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Diablo character FAQ
By Leonard Cheong (essentialism)
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Contents
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1.Introduction (#1)
2.Copywrite and contact information (#2)
3.Past revision (#3)
4.Who is the Warrior (#4)
5.The Warrior's attributes (#5)
6.Why use the warrior (#6)
7.How to use the Warrior (#7)
8.Who is the Rogue (#8)
9.The Rogue's attributes (#9)
10.Why use the Rogue (#10)
11.How to use the Rogue (#11)
12.Who is the Sorceror (#12)
13.The Sorceror's attributes (#13)
14.Why use the Soceror (#14)
15.How to use the Soceror (#15)
16.Closing (#16)
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Introduction
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This FAQ teaches you how to use the 3 charaters of Diablo. Each character
possess different abilities and have different strengths. For example, a
Warrior is a master in hand to hand combat, while a Rogue is godly when a bow
is in her hands, and a Sorceror is execellent in magic. These abilities if
fufilled to their potential can be extremely deadly. This FAQ will teach you
how.
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Copywrite and contact Infomation
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This guide solely belongs to me essentialism. I do not mind you copying it for
your own personal use,or sending it to a friend. However, if u want to post
any part of this faq into your own website or any other one, please e-mail me
for permission. My e-mail address is
[email protected], If you do not have
my permission, and went on to post a part of this faq on your website, legal
action will be taken against the webmaster. And please do not use this faq for
any money transaction as it is illegal. SELL OR COPY THIS FAQ, AND YOUR GAME
WILL GET A VIRUS ATTACK EVEYTIME YOU REACH THE FINAL DUNGEON. Thank you.
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Past Revision
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v1.00 Initial Release
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Who is the Warrior
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The Warrior is the strongest and toughest among the 3 characters. This allows
him to use extremely heavy axes and armour which a rogue and sorceror cannot.
He also has a high vitality which allows him to engange in hand to hand combat.
Due to these strengths, the warrior has the highest chance of completing the
game than the other 2. I recommed all players who just started this game to
play the warrior, just for the experience before attempting other classes.
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The Warrior's attributes
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The Warrior strength is actually - strength. His strength allows him to tear
apart enemies with the greatest of ease. Vitality is also important. A warrior
with a high vitality and strength is indestructible. Magic and dexterity is
almost obselute simply because the warrior's maximum dexterity and magic is
not high enough to be of any use. Take a look at the Warrior's maximum
abilities.
Stats Maximum
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Strength 250
Magic 50
Dexterity 60
Vitality 100
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Look, the magic has only a maximum of 50. With a magic stat of 50, there are
little spells that a warrior will be able to learn. There are 2 choices,
either you max out his magic stat and get an item that add to his magic or
just lift his magic stat to 35. With a magic stat of 35, the warrior will be
able to learn 2 spells thst will help his cause. Bone spirit and Flash. These
2 spells can be learned with a magic stat of 34, and 33 respectively. But you
can only learn the first level of these spells which will become pretty
useless in the later levels. Thus, if you seriously want a Warrior that can
cast spells, I would recommend maxing the magic stat, if not don't toch it at
all.
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Why use the Warrior
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Because I'm lazy, and for the sake of easy reading, I am going to state
everything in point form.
-The warrior can utilize heavy axes, strong armour, massive clubs, and gigan
swords which most rogues and sorcerors cannot.
-The warrior has the highest vitality among the 3, which make him hard to
kill. Add that with a strong armour and he would be basically invulnerable.
-The warrior has the fastest attacks in all weapons except bow.
-The warrior gets double bonuses for items with the suffixes "of life" and
"of vitality".
-He also get double negatives though for items that increase mana.
-The warrior has a repair skill that enables him to repair items. Although
the durability of the items drops when he finishes his repairing.
-When the warrior levels up, he gains 2 hit points and 1 point of vitality.
-The Warrior also has a critical strike ability allowing him to do double the
damage. The chance of this critical strike is half the warrior's level.
eg. A level 20 Warrior has a 10% chance of executing critical strike.
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How to use the Warrior
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There is not much secret in using the Warrior. All you need to do is to crank
up his strength and vitality. It depends on what you want your warrior to be
like. If you want your Warrior to be a total babarian, raise his vitality in
the lower levels and strength once you reach a vitality of 90+. With a good
armour class you should be able to rip your opponents apart. If you want your
warrior to be able to use all weapons with some standard, you can raise his
dexterity along with his strength and vitality. This is quite useful if you
have the butcher's quest. A warrior with a high dexterity in the early
dungeons leads to a dead butcher. Or if you want a Warrior that can cast bone
spirit to make your life easier just raisr your magic stat to 50 and hope for
an item that gives you a bonus to your magic stat. Common sense. If however
you do not want to raise magic, scrolls are very important. Remember to check
out Adria's inventory list!!
