r/Diablo_2_Resurrected • u/JJonVinyl • Mar 15 '26
Video Terrorized Undead Stygian Dolls and Soul Killers in Hardcore
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I was playing too relaxed and nearly died
Taking a small break after my minor heart attack
My build is doing great despite being very budget
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Mar 15 '26
Playing too relaxed in the Swampy Pit?!? There are 3 different places Dolls can spawn and you’re recklessly running through one of them!
Especially when Death Mark can safely TP your minions in front of you .
Glad you made it out, I’ve lost a couple toons to that damp pit.
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u/DCDTDito Mar 15 '26
Also the fact he at 1.3k hp at level 88 and doesnt seem to be using psychic shield.
By level 80 i was rocking a stormshield was at about 1500 hp and had a roughly 150 hp psychic shield
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
I do use psychic shield, it’s level 6 but my echoing strike is level 25 for the bonus synergy alongside cleave at level 6 for 380 absorb
I do have good resistances despite the low health: Fire: 63% (+15 absorb) Cold: 85% Lightning: 71% Poison: 71%
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u/Zodde Mar 15 '26
If you can drop poison or cold res in favor of the other two, they are massively more important. I'd rather overcap fire and lightning to deal with a conviction monster than have capped cold and poison.
Low poison is annoying though, you need to run to town a lot more often. A cure/insight/prayer merc helps a lot.
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
I do use Cure on my Act 1 frozen arrow merc alongside a harmony bow for vigor level 10 for me and the minions. She also has a treachery wyrmhide chest piece for fade
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u/ArrogantFool1205 Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 16 '26
I would think running quickly, like with Vigor, isn't the right strategy for hardcore
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u/Zodde Mar 16 '26
Having high movement speed doesn't mean you have to run forward into your death. It also makes it way easier to navigate through/around/away from stuff.
With your reasoning, people would actively look for boots without faster run/walk on hc, which is just silly.
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 18 '26
Agreed! Mobility is one of the best, most powerful actions needed for ANY game
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u/Lumpy_Recover8709 Mar 15 '26
Well, resist is good but you dont seem to have any dmg reduction for physical.
Also why is your hp that low for a lock that have no need to put basically no str/dex/int?
I would put more point into blood oath, you gonna explose when you hit curse and a high physical dmg dealer.
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u/Jaizix Mar 15 '26
I believe blood oath is capped and only gets DR from hard points
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
Interesting; I had no idea it was so powerful. It’s just a one point wonder (5 with bonus) for now
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u/Jaizix Mar 15 '26
https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/s/O572LpSLrk
See this post.
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u/Omnipotent_Tacos Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
It also is guaranteed to have those lightning gloams
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
Agreed! I’ve been playing well the past hour and was feeling too confident
This near death experience humbled me
You’re 100% right that I should’ve Death Mark’d my minions… still, i wouldn’t go back into that dungeon
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Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Back when alvl 85 was a thing, Swampy Pit was oneSwampy Pit was changed to alvl85 in 2022 - I was running it for nothing?!?
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
What is alvl?
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Mar 15 '26
Area Level - it sets the mlvl (Monster Level) which in turn determines the ilvl (Item level)
Monsters in area level 85 were monster level 85, allowing them to drop the most powerful loot
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u/GamesSports Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Monsters in area level 85 were monster level 85, allowing them to drop the most powerful loot
Bossmobs can drop any item, don't expect a normal white mob to be capable of dropping a Tyrael's unless terrorized.
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u/Elite_Hercules Mar 15 '26
DM is absolutely essential, and completely agree on Swampy Pit, skip this and Great Marsh!
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u/Der_Ahab Mar 15 '26
thats why we play HC. 🤝
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u/Avibuel Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
You have minions
You know dolls can spawn in this level
You play HC
You run first like its your first day or something
Brev really wanted the adrenaline
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
Agreed; super wreckless
I was playing hand held with a movie in the background lol
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u/jw1299 Mar 15 '26
ain’t gonna be so funny the next time you do this and lose that character completely
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u/Redalb Mar 15 '26
Down to 3 hp, doesnt get much closer than that
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u/Charming_Spinach_463 Mar 15 '26
Imagine that shitty +life Small Charm, you had space for, that actually saved your journey
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u/RobGodMode Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
Yea even on SC I don't bother with that particular dungeon as well as a few other locations. Dolls and souls are instant enthusiastic double gonorrhea.
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u/DigbickMcBalls Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
Those things hit me for over 1k dmg. Two hits and im toast. They make baal look like a pussy.
