Diablo 2 Resurrected Assassin Lightning Trap Build

The Assassin Lightning Trap Build is the end game build that can get a player through nightmare and hell difficulty levels.

While playing with this build, your main objective should be to move around the battlefield and lay traps to destroy your enemy targets. You’ll be utilizing the Lightning Sentry Trap to shoot lightning bolts and deal immense damage output. You’ll also be using the Death Sentry Trap to explode enemy corpses and fire lightning bolts.

The Assassin Lightning Trap Build is intended for nightmare and hell difficulty levels that start around level 40. It’s recommended that you start off with the Fire Trapper Build and then switch to Lightning Trap at a later stage, for the diablo 2 assassin lightning trap build. If you’re already doing that, and you want to switch to this build, you can do it by claiming the ‘Den of Evil’ reward from the NPC named Kara (Rogue Encampment). You’ll get 3 re-specs and you’ll need to be on the same difficulty level to claim it.

Stat Distribution

Similar to most builds on the Diablo 2 Resurrected platform, the stat distribution for this build will focus on assigning the attribute points into Strength so that the equipment requirements can be met, for the D2R lightning trap assassin. The remaining points will be added into Vitality for additional life points.

You’ll need to assign enough points in Strength to equip your equipment. It will entirely depend upon the gear that you’re using, as well as the additional Strength bonus you’re getting from it, for diablo 2 assassin lightning trap build. Dexterity will require no points because traps attack on their own, so you can move around to stay safe from enemy damage. The remaining points are going to be added in Vitality, and you don’t need to invest anything in Energy.

Stat	Description	Recommended Allocation
Strength	Increases your melee damage and allows you to wear certain equipment.	Enough to meet the requirements of your gear.
Dexterity	Increases your attack rating and allows you to use certain equipment with high dexterity requirements.	Enough to meet the requirements of your gear.
Vitality	Increases your life pool, making you more durable in combat.	Put most of your points here.
Energy	Increases your mana pool, allowing you to cast more spells.	Put enough points here to comfortably cast your skills. You may also consider putting points into energy if you find yourself running out of mana frequently.

Important

If you have a Hellfire Touch and an Annihilus; it will greatly reduce your attribute points investment in Strength, for diablo 2 lightning trap assassin build. Instead, you can utilize these two charms to obtain +10 to 20 points in every attribute and +10 to 20 points in Elemental Resistances. If you have both in your inventory, it’ll save about 20 to 40 stat points, which can then be used for Vitality to increase your health pool. The passive resistances that the charms offer will allow you to depend less on +All Resistance gear.

However, if you don’t have an Annihilus or a Hellfire Touch already, you need to stop what you’re doing and focus on obtaining them, for diablo 2 lightning trap assassin build. The perfectly rolled ones are quite costly, but you can always opt for the bad ones at an affordable price, and then upgrade it when you have enough gold.

Skills

Lightning Sentry fires powerful Lightning Bolts that pierce enemies in a straight line. Death Sentry is a trap that periodically fires Lightning Bolts and explodes to damage nearby targets. Burst of Speed enhances the Movement and Attack speed. Mind Blast is mostly utilized for crowd control as it stuns the enemies around a stable AOE. It also has a chance to convert them into allies, for D2R lightning trap assassin. Shadow Master summons a shadow, which randomly utilizes your skills to buff itself and fights.

Skill Name	Description
Lightning Sentry	Throws a trap that releases bolts of lightning, dealing significant damage to enemies.
Charged Bolt Sentry	Throws a trap that releases bolts of charged bolts, which can jump to nearby enemies.
Death Sentry	Throws a trap that explodes corpses in an area, dealing lightning damage to nearby enemies. Synergizes with Lightning Sentry and provides additional AoE damage.
Blade Sentinel	Throws a spinning blade that damages enemies in its path.
Shock Web	Throws a trap that shoots out chains of electricity, damaging enemies in its path.
Blade Fury	Attack that throws multiple blades at enemies. Damage is based on your melee attack damage and is affected by your weapon’s attack speed.
Fire Blast	Throws a trap that creates an explosion of fire, damaging enemies in its radius.
Wake of Fire	Throws a trap that creates a trail of fire on the ground, burning enemies that walk over it.
Fade	Increases your defense and resistances for a duration.
Burst of Speed	Temporarily increases your attack speed and movement speed.
Cloak of Shadows	Creates an area of darkness that blinds enemies, reducing their chance to hit.
Venom	Adds poison damage to your weapon attack. The poison damage increases with every subsequent hit on the same enemy.
Shadow Warrior	Summons a temporary shadow clone that mimics your skills and attacks.
Shadow Master	Summons a more powerful shadow clone that mimics your skills and attacks.