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Who is the Rogue
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The Rogue is the only female among the three characters. She has the highest
dexternity potential among the 3. A master in range combat and speed, the
Rouge can shoot an arrow with such ferocity it could kill a pack of demons
within a minute. A Rogue with a high dexterity stat and a mean bow = total
destruction. Remember that.
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The Rogue's attributes
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A Rogue can kill at a distance meaning she can kill the toughest adversaries
without getting injured. While the warrior is losing his health fighting it
out, and a soceror is burning away mana, the Rogue can shoot from a distance
losing nothing but arrows and gold (to repair). Having said that, she also
has very decent and quite balanced stats. Take a look at the Rogue maximum
abilities.
Stats Maximum
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Strength 55
Magic 70
Dexterity 250
Vitality 80
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Now, don't those stats look as pretty as her. Just joking. Her strength is
only there to meet the requirements of her weapon and armour and its easy to
max, thus a Rouge's strength should be at least 45. Her magic is stronger than
a warrior's and she can cast faster than a warrior. She can do some pretty
decent magic if you are the type that loves to learn spells. Just max out her
magic stats and with a little bit of magic bonus from her weapons, she can
even learn the bone spirit which really compliments her bow skills. Dexterity,
the Rouge's specialized stat. Don't need to elaborate too much on this, just
crank up her dexterity to the best you possibly can. You can't go wrong with
that. Her dexterity allows her to use the best bows and inflict the most pain
at the greatest distance swiftly and accurately. Her vitality is not so
important if you are an accomplised Rogue user. Just stay out of the damage
and fire arrows. You only need to reach around 60 for this stat.
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Why use the Rogue
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Because I'm lazy, and for the sake of easy reading, I am going to state
everything in point form.
-The Rogue can cast spells faster than a Warrior and deal more physical damage
than a soceror.
-She can deal damage from a distance without burnind health or mana.
-With a high dexterity stat, she never misses.
-She has a level up bonus of one hit point and 1 mana. This means that
everytime she levels up, she gains 1 hit point and 1 mana.
-She can dodge and counter attacks quickly.
-She saves the most gold if you use her well.
-She can fire through gates and doors.
-She has the ability to spot and disarm traps before they get her.
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How to use a Rogue
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In the first few dungeon levels, raise her strength and dexternity in the
ratio of 2:3. Hope and prey that you get a decent bow cause it's gonna help
you alot. If you get the butcher's quest, count yourself lucky as its so easy
to slay him. Just find a room with grills and fire through them. Just takes a
bit of time for him to drop. Never leave a bow out of your hands. A Rogue's
best bet is a bow. Take the time to practise dodging attacks. When an enemy is
preparing to hit you, move a few squares away to dodge. Then hold down the
shift key and start clicking on the enemy. When he returns fire repeat the
process. The dungeons is a perfect place to master this.
In the catacombs, stop raising your strength unless its necessery to require
fufilments of a weapon. Start raising your magic and read every book that
comes your way. Books of telekinesis, wall of fire, mana shield, chain
lightning, and bone spirit should be read. These spells compliment your range
ability. Use telekinesis to open doors from a distance. If you have it,cast
wall or fire at the entrance of the room. Then fire through the door. If its
an unusually packed room do the above until there are few survivors and use
chain lightning to finish them off. Against an extremely tough enemy who has
an insane amount of endurance, cast bone spirit to weaken their hp by a third.
Cast it a few times and a few arrows should do the trick. If you find yourself
in need of health, just cast the mana shield and make your exit. These tactics
could take you through the next few levels. If you have stone curse, it'd be
even easier. Just cast it on any tough hood and fire till it drops.
In the caves, you should really start raising your dexterity to the best you
can. Buy any good bow from Griswold if you see one. Also don't forget to visit
Adria regularly and purchase any spell book mentioned above. Don't be afraid
to part with your money. Buy slightly more mana potions than health potions.
Learn each monster's resistance and immunity. DO NOT use a spell that the
monster is resistant or immune to. It could be a fatal mistake.
