Resurrected players once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Diablo 2: Resurrected players have the chance to be inscribed on 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 the debut of Diablo 2: Resurrected Ladder Season 13 and the release of the Reign of the Warlock DLC, Blizzard is celebrating the occasion by letting fans become a part of history with this challenge. The event started when Ladder Season 13 went live on February 20th at 5:00 PM PST and continues until 300 verified level 99 Hardcore Warlocks appear.

The latest shadow-drop release of the Reign of the Warlock DLC marks the first new content for Diablo 2 in almost 25 years. This Diablo 2: Resurrected The DLC is just the first instance of the Warlock class to appear in the franchise this year, which Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred will get Warlock at launch, and the class will join as well Diablo Immortal summer 2026. Meanwhile, Diablo 2: Resurrected players can join the race to get their name on a statue at Blizzard headquarters by reaching level 99 on Hardcore with a Warlock.

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

In a recent blog post shared on X, Blizzard revealed the details of this Diablo 2: Resurrected Hardcore Warlock Contest. To be eligible for this contest, players must provide their Battle Tag and a screenshot showing the level 99 completion with a Hardcore Warlock. The first 300 verified players to meet these requirements will have their Battle Tag included on The Grimoire of the Unfallen statue, which will be placed on Blizzard's Irvine campus when it is completed.

There are no regional restrictions for 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 have their Battle Tag inscribed on a statue of Lilith following the release of Diablo 4 back in 2023. The first 1,000 players to reach level 100 in Hardcore mode in Diablo 4 had their Battle Tags carved into a statue of Lilith that now resides on Blizzard's Irvine campus, and will soon be joined by Diablo 2: Resurrected's Grimoire of the Unfallen. However, the latest competition is even more exclusive, given that only 300 players are allowed to enter their names instead of the previous 1,000.

Reaching level 99 with a Warlock in Diablo 2: Resurrected is no easy task

To compete with others Diablo 2: Resurrected player 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. The Steam achievement for this challenge i Diablo 2: Resurrected is almost impossible without investing lots of time and taking the game slow and playing carefully. Right now, only 0.1% of Diablo 2 players on Steam have even earned this achievement, and the numbers for other platforms are just as small.

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Thankfully, 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 that level 99 on Hardcore. Echoing Strike Warlock has the highest DPS potential of the class build options, but Fire Warlock, with skills like Flame Wave and Apocalypse, may be a safer option for Hardcore players. A Hardcore edition of Diablo 2 can be quickly finished by annoying enemies like Undead Stygian Dolls, so using skills like Flame Wave that deal damage while keeping enemies in check with knockback can be a good strategy.