Maelstrom

Maelstrom is a normal Unique Wand with an item level of 19 and a Character Level requirement of 14.

Notes

Wands are not class specific, but they are most appropriate for Necromancers. Sorceresses use them as well in Diablo II, in order to have a one-handed weapon and a shield, and bonuses such as +mana and faster cast are useful for a Sorceress as well as a Necromancer. The Sorc-only Orbs should be more useful than wands though, so likely you'll see only Necromancers using wands after a short time in the Expansion.

• You cannot gamble for wands, they must be found.
• All blunt weapons (including wands) have +50% Damage vs Undead.
• In 1.10 of the Expansion the odds of gambling a Unique is 1 in 2000.
• Normal Uniques are identical in Diablo II and the Expansion.

Key

• Item Level: Chests and monsters must be at least this level to drop the item. Ilvl is used in gambling, sales and other calculations as well.
• Clvl Req: Your character must be this level or higher to equip the item. No Uniques had Clvl requirements prior to v1.07 D2.

• Range: Goes from 1 (least) to 5 (most), and is identical for all melee weapon types. I.E. a 3 sword = a 3 spear = a 3 hammer.
• Dmg Bonus: This determines how you multiply the item damage by your stats to reach the actual damage. Each point in this statistic multiplies your damage by bonus/100 %. For example a damage bonus of 70 is 70/100 or and additional .7% weapon damage per point. Most weapons have 100 str, which gives 100/100 or an additional 1% weapon damage per point in str.
• Weapon Speed (WSM): A relative comparison to other weapons of the same type. 0 is the base -10, -20, etc is faster, 10, 20, etc is slower.
• Swing Speed: The speed shown in-game for each character using this melee weapon. This speed is mostly meaningless and is included for completeness only. Characters are abbreviated to their first letters, with Amazon = Am and Assassin = As.

v1.09+ Stats

Image	Name	Properties	Special Properties	Attack Stats
	Maelstrom Yew Wand	2 - 8 Damage 15 Durability Item Level: 19 Clvl Req: 14	Adds 1-9 Lightning Damage Lightning Resist +40% +13 to Mana 30% Faster Cast Rate +1-3 to Corpse Explosion (Necromancer Only) +1-3 to Terror (Necromancer Only) +1-3 to Amplify Damage (Necromancer Only) +1-3 to Iron Maiden (Necromancer Only)	Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Swing Speed: Normal - N

Prior Stats

• v1.08: Had Adds 1-9 Lightning Damage, Lightning Resist +40%, +13 to Mana, 20% Faster Cast Rate.