Unleashing Power: PvM Build Rankings in Diablo 2 Resurrected

Astaroth debuts as a boss in Season 9, but unlike other lair bosses, in order to defeat it, we must complete Escalation Nightmare, which is also a new endgame mechanism added in the new season. How To Find Astaroth? In this dungeon connected by 3 Nightmares, we must continue to advance in order to encounter the new Astaroth boss at the end. Get Sigils The first step is to get Escalation Nightmare Dungeon Sigil. These new Sigils can only be obtained by completing Horadric Strongrooms. However, the spawn rate of Horadric Strongrooms is very high, and in addition to Sigil, this is also a great way for you to get all Arcanas and even recipes for making jewels. After you get some new Sigils, you’ll notice that they have several affixes similar to the ones we find in normal Nightmare Dungeon Sigils, but we also get new affixes, and basically they either make enemies more deadly or make you weaker. So read the description of the Sigil before opening it, choose the one you think is best and go for it. Run Escalating Nightmares Season 9 has been really fun so far, and Escalating Nightmares is one of the main reasons why. This activity is very similar to Infernal Hordes, so if you liked Infernal Hordes, you’ll enjoy it too. The way Escalating Nightmares works is that when you open a dungeon, it has a few affixes that are more challenging than a normal Nightmare Dungeon, and these affixes keep stacking, which is why each new dungeon becomes more challenging. I think this idea is great, because not only can you get a ton of Diablo 4 gold, gems, materials, and most importantly XP with one dungeon key, but they’re also fun in their own right. Once you reach Tier 3, the rest is up to your luck, and things can get pretty crazy at times. Other Tips Last but not least, here are a few things I think are important to note when running Escalation Nightmare Dungeons: Treat these dungeons like you would The Pit, and don’t forget to use Elixirs and Incenses to farm more efficiently. Depending on which Torment difficulty level you’re in, you’ll have access to different Tempered gear and quality gems. If you die, you can always go back to town to repair, so you don’t have to stress about it, it just costs you some D4 gold. Never stop moving, some affixes will cause monsters to constantly spawn, so even checking your inventory or allocating some Paragon points can cause you to die unexpectedly at any time. It’s important to upgrade resistances, especially poison resistance. Because, especially at Tier 3, sometimes elite monsters can be very deadly for this reason, and this is also important when dealing with Astaroth boss. Astaroth Battle Strategies Once you have successfully cleared 3 dungeons, the final portal will open, which will take you into Astaroth’s Lair. Once you arrive, you will find him standing on top of Amalgam of Rage, which we know is the first phase of the battle. Amalgam of Rage will breathe fire from each of his heads at you, while Astaroth can summon meteors and indicate where they will fall in a split second. If that wasn’t enough, Amalgam of Rage will jump on you to deal fatal damage. The only way to avoid this attack is to teleport as soon as you see it, and to set up some kind of fortification or barrier and maintain it as long as possible. Once you have done enough damage to Amalgam of Rage, it will begin to regenerate in a pool of blood and venom. Honestly, I think this pool is very similar to the one that Lord Zir can spawn, so basically don’t touch it. At this point, Astaroth will fight you, and you have one goal, which is to kill Astaroth before Amalgam of Rage regenerates, otherwise you will have to face them both at the same time. Astaroth will continue to throw meteors at you, as well as some waves of fire that circle around the edge of the arena. So why is it throwing at this specific location, you might ask? This is because as Amalgam of Rage regenerates, the blood pool will continue to expand, and when it reaches its maximum size, there will be nowhere to escape. Combined with Astaroth’s attacks, it’s simply terrifying. Remember that the poison in the pool has high damage, so the moment you enter the pool, it’s almost game over. If Amalgam of Rage revives, try to focus your fire on Astaroth, because he has more health than Amalgam of Rage, so you want to drain his health as much as possible. This way, the next time after Amalgam of Rage dies, you can definitely kill Astaroth. Of course, if you want to do it the other way around, it may be possible, but it will definitely take longer. All in all, defeating Astaroth isn’t that hard compared to other bosses like Andariel or Harbinger of Hatred, but timing is crucial. Regardless, Astaroth is a significant source of boss materials and gear in Season 9, so it’s definitely worth spending some time farming it!

