Resurrected players once in a lifetime opportunity

Diablo 2: Resurrected players have a chance to be buried in a statue at Blizzard's Irvine campus if they are one of the first 300 players to reach level 99 on Hardcore as a Warlock. With a debut Diablo 2: Resurrected Ladder Season 13 and the release of the Reign of the Warlock DLC, Blizzard is celebrating the occasion by allowing fans to become a part of history with this challenge. The event began when Ladder Season 13 launched on February 20th at 5:00 PM PST and will continue until 300 verified hardcore level 99 Warlocks appear.

The recent release of the Shadow DLC Reign of the Warlock marks the first new content for Diablo 2 for almost 25 years. This Diablo 2: Resurrected The DLC is only the first instance of the Warlock class to appear in the franchise this year, as Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred it gains Warlock at startup and the class joins as well Diablo Immortals in the summer of 2026. Meanwhile Diablo 2: Resurrected players can enter the race to have their name on the statue at Blizzard HQ by reaching Hardcore level 99 with Warlock.

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Diablo 2: Resurrected's Best Warlock Skill essentially turns the game into a Pokemon

Diablo 2: Resurrected essentially allows Warlocks to play as if it were a Pokémon game, using one of the game's most unique skills to date.

300 Diablo 2: Resurrected Warlock players can get their names on a Blizzard statue

In a recent blog post shared on X, Blizzard revealed the details Diablo 2: Resurrected Hardcore Warlock competition. To enter this contest, players will need to provide their Battle Tag and a screenshot of completing Level 99 with Hardcore Warlock. The first 300 verified players to meet these requirements will receive their Battle Tag on The Grimoire of the Unfallen statue, which will be located at Blizzard's Irvine campus upon completion.

There are no regional restrictions on this contest, so Diablo 2: Resurrected players from all over the world can participate.

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This isn't the first time Blizzard has offered a similar challenge, with players having a chance to earn their Battle Tag after the game's release on the Lilith statue. Diablo 4 in 2023. First 1000 players to reach level 100 in Hardcore mode Diablo 4 had their Battle Tags carved into the statue of Lilith that now resides at Blizzard's Irvine campus and will soon join her Diablo 2: ResurrectedGrimoire of the Unfallen. However, this latest competition is even more exclusive as only 300 players will get their names instead of the previous 1,000.

Reaching level 99 with Warlock in Diablo 2: Resurrected is not an easy task

Competition with others Diablo 2: Resurrected players seems to be the most challenging part of this competition, but even reaching level 99 with a Hardcore character is a monumental task in itself. Steam Achievement for this challenge v Diablo 2: Resurrected is almost impossible without investing a lot of time and playing the game slowly and carefully. Only 0.1% at the moment. Diablo 2 players on Steam have even earned this feat, and the numbers for other platforms are similarly small.

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Fortunately, the new Warlock class is one of the strongest Diablo 2 ever seen, and there are some great build options that can help players reach level 99 on Hardcore. Echoing Strike Warlock has the highest DPS potential of the build options for this class, but Fire Warlock with skills like Flame Wave and Apocalypse might be a safer choice for Hardcore players. Hardcore run Diablo 2 they can be quickly finished by pesky enemies like Undead Stygian Dolls, so using skills like Flame Wave that deal damage while keeping enemies at bay with knockback can be a good strategy.