Diablo II: Resurrected

Complete D2R area level chart for all 130 zones across Normal, Nightmare, and Hell. Filter by act, difficulty, or alvl 85 farming zones. Updated for Reign of the Warlock.

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D2R Area Level Chart

Complete area level reference for all 130 zones in Diablo 2 Resurrected across Normal, Nightmare, and Hell difficulty. Filter by act, difficulty, or toggle to see only alvl 85 farming zones. Sortable by any column.

alvl 85 only130 of 130 areas

Area	Act ▲	WP	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Blood Moor	Act 1	-	1	36	67
Cold Plains	Act 1	WP	2	36	68
Stony Field	Act 1	WP	4	37	68
Dark Wood	Act 1	WP	5	38	68
Underground Passage Level 1	Act 1	-	4	37	69
Black Marsh	Act 1	WP	6	38	69
Tamoe Highland	Act 1	-	8	39	69
Monastery Gate	Act 1	-	8	40	70
Outer Cloister	Act 1	WP	9	40	70
Barracks	Act 1	-	9	40	70
Jail Level 1	Act 1	WP	10	41	71
Jail Level 2	Act 1	-	10	41	71
Jail Level 3	Act 1	-	10	41	71
Inner Cloister	Act 1	WP	10	41	72
Cathedral	Act 1	-	11	42	72
Catacombs Level 1	Act 1	-	11	42	72
Catacombs Level 2	Act 1	WP	11	42	73
Catacombs Level 3	Act 1	-	12	43	73
Catacombs Level 4	Act 1	-	12	43	73
Tower Cellar Level 1	Act 1	-	7	38	75
Tristram	Act 1	-	6	39	76
Tower Cellar Level 2	Act 1	-	7	39	76
Cave Level 1	Act 1	-	2	36	77
Tower Cellar Level 3	Act 1	-	7	40	77
Cave Level 2	Act 1	-	2	37	78
Tower Cellar Level 4	Act 1	-	7	41	78
Den of Evil	Act 1	-	1	36	79
Tower Cellar Level 5	Act 1	-	7	42	79
Burial Grounds	Act 1	-	3	36	80
Hole Level 1	Act 1	-	5	38	80
Hole Level 2	Act 1	-	5	39	81
Moo Moo Farm	Act 1	-	28	64	81
Crypt	Act 1	-	3	37	83
Mausoleum85	Act 1	-	3	37	85
Underground Passage Level 285	Act 1	-	4	38	85
Pit Level 185	Act 1	-	7	39	85
Pit Level 285	Act 1	-	7	40	85
Sewers Level 1	Act 2	-	13	43	74
Sewers Level 2	Act 2	WP	13	43	74
Rocky Waste	Act 2	-	14	43	75
Sewers Level 3	Act 2	-	14	44	75
Dry Hills	Act 2	WP	15	44	76
Far Oasis	Act 2	WP	16	45	76
Lost City	Act 2	WP	17	46	77
Valley of Snakes	Act 2	-	18	46	77
Harem Level 2	Act 2	-	13	47	78
Palace Cellar Level 1	Act 2	WP	13	47	78
Palace Cellar Level 2	Act 2	-	13	47	78
Palace Cellar Level 3	Act 2	-	13	48	78
Halls of the Dead Level 1	Act 2	-	12	44	79
Arcane Sanctuary	Act 2	WP	14	48	79
Canyon of the Magi	Act 2	WP	16	48	79
Tal Rasha's Tomb	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Tal Rasha's Tomb	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Tal Rasha's Tomb	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Tal Rasha's Tomb	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Tal Rasha's Tomb	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Tal Rasha's Tomb	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Tal Rasha's Tomb	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Duriel's Lair	Act 2	-	17	49	80
Halls of the Dead Level 2	Act 2	WP	13	45	81
Halls of the Dead Level 3	Act 2	-	13	45	82
Claw Viper Temple Level 1	Act 2	-	14	47	82
Claw Viper Temple Level 2	Act 2	-	14	47	83
Maggot Lair Level 1	Act 2	-	17	45	84
Maggot Lair Level 2	Act 2	-	17	45	84
Stony Tomb Level 185	Act 2	-	12	44	85
Stony Tomb Level 285	Act 2	-	12	44	85
Maggot Lair Level 385	Act 2	-	17	46	85
Ancient Tunnels85	Act 2	-	17	46	85
Spider Forest	Act 3	WP	21	49	79
Spider Cavern	Act 3	-	21	50	79
Great Marsh	Act 3	WP	21	50	80
Flayer Jungle	Act 3	WP	22	50	80
Lower Kurast	Act 3	WP	22	52	80
Kurast Bazaar	Act 3	WP	22	52	81
Flayer Dungeon Level 1	Act 3	-	22	51	81
Upper Kurast	Act 3	WP	23	52	81
Kurast Causeway	Act 3	-	24	53	81
Flayer Dungeon Level 2	Act 3	-	22	51	82
Travincal	Act 3	WP	24	54	82
Flayer Dungeon Level 3	Act 3	-	22	51	83
Durance of Hate Level 1	Act 3	-	25	55	83
Durance of Hate Level 2	Act 3	WP	25	55	83
Durance of Hate Level 3	Act 3	-	25	55	83
Arachnid Lair85	Act 3	-	21	50	85
Swampy Pit Level 185	Act 3	-	21	51	85
Swampy Pit Level 285	Act 3	-	21	51	85
Swampy Pit Level 385	Act 3	-	21	51	85
Sewers Level 185	Act 3	-	23	52	85
Ruined Temple85	Act 3	-	23	53	85
Disused Fane85	Act 3	-	23	53	85
Forgotten Reliquary85	Act 3	-	23	53	85
Sewers Level 285	Act 3	-	24	53	85
Forgotten Temple85	Act 3	-	24	54	85
Ruined Fane85	Act 3	-	24	54	85
Disused Reliquary85	Act 3	-	24	54	85
Outer Steppes	Act 4	-	26	56	82
Plains of Despair	Act 4	-	26	56	83
City of the Damned	Act 4	WP	27	57	84
River of Flame85	Act 4	WP	27	57	85
The Chaos Sanctuary85	Act 4	-	28	58	85
Bloody Foothills	Act 5	-	24	58	80
Frigid Highlands	Act 5	WP	25	59	81
Arreat Plateau	Act 5	WP	26	60	81
Frozen Tundra	Act 5	WP	27	60	81
Crystalline Passage	Act 5	WP	29	61	82
The Ancients' Way	Act 5	WP	29	62	82
Frozen River	Act 5	-	29	61	83
Glacial Trail	Act 5	WP	29	61	83
Nihlathak's Temple	Act 5	-	32	63	83
Halls of Anguish	Act 5	-	33	63	83
Matron's Den	Act 5	-	50	75	83
Forgotten Sands	Act 5	-	50	75	83
Furnace of Pain	Act 5	-	50	75	83
Tristram	Act 5	-	50	75	83
Halls of Pain	Act 5	WP	34	64	84
Halls of Vaught	Act 5	-	36	64	84
Drifter Cavern85	Act 5	-	29	61	85
Icy Cellar85	Act 5	-	29	62	85
Abaddon85	Act 5	-	39	60	85
Pit of Acheron85	Act 5	-	39	61	85
Infernal Pit85	Act 5	-	39	62	85
The Worldstone Keep Level 185	Act 5	-	39	65	85
The Worldstone Keep Level 285	Act 5	WP	40	65	85
The Worldstone Keep Level 385	Act 5	-	42	66	85
Throne of Destruction85	Act 5	-	43	66	85
The Worldstone Chamber85	Act 5	-	43	66	85
Arreat Summit	Act 5	-	37	68	87
ColossalSummit	Act 5	-	37	68	87

