Season 13 of Diablo II: Resurrected has once again proven that raw efficiency beats flashy gear—and nowhere is that clearer than with budget builds. If you're looking for the best D2R season 13 budget builds, this article is for you.

D2R Season 13 Budget Build Guide - Best Cheap Builds for Diablo 2 Resurrected S13

We break down three of the strongest D2R Season 13 budget builds: the Eldritch Warlock, a Smiter-style Uber Tristram killer built on Mirrored Blades and sustain; the Demon Bomber Warlock, a screen-clearing monster that detonates demons for corpse-explosion-level damage with near-zero stat investment; and the Blight DoT Warlock, a chaos-based damage-over-time caster designed for safe, consistent Hell farming. Whether you’re playing Solo Self-Found, Hardcore, or simply want maximum results for minimal cost, these builds showcase why Warlock is one of the most efficient and forgiving budget classes in D2R right now.

D2R Budget Build - Eldritch Warlock 

The Eldritch Warlock stands out as the best D2R season 13 budget build for destroying Uber Tristram because it bypasses the two biggest barriers of Uber content—gear cost and attack rating—while still delivering Smiter-level reliability through pure mechanics. Mirrored Blades functions like Smite, requiring zero attack rating, which lets the build ignore expensive AR gear and focus entirely on Crushing Blow, survivability, and sustain.  The result is a low-investment, mechanically robust build that kills all three Ubers safely and consistently, proving that Eldritch Warlock is the most efficient budget solution for conquering Uber Tristram without relying on high-rune runewords or meta gear.

Stats

Strength - 186

Dexterity - 142

Vitality - 323

Energy - 52

Equipment

Main Hand - Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul

Offhand - Stormshield

Armor - Duress

Helm - Kira's Guardian

Ring - Dwarf Star Ring x2

Hand - Laying of Hands

Leg - Gore Rider

Belt - Immortal King's Detail

Skills

Chaos - 10 Sigil: Lethargy, 1 Sigil: Rancor

Eldritch - 20 Levitation Mastery, 1 Echoing Strike, 1 Blade Warp, 1 Cleave, 1 Psychic Ward, 1 Eldritch Blast, 20 Mirrored Blades, 1 Hex: Bane

Demon - 1 Demonic Mastery, 1 Blood Oath, 20 Consume, 20 Death Mark, 1 Summon Goatman

D2R Budget Build - Demon Bomber Warlock

The Demon Bomber Warlock is the D2R best Season 13 budget build because it delivers elite Hell-clearing power with almost zero gear dependency while remaining exceptionally safe, SSF-friendly, and Hardcore viable from level 1 all the way into endgame farming. Instead of relying on weapon damage or expensive runewords, this build scales almost entirely from skill levels and mechanics, using Blood Boil + Death Mark to detonate summoned or bound demons into screen-wide corpse-explosion-style clears that ignore attack rating, weapon bases, and most monster defenses. Ultra-cheap d2r runewords like Leaf, Stealth, and Lore massively amplify early damage, while the extremely low stat requirements funnel nearly everything into Vitality, resulting in 450+ life on a ladder-day setup.

Stats

Strength - 88

Dexterity - 40

Vitality - 454

Energy - 50

Equipment

Main Hand - Leaf

Armor - Stealth

Helm - Lore

Ring - Ring of the Apprentice x2

Hand - Imp Claw

Leg - Hsaru's Iron Heel

Belt - Dire Lock

Skills

Eldritch - 1 Levitation Mastery, 1 Echoing Strike, 1 Blade Warp

Demon - 18 Demonic Mastery, 1 Blood Oath, 1 Consume, 1 Death Mark, 20 Blood Boil, 1 Engorge, 1 Summon Goatman, 1 Summon Tainted, 1 Summon Defiler, 1 Bind Demon

D2R Budget Build - Blight DoT Warlock

The Demon Bomber Warlock is the D2R best Season 13 budget build because it delivers elite Hell-clearing power with almost zero gear dependency while remaining exceptionally safe, SSF-friendly, and Hardcore viable from level 1 all the way into endgame farming. Instead of relying on weapon damage or expensive runewords, this build scales almost entirely from skill levels and mechanics, using Blood Boil + Death Mark to detonate summoned or bound demons into screen-wide corpse-explosion-style clears that ignore attack rating, weapon bases, and most monster defenses. Ultra-cheap runewords like Leaf, Stealth, and Lore massively amplify early damage, while the extremely low stat requirements funnel nearly everything into Vitality, resulting in 450+ life on a ladder-day setup.

Stats

Strength - 65

Dexterity - 45

Vitality - 417

Energy - 30

Equipment

Main Hand - Spirit

Offhand - Rhyme

Armor - Hysteria

Helm - Lore

Hand - Trang-oul's-claws

Leg - Natalya's Soul

Belt - Eagle Lash

Amulet - Telling of Deads

Skills

Chaos - 1 Sigil: Lethargy, 1 Sigil: Rancor, 1 Sigil: Death, 20 Miasma Bolt, 20 Miasma Chain, 20 Enhanced Entropy, 20 Abyss  

Demon - 1 Demonic Mastery, 1 Blood Oath, 10 Consume,1 Summon Goatman, 1 Summon Tainted, 1 Summon Defiler