Stream & Event Rules

• All official events have a referee. The referee may award round/match losses at their discretion.
• Title Fights and high-profile matches (wagers, grudge matches, guest stars) MUST happen on stream.
• Obey the referee at all times. If the referee says “STOP”, pause immediately and return to town.
• Visiting stash or vendor after a referee requests a check or says STOP may result in a loss.
• Poor sportsmanship or priding can earn an immediate match loss.
• Players must show their screens via Discord.
• Championship Titles can be forfeited due to inactivity (2 consecutive missed events triggers an Interim Title bout).
• Redistributing prize winnings before event outcomes must be approved by the Event Host.

Basic Rules (All Formats)

• No third-party hacks or mods that give a significant advantage.
• Ultra Widescreens are banned. Aspect ratio must be 16:9 (1920×1080).
• No Hirelings (Mercs).
• Both players must clearly indicate ready before a duel starts (usually “go”).
• Arena must be cleared of monsters and corpses (corpse skills not allowed).
• You cannot intentionally take your opponent’s gold when they die.
• If both players die, both get a Win — unless that win would end the match (then it’s a draw).
• Cross-region matches: played on both servers. Ft4 becomes Ft3 on each server, etc. First server randomly decided. Ties go to Champion Advantage.
• No L8Z’ing (overly defensive/passive play). Players must engage in non-passive attacks regularly. The shorter-range player must push pressure. Camping mana pools, sitting with repetitive attacks, repping without BO, etc. can warrant a round loss.
• Game crash/drop: repair the duel (match HP percentages) or replay the round. If beyond repair, the player who left loses.
• No delayed offensive skills before the duel starts.
• Pre-buffing from stash is banned. Inventory/Cube buffing is okay (not in Melee).
• Pre-buffing includes proc’ing defensive skills (Fade, Chilling Armor).
• Using any shrine granting significant advantage = round loss.
• No re-specing to significantly alter your build once an event has started.
• These are Good-Mannered (GM) duels: no derogatory insults or racially-charged expressions.
• If both players agree to alter rules before a match, those rules become binding.

Section 1: High Level Duels (HLD)

General

• Mana and Stamina potions only.
• “Slows Target” capped at 25% total.
• Replenish Life capped at +40.
• Life Leech capped at 35% (16% on Amazon).
• Duels happen in Hell Difficulty.
• Block % capped at 35% vs Barbarians. Exceptions: Assassins using Lightning Sentry (64%), Paladins, Amazons, and other Barbarians (max block).

Banned Skills

• Slow Skills banned: Clay Golem, Slow Missiles (proc okay), Decrepify (proc okay), Holy Freeze (allowed in Smiter vs Smiter; Barbarians may use).
• Banned Curses/Creepers: Iron Maiden, Life Tap (Barb/Pally proc okay), Poison Creeper, Carrion Vine.
• Amplify Damage charges banned (Necros exempt). Lower Resist charges banned (Necros exempt).
• Bone Prison charges banned (Necros exempt). Bone Prison banned vs characters that can’t teleport.

Banned Items

• Blackoak Shield (unique Luna)
• The Rising Sun (unique Amulet)
• Phoenix Runeword (exception: allowed if not vs a purely fire-based character)

Elemental, Absorb & Resistance Caps

Absorb rules only apply when the opponent deals significant damage with that element. Values are based on the character screen number.

Class-Specific Rules (HLD)

Section 2: Melee Duels

In addition to the Basic Rules:

• Melee skills only: Jab, Fury, Zeal, Concentrate, Feral Rage, Normal Attack (exceptions with prior approval).
• Matches are First to 10 Wins (title matches: must win by two).
• No tokens mid-challenge. Only TWO gear swaps allowed per duel (recast Holy Shield etc. on swap).
• Players MUST show all gear after a match.
• Duels happen in Normal Difficulty.
• All potions banned. Pets banned (Druid may cast Oak/Wolverine except vs Amazon/Barbarian).
• Remorphing not allowed (exception: Fury vs Fury).
• Elemental damage limited to 300 total. No elemental damage from charms.
• Run/walk toggling during duel is banned.
• Cube buffing limited to Beast only for non-Druid shapeshifters.

Banned in Melee

• Auras: Holy Freeze, Holy Fire, Thorns (and all damage-dealing auras)
• Debuffs restricted to: Battle Cry (Barbs, 5 hard pts), Inner Sight (Zons, 10 hard pts), Cloak of Shadows (Sin)
• Banned attributes: Magic damage >50, Slows Target, Knockback, procs dealing significant damage, procs of Amp/Life Tap/Weaken/Decrepify (exception: Zeal vs Zeal by mutual agreement), item charges
• Banned items: Grief, Death, non-repairable Ethereal items, Fortitude (banned for Paladins and Druids except in ZvZ/ZvD/DvD), Phoenix Shield (banned for Paladins except vs Paladins/Druids)

Section 3: Team Duels

Basic Rules + Section 1 HLD rules apply, with these exceptions:

• No cap on Cold Resistance
• Assassin can use Shadow Master vs any matchup
• Necros can use Teeth vs any matchup
• Druids can use 5 wolves vs any matchup
• Amp, Bone Prison, Life Tap, and Lower Res procs/charges allowed
• Block % uncapped
• Holy Bolt is banned

Section 4: Low Level Dueling (LLD)

General

• Character level cap: 30
• No potions. No Cube BO/Cube Buffing.
• “Slows Target” items cannot be used.
• Ethereal weapons must have Repairs Durability, Replenish Quantity, or Indestructible (exception: skills that don’t deplete durability).
• Attacker Takes Damage capped at 19 (unless irrelevant to matchup).
• Skill charges banned (exception: Teleport charges).
• Replenish Life capped at 22 (Sorc with ES: 0; Trap Sin: 10; Zon with Guided/Plague/Poison Arrow: 15; Paladin with Prayer: 10).
• Life Leech capped at 8% vs Druid pets.
• Max Resistance capped at 75% (exception: 85% Fire vs ES Fire Sorc, if not Amazon).
• Faster Run Walk capped at 130% (Amazon/Assassin/Barbarian with speed skills: 70%).

Class Restrictions (LLD)