Diablo II: Locations Guide

Locations

Locations in Diablo II are among the most memorable in video games. Most of us have memories of the path to Baal and his throne room, of the temple entrance where Pindleskin guards, of the center of Chaos Sanctuary where Diablo appears, and more. We all know that The Pit is the best place to find white and socketable items, and that the Forgotten Tower is the best hunting ground for good runes.

These locations are memorable because they are farming locations, and Diablo II, being the best loot-based game, has plenty of them.

Diablo II uses the concepts of Area and Area Levels for its locations.

Concept of Areas

Most of the areas in Diablo II are randomly generated. For example, if you change your game mode, say from Hell to Nightmare, and revisit an area, it will have a different layout. Hence, some players who would like to farm an area, say the Forgotten Tower, will keep on reloading the layout until they get the best one that takes the least distance to reach the Countess.

However, several of the famous farming locations are fixed. Some good examples are Chaos Sanctuary, Andariel's floor, Baals' floor, Mephisto's floor, and more.

Some areas have waypoints, and some don't have. These areas without waypoints can typically be found located within another area. For example, the Ancient Tunnels can be found in Lost City. There are some areas though that are located in another area, though both of them don't have waypoints. For example, The Pit can be found in Tamoe Highland, an area that does not also have a waypoint. They are typically harder to reach for farming unless a different path is available for accessing them. The Pit can be reached by the Outer Cloister, which has a waypoint.

Concept of Area Levels

The main reason some areas are good farming locations has to do with the concept of Area Level. An area level is a hidden attribute attached to a location in Diablo II that determines various things like item drops - their kind and quality.

For example, if you are hunting for a Skiller Grand Charm, you need to know that they can only be found from the Great Marsh area, in Nightmare mode, and onwards. You will not be able to find this loot elsewhere.

How it works:

- A Skiller Grand Charm is an item with an ilvl of 50+
- It can only drop from monsters with mlvl of 50+
- This monster can only appear in a location with area level of 50+

In summary:

Item level is determined by Area level.

Area and Area Level Game Mechanics

• Area Level mechanics only work in Nightmare and Hell, and not in Normal
• Monster level is identical to the area level unless the monster is a Boss monster
  • All non-boss monsters in the same area have the same level
• Boss monsters will always have their own monster level, regardless of the area
  
  • Act Bosses
    
    • Andariel
    • Duriel
    • Mephisto
    • Diablo
    • Baal
  • Ubers
    
    • Uber Diablo
    • Uber Izual
    • Uber Duriel
    • Lilith
    • Uber Baal
    • Pandemonium Diablo
    • Uber Mephisto
  • Super Unique Bosses
    
    • Blood Raven
    • Griswold
    • Radament
    • The Summoner
    • Izual
    • Nihlathak
  • Special
    
    • Putrid Defilers
• Chests and their treasures also have the same level as their area. Higher area levels mean better items from chests.

Areas in Act I: The Sightless Eye

• Rogue Encampment (With Waypoint)
  
  • Secret Cow Level
• Blood Moor
  
  • Den of Evil
• Cold Plains (With Waypoint)
  
  • The Cave
• Burial Grounds
  
  • The Crypt
  • The Mausoleum
• Stony Field
  
  • Tristram
• Underground Passage
• Dark Wood (With Waypoint)
• Black Marsh (With Waypoint)
  
  • Forgotten Tower
  • The Hole
• Tamoe Highland
  
  • The Pit
• Monastery Gate
• Outer Cloister (With Waypoint)
• Barracks
• Jail (With Waypoint)
• Inner Cloister (With Waypoint)
• Cathedral
• Catacombs (With Waypoint)

Area Levels in Act I: The Sightless Eye

Area	Hell	Nightmare	Normal
Blood Moor	67	36	1
Den of Evil	79	36	1
Cold Plains	68	36	2
The Cave Level 1	77	36	2
The Cave Level 2	78	37	2
Burial Grounds	80	36	3
The Crypt	83	37	3
The Mausoleum	85	37	3
Stony Field	68	37	4
Tristram	76	39	6
Underground Passage Level 1	69	37	4
Underground Passage Level 2	83	38	4
Dark Wood	68	38	5
Black Marsh	69	38	6
Tower Cellar Level 1	75	38	7
Tower Cellar Level 2	76	39	7
Tower Cellar Level 3	77	40	7
Tower Cellar Level 4	78	41	7
Tower Cellar Level 5	79	42	7
The Hole Level 1	80	38	5
The Hole Level 2	81	39	5
Tamoe Highland	69	39	8
The Pit Level 1	85	39	7
The Pit Level 2	85	40	7
Monastery Gate	70	40	8
Outer Cloister	70	40	9
Barracks	70	40	9
Jail Level 1	71	41	10
Jail Level 2	71	41	10
Jail Level 3	71	41	10
Inner Cloister	72	41	10
Cathedral	72	42	11
Catacombs Level 1	72	42	11
Catacombs Level 2	73	42	11
Catacombs Level 3	73	43	12
Catacombs Level 4	73	43	12
Secret Cow Level	81	64	28

Areas in Act II: The Secret of the Vizjerei

• Lut Gholein (With Waypoint)
  
  • Sewers (With Waypoint)
• Rocky Waste
• Stony Tomb
• Dry Hills (With Waypoint)
  
  • Halls of the Dead (With Waypoint)
• Far Oasis (With Waypoint)
  
  • Maggot Lair
• Lost City (With Waypoint)
  
  • Ancient Tunnels
• Valley of Snakes
  
  • Claw Viper Temple
• Palace
• Harem
• Palace Cellar (With Waypoint)
• Arcane Sanctuary (With Waypoint)
• Canyon of the Magi (With Waypoint)
• Tal Rasha's Tomb
  
