D2R Best Items To Buy From Merchants | Diablo II Resurrected Vendor Item Shopping Guide

D2R Best Items To Buy From Merchants | Diablo II Resurrected Vendor Item Shopping Guide

3/2/2022 6:13:26 PM

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In this D2R Merchant Trading Guide, we tell you which are the best valuable items for each class to buy from city vendors in Diablo 2 Resurrected even in Ladder season!

Best Items To Buy From City Vendors (Merchants) in Diablo 2 Resurrected

Apart from potions and city and identification scrolls, buying D2R items from merchants is not part of the habits of Diablo 2 Resurrected players. However, some items can be very interesting, especially for Diablo 2 runewords or for more specific needs.

D2R Guide to buying items from merchants

1. D2R Vendor Items Sold at Different Levels

First of all, you should know that the level of available items depends on your character. The rule is as follows:

Item Level = Character Level +5

For example, if you are level 19, the item level will be level 24. This means that the higher the level you are, the more powerful items you have access to. There is, however, one exception to this rule. This concerns the Normal mode where, at each act, the level of items is limited to the act in which you are: Act 1 (ilvl 12), Act 2 (ilvl 20), Act 3 (ilvl 25), Act 4 (ilvl 36), Act 5 (ilvl 45).

It is important, and even very important, to know that only the merchants of acts 1 and 2 in normal mode sell normal (white) and crimpable items. From level 25, in Act 3, merchants sell exclusively magical items.

Starting with nightmare mode, items are likely to be of exceptional quality. From the Hell mode, you have a chance that the items sold are Elites. That said, the rule is not the same for everyone and Charsi cannot sell exceptional or elite items. In addition, no elite items are sold in Acts 1 and 2 of Hell Mode. This can only happen in Acts 3 to 5.

To further complicate matters, each merchant offers specific normal quality items with a tag called "nightmare upgrade" in the nightmare, and in hell, "hell upgrade". These normal quality items with the tag "nightmare upgrade" or "hell upgrade" will replace other normal quality items in this respective difficulty level. Items tagged "upgrade hell" are not eligible to exist with exceptional or elite quality, so many items never appear in the shop in exceptional or elite quality.

Another rule to consider is that items only appear when the qlvl of the item type is less than or equal to the ilvl of the purchased items (which corresponds to your character's level +5). For example, Charsi in normal difficulty can sell a Chain mail. But since the knitwear qlvl is 11, you won't see one until your character reaches level 6.

2. Which Merchant Can Sell Which Items in Diablo 2 Resurrected?

Displaying a list is not easy, and they're used to be tools on the web to find out what items merchants sell based on NPC and difficulty mode. Unfortunately, most websites are no longer online and you have to go through Google.com to hope to find one.

3. Valuable Items to Buy from Merchant at a High Level

The tables below let you know which items are worth buying. Interest will depend on several factors, but this way you will know what deserves your attention.

3.1. Best Vendor Weapons for All Classes

Item	Merchants	Character level required to purchase
Life steal weapon (wand/dagger)	Malah Hell, Drognan Hell	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 19 level Recommended level for purchase: 78 Maximum bearing level for the highest possible affix: 91
Lesser lower resist weapon (wand/dagger)	Malah Hell, Drognan Hell	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 30 Recommended level for purchase: 71 Maximum bearing level for the highest possible affix: 94
Poison weapon (dagger)	Malah Hell, Drognan Hell	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 7 Recommended level for purchase: 78 Maximum bearing level for the highest possible affix: 89
Weaken weapon (wand/dagger)	Malah Hell, Drognan Hell	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 7 Recommended level for purchase: 78 Maximum bearing level for the highest possible affix: 89
Confuse weapon (wand/dagger)	Malah Hell, Drognan Hell	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 19 Recommended level for purchase: 78 Maximum bearing level for the highest possible affix: 91
Telekinesis weapon (wand/dagger)	Drognan Hell	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 7 Recommended level for purchase: 78 Maximum bearing level for the highest possible affix: 89
Teleport weapon (staff)	Drognan Hell	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 19 Recommended level for purchase: 78 Maximum bearing level for the highest possible affix: 91
Base or the rune word Edge (formerly Evocation) (bow/crossbow)	Charsi Normal	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 1
Base for the rune word Black (formerly White) (mace/flail)	Fara Normal	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 1
Basis for rune word Leaf (formerly Languor) with +3 Fire Blast / +3 Fireball / +3 Enchant (staff)	Drognan Normal, Akara Normal	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 1-13
Crafting Blood Weapon (War Spike)	Gheed Nightmare	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s): 54, 70 and crafting at the same level (70 at least)

