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Darkman · 12-27-2002, 01:44 AM

Well I can give you more detailed suggestions if you list your rogue's stats, what equipment she has, spells, etc. However, here are some basic tips to help you out [img]smile.gif[/img]

BTW, Diablo is rather unique in that he has both ranged and melee attacks, which cannot be resisted but can be blocked if your Dexterity is high enough (chance to block is related to DEX) and higher armor class will help avoid some damage.

The most important thing I can tell you is that Diablo is definately much easier to defeat when he is by himself. Try to clear out a battle ground where you will later fight Diablo. Before throwing the final lever, make sure you kill all the monsters around his room. After you pull the last lever opening his lair, you have two options:

1) Probably the easiest of the two. You can draw Diablo out by himself without awaking the monsters that surround him. How? Well any lightning based spell or Holy Bolt will do the trick. You see, Blood Knights and Advocates are immune to lightning, and Holy Bolt will only affect Diablo. Diablo spawns near the center of his room, so standing at the edge of the screen, fire off lightning spells or Holy Bolts into the center of his lair. If you use this tactic of soloing Diablo out, then you can park him in a nice remote corner of the level and go to town to prepare for the fight by buying potions and swapping out resistance items for anything more useful. Resistance against Diablo is useless so things like +to hit%, +hp, +all, etc. are much better assuming there are no pesky Advocates remaining to shoot fireballs at you.

2) Or you can do it the other way around, and slowly lure out the monsters from Diablo's lair and kill them one by one. Just slowly approach his room from one of the four directions and wait patiently for a couple monsters to come out. Take a step closer until more monsters come out, then repeat the process for the other three directions making sure to keep the center of the room out of sight. Be careful because Diablo's room is packed with monsters! This strategy is a little harder than the first and you can often attract too many monsters at once, or even accidentally trigger Diablo himself. If this happens, you should retreat to a safer location to try to thin out the enemies and avoid fireball projectiles.

Once you have Diablo where you want him, here are some simple things you can do to improve your chances of survival.

* Run away and back yourself against a wall. Being next to the wall ensures that Diablo cannot knock you back with his attack. If you have the spell or scroll, then cast multiple Firewalls directly in front of you. Firewalls can stack on top of each other and Diablo will take some serious damage from standing in them while he attacks you. I'm not sure if this works in single player, but in multiplayer mode, a high spell level Firewall can last even after your death and can kill Diablo even if your character is lying dead on the floor!

* If you have the spell or scroll, then cast Mana Shield on your self before the fight with Diablo so you can use your mana as hit points for a while (damage is taken from mana instead of hp). The shield wears out when your mana is depleated, so it might be benefitial to put some full rejuvenation or mana potions on your belt, preferably full rejuvs. Mana Shield also has the nifty bonus feature of reducing damage by 30%. You probably haven't spent many points boosting up your magic skills, but even if your shield goes down instantly, that's 100 or so extra hit points more than you had otherwise [img]smile.gif[/img] If you don't already know the spell then you can buy scrolls of it at Adria.

* Rogues are actually very versitle, and casting spells (in the right situations) or slinging a sword and shield (helps if the shield has "fastblock") may be to your advantage. However, you leave yourself vulnerable to attacks when you cast a spell, so besides using non-fire based spells to draw out Diablo and then setting up some Firewalls for him to stand in, I would not recommend using any other spells. If you have found some decent weapons, armor, shield, etc., then it might be to your advantage to go sword/shield instead of bow/arrow. Rogues have naturally high DEX which helps blocking and will enable you to last longer against Diablo while he roasts in your Firewalls. However, if you have a nice bow then sticking with it may be better. You'll just have to get over the fact that you won't be using it from ranged because Diablo will close on you fast. Don't try to run away, instead back yourself against a wall and pluck him full of arrows. You can use the shift key to hold your position will attacking/casting.

That's about all I can think of right now. Hope that helps [img]smile.gif[/img] If you tell me your rogue's stats I can give you some better ideas as far as equipment setups go. Good luck!

