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Heaven's Brethren

2009-05-09T04:37:02Z

Elmer92413: /* D2X */ fixed item name

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=General Notes=

Heaven's Brethren is designed for a melee fighter, with armor, spiked club, helm and shield. The items aren't aimed at any specific character, so any melee fighter would find this complete set useful, though the damage is fairly low, and the Clvl requirement of the shield is extremely high.

This set uses names and artwork inspired by actual Korean historical items, and was added in the expansion as a nod to Blizzard's huge popularity in Korea.
{{All Set Notes}}

{{Shield Notes}}
This is an Expansion-only set.
=D2X=
{| width="100%"
! width="10%" | Item
! width="15%" | Item Name
! width="25%" | Attributes
! Special Properties
|-
| class="red" | [[ Image:x-heavens-dangoons.gif]]
| '''Dangoon's Teaching''' Reinforced Mace (Mace)
| 41-197 Damage 60 Durability 145 Str required 46 Dex required 1 Range 0 Weapon Speed Damage Bonus: 100 Str Clvl Req: 68 Item Level: 55
| +1.5 Max damage per clvl +40% Increased Attack Speed 10% Chance of casting slvl 3 Frost Nova on Hit +20-30 Fire Damage +150% Damage Against Undead
|-
| class="red" | [[ Image:x-heavens-haemosus.gif]]
| '''Haemosu's Adament''' Cuirass (Breast Plate)
| 688-702 Defense 50 Durability 52 Str Required Light Armor Clvl Req: 44 Item Level: 55
| +500 Defense +35 Defense vs. Missiles +75 Life +40 Defense vs. Melee -20% Item Requirements
|-
| class="red" | [[ Image:x-heavens-taebaek.gif]]
| '''Taebaek's Glory''' Ward (Gothic Shield)
| 203-220 Defense Indestructible 185 Str Required 49 Blocking 11-35 Smite Damage Weight: Medium Clvl Req: 81 Item Level: 55
| +50 Defense +100 Mana +30% Lightning Resistance Attacker Takes 30 Damage Indestructible +25 Chance to Block 30% Faster Blocking
|-
| class="red" | [[ Image:x-heavens-ondals.gif]]
| '''Ondal's Almighty''' Spired Helm (Great Helm)
| 164-209 Defense 40 Durability 116 Str Required Clvl Req: 69 Item Level: 55
| +50 Defense -40% Item Requirements 10% Chance of casting Slvl 3 Weaken on Hit +10 Strength +15 Dexterity +24% Faster Hit Recovery
|}

'''Note''': The maximum damage for Dangoon's Teaching increases at a rate of 1.5 damage per Clvl. 145 is the damage by the time you can wield this weapon (Clvl 68), that is how much maximum damage it will be dealing. It will increase at a rate of 1.5 per Clvl on top of this value to a maximum of 197.

==Set Bonuses==

Partial set bonuses stack. If you are wearing three items, then you will get the bonus for wearing two items as well as the bonus for wearing three items. Full set bonuses stack on top of the partial bonuses, so if there is a partial bonus of +40 Life, and a full bonus of +40 Mana, with the complete set, you would receive both +40 life and +40 mana.

{|
! Set Attributes/Bonus
! Item Slots Used
! Item Slots Free
|-
|
* '''Partial Set Bonuses'''
** Wearing any two items:
*** +50% Stamina Regeneration
** Wearing any three items:
*** +20 Replenish Life

* '''Full Set Bonus:'''
** +50% Resistance To All
** +2 to All Skills
** Cannot be Frozen
** +5 Light Radius
** Replenish Life +20
** Heal Stamina Plus 50%
| One-handed Weapon Armor Shield Helm
| Belt Gloves Boots Amulet Ring Ring
|}

[[Category:Set Items]]

User talk:Elmer92413

2009-03-19T03:34:45Z

Elmer92413: /* Hey Elmer */

==Gambling==
Hey! 
I saw your [[Gambling]] update. Do you surf the wiki a lot? Got any suggestions on how we can improve navigation? --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 11:29, 23 October 2008 (CEST)
:Ya, I've been using the wiki a lot as I'm a new Diablo player and I still don't know a lot about the game. I will probable do mainly grammar and spelling edits for awhile. I haven't really thought about the navigation, but I will now and I'll see if I can't think of anything. [[User:Elmer92413|Elmer92413]] 02:46, 26 October 2008 (CEST)
:: Well, I think grammar edits and spelling help is an excellent help to the wiki. I mean some people write a lot, but don't spend much time re-reading their work (like me ;) ). Have you found a lot of stuff needed improvements? Looking in the D3Wiki at all? --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 15:19, 1 November 2008 (CET)

==Natalya's Odium‎==
Saw your [[Natalya's Odium‎]] update, nice one! =) Had any time to look at the two questions I asked you about the wikis when we spoke last in Oct/Nov? =) --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 16:08, 1 January 2009 (CET)

==Hey Elmer==
Not much for checking your talk page, are you? =) --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 16:07, 16 March 2009 (CET)
:Was just gonna say that I saw your [[Barbarian FAQ]] update, and wanted to make a comment to say "nice" =) --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 16:07, 16 March 2009 (CET)
::Sorry, I've usually got one page open and it doesn't reload and I don't see messages and then when I do I easily forget ^_^
::I have noticed that the some pages are really hard to access. Do a search for just about anything gives you the same top page result, Amazon FAQ. I've need to get to the Quest pages several times and it's always hard to refind them (why I just don't bookmark them is beyond me! ^_^)
::Alot could be done to show off the class FAQ pages. I stumbled upon the barb one and found alot of good info. Perhaps some of those pages could be linked to from the front page (FAQs and Quest pages in particular).
::I haven't look at the D3 wiki at all, to busy playing D2 still ;) But I'll probably head over there soon, especially as new info is posted.
::[[User:Elmer92413|Elmer92413]] 04:34, 19 March 2009 (CET)

Barbarian FAQ

2009-03-03T21:56:23Z

Elmer92413: /* How does Find Item work? */ fixed heading for next question

=Basic Terms and Abbreviations=

* 8/09 - Patches. In 0.8 many items had different mods.
* "Andy"/"Lil D"/"Meph"/"Big D" - The 4 act bosses.
* "AR": Attack Rating.
* "Arreats","Face": Arreat's Face unique slayer guard.
* "BO" - Battle Orders.
* "CCS/B" - Cruel Colossus Sword/Blade. Sometimes CCBQ for "of Quickness" suffix.
* "CS" - Chaos Sanctuary
* "D2C": Diablo 2 Classic
* "D2X": Diablo 2 Expansion
* "Def", "AC": Defense Rating. Sometimes Damage Reduced.
* "DMG": Damage.
* "Doom": Doombringer
* "Dual": Dual leech (mana and life leech) or dual stat - (str and dex)
* "FAQ": Frequently Asked Questions.
* "FWIW": For what it is worth
* "FYI" : For Your Information - another abbreviation.
* "Gaze", "Vamp": Vampire Gaze unique grim helm
* "GF", "Grandpa": Grandfather unique colossus blade
* "HP's": Hit Points (life)
* "HC" : Hardcore mode
* "IAS": Increased attack speed
* "IK": Immortal King set
* "IMHO": In My Humble Opinion
* "IMO": In My Opinion.
* "Ironbarb" : A variant of the barbarian.
* "ITD": Ignore target defense
* "J/K", "j/k": Just kidding
* "LA" - Leap Attack
* "LEB": Lightning Enchanted Boss
* "LL": Life leech
* "LOH": Laying of Hands set bramble mitts
* "LOL": Laughing out loud
* "MDR": Magic Damage Reduced
* "MF", "MFing": Magic find(ing)
* "ML": Mana Leech
* "MSLEB": Multishot Lightning Enhanced Boss
* "OMG": Oh My God!
* "PDR", "%DR" : Physical Damage Reduced
* "PI": Physical Immune
* "PK" : Player killing
* "PvM": Player vs. monster
* "PvP": Player vs. player
* "ROFL": Rolling on the floor laughing
* "LSabre/Sabre" - Lightsabre unique phase blade
* "S/S": Sword/Shield
* "Shaft": Shaftstop unique mesh armor
* "SoJ": Stone of Jordan
* "Singers": Singing Barbs - a variant class
* "STFU": Be quiet please
* "Storm": Stormshield unique monarch shield
* "WC": Warcry the Level 30 Warcry
* "WF": Windforce unique Hydra Bow
* "WW": Whirlwind

=Masteries=

A strong part of the barbarian is in his mastery skills. Most of them are useful and self explanatory.

==What is the best Mastery?==

There is NO best weapon, so no best mastery. Every weapon has it's own advantages and disadvantages. Each is specialized for a different role.

Maces pack a lot of power but are slow. Maces are great for MF runs though, since the IK maul (a mace class weapon) totally dominates act bosses and demons. A Silence runeword in a Thundermaul is also very effective. If used by a pure berserker barb, you can gain extremely high damage. The 1-handed maces can be good for Frenzy characters, but generally not well suited for a whirler as the slower speed and lower range go against them.

Polearms are great weapons because of their decent damage and a range of 5. Great if you want to whirl, also great if you don't. Polearms do require a larger investment in both dexterity and strength than other weapon classes so you end up with fewer points available to put into vitality. Some may argue it's a worthwhile tradeoff to get the cool scythe look...

Axes are a good mix of swords and maces, having great damage, decent speed, and lower requirements. For some reason they lack the popularity of other masteries which is strange, as both 1-handed and 2-Handed varieties are excellent. The berserker axe (elite war axe) has better 1-handed stats than most 2-handed swords in 1-H mode. A small note, Axes DO NOT have the 150% to demons extra bonus damage. REGARDLESS of what sources said they do, extensive testing has proven that this extra bonus is non-existant or not enabled.

Swords, however, are the most versatile weapon's class due to the fact that they have a good damage/speed ratio, and have a usual range of 3. You can also use a shield for added protection with any sword. Sword users are extremely spoiled since they have so many choices with a huge assortment of magical, unique, and set items available. The final advantage that sword users have available to them is the 3 chipped gem horadric cube recipe. (more on this later).

The worst weapon class for a barbarian is the spear class. Some have speculated that this was Blizzard's revenge on all the lance barbarians that dominated D2C... Even though they possess high damage, the higher class spear weapons lack the speed and durability of other weapons. A far cry indeed from the pre D2X days. The lower classes of spears are much faster, but then their damage stats are a little lacking.