What Is Area Level?

Area Level (alvl) is a hidden stat on every zone in Diablo 2 that controls monster levels, item drops, and experience. In Nightmare and Hell, regular monsters spawn at the area level, champions at alvl+2, and unique/super unique monsters at alvl+3. This directly determines what items can drop — higher area levels unlock rarer Treasure Classes.

Why alvl 85 Zones Matter

Area level 85 zones are the most important farming areas in the game. In these zones, champion packs reach mlvl 87 and unique packs reach mlvl 88 — high enough to access TC87, the highest Treasure Class. This means every item in the game can potentially drop, including ultra-rare uniques like Tyrael's Might, Arachnid Mesh, Griffon's Eye, and Death's Fathom.

D2R patch 2.4 added 13 new alvl 85 zones beyond the original set, giving players more variety for endgame farming. Popular choices include The Pit (easy monsters, high density), Ancient Tunnels (no cold immunes), and Chaos Sanctuary (high density + Diablo).

Monster Level Formula

In Nightmare and Hell difficulty:

Regular monsters: mlvl = Area Level
Champion packs: mlvl = Area Level + 2
Unique/Super Unique: mlvl = Area Level + 3

In Normal difficulty, each monster has its own predefined level regardless of area level. Item Level (ilvl) always equals the monster level of the monster that dropped it.

Terror Zones

Terror Zones (D2R patch 2.5+) boost monster levels in a rotating set of zones each hour. Regular monsters gain +2 levels, champions +4, and uniques +5, up to a maximum of mlvl 96/98/99 in Hell. This effectively turns any terrorized zone into an endgame farming area — terrorized unique monsters in Hell can drop every item in the game regardless of the zone's base area level. Terrorized monsters also have a chance to drop Sundering Charms.