Diablo 4 Season 8 was released on April 29, 2025 and is expected to end in July. It will last for two or three months. In addition to updating a series of seasonal activities and boss skills, this new season also rebalances the game’s high difficulty, especially in endgame bosses. New seasonal activities mean that players have new ways to gain experience and equipment, and new boss skills mean that players can try new ways to customize equipment. Adjusting the difficulty of the game and rebalancing the difficulty of Lair Bosses means that the late-stage farming boss and the most effective way to farm the boss may change. In addition, the player’s 0-60 level upgrade curve may not change much, but the time required from Torment 1 to Torment 4 may become longer. Players need more time to farm bosses repeatedly to get full unique and ancestral equipment loadouts. Since D4 S8 has many changes and new activities compared to the previous ones, the following will introduce some tips to make player leveling and farming more convenient. 1. Get Mythic Uniques For players who want to get Mythic Uniques in Diablo4 Season8, defeating higher-tier Lair Bosses in Torment 4 as much as possible is the best way to get a chance to open Hoards. There are some Unique Tributes that can be dropped after defeating the world boss, which gives players a chance to get Mythic Uniques after challenging Undercity. If players do not want to increase Torment difficulty to level 1 or above, they can also get Mythic Uniques through crafting, which requires Resplendent Spark. The following will introduce two ways to get Resplendent Spark. The first method is to defeat the boss of Torment 1 or higher: Lilith, she has a separate boss skill to unlock, and she does not need to be included in the key rotation. Defeating Lilith can be rewarded with Resplendent Spark, but now it will be more difficult to defeat her after the redesign. Another method is that players can obtain Resplendent Spark by unlocking the season reputation level, and can farm enough Lair Boss to obtain Spectral Ash to upgrade the reputation of the season. 2. Obtain Boss Keys The major changes in S8 include: remaking Torment difficult tiers, challenging Lair Boss battles, and changing the way players farm bosses. Unlike before, if players want to fight a boss, they can summon the boss directly without consuming other things. In Torment difficulty, defeat the boss and unlock the related boss power. If you want Lair Boss Hoard, you must have a special key to get the related special items and rewards. If the player fights low-level bosses such as Beast in the Ice, Varshan, Grigoire, or Urivar (Vessel of Hatred only), Hoards will still drop keys that can open the treasures of higher-level bosses such as Andariel, Duriel, and Harbinger of Hatred (Vessel of Hatred only). Belial is the highest-level boss, but if you want his hoard keys, you must defeat another Lair Boss and then randomly encounter Belial in order to drop them. In addition to farming Lair Bosses to obtain uniques and boss keys, you can also get more boss keys through Tribute of Titans in Kurast Undercity. 3. Accumulate Experience And Level Up The key to upgrading the difficulty of Torment in Diablo 4 S8 is still Pit of Artificer in Cerrigar. Players must successfully pass Pit level 10 to open Torment 1, and then farm endgame activities and items. However, Pit is not just a farming map for increasing difficulty. Players need to farm maps and kill enemies quickly to gain experience and advance, so they can choose to accumulate experience by challenging higher-level Pit. Players need to complete Pit challenges within a specified time in order to upgrade Glyphs and embed them in Paragon Boards. 4. Use Tribute To Farm Monsters There is a limited-time trial in Kurast: Kurast Undercity. Players can burn Tribute to ensure that they can get specific rewards after completing the trial. However, these copies can only be challenged by players who own the Vessel of Hatred DLC. This is one of the best ways to farm Lair Boss Keys this season. What rewards players receive depends on which Tribute is burned. For example, burning Tribute of Titans will drop Lair Boss Keys after the dungeon. Some Tributes guarantee Rune drops, some guarantee Obducite in masterworking, and some unique Tributes give players a chance to get mythic unique items and Diablo 4 Gold. 5. Get Gear And Materials With Helltides For players, Helltides have always been a quick way to level up and get gear. Once players open Torment 1, they can use Infernal Horde Compasses. If you don’t have Infernal Horde Compasses, you can challenge Helltides and Blood Maiden to drop them. Using these Compasses can get rich rewards, and it is also one of the best ways to get Obducite for masterworking gear. Successfully defeating enemies and completing Helltides can also earn a lot of Paragon experience. Once players have mastered some boss skills and reached the early levels, they can quickly level up by completing Helltide activities that refresh regularly on the map and unlocking Kurast Undercity as soon as possible. Players who own Vessel of Hatred expansion can challenge Strongholds in Nahantu after reaching level 50, so that they can reach level 60 faster. This allows players to level up quickly to the maximum level in a few hours. 6. Seasonal Activities Season 8’s seasonal event Apparition Incursions are not very difficult. Players defeat bosses in designated areas until a spectral version of Belial appears. Players can use these activities as a way to increase their level and gain some boss skills. The right combination of these skills may greatly improve the player’s strength. Since Diablo 4 Season update, there have been a series of updates, which may require players to adapt. This process may be very painful, but no matter how D4 is willing to make changes, everything seems to be moving in a good direction.