Throwing mastery is (obviously) for the ThrowBarb. It's an extremely fun subclass rapidly gaining in popularity so don't be so quick to dismiss them as an underpowered variant subclass. There are basically two different sorts. Javelin-type, and axe/knife type. The main difference is the Javelin type travels further (has longer range), but flies at a slower rate. Where the axe/knife has sorter range, but moves faster in the air, making them at times harder to dodge. Last thing ! Throwing mastery will only apply to the THROWN damage portion of the weapon. So if you want to melee with a throwing axe, throwing mastery bonus will NOT apply. (You need axe mastery).

==Why should I max a Mastery?==

This is asked quite often, and it does seem tempting to save yourself some points in masteries and throw them elsewhere. But your damage and AR both increase at a constant rate (+5% damage, +8%AR - no diminishing returns), so points here are never wasted. A golden rule is "Damage is King".

==What is the mastery bug and why is Deadly Strike useless?==

This was proven in an earlier version of 1.09. Basically, when a barbarian has points into a specific mastery, then uses a corresponding weapon, he will automatically do double damage each time he hits. We believe this is an automatic critical hit of 100%, so regardless of what the skill description says, your barb will do double damage each time. This might be considered a bug, but it's effect's aren't that severe. The thing it affects most is deadly strike items. Deadly Strike = Chance to do double damage as well, just like critical hits. In D2X, critical strike and double strike WILL NOT STACK (regardless of what some sources state, this will never actually happen. No Quad Damage for you !). Since barbarians are automatically doing double damage, DS items will never get a chance to activate, so on barbs they are effectively useless.

==Iron Skin vs Shout==

Age old debate, and the answer is presonal preference. Where IS is passive, and always in effect, Shout needs to be casted, and at the beginning it has a rather low duration. But, if you are going for defence route, maxing Shout first is a much better choice as the duration and % defence bonus gets very large at high levels. A high level Shout + Low IS gives much better defence than High level IS, low level Shout (similar but remember at low levels shout lasts a pathetic duration). Specific builds only.

==How many points do I need in Increased Speed and Natural Resists?==

Both of these skills are very similar, having large diminishing returns later on. You'd only need 5-9 points in Natural Resist, beyond that isn't recommended as the diminishing returns factor is too high. Increased Run/Walk is open to debate, but for PvM builds, it is more of a luxury then anything. In PvP it is a different matter, some argue that maxing is worth is as there is nothing better for a barb to put his points in, but other like to put it at 10 and let those charms with faster run/walk do the job. The choice is ultimately up to the player, but again Increased Speed has very sharp diminishing returns after level 10.

==How does Increased Speed work?==

By modifying your character's base speed (hence the faster run, even when naked). Other run/walk items are mainly additive and both suffer from diminishing returns later on. Increased speed no longer needs to be maxed, however.

=Combat Skills=

Just your average bread-and-butter everyday skills of mass destruction :) A barbarian has a number of unique and powerful combat skills at his disposal.

==Whirlwind vs Everything Else, which is better?==

At first glance, most people look at Frenzy or Leap Attack or something else, note the large % to damage and AR and lower mana cost, and compare to WW' "wimpy" bonus. Naturally, this is on paper only, and WW doesn't look very impressive on paper. However, in-game, WW is the most powerful combat skill, able to shred single monsters and crowds in a blink, and capable mass leeching, turning a barb from a near-dead warrior to a fresh instrument of destruction. Why is this ? WW is an Area-Of-Effect skill that allows a barbarian to hit single or multiple targets many times. Thus, his damage potential is incredible, where Leap Attack or Frenzy only deal 1 or 2 hits at a time. Admittedly, at early levels, the -% damage can be a pain, but this skill is well worth the effort. Recent testing has revealed that the number of hits landed with your WW is only increased by IAS on your weapon. Any additional IAS from gloves/armor etc. will affect all of your other attacks *EXCEPT* WW. On a side note, a faster weapon is generally considered better for WW, as it can greatly increase the damage output, through landing more hits than a slower weapon. Also, a longer weapon range will also greatly increase the effectiveness of your WW, as you can hit many creatures or a single creature more times due to the range. WW is also the best PvP skill at a barbarian's disposal, due to it's uninterruptibility and AoE. It makes him the king of melee combat, and rightly so :) Of course the other skills are still very powerful and the basis of many variants.

==Do I need to max Leap Attack?==

Leap attack is more of a utility skill nowadays. It is very hard to use due to aiming (monster might move out of range, for example), and only affects a single target. Unless playing a variant, Leap Attack is fine with just 1 point, for mobility enhancement purposes. (Leaping over ditches, through grates, across rivers, etc.). Very handy for escape. It's useful in places like the Chaos Sanctuary, the oblivion knights there like to cast Iron Maiden, but LA is considered a range attack so it won't be affected.

==How does Frenzy work?==

Frenzy needs 2 weapons (so no frenzying with a war pike). Frenzy will increase your possible Run/Walk Speed, Attack Speed, damage +% and AR +% with each point invested. This means that for each successful frenzy hit, your speed/attack speed will increase until you hit the cap. Then so long as you get another successful frenzy hit in during the next 6 seconds, you will stay at the speed cap. This skill combines VERY well with many other skills available to the barbarian. Frenzy + Berzerk = Huge killing speed and power in Hell. Frenzy + Double Swing = as many as 6 swings per second (good with high elemental damage weapons, like Baranar's Star, especially against physical immunes). Frenzy + WW = almost "old school D2C" style WW, but maxing both isn't a good idea - it sounds good, but in practice you will find yourself using one much more than the other, essentially wasting 20 points.

==Do I need points in Berserk? 0 defence doesn't look appealing... ==

Well, in D2X, berserk is INCREDIBLE. No, you can't leech. Your defence drops to zero as well. But berserk is probably among the most damaging single attacks in game. Firstly, it is pure magical. Only a few monsters in the game can resist it, or are immune. Secondly, it adds an immense AR and damage bonus, a maxed berserk with a fast, high damaging 2-handed weapons = 1-2 hits kills, even on hell mode 8 player games. 5-10K or even more berserk damage is very achievable, and extremely deadly. Of course, whether you max it or not will depend on your barb build and whether you like the skill or not. But 1 point is essential, as you can EASILY take down PI monsters with it. It should be noted that since berserk is pure magic damage, skills like Iron Maiden, Spirit of Barbs and Thorns will not affect it.

==Shouldn't I use a shield with berserk?==

Actually, many players dislike the use of a shield when berserking. Since your defence drops to zero, blocking might look like a good way of protection, but it causes more problems. Firstly, potentially lower damage. What takes you 2 hits now might take 3-4 to die. Secondly, enemy chance to hit is directly based on your defence and blocking. Basically, it will check your defence first, then if it bypasses defence, it will check blocking. Since berserk = Nil defence, all attacks will automatically end up to your shield. This will cause Blocklock, and it's not a good thing to be blocklocked while surrounded by a horde of monsters. Also, notice that little stun around your barbarian's head ? This little thing, (first covered in an Assassin guide) if around your head, will cause subsequent attacks to make your barb go into STUNLOCK (hit-recovery animation, most often seen if your barb takes a big hit). Being both blocklocked and having a good chance to be stunlocked isn't a good thing at all.

==Does Lifetap work with Berserk?==

It's been tested and the answer is no. Probably due to the fact that berserk = magic damage. (You can leech with Lifetap on some skills like Smite, probably because it is still physical damage).

==Concentrate, an overlooked skill?==

Concentrate was improved a lot in D2X. It now has a nice little damage bonus (along with the original uninterruptible/defence adding attribute). It's very good at early levels, before your big combat skills (Zerk, WW,Frenzy). It is also the main skill of the "Ironbarb" build, which focuses on massive defence via Shout, Iron Skin and Concentrate. In addition, it will bypass blocking animation (uninterruptible), but this is a double edged sword, as it can be good and bad.

==I'm planning a Throwbarb, how many points do I need in Double Throw?==

As many as you can, preferably maxing if possible. Double Throw can give a very high AR, reaching 9-10K is possible, and effective. You want to make sure every shot counts, especially in PvP.

==Leap or Leap Attack?==

Leap Attack. It is 100000000% times better than Leap as it can be used to attack and has unlimited range (level 1 Leap is more like a hop, or small jump.). Leap does have a knockback radius, but it is very small, and not much use.

==What can a barb dual wield?==

All swords (even the 2-handed ones), all 1-handed axes and maces, and all throwing weapons. All daggers/wands/scepters as well, but only a few of them are worth doing so.

==How does Dual-wield work and what advantages are there?==

Well, the patch description is typically vague, and testing is limited severely by your weapons and their respective speed/range. Thus one result with one combo of weapons might be totally different from another set of weapons. Anyway, testing seems to indicate more hits, but this seems to be an "averaged" amount. You can see this clearly when using a slow weapon in one hand (like Schaefar's Hammer) and a faster weapon in the other hand (like Baranar's Star). So the main advantage is that you can potentially get more hits in. Whether or not it is up to you. Choice between 1 hard hitting weapon, or two slightly faster but less damaging ones?

==How can I whirl better?==

Contrary to popular belief, it's not as easy as the stereotype makes it out to be. Of course, clicking on one side of the crowd works, but there are much better techniques to use. You don't have to just click whirl stop click whirl stop, holding down your mouse button and "sweeping" and area is MUCH better, and good against tough foes or ones that take a long time to die (Cow level/Izual comes to mind). You can leech much better with this and it leaves very little time for the enemy to hit you (and even if they do, you are probably whirling/killing/leeching). Another popular use is the "short-whirl" a whirlwind that is literally short in length. It typically goes just a bit further than your warcries under your barb. A good player can make use of a short whirl with a longer range weapon by "keeping them at arms reach", and there are many uses for this in dueling too. Against tougher foes, short whirls can quickly make mincemeat out of them, while leaving your barb with little damage. Practice make perfect, as they say.

==Explanation of whirlwind IAS.?==

Recent research into post 1.08 whirlwind has brought up a number of interesting factors. For one, all external (non weapon) IAS WILL NOT APPLY TO WHIRLWIND. Only IAS from the weapon matters. This has been tested several times, so is proven to be a fact. Secondly, whirlwind does seem not adhere to traditional IAS tables. Upping the amount of hits whirlwind gives out is solely based on a system we call "break points", which work at specific IAS points. Max WW hits also seems to be capped according to your weapon range (which does make sense), so no 10 hit whirls with a hammer, for example.

