Ancient's Pledge is an excellent shield early on in the game. Upgrade: Act 2 gives access to Ancient's Pledge Runeword Shield (made with Ral Ort Tal) with the addition of the Horadric Cube for 43-48 to all resists. Try and hit as high of a level as possible before continuing and don't be afraid to use a different number of players when playing single player if your damage seems low. Canyon of the Magi and/or The Tomb on eight player. This will also work for the weapon from the Forge quest.ġ. The weapon is an overpowered weapon with no stat requirement that can be used at level one. As an added trick on multiplayer you can make the quest flail used to get through Act 3, leave before using the flail, and then transfer the flail to your low level characters. Your first few levels stat points should go into Vitality followed by enough Strength for a socketed Scepter (a good early weapon from Akara) or enough Dexterity to use a socketed Hunter's Bow both of which can be socketed with gems for elemental damage. With the runes from Countess you can also make an Ancient's Pledge Runeword Shield that has 43-48 resist all as early as Act 2. The Countess in the Forgotten Tower has the added bonus of useful runes for weapon and armor upgrades such as a 3 Ral or even a 3 Ort weapon (3-150 lightning damage) made by combining 3 Rals in the Horadric Cube that can be found in Act 2. Tristram and/or The Forgotten Tower give the most experience in early Act 1. Typing /players8 in single player will change the game to 8 player mode. Higher player counts increase the amount of experience gained from fights.

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