Zones

This page covers all classic and new PD2 zone mechanics, plus the latest changes, corruption system, and level 85 farming tips.

General Zone Mechanics

Regular monsters have a level equal to the zone level.
Champions/Uniques are +2/+3 higher than zone level.
Monster level = determines treasure classes, item levels, affix range, sockets, more.
Super uniques may have unique levels outside this pattern.

Changes in PD2

Many zones now have increased zone levels (shown in-game).
Act 5 Red Portal zones, Mausoleum, and Crypt have higher density.
Maggot Lair and Arcane Sanctuary: wider paths.
Lower Kurast: super chests removed.
Some zones become corrupted (see below), raising level to 85 and boosting drops.

Zone Levels by Difficulty

A monster's zone level impacts drops and item quality. Below is a quick reference (see full tables for all zones):

Zone	Normal	Nightmare	Hell	Location	WP	Super Unique
Blood Moor	1	36	67	A1
Den of Evil	1	36	79	A1		Corpsefire
Cold Plains	2	36	68	A1	Yes	Bishibosh
Cave Level 1	2	36	77	A1 Cold Plains
Cave Level 2	2	37	78	A1 Cold Plains		Coldcrow
Burial Grounds	3	36	85	A1		Blood Raven
Crypt	3	37	85	A1 Burial Grounds		Bonebreaker
Mausoleum	3	37	85	A1 Burial Grounds
Stony Field	4	37	68	A1	Yes	Rakanishu
Tristram	6	39	82	A1 Stony Field		Griswold
Dark Wood	5	38	68	A1	Yes	Treehead Woodfist
Black Marsh	6	38	69	A1	Yes
Hole Level 1	5	38	85	A1 Black Marsh
Hole Level 2	5	39	85	A1 Black Marsh
Pit Level 1	7	39	85	A1 Tamoe Highland
Pit Level 2	7	40	85	A1 Tamoe Highland
Catacombs Level 4	12	43	85	A1		Andariel
Secret Cow Level	28	64	81	A1 Rogue Encampment (Portal)		Cow King
Lut Gholein	-	-	-	A2	Yes
Sewers Level 3	14	44	75	A2 Lut Gholein		Radament
Stony Tomb 1	12	44	85	A2 Rocky Waste
Stony Tomb 2	12	44	85	A2 Rocky Waste		Creeping Feature
Halls of the Dead 3	13	45	85	A2 Dry Hills		Bloodwitch the Wild
Maggot Lair 3	17	46	85	A2 Far Oasis		Coldworm the Burrower
Ancient Tunnels	17	46	85	A2 Lost City
Claw Viper Temple 2	14	47	85	A2 Valley of Snakes		Fangskin
Tal Rasha's Chamber	17	49	85	A2		Duriel
Kurast Docks	-	-	-	A3	Yes
Arachnid Lair	21	50	79	A3 Spider Forest
Great Marsh	21	50	80	A3	Yes
Swampy Pit 1	21	51	85	A3 Flayer Jungle
Swampy Pit 2	21	51	85	A3 Flayer Jungle
Swampy Pit 3	21	51	85	A3 Flayer Jungle		Witch Doctor Endugu
Flayer Dungeon 2	22	51	85	A3 Flayer Jungle
Flayer Dungeon 3	22	51	85	A3 Flayer Jungle
Ruined Temple	23	53	85	A3 Kurast Bazaar		Battlemaid Sarina
Disused Fane	23	53	85	A3 Kurast Bazaar
Forgotten Temple	24	54	85	A3 Upper Kurast
Travincal	24	54	82	A3	Yes	High Council
Durance of Hate 3	25	55	83	A3		Mephisto
Pandemonium Fortress	-	-	-	A4	Yes
Plains of Despair	26	56	85	A4		Izual
River of Flame	27	57	85	A4	Yes	Hephasto
Chaos Sanctuary	28	58	85	A4		Diablo
Harrogath	-	-	-	A5	Yes
Abaddon	39	60	85	A5 Frigid Highlands
Pit of Acheron	39	61	85	A5 Arreat Plateau
Drifter Cavern	29	61	85	A5 Glacial Trail
Infernal Pit	39	62	85	A5 Frozen Tundra
Worldstone Keep 1	39	65	85	A5
Worldstone Keep 2	40	65	85	A5	Yes
Worldstone Keep 3	42	66	85	A5
Throne of Destruction	43	66	85	A5		Lister & Council
Worldstone Chamber	43	66	85	A5		Baal

