Amazon Leveling Guide
Level your Amazon from 1 to 75 using Poison Javelin / Exploding Arrow → Lightning Fury / Charged Strike. Includes skill progression, stat allocation, and gameplay tips.
Overview
This guide walks through leveling a Amazon from 1 to 75 efficiently. Uses Poison Javelin / Exploding Arrow → Lightning Fury / Charged Strike with a respec around level 32-38. By the end you will have used 1 of your 3 respeccs and be ready for your endgame build.
The Amazon levels with Poison Javelin and Exploding Arrow through Normal, then respecs to Lightning Fury and Charged Strike for Nightmare and Hell. Farm The Countess in Normal and Nightmare for runes for Spirit, Peace, and Insight. Buy a Gnarled Staff of Teleportation before level 24 and a Wand of Lower Resistance before level 36. Prioritize crafting Stealth and Lore as soon as possible. Lightning Immune monsters require rerolling or skipping.
Skills
- Level 2-5: Fire Arrow
- Level 6-10: Poison Javelin
- Level 11: Multiple Shot
- Level 12-13: Exploding Arrow
Attributes
- Level 2-11: All into Vitality
- Level 12: 3 into Dexterity, 2 into Strength
- Level 13: All into Strength
Skills
- Level 14: Exploding Arrow
- Level 15-20: Exploding Arrow
- Level 21-26: Exploding Arrow
Attributes
- Level 14-16: All into Energy
- Level 17-26: All into Vitality
Skills
- Level 27: Exploding Arrow
- Level 28-31: Exploding Arrow
- Level 32-38: Fire Arrow
Attributes
- Level 27-38: All into Vitality
Attributes
- Respec: Allocate enough Strength to wear all of your gear and Dexterity to reach 50% Chance to Block. Put remaining Stat Points into Vitality.
- Level 39-75: Every Level up you need to allocate an amount of Dexterity to remain at 50% Chance to Block. Put remaining Stat Points into Vitality.
- Helm: Lore (Ort+Sol) in any 2-socket helm — +1 skills, light radius
- Armor: Stealth (Tal+Eth) in a 2-socket body armor — fastest cast rate, FRW, regen mana. Upgrade to Peace (Shael+Thul+Amn) in Nightmare for +2 bow/crossbow skills
- Weapon (Pre-Respec): Any fast bow or javelin. Shop for +3 bow skills or +3 javalin skills weapons from vendors
- Weapon (Post-Respec): Spirit (Tal+Thul+Ort+Amn) in a 4-socket broad sword or crystal sword — +2 skills, FCR, mana. Titans Revenge unique javelin for Lightning Fury
- Shield: Rhyme (Shael+Eth) in a 2-socket bone shield/grim shield — CBF, resists. Ancient's Pledge (Ral+Ort+Tal) for resistances
- Gloves: Crafted blood gloves or any with IAS, dex, resist
- Belt: Any with resistances and life
- Boots: Any with FRW and resistances
- Rings: Rare rings with life, mana, resistances
- Amulet: +1 skills or resistances
- Mercenary (Act 2 Nightmare — Holy Freeze): Insight (Ral+Tir+Tal+Sol) in a 4-socket polearm — meditation aura solves all mana. Armor: Stealth or Smoke (Nef+Lum). Helm: Bulwark (Shael+Io+Sol) or Tal's mask

| Name | Qty | |
|---|---|---|
| Horadric Cube | 1 | |
| ? | Rare Exceptional Armor | 1 |
| Ko Rune | 1 | |
| Pul Rune | 1 | |
| Perfect Amethyst | 1 |
| Name | Base | |
|---|---|---|
| Giant Conch | Giant Conch | |
| Bramble Mitts | Bramble Mitts | |
| Shako | Shako | |
| Carnage Helm | Carnage Helm | |
| Wyrmhide Boots | Wyrmhide Boots | |
| Blood Spirit | Blood Spirit | |
| Spiderweb Sash | Spiderweb Sash | |
| Boneweave | Boneweave | |
| Hydraskull | Hydraskull | |
| Vampirebone Gloves | Vampirebone Gloves | |
| Dusk Shroud | Dusk Shroud | |
| Fury Visor | Fury Visor | |
| Scarabshell Boots | Scarabshell Boots | |
| Wyrmhide | Wyrmhide | |
| Armet | Armet | |
| Scarab Husk | Scarab Husk | |
| Sun Spirit | Sun Spirit | |
| Vambraces | Vambraces | |
| Vampirefang Belt | Vampirefang Belt | |
| Tiara | Tiara | |
| Wire Fleece | Wire Fleece | |
| Boneweave Boots | Boneweave Boots | |
| Destroyer Helm | Destroyer Helm | |
| Diamond Mail | Diamond Mail | |
| Demonhead | Demonhead | |
| Loricated Mail | Loricated Mail | |
| Great Hauberk | Great Hauberk | |
| Mithril Coil | Mithril Coil | |
| Balrog Skin | Balrog Skin | |
| Crusader Gauntlets | Crusader Gauntlets | |
| Earth Spirit | Earth Spirit | |
| Hellforge Plate | Hellforge Plate | |
| Spired Helm | Spired Helm | |
| Conqueror Crown | Conqueror Crown | |
| Mirrored Boots | Mirrored Boots | |
| Kraken Shell | Kraken Shell | |
| Lacquered Plate | Lacquered Plate | |
| Sky Spirit | Sky Spirit | |
| Troll Belt | Troll Belt | |
| Archon Plate | Archon Plate | |
| Bone Visage | Bone Visage | |
| Diadem | Diadem | |
| Ogre Gauntlets | Ogre Gauntlets | |
| Shadow Plate | Shadow Plate | |
| Guardian Crown | Guardian Crown | |
| Myrmidon Greaves | Myrmidon Greaves | |
| Corona | Corona | |
| Dream Spirit | Dream Spirit | |
| Sacred Armor | Sacred Armor | |
| Colossus Girdle | Colossus Girdle |