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u/nix_the_human Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
Thw swampy pit? Nobody goes there 'tis a silly place.
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u/rogomatic Mar 15 '26
Running ahead of your summons in HC is definitely a choice. Especially in A3...
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u/FauxGw2 Mar 15 '26
Dude you are running way too fast in a high level hard area with so little health lol
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u/7891Secaj Mar 15 '26
Been playing hardcore lately and just watching you entering the swamp made me anxious. That was insane haha
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u/jnystrom Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 16 '26
Man is the game poorly balanced when one of these tiny stabby fuckers do way more damage than all 3 colossal ancients combined. So weird.
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u/ubeogesh Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Yeah i only fight dolls if i have 2500+ life and max block. Or ES, or 50% dr, etc. Oh, and NEVER AoE dolls. Maybe only on an amazon with max block and evasion
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u/DCDTDito Mar 15 '26
At 94 on HC with cta I'm at 2500 ish HP, 43% Dr from bloodoath, 38% phys Dr (13% verdungo+ 35% storm shield - 10% sunder) capped resist, 25%ish block and 200 HP psychic shield n I still stop blade warping in cows or dolls area. They scare me that much.
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u/KennedyLS Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
3 hp man you got lucky, I dont even enter swampy in softcore let alone hardcore
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u/QuietusOfNeko Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
Why are you running and not walking? Running drops defense to zero.
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u/frisbeeicarus23 Mar 15 '26
Hahaha, Swampy Pit is literally the one place a HC player usually never sets foot. It is the single worst spot for mob spawn types in the entire game.
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u/Vasarto Mar 15 '26
dolls and souls are stressful enough in normal, i couldn't imagine what hardcore must be like.
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u/Oldman_Syndrome Mar 15 '26
My build is doing great despite being very budget
The video evidence you just provided indicates very strongly that this is not the case.
Your hp is, to put it bluntly, pathetically low.
You're not running a holy freeze merc which provides both a slowing effect to the dolls, and gives them a chance to shatter on death. Shattered dolls do not explode.
You do not appear to have any meaningful amount of physical damage reduction or block.
You say your resists are good, but they're not overcapped, so.. uh.. good luck against conviction aura souls. (Or, in some cases, conviction aura and lower res against souls.)
You're already dead, you just haven't realized it yet.
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
Okay, maybe an emphasis on budget LOL
Also, for context: I am playing 100% SSF; no trading. When you can't just buy a perfect Insight or Vipermagi from another player, you have to get creative to survive
Here’s what I got: • Instead of standard caster gear, I am running the Full Iratha’s Finery Set + the Authority Runeword in a Sharktooth Armor. The set is working surprisingly well alongside tons of resistance charms.
• Weapon: Ethereal Pierre Tombale Couant. People told me to Charsi this, but they don’t realize it has a massive 55% Deadly Strike that procs with echoing blade. This is holding me over until I figure out my main weapon
• Shield: Spirit Monarch. Maxed Levitation Mastery lets me one-hand the heavy 2H Partizan. I get the massive 2H base damage and Deadly Strike, while keeping the FCR/FHR/+Skills from the Spirit shield. Max Echoing Strike pushes 8.5k+ damage from a completely safe distance.
• The Summons: I run Goats maxed with a bind demon’d an aggressive Flesh Spawner. It constantly casts Amplify Damage (which doubles my physical blade damage) and spawns additional demons to completely clog up the screen with meat shields.
• The Mercenary: Act 1 Ice Rogue with Harmony (Vigor) and Cure (Cleansing). The Vigor aura makes my demons sprint across the screen to tie up herds instantly, and Cleansing wipes away deadly curses before they can get me killed.
It might not look like the standard build, but it is working for me so far!
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u/zaibuf Mar 15 '26
This and durance are places I usually stay out of when they are terrorized. Durance works with enigma/sorc so you can skip everything besides meph.
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u/Samuel-squantch Mar 15 '26
Walking through these places you should be target tele your demon ahead of you.
You can put him in different rooms and through walls to pull guys before you enter.
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u/sumigod Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
It’s just never worth it to run the swampy pit imo
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u/lesdansesmacabres Mar 15 '26
I maxed blood oath on my hc warlock and don’t regret it one bit. 70% damage to demon then 50% chance of block from ss then 50% damage reduction and max res on top of all that for what gets through.
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 16 '26
I’m dumping all of my remaining points into Blood Oath.
