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Requirements For Your WalkthroughNormal
Act 1
You must complete Blood Raven before you are level 6. Post a screenshot when you enter the Burial Grounds, and directly after the kill.
You must kill Andariel until you have received 5 unique drops from her. Take a screenshot of each unique with your stats screen open.
The last unique you receive from Andariel, you must use through the entirety of act 2. If it's class specific, you may use the 4th unique.Act 2
You may not hire an act 2 normal mercenary until you have reached Kurast Docks.
You may not use thawing potions while fighting Duriel. Half Freeze Duration/CBF is allowed if you can find it.Act 3
You must complete every quest in Act 3. Screenshot every quest completion.
When you arrive in Act 3, any stat points you have, or have gained, by not be put in until you reach act 4.
You must explore the Durance naked (Exception: Weapon). When you reach Durance 3, you may re-equip your items.Act 4
You may not complete the Hell's Forge quest. However, you are required to obtain the hammer. Screenshot the hammer + your stats.
You must kill Izual with less than 200 total armor. Please screenshot just prior to the fight, and once he is dead. Show your stat screen for both.
When attempting the Chaos Sanctuary, you may not have above 60 resistance. Take a screenshot as Diablo is dying with your stats screen open.
You may not move onto act 5 until you have a Perfect Sapphire.Act 5
Upon entering act 5, go to Larzuk and buy one of his armors. This is your new armor for the rest of act 5. Please screenshot the armor while it's still in the store.
You must open every Evil Urn you see. Screenshots are not needed.
When Anya gives you an item, you must use it until after you have defeated nightmare Andariel. Screenshot the item and with your stats screen open.
You may not stack more than 50 potions when attempting the Ancients quest. No screenshot is required, honor system applies.
If Baal drops a unique, you must sell it to the shop and not use it.
Nightmare - There won't be as many rules now, as things will start to become very hard.
Act 1
You may not use any level 18 skills during your time in Act 1 Nightmare. Once you reach Act 2, this rule no longer applies.
You must find a unique bow anywhere in the Catacombs prior to going to Act 2 (Exception: You may visit act 2 only to quest bug Andy)l. Screenshot this with your stats screen open.
While fighting Andariel, you may not use antidote potions. Screenshot your fight with Andariel.Act 2
Upon reaching Act 2, you may not buy a mercenary from Act 2 Nightmare until you reach Act 3.
You must clear the Halls of Dead and find the chest room. Screenshot the cleared chest room with your stats screen showing.
You may not use thawing potions during your fights with The Summoner or Duriel. Screenshot both fights (one screenshot is sufficient).Act 3
During Act 3 Nightmare, you may not use any runewords. If you have a runeword, you must take it off and find a replacement.
You may not complete the Golden Bird quest in Act 3 Nightmare, ever.
You may not use the "Cannot Be Frozen" mod or thawing potions while in Trav.
During your fight with Mephisto, you must achieve max resistances in Fire and Cold. There are no requirements/rules for poison/light. Please screenshot prior to your Mephisto fight.
If Mephisto drops any form of boots or gloves from his quest drop, you may re-run him as much as you'd like. However, if he does not drop boots/gloves from his quest drop, you may never re-run Nightmare Mephisto again. Please screenshot the loot from your quest drop Mephisto with your stats screen open.Act 4
You may not use a shield in Act 4. The only exception is when you fight Izual.
You may not use the "Cannon Be Frozen" mod or thawing potions against Izual. (You may use half freeze duration)
You may complete the Hell Forge on this difficulty. (Added for so there isn't any confusion).
When in the Chaos Sanctuary, you may not use any level 24 skills. You may not have above 60 in any resistance.Act 5
In Act 5 Nightmare, you may not do any re-runs intentionally.
The item that Anya gives you, you must use until you have defeated Hell Andariel. Please screenshot the item.
From the time Baal starts summoning until the time he enters his portal, you may not go back to town for any reason. You may not drop potions in prepration for this either.
If Baal drops:
A set item: You may re-run Baal up to 5 additional times.
A unique weapon: You may re-run Baal up to additional 3 times.
A unique helm: You may re-run Baal up to 7 additional times.
A unique Ring/Ammy: You may re-run Baal as many times as you wish.
More than 2 rares: You may not re-run NM Baal ever again. This trumps all previous drop rules.
More than 2 magic items: You must use those magic items until you defeat Hell Andariel. It will replace an Anya item if applicable.
Class Restriction Sorceress - You can not put more than 100 hard points into Vitality. You may not have more than 50% block. You may not put more than 8 hard points into Enchant. You may not put more than 6 hard points into Energy Shield. No other restrictions.
Item Restriction Treachery Runeword
Peace Runeword (Exception: If you are a zon who is allowed to use valk)
Rain Runeword
Obedience Runeword (This only applies to Mercenaries)
Stone of Jordan/Frostburn (You may only wear 1 of these items on a sorceress that uses ES [1 stone OR 1 frostburn])
Infinity Runeword (Only banned for Sorceress's Mercenaries - Forces item to be used as weapon, or to go multiple elements)
Last Wish Runeword
Textbooks items to findThe Reaper's Toll, Guill's Helm, Valkyrie Wing,
Goblin Toe Boots, Occulus orb, Vipermagi,
Sigon's Shield, Tal's Wrappings,
Angelic Amulet,
The Butcher's Pupil, Arreats, Ribcracker, 5 Nado red pelt, Stormshield, Wizardspike, Homo trophy, Herald of zakarum, Lycander's Aim, Bartuc's