The Minions of Destruction have both lots of life and high damage, so my strategy was to unload Freezing Arrows on them, while trying to contain them all around my tanks. Clear Throne of Destruction (took 25 minutes), while trying to not die to frenzied Death Lords.Shortly after, he would come back to chase me. Madawc would sometime latch unto merc or Valkyrie, letting me get a few consecutive shots from the outside into the fray. Kill ancients (took 7 minutes), running around the room chased by Madawc, while merc and Valkyrie tanked Korlic and Talic in the centre.Reach level 82 by playing through to act 5 (took about as long as Normal and Nightmare combined).Out of instinct, I shot a maxed Freezing Arrow. I turned a corner in the Durance of Hate, and was swarmed by extra fast dolls. Zon-II (my second Frostmaiden) died at level 76 to a Nightmare pack of Undead Stygian Dolls. He stunned me with his frozen orb, immediately followed by a maximum damage lightning bolt, two-shotting me. Zon (my first Frostmaiden) died at level 25 to Normal Mephisto. Now, a reasonable question here is 'what happened to Zon and Zon-II?' In addition to topics often found in other Diablo 2 guides, this guide also includes a collection of tactics I have developed while progressing my own Frostmaiden, Zon-III. Gear required: none this guide assumes you play without any mods or third party programs Purpose: share tactics to beat Hell difficulty with a hardcore Frostmaiden

Game mode: single player, hardcore (one life, permanent death) Target audience: good to expert Diablo 2 players

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