Understood! Thanks to your tipps I got ridd of my wife and kids and could find shako right away! This actually works guys!

One extra tip is: do a variety of runs! You'll get bored if you spam the same thing so many times, mix it up. Even if somewhere is slightly sub-optimal it'll be nearly as good.

One other tip: you’ll improve the odds of finding an item you need by increasing the number of items you need! Don’t get too stuck on playing a single character. If you play multiple characters, you’ll learn the items that each needs, and so will be on the hunt for more items. More fun too!

Another couple of tips: Players 3, 5 and 7 are the ones that increase the number of items drops by monsters. Check out drop calculators to see what is the Boos/Mob tha has the best chances to drop the item you are hunting for, and check out how the different Player settings affect the drop chances, sometimes going to Players 3 shaves like 400 runs but going to Players 5 after that only shaves like 20 runs so it is not worth it to increase the difficulty past Players 3 in that instance.

Good balance is the key, good Magic Find and Kill speed...

What blew my mind when discovering d2jsp is just how many items have value to people that I never imagined. Between all the special blue/yellow item rolls that people covet, and low level dueling having such a big scene, there's a massive learning curve to knowing what people will value. It's probably the single biggest learning curve in D2, just knowing what to loot and ID and how value is assigned. I'd bet that almost every D2 player (myself included) has left 10s of thousands of FG worth of items on the ground or sold them to a NPC after IDing because we didn't know the niche value.

after 20 years of playin this game i can say, he's absolutely right.

You speak the truth when it comes to finding items/runes. I also read someone else's comment on expanding your item search criteria by playing with multiple characters......great idea! I've playing D2 for over 20 years and still have yet to see a Zod drop in game. This is both what makes the game frustrating at times and keeps bringing me back day after day.

Thank you! Due to my crappy internet, I HAVE to single player! I have been using all your tips & have beaten Hell difficulty on 4 separate characters. (Amazon, Assassin, Necro, & Sorc.) & working on a Pally & a Druid. Sure, I ain't got the best gear, but, like you said, most of us have "real life" to deal with. Thanks for all your helpful videos & Keep Slayin'.

Great video. I watch so many D2R videos at this point that my perception is skewed; I used to think high runes were dropping like hot cakes. Not true at all, and I think we all forget that the amount of items and item variations in this game are in the hundreds of thousands…so just keep killing and stuff will eventually drop 😅

I had D2 on my Win 95 comp. I've played for years. I still watch this vids now and again just to get a quick refresher cause sometimes I still forget runewords or breakpoints or Treasure Class.

Well noted and well explained! Just keep slayin' and grinding!

They could add player 7 difficulity for online characters, so you could play with friends when they are online or play alone with same difficulity when they are not.

Great tips, best tip I've found myself is getting on a D2R discord channel like Chaos Sanctuary. Really easy to trade and always people willing to rush and help out. I had a group of guys show me how to do Ubers and they just gave me a free torch and smiter items. It was a crap roll...but it's still a torch. It's a great community.

Thanks for this video! made me subscribe. I have been wondering why I am doing so terrible and my takeaway here is that making or joining games with more players doing MF in the same game would be very helpful instead of just soloing everything online

Your daily pep talk/huddle with uncle Phil . Keep your chin up erbody, I hope everyone gets an enigma today, good luck and stay awesome everyone!!!

Also keep in mind that these zones all have a level. Higher level zones, higher threshold of drops.

If you wanna get the items that streamers have, you have to make D2 your job just like they do. To be able to have Top-tier builds in a month requires no-lifer play, or spending money for forum gold to get good items from item trading websites.

Ive watched like 3 of your videos for a tid bit of help and stumbled across this one. You are the shit dude, ill be sticking around for sure!

Great video! Keep up the good work! I was getting a bit frustrated 🥴.

Been playing this game for 20 years, with untold thousands of hours under my belt and I have never seen a Zod rune drop. The name of the game in Diablo 2 is persistence. Just keep farming, and you will get what you need eventually.

Man, I been playing d2 since I was 13. Now im 33, i can simply say that u are the best d2 streamer by far. U sweet Phil, regards from Spain

Dude you make great vids! Thanks for the tips

Thank you! Awesome Video! Keep up the good work!

“Don’t believe random assholes on the internet.” Best point in the video, and just a great bit of wisdom for real life in general lmao

Another note is that Andariel might not drop loot when killed near pillars etc. There is a loot bug in that regards, but i forgot exactly what it was like over the last 2 months

Awesome video and I totally agree with everything said. I've started playing offline and one quick heads up, the maps are static as Phil said but if you swap the difficulty of the game, then it will reset the maps. This way if you get a map layout you don't like, that is an option. Love the vids dude, keep it up!

