D2R Season 8 Best Starter Build | Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 8 Changes & Build

Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 8 will officially go live on August 23 for Europe and North America and on August 24 for Asia, are you going to choose another class for this season? Today we’ll focus on the D2R Season 8 changes and a great starter build with budget gear.

D2R Season 8 Best Starter Build - Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 8 Changes & Build

The Ladder Seasons of Diablo 2 Resurrected did not add new items or significant changes for a long time, but still resets the season every few months. The next season will launch soon after Patch 2.7.4, which brings some bug fixes and regular updates to Shared Stash loot. The impact of these changes is likely to be minor, we want to recommend a budget Necromancer build for the D2R Season 8 start.

D2R Ladder Season 8 Changes in New Patch Notes

According to the latest gameplay bug fixes, Blade Fury is probably a more viable skill for Assassin builds, particularly those that rely on sustained damage output. And Dragon Tail could be a more reliable and consistent skill for Assassin builds. The fix to Lightning Bolt's tooltip may not have a direct impact on gameplay, but it may affect build planning and strategy for Amazon characters that rely on Lightning Bolt.

In addition, the skill unbinding issue while weapon swapping has been addressed, may affect builds that rely on quick weapon switches, such as those that use multiple weapons or swap between weapons for different skills. The missile desync issue improvements may affect builds that rely on projectile-based skills, such as Amazon's Lightning Bolt or Sorceress's Fireball.

D2R Season 8 Starter Build

This Necromancer build is one of the best starters for Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 8, its outstanding aspect is the high damage output with Bone Spear, infinite mana with mercenary, good scaling with leveling, and gear progression. You can use it to farm the entire game from the season start, including players 8, but with endgame D2 gear. However, it has a relatively slow attack speed, which comes with the character itself, play carefully to avoid death. The gear and setup are important to make it reach its full potential.

• Stats

Still, ensure enough strength and dexterity to wear gear, and the most points to vitality.

- Strength: 101

- Dexterity: 50

- Vitality: 286

- Energy: 146

• Gear

The Bone Wand is the source of the main attack, it provides plus three to Poison and Bone skills, and plus five to Bone Spear. Then the helm also offers boosts to Bone Spear. Choosing gloves with cast rate, and belt/boots with +life or +mana.

- Weapon: White (Bone Wand)

- Shield: Rhyme (Bone Shield)

- Helm: Lore (Grim Helm)

- Armor: Stealth (Trellised Armor)

- Amulet: Bone Necklace

- Gloves: Dragon’s Gauntlets of Flame

- Boots: Plague Stalker (Heavy Boots)

- Rings: Viper Finger, Death Master

- Belt: Heavy Belt of the Whale

• Mercenary

- Weapon: Insight (Poleaxe)

- Helm: Bulwark (Winged Helm)

- Armor: Smoke (Mage Plate)

• Skill Tree

Max out both Spear and Bone Spirit, Bone Spear is the main damage dealer, and Bone Spirit is used to against single targets or in tight spaces. Use curses to slow down mobs and make them easier to hit. Clay Golem is a tool to distract enemies and take damage.

- Poison and Bone: Bone Spear 20, Bone Spirit 20, Bone Prison 14, Bone Wall 1, Bone Armor 1

- Curses: Amplify Damage 1, Decrepify 1

- Summoning: Clay Golem 1