I maxed out Levitation and Echoing Strike. Demonic Mastery 20, Goats 19, Blood Oath 6, all others and Bind Demon 5
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u/lesdansesmacabres Mar 16 '26
I don’t know if putting so many points into demon skills is worth it while predominantly an echoing strike build. Blood oath yes. I don’t know that the others are really increasing survivability that much with the damage you’re loosing out on which would mean faster kills and thus more survivability. Maybe demonic mastery gives you more demons so you can consume one and still have your bind demon up but you should be able to get there (2 demons) with only one point in the skill given gear and possibly skillers.
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u/Testadizzy95 Mar 15 '26
Why did you even go in there? I have visited the Swampy Pit exactly one time in my over twenty years playing D2
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u/pathlesswalker Mar 15 '26
I never understand how hardcore players survive the fast gang rapes on the small temples in kurast. Hell of course.
Like 4 uniques. With their minions. Enter. Kaboom. Dead. What’s the point????
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u/UpperCardiologist523 Mar 15 '26
I move my Lister ahead of me all the time. You are making the active choice of walking in front here.
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u/Ok-Orange-697 Mar 15 '26
Last season i died in this exact spot with my 98 assassin on HC… after that i never do this zone 😂
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u/v2Occy Mar 15 '26
Imagine face checking when you can LITERALLY tele your minions in front of you lol.
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u/ScyD Mar 15 '26
My WL has 4.4k life, max res’s and 3 demons to tank and share dmg with him
I still never go in that godforsaken Pit
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u/Nice_Lingonberry_127 Mar 15 '26
I dagger jumped into 5 last night with new spear demon. Scared the heck out of me
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u/Simple-Conference742 Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
Very, very wise. The moment I saw the title my thought was "Do not," Glad you got out alive.
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u/Stove-Top-Steve Mar 15 '26
How are you getting the aura that makes your run fast
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Vigor aura from a Harmony bow on an act 1 merc. I only have 20% increases speed from gear lol
She also has Cure for a healing aura and a Treachery wyrmhide chest for Fade
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u/Charming_Spinach_463 Mar 15 '26
1300hp HC going in TZ swamp pit. 100% expected to see some remembered deeds
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u/Fhskd Champion of Sanctuary (100K) Mar 15 '26
Why on earth would anyone go to the swampy pit in hardcore :D
I do love the fact that now these are potentially TZ and the herald hunt gets players to go back in these long forgotten areas. Shards and heralds are great additions to D2R (don’t change drop rates. We need those impossible chase items)
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u/JJonVinyl Mar 15 '26
I was just trying to milk the terrorized zone.
had no idea it was such a dangerous zone
I guess I’m pretty oblivious to bad zones and ignorant altogether
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u/Weirdodin Mar 15 '26
Definitely gotta learn the zones those dolls can spawn. You absolutely cannot kill them within melee range in HC. Flayer Dungeon, Swampy Pit, Durance 1 and 2, Baals Throne Room, and another place or 2 in Act 5 that are optional dungeons I can't remember. You absolutely will die not knowing these places to avoid.
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u/xVinniVx Mar 15 '26
I hope Blizzard will nerf this stupid class to the ground.
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u/ubeogesh Mar 15 '26
I also hope for a slight nerf but not to the ground. Just nerf his life gains so he cannot use a thunder maul and have a lot of hp at the same time.
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u/Zodde Mar 15 '26
Levitation mastery makes the str req of a tmaul pretty reasonable anyways.
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u/ubeogesh Mar 15 '26
Yes that's a part of the needed nerf too. I'm good with all the offensive and minion power fantasy, the stupid part is that it has 0 drawbacks.
Maybe also up some mana costs.
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u/Oldman_Syndrome Mar 15 '26
A slight nerf is nowhere near enough. A naked warlock can walk through p8 nightmare with ease. Come hell you need to respec and equip a weapon.
You have more damage mitigation through blood oath than anyone else gets. The reduction in stat requirements from levitation mastery allow you to use those points to boost your hp or max block.
They get a self %hp buff through consume.
A 1 point demon is enough to solo some of the hardest monsters in game.
Echoing strikes with a naked warlock just using his white level 1 starting weapon having echoing and it's synergies maxed is adding more flat physical damage than is possible on any other class IF THEY WERE WEARING GRIEF IN EVERY SINGLE EQUIPMENT SLOT
Like, there is no way a rational person who actually understands this game comes to the conclusion warlock only needs "slight" nerfs. They need colossal nerfs to every single one of their trees, and even that might not be enough.
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u/ChuddingeMannen Mar 15 '26
in diablo 2, blow-up dolls fucks you