When Lord of Destruction was released, the Chain Lightning Sorceress became a popular build choice.
Over the years spells like Frozen Orb and Nova became less effective. The Sorceress has always been one of the most popular classes in the game. The Wind Druid can take advantage of Oak Sage summon as well, to boost the entire party health pool. The Hurricane in combination with the Tornado spell results in large amounts of elemental damage output. The Elemental Druid provides a massive amount of AoE (Area of Effect) damage versus big groups of monsters. The Corpse Explosion is an excellent source of damage too. The Summonmancer is an ideal choice for a party as well, thanks to his curses that allow him to weaken his enemies. The ability to summon a huge skeleton army and revive Diablo’s minions to fight at your side makes this build one of a kind. This kind of Necromancer is one of the most special and fun builds in Diablo 2. With the proper build, you can even kill Baal in a matter of seconds. It’s very useful against difficult Bosses. Also, the Charged Strike skill deals a massive amount of single target damage. The Javazon provides a large amount of wide AoE damage, making the build very effective for PvM.
Although this build is very underrated among the community, it proves to be one of the most effective builds in the game. The Frenzy Barbarians are popular due to their extremely fast single target damage and the Run Speed bonus. Thus, it can act as a tank and it’s a recommended choice when playing with a party. The Whirlwind Barbarian doesn’t provide a large amount of damage, but it has a great combination of support damage and survivability. With the release of Lord of Destruction though, more effective builds became viable. It was one of the most popular and effective builds in classic Diablo 2. This way, you can counter enemies with every kind of immunity. However, you can use Frozen Orb as a secondary skill, or to use this as a primary skill in combination with a skill from a different element. As a result, the players started to use Blizzard instead which is still the most effective Cold spell. However, the skill’s damage was reduced after a patch. Frozen Orb provided excessive amounts of damage in the early days of the game. This type of Sorceress was arguably the most popular class build in Diablo 2. Thus, it remains a very interesting option. The class is very versatile in terms of items and skills though and you can create your own combination. Bowazons are still fun and effective in the game’s current state but with overpowered Runewords being added to the game this build became less popular.
It’s one of the many forgotten builds in Diablo 2 that used to be extremely effective in the early days. If you like the builds below, you can find more information on our builds guides. If you aren’t sure yet what class and build you should play for the new ladder reset, why don’t you take a look at our list of 11 most popular builds?