3.2. Best Vendor Armor To Buy for All Classes

Item	Merchants	Character level required to purchase
Belt (any belt) Snake, Cobalt, Garnet, Coral, Whale (+20 mana or +30 resistance or +100 Life)	Elzix Nightmare	Minimum possible level to obtain the affix(s) & Recommended level for purchase: 65
Basis for crafting a belt for a spellcaster (Light Belt, Sharkskin Belt)	Elzix Nightmare	20 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 72 level to purchase for Thin Belt Recommended 83 level to purchase for Sharkskin Belt (and crafting at same level)
Basis for crafting Blood Gloves (Heavy Gloves, Sharkskin Gloves)	Charsi Normal(Heavy Gloves), Gheed Normal (Sharkskin Gloves)	20 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 69-72 level to purchase for Heavy Gloves Recommended 76-77 level to purchase for Sharkskin Gloves (and crafting at the same level)
Base for crafting Hitpower Gloves (Chain Gloves, Heavy Bracers)	Gheed Normal (Chain Gloves), Fara Normal (Heavyweight Sleeves)	20 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 69-71 level to purchase for Chain Gloves Recommended 76-77 level to purchase for Heavy Bracers (and crafting at the same level)

3.3. Best Class Specific Items To Buy From Vendor

Class	Item	Merchant	Character level required to buy
Assassin	Claws (+3 Traps and +40 IAS), (+3 Lightning Sentinel / +3 Inferno Sentinel / +3 Blade Shields / +3 Blade)	Anya Hell	75 level to obtain the affix(s) (higher the better)
Amazon	Javelin (+3 Javelins and Spears, +40 IAS)	Malah Nightmare/Hell	75 level to obtain the affix(s) (higher the better)
	Gloves (+3 Bows and crossbows, +20 IAS)	Charsi Hell, Anya Nightmare/Hell	55 level to obtain the affix(s) 68-74 Charsi Hell, 75+ Anya Nightmare/Hell
	Gloves (+3 Javelins and Spears, +20 IAS) Charsi Hell	Anya Nightmare/Hell	55 level to obtain the affix(s) 68-74 Charsi Hell, 75+ Anya Nightmare/Hell
Barbarian	Weapon +3 to Warcries	Charsi Normal, Malah Nightmare, Anya Nightmare, Larzuk Nightmare	55 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 75 level to purchase
Druid	Cudgel +3 elemental skills	Gheed Nightmare, Charsi Nightmare	55 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 71 level to purchase
Druid	Cudgel +3 to summons	Gheed Nightmare, Charsi Nightmare	55 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 71 level to purchase
Necromancer	Basis for runic word Blancheur (formerly Wali), any non-magical wand with +3 Bone Spear / +3 Poison Blast or Death Blast). Can only be Bone Wand or Macabre Wand, not Yew Wand or Wand	Drognan Normal	13 level to obtain the affix(s)
Paladin	Scepter +3 combat skills +10 FCR / +3 Holy Shock / +3 Fist of Heaven	Drognan Nightmare/Hell, Malah Nightmare/Hell	55 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 65 level to purchase for Drognan Hell Recommended 75 level to purchase for for Drognan Nightmare and Malah Nightmare/Hell
	Scepter +3 offensive auras +3 Sanctuary	Drognan Nightmare/Hell, Malah Nightmare/Hell	55 level to obtain the affix(s) Recommended 65 level to purchase for Drognan Hell Recommended 75 level to purchase for Drognan Nightmare and Malah Nightmare/Hell

4. Best Ladder Reset Items To Buy From Vendor and Other Shopping Tips in D2R

For the reset of the Ladder, it is possible to obtain quite cool items to advance more quickly:

Act 4 Normal

Mask 3 sockets: Character L37+
Crown 3 Sockets: Character L42+ (55 strength)
Bassinet 3 sockets: Character L39+ (63 strength)

Act 4-5 Normal

L28: Armored belt 21-30 life
L33: Armored belt 31-40 life
L38: Armored belt 41-60 life
The Armored Belt is the only normal belt that has 16 slots and only requires 60 strength

Nightmare/Hell

L48: Armored belt 61-80 life
L58: Armored belt 81-100 life

Other Tips

It should also be noted that around L30, you can buy lightning resistance boots (+40) which are very useful.
You cannot buy ethereal items.
No item is specific to a class. You can buy all items from merchants.