'''Note :''' Applies to single opponents only. Mostly helpful if you are into dueling. Also, we do not know how this factors in with dual wielding whirlwind.

Second Note : I'm sure I will get bombarded with messages from mathematically inclined gamer, saying "you can't modify a weapon's base speed !" which is true. But for simplicity's sake, we'll use "speed" as in 10 base speed + 20 Shael = -10 speed. Butchering the maths I know, but makes it a little easier to understand.

Anyway, for 2-handed swords, first break point is at -10 speed (getting to first break point seems to raise your average hits), and it seems getting to -35 speed seems to give the maximum potential hits (around 5, rarely 6).

For other 2-handed weapons, first break point is at -30, second at -60. Thus most other 2-handed weapons are unable to get to the 2nd BP without a speed mod. (another reason towards the large bias of swords).

==Can I whirl faster?==

NO. WW speed is fixed, although you can go slower if chilled (sometimes resulting in many more hits due to slower movement). Frenzy + WW APPEARS to make you whirl faster, but this is just a desynch/display bug (like sorcs casting "2" orbs in succession - again, display error). In fact no amount of run/walk speed will affect WW speed. Yes, I know Talic whirls fast. But he's special. We're not.

=Warcries=

The most interesting part of a barbarian's skills. A barbarian's already-powerful abilities can be enhanced further with his excellent array of warcries.

==Can Warcries Stack?==

Most definitely ! You might see Shout, BattleOrders, and BattleCommand simultaneously on some barbarians, a very powerful combination. Plus, they work with your party members, people love Barbarian BO :) They work on enemies too, so you can Warcry AND BattleCry enemies and both will be in effect. Not all warcries stack like this (Taunt/Howl will override Battlecry, for example), but most will stack with Warcry.

==Shout vs Iron Skin?==

Heh, see above, but if you are going defence route, maxing Shout first is a much better choice than Iron Skin. Duration and defence% bonus is excellent at high levels. Note that Shout will help a party though.

==Why does my Battle Orders warcry keep resetting my health?==

This is usually caused by a lower level of BO being casted and overlapping with your currently higher level BO. For example, you cast Battle Command, then BO, but when you refresh your warcries, you forget to cast your BCom before your BO. This results in your current life/mana to be reset to your base levels. It also is caused by people casting a lower level of BO on yours, and can get very annoying, and sometimes dangerous (losing 1K HP's in the middle of a battle, for example).

==Why use Taunt and attract monsters to you?==

Taunt is useful at times, but those are selected times. A good example is if you scatter a pack with Howl/Grim Ward, then bring a couple back with Taunt to pick them off at your leisure. Crowd Control :) The other use is on ranged attackers. When some ranged attackers get taunted, they immediately stop firing and walk towards you, then fire. Thin of it as overriding their hit-and-run AI. Ranged attackers are usually weak in close combat, so this is very effective on enemies that like to hit and run (Flayers in Act 3 and Demon Imps in Act 5 are good examples). Some builds can benefit from Taunt's ability to pick things off like this. The range of taunt should be mentioned - it is slightly offscreen. Taunt can also be used to select a specific target, so you can use it to pick off dangerous/annying things first. Beware some things cannot be taunted (eg Oblivion Knight, champions, bosses, etc).

==Does Battlecry deserve maxing?==

Battle Cry is effective for some builds, but there is no point to max it. The radius is the most disappointing part, as it barely goes past your character. It's mostly used as a one-point-wonder skill against the hard hitting foes (eg Hell Duriel, Hell Ancients, Fanaticism + Extra Strong Boss). However, it is a good choice for a barbarian that uses warcries (yes, not only can you stack warcries on yourself, you can stack them on enemies too !), or a build that is always close to the enemy. In these cases, battle cry might be worth investing in - MUCH less damage taken and on the plus sides helps your to-hit chances by lowering their defence (by a large amount). Don't bother with this in PvP, unfortunately the radius is a great inhibitor. If you are close enough to BCry, you are also close enough to unleash a WW. Note that Battlecry seems to work on all monsters. Even the Act bosses.

==Is Find Potion Useless?==

No. Even with just one point you can use it in hell mode to get rejuvenation potions (pots are affected by difficulty, the higher the difficulty the better the potions). It's especially handy in HC mode where a rejuvenation can spell the difference between life and death.

==How does Find Item work?==

Find Item works on all bosses except for the Act bosses regardless of their attributes. It also works on any of the other monsters in the game. The only exception is those cases where there is no corpse via things such as shattering, corpse explosion and redemption. (You CAN USE FI on Fire Enchanted Monsters that explode, however.) The chance of getting an item is based solely on the level of the Find Item skill, however the if an item is "found" then your normal MF will apply to determine what sort of item it is. FI deserves 5-10 points, it has VERY sharp diminishing returns after that. You can also use the "Heart Carver" rondel or a +3 warcries weapon to boost it up.

==If I max Battle Command do I get +20 skills?==

No. This skill only gives a +1 skill bonus. Other points only increase the duration. Most people leave it alone or put 1 point to boost up their warcries, even though BComm's duration runs out, the bonus it gives to other warcries will not run out until the actual warcry itself runs out.

==Is there a use for Grim Ward and Howl?==

Yes, crowd control. You can use the aforementioned Grim Ward + Taunt Tactics. Grim ward is excellent for some classes, which apply the "daisy chain" (Taunt some over, kill, grim ward, scare the rest, move to next location and taunt, GW again, to set up a system to GW's. If you are good, your GW's should box monsters in and keep them fleeing until killed, or provide a safety net to break up larger crowds). GW is excellent in the cow level. Howl is often a prerequisite and not used after that, but sometimes you can use it to great affect. For example, if you are getting the cow leg, you can howl and scare away all of Rakanishu's minions and clear a path to the red portal. It's very situational, however, and suffers from a small factor - it's dependant on your level. If you are too low level, howl will not work. Also, note that some things cannot be scared away, but this can work to your advantage at times (isolating a boss, for example).

==Please explain Warcry==

Warcry is a premier crowd control skill. For best applications we advise maxing it, with a few +skill charms you can get a 6+ second stun length in all difficulties. That's right, the stun is not reduced by difficulty. The good part is monsters, when stunned with warcry, don't do anything. They just sit there and wait for you to smash them. The bad part is the radius is a tad small. However, that is ok, as you can go into a crowd and stun everything around you. Some monsters cannot be stunned 100% of the time, notably stuff like "special" monsters like Champions/Uniques. You can stun them, but not all the time, perhaps 50%. The rest they shrug off. Which is ok, as you can pick off a boss and then focus on his minions. This is the primary skill of the singer barb. Please note warcry is NOT affected by the cast timer, hence a singer with a fast cast rig works extremely well.

=Other Barbarian Questions=

==What is the best Barbarian Build?==

The eternal question... there isn't one. But the most popular is this -

The cookie cutter build/template:

20 in Mastery of choice
20 Whirlwind
20 BO
1-20 Berserk
1-5-9 Natural resistance
1-5 Find Item
1 in all prerequisites
Enough base Str to use your weapon
Enough base Dex to use your weapon (or to keep blocking at 75%)
Rest into Vitality
Never any into Energy (mana leech does the job)

Should be complete at level 80 or so, this is your typical PvM MF barb, it is extremely biased towards sword users due to it’s versatility for PvM, MF, dueling and the availability of good swords. For example you can hold a cruel high powered sword in one hand, and 2 alibaba's for weapon switch for that MF last killing blow bonus. Or hold a heart carver or two to boost your FI, or a sword + shield combo for PvP, etc.

But we state again, all barbs can be effective. A list of more specialised barb builds are:

* Variants of the masteries (eg pole/mace/axe barbs),
* Throwing barbs (yes, don't laugh, they are effective !)
* Berserker barbs (warcry + berserk)
* "Singing" barbs (which use warcries-only),
* Frenzy barbs, (the dual weilders),
* Ironbarbs (the brickbarbs), which focus on massive defence and resists, and use the concentrate skill.
* Hybrid barb (recently perfected by forum members, involving usually a barb that specialises in throwing AND melee combat.)

Some key things in regards to your items are :

* High damage weapon (crucial, as this is your source for damage, and the only way for a barb to kill). Also, high damage = more leech.
* Leech (both mana and life leech should aim for at least 5%/5%+ to be effective in hell mode)
* PDR gear (more of a luxury item, but it makes a huge difference to your staying power). Needed in PvP.
* MF gear (obviously for a MF - orientated barb) more is nice, a good level to shoot for at the beginning is 200%+ and work your way up.
* Resistances (since roughly half the attacks in the game are elemental, it's a very important thing to keep your resists close to max as possible.

Since this is the template it's quite easy to figure out which direction you want to take your barb. For example a PvP specialist might want have less base str/dex and make the rest up with items. He wouldn't need points into find item either, etc. Again, it's impossible to build a barb that is the "best" and dominates everything. He can kill fast in PvM, but some are faster. He offers stiff competition in PvP, but against some other classes he can be pasted. Most people agree specialisation is the key.

And we have the other end of the spectrum here.

==Barbs are boring! What fun and interesting variants to try?==

Well, no one says you have to be cookie cutter. There are several non-ww builds, all have been refined and proven to be combat effective in the world of Diablo 2. Small list of variants:

* Frenzybarb : 2 weapons, and zip around the map like crazy. Extremely fun.
* Pure berserker : Sacrificing defence for killing power. The warcry for stun length while you bash them in with a high damage weapon.
* Thrower : Where this was once a crappy subpar-submerged-subclass, it is no longer. A Throwing barbarian is one of the most unique variants in the game. Where a normal barb does melee... he throws. People laugh until they realise he is just as powerful as they are. Then it's usually "Hey, that's pretty COOOL". Note that there is even a variant of the subclass called the Hybrid (throwing-melee combat) and they are sometimes even more effective. Also, both of these are one of the few surprises in the PvP scene.
* Ironbarb : Did you like the lil Defiant paladin in D2C ? Well, you'll love the Ironbarb. For the patient people, his killing power isn't as high, but as a defensive character he is pretty much king. Like the thought of walking around in the cow level without nary a scratch ? 30K defence + Max resists + Max block + PDR anyone ?
* Singer : Another strange, but very amusing subclass. This one is mainly about fun, but not to say he's useless. Of course his killing power can't match your average WW barb, but he is incredible support. Rapid stun ability and party support, hey, who's going to argue with level 35+ BO ?

