How Diablo 2 Resurrected’s Ladder system works: Rotations, resets & Runewords in D2R

Diablo2 Resurrected’s Ladder system is finally here, so here’s everything you need to know about its rotation in D2R, as well as the upcoming resets and available Runewords.

While it has been a long time coming,Diablo 2 Resurrectedfinally has the coveted Ladder system, allowing Sanctuary’s finest to duke it out once more for their spot at the top of the leaderboard.

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The game‘s equivalent of a ranked mode, players create a new character each Ladder in order to earn Ladder-specific rewards, retiring their warrior at the close of play in order for another to rise from the ashes in their stead.

For newer players, though, Diablo 2 Resurrected’s Ladder is a confusing creature, so here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about it; from the available Runewords, to its resets and rotation cycle.

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Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder: Start date

Diablo 2 Resurrected’s version of the iconic Ladder released onApril 28, 2022following a series of delays.

What is the Ladder in Diablo 2?

In previous iterations of the iconic dungeon crawler title, the Ladder represents the competitive play system. Think of it as Diablo’s equivalent ofranked.

Unlike a lot of other games, though, every time the Ladder resetsplayers need to make a new characterand then start all over again. Their previous Ladder characters then move into the ‘non-Ladder’ version of the game, so the title’s standard version.

diablo 2 resurrected ladder menu screen with sorceress

From here, they keep all of the items and upgrades obtained in the previous Ladder season, making them quite the force to be reckoned with.

What are the different Ladders?

Diablo 2 Resurrected features four different Ladder modes:

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Diablo 2 ladder reset & rotations in Resurrected

Coming into Resurrected the developers have announced that they are considering changes to the system. At the moment, the Ladder will resetroughly every six months, but this will be changing coming into the remaster.

With Blizzard writing “rank up in a new, exclusive Ladder system withmore frequent restartsand earn your place among legends,”some playershave theorized that the system willrotate every three months.

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As further information becomes available about this, we’ll ensure this article is updated.

Ladder benefits: Runewords, upgrades, more

If you choose to take the Ladder path when you join the game, you’ll be capable of earning a whole host of upgraded items andRunewords. Some of theseare not availableto non-Ladder players, and Blizzard have even added somenever-seen-before Runewordsfor Ladder players, too.

Unique items can also be upgraded when playing through the Ladder, something that is unavailable to non-Ladder players unless they are playing in single-player.

So that’s everything we know about Diablo 2 Resurrected’s Ladder! As further details are announced, we’ll be sure to keep this page updated. Until then, though, here’s our list of Resurrected guides.