Diablo Build Guide “Kneel before the Lord of Terror.” (2024)

• Extremely reliable on-demand initiation
• Very large Health pool
• Flexible Heroic Ability and defensive Talent choices
• Excellent at body blocking and peeling
• May respawn very quickly upon death through Black Soulstone
• Good self sustain

• Limited escapability
• Very low single-target damage, leading to poor Merc'ing and sieging
• No reliable means of dealing ranged damage besides Lightning Breath

Fire Stomp Build

Recommended

Level 1?

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10?

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20??

Diablo's Fire Stomp Build boosts your survivability and damage outputwhen hitting enemy Heroes with Fire Stomp.Remember to alternate it with other Basic Abilities to get more valuefrom Eternal Flames at Level 7.

While you can play this Build in most games,the self-healing provided by Fire Stompempowered by various Talents makes this Build particularly usefulwhen playing against Heroes who counter you (for example Tychus)and therefore force you to not play aggressively.

Shadow Charge Build

Situational

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20?

Diablo's Shadow Charge Build provides superior burst damage andcrowd control on closed Maps where one can reliably slamopponents against impassable terrain(notably Infernal Shrines).

You should constantly look for good angles for Shadow Chargebecause you have various Talents depending on your target being Stunnedwith it. Ideally, you should go for squishy enemy Heroes,but any target is fine when they are out of position and/or have no defensive tools.

Sacrificial Soul at Level 4 makes it harder to get Souls backas you have to fully commit to Stun enemy Heroeswith Shadow Charge. Malevolence at Level 7increases your burst damage when doing so.

Basic Attacks Build

Situational

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16?

Level 20?

Diablo's Basic Attacks Build provides superior self-sustain andfair single-target damage potential. As a key Talent, Diabolical Momentumallows Feast on Fear to trigger often through repeated Ability castsfor significantly increased combat survivability, especially once you get Cruelty.

You can get the most out of this Build when the enemy teamhas a low amount of crowd control—includingBlinds—at their disposal as you will be generallyfree to hit your target and heal up via Life Leech at Level 4.

Hybrid Build

Situational

Level 1?

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20?

Diablo's Hybrid Build provides superior burst damage andcrowd control on closed Maps where one can reliably slamopponents against impassable terrain(notably Infernal Shrines).

You should constantly look for good angles for Shadow Chargebecause you have various Talents depending on your target being Stunnedwith it. Ideally, you should go for squishy enemy Heroes,but any target is fine when they are out of position and/or have no defensive tools.

Souls to the Flame at Level 4 makes it easier to get Souls backas you do not have to fully commit to hit enemy Heroes with Fire Stomp.Combined with it, Eternal Flames at Level 7 helps you get Soulsand makes you more durable when you commit.

ARAM Build

ARAM

Level 1?

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10?

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20??

Since Diablo provides reliable means of initiating, it followsnaturally that he would work well with Heroes that have a strong and reliableway of playing off and following up said initiating. Any Herothat Stuns, Roots or otherwise hinders the movement of intended targets ispreferred, but Heroic Abilities that synergise with Apocalypse makefor particularly effective combos.

As a Tank with a large amount of Health, Diablo is naturally vulnerableto Heroes that deal percent-based damage. His reliance on being able to engageto be impactful also makes him lackluster against some of the more resilientbackline Assassins who have tools to avoid or otherwise nullifyhis Shadow Charge + Overpower combo.

Diablo's stronger maps

Diablo's average maps

Diablo's weaker maps