==What is the 3 chipped gem recipe?==

Ingredients:

* 3 chipped gems of any kind, YES chipped skulls work too.
* 1 sword of any kind/type.
* 1 horadric cube

Put the 3 chipped gems into the Horadric cube, add the sword, and press the "transmute" button.
This will result in the same sword with:

* 3 open sockets (if available, some swords don't support 3 sockets. They may have 2 as a maximum.)
* New prefix and/or suffix, up to level 66 (this is *Completely Independent* of your character level. You can use level 1 or level 99.). The modifications are RANDOMIZED, so any modification under level 67 can be occur. The cruel(prefix- 201-300 Enhanced Damage) modification is level 51.
It is possible to get BOTH a prefix AND a suffix. i.e.: Cruel XXX-Sword of quickness.
* Recent research has determined that not all swords can get the cruel prefix. It depends on both the level of the sword itself and also the level of the monster that dropped it. (thanks to Statistics forum). Only the following swords can be made into cruel from this recipe :

1-handed : Conquest, Cryptic, Mythical
2-handed : Champion, Colossus Sword, Colossus Blade
(You can buy all (except the conquest/cryptic) from Larzuk the blacksmith in act 5. (in Hell Mode) Just buy any one, since the mods get rerolled with the recipe. Do not transmute a Cruel sword if you have one, since the recipe will randomise the mods.

These cruel swords are extremely popular, since they have 3 sockets that are automatic. This results in many combinations, for example you could put 2 x Shael runes to boost speed and an Ohm rune to further increase damage.

==When you cube an ethereal sword with the 3 chip recipe, does it stay ethereal?==

No it doesn't. The 3 chip recipe will always produce a magic sword regardless of what type the sword has before you cubed it. Additionally, any runes, jewels, or gems that where socketed before cubing will be lost. So forget any Ethereal cruel 3 socketed colossus blades of quickness please :)

==Does defense matter?==

It depends on the type of defence. For one thing, defence as in resists definitely helps. But defence as in Defence Rating, well not as one might initially think. See, the difference between 1000 and 2000 defense rating is almost nothing. Roughly 1/3 of the monsters in the game don't take your defence into account. However, defence is far from useless. The key is specialising in it. It's no use to say "throw a few points in Shout" as that will be a barely noticeable difference. However, lets say max Shout, well, you could end up with much higher defence rating, which will make a large difference in the PvM (and sometimes PvP scene). With an Ironbarb, who is defence orientated, focusing not only on defence rating, but also other factors such as resists, block, and getting equipment to add to these will vastly increase his effectiveness as a Tank/Brick character, able to defend against all that is thrown at him. Last thing is it is semi-useful in PvP, but it's sad to see it negated by one little thing. The bugged ETH rune.

==What is the ETH bug?==

The ETH bug you might have heard of, refers to the low level rune, ETH. It's function is bugged right now, as it acts like an ITD attack in PvM AND PvP. Normally, true ITD (such as granted by the Jah rune) WILL NOT WORK IN PvP. ETH right now does. Despite what it's description says (-25% target defence) it automatically bypasses any sort of defence in a PvP situation. If you are skeptical, feel free to test with a high defence barb (without a shield) and a lower level barb with an ETH'ed weapon (preferably as low AR as possible). Theoretically the lower level barb should require a few passes to hit the high defence barb (as the description reads "-25% target defence", assuming that each hit lowers your opponent's defence), but this does not hold true. So pumping Shout/IS for PvP situations right now is useless, since many barb duelers use a Cruel 3-socket swords involving an Eth rune. Hopefully this will be fixed, but don't hold your breath.

==How can I improve my to-hit? Will ITD help me?==

ITD only works against normal monsters. It's not autohit but does increase your chances a lot.

The to-hit equation is as follows -

Chance to Hit for Melee Attacks: 100 * AR / (AR + Ddef) * 2 * alvl / (alvl + dlvl)
where AR = Attack Rating; alvl = Level of Attacker; dlvl = Level of Defender; Ddef = defense of defender.

If you possess ITD then DDef = 0, nil, zero. As you can see it's not automatically 95% chance to hit, since you still have to factor in level difference. True ITD does NOT work in PvP.

Back to AR, generally a higher AR will serve you better, but notice that level difference plays a part too. A level 50 barb in hell mode will have trouble regardless of how much AR he has. You can raise your AR by acquiring items that give to +AR. This works much better than pumping dex.

==How much leech do I need?==

Remember that leech is directly related to the amount of damage that is dealt out. More damage will equal more leech. Most barbarians eventually acquire a high damage cruel weapon, or an elite unique weapon so in most csaes 7-10% mana/life leech is good enough to keep your life/mana globes full. In some areas it is better to have more life leech so there is less risk of dying, such as in the cow level.

Those 50% lifeleech barbs you might have seen/heard of are pretty much built for PvP. Remember where we said above you can build a barb 2 ways ? This one is the antibarb-barb focusing on much lower life and higher damage and life leech. With a good setup, getting 5K damage 1-handed isn't out of the question, and combined with 50% lifeleech makes short work of other barbs. Lower life is acceptable as having that much leech (as well as the usual 75% block/damage reduction) will keep your barb alive. Not recommended for the average player, mainly due to the items needed.

==What is the best Mercenary for a Barbarian?==

Since a barb tends to be a front line melee specialist, he should look for something for crowd control or more damage. 2 clear choices are the NM mercs of act 2. They must be hired in NM as in other difficulties their auras are different, and not as useful. 2 clear choices - Offensive, which gives a might aura, and defensive, which gives holy freeze. Might is the most commonly used since it will boost your damage a lot. Holy freeze is another choice for some, who prefer the crowd control ability. At high levels, it definitely can't be ignored. You should give your merc some form of life leech to keep them alive. You can even give them some items such as vamp gaze/shaftstop as this would increase their survivability by a large amount. However, few people could afford this. Also, in some places it is actually better to let your merc off dead, especially in the cow level or against bosses where they usually crumple and fail quickly.

==How can I increase my damage? ==

Besides the obvious choice of getting a more damaging weapon, there are other ways to increase your damage, by a large amount. You can socket enhanced damage jewels in your helm/shield/armour. A 150% enhanced damage armour might add upwards of 500 extra damage, perhaps even more. Those "fine/sharp" charms which have max damage can alse have the same effects. But you'll need a lot to see a difference. The unique boots "WarTraveller" also have the mod "adds 15-25 damage" which can increase your damage by a couple of hundred, handy for those who PvP. +Skill items can also raise your damage, but doing so is not recommended. Rare cases involve barbs pumping their str, but again, it's not recommended you do this unless you have a specific build in mind. The other choices should give you a much better result. Of course, you can always have the friendly paladin/druid boost your damage with their Auras and Spirits in a team game. Also, remember although Damage is King, Speed Kills Too.

You can calculate your '''Total Damage''' with this formula (since ED in other items such as armours/helms do not work the same way as they do in weapons) :

Minimum Damage = (Weapon Minimum Damage + (+x To Minimum Damage)) * (1 + StatsBonus + (+x% Enhanced Damage) / 100)

Maximum Damage = (Weapon Maximum Damage + (+x To Maximum Damage)) * (1 + StatsBonus + (+x % Enhanced Damage) / 100)

+x % Enhanced Damage = all non weapon ED (like in armour/helm/shield etc) and skills (like Might, Heart of Wolverine)

'+x To Minimum/Maximum Damage' = all non weapon +min/max damage. Like from charms.

You calculate your Weapon Minimum/Maximum damage with this formula :

'''Weapon Damage''':

Weapon Minimum Damage = (Base Minimum Damage+1) * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100) + (+x to Minimum Damage)

Weapon Maximum Damage = (Base Maximum Damage+1) * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100) + (+x to Maximum Damage)

+x % Enhanced Damage and +x to Minimum/Maximum Damage = The mods on the weapon.

'''Statsbonus''': Remember more strength increases damage, however some weapons are affected differently.

Maces: 1.10 x str / 100
Daggers, Throwing Weapons (and Assassin Claws) : (0.75 x str + 0.75 x dex) / 100
Bows/ Xbows : dex / 100
Other Weapons : str / 100

==I plan on dual wielding Lightsabres. Will I be immune to lightning?==

Getting to 50% absorb will make redundant all normal lightning attacks. However to get the healing effect, you have to take into consideration your resistances and other Lightning Absorb gear (Thundergods/Blackhorns mask for example). First the game calcuates the damage (after MDR and resists). Then absorb comes into play. With twin lightsabres, in most cases it will nullify any damage as absorbing 50% damage = half the attack deals damaged, but the other half is absorbed so essentially you take zero damage. To get healed you must be wearing another absorb item, with this the damage absorbed would be higher than the damage being dealt out, so it would add to your health instead of subtracing it, and in essence "heal" you. Also, absorb does not always fully prevent damage, and definitely does not prevent death. If you are on very low health, chances are you could die (if the final damage is greater than your barb's life, for example). Note some other skills can affect absorb rates (Conviction, Lower resist), and in PvP play, using a full absorb rig against an elemental damage user is frowned upon. What's the use of fighting if they can't hurt you ?

==How does +demon damage from items such as Laying of Hands work?==

In 0.9 the +damage bonus is added on to the base damage of your weapon. Thus, it makes killing Act bosses MUCH easier. Useful for a MF barb, if you sacrifice Chance guards for LoH, you could kill in roughly Meph or Baal in roughly half the time it normally takes a non LoH user. This means your runs are faster which in the long run maximises your chance of getting items. A small sacrifice in MF results in much shorter runs. Also the reason why mace barbs and the IK maul work well in MF runs.

==How do I get awesome items?==

Well, it's not like we were magically bestowed with them... Everyone has (usually) worked for their items, and some were playing at the very start of the game. It's not too hard nowadays to get good items, but lot of MF, trading and of course Luck was involved, though. Try to do MF runs, and complete quest rewards which sometimes lead to a nice surprise. Single player barbs might have more trouble, try asking for help in the Single Player forum, and for barb related matters, state they are single player as most advice given out is biased towards to multiplayer/closed realm side of the game.