In the upcoming Diablo 4 Season 7 update on January 21, developers will bring new powers, new weapons, new pets and other Diablo 4 Items to players. It is not clear whether there will be new classes, but Witch Power will be the theme of this season. Overview Of Witch Power In the seventh season of Diablo, the creators brought 24 different witch powers to players. And these 24 witch powers are divided into four schools and two different qualities. Four schools: Eldritch witch power Growth & Decay witch power Psyche witch power Lost witch power Each school has a unique power, and the rest are Normal Powers. Players can carry up to 6 witch powers at a time, five of which are Normal Powers and one is a unique power. These witch powers will bring different effects to players, some of which enhance the player’s attributes, and some of which allow players to cause additional damage to monsters. Witch Powers are enhanced at certain levels, gaining additional effects. For example, when Poison Frog Servant reaches level 5, it will give your Poison Frog the ability to taunt. If you want to grow quickly in Season 7, You can enter the iGMeet Discord, where there are some random Diablo 4 giveaways. How To Get Witch Powers? All Witch Powers have corresponding altars: Altar of the Eldritch Altar of the Psyche Altar of Growth Forgotten Altars Altar of the Eldritch, Altar of the Psyche, and Altar of Growth can all be found in the Whispering Tree, while Forgotten Altars can appear in any dungeon. To obtain these powers you must first increase your Seasonal Reputation with The Coven. Increasing your reputation will allow you to learn more Witch Powers, as well as obtain crafting materials and Diablo 4 Items. After you obtain Witch Powers, you can upgrade them. The item required to upgrade Witch Powers is Restless Rot, and the main way to obtain Restless Rot is to participate in Headhunt. Headhunt is the main activity of Season 7, which usually appears around the Sanctuary. All Witch Powers: Eldritch Witch Powers Doom Orb (unique) A sphere of pure Eldritch energy surrounds you. This sphere will actively attack distant enemies and return, dealing some fire damage. Rank 5: Damaging or killing a boss increases Doom Orb’s damage by 5%. When it reaches 100%, it explodes and re-condenses after three seconds. Enemies caught in the explosion will take 5200 damage. Abyssal Resonance When 250 resources are consumed, an explosion occurs, dealing Shadow damage. Each subsequent explosion within 10 seconds increases the size and damage of the explosion by 130%. Stacks up to 3 times. Rank 10: Before the third explosion, it pulls enemies towards you. Firebat Servants Every 2 seconds, a group of fire bats rushes towards the enemy, dealing fire damage. At higher ranks: Enemies hit 5 times by Firebats are stunned for 3 seconds. Hex Of Flames Lucky Shot: While you cast Hex of Flames on an enemy, each time you damage the target, you deal 1,600 additional Fire damage. Rank 7: When your Hex of Flames deals critical damage, it explodes. Purging Touch Headrotten takes more damage from Eldritch Witch Powers. Rank 10: This effect applies to all monsters. Shaken Soul Eldritch Witch Powers make enemies vulnerable for a period of time. Rank 10: Psyche Damage and Growth & Decay now also cause this effect but for half the duration. Wave Of Woe Enemy hit by a skill is hit by Wave of Woe. Wave of Woe deals Shadow damage to enemies, and enemies of the same type are also affected by this damage. Rank 5: Increases the amount of reflection by 15% each time, and can be reflected at least 5 times. Can attack the same target multiple times. Growth & Decay Witch Power The Cycle (unique) Dealing damage with a skill has a 15% chance to cause a flower to grow from the ground. This flower poisons a nearby enemy or heals a nearby teammate for 6% of their maximum health. The flower then withers. This