Oh and here's a nice set of novice guides to Diablo that may help you out if you're interested:
http://www.arewehavingfunyet.com/diablo/diablo.shtml

12-27-2002, 01:44 AM	#7
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 525	Well I can give you more detailed suggestions if you list your rogue's stats, what equipment she has, spells, etc. However, here are some basic tips to help you out [img]smile.gif[/img] BTW, Diablo is rather unique in that he has both ranged and melee attacks, which cannot be resisted but can be blocked if your Dexterity is high enough (chance to block is related to DEX) and higher armor class will help avoid some damage. The most important thing I can tell you is that Diablo is definately much easier to defeat when he is by himself. Try to clear out a battle ground where you will later fight Diablo. Before throwing the final lever, make sure you kill all the monsters around his room. After you pull the last lever opening his lair, you have two options: 1) Probably the easiest of the two. You can draw Diablo out by himself without awaking the monsters that surround him. How? Well any lightning based spell or Holy Bolt will do the trick. You see, Blood Knights and Advocates are immune to lightning, and Holy Bolt will only affect Diablo. Diablo spawns near the center of his room, so standing at the edge of the screen, fire off lightning spells or Holy Bolts into the center of his lair. If you use this tactic of soloing Diablo out, then you can park him in a nice remote corner of the level and go to town to prepare for the fight by buying potions and swapping out resistance items for anything more useful. Resistance against Diablo is useless so things like +to hit%, +hp, +all, etc. are much better assuming there are no pesky Advocates remaining to shoot fireballs at you. 2) Or you can do it the other way around, and slowly lure out the monsters from Diablo's lair and kill them one by one. Just slowly approach his room from one of the four directions and wait patiently for a couple monsters to come out. Take a step closer until more monsters come out, then repeat the process for the other three directions making sure to keep the center of the room out of sight. Be careful because Diablo's room is packed with monsters! This strategy is a little harder than the first and you can often attract too many monsters at once, or even accidentally trigger Diablo himself. If this happens, you should retreat to a safer location to try to thin out the enemies and avoid fireball projectiles. Once you have Diablo where you want him, here are some simple things you can do to improve your chances of survival. * Run away and back yourself against a wall. Being next to the wall ensures that Diablo cannot knock you back with his attack. If you have the spell or scroll, then cast multiple Firewalls directly in front of you. Firewalls can stack on top of each other and Diablo will take some serious damage from standing in them while he attacks you. I'm not sure if this works in single player, but in multiplayer mode, a high spell level Firewall can last even after your death and can kill Diablo even if your character is lying dead on the floor! * If you have the spell or scroll, then cast Mana Shield on your self before the fight with Diablo so you can use your mana as hit points for a while (damage is taken from mana instead of hp). The shield wears out when your mana is depleated, so it might be benefitial to put some full rejuvenation or mana potions on your belt, preferably full rejuvs. Mana Shield also has the nifty bonus feature of reducing damage by 30%. You probably haven't spent many points boosting up your magic skills, but even if your shield goes down instantly, that's 100 or so extra hit points more than you had otherwise [img]smile.gif[/img] If you don't already know the spell then you can buy scrolls of it at Adria. * Rogues are actually very versitle, and casting spells (in the right situations) or slinging a sword and shield (helps if the shield has "fastblock") may be to your advantage. However, you leave yourself vulnerable to attacks when you cast a spell, so besides using non-fire based spells to draw out Diablo and then setting up some Firewalls for him to stand in, I would not recommend using any other spells. If you have found some decent weapons, armor, shield, etc., then it might be to your advantage to go sword/shield instead of bow/arrow. Rogues have naturally high DEX which helps blocking and will enable you to last longer against Diablo while he roasts in your Firewalls. However, if you have a nice bow then sticking with it may be better. You'll just have to get over the fact that you won't be using it from ranged because Diablo will close on you fast. Don't try to run away, instead back yourself against a wall and pluck him full of arrows. You can use the shift key to hold your position will attacking/casting. That's about all I can think of right now. Hope that helps [img]smile.gif[/img] If you tell me your rogue's stats I can give you some better ideas as far as equipment setups go. Good luck! Oh and here's a nice set of novice guides to Diablo that may help you out if you're interested: http://www.arewehavingfunyet.com/diablo/diablo.shtml __________________ There more of it there is,<br />The less you see.