Tip: Level 85 zones are best for top-tier drops. Some lower zones are ideal for runes, density, or speed.

Level 85 Zones

Level 85 zones: Best chance for TC87 (highest tier) items from all champs/uniques.
PD2 greatly increases the number of level 85 zones vs. vanilla.
Lower level zones still have value (runes, density, waypoint speed).

Zone	Phys	Magic	Fire	Lightning	Cold	Poison	Location	Vanilla
Burial Grounds				2			A1	80
Mausoleum				2			A1 Burial Grounds	85
Crypt				2+1			A1 Burial Grounds	83
Hole Level 1			3	1	1		A1 Black Marsh	80
Hole Level 2			3	1	1		A1 Black Marsh	81
Tower Cellar Level 4	1		2	1			A1 Black Marsh	78
Tower Cellar Level 5	1		2+1	1	0+1		A1 Black Marsh	79
Pit Level 1			2	1	2		A1 Tamoe Highlands	85
Pit Level 2			2	1	2		A1 Tamoe Highlands	85
Catacombs Level 3			1	1	1		A1	73
Catacombs Level 4			3	1+1	2		A1	85
Stony Tomb Level 1			2			2	A2 Rocky Waste	85
Stony Tomb Level 2			2			2	A2 Rocky Waste	85
Halls of the Dead Level 3					1	2	A2 Dry Hills	85
Maggot Lair Level 3	1		2	2	2		A2 Far Oasis	85
Ancient Tunnels		1	1	1		1	A2 Lost City	85
Claw Viper Temple Level 2			1	1		1	A2 Valley of Snakes	85
Tal Rasha's Chamber			1	1	2		A2	85
Swampy Pit Level 1			2	1	1	1	A3 Flayer Jungle	85
Swampy Pit Level 2			2	1	1	1	A3 Flayer Jungle	85
Swampy Pit Level 3			2	1	1	1	A3 Flayer Jungle	85
Flayer Dungeon Level 2			2	1		2	A3 Flayer Jungle	85
Flayer Dungeon Level 3			2	1		2	A3 Flayer Jungle	85
Ruined Temple			1			1	A3 Kurast Bazaar	85
Disused Fane			1			1	A3 Kurast Bazaar	85
Forgotten Temple			1			1	A3 Upper Kurast	85
Plains of Despair	2	1	1	1	1		A4	85
River of Flame	1		2	1			A4	85
Chaos Sanctuary			2+1	1+1	1+1		A4	85
Abaddon	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5 Frigid Highlands	85
Pit of Acheron	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5 Arreat Plateau	85
Drifter Cavern	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5 Glacial Trail	85
Infernal Pit	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5 Frozen Tundra	85
Worldstone Keep Level 1	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5	85
Worldstone Keep Level 2	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5	85
Worldstone Keep Level 3	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5	85
Throne of Destruction	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5	85
Worldstone Chamber	1	1	1	1	1	1	A5	85

Immunity info adapted from the Amazon Basin wiki. “2 + 1” means 2 normal monster types are immune, plus 1 super unique.

Corruption Zone System

Every 15 minutes, a random zone becomes corrupted.
Corruption raises the zone to level 85 and boosts Worldstone Shard drops.
Only in Hell, Baal quest complete.
Corruption persists for any game created while active.

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