[[Category:Barbarian]]

Natalya's Odium

2008-12-30T23:45:51Z

Elmer92413: /* Shield Notes */ fixed variable stats on boots

{{Item navbox}}
=General Notes=

Natalya's Odium is designed for an Assassin, with armor, claws, helm and boots. The items are all geared towards a Martial Arts Assassin in particular...

* You can not gamble any Uniques in the Expansion, they must be found.
* All items in the same set in the Expansion should be a similar color.
* Item Level: Used in many in-game calculations. Monsters must be of this level to drop the item.
* Clvl req is the character level you need to be to be able to wear the item.

=Weapon Notes=

* Range: Melee only. From 1 (least) to 5 (most) in D2X. Numbers are fixed across item classes: a 3 javelin = a 3 sword = a 3 hammer, etc.
* Weapon Speed: A relative comparison to other weapons of the same type. 0 is the base -10, -20, etc is faster, 10, 20, etc is slower, always in increments of 10. Each 10 is equivalent to an SIAS item. Previously items were listed with WSM modified by ISA on the items, we have revised this to show the Weapons base speed (WSM) before ANY IAS.
* Damage Bonus: This determines how you multiply the item damage by your stats to reach the actual damage. Multiply by the listed value per 100 points in that stat. All bows are 100 Dex, almost all melee weapons are 100 Str, most throwing weapons are 50/50.

=Armor Notes=

* Light Armor: No stamina or speed penalties.
* Medium Armor: +5% stamina drain and speed penalty.
* Heavy Armor: +10% stamina drain and speed penalty.

=Shield Notes=

* Shield Blocking information can be found on the shields page.
* Smite damage is for the Paladin only.
* Weight: All shields are light, medium, or heavy. In Diablo II this only matters for tower shields, which slow your running speed and increase stamina drain 10%. In D2X it will probably effect blocking speed as well as running speed.

This is an Expansion-only set.

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! width="10%" | Item
! width="15%" | Item Name
! width="25%" | Attributes
! Special Properties
|-
| class="red" | [[Image:x-natalyas-mark.gif]]
| '''Natalya's Mark''' Scissors Suwayyah* (Elite Scissors Katar)
| 123-156 Damage 68 Durability 118 Str required 118 Dex required 1 Range 0 Weapon Speed Damage Bonus: 50/50 Str/Dex Clvl Req: 79 Item Level: 22
| +40% Increased Attack Speed +200% Enhanced Damage Ignores Target's Defense +50 Cold Damage +12-17 Fire Damage +200% Damage Against Undead +200% Damage Against Demons
|-
| class="red" | [[Image:x-natalyas-shadow.gif]]
| '''Natalya's Shadow''' Loricated Mail (Elite Scale Mail)
| 540-646 Defense 36 Durability 149 Str Required Heavy Armor Clvl Req: 73 Item Level: 22
| +150 Defense +1 Life per Clvl +2 To Shadow Disciplines (Assassin Only) -75% Poison Duration +25% Poison Resistance
|-
| class="red" | [[Image:x-natalyas-totem.gif]]
| '''Natalya's Totem''' Grim Helm (Excep Bone Helm)
| 195-260 Defense 40 Durability 58 Str Required Clvl Req: 59 Item Level: 22
| +135 Defense +25 Dexterity +10 Strength +10% Resistance To All -3 Magical Damage Taken
|-
| class="red" | [[Image:x-natalyas-soul.gif]]
| '''Natalya's Soul''' Mesh Boots (Excep Chain Boots)
| 112-119 Defense 66 Durability 65 Str Required Clvl Req: 25 Item Level: 22
| +75 Defense +40% Faster Run/Walk +2% Regenerate Stamina per Clvl +50 Increased Durability +(15-25)% Cold Resistance +(15-25)% Lightning Resistance
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Inherent Bonus information for Class Specific items [[Assassin Items|can be found here]].

==Set Bonuses==

Partial set bonuses stack. If you are wearing three items, then you will get the bonus for wearing two items as well as the bonus for wearing three items. Full set bonuses stack on top of the partial bonuses, so if there is a partial bonus of +40 Life, and a full bonus of +40 Mana, with the complete set, you would receive both +40 life and +40 mana.

{|
! Set Attributes/Bonus
! Item Slots Used
! Item Slots Free
|-
| '''Partial Set Bonuses''': • Wearing any two items: -15 Magical Damage Taken • Wearing any three items: +200 Defense '''Full Set Bonus''': +50% Resistance To All +3 to All Skills +150 Defense +16% Life Stolen Per Hit +16% Mana Stolen Per Hit
| One-handed Weapon Armor Helm Boots
| Shield Belt Gloves Amulet Ring Ring
|}

[[Category:Set Items]]

User:Elmer92413

2008-10-26T01:11:36Z

Elmer92413:

Hullo! Not much to add here. I'm a new player to Diablo and thus any edits of mine will mainly focus on simple spelling and grammar fixes for now.

Need to check graphic for Potion of Thawing used in Act5 for Anya. There is a note on the [[Potions]] page about the graphic being from the beta and it may change in the final version. Either it did or didn't change.

User:Elmer92413

2008-10-26T00:59:30Z

Elmer92413:

Hullo! Not much to add here. I'm a new player to Diablo and thus any edits of mine will mainly focus on simple spelling and grammar fixes for now.

Quests Act Four

2008-10-26T00:55:22Z

Elmer92413: /* Quest Two: The Hellforge */ fixed spelling

{{template:quests}}Act Four takes the player into the depths of Hell itself, in pursuit of the greater evils. This act was designed as the conclusion of ''Diablo II'', and is about half the size of the first three acts. In D2X it's merely a stepping stone on the ultimate path to defeat [[Baal]], but still features one of the most dangerous areas in the entire game, in Diablo's [[Chaos Sanctuary]].

=Act Four: The Harrowing=

The goal of Act Four is to kill [[Diablo]]. In ''Diablo II'' this ends the game, in the Expansion it allows you to advance to Act Five. There are only three quests in Act Four, and it's the smallest of the Acts, with just five areas and no extra dungeon levels. The first two quests are optional, but the first has the best quest reward in the game, so you'll want to be sure to do it.

==Quest One: The Fallen Angel==

[[Image:Quests-a4-q1.gif|right]]
* '''Quest Name: '''The Fallen Angel
* '''Triggered By:''' Entering the Pandemonium Fortress
* '''Location: '''Find Izual in the Plains of Despair
* '''Reward: '''Two skill points from Tyrael
* '''Quest Priority:''' This quest is not mandatory, but the +2 skill points is probably the best quest reward in the game.

Once you start Act Four, [[Tyrael]] will have the "!" over his head, and want to talk. He tells you that there is a tortured soul, [[Izual]], the fallen angel, and you must find him and free him.

[[Image:Act4-012lrg.jpg|frame|right]]Izual will be found somewhere roaming around the Plains of Despair, the second area in Act Five. He is a relatively easy kill, as he has just a Cold Nova attack and a slow physical attack. The challenge is that he has an incredible amount of hit points, more than Diablo even, so takes quite a while to beat on. He's worth a good chunk of experience though, in addition to Tyrael giving you two skill points when you return to town after killing "Izzy" as he's called.

Tips: Try to get someone else in the game if you are on Battle.net to help you with him. Sorceresses are the best, since with Static they can take Izzy down most of the way a lot faster than any other attack. Use your biggest damage weapon on Izual, he's not much of a threat to deal you damage, he just has so many hit points you'll often need to go get repairs in the middle of the fight.

==Quest Two: The Hellforge==

[[Image:Quests-a4-q2.gif|right]]
* '''Quest Name:''' The Hellforge
* '''Triggered by:''' Completing Quest One, or entering the River of Flame
* '''Given by:''' Cain
* '''Location:''' Hellforge in the River of Flame
* '''Reward:''' Smashing Mephisto's Soul Stone on the Hellforge drops four random type gems, one normal, two flawless, one perfect per player finishing the quest. The Expansion adds one dropped Rune per game. The rune is randomly selected from within the following ranges:
** '''Normal:''' El (r01) - Amn (r11).
**''' Nightmare:''' Sol (r12) - Um (r22).
** '''Hell: '''Hel (r15) - Gul (r25).
* '''Quest Priority:''' Optional quest, but a good reward. It was frequently skipped in v1.08 and earlier since Hephasto was so fierce. In D2X it's much easier and has a better quest reward.

You must destroy the Soulstone you got from [[Mephisto]] on the Hellforge, a blacksmith's forge in Hell. This is the forge Izual was attacking to prevent the completion of Shadowfang when he was captured, in the Diablo mythology. At the Hellforge you'll find [[Hephasto]] the Armorer, a SuperUnique monster. You must kill him to make him drop the Hellforge Hammer, which you should then equip. (It must first be identified in early versions of ''Diablo II''.)

[[Image:Act4-029lrg.jpg|thumb|333px|right|Break soulstone to release souls.]]If you click on the Hellforge and have Mephisto's Soulstone in your inv/cube/stash, the stone will appear on the Hellforge. Equip the Hellforge Hammer and click on the forge. It takes three swings to shatter the soulstone. You get a very pretty display as hundreds of skeletal-souls fly up into the sky, freed by the shattering of the gem. (The graphics are borrowed from the Paladin's little-seen [[Paladin_Defensive_Auras#Redemption|Redemption skill]].)

The reward is in the form of gems, and a rune in the Expansion. Four gems fall to the ground as the souls are flying away. They are always one normal, two flawless, and one perfect, of random types. There are four gems for each player in the party who is finishing the quest, so in a five player party, with three people needing the quest all in Act Four, you'd get twelve gems, and have to sort out who gets which. You want to be careful if you are new to Act Four, and in a party, since others might finish the quest and get all of your gems even if you are in another area. In the Expansion there is one Rune dropped each time the soulstone is smashed, no matter how many are in the party, so you might want to be sure you do the quest yourself to get your Rune.

