Complete Season 25 Fast Leveling Guide - ALL CLASSES & STRATEGIES (with Cheat Sheet)

[@wudijo]

Maxroll Leveling Guide: maxroll.gg/resources/season-start-1-70-leveling-guide Maxroll Cubing/Gambling Guide: maxroll.gg/resources/season-23-start-level-1-gambling-cubing Maxroll Haedrig's Gift Guide: maxroll.gg/resources/haedrigs-gift-gr20-guide S25 Soul Shards: A1: Anguish (100% drop) A2: Lies (100%, not Vesalius) A3: Destruction + Sin (50%) A4: Terror + Pain (50%) A5: Hatred (100%) TL;DW 1. Create/Rebirth Seasonal Character 2. Complete Challenge Rift 3. Open Challenge Cache 4. Level Blacksmith + Mystic 5. Take Follower Weapon & Equip a Pet 5. Craft low lvl weapons & lvl 70 red. requirement weapon 5. Gamble 6. Get Kanai’s Cube 7. Upgrade rare lvl 70 weapon / cube items 8. Check Vendors every time in town Choose Your Leveling Strategy a) Nephalem Rifts (2h+) b) Massacre Bonuses (1-2h) c) Halls of Agony Blades T6 (1-1.5h) d) Cursed Chests (45-75min, group only) --- CUBING LIST --- Barbarian: 2h Mighty Weapons (Bastion's Revered, Blade of the Tribes, Fury of the Vanished Peak, The Gavel of Judgment) (4/6 are good results) Crusader: 2h Flails (Akkhan's Leniency, Fate of the Fell, Golden Flense (3/8 are good results) or 1h Flails (Darklight, Gyrfalcon's Foote, Johanna's Argument) (3/7 are good results) Demon Hunter: Daggers (Lord Greenstone's Fan, Karlei's Point (2/2 are good results) Monk: Daibos (Balance, Incense Torch of the Grand Temple, Flying Dragon and The Flow of Eternity) (4/8 are good results) Necromancer: 2h Scythes (Bloodtide Blade / Reilena's Shadowhook) (2/4 are decent, 2/4 are good results) Witch Doctor: Spears (Scrimshaw) (1/2 is a good result) or Ceremonial Knives (The Barber, The Dagger of Darts, The Spider Queen's Grasp) (3/12 are good results) Wizard: Wands (Fragment of Destiny, Wand of Woh, Unstable Scepter and Serpent's Sparker) (4/10 are good results) --- GAMBLE LIST --- ALL CLASSES: Pants (Pox Faulds) Barbarian: Bracers (Bracers of Destruction and Bracers of the First Men) or Rings (Band of Might) Crusader: Bracers (Gabriel's Vambraces) or Shields (Guard of Johanna and Denial) Demon Hunter: Bracers (Wraps of Clarity) or Helms (Leoric's Crown) or Quivers at level 31 (Holy Point Shot, especially if you upgraded into Karlei's Point) Monk: Bracers (Gungdo Gear, Cesar's Memento and Pinto's Pride) or Boots (The Crudest Boots and Rivera Dancers) Necromancer: Gloves (Grasps of Essence) or Rings (Circle of Nailuj's Evol, especially if you upgraded into Reilena's Shadowhook) Witch Doctor: Mojos (Gazing Demise, especially if you upgraded into The Barber) Wizard: Offhands at level 1 (Winter Flurry) or at level 33 (Etched Sigil) --- CURSED CHEST LIST --- Act 1: The Cursed Cellar - The Old Ruins The Cursed Court - Cathedral Level 2 The Cursed Bellows - Halls of Agony Level 3 Act 2: The Cursed Pit - Archives of Zoltun Kulle The Cursed Spire - Archives of Zoltun Kulle The Cursed Moors - Shrouded Moors The Cursed Temple - Temple of the Firstborn Act 3: The Cursed Garrison - The Battlefields The Cursed Bailey - The Ruins of Sescheron Act 4: None Act 5: The Cursed Peat - Paths of the Drowned --- ADDITIONAL LEVELING TIPS --- - Always choose a difficulty where you can both comfortably survive and kill most enemies within a few seconds - Use bursts in character power to crank up the difficulty and increase your speed - Pick up items from the ground, especially yellows - Decide quickly which items to keep and which to salvage - Make sure to leave the game at the same time when in a group - Use Diamonds for defense and a Ruby in helmet and weapon - Use good map layouts to clean them up - Use all your gold and mats to improve your speed --- STRONG BASIC SKILLS (without damage multipliers) --- Barb: HotA, Seismic, Rend Crus: Sweep, Hammers DH: Multishot, Sentry, Spike Trap Monk: Exploding Palm, Sweeping Wind, Mystic Ally Necro: Corpse Explosion, Skeletons WD: Locust Swarm, Haunt, Pets Wiz: Hydra, Blizzard, Arcane Torrent

[@Tony-hz7pq]

Insane

[@danielgreathouse2080]

I haven't done the cursed chest leveling since the shadow clone season. Didn't realize it still worked.

