. . . that a Diablo II Barbarian with high enough natural resistances, a Nokozan Relic Amulet, and a pair of Hellmouth War Gauntlets is to all practical purposes immune to Diablo's instant-incineration "pink lightning" attack? Surprised the heck out of me. On Hell difficulty, I was expecting a battle royal, and was greatly surprised last night to find myself able to smack him around like a cat playing with a mouse. It only took me about 45 seconds to take him down, and I only had to slug one health potion while doing it. He didn't even get a chance to land a blow on my minion (he does 10x damage against minions).
In other news, my toes hurt like fuck today. I'm seriously considering hitting the Percocet.