Weapons, Armor, and Accessories

Weapon Name	Weapon Description
Bartuc’s Cut-Throat	Unique Greater Talons. Provides bonuses to Assassin skills, increased attack speed, and crushing blow. Use for its high damage and skill bonuses.
Oculus	Unique Swirling Crystal. Provides bonuses to Assassin skills, increased spell damage, and boost to teleport. Use for its high damage and teleport ability.
Death’s Web	Unique Unearthed Wand. Provides high bonus to Poison and Bone Spells, as well as other useful stats. Can be used to add poison damage to the build.
Spirit	Rune Word Shield. Good choice for its Faster Cast Rate, Faster Hit Recovery, and bonuses to Mana.

Armor Name	Armor Description
Enigma	Rune Word for Body Armor. Provides bonus to Strength, Faster Run/Walk, Faster Cast Rate, and other stats.
Chains of Honor	Rune Word for Body Armor. Provides bonus to All Resistances, boost to Strength, and other defensive stats.
Skin of the Vipermagi	Unique Serpentskin Armor. Provides bonus to All Resistances and Faster Cast Rate.
Arachnid Mesh	Unique Spiderweb Sash. Provides bonus to All Skills and Faster Cast Rate.

Accessories Name	Accessories Description
Mara’s Kaleidoscope	Unique Amulet. Provides bonus to All Skills, All Resistances, and other useful stats.
Stone of Jordan	Unique Ring. Provides bonus to All Skills, Mana, and other useful stats.
Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band	Unique Ring. Provides bonus to Life, Mana, and other useful stats.
Thundergod’s Vigor	Unique War Belt. Provides bonus to Lightning Skills, Enhanced Defense, and Lightning Absorb.
Silkweave	Unique Mesh Boots. Provides bonus to Faster Run/Walk, Faster Cast Rate, and other useful stats.

Other essentials include:

• Lore (Runeword)
• Tarnhelm/Peasant Crown (etc.)
• Spirit (Runeword)/Katars (All Rarities)
• Ancient’s Pledge (Runeword)
• Stealth (Runeword)
• Gloves with defensive stats
• Belt with Life and Resistances
• Boots with Faster Walk or Run Speed, alongside Life and Resistances
• Ring with Life, Stats, and Resistances
• Amulet with Stats, Health, Resistances or additional Assassin/Trap Skills
• Charms with additional Life, Mana, and Trap Skills.

Max Level Equipment

Weapons	Stats	Strength Requirement	Value
Bartuc’s Cut-Throat	+1-2 to Assassin Skills +150-200% Enhanced Damage +30-40% Increased Attack Speed 25% Chance of Open Wounds 30% Crushing Blow	0	$500
Oculus	+3-5 to Assassin Skills +10-20 to Moonglow +20-30% Faster Cast Rate +180-250% Enhanced Damage	75	$1000
Death’s Web	+2-3 to Assassin Skills +50-100% Enhanced Poison Damage +50 to Mana +50-100% Damage to Undead	0	$1500
Spirit	+2-3 to Assassin Skills +25-35% Faster Cast Rate +50 to Energy +55-75% Enhanced Defense +25-35 to Vitality	156	$800

Other Max Level Equipment include:

• Harlequin Crest (Unique)
• Heart of the Oak (D2R Runeword)
• Spirit (Runeword)
• Call To Arms (Runeword) + Spirit Shield (Runeword)
• Enigma (Runeword)
• Magefist (Unique)/Frostburn (Unique)
• Arachnid Mesh (Unique)
• Sandstorm (Unique)/Waterwalk (Unique)/War Traveler (Unique)
• Mara’s Kaleidoscope/Crafted Amulet.

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