As players level up in Diablo 2: Resurrected, they will have the opportunity to put points into a variety of skills and stats. Fans may not always be happy with how they have allocated their points, though, and a time may come where a player wishes to reset them.

RELATED: Diablo 2: Resurrected - How To Build The Wind DruidFortunately, it is possible to reset stat and skill points in Diablo 2: Resurrected, and this guide will detail several different ways that it can be done.

Updated on December 18th, 2021 by Hodey Johns: At some point during the game, players should reset their skills and attributes at least once. This might sound like poor planning, but it's not that simple. Essentially every character build has a minimum strength requirement for armor/weapons and another minimum dexterity requirement for maximizing block chance. Those numbers will always change depending on the gear equipped. When players finally have the exact gear they want and won't replace it, they'll need to reset their statistics. This guide has been condensed to help readers immediately find the information that they need.

Reset Skills With Akara

Diablo 2 Resurrected Buying Three Keys From Akara

The first opportunity for a player to reset their skill and stat points comes in the form of an NPC named Akara who can be found in the main town of Diablo 2's first act. She's the same character players first use to acquire a Tome Of Town Portal from. To reach this character, fans simply need to complete the first quest in Act 1, and a "reset stat/skill points" option will appear upon interacting with her.

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This is not an option that players can use endlessly, though, as Akara will only offer one reset per difficulty level. This means that once players reset with her on Hell difficulty, she will never again off this option.

Use A Token Of Absolution

Diablo 2 Resurrected Empty Horadric Cube

Players that have already taken advantage of Akara's free reset have another option that they can pursue, though it is not a very simple one. Fans can create a Token of Absolution by combining four different Essences in the Horadric Cube, and that item can be used to reset stat and skill points.

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The Essences of interest are the Twisted Essence of Suffering, the Charged Essence of Hatred, the Burning Essence of Terror, and the Festering Essence of Destruction, and they are rare drops from Diablo 2's act bosses when playing on Hell difficulty.

There is no limit to the number of Tokens of Absolution that a player can craft, and it is thus always possible to reset stat and skill points. That said, fans will need to farm the four Essences every time that they wish to create one of these Tokens, and that is not something that many Diablo 2: Resurrected players will want to do repeatedly. Be careful when leveling up and try to avoid needing this item.

If it gets really ugly, try soliciting one from a superior player. It is tradeable, just be prepared to pay with rare runes or expensive weapons.

Reroll

Diablo 2 Resurrected Sorceress and Druid Classes

If a player has a fairly low-level character, has already used Akara's reset, and is still unhappy with their stat and skill point allocation, they may want to consider creating an entirely new character in Diablo 2: Resurrected. While this option is undoubtedly not ideal, it may be better than playing an unoptimized character all the way to the point where a Token of Absolution can be put together.

Classes have different strengths and weaknesses, so this is a decent option for those with a strong early game presence.

Diablo 2: Resurrected was released on September 23rd, 2021, and is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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