Baal

For whatever reason, casting

Decrepify on

Baal completely breaks his AI, and essentially forces him to stand still. He won't

Teleport, or clone himself; making him absurdly easy to kill.

BAAL, Lord of Destruction (Excidium)

"The soldiers of Baal seek the undoing of the universe. They strive for ultimate disorder and destruction, and to this end covet the destruction of all they behold. Order is an abhorrence to them and these creatures are the manifestation of the forces of chaos."

- From the original Diablo manual, 1997

Baal fighting in the

Worldstone Chamber.

How Many Baal Runs Do I Need To Lvl Up From Lvl 90-99



No Annihilus

Level ---- Exp-break ---- Exp for next lvl -- Exp per run --- How many runs

90 ----- 1,618,470,619 ----- 146,072,446 ------ ca 5 mil ---------- 30
91 ----- 1,764,543,065 ----- 159,218,965 ------ ca 3.5 mil -------- 45
92 ----- 1,923,762,030 ----- 173,548,673 ------ ca 2 mil ---------- 87
93 ----- 2,097,310,703 ----- 189,168,053 ------ ca 1.3 mil -------- 145
94 ----- 2,286,478,756 ----- 206,193,177 ------ ca 800k ----------- 257
95 ----- 2,492,671,933 ----- 224,750,564 ------ ca 445k ----------- 503
96 ----- 2,717,422,497 ----- 244,978,115 ------ ca 320k ----------- 765
97 ----- 2,962,400,612 ----- 267,026,144 ------ ca 164k ----------- 1628
98 ----- 3,229,426,756 ----- 291,058,498 ------ ca 64k ------------ 4546

Using Annihilus

Level -- Exp-break -- Exp for next lvl -- Exp per run -- How many runs

90 ---- 1,618,470,619 --- 146,072,446 ----- ca 5.5 mil ------- 27
91 ---- 1,764,543,065 --- 159,218,965 ----- ca 3.85 mil ------ 42
92 ---- 1,923,762,030 --- 173,548,673 ----- ca 2.2 mil ------- 79
93 ---- 2,097,310,703 --- 189,168,053 ----- ca 1.65 mil ------ 115
94 ---- 2,286,478,756 --- 206,193,177 ----- ca 880k ---------- 235
95 ---- 2,492,671,933 --- 224,750,564 ----- ca 490k ---------- 460
96 ---- 2,717,422,497 --- 244,978,115 ----- ca 352k ---------- 696
97 ---- 2,962,400,612 --- 267,026,144 ----- ca 180k ---------- 1484
98 ---- 3,229,426,756 --- 291,058,498 ----- ca 70k ----------- 4135

Using Annihilus and Ondal's Wisdom

Level ---- Exp-Break ---- Exp for Next Lvl -- Exp per Run -- How many Runs

90 ---- 1,618,470,619 ---- 146,072,446 ---- ca 5.75 mil ---- about 25-26
91 ---- 1,764,543,065 ---- 159,218,965 ---- ca 4.02 mil ---- about 40-41
92 ---- 1,923,762,030 ---- 173,548,673 ---- ca 2.3 mil ---- about 75
93 ---- 2,097,310,703 ---- 189,168,053 ---- ca 1.82 mil ---- about 100
94 ---- 2,286,478,756 ---- 206,193,177 ---- ca 920k ---- about 224
95 ---- 2,492,671,933 ---- 224,750,564 ---- ca 512k ---- about 438-439
96 ---- 2,717,422,497 ---- 244,978,115 ---- ca 368k ---- about 661-662
97 ---- 2,962,400,612 ---- 267,026,144 ---- ca 188k ---- about 1412
98 ---- 3,229,426,756 ---- 291,058,498 ---- ca 79k ---- about 3929-3930

Using Annihilus + Nihlathak Exp

Level ---- Exp Needed ---- Exp Per Run ---- No. Of Runs

96-97 ---- 244,978,115 ---- 393k ---- 623
97-98 ---- 267,026,144 ---- 216k ---- 1236
98-99 ---- 291,058,498 ---- 90k ---- 3234

Using Annihilus + Diablo Exp

Level ---- Exp Needed ---- Exp Per Run ---- No. Of Runs

96-97 ---- 244,978,115 ---- 480k ---- 510
97-98 ---- 267,026,144 ---- 231k ---- 1156
98-99 ---- 291,058,498 ---- 115k ---- 2531

Using Annihilus + Nihlathak + Diablo Exp

Level ---- Exp Needed ---- Exp Per Run ---- No. Of Runs

96-97 ---- 244,978,115 ---- 461k ---- 487
97-98 ---- 267,026,144 ---- 267k ---- 1000
98-99 ---- 291,058,498 ---- 135k ---- 2156

How Many Baal Runs Do I Need

Baal Experience at Level 98

How To Skip

Baal Waves

Worldstone Keep Magic Find Area Guide - Including an overview of Baal - The Lord of Destruction

The drop chances for a

Festering Essence of Destruction from

Baal are The chances are a bit higher if you do the

Eve of Destruction quest.
Source: https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2-drop-calculato ... m=base,fed

Fun trivia: in the game files,

Baal's id is baalcrab. Crab.
This begs the question, crab, if there was originally planned to be an additional humanoid (non-crab)

Baal boss. Crab.

HP hell

Baal 493701

Lore from the LoD manual:

The Coming of the Lord of Destruction

"And a child will cradle

Terror in his breast as the heart of man falls under the shadow.
A Wanderer will pass through the ancient lands trailing Chaos in his wake.
The Three Brothers will be reunited as the mortal world trembles before their might.
And so it was foretold that the Three, once reunited, would be shattered again—
And the last of them would set his sights on the holy mount. The warnings held that
Their defeat would be illusory—that the final gambit had yet to be played…"

And now at last the storm surges forth from the southlands, and the hand of Destruction
Reaches out to undo the workings of the Ancients. The tides of Hell surge—ready to smash
Down upon the shores of the mortal world—to drown the guilty and the innocent alike."

-Excerpt from The Prophecies of the Final Day