Act 3 in Diablo 2 Resurrected takes place in Kurast, where the dense jungle blends nicely with the outline of the minimap. There are more quests in Act 3, so we should have some knowledge of them before we get to Act 3.
NPCs in Diablo 2 Resurrected Act 3
Alkor: The local options, he will also allow you to gamble.
Asheara: The local mercenary captain, you can hire Iron Wolf from her. She also sells magic armor and weapons, etc.
Deckard Cain: Cain will appear in the town square to advise you on quests and identify d2r ladder items.
Hratli: This priest is a local blacksmith who sells high-quality magic and common armor.
Ormus: Magical Merchant of Kurast Dock, Ormus will be your healer and dealer of wands/scepters/scepters.
Meshif: Meshif wanders around town.
Natalya: She’ll talk to you about whatever mission you’re working on, but she’s not a necessary character throughout Act 3.
Quests in Diablo 2 Resurrected Act 3
The Golden Bird
The first mission of Act 3 is relatively simple. When you first step out of Kurast Docks, you will encounter Dark Wanderers who can transform into Flesh Beasts.
When you kill a boss, it drops a Jade Figurine. You must return this Jade Figurine to Mahif, after which he will give you a golden statue. Take this statue to Alkor to get a +20 health potion.
Tips for The Golden Bird
You can get statues at Travincal or Durance Two. In either place, you’ll quickly find the boss.
If you’re in multiplayer, some people who don’t need quests might kill a boss before you and drop Jade Figurine.
Blade of the Old Religion
Ormus’s mission is to protect the town. You need to acquire an ancient sword called Gidbinn, and then wait to go deep into the Flayer Jungle.
Exploring the Flayer Jungle will show you several side paths marked by two stone pillars, where you’ll find entrances to many other places. You’ll eventually reach a place that leads to the Flayer Village, a place where you’ll find Gidbinn and the Flayer’s dungeon.
Gibbing is like a small statue with a skull and branches, highlighted on the map. Click on it, and it will burn and trigger a boss Fetish, which you need to kill for Gidbinn to fall. The fight shouldn’t be hard but be prepared just in case.
Khalim’s Will + Lam Esen’s Tome
Alkor will tell you that Lam Esen once wrote a book called Lam Esen’s Tome. This book tells us how to fight the evil that is sweeping the land right now.
To find the first ruin, you can either walk out of Kurast Dock or use the waypoints you found earlier to head to the Spider Forest. Be sure to check the name of the entrance before entering.
The Spider Cave has only one level, so explore until you find the chest containing the Eye of Karim. There will be a super unique boss, Burning Sszark, but he and his minions should be easy to deal with as long as you have a mercenary with you.
After you find Lam Esen’s Tome, take it back to Alkor, he will reward you with 5 free stat points to use.
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Khalim’s Will + The Blackened Temple
Once you’ve completed the Lam Esen’s Tome quest, continue through Upper Kurast until you reach the Kurast Causeway. This will activate the Blackened Temple. This quest overlaps with finding Karim’s flail.
The last item you’ll need to craft is Halim’s Flail, currently in the hands of Travincal’s council members. Continue on the Curast Causeway until you enter Train Avenue.
Start at the stargate, don’t go north for now. If you die in a battle with 6 council members, you’ll want to find the signpost here.
Use the waypoint if you want to buy more potions or need to talk to Ormus about the Black Temple quest. He will tell you that you should destroy the Zakarum Supreme Council, a group of monsters who were once revered priests overseeing Mephisto’s prison.
The Guardian
There are a lot of terrible enemies here, just like in the last dungeon. You’ll find council members and blood lords guarding Mephisto as well. Don’t forget to reach the last waypoint of the act for the duration of Aggression Level 2.
When you reach the third level, first clear the big room you started into, then start moving slowly towards the Mephisto hidden in the upper part of the level.
Try to find super unique advisor members around. You want to kill these guys first because they can be extra trouble when fighting Mephisto.
Strategy Against Mephisto
Taking down a super evil is not an easy task. Mephisto has several devastating attacks, most based on lightning.
- He can fire a lightning ball, and he has a regular lightning attack, the same as the witch’s eponymous ability, which he usually uses to destroy any minions that come close to him.
- He can also poison you at close range. If you can attack from a distance, this is the only way to avoid his poison damage.
- Lightning Bolt and Charge Bolt will destroy any character that comes close to him unless you have a fair amount of Lightning Resistance.
However, you can attack Mephisto in a way that doesn’t take any damage. Once he notices you and starts attacking, quickly run back to the left or right until you are on the opposite side of the small bloodstream where the portal is. Mephisto may be able to hover, but he can’t fly, and he can’t get around the stream to get to you.
If you manage to walk back so that Mephisto is barely visible in the upper left corner of your view, you can shoot him as many arrows as you want, or damage him with ranged spells. This particular trick should work with any character class, even if you’re a barbarian.
If you can attack Mephisto from this position, you may be able to kill him without taking any damage. Once Mephisto is down, he will drop his Soul Stone, along with some magic and rare items. The bridge to the portal will finally open.
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