I appreciate the good knowledge you provide, but also just wanted to say that you have a pleasant, relaxing voice and are easy to listen to. No annoying bullshit music. Thanks for the video.

Started paying single player 1 week ago love it, found a SoJ on Andy felt so good. Can't wait to find a Shako, War Travelers and Tal Rasha armor!! 🙂 And i love that they are bringing new patches with some changes after so many years!! Just wish I had more storage as i horde everything! 🤣

Playing with other people increases the drop percentage on better items, BUT make sure you're playing with friends... because there is nothing more frustrating than spending weeks looking for a certain item, then seeing it drop, and having a complete stranger that already has it pick it up, and leave the game.

Really helpful tips! Congrats for this video! My humble opinion is, that SP is for family guys like me. I used to play MP for a long time, but now I'm tired of it.

Just found this and loved the content ! New sub here! My buddy and I found a Vex and an Ohm in the same day in tal rashas tombs, and the next I found an Oculus from pindle! 10-15 hours though !

I did find 2 Ber runes in a single day a few weeks back. what an insane day that was. For those who are gonna ask, it was in chaos sanc. one was on p8 and about 2-3 hours later the second came on P1

33 seconds in, id like to add, ive got 1 player bnet finds of Zod & Jah runes while leveling my 2nd character. i dont do trades i'm pretty sure a majority of people kill only certain areas, i cant even craft a treachery and my sorc is level 85 with terrible gear compared to offline geared characters.

Spot on brother. Thank you for putting this vid together.

Great video Phil, and you’re absolutely right, thank you for posting.

One day I found sur and 4xgul, next day a vex. I've found jah, 3xber, probably 5vex and 1 ohm since start. Which dwarfs the amount of runes i've found since playing D2 since it released lol. I run a fishymancer and usually clear from act 1 to act5 bosses/lvl85 areas and superuniques.

you are one of the few streamers to just go with a no-bullshit mentality in here and no sugar talking shit. Keeping it real, way to go Phil!

Thanks for the tip on the /players 7 command!

I love these videos, Phil. Did anyone else notice 'Everthying'?

I've noticed I find way more just randomly playing and killing mobs. I got an Eschuta's Temper and a unique tiara getting to Mephisto. Not a shako but still good off randoms.

"Don't believe random assholes on the internet" may actually be the best advice you can give in the year 2021. Applies to D2 and so many other things! Great video.

You mentioned Traderie a few weeks back, what a game changer I highly recommend.

I was pissed at my first gameplay with my first character Necro. When I switched to my second Druid I started investing in magic find and I founded lots of cool uniques, SOJ being one of them, now I finaly understand. Thanks for the advice Phil.

This guy is an awesome content creator, very well thought out and presented.

I found 2 Sur runes in 3 days of LK running. Best high rune streak ever for me. Probably over 1000 runs tho

Nice video, Phil. Good concept.

As a veteran player in d2, I had several enigmas, ctas, hotos and more over few years of playing.. also used to dupe ocu rings, ran mephisto and pindle bots and never found a higher rune than IST. Now in d2r which I started around 2 months ago, I've found ber, 3xLo, vex and more.. The best way to find them is to never look for them - focus on playing different chars, enjoy them. The items and runes will come

I’m glad you keep it real Phil, keep it coming with your informative content!

My best suggestions are to mix em up. I usually find the best items while doing random runs, both solo and party. If u can't clear Baal runs solo, then work towards that. Farming keys and tokens are easy ways to get some mid/low runes.

Great video! Subscribed.

Thanks for this guide phil

There's a good graph kicking around where it shows how much the set and unique chances drop off above about 200%MF, pushing it all the way out to 1000%MF barely doubles the set/unique drop rate. Players 3, 5 or 7 is far more effective.

THIS - everything you mention here is so very true and well... reality bites :-) STILL I think they really nailed D2R and I find myself more immersed and neckdeep into the grind than ever before. Now... where (whack!) is....(WHACK!) my...(Whackiwack!!!) LO RUUUUNE!??? (Starting new game)

Great content my man good aspect of pro gamer right there well said buddy

Thanks, this video was quite uplifting.

Definitely more rewarding playing single player. Finally found a tal army and I was so excited

I’ve had four high runes drop in a day, it was epic and followed by a long dry spell

very good vid. really appreciate how relatable it is. another important mention would be how failed set/uniques work, not sure if phil has a vid on it but mrllamasc does. also macrobioboi has a nice vid about nightmare cows which highlights the importance of farming lower lvl areas early on because you can get some cookie cutter stuff e.g. nightmare cows. and just touching on the mf/clear speed point, you can kind of cheese it with a sorceress, getting those topaz armor/helms early, then static the boss down and kill. so it's good for act bosses but not so good for clearing lvl 85 areas, those are better when you have more gear like shako etc

Good video Phil. Greetings from Germany. All the best loot to you!