[[Hephasto]] was one of the most feared monsters in the game prior to v1.08. He was always Cursed, Extra Strong, and Magic Resistant, did huge damage, and had a lot of foot speed. Hep spawning with Might or Extra Fast was a terrifying sight; he could outrun most characters in a footrace, and packed a potential one-hit kill for many types of characters. Most players, especially hardcore characters, lived in dread of his section of the River of Flame, and ran for their lives if they got close enough while exploring to trigger his quest button to pop up. He's ''much'' less fearsome in v1.08 and the Expansion, with Spectral Hit and Conviction instead of his earlier mods, and he's not as quick either, so killing him solo is no longer a real test of your skills or technique.

'''Tips:''' You don't need to carry the Soulstone you get from Mephisto in Act Three, Cain will give you a new one each time he gives you the quest if you don't have one.

To deal with Hephasto, if you have a ranged attack, lure him to some spot in the lava with a gap he can't run around, then get yourself to the other side (If you can't teleport, portal back to town and come back down by the waypoint in the City or River, depending on which side you want to come from) and hit him from a distance until he dies.

Melee characters benefit a lot from a Knockback or stun sort of attack, either from skills or from equipment. Wear Cleglaw's pincers, or use Smite or Bash, and you can pin Hep against a wall and keep him motionless for as long as it takes to kill him.

==Quest Three: Terror's End==

[[Image:Quests-a4-q3.gif|right]]
* '''Quest Name:''' Terror's End
* '''Triggered by:''' Finishing Quest One, or entering the Chaos Sanctuary
* '''Given by: '''Tyrael
* '''Location:''' The Chaos Sanctuary
* '''Reward:''' None, other than finishing the game and gaining you a new title in Diablo II. In the Expansion it allows you to progress to Act Five.
* '''Quest Priority:''' You must defeat Diablo to finish the game or move on to Act Five.

[[Diablo]] is found in the [[Chaos Sanctuary]], and you must release him by opening the seals you find around the level. There are five seals in three locations. Three of the Seals will spawn a fearsome pack of boss monsters, and opening all five and killing all of the three seal bosses will make Diablo appear in the center of the pentagram of fire in the middle of the level.

The Chaos Sanctuary is among the most difficulty area in the game for most character types. Characters will want high resistances here, and it's especially dangerous for melee characters due to the [[Oblivion Knights]] casting Iron Maiden, a curse that will often cause an afflicted melee character to kill themselves with their next attack.

The Bowazon is the best suited for clearing out the CS solo, with her ranged attack and Valkyrie and Decoy to keep her from being swarmed or fired at too much. Her partying with a Sorceress with long range Static Field makes for a very fast clear. Necromancers are useful here too, with a Bowazon or Sorceress to kill while protected by his minions.

There is no reward for this quest other than what Diablo drops, though as an act boss, his loot is usually substantial.

'''Tips:''' The Seals that release the Seal Bosses are always the same, depending on the layout of the level. [[Lord de Seis]] always has one seal, so no wondering there. He used to appear right on top of it some times, but in the Expansion he's always over far to the left, in the hallway coming towards his Seal. The [[Grand Vizier of Chaos]] is always to the left -- if there is a single hallway with a corner there, the first Seal you reach will always release him. If there is a fork there, the Seal to the right will release him. For the [[Infector of Souls]], if there is a single hallway with a Seal in the middle, and then a pair of right turns into a Cul de Sac, it's always the Seal in the back corner. If there is a shorter straight hallway with Seals on both sides, it's always the first Seal you reach. Knowing which Seal is going to release them is useful to get ready for their appearance.

All the seal bosses can spawn with MSLE on Hell, so be wary of them appearing close to you and spitting out lightning of death. They can't have MSLE on Nightmare, so there is less to worry about there. Besides, in v1.10 and later MSLE is no longer especially dangerous.

[[Diablo]] is a difficult fight for many characters. He dies more quickly than [[Baal]], but can deal far more damage while he remains alive. Diablo was much more dangerous prior to the expansion, since his Firestorm ground flame attack could hit nearby targets many, many times, potentially killing almost any character in a blink. His pink lighting was very hazardous too, dangerous enough that D2 players dubbed it the LBoD, for "Lightning Bolt of Death." It too has been much nerfed in the Expansion (v1.07 and later) and is no longer lethal. It doesn't even hit characters at melee range, but it can hurt ranged attackers quite a bit, and most players quickly learn to run circles around Diablo when he fires this inferno-like spell and tracks it after his target.

Diablo also has a very high blocking rate, which makes him last a lot longer than you expect, and makes him seem almost impossible to hit at times. This is especially noticeable for ranged attackers, as arrow after arrow hits him and vanishes, with no damage being done.

Using Minions on him is very hard also, as he does seven times damage to minions, and his Fire or Lightning spells will usually kill every minion on the screen in an instant. He has a melee freezing hit also, and a charging slap attack, but it's the elemental attacks that most find so dangerous. He isn't immune to anything though, so any type of attack can kill him, eventually.

[[category:quests]]

Gem

2008-10-26T00:48:36Z

Elmer92413: /* Gem Varieties */ double word deleted

{{Item_navbox}}Functionless on their own, '''gems''' possess great power when utilized with a [[weapon]], [[shield]], or [[helm]], bestowing potent [[magic]]al enchantments upon the [[item]] and its wearer. [[Socket]]ed [[armor]] is added in the [[Expansion]], but all items have identical stats in either armor or helms. Gems, once socketed, add special bonuses to the items. Gems are also useful in various [[Horadric Cube]] recipes.

==Gem Varieties==
There are seven different types of gems:
* [[Amethyst]]s
* [[Diamond]]s
* [[Emerald]]s
* [[Rubie]]s
* [[Sapphire]]s
* [[Skull]]s
* [[Topaz]]es

All have different effects depending on what sort of item they are "socketed" in. There are five levels of quality for gems: from worst to best they are:
* Chipped
* Flawed
* Normal (simply called by the gem type in the game, i.e. "ruby")
* Flawless
* Perfect
Gems can not be bought, only found, though this changed several times during development. Better quality gems are found as you progress in the game.

* In Diablo II the system is rigid: Chipped gems show up in [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] and Flawed in [[Act III]] and [[Act IV]], with very rare exceptions of [[monster]]s ([[High Council]] usually) dropping Normals. In [[Nightmare]] and [[Hell]] all gems dropped are normal.
* In the expansion there is more variety. Gem quality dropped is based on [[Mlvl]], and though it progresses at about the same rate, you can find some Normal gems in [[Act IV]] and [[Act V]], and can even rarely come across Flawless gems. By late Nightmare nearly every gem dropped is Flawless, and this continues through Hell, though some lower quality, usually chipped, will still drop from time to time. Perfect gems are never dropped, though one may be found as a reward for the [[Quests_Act_Four#Quest_Two:_The_Hellforge|Hellforge]] Quest.

==Socketed Items==
Only [[weapon]]s, [[helm]]s, [[shield]]s and [[body armor]] can have sockets, with [[body armor]] being the new addition to the list in the [[Expansion]]. No [[boot]]s, [[glove]]s, [[belt]]s, or [[jewelry]] will ever be [[socket]]ed, and this includes [[Uniques]].

* The number of sockets is fixed in Diablo II, all helms have 2, and all shields and weapons have 3, unless the item is only 2 spaces tall in inventory (bucklers, daggers) in which case it has two sockets.
* In the Expansion items can vary in their number of sockets. Helms can have from 1-4, Body armor 1-4, weapons 1-6, and shields 1-4. Full details elsewhere in the [[Items]] section.

Once a gem is inserted into a socket, it is there forever, and can't be upgraded in quality, so be sure you want to put a gem in before you do. However, there is a [[Horadric cube recipe]] which will allow a player to remove items from a socketed weapon. The items within the sockets are destroyed in the process.

In Diablo II only [[normal]] items are socketed, and you can find or buy them.

In the [[Expansion]] you can only buy [[magic]]al equipment, so you can never buy anything socketed from the [[NPCs]] (unless someone else in your game sells a socketed item, and you then buy it from the NPC). Sockets can be found on normal or [[superior]] items, and can be made in magical, [[rare]], [[unique]], and [[set]] items, either with [[Horadric Cube]] recipes, or as an [[Act Five]] quest reward. The maximum number of sockets is never more than the spaces an item takes up in inventory, and you can only get 1 socket in Rares, and only one or sometimes two in Sets and Uniques. Two or sometimes three in magical items.

==Upgrading Gems==
Three gems of the same type and quality combine in the [[Horadric Cube]] to upgrade one level of quality.

Gem shrines are found only rarely, but they are worth preparing for and using, as they'll upgrade one gem from your inventory one level. It's best to carry around a flawless gem of whatever type you want upgraded and be sure it's the only gem in your inventory when you click the shrine. If you don't have any gems, or only have perfect gems, one random chipped gem will be dropped.

==Gem Effects==
So what do gems do? Their effects vary, but are logical: Gems placed into weapons generally add [[damage]], while gems in [[shield]]s provide [[resistance]], and gems in [[helms]]/[[body armor|armor]] add to [[hit points]] or other [[attribute]]s. Exactly how much benefit a socketed gem provides depends on the quality of the gem.

[[Image:gemmed-hat.jpg|left]]You can see how gems look in an item here in this shot. The [[socket]]s display down the left side of the image for all socketed items, and if they are filled the gem is visible there, rather than an empty hole. Socketed items in the game appear brightly-coloured, and their appearance is based on the first gem socketed. An item with an [[Amethyst]] first, then two [[Emerald]]s will be purple, not green.

The bonuses from gems of the same type stack, so if you had two [[rubies]] in a sword, the [[fire]] damage would be added together. It is arithmetic, never geometric, so if you had say three [[sapphire]]s, all of them chilling for 3 seconds, you wouldn't move up to freezing the monster, you'd just chill it for longer. The same goes for other gems. For example rubies add fire damage to your attack. Three perfect rubies would do a lot of fire damage, but they wouldn't create a small firewall under the monster.

Gems in shields do nothing for the Paladin's Smite attack.

==Gem Stats (Expansion)==

===Amethysts===

[[Amethyst]]s are somewhat popular in [[helm]]s for the added [[strength]]. They aren't much used other than that.

{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-chipped.gif]]
| +40 to Attack Rating
| +3 to Strength
| +8 to Defense
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-flawed.gif]]
| +60 to Attack Rating
| +4 to Strength
| +12 to Defense
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-normal.gif]]
| +80 to Attack Rating
| +6 to Strength
| +18 to Defense
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-flawless.gif]]
| +100 to Attack Rating
| +8 to Strength
| +24 to Defense
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-perfect.gif]]
| +150 to Attack Rating
| +10 to Strength
| +30 to Defense
| 18
|}

===Diamonds===
[[Diamonds]] are among the most useful of gems in the game, very popular [[socket]]ed in [[shields]]. Generally tower (or pavise), hence the "3DT" referring to three (always perfect) diamonds in a tower shield.

