Grim Ward

Required level 24Classic

What it does

use on the corpse of a slain monster to create a frightening totem that causes nearby monsters to flee.

Duration: 40 seconds

How Grim Ward works, in depthThe Barbarian's corpse totem. 4 mana, a 40-second ward with a radius of 4 yards at level 1 and 16 2/3 at 20, that makes ordinary monsters flee 6 2/3 yards for 2.4 seconds while slowed 11% at level 1 and 63% at 20 and taking 20% more damage, plus 5% per hard point in Find Potion.

Items that give Grim Ward

3 items

+ levels to the skillyour own class only

Heart CarverUnique · Rondel	+4 to Grim Ward (Barbarian Only)	36

Chargescast from the item until the charges run out

Blackhand KeyUnique · Grave Wand	Level 13 Grim Ward (30/30 Charges)	41
of Grim WardSuffix	Grim Ward charges (level and number set by item level)	60

Per level

before synergies, masteries and +skills from items

Level	Slows Enemies	Radius	Mana cost
1	11	4	4
2	20	4.67	4
3	27	5.33	4
4	33	6	4
5	37	6.67	4
6	41	7.33	4
7	44	8	4
8	46	8.67	4
9	49	9.33	4
10	51	10	4
11	53	10.67	4
12	54	11.33	4
13	56	12	4
14	57	12.67	4
15	58	13.33	4
16	60	14	4
17	60	14.67	4
18	61	15.33	4
19	62	16	4
20	63	16.67	4
21	63	17.33	4
22	64	18	4
23	65	18.67	4
24	66	19.33	4
25	66	20	4
26	66	20.67	4
27	67	21.33	4
28	67	22	4
29	68	22.67	4
30	68	23.33	4

Also raised by

items that add levels without naming it

Synergies

per hard point in

Find Potion: +5% Damage Taken per Level

Requires

Find ItemLevel 12

Mechanics

the stats this skill sets

Source: skills.txt row “Grim Ward” and skilldesc.txt of build 3.3.93847. Mana = (mana + lvlmana × (level − 1)) × 2^manashift ÷ 256; damage brackets at levels 2–8, 9–16, 17–22, 23–28, 29+ scaled by HitShift. · Report incorrect data

Unless stated otherwise, everything here is Diablo II: Resurrected build 3.3.93847, Reign of the Warlock.