Knowing what your build is good at destroying efficiently is as important as knowing where to target the types of drops you are looking for. For example, if I am looking for runes as a barbarian, I am not going to run cows - I am going to run trav instead with that character and leave my cow farming to another character. Second thing is recognizing what has value so you know what to pick up to ID/stash to try to trade for something to advance your toon(s). That is the secondary advantage of the trade sites that are out there - you can get a feel for what has value. There are a lot of non "sexy" items that have quite a bit of value for specific builds or play patterns that players will pay for when found and traded. I see this come up with various charms where some are quick to dismiss charms that are not skillers or have resistances with +life or have magic/gold find.

I do countess, pit, ancient tunnels, arcane sanctuary, councils, Izzy, Pindle, thresh socket, shank and all the bosses in one run and repeat. Covers everything like keys, essence and other stuff. Keep things fresh and there’s enough farming in one run

nice clip, a little help is always a big help! But still got 2 question: whats the name of portal/site showed in background, because i never know if green/unique i've found is something good or junk? 2nd thing: i've just hit hell as shockadin, ye i know it needs cosmic gear to be good, anyway - which stats shoud i improve except resistances? I mean, i'm rather bad in mobility and keep dying. Should I sacrifice hit rating to get more def? Or.. Well, as disabled person irl i'm looking for easy to play (like "one button hitter") build with high survivability.

Your videos are great man thx for the tips, you deserve more subscribers

If you use a drop rate calculator like the one on Maxroll you can see that at 175 MF you actually HALF the ammount of runs needed to get an item, from 1:3000 odds to 1:1500, after that you start getting into diminishing returns. If you can get up to 500-600 MF you can shave like 400 more runs, but really the sweet spot is 175 MF to halve the ammount of runs.

Great, pragmatic, honest advice. I’ve been playing d2 since the beginning and I’ve never bothered with ladder. I enjoy the collecting aspect and evolution of a character - trying to perfect gear and stats over time - without knowing it’ll all be gone soon.. but that’s just me. I don’t play offline either- I like playing solo battlenet as well as with others and friends 🤷🏻‍♂️. Having a real life and playing d2 is definitely a balance. Remembering that this is supposed to be fun is something to never forget…. And don’t listen to random a$$holes on the internet! 💯. +1 sub, brother 🤘🏼

Great video Sweet Phil.

This vid was sweet phil. Ty

Great vid. 👍🏼 from me. I’ve built my orb/fire wall mf sorc to have 105 fcr and 530+ mf and it wasn’t all that difficult… just collecting piece by piece since launch and I haven’t spent a real life dime or anything on jsp to get there. Imo I honestly believe she is the best mf character you could ask for. Now that I have her done I’ll now expand to gearing other characters. I want to make a yt video of her build eventually… but I can’t stress enough how important it is to maintain that 105 fcr breakpoint and then gain as much mf as possible around that. I don’t have my gear in front of me at the moment but I believe the absolute crucial pieces to reach 105 fcr are: 3 piece tals- armor ammy belt Occy Magefists 35 fcr spirit mon. Add it all up and you get your 105 exactly. 35 fcr on spirit is a MUST. Reroll your monarch until you get 35.

Phil just one thing man, I found a Jah, a Ohm and a Cham in a couple of hours from each other doing Arcane Sanctuary runs in the same day, so the part you said it's not true when people say they have these insanely lucky runs, well I'm nobody famous, just a guy, and it happened to me..

I bought D2R about a week ago and I don’t even know what an SOJ or shako is and I’m watching this video anyway lol. Big Ups for making a compelling video.

Very good vodeo,thx for very useful infos ( :

Be aware that many KZfaqrs also use single player toons with items created in hero editor, usually with max rolls as well.

Drop highlight vids are a doubled edged sword. On one hand, you might be in a drought, and seeing a GG drop can keep you motivated to stay on the grind. On the other hand, it might skew your expectations when all you see are the highlight drops between hours of nothing.

Dope video, Phil 🍻 good stuff

Thank you. This information is useful. I understood that i can farm some boses one by one and change their's turn to more effective farm.