  • Tal Rasha's Chamber

Area Levels in Act II: The Secret of the Vizjerei

Area	Hell	Nightmare	Normal
Sewers Level 1	74	43	13
Sewers Level 2	74	43	13
Sewers Level 3	75	44	14
Rocky Waste	75	43	14
Stony Tomb Level 1	78	44	12
Stony Tomb Level 2	79	44	12
Dry Hills	76	44	15
Halls of the Dead Level 1	79	44	12
Halls of the Dead Level 2	81	45	13
Halls of the Dead Level 3	82	45	13
Far Oasis	76	45	16
Maggot Lair Level 1	84	45	17
Maggot Lair Level 2	84	45	17
Maggot Lair Level 3	85	46	17
Lost City	77	46	17
Ancient Tunnels	85	46	17
Valley of Snakes	77	46	18
Claw Viper Temple Level 1	82	47	14
Claw Viper Temple Level 2	83	47	14
Harem Level 2	78	47	13
Palace Cellar Level 1	78	47	13
Palace Cellar Level 2	78	47	13
Palace Cellar Level 3	78	48	13
Arcane Sanctuary	79	48	14
Canyon of the Magi	79	48	16
Tal Rasha's Tomb	80	49	17
Tal Rasha's Chamber	80	49	17

Areas in Act III: The Infernal Gate

• Kurast Docks (With Waypoint)
• Spider Forest (With Waypoint)
  
  • Arachnid Lair
  • Spider Cavern
• Great Marsh (With Waypoint)
• Flayer Jungle (With Waypoint)
  
  • Swampy Pit
  • Flayer Dungeon
• Lower Kurast (With Waypoint)
• Kurast Bazaar (With Waypoint)
  
  • Disused Fane
  • Ruined Temple
• Sewers
• Upper Kurast (With Waypoint)
  
  • Forgotten Temple
  • Forgotten Reliquary
• Kurast Causeway
  
  • Disused Reliquary
  • Ruined Fane
• Travincal (With Waypoint) 
• Durance of Hate (With Waypoint)

Area Levels in Act III: The Infernal Gate

Area	Hell	Nightmare	Normal
Great Marsh	80	50	21
Arachnid Lair	79	50	21
Spider Cavern	79	50	21
Flayer Jungle	80	50	22
Swampy Pit Level 1	80	51	21
Swampy Pit Level 2	81	51	21
Swampy Pit Level 3	82	51	21
Flayer Dungeon Level 1	81	51	22
Flayer Dungeon Level 2	82	51	22
Flayer Dungeon Level 3	83	51	22
Lower Kurast	80	52	22
Kurast Bazaar	81	52	22
Disused Fane	84	53	23
Ruined Temple	84	53	23
Sewers Level 1	84	52	23
Sewers Level 2	85	53	24
Upper Kurast	81	52	23
Forgotten Temple	85	54	24
Forgotten Reliquary	84	53	23
Kurast Causeway	81	53	24
Disused Reliquary	85	54	24
Ruined Fane	85	54	24
Travincal	82	54	24
Durance of Hate Level 1	83	55	25
Durance of Hate Level 2	83	55	25
Durance of Hate Level 3	83	55	25

Areas in Act IV: The Harrowing

• Pandemonium Fortress (With Waypoint) 
• Outer Steppes
• Plains of Despair
• City of the Damned (With Waypoint) 
• River of Flames (With Waypoint) 
• Chaos Sanctuary

Area Levels in Act IV: The Harrowing

Area	Hell	Nightmare	Normal
Outer Steppes	82	56	26
Plains of Despair	83	56	26
City of the Damned	84	57	27
River of Flame	85	57	27
Chaos Sanctuary	85	58	28

Areas in Act V: Lord of Destruction

• Harrogath (With Waypoint) 
• Bloody Foothills
• Frigid Highlands (With Waypoint) 
  
  • Abaddon
• Arreat Plateau (With Waypoint) 
  
  • Pit of Acheron
• Crystalline Passage (With Waypoint) 
  
  • Frozen River
• Nihlathak's Temple
  
  • Halls of Anguish
  • Halls of Pain (With Waypoint) 
  • Halls of Vaught
• Glacial Trail (With Waypoint) 
  
  • Drifter Cavern
• Frozen Tundra (With Waypoint)
  
  • Infernal Pit
• The Ancients' Way (With Waypoint) 
  
  • Icy Cellar
• Arreat Summit
• Worldstone Keep (With Waypoint) 
  
  • Throne of Destruction
  • Worldstone Chamber

Area Levels in Act V: Lord of Destruction

Area	Hell	Nightmare	Normal
Bloody Foothills	80	58	24
Frigid Highlands	81	59	25
Abaddon	81	60	39
Arreat Plateau	81	60	26
Pit of Acheron	82	61	39
Crystalline Passage	82	61	29
Frozen River	83	61	29
Nihlathak's Temple	83	63	32
Halls of Anguish	83	63	33
Halls of Pain	84	64	34
Halls of Vaught	84	64	36
Glacial Trail	83	61	29
Drifter Cavern	84	61	29
Frozen Tundra	81	60	27
Infernal Pit	83	62	39
The Ancients' Way	82	62	29
Icy Cellar	83	62	29
Arreat Summit	87	68	37
The Worldstone Keep Level 1	85	65	39
The Worldstone Keep Level 2	85	65	40
The Worldstone Keep Level 3	85	66	42
Throne of Destruction	85	66	43
Worldstone Chamber	85	66	43