Project Diablo 2 · Season 14
Build Guides
Step-by-step guides for 18 builds: skill order, gear for every budget, a leveling route from level 1 and the right mercenary. Pick your class and what you want to do.
League start tier list SCSoftcore
18 guides · ranked for league start (Softcore)
S S tier SC6
Assassin Venom Blade Sentinel AssassinMapping SBossing SLeague start SFarms every early target, and the same build later maps at top speed and kills every pinnacle boss.
Sorceress Meteor Sorceress (Fire)Mapping ABossing ALeague start SThe classic sorceress starter: farms every early target cheaply and handles T0 Diablo Clone.
Amazon Summon Amazon (Valkyrie / Decoy)Mapping ABossing BLeague start SA cheap, safe summoner that farms Chaos, keys and Uber Tristram on starter gear.
Druid Summon Druid (Wolves / Grizzly / Spirits)Mapping BBossing ALeague start SFarms everything from Travincal to Uber Tristram on cheap gear, and S14 buffed Dire Wolves.
Barbarian War Cry Barbarian (Singer)Mapping SBossing DLeague start SShouts need no weapon, so it farms every early target cheaply and stays a top mapper later.
Paladin Holy Bolt / Fist of the Heavens PaladinMapping CBossing BLeague start SFarms every early target on cheap gear, and S14 bolts now hit every enemy they pierce.
A A tier SC4
- Assassin Wake of Fire TrapsinMapping SBossing BLeague start ATraps need little gear to work, and the build grows into a top-speed mapper.
Necromancer Bone Necromancer (Teeth / Bone Spear)Mapping SBossing CLeague start AHandles Chaos and early maps on cheap gear and grows into a top mapper later.- Druid Fire Elemental Druid (Boulder / Fissure / Volcano)Mapping SBossing CLeague start ALevels as itself from level 1 on cheap gear and becomes a top mapper later.
- Paladin Hammerdin (Blessed Hammer Paladin)Mapping BBossing CLeague start AA proven early-league starter, and S14 hammers now pass through walls.
B B tier SC6
- Necromancer Poison Nova NecromancerMapping SBossing BLeague start BThe fastest mapper this season, but it needs +poison skills and -poison resistance gear first.
- Barbarian Whirlwind Barbarian (Two-Handed)Mapping SBossing BLeague start BNeeds a strong two-handed weapon before it works, and S14 nerfed its damage.
- Sorceress Blizzard Sorceress (Cold Mastery)Mapping ABossing ALeague start BA safe cold starter without standout early farms that becomes a strong mapper later.
- Druid Cold Elemental Druid (Arctic Blast / Hurricane)Mapping SBossing DLeague start BA top mapper once geared; start as a Wind Elemental and transition.
- Sorceress Frozen Orb Sorceress (Cold Mastery)Mapping SBossing DLeague start BA top mapper later, usually reached after starting as Meteor or Ice Barrage.
- Amazon Lightning Fury JavazonMapping SBossing DLeague start BShines once Titan's Revenge or Thunderstroke and +Javelin skills are found, but weak before that.
C C tier SC2
- Sorceress Lightning Nova SorceressMapping SBossing DLeague start CNeeds Energy Shield gear and +lightning skills before it works, which makes it a poor starter.
- Paladin Physical Zealot Paladin (Zeal / Fanaticism)Mapping BBossing CLeague start CZeal needs a strong weapon and leech first; Vengeance or Smiter are easier paladin melee starts.
Tier ranks are our provisional Season 14 read, based on cited community tier lists and patch notes -- each guide explains its rank and links its sources. Only builds with a full guide are listed. Player-written guides · Write your own