Diablo 2 Resurrected Season 3 Begins February 16th with New Rune Words
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Diablo 2 Resurrected Season 3 Begins February 16th with New Rune Words

Get ready to roll out with the highly anticipated Diablo 2 Resurrected Season 3! Get a first look at the new rune words and start exploring on February 13th.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Season 3 Begins February 16th with New Rune Words

Blizzard Entertainment has revealed details about Season 3 of Diablo 2 Resurrected. This upcoming season will include a ladder reset, new rune words to enhance your builds, and several quality-of-life improvements. All of these additions are sure to delight fans who are familiar with the classic game, as well as those who have never played it before. Get ready for some exciting changes with new additions to Diablo 2!

Ladder Season 3

Season 3 kicks off on February 16th with patch 2.6 releasing one day earlier on February 15th. The Ladder Season 3 will have characters from the previous season transferred to the relevant non-ladder groups. Any items on hand in shared stashes from Season 1’s Ladder will be gone when the next season goes live. However, players will still be able to access their saved Season 2 items right up until the end of Season 3.

Runes Words & Sundering Charms

The introduction of eight new rune words at the start of Season 3. This includes runes that are geared towards increasing movement speed, Assassin and Druid Builds, and enhancing resistance. According to Blizzard’s patch notes, these rune words “sprinkle variety into the competitive meta” and provide players with new strategies to try out during the season. New Rune Words include Bulwark, Cure, Ground, Hearth, Temper, Hustle, Mosaic, and Metamorphosis.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 3 Adds 8 New Runes Words Including Hustle.

Diablo 2 Resurrected is set to give fans more of the classic nostalgic experience, as it reintroduces all the features that made it such a beloved game. These include rune words and Horadric Cube recipes from previous seasons, as well as Sundering Charms that enable new builds with enhanced enemy damage type immunity. All these features will be available in online and non-ladder game modes in this season.

8 New Runes Words

New Rune Word Rune Order Allowed Items Character Level Required Final Stats
Bulwark Shael + lo + Sol Helm 35
  • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
  • +4-6% Life stolen per hit
  • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
  • +10 to Vitality
  • Increase Maximum Life 5%
  • Replenish Life +30
  • Damage Reduced by 7
  • Physical Damage Received Reduced by 10-15%
Cure Shael + lo + Tal Helm 35
  • Level 1 Cleansing Aura when Equipped
  • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
  • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
  • +10 to Vitality
  • Increase Maximum Life 5%
  • Poison Resist +40-60%
  • Poison Length Reduced by 50% 75%
Ground Shael + lo + Ort Helm 35
  • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
  • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
  • +10 to Vitality
  • Increase Maximum Life 5%
  • Lightning Resist +40-60%
  • Lightning Absorb +10-15%
Hearth Shael + lo + Thul Helm 35
  • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
  • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
  • +10 to Vitality
  • Increase Maximum Life 5%
  • Cold Resist +40-60%
  • Cold Absorb +10-15%
  • Cannot be Frozen
Temper Shael + lo + Ral Helm 35
  • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
  • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
  • +10 to Vitality
  • Increase Maximum Life 5%
  • Fire Resist +40-60%
  • Fire Absorb +10-15%
Hustle Shael + Ko + Eld Any Weapon or Armor item 39
  • Armor:
    • +65% +50% Faster Run/Walk
    • +40% +20% Increased Attack Speed
    • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
    • +6 to Evade
    • +10 to Dexterity
    • 50% Slower Stamina Drain
    • +All Resistances +10
  • Weapon:
    • 5% Chance to cast level 1 9 Burst of Speed on striking
    • Level 1 Fanaticism Aura
    • +30% Increased Attack Speed
    • +180-200% +130-150% Enhanced Damage
    • +75% Damage to Undead
    • +50 to Attack Rating against Undead
    • +10 to Dexterity
Mosaic Mal + Gul + Amn Claw 53
  • +50% +25% chance for finishing moves to not consume charges
  • When a finisher is executed this way, it now refreshes the expiration timer of the stack
  • +2 to Martial Arts (Assassin only)
  • +20% Increased Attack Speed
  • +200-250% Enhanced Damage
  • +20% Bonus to Attack Rating
  • 7% Life Steal
  • +8-15% to Cold Skill Damage
  • +8-15% to Lightning Skill Damage
  • +8-15% to Fire Skill Damage
  • Adds 3-14 Cold Damage
  • Prevent Monster Heal
Metamorphosis lo + Cham + Fal Helm 67
  • Werewolf strikes grant Mark for 180 seconds
  • Mark of the Wolf:
    • +30% +20% Bonus to Attack Rating
    • Increase Maximum Life 40%
  • Werebear strikes grant Mark for 180 seconds
  • Mark of the Bear:
    • +25% Attack Speed
    • Physical Damage Received Reduced by 20%
  • +5 to Shape Shifting Skills (Druid only)
  • +25% Chance of Crushing Blow (No longer attached to Mark of the Bear)
  • +50-80% Enhanced Defense
  • +10 to Strength
  • +10 to Vitality
  • All Resistances +10
  • Cannot be Frozen

Update to Terror Zones

Some changes to the classic Terror Zone system are being made. Going forward these zones will be playable in offline games, while additional zones being opened up as eligible Terror Zones. On top of this, the Kurast Sewers zone has been removed from the list as it was a particularly unpopular area within the game.

Blizzard Entertainment released the remastered version of Diablo II, known as Diablo II: Resurrected in 2021. This version came with renewed graphics, enhanced sound effects and other technical improvements. The game has also received balance updates and major meta shifts since its release. Meanwhile, fans of the franchise already have their sights set on Diablo IV, which is expected to be launched in June 2023.

The Launch of Ladder Season 3

Players can expect Ladder Season 3 to release date at the following times:

North America February 16, 5:00 p.m. PST
Europe February 17, 2:00 a.m. CET
Asia February 17, 10:00 a.m. KST

Diablo 2 Resurrected is currently available on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch.


For more news find it here in What’s New For Xbox Game Pass In February 2023 and Nintendo Direct February 2023 Highlights.

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