{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-chipped.gif]]
| +28% damage vs. the undead
| +20 to Attack Rating
| +6% Resistance to All
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-flawed.gif]]
| +34% damage vs. the undead
| +40 to Attack Rating
| +8% Resistance to All
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-normal.gif]]
| +44% damage vs. the undead
| +60 to Attack Rating
| +11% Resistance to All
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-flawless.gif]]
| +54% damage vs. the undead
| +80 to Attack Rating
| +14% Resistance to All
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-perfect.gif]]
| +68% damage vs. the undead
| +100 to Attack Rating
| +19% Resistance to All
| 18
|}

===Emeralds===
[[Emeralds]] stack oddly, adding much more damage than you would expect. Multiple of the same type, the duration adds, the damage is squared. 2 = 4x damage over 2 seconds, 3 = 9x damage over 3 seconds, etc. Adding other types of [[poison]] damage (from [[jewel]]s in [[body armor|armor]]/[[helm]]/[[shield]], poison [[charms]], [[unique armor]], etc) in creates enormous damage.

Six perfect emeralds in a weapon yields (29.3 x 36) 1054.8 poison damage over six seconds. Big socketed emeralds with other poison damage is the best way to deal with most [[Physical]] [[Immune]] [[monster]]s.

{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-chipped.gif]]
| Adds 5 (5.9) poison damage in 1 sec
| +3 to Dexterity
| +12% Poison Resistance
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-flawed.gif]]
| Adds 11 (11.7) poison damage in 1 sec
| +4 to Dexterity
| +16% Poison Resistance
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-normal.gif]]
| Adds 17 (17.6) poison damage in 1 sec
| +6 to Dexterity
| +22% Poison Resistance
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-flawless.gif]]
| Adds 23 (23.4) poison damage in 1 sec
| +8 to Dexterity
| +28% Poison Resistance
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-perfect.gif]]
| Adds 29 (29.3) poison damage in 1 sec
| +10 to Dexterity
| +40% Poison Resistance
| 18
|}

===Rubies===
[[Rubies]] deal [[fire]] damage.
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-chipped.gif]]
| +3-4 Fire Damage
| +10 to Maximum Life
| +12% fire resistance
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-flawed.gif]]
| +5-8 to Fire Damage
| +17 to Maximum Life
| +16% to Fire Resistance
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-normal.gif]]
| +8-12 to Fire Damage
| +24 to Maximum Life
| +22% fire resistance
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-flawless.gif]]
| +10-16 to Fire Damage
| +31 to Maximum Life
| +28% fire resistance
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-perfect.gif]]
| +15-20 Fire Damage
| +38 to Maximum Life
| +40% fire resistance
| 18
|}

===Sapphires===
[[Sapphires]] are very useful in a [[weapon]], especially a starter [[bow]] with one along with two perfect sapphires. The bonus [[mana]] in a [[helm]] is nice, but less useful than skulls for [[mana regen]], for most characters. [[Cold]] time stacks from all equipment and skills, and is cut by 1/2 on Nightmare and 1/4 on Hell.

{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-chipped.gif]]
| +1-3 Cold Damage 1 second Cold Time
| +10 to Maximum Mana
| +12% to Cold Resistance
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-flawed.gif]]
| +3-5 Cold Damage 1.4 second Cold Time
| +17 to Maximum Mana
| +16% to Cold Resistance
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-normal.gif]]
| +4-7 Cold Damage 2 second Cold Time
| +24 to Maximum Mana
| +22% to Cold Resistance
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-flawless.gif]]
| +6-10 Cold Damage 2.4 second Cold Time
| +31 to Maximum Mana
| +28% to Cold Resistance
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-perfect.gif]]
| +10-14 Cold Damage 3 second Cold Time
| +38 to Maximum Mana
| +40% to Cold Resistance
| 18
|}

===Topazes===
[[Topaz]] are useful in starter weapons for the relatively large [[lightning]] damage, with no requirements to use it. They are also popular in [[helm]]s for item finding.

{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-chipped.gif]]
| +1-8 Lightning Damage
| +9% chance to find magical items
| +12% Lightning Resistance
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-flawed.gif]]
| +1-14 Lightning Damage
| +13% chance to find magical items
| +16% Lightning Resistance
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-normal.gif]]
| +1-22 Lightning Damage
| +16% chance to find magical items
| +22% Lightning Resistance
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-flawless.gif]]
| +1-30 Lightning Damage
| +20% chance to find magical items
| +28% Lightning Resistance
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-perfect.gif]]
| +1-40 Lightning Damage
| +24% chance to find magical items
| +40% Lightning Resistance
| 18
|}

===Skulls===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-chipped.gif]]
| Steals 2% life and 1% mana per hit
| Replenish life +2 and mana regen. 8%
| Attacker takes damage of 4
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-flawed.gif|skull-flawed.gif (1424 bytes)]]
| Steals 2% life and 2% mana per hit
| Replenish life +3 and mana regen. 8%
| Attacker takes damage of 8
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-normal.gif]]
| Steals 3% life and 2% mana per hit
| Replenish life +3 and mana regen. 12%
| Attacker takes damage of 12
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-flawless.gif]]
| Steals 3% life and 3% mana per hit
| Replenish life +4 and mana regen. 12%
| Attacker takes damage of 16
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-perfect.gif]]
| Steals 4% life and 3% mana per hit
| Replenish life +5 and mana regen 19%
| Attacker takes damage of 20
| 18
|}

==Gem Stats (Classic)==

===Amethysts===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-chipped.gif]]
| +40 to Attack Rating
| +3 to Strength
| +5 to Defense
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-flawed.gif]]
| +60 to Attack Rating
| +4 to Strength
| +7 to Defense
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-normal.gif]]
| +80 to Attack Rating
| +5 to Strength
| +9 to Defense
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-flawless.gif]]
| +100 to Attack Rating
| +7 to Strength
| +12 to Defense
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:amethyst-perfect.gif]]
| +150 to Attack Rating
| +9 to Strength
| +16 to Defense
| 18
|}

===Diamonds===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-chipped.gif]]
| +28% damage vs. the undead
| +10 to Attack Rating
| +5% Resistance to All
| 1
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-flawed.gif]]
| +34% damage vs. the undead
| +15 to Attack Rating
| +7% Resistance to All
| 5
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-normal.gif]]
| +44% damage vs. the undead
| +20 to Attack Rating
| +10% Resistance to All
| 12
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-flawless.gif]]
| +54% damage vs. the undead
| +25 to Attack Rating
| +14% Resistance to All
| 15
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:diamond-perfect.gif]]
| +69% damage vs. the undead
| +30 to Attack Rating
| +19% Resistance to All
| 18
|}

===Emeralds===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-chipped.gif]]
| Adds 5 (5.9) poison damage in 1 sec
| +3 to Dexterity
| +11% poison resistance
| 125
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-flawed.gif]]
| Adds 11 (11.7) poison damage in 1 sec
| +4 to Dexterity
| +15% poison resistance
| 375
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-normal.gif]]
| Adds 17 (17.6) poison damage in 1 sec
| +5 to Dexterity
| +19% poison resistance
| 1250
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-flawless.gif]]
| Adds 23 (23.4) poison damage in 1 sec
| +7 to Dexterity
| +24% poison resistance
| 3750
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:emerald-perfect.gif]]
| Adds 29 (29.3) poison damage in 1 sec
| +9 to Dexterity
| +29 poison resistance
| 7500
|}

===Rubies===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-chipped.gif]]
| +3 fire damage
| +6-8 to maximum life
| +11% fire resistance
| 125
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-flawed.gif]]
| +4 to fire damage
| +10 to maximum life
| +15% to Fire Resistance
| 375
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-normal.gif]]
| +4 to fire damage
| +14 to maximum life
| +19% fire resistance
| 1250
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-flawless.gif]]
| +5 to fire damage
| +19 to maximum life
| +24% fire resistance
| 3750
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:ruby-perfect.gif]]
| +6-7, 6-8, or 6-9 fire damage
| +24 to maximum life
| +29% fire resistance
| 7500
|}

===Sapphires===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-chipped.gif]]
| +1-2 cold damage 1 second cold time
| +7 to maximum mana
| +11% cold resistance
| 125
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-flawed.gif]]
| +1-2 cold damage 1.4 second cold time
| +10 to maximum mana
| +15% to cold resistance
| 375
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-normal.gif]]
| +2-3 cold damage 2 second cold time
| +14 to maximum mana
| +19% to cold resistance
| 1250
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-flawless.gif]]
| +3-4 cold damage 2.4 second cold time
| +19 to maximum mana
| +24% to cold resistance
| 3750
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:sapphire-perfect.gif]]
| +3-6 cold damage 3 second cold time
| +24 to maximum mana
| +29% to cold resistance
| 7500
|}

===Topazes===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-chipped.gif]]
| +1-6 Lightning Damage
| +9% chance to find magical items
| +11% Lightning Resistance
| 125
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-flawed.gif]]
| +1-7 Lightning Damage
| +12% chance to find magical items
| +15% Lightning Resistance
| 375
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-normal.gif]]
| +1-8 Lightning Damage
| +16% chance to find magical items
| +19% Lightning Resistance
| 1250
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-flawless.gif]]
| +1-10 Lightning Damage
| +20% chance to find magical items
| +24% Lightning Resistance
| 3750
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:topaz-perfect.gif]]
| +1-12, 1-13, or 1-14 Lightning Damage
| +24% chance to find magical items
| +29% Lightning Resistance
| 7500
|}