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

Thanks so much! So much efficient information. Appreciation.

[@Ayedyn101]

FINALLY!! THANK YOU WUDI!

[@joshwood3932]

Awesome vid, keep up the good work wudi!

[@MattYackel]

Ty for this. Saving to use description later

[@dannyblazenko5928]

I got Crudist boots on my first gamble. Was wild.

[@SirFlankBoring]

Tip: Those who play on console should go for NR since you can get massacre bonuses for XP

[@chesternelly]

Sorry what’s NR?

[@SirFlankBoring]

@@chesternelly Normal Rift

[@chesternelly]

@@SirFlankBoring so you’re saying for leveling purposes just do NR’s on console ?

[@SirFlankBoring]

@@chesternelly Yes, at the begging of the game. You can't get massacre bonus on Normal Rifts on PC, but on consoles you actually can.

[@habequiddam]

Awesome guide, very efficient video!

[@DerZauberWald]

Thanks so much for this Video!!

[@rG1vZ]

It's weird that d3 on switch have masaacre bonus when playing rifts, makes the leveling there pretty lucrative

[@arthena2130]

Think it's like that on all consoles. I was so jelous when I saw a console player getting massacre from rifts.

[@MooneyJohnJ]

Yeah when playing with my kiddos on console it blasts crazy massacre bonus in normal rifts. But on PC when I play with my PC only buddies it is definitely different not getting the massacre in rifts. :-D

[@Junior_Kula]

There were Massacre Bonuses when GRs were introduced to Diablo III but there was an exploit so devs patched that out. All thanks to a certain streamer unfortunately.

[@MooneyJohnJ]

@@Junior_Kula Sad but true.

[@chepslol]

Good stuff as always :D

[@MrDerbeloutcha]

appreciate the guide and the subtle poe ref at the start :P

[@jesse4550]

Go for life per hit and CC for level 70 weapon. This reduces enchant chance to only 3 options instead of 4. Also, for DH bows, you can make a level 1 WD alt to enchant. That removes the possibility of +hatred for enchant.

[@LosHookos]

Its +discipline

[@dvandenhove]

Just did a test run on a Monk on console. Struck out completely Blood Shards and rolled nothing, at least the daibo upgrade gave me Balance. I still think the menus on console slow things down considerably, 2 hours in and I'm still in my fourties...

[@OverkillBillsXbox]

how do u reset the area for the blades method after you kill all the enemies i forgot how i havnt played since the begining of season 23 and my memorie is screwed atm

[@Pl4sm0]

Thanks, gold guide :)

[@mitchy7051]

For a DH - when i craft either Legendary do i extract the power in the cube at Lvl 1 or save it for Lvl 70? confused. thanks

[@Merlinen82]

You cube it at lvl 1

[@roelven1282]

its been a while that i really couldnt wait for a new season to start...

[@Logic105]

Which build can solo the cursed chest conquest?

[@hooded0166]

also with challenge rift you will have enough gold to purchase some gear from the vendors

[@memermcmemeson8809]

The linked haedrig's gift guide (in the comment and description) seems to be for season 24 - will this be updated?

[@wudijo]

yes I just noticed that it still points to the old - this will change with the big maxroll updates next week!

[@TheMirrorYouDeserve]

thanks!!

[@NickFudu]

Thanx wudi for the excellent work you do! Just a quick question. Where can we find the link for d3planner for these builds you showcase in video? Thank you in advance!

[@wudijo]

I just realized I didn't add them, here (other than that I also have a dedicated channel for planners on my discord) www.d3planner.com/253581185 :Barb: Earth www.d3planner.com/566413757 :Crus: Invoker www.d3planner.com/260046645 :DH: Shadow www.d3planner.com/431498251 :Monk: Sunwoku www.d3planner.com/326823567 :Nec: Inarius www.d3planner.com/149454735 :WD: Jade www.d3planner.com/905802136 :Wiz: Firebird

[@scottmarley2784]

I originally played d3 & Ross back on Pc when they originally both released and played the original season.Bk then I used WD Zunimass for solo. And Support in group.I also had a Wizard back then but did not use him much. I stoped playing D3 for years and only returned due to buying D3 Eternal collection.I am now on Console ps4/ps5 and again I played only a Wizard and pushed to Gr8 145 with learning how to play again.this new season am planning on Running a Monk But if never played it.by any chance you got a guide out there on how to play Inna Monk fire allies.

