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'''Voice Actor:''' Paul Eiding
==Inherent Skill==
This is the Warrior's specialty, and is how most players enjoy playing the character. This isn't ''Diablo II'', there aren't any Whirlwinds or Zeals or other multi-hit, multi-target skills. A warrior has to click click click for every hit he gets, and he can only aim at one target at a time. His damage is quite high though, his swing speed is fast enough to stun lock once he gets a sword with added speed or haste, and he has hidden bonuses to to/hit and critical strike (Clvl = % chance to deal double damage. For instance, a Clvl 40 warrior will deal double damage on 40% of his hits.), which combine to make expert Warriors kill more quickly than beginning players can believe.
[[Image:D1-corner-technique.gif|frame|right|Defensive cornering.]]Using position and angles is essential for a successful warrior. Bottlenecks are always helpful, in the early levels, In Hell, where there aren't such narrow doorways, Warriors often retreat to corners, or squeeze in next to barrels , cauldrons, or other objects those weird bone spurs out of the floor in Hell that block the floor one spacebeside them. A well-equipped (high AC, good damage, fast swing, and high to/hit) warrior can usually take on any three enemies at once (in a corner) without serious risk of death. If a barrel or other object can cut the attackers to two, the warrior can hold off any size mob, providing he doesn't take too much damage from ranged attackers. Barring that sort of cornered technique, fighting retreats are wise, as is swinging at targets before they are in melee range. Warriors can usually strike an enemy as it advances into melee range, and the hit will stun or knock it back before it can move into the square beside the warrior. Many monsters can be killed this way before they're even able to swing their own attack.
The Warrior has some weaknesses to overcome, before he can begin to dominate the hordes of hell.
====Telekilling====
Telekilling is a technique that uses the teleport skill to pop right beside a monster that would otherwise run away. The technique is fairly simple, though it takes some practice to master the timing. Simply point the gauntlet at the monster, right click to teleport, and the instant you appear start swinging. The warrior will always appear below and to the left of the target (if that space is clear) and it's not difficult to move the mouse so you'll be facing up at the monster the instant you rematerialize. With a fast sword and good damage, stun lock is ensured, and mages and witches can be killed in just a few hits.
The hardest part for Warriors is reading the books. Level one Teleport [[D1_Spellbooks#Mana_Costs_for_Spells|requires 105 magic]] to read, and the books increase rapidly from there. It's [[D1_Spellbooks#Magic_Requirements_for_Spellbooks|181 magic for level 4]] and 255 for level 5 and up; more magic than it's possible for a Warrior to muster in Diablo (though it can be done with extremely rare equipment in Hellfire). Since Teleport reduces in mana cost until level 8, it's worth spending some time on Enchanted Shrine runs to increase the spell level.
* Telekilling is described in much more detail [[Bolty%27s_High_Level_Warrior_Guide#TELEKILLING|in Bolty's Expert Warrior Guide]].
====Weapon Selection====
Melee weapons in Diablo have varied effects. Blunt weapons deal 150% damage to Undead and 50% to Animals. Swords deal 50% damage to Undead and 150% to Animals. Both types of weapons deal 100% damage to demons. This means it's better to use a blunt weapon against undead, and a sword against animal, and whichever weapon does the most damage against Demons. Since almost every monster in Hell is a Demon, and none are Undead, and since swords do more damage than blunts, this makes for a pretty easy weapon choice.
See the [[D1 Monsters|Diablo Monsters]] page for a listing of every type of monster. To generalize, the Church is mostly undead Undead (zombies and skeletons) with a few animalssome Animals. The Cats are a mixture of animals Animals and undeadUndead with a few Demons. The caves are mostly animals with a few demonsfairly evenly divided between Animals and Demons. Hell is almost entirely demons (Lava Dogs are animals). In Hellfire the Hive is mostly animals with some demons, and the Crypt is a fairly even mixture of the three. On the whole, the only area where a blunt weapon is preferred is in the Church; the first four levels of the dungeon. Since swords do more damage than blunts, virtually all warriors use a sword for their long term weapon.