Hell is a dangerous place to be in. I hope you did a good job on collecting
bows and increasing her dexterity. You would really be needing that now. If
you have an armour with a mean fire resistance and a high armour class, nows
the time to use it. Keep your distance between you and your enemies. Stone
curse and bone spirit should be hotkeyed. With any luck, you should be able
to shoot your way through Hell and destroy Diablo.
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Who is the Sorceror
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The Sorceror is a master in magic. Duh! In my opinion, it is the hardest to
complete this game with the Sorceror. He has low strength, meaning he can't
do much damage with weapons. And his only strength is Magic, if an oponent is
resistant or immune to magic, it makes it very hard for a sorceror to survive.
That's why you have this FAQ.
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The sorceror's attributes
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As the warrior has 250 for strength as a maximum, and a rogue has 250 for a
maximum for dexterity, so does the sorceror has 250 for magic. These are the
Sorceror's stats.
Stats Maximum
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Strength 45
Magic 250
Dexterity 85
Vitality 80
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Maxing a Sorceror's strength is a must. Wondering why? For the sake of
equipping armour of course. Dexterity is quite useful as you will be using
bows as a Sorceror to kill Diablo. Vitality is only useful in the first few
levels' until you get mana shield. So don't go crazy and start clicking on the
vitality stat as thinking it is essential. Magic is the wisest stat to raise.
You should have at least 200 Magic points when facing Diablo including stat
bonuses. Magic is the life of a Sorceror.
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Why use the Sorceror
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Because I'm lazy, and for the sake of easy reading, I am going to state
everything in point form.
-A sorceror well versed in all the elements of magic is almost invincible in
the caves and hell.
-The sorceror can recharge staves, although the amount of charges grudually
drops.
-Once a Sorceror gets mana shield, he only needs to get mana potions.
-As the level of your mana shield spell increases, the damage you taked is
reduced.
-He gets double bonuses for magical enhancements, although he also get double
negatives for vitality.
-A sorceror gains two points of mana and 1 point of magic for every level
gained.
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How to use the Sorceror
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When in the early dungeons, raise you strength and vitality, until they are
nearly the same as your magic. Then alternate between magic, strength and
vitality. Stop raising vitality once you get a few scrolls of mana shield or a
book. Then start maxing out oyur strength. Pery that you don't get the
butcher's quest. It's extremly tedious to kill a butcher with a Sorceror.
So if you get the butcher's quest, RESTART. Of course if you want a challenge,
you are welcomed to try.
Once in the catacombs, you should have nearly finished maxing with your
strength. Now, just start raising your magic and dexterity. Remember to visit
Adria often and buy any high level spell book. Watch out for any of these
books: Flame wave, Guardian, elemental, Chain lightning, Stone curse, Mana
shield, Golem. You could puchase bone spirit or blood star but they don't
really come into handy. Also watch out for scrolls of Apocalypse. They will
come in handy when you reach hell. Use flame waves to clear large rooms,
chain lightning on crowds, Stone curse on tough bosses and golems to help you.
The stone curse-golem combination is probably the most realistic combination
to take out Diablo's hell minions.
Same in the caves, continue to raise magic and maybe a bit of dexterity. Buy
lots of mana potions and scroll of town portals. You might need to travel to
town fast in case of an emergency. Look out for good bows and highly resitant
to fire armours. They are the best way to kill Diablo.
In hell, use the stone curse-golem combination. If you have done a good job on
collecting apocalypse scrolls, nows the time to use it. Fight your way through
hell and with luck, come face to face with Diablo. Now is a total change in
tactics. Magic is pretty useless as Diablo is probably resistant to most of
them. Instead get an armour with high durability and fire resistance and of
course a mean bow. Cast mana shield and start firing at diablo from a distance.
Try to end the battle as quick as possible as Diablo's attacks are painful and
they affect your armour's durability. There's only so much punishment you can
take before Diablo clobbers you. Remember to hotkey your mana potions. With
luck you should be able to kill Diablo.
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Closing
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The skills mentioned above may take a bit of time and luck. Please do not feel
discouraged if you can't seem to defeat a particular boss. Sit down, and
analyze the situation calmly and perhaps you would find a solution. And
remember always have a plan B. Do not stick to plan A with your life as it
would cost you your life. I sincerely hope you benefitted from this FAQ. If
you feel you have a tip you wanna share, please feel free to email me. My
email is
[email protected]. This is all for the character FAQ. Hope you
enjoyed it.
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