===Skulls===
{| width="95%"
! width=10% | Quality
!
! Weapon
! Helm or Armor
! Shield
! Clvl Req
|-
| Chipped
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-chipped.gif]]
| Steals 2% life and 1% mana per hit
| +2 Replenish life and +9% mana regeneration rate.
| Attacker takes damage of 2
| 250
|-
| Flawed
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-flawed.gif|skull-flawed.gif (1424 bytes)]]
| Steals 2% life and 2% mana per hit
| +3 Replenish life and +8% mana regeneration rate.
| Attacker takes damage of 3
| 750
|-
| Normal
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-normal.gif]]
| Steals 3% life and 2% mana per hit
| +3 Replenish life and +12% mana regeneration rate.
| Attacker takes damage of 4
| 2500
|-
| Flawless
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-flawless.gif]]
| Steals 3% life and 3% mana per hit
| +4 Replenish life +4 and +12% mana regeneration rate.
| Attacker takes damage of 5
| 7500
|-
| Perfect
| class="red" | [[Image:skull-perfect.gif]]
| Steals 4% life and 3% mana per hit
| +5 Replenish life +5 and +19% mana regeneration rate.
| Attacker takes damage of 6-7
| 25000
|}

[[Category:Items]]

User talk:Elmer92413

2008-10-26T00:46:52Z

Elmer92413:

Hey! 
I saw your [[Gambling]] update. Do you surf the wiki a lot? Got any suggestions on how we can improve navigation? --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 11:29, 23 October 2008 (CEST)
:Ya, I've been using the wiki a lot as I'm a new Diablo player and I still don't know a lot about the game. I will probable do mainly grammar and spelling edits for awhile. I haven't really thought about the navigation, but I will now and I'll see if I can't think of anything. [[User:Elmer92413|Elmer92413]] 02:46, 26 October 2008 (CEST)

Gambling

2008-10-22T19:04:11Z

Elmer92413: /* Item Modifier Determination */ sp

{{Item navbox}}Gambling is both a way to burn off extra [[gold]] and a way to improve your character's equipment. While most long term equipment needs will be met by runewords, uniques, and sets, gambling can be a very good way to upgrade a new character's equipment, and to score high quality rare armor and weapons. Gambling can provide set and unique items too, though the odds of rolling them are very long, and the odds of gambling any particular exceptional or elite set/unique item are astronomical.

=Gambling Facts=

Buying everything in a gambling screen does not improve the odds of getting higher quality items. There was a bug in early versions of ''Diablo II'' that made one item on every gambling page unique, but this was fixed in a patch long ago.

The quality of items is determined entirely by the level of the character gambling. It does not matter what difficulty level or act you gamble in, how many players are in the game, if you're wearing magic find equipment, etc.

The items available on a gamble screen reset as soon as the screen is closed. Most players load the gambling screen repeatedly when looking for specific item types.

The item types offered to gamble for are determined by your character's level, but only in that higher level characters get more item types offered to them. This only matters to low and mid-level characters, and every type of item is available after Clvl 55.

Items offered on the gambling screen are randomly determined, with one exception. There is always one amulet and one ring.

The prices for gambled items steadily increase as a character's level increases, with one exception. Rings are always 50,000 and amulets are always 63,000.

=Where to Gamble=

One NPC in each town has a gambling option on their interface. It does not matter which NPC you gamble with, or on which difficulty level you do your gambling. The odds are the same with all of them, and are determined entirely by your character's level. Nothing else matters: not the number of players in the game, or the difficulty level, or your magic find, etc.

The only thing that affects gambling are items (such as [[Unique_Charms|Gheed's Fortune]]) that lower the prices charged by vendors. And those only help by letting you gamble more items with the same amount of money.

* Gambling NPCs:
** Act One: [[Gheed]]
** Act Two: [[Elzix]]
** Act Three: [[Alkor]]
** Act Four: [[Jamella]]
** Act Five: [[Nihlathak NPC|Nihlathak]] then [[Anya]]

=When to Gamble=
There is no fixed answer to this, since it depends on what you're trying to gamble. As characters increase in level more types of items are offered (see the table below) and more [[Modifers]] become available. This is good and bad; good if you're after higher level affixes, bad since more possible affixes mean lower odds for each one to appear.

If you're after a specific modifier, or group of modifiers, you'll want to compare the Alvls of those items. (See the [[prefixes]] and [[suffixes]] pages.) You'll need to exceed the Alvl of an item to have it in the available modifier pool, though there is some randomization to the levels of items and modifiers when gambling (explained below).

There are also sweet spots, when good modifiers are available, but before additional modifiers become possible and dilute the odds of getting the good ones you want. If, for instance, the modifier you want on a glove is Alvl 50, and you notice that seven more modifiers become possible on gloves at Alvl 60, you'll have better odds of getting the modifier you want before the Qlvls of items exceed 60. See the details on determining Alvl and Qlvl further down this page.

=Affording Gambling=

How much gambling your character can do depends largely on how much gambling you want to do. Players who enjoy gambling pick up lots of gold stacks, specialize in gold find equipment, and make lots of trips to town to sell items. If you wish to specialize in [[Gold#Gold_Acquisition|Gold Acquisition]] it's not difficult. Learn which types of items sell for a lot of gold, practice making trips to and from town quickly, play in large games where more items will drop, kill lots of champions for their bonus sized gold drops, etc.

In addition to killing with gold find equipment, there are a few items that lower the cost of items from NPC merchants, including gambling costs. The [[Unique_Charms|Gheed's Fortune]] unique grand charm will cut from 5000-7500 gold off the price of a gambling a ring, and 6300-9450 gold off the price of gambling an amulet.

=Item Quality Determination=
Items shown in the gambling window are always normal quality (with the exception of Coronets, which are technically exceptional, even though they have two upgrade types; Tiaras and Diadems). No one wants a normal item though (unless they've got a runeword in mind) so the real fun in gambling is hoping to score a higher quality item, ideally of exceptional or elite type.

Post v1.09, the odds to determine item quality are fairly simple:
* Unique: 1/2000 (.005%)
* Set: 2/2000 (.01%)
* Rare: 200/2000 (10%)
* Magical: 1797/2000 (89%)
These odds are unaffected by any other factor. Clvl, item type, players in the game, magic find, etc. Just gamble and cross your fingers.

The odds that item types will upgrade to exceptional and elite are more complicated to calculate. They depend on Clvl and Ilvl. Higher level characters are more likely to get exceptional and elite items, and lower level items are more likely to upgrade to exceptional and elite. The formulas are as follows:
* Exceptional = 1 + (ilvl - excep qlvl) * 90 / 100
* Elite = 1 + (ilvl - elite qlvl) * 33 / 100

=Item Modifier Determination=

The process of determining which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) can occur on a given item in ''Diablo II'' is very complicated. Check out the [[Item_Generation_Tutorial#Affix_selection|Item Generation Tutorial]] for a full run down. The gist of the process is that items have a quality level (Qlvl) which the game uses to determine which affixes (based on their Alvl) can possibly appear on that item. From the valid pool of modifiers (based on item type and Qlvl) it then selects one or more modifiers.

For item drops (by monsters or chests) the item's Qlvl is determined by the monster's level, or the Ilvl of the area in which the chest was found. For gambling, Qlvl is determined by the level of the character gambling, with some randomness thrown in.
Clvl = Qlvl +6/-3.
This means that the Qlvl of the item will be somewhere between -3 and +6 the Clvl. Thus, when trying to gamble the Alvl 90 modifier that adds +2 to a character's skills on an amulet, there's a 10% chance of getting a Qlvl 90 amulet at level 84, a 50% chance at level 88, and a 100% chance at level 93 and above.

==Circlets and Mlvls==
Circlets add an oddity to this, with their mlvl. This is a magic level bonus that makes all types of circlets higher in Qlvl than other items gambled by the same character.
* Circlets: 3
* Coronets: 8
* Tiaras: 13
* Diadems: 18
Thus, a coronet gambled by a level 70 character would have a Qlvl of 78, and level 82 characters are guaranteed to have a chance at +2 skills (Alvl 90) when gambling coronets.

=Item Type Determination=
The level of your character determines, with some allowance for chance, which types of base items can be displayed in the gambling window. This is an important consideration for low and mid-level characters, but becomes irrelevant for higher level heroes. Past level 56, every type of item can appear in the gambling window, and it's sheer luck which do or do not on a given gamble (aside from rings and amulets, one of each will always appear).

This ilvl calculation affects only the types of base items available to gamble from. It does not factor into the modifiers that can be found on those items, which are also determined largely by a character's level. For instance, just because a level 60 sorceress has a chance to see a coronet every time the gamble window loads, doesn't mean she can ever get +2 to all skills on a coronet she gambles (she can not, her clvl is much too low).

The calculation of which item types can appear is partially random, since when the item types are selected the game throws in a +4/-5 value on top of your Clvl, just to stir things up a bit. This has no effect on higher level characters, but can tweak things a bit for newer heroes.

Some item types are not available for gambling, and they are not listed in the following table.

{| width="100%" valign="top"
| '''Level 1: '''
* Amulet
* Ring
* Club
* Short Sword
* Short Bow
* Cap
* Quilted Armor
* Buckler
* Javelin
* Katar
'''Level 2:'''
* Throwing Knife
'''Level 3'''
* Hand Axe
* Dagger
* Leather Armor
* Leather Gloves
* Boots
* Sash
'''Level 4'''
* Spiked Club
'''Level 5'''
* Scimitar
* Spear
* Bardiche
* Hunter's Bow
* Skull Cap
* Hard Leather Armor
* Small Shield
'''Level 6'''
* Large Axe
* Light Crossbow
'''Level 7'''
* Axe
* Throwing Axe
* Heavy Gloves
* Heavy Boots
* Light Belt
'''Level 8'''
* Mace
* Sabre
* Long Bow
* Studded Leather
| valign="top" |
'''Level 9'''
* Dirk
* Trident
* Wrist Blade
'''Level 10'''
* Pilum
* Two-Handed Sword
'''Level 11'''
* Falchion
* Crystal Sword
* Voulge
* Helm
* Ring Mail
* Large Shield
* Spiked Shield
'''Level 12'''
* Broad Axe
* Composite Bow
* Chain Gloves
* Chain Boots
* Hatchet Hands
* Belt
'''Level 13'''
* Balanced Knife
* Claws
* Double Axe
* Morning Star
* Scale Mail
'''Level 15'''
* Broad Sword
* Scythe
* Crossbow
* Full Helm
* Chain Mail
* Kite Shield
* Short Spear
* Cestus
'''Level 16'''
* Balanced Axe
* Brandistock
| valign="top" |
'''Level 17'''
* Battle Axe
* Claymore
* Kris
'''Level 18'''
* Short Battle Bow
* Breast Plate
'''