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Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Notation Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necro Paladin Sorceress Diablo II began with five classes: the Amazon, Barbarian, Necromancer, Paladin and Sorceress. The Lord of Destruction expansion added two more: the Assassin and Druid. Each class has 3 unique skill trees with 10 skills each, as well as class-specific items and bonuses. Attributes New characters are created with the attributes specified in the following table: Level 1 Attribute Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Strength 20 20 30 15 15 25 10 Dexterity 25 20 20 20 25 20 25 Attack Rating 95 80 85 70 80 85 75 Defense 1 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 Vitality 20 20 25 25 15 25 10 Stamina 84 95 92 84 79 89 74 Life 50 50 55 55 45 55 40 Energy 15 25 10 20 25 15 35 Mana 15 25 10 20 25 15 35 1 Base defense of all classes is Dexterity/4, rounded down to the nearest point. [1] Per level-up Attribute Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Stamina +1 +1.25 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Life 2 +2 +2 +2 +1.5 +1.5 +2 +1 Mana 2 +1.5 +1.5 +1 +2 +2 +1.5 +2 2 Displayed life and mana are rounded down to the nearest point, but actual life and mana are rounded down to the nearest bit (1/256 point). Each time they gain a level-up characters receive 5 attribute points, to be distributed between Strength, Dexterity, Vitality and Energy, as the player sees fit. An additional 5 points can be obtained once in each difficulty level as a reward for completing the Lam Esen's Tome quest. Per point Attribute Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Stamina 3 +1 +1.25 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Life 3 +3 +3 +4 +2 +2 +3 +2 Mana 4 +1.5 +1.75 +1 +2 +2 +1.5 +2 3 Per Vitality point spent or granted by items equipped (+Vitality, +all Attributes). 4 Per Energy point spent or granted by items equipped (+Energy, +all Attributes). Each point spent in Dexterity or granted by items equipped (+Dexterity, +all Attributes) adds 5 Attack Rating for any class. Block rate The table below lists the minimum Faster Block Rate required by each class to reduce the number of frames in the blocking animation and thus increase its speed. Some breakpoints differ depending on the weapon equipped, the player's form or the skill used. Note that block rate breakpoints >140 (>155 for Paladin) are beyond reach in the unmodified game. Class Frames 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Amazon 1HS 0 4 6 11 15 23 29 40 56 80 120 200 480 1HT 0 13 32 86 600 Assassin 0 13 32 86 600 Barbarian 0 9 20 42 86 280 Druid Man 0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600 Werewolf 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Werebear 0 5 10 16 27 40 65 109 223 1,320 Necromancer 0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600 Paladin Holy Shield 0 86 No HS 0 13 32 86 600 Werebear HS 0 8 37 120 Sorceress 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 [2] [3] 1HS One-handed swinging (all except daggers and javelins) 1HT One-handed thrusting (daggers and javelins) When other classes transform into a Werewolf or Werebear, breakpoints are the same as those of a Druid in the same form. [4] Necromancer transforms into a Vampire when he equips the complete Trang-Oul's Avatar. The Vampire has no blocking animation, so when blocking its hit recovery animation is used instead and thus Faster Hit Recovery, not FBR, reduces its length. [5] Cast rate The table below lists the minimum Faster Cast Rate required by each class to reduce the number of frames in the casting animation and thus increase its speed. Some breakpoints differ depending on the player's form or the skill used. Class Frames 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 Amazon 0 7 14 22 32 48 68 99 152 Assassin 0 8 16 27 42 65 102 174 Barbarian 0 9 20 37 63 105 200 Druid Man 0 4 10 19 30 46 68 99 163 Werewolf 0 6 14 26 40 60 95 157 Werebear 0 7 15 26 40 63 99 163 Necromancer Man 0 9 18 30 48 75 125 Vampire 0 6 11 18 24 35 48 65 86 120 180 Paladin 0 9 18 30 48 75 125 Sorceress (C)L 0 7 15 23 35 52 78 117 194 Other 0 9 20 37 63 105 200 (C)L (Chain) Lightning Necromancer transforms into a Vampire when he equips the complete Trang-Oul's Avatar set. Note that Vampire cast rate breakpoints >110 are beyond reach in the unmodified game. Hit recovery The table below lists the minimum Faster Hit Recovery required by each class to reduce the number of frames in the hit recovery animation and thus increase its speed. Some breakpoints differ depending on the player's form or the weapon equipped. Class Frames 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Amazon 0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600 Assassin 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Barbarian 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Druid Man 1HS 0 3 7 13 19 29 42 63 99 174 456 Man 0 5 10 16 26 39 56 86 152 377 Werewolf 0 9 20 42 86 280 Werebear 0 5 10 16 24 37 54 86 152 360 Necromancer Man 0 5 10 16 26 39 56 86 152 377 Vampire 0 2 6 10 16 24 34 48 72 117 208 638 Paladin 2HT, STF 0 3 7 13 20 32 48 75 129 280 4,680 Other 0 7 15 27 48 86 200 4,680 Sorceress 0 5 9 14 20 30 42 60 86 142 280 1,480 1HS One-handed swinging (all except daggers and javelins) 2HT Two-handed thrusting (spears) STF Two-handed axes, hammers, pole-arms and staves When other classes transform into a Werewolf or Werebear, breakpoints are the same as those of a Druid in the same form. Necromancer transforms into a Vampire when he equips the complete Trang-Oul's Avatar set. References Paladin Blocking as Werebear (Technical Discussion) Librarian, Stairway to Heaven Status Tables for all Classes (FAQtoids) Nefarius, CharStats.txt (Phrozen Keep) RTB, Animations'n'stuff'n'stats (GamersOasis.net)