You can save your respecs, even when advancing to the next difficulty level, giving you some flexibility in what skills and attributes you choose in the early game. This move resets your spent attribute and skill points for reuse. Diablo 2: Resurrected gives one free 'respec' in each difficulty when you complete the Den of Evil quest in Act 1.

For best effect at the very start of the game, the Zeal skill will be used in tandem with the Holy Fire aura.ĭon't worry about wasting skill points on skills you won't use once you switch to Blessed Hammer (which gives the Hammerdin his name). I'm focusing on the Hammerdin build in this guide, but the required skills don't come until later in the game.

All allied players and their minions can take advantage of a Paladin's active aura, which can boost damage or survivability. I would place him second to the Sorceress, for which I've also written a beginner build guide.

The Paladin is a great starting character, especially if you're playing in a party. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)

Diablo 2 paladin build stats