skill occurs every five seconds per enemy. Rank 5: The flower affects all nearby enemies or allies. Aura Of Siphoning Summons an aura of decay that poisons enemies. Rank 10: Restores 1% of your health when Aura of Siphoning deals damage. Decay Augmentation Your Witchcraft Effects deal additional damage over 5 seconds. Rank 10: When damage over time effects exceed 85% of the target’s total health, they are instantly executed. Grow After casting your ultimate, your friendly units gain the power of dark magic. Increases size and damage for 15 seconds. Rank 11: Allied units gain 100% critical strike chance when enlarged. Hex Of Whispers Damaging an enemy is afflicted with the Whispering Curse, causing the next damage dealt to make additional Shadow damage, which then jumps to another enemy, affecting up to 6 enemies. The Whispering Curse can only be applied once every 5 seconds. Rank 7: After bouncing to 6 enemies, the curse returns, empowering you and removing all negative status effects on you. Poison Frog Servant Summons a poison frog servant that lasts three seconds and deals poison damage to enemies. The frog explodes violently upon death, dealing lethal damage, and enemies are affected by the poison. Rank 5: Enemies are pulled toward Poison Frog’s attacks and taunted for 1 second. Soul Harvest Using skills that require a cooldown drains the life of nearby enemies, and each monster killed grants a small boost to your primary attribute that lasts for a few seconds. Rank 9: Soul Harvest will not go on cooldown as long as there are enemies nearby. Psyche Witch Powers Vengeful Spirit (unique) While a Vengeful Spirit minion is active, all damage taken is taken by the soul. Vengeful Spirit minion appears every 19 seconds. Rank 5: When Vengeful Spirit loses all health, it will rush to up to 8 enemies, dealing 2,000 Shadow damage to them. Aura Of Lament The first enemy you attack is affected by the Aura of Lament, slowing it and nearby enemies by 70%. If the initial enemy dies, it will be transferred to a random nearby enemy. The aura can only affect 1 enemy at a time and has a 30 second cooldown. Aura Of Misfortune Chance to interrupt the attack of enemies other than bosses. Rank 5: Increase movement speed by 5%, slow enemies by 30%. Hex Of Shattering Your Witchcraft Effects reduce enemy damage. Rank 8: Headrotten When affected by any curse, damage dealt to it for 5 seconds becomes a Critical Strike. Life Link Links to up to three enemies, transferring damage you take to them. Does not work on other players. Rank 15: After using a Trick, Defense, or Terror skill, any linked damage for 10 seconds becomes a Critical Strike. Twilight Warding Gain a barrier that lasts 5 seconds. Rank 12: Reflects enemy projectiles while active. Lost Witch Powers Piranhado (unique) Enemies affected by curses and auras are pulled toward Piranhado and take physical damage over 12 seconds. 20 second cooldown. Rank 5: Piranhado will actively move toward enemies. Aura Of Specialization Increases the effectiveness of your auras Rank 10: Increases critical hit damage against enemies within the aura by 50%. Breath Of The Coven Increases your attack speed when damaging an enemy with a Witch Power. Lasts 10 seconds, stacks once for each unique witch power. Rank 8: Gain 40% luck hit chance when all Witch Powers bonuses are active at the same time. Hex Specialization Increases the effectiveness of Hex Effects. Rank 10: Increases critical strike chance against enemies affected by Hex Effects by 10%. These are the witch powers for Season of the Witch, and random combinations of these powers may work wonders. Players can try to find the best combination after Season 7 goes live. I hope these contents can help you quickly complete various activities when Season 7 comes, and obtain a large number of Diablo 4 Gold, unique equipment and other items to make your character stronger.