[@StuRedman]

Thank you for the fine summary! Hope we will get final patch notes one day and they haven't done crazy last minute nerfs. :-/

[@frededy4]

they did the two top soul shards for nerfed heavy....of course...

[@puoiuztopiuzt8527]

@@frededy4 Nah Bro those nerfes arent really heaavy. 1-3 tiers maybe

[@copenh21]

Great guide. Some advocate killing Zoltun Kulle or Maghda as a bounty quest on Master diff. at level 1 to get stuff from their bounty chest.

[@wudijo]

I used to do that in earlier seasons but it doesn't really seem worth it anymore, still an option to get some yellow items early

[@luckyirishlad2011]

ive been rolling the level reduced weapon at level 40 every season so i take it im doing it wrong,and should we skip leveling the gem lady till end game as soul shards s25 have the red gem perk on them anyway

[@wudijo]

no reason to skip leveling the artisan but it will save you a bit of gold I guess

[@小游-i7z]

hey wudjjo! i just done the challenge rift last night, will it be reset after the expire time out, which means 3days13hours later?? or i can't do it again in S25?

[@danielray6060]

You’re all good just don’t do the next challenge rift this Monday. Or you can practice it just don’t kill the boss. Also make sure you physically play You’re level one season 25 character just for a second so it registers then go do the challenge rift

[@MooneyJohnJ]

Just make sure you don't do the one on Monday (i.e. after this weekend) or you won't get the bonus for your season start.

[@wernerlindorfer3693]

Would A5 Ruins of Corvus (Adria waypoint) work for huge massacre bonuses? There are even more little bugs than in the Temple of the Firstborn?

[@anders630]

Sort of, problem is doors, layout, dangerous elites/uniques and that you need to walk a long way ... without extra move stuff which you get later. But if you play SC you can run through to spawn as much small guys as possible and then tp and back to spawn for streaks. I would suggest you test it and practice a little to compare.

[@wudijo]

it's hard to do there

[@michaelhaug1]

good stuff

[@gileadgafni6588]

For headrig's gift, it seems like using LOD will be faster than doing the 5 acts bounties, does it still worth it?

[@wudijo]

you just need 1 act (5 bounties total) and I would only recommend to stick to lod for necro in s25

[@gileadgafni6588]

@@wudijo chapter 3 needs all no?

[@BiruPrincipe]

I want to play monk this season but i never played that class.. do i try it o Just keep blasting with the WD?

[@wudijo]

why not both?

[@BiruPrincipe]

@@wudijo yeah but which one first?

[@francisdalisay9620]

Whats a good shard for starting a DH?

[@wudijo]

terror

[@tylergraham1052]

no link to the page?

[@wross5961]

Only got lashing tail kick boots and it's slow leveling

[@jonmaxton]

Has anyone experimented with using a different main character for the reduced level main weapon trick? Do you want to use a character that doesn't have the same main stat or does it matter? i.e. Don't use Monk if your actual main is a DH, or Sader if your actual main is a Barb?

[@anders630]

For the lvl 70 weap the dmg roll and reduced lvl is most important, in HC vitality is important because its SO much vit. Mainstat is nice but not a must have. Socket will be gg if you get high gems from salvage a shard.

[@MooneyJohnJ]

I use the witch doctor when rolling bows to remove the resource cost from the list when attempting to roll reduce level requirement. And sometimes you are lucky when crafting that lvl 70 weapon and it comes with reduced level requirement. Last season had reduced level requirement and a socket. GG

[@minmor03]

Is it safe to go out and raise difficulty when leveling at season start if you are getting something good? :)

[@ShiftHappensCertified]

depends on what you call 'safe'. Obviously the mobs will be stronger, but you will get more exp. When you get some strong legendaries boosting your damage significantly, then you SHOULD increase the difficulty. When you simply walk through mobs killing them instantly - it's too fast. Bump it up so you get more out of each mob you kill

[@minmor03]

@@ShiftHappensCertified was thinking safe as in discconect/getting back into the queue ;)

[@ShiftHappensCertified]

@@minmor03 to be honest, i have never had an issue with queues in diablo 3, been playing since season 5. In PoE - awful, diablo - no problems with that at all

[@wudijo]

usually servers are okay besides the first few minutes

[@jamesbeard6733]

How are you crafting lvl 12 bows with over 2k damage? I don't understand. When I craft a lvl 12 item, it only has like 12 damage.