What type of sword is a fairly unanimous choice, too. A bastard sword KSoH (King's Sword of Haste) is the choice of every character who can find or buy one. Both Griswold and Wirt can sell them, though the odds are very low that they will. Lower quality swords can be almost as good; [[D1_Swords|broadswords or claymores]] will work fine, if a bastard sword can't be found, and [[D1_Modifiers#.2B.25_To.2FHit_and_.2B.25_Damage_Done|Master's or Champion's]] is almost as good as King's, etc.
Warriors need +To/Hit as well as +%Damage, so King's or other prefixes in that family are at the top of the list. Of haste or of speed are the most desired suffixes, since both give the fastest possible swing speed; fast enough to stun lock any monster. Other suffixes can be useful; heavens, titans, precision, or other attribute boosters, or swords that add mana or life leech can be helpful as well; life leech especially. But in almost all cases, [[D1_Modifiers#Faster_Weapon_Speed|faster swing speed]] is the best suffix to find on a weapon, since there are no other items that boost swing speed in Diablo or Hellfire.
====Life Leech====
Life leech is very hard to obtain in Diablo and Hellfire. It's almost always found as a weapon suffix, and while leech is handy, faster attack rate is better. In multiplayer Diablo, the only way to get life leech, other than from a weapon, is from the ultra-rare [[D1_Unique_Helms#Helm_of_Sprits|Helm of Sprits]]. (Life leech is fairly easily obtained in single player, since the Skeleton King drops [[D1_Unique_Helms#The_Undead_Crown|The Undead Crown]] every game.)
====Spell Support====
Warriors can use spells just like any other character, but they are hindered by low magic, low mana, and poor accuracy. To/hit with spells is determined by a character's magic attribute, and few Warriors have enough magic to hit monsters with Fireballs on hell difficulty. Even if hits can be landed, such as with Chain Lightning, the warrior's casting speed is quite slow. His best spells are Stone Curse, to stop running monsters or slow down attacking mobs of melee fighters, and Teleport, for quicker movement and telekilling.
:''The Warriors of the lands of Khanduras are well trained in all of the weapons of war. Ranging from crusading paladins to unscrupulous mercenaries, Warriors can be found wherever there is conflict amongst their countrymen. Many of these adventuresome men joined with King Leoric´s army and went to battle against the Northern kingdom of Westmarch. As the fires of war burned themselves out, these Warriors returned home to find their kingdom in shattered disarray.
:''Dark rumors rumours of the mysterious demise of King Leoric abound and the evil that lurks within his Cathedral has drawn many Warriors to Khanduras seeking fortune and glory. Though they were warned by the people of Tristram, a few of these brave souls have ventured into the chaotic labyrinth beneath the earth.
:''Whether they are driven by valor, honor, madness or greed, new Warriors arrive in Tristram every day, ready to challenge the dark unknown that awaits them beneath the earth.
:''The Warrior is the strongest and toughest of the three available Classes, and he excels in the art of close combat. His primary weakness is that his extensive physical training has left little time to develop more than a rudimentary knowledge of magic. The extended periods of time that most Warriors spend away from their homes and civilization requires that they learn of repair their own weapons and armorarmour, although their skill is no match for the talent of a true blacksmith.
Warriors were not found in ''Diablo II'', though Barbarians and Paladins could be seen as upgraded, specialized versions of the character. By the official game fiction though, the Warrior was the character who defeated Diablo at the end of the first game, and drove the soulstone into his head. His end was a tragic one, for he was corrupted by Diablo's malignant influence and became [[The Dark Wanderer]], before finally succumbing entirely to the Lord of Terror and perishing with him at the conclusion of Act Four.
Diablo 3 further {{iw|Metcon Metconned}} the warrior, turning him from an anonymous male into King Leoric's eldest son, named Aiden. This change added more drama and pathos to the entire sage of the Dark Wanderer, and to Leoric's doomed family. It's interesting to consider how Diablo I would have felt different if that idea had been present; the Warrior would have been looking for not just the kidnapped prince, but his brother, and during the course of action would have had to kill his father's reanimated skeleton, and ultimately pry the soulstone out of the forehead of his own kid brother, who he'd just killed in the form of Diablo.
Furthermore, Aiden slept with Adria the Witch before he left Tristram in the Dark Wanderer form, and that child became Leah, who was ultimately possessed and destroyed by Diablo's spirit in Diablo III, thus perpetuating the curse on the Leoric family line.
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