D2R Gambling Guide

11.04.2023 - 14:55:08
D2R Gameplay Guides , Diablo 2: Resurrected , Game Guides

D2R Gambling Guide

Gambling in D2R is a feature that allows players to buy unidentified items for in-game gold (IGG) in the hopes of obtaining valuable or specific gear. This guide will cover everything you need to know about gambling in D2R, including how it works, the best strategies, and potential rewards.

Basics: How to Gamble

Each act has a gambling patron, offering a gambling tab. If the desired item type isn’t found in the window, leave town and return to refresh the items, or use another patron in another act.

Scaling Cost

The cost of gambling depends on the item type and your character's level. The higher the level, the more expensive the gamble. Keep in mind that the amount of gold you spend doesn't affect the quality of the item you receive, but your character’s level sets the ceiling for the item level (this will be explored below).

Item Quality and Chances

When gambling, you have a chance to obtain items of different quality tiers:

  • Magic (blue): Very likely

  • Rare (yellow): Unlikely

  • Set (green): Very unlikely

  • Unique (gold): Extremely unlikely

Keep in mind that gambling odds are independent of your character's Magic Find (MF) stat, so increasing MF won't improve the chances of obtaining rare items through gambling. As such there is no need for charms when gambling (with the exception of Gheeds Grand Charm for vendor price reduction (10-15%).

How Item Level Affects Gambling
The item level of gambled items is determined by your character's level at the time of gambling. The level of the item can be up to 5 levels higher or lower than your character level.
As you would expect, higher level items can potentially roll more powerful mods, and have higher ceilings in regards to the affixes and suffixes it could possibly roll, so keep this in mind.

Strategies for Gambling

Concentrate on gambling for specific items that you need to upgrade your gear or complete a set, rather than gambling randomly. This will increase your chances of obtaining useful items for your character. Choose which items you want to find. Good examples are: +3 warcry weapons, rare circlets, coronets and diadems, rare class specific items (e.g. barbarian helmets, assassin claws, paladin shields), rare tri-resistance boots, FHR belts, and/or Amazon IAS skill gloves. These are all items useful in meta builds, and hold decent to significant trade value. The odds however, of gambling a Griffon’s Eye or other unique is so low that it is more efficient to use traditional MF methods for obtaining them. Amulets and rings with useful mods are also a good target, and take up little inventory space. Lists of target items are useful until farming with this method becomes intuitive. 

Wait Until Higher Levels. It is generally recommended to gamble when your character reaches a higher level (e.g., 70+) to increase the odds of obtaining better items with higher ilvls.

Save lots of gold to unlock efficient gambling, you require a large quantity of in-game gold (IGG), and a steady supply. The optimum build for farming IGG is through Travincal runs with a Gold-find Barbarian. The optimum Gold-find barbarian build can be found here.

Spend less gold by using vendor price reduction items if you are gambling en masse. There are only two in the game, Gheeds and the Edge Bow Runeword. 

Disadvantages of Gambling:
Although gambling can yield valuable rewards, there are some risks and disadvantages to consider:

  • Gold Sink: Do not gamble unless you can access large stores of IGG. This can be costly in time, or can get in the way of repair cost or potion buying.

  • Inventory Space: As you gamble, you'll accumulate many unwanted items that will take up valuable inventory space. You will have to be selective on what you keep.

  • Time-Consuming: Gambling can be very time-consuming, especially if you're searching for specific items or affixes.

  • Low chance to roll set or unique items

Conclusion
Gambling in D2R can be an exciting and potentially rewarding experience. By understanding the mechanics, D2R Items quality chances, and employing efficient strategies, players can increase their odds of obtaining valuable items. Gambling is a fantastic supplementary magic finding method, but lacks the ability to obtain necessary uniques or runes. As such, only consider it a primary method of farming if you have access to trade channels. 

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