7:36 Thank you for saying this! This is the elephant in the room that a lot of big content creators dont acknowledge, and look I get it. Blizzard is quick to punish streamers for mentioning sites like JSP in a positive light (even though they cant stop P2W sites from spamming bots in the chat lobby). But I cant tell you how valuable they have been for me. I found a Griffons Eye early on and unloaded it on JSP and that has bankrolled literally 3 of my characters. Ive never even seen a vex rune drop in a game yet both my Sorc and Druid are rocking HOTOs thanks to that Griffons. If I tried in game trades id of gotten a bunch of people trying to rip me off offering like a Pul or some shit. Never paid a cent for FG and JSP has been a lifesaver for me.

When I find absolutely nothing worth a while. I stop playing and spend more time on my job. Work extra time on the weekend and bam! I found all those high runs I desire on eBay with the extra cash I made. Now I am gaming with godly characters and game is fun again 🤣. So guys there is another way to “farm” 😉

New subscriber here, love ur content bro!

Top Video, thx for that. Maybe another point is, that many people dont know all good items ingame and dropping them Jarsi or just let them layin on the ground.

Odds of dropping Ber Rune 1/over 200,000 Everyone: "I can't seem to find anything these days"

Divorce wife, quit job, acquire high runes

Good to know I had no idea about /players7 command.👍

So sweet phill I’m at 153 magic find should I be okay nightmare mode find rare gear or legendary or set gear?

AWSOME video Phil! Now go CUT THAT DAMN GRASS! :D

Great video. I picked up D2 again like 4 years ago and got super into it. I got REALLY frustrated I wasn't finding anything while everyone else was rich, so I was like, "Screw it, I'm just gonna run a bot since everyone else is". It was actually a really good experience in just understanding what runs are worthwhile and how to get a character up to speed really quickly (also it was really fun to setup and tweak everything if you're into that stuff). Obviously botting is bad, it puts a ton of load on the servers and is most definitely cheating. Even running a single bot (the more the better) I was able to get 2 Ber runes within a few weeks, due mostly to the sheer number of runs (like 10 hours a day) but also due to the map hack so you could spam super chests which is a really good way to get high runes, but unfeasible for human players. I definitely don't recommend anyone do this in D2:R, it kills the joy of actually finding things through your own work (a pile of JAHs is actually pretty boring after a while). Due to this experience though, when D2:R launched I was able to manually get to a full build Hammerdin (Enigma and all the jazz). It did however, take FOREVER and required a lot of trading to get what I needed. I also had to figure out good farming spots that you can run well as a human, which is pretty different than what you run with bots. Anyway, from my experience everything said here is super accurate. I would also recommend though for new players to learn what items are valuable. Things like 4os and 5os flails and bulk P gems and some bulk low runes can be traded for a really good value. Additionally Max Def 3os Mage Plates and Dusk Shrouds (enigma bases) and eth Elite 4os Polearms. You really want to focus on making small trades for Lems, Puls, Ums and Mals which will allow you to buy the cheaper gear you need (Shaco, HoZ, etc) in order to farm effectively. Also to note is certain areas are better for farming high runes because they cap at Ber or Jah (like Lower Kurast) so you dont get Chams and Zods which are worth way less. The more players in the game also changes the Runes that can drop in an area, so some areas are only good with 2+ or 4+ players.

Phil you definitly nailed it!

Good stuff, you got my sub 👍

Another thing to note is when people are comparing their drop rates to their favorite streamer, remember that they have a hoard of fans funneling items to the streamer. Like you said, it can literally take years for some of the GG items to drop for someone

the biggest thing is to play with more players, the difference between playing alone and playing with just 2 other people is pretty huge. Especially with keys/runes

Yup, great content, thx man, So worth a sub 😊👍

great humor, you earned a new sub

I got my first zod ever from the last 20 years of playing. Personally I would've preferred a Lo but oh well 🤷

Simplemente jueguen y diviértanse. Hagan la mayor cantidad de Mf que puedan y en lugares variados.

Excellent advice, cheers.

Very well said, thanks :)

Legit, biggest failure of the game to me was NOT making personal loot drops a thing. I absolutely despise playing near any randoms and watching them steal everything. It's not fun AT ALL to deal with. And it NEVER WILL BE.

Yesterday: decide to do cows. First Thing: Teleport to Stony, random carver approaches. First kill of the day, drops Ist rune. *Do happy dance* Go to Tristram and kill Gris *nothing to see here* Go kill the champion pack in the middle: Harlequin Crest Shaco. ..... WTF Diablo, I've been farming for a month now and this is so anti-climactic, lol

Hey man love all the great tips, i was wondering is there a way to boost players difficulty on Nintendo switch? Full games only go up to 4 players but i have a hard time finding games with even 3 players, its a lot different than the PC game creating. Any info would be appreciated!

great video. made me feel well.