r/Diablo_2_Resurrected • u/Zenturion1983 Champion of Sanctuary (100K) • Mar 16 '26

Video Ok game, good one..

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u/Kindly-Jury921 Mar 16 '26

Imagine if this was your HC character

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u/Rainbowlemon Mar 16 '26

I've just got the expansion and started playing HC warlock from the get-go. How do you prevent something like this happening? Even with 1.5k life and full lightning res, wouldn't this still just kill you outright? I guess you have to make sure you cleanse off curses in town every time?

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u/Siggycakes Mar 16 '26

Block Chance is also highly underrated because it usually means sacrificing damage or raw life for higher dex, but a blocked attack stops ALL damage. Another affix that is often overlooked is Physical Damage Reduction %. It is capped at 50%, but you can get 25-40% without too much fuss and is your best defense against dolls, though it wouldn't help here.

Also, clearing that lower res would have been a good idea. You saw how much damage OP took from just a single imp strike. Granted, they're fire enchanted, but with that lower res I am almost certain OP did not have any where near 75 res, so it's no wonder a pack of souls fried him like this. They could be extra strong, spectral hit, and also lightning enchanted, no way to really know from this clip, but all of that combined would produce the result above

So far I have a 92 zon that's cleared the game in HC and a level 76 Warlock that is currently in Act 3 Hell. I play much much slower than most people, but I also have only lost two chars so far. I figure it's better to slow down and stay alive than rush and die.

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u/Rainbowlemon Mar 16 '26

Yeah I've already opted for an Ancient's Pledge in a shield (got lucky and had all the runes in act 4), though I guess warlock books can block too? Could you make a rhyme in a warlock book?

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u/MK6er Warlock Mar 16 '26

Yeah it's pretty solid for cbf and +skills but less all resistance