d2r World Fastest Diablo 2 and World First Diablo 2: Resurrected Holy Grail

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We have a huge 2-record event today, as Enpherno has managed to complete his Holy Grail quest (finding every unique and set item in the game) in Diablo 2: Resurrected, and not only is he the first to do so in the remake, it "only" took 439 hours of play, making it the fastest Holy Grail completion in Diablo 2 history!

Let's take a look at the momentous occasion as the final drop was also the rarest item in the game, Tyrael's Might, in offline mode and softcore:

For those of you counting along, that's 439 hours in 54 days, meaning 8 hours a day straight since the game's launch -  a full-time job indeed! Here's our own Diablo 2 expert and guide writer, MrLlamaSC, to explain everything in detail, from the significance of a Holy Grail, the build and farm spots used here and more!

The holy grail in Diablo 2 is finding every set and unique item in the game. As difficult as it sounds, it's actually even more difficult than that. While some items are found often such as Venomward Breast Plate, many items in Diablo 2 can actually be quite tricky to find due to how item drops work in the game. Something as simple as a Lenymo sash or Blinkbat's leather armor, while seemingly easy to find, can surprisingly be difficult and require some targeted farming. Moving into the crazy ultra rares, there are many items that have a 1:100,000+ chance of dropping, with of course Tyrael's Might being the rarest of item of them all. Most players in Diablo 2 will never find a Tyrael's Might, not just because of the insane rarity of the item but also because of the specific targeted farming that is often required to get it. You won't find it killing Pindle, Andariel, Mephisto, the Cows, etc. so when looking to complete a Grail you are instead forced to hunt down Unique Monsters in Area level 85 locations to try your luck. This isn't just true for Tyrael's Might but also items like Mang Song's Lesson and more. I've actually completed one Holy grail in my Diablo 2 life and it took ~2500 hours, with about half of that spent on the search for Mang Song's Lesson alone. No matter how fast you move or how many monsters you kill, sometimes the Diablo 2 RNG just doesn't want to drop the item you need. In this instance with Enpherno, however, he was able to secure all of the pieces in under 500 hours, setting a new record for the fastest grail completed in recorded history! Truly a testament to his skill plus a little bit of luck thrown in of course. The farming method used by Enpherno involved that of the Berserk Barbarian (and you can find the  guide for the build here ), and farming "The Pit" in the Tamoe Highlands over and over again. By taking advantage of the "Find Item" Skill, the Barbarian is actually the fastest Magic Finding character in the game, as he essentially gets 1.5x the drops of any other character killing Unique Monsters in these high level areas. Congratulations to Enpherno on the fastest and first D2 Resurrected Holy Grail!

If you want to see more of the fateful stream you can check it out here, although it's slightly uneventful after the big drop. In any case, a huge congrats from myself as well, as it is a really astonishing achievement, both in the remake and all of Diablo 2! And also huge thanks to GaunerHarakiri for sharing the clip on reddit!

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Quite a blessing from the RNG Gods!