The only way to stay alive during diablo II is to remain healthy. Potions for both Health and Mana are exremely useful during your journey into the dungeons. Both potions come in five different types. These being: Minor, Light,Normal,Greater and Super. Of coarse the more health you have, the bigger you'll want your potions to be. Of all the potions to recieve during your journeys, the ones to be cherished the most would be the Rejuvenation Potions. Only coming in two sizes, Regular and Full these potions, unlike any other potions work instantly on both your health and mana. Regular potions refill a quarter of your health while full potions refill them to max.
Health potions are in all, the worst thing to change from the original diablo. They replenish your Life over an amount of time. That in fact would mean that using more at once would increase the speed it goes up. Correct?? No, this is not correct. It will increase the amount of health that you get but not the speed in which you get it.
| Healing | Necromancer | Sorceress | Amazon | Paladin | Barbarian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Healing Potion | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
| Light Healing Potion | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 80 |
| Healing Potion | 60 | 60 | 90 | 90 | 120 |
| Greater Healing Potion | 80 | 80 | 120 | 120 | 160 |
| Super Healing Potion | 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 200 |
Mana potions are the same way as Health Potions.They replenish your Mana over an amount of time. Mana Potions tend to regenerate your characters mana much more faster than Health Potions regenerate your Life.
| Mana Potions | Barbarian | Amazon | Paladin | Necromancer | Sorceress | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Minor Mana Potion | 20 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
 | Light Mana Potion | 40 | 60 | 60 | 80 | 80 |
 | Mana Potion | 60 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 120 |
 | Greater Mana Potion | 80 | 120 | 120 | 160 | 160 |
 | Super Mana Potions | 100 | 150 | 150 | 200 | 200 |
There are only two different kinds of rejuvenation potions. Rejuvenation Potions work instantly unlike Health and Mana Potions.Keeping this in mind, it is good to have some Rejuvenation Potions around for desperate situations where you need health right away, they can really save your life. Especially in the later levels, I should know.
 | Rejuvenation Potions regain 35% of both your health and mana instantly. |
 | Full Rejuvenation Potions regain 100% of both your health and mana instantly, no matter how much you have. |
 | Antidote Potion This Potion will instantly cure poison. However it will not protect against it |
 | Stamina Potion This potion instantly replenishes your characters stamina to full. This is a very effective way to keep your character running if he is in danger. |
 | Thawing Potion This Potion will instantly cure your character of cold spell effects. Like the antidote potion it only cures effects of cold spells, it doesn't protect against it. |
Throwing Potions are bottles of Exsplosive, or Poisonous Liquid which when thrown, damage the enemy. Potions are stackable up to 10 in a single slot. They are extremely effective in the first few acts.
 | Choking Gas Potion This poison effects an enemy within a small radius doing around 75 damage |
 | Rancid Gas Potion The same as the Choking Gas Potion with added range and damage around 168 |
 | Strangling Gas Potion A minor poison which does close to 28 damage |
 | Exploding Potion This Potion has a very small radius and explodes on contact doing 6-8 damage |
 | Fulminating Potion The same as the Exploding Potion with less damage around 3-5 |
 | Oil Potion The best of all Exploding potions. This one has an added area of effect with some lasting fire damage around 9-10 |