight hordes of enemies, explore dungeons, and build powerful characters.

There are 7 classes to choose from in Diablo 2: Resurrected. With each class, there are certain combinations of skills, stats, and gear that will be more powerful than others. Identifying and utilizing the optimal build can be very difficult, especially for players that are new to the game, so understanding how skills and gear work with each other is vital. The Amazon class has a few strong options, but the best one is the Archer build.

Diablo 2: Resurrected classes, such as the Assassin and Amazon, each have strong, ideal builds for players to use. The Amazon Archer build is the best one for this class because it can be quite powerful, and it relies a lot on passive skills, so it’s fairly easy for players to use. There are specific skills, stats, and gear that players can use and upgrade in order to create the best Archer possible. This Amazon build will give players a long-range playstyle that keeps them out of the heart of the battle.

The Amazon Archer Build in Diablo 2: Resurrected

The Archer Amazon build in Diablo 2: Resurrected will require players to focus on certain skills and stats while collecting gear that enhances their abilities. For this build, most of the stat points should be put into Dexterity. Some stat points will need to go into Strength to be able to equip gear, but otherwise, focus on Dexterity. The skills and gear needed for this build can take some time to gather and max out, but the character will benefit greatly from the Archer build once it’s finished.

Skills

• Strafe – 20
• Multiple Shot – 20
• Valkyrie – 20
• Penetrate – 5
• Critical Strike – 5
• Pierce – 5
• Avoid – 5
• Evade – 5
• Dodge – 5

Recommended Gear

• Lycander’s Aim (Bow)
• Guillaume’s Face (Helm)
• Crow Caw (Chest Armor)
• String of Ears (Belt)
• Gore Rider (Boots)
• Soul Drainer (Gloves)
• Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band (Ring)
• The Cat’s Eye (Amulet)

There are alternate options for most of the gear that will still work with this build. For example, Windforce (bow) and Twitchthroe (chest armor) can be used instead of the gear listed above. As long as the items enhance defense or have boosts that increase the skills players are using, it will work well with this build. There will also be some leftover skill points that players can use for unique character customization. Players can put extra points into other bow skills, such as Fire Arrow or Ice Arrow, or explore some of the other unrelated skills. Diablo 2: Resurrected gives players many opportunities to build a powerful character like the Archer Amazon.

Diablo 2: Resurrected is available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

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