[@wudijo]

I crafted level 70 bows

[@alkimane]

whats the fastest for group? chest? cleavers?

[@wudijo]

chests with a strong group and cleavers with a shitty one

[@alkimane]

@@wudijo guess cleavers than ty XD und danke für deinen konten genieße ich sehr

[@cyborgguy4148]

Gambling Calculator is nice new tool and it is better than the old one because it calculates BS averages correctly on level below 70! =)

[@ZeusEKR]

I thought you rolled a level 70 bow for a DH on a monk, not the witch doctor.

[@tehjoch]

I'm guessing all classes may work, since you're just trying to avoid the discipline roll. Maybe necro or wiz can still roll max essense/max arcane on a bow? WD def also works

[@wudijo]

doesn't really matter as long as it's not a DH

[@ZeusEKR]

@@wudijo doesn't it matter to get the base dexterity roll on it?

[@calvin6759]

Doesnt work on monk, it does work on WD. I just tried it.

[@timon5079]

​@@wudijo not true for DH: barb, crusader, monk & necro can roll max discipline and dex on (cross)bows. Only wd and wiz block max discpiline, but they also block dex, so the weapon can only roll with vit

[@sanahariri3456]

What day do you start making ur new character (season 24 end on the 5th and 25 starts on the 10th... what day do i level my character hahah) im thinking 10 can anyone confirm?

[@imcheesuz7397]

On the 10th and you have to look up the start time, in germany it's 17:00 or 5pm

[@janhaller6301]

What happens when you destroy a lvl 0 soulshard at player lvl 1 what gems does 1 get?

[@wudijo]

marquise/imperal/flawless royal

[@Lightdark1992]

I dont think Haedrig's Gift Guide works, says page doesnt exist

[@wudijo]

still broken? probably was during some site update

[@MaouNobunaga]

big sad for wizards :(

[@fedehund3633]

let's go!

[@aldcotilla]

Is it open the PTR right now?

[@Mithrally]

no?

[@wudijo]

PTR is over for two weeks already

[@frodofraggins]

i always mess up massacre bonuses and so it ends up taking me the same times as rifting in groups. I think I'm just gonna go slow solo and skip challenge rift rewards and haedrigs if i can stay patient. I feel like those things are bad for the game and shorten my playtime

[@wudijo]

good luck anyway!

[@_Imposand_]

search a guild -> ask friendly for a rush -> 1-70 done in a few minutes :P

[@yungzynofficial2055]

Is this a mobile game?

[@christopher7427]

Cheat Sheet?

[@mont-e4094]

leveling strats cowJAM

[@robsonwaterkemper]

Witch Doctor has now a 3/12 Cubing Ceremonial Knife Cubing upgrade yellow chance with the new Spider Queen Grasp

[@anders630]

Can go for spear and have a 50/50 for zombie charger weap, but Im not a fan of the skill.

[@robsonwaterkemper]

@@anders630 Me too. In addition Zombie Charger in only available on level 14 which leaves the 1-14 with no multiplier. If you want to go to that route, the most efficient way is to gamble a Gazing Demise on Kadala and craft a Scrimshaw on the Cube and use them at level 14 (Scrimshaw) and 17 (Gazing Demise). Throw 3 Phantasms on your enemies and spam Zombie Charge.

[@wudijo]

true I will add it

[@PiFe00]

This guy cries about botting yet encourages you to blast past all the fun in a new season to start the mindless grind...

[@nintandao64]

Leveling in D3 is anything but fun lol, it's nothing but a chore that cockblocks the actual fun part. They failed at making the leveling process satisfying going from D2 to D3, the fun part in D3 is backloaded into getting geared after hitting 70

[@PiFe00]

@@nintandao64 Completely disagree, the fun for me is starting anew with 3 friends, getting some random pieces of gear forcing you into some wonky builds that gradually make you stronger and stronger until you get some huge peak when someone finds a huge multiplier and u eventually reach 70. Once full sets kick in the fun dies pretty quickly. Many people dont want to spend hours upon hours grinding the same rifts to get marginal +1,4% increases. The stats prove my point, new season sees a player peak for about 2 weeks, then it dies again.

[@wudijo]

I don't see your point here, I love the game and to play it and everyone hates botting because it puts a stain on the fun, so obviously I will cry about it until something gets done