WELCOME To THE d2 MELEE LADDER AND LEADERBOARDS

RULESETS

GOOD MANNER (GM) RULES APPLY TO ALL DUELS (SEE BELOW)

  • ALL WEREFORM CLASSES ARE ALLOWED! FURY, MAUL, BEAR BARB, WOLF BARB, BEARDIN, BEARSIN, BEARZON, NECROBEAR, ETC. JUST FOLLOW GM RULES!

  • SHOCKWAVE REF IS ALLOWED BUT NOT MANDATORY

  • USING A TOKEN MID-CHALLENGE IS NOT ALLOWED

  • RECASTING SAGE IF IT DIES IS ALLOWED

  • IF BOTH PLAYERS USE METAMORPHOSIS, PREBUFF MARK ON OAK SAGE/HEART OF WOLVERINE BEFORE EACH DUEL. OTHERWISE DON'T PREBUFF MARK. (META IS BANNED ON FURY.)

  • RESHIFTING IF YOU RETURN TO HUMAN FORM IS ALLOWED ONLY FOR FURY V FURY - RESHIFT IS NOT ALLOWED VS MAULERS OR NON-DRUIDS

  • FVF DUEL IS ONLY OVER WHEN SOMEONE DIES, OR IF YOU ARE A WEREWOLF UNSHIFTED BY A WEREBEAR OR NON-DRUID - NORMAL ATTACKING IN HUMAN FORM IS ALLOWED!

  • DUELS ARE HELD IN INNER CLOISTER OR BLOOD MOOR

  • DUELS ARE HELD IN NORMAL MODE

PROHIBITIONS:

  • DO NOT USE SPIRITS (OAK & HOW) ON FURY DRUIDS VS NON-FURY

  • DO NOT PREBUFF WITH +SKILL ITEMS THAT YOU AREN’T WEARING FOR THE ACTUAL DUEL

  • DO NOT USE SLOW

  • DO NOT ENCHANT

  • DO NOT JUMP

  • DO NOT POT

  • DO NOT USE KNOCKBACK

  • DO NOT USE ITEMS THAT EMIT ELEMENTAL DAMAGE AURAS

  • DO NOT CAST ITEM/TORCH CHARGES

Shapeshifter

LIST OF BANNED ITEMS:

WEAPONS - RARES/MAGICS/UNIQUES

  • META IS BANNED ON FURY

  • ANY WEAPON WITH MULTIPLE ELEMENTAL DAMAGE TYPES WITH MORE THAN 200 MAX DMG TOTAL OF EACH, OR MORE THAN 500 MAX DMG OF A SINGLE ELEMENT

  • ANY WEAPON WITH MORE THAN 100 POISON DAMAGE

  • ANY WEAPON THAT CASTS AMPLIFY DAMAGE

  • ANY ETHEREAL WEAPON WITH NO REPAIR MOD OR ZOD RUNE (BREAKABLE) - JAVELINS THAT CAN BE REPAIRED BY BARBARIANS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS RULE

  • CHANCE TO CAST ITEMS SUCH AS OATH, STORMLASH, AND PHOENIX ARE ALLOWED AS LONG AS THEY DON'T VIOLATE ANOTHER RULE DEATH AND GRIEF RUNEWORDS ARE BANNED

ARMORS

  • ANY ARMOR THAT CASTS ENCHANT

  • ANY ARMOR THAT OTHERWISE VIOLATES THE GM RULES

  • ANY ETHEREAL ARMOR WITH NO REPAIR MOD OR ZOD RUNE (BREAKABLE)

  • CIRCLETS WITH LESS THAN 100 POISON DAMAGE ARE ALLOWED

  • ANDARIEL'S VISAGE IS ALLOWED

  • FORTITUDE IS BANNED FOR THIS SEASON

ADDITIONAL RULES:

STARTING DUEL- HOLD THE SHIFT ATTACK TOWARDS YOUR OPPONENT TO SIGNAL THAT YOU ARE READY, ONCE BOTH ARE SWINGING, COMMENCE THE DUEL

MISS-CLICKING- CONTINUE FIGHTING UNLESS BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO RESTART OR REDO

SHIFTING/RANGING - ATTEMPTING TO OUTRANGE YOUR OPPONENT BY STOPPING EARLY WITH THE SHIFT KEY IS NOT ALLOWED - CLICK & HOLD MOUSE UNTIL BOTH PLAYERS ARE IN RANGE AND SWINGING

GEAR CHECK - GEAR CHECK CAN BE REQUESTED AND IS PERFORMED BY REF IF AVAILABLE. IF REF ISN'T USED, ITEMS REQUESTED FOR GEAR CHECK ARE TO BE LINKED IN GAME CHAT. GOING TO STASH ON GEAR CHECK REQUEST IS AUTO DQ

GLITCHED STRENGTH- AUTO DISQUALIFICATION WILL RESULT IF YOU DIE AND CAN'T PICK UP GEAR

CHILLING ARMOR - CLEAR AFTER EACH DUEL

LIFETAP GEAR - NOT ALLOWED

STARTING POSITION - PLAYERS CAN START FROM ANY POSITION - "LINING UP" ON THE GRID IS NOT REQUIRED