Diablo 4 series of games currently offers you 6 classes to experience, among which Druid is one of the classic classes. It is a master of controlling and using earth elements and has unique class skills and characteristics. In addition, after DLC adds more story missions and end-game content, you will find that the entire way Diablo 4 operates has undergone significant changes, which brings you new shocks in Season 6 - including the various class builds you rely on. On this basis, if you choose Druid as your class in Season 6, then we recommend that you give priority to Lightning Storm when choosing a build. Given its full use of the characteristics of Druid class and its adaptability to existing game mechanisms, Lightning Storm Build may even be effective in Season 7. Based on this, we will introduce you to how to use Lightning Storm Build in Season 6. Skills Applicable To Lightning Storm In Diablo 4 Season 6, no matter what class your character plays, the available skills are divided into active and passive types, and most builds are also centered on skills. As for Lightning Storm Build, we recommend you choose the following options and allocate the corresponding skill points for active and passive skills: Active skills: Mau-Enhanced: 1 Lightning Storm-Enhanced, Raging: 5 Earthen Bulwark-Enhanced: 1 Cyclone Armor: 1 Blood Howl-Enhanced, Preserving:1 Cataclysm-Prime, Supreme: 5 Passive skills: Predatory Instinct: 1 Iron Fur: 3 Backlash: 3 Ancestral Fortitude: 1 Vigilance: 3 Nature’s Reach: 3 Feral Aptitude: 3 Electric Shock: 3 Bad Omen: 2 Endless Tempest: 2 Neurotoxin: 1 Envenom: 3 Natural Disaster: 3 Defiance: 3 Circle of Life: 3 If you are a new player, you need to complete various tasks from the beginning in order to reach level 50 as soon as possible and earn enough Diablo 4 Gold and skill points. But if you are a returning player, you can choose to allocate many skill points from your Renown, or immediately upgrade to level 50 from the beginning. Of course, besides the skills we recommend above, you may find that you need to choose other skills in actual combat to help yourself progress in the skill tree, which is completely feasible. In fact, as long as you have the ability, you can reconsider the skills included in Lightning Storm Build. The Most Suitable Skill Casting Order When running Lightning Storm Build, you not only need to choose the right skills, but also make sure to use the skills in the most efficient order. Only in this way can the power of the skills be fully exerted. Here’s the order we’ve provided for you: Cyclone Armor Earthen Bulwark Cataclysm Lightning Storm Maul Blood Howl First, cast Cyclone Armor and Earthen Bulwark before approaching the enemy to make yourself harder to kill. Then use your ultimate skill Cataclysm to blast monsters or elites for tremendous damage, and then jump into the battle and hit them with Lightning Storm. Next, you can alternate between Lightning Storm and Maul, depending on your situation. For example, attack the enemy with Lightning Storm, then switch to Maul when your spirit is exhausted. If the battle becomes tense and the situation is not in your favor, immediately cast Blood Howl to transform into a werewolf and heal yourself while getting a damage boost. Best Spirit Boons In Diablo 4 Season 6, you can unlock 16 different Spirit Boons as a Druid, but you can only choose to equip up to 5 of them. When you use Lightning Storm Build, we recommend that you choose the following Spirit Boons: Deer-Wariness: Reduces damage from elites. Eagle-Avian Wrath: Gain more critical strike damage. Wolf-Calamity: Ultimate skills last 35% longer. Snake-Calm before the Storm: Magic skills cooldown reduced. Eagle-Iron Feather: Increase your maximum life. Paragon Glyphs For Lightning Storm When you reach level 60 in Diablo 4 Season 6, you will have access to Paragon panel to continue upgrading. And every time you unlock a Paragon node, your attributes will be improved, but eventually you will need to choose Glyphs for more substantial upgrades. In fact, as you progress, you will unlock more content. Based on this, we recommend that you choose the following Glyphs to maximize the potential of Lightning Storm Build: Level 15: Spirit Keeper Earth and Sky Fulminate Electrocution Level 46: Spirit Keeper Earth and Sky Fulminate Electrocution Best Mercenaries If you have experienced Vessel of Hatred expansion, you will find that the mercenary mechanism introduced since then has gradually become an important help for you to maximize the potential of the build. There are currently 4 mercenaries to choose from in Diablo 4. If you use Lightning Storm Build, you’d better prioritize hiring Varyana as the first mercenary and set her skill to Bloodthirst, which gives you a 25% attack speed increase. Then recruit Rahier and use his skill Bastion to keep yourself out of danger. How To Use This Build In PVP? In fact, PVP version of Lightning Storm Build is the same as PVE version, so you can use this build in PVP mode according to the above content and tips. However, if you want to make the operation easier, you can also make some adjustments as needed. I hope that through the introduction of the above content, you can use Lightning Storm Build more easily in Diablo 4 Season 6. In addition, if you enter iGMeet Discord, you will get some good game items through the game giveaway information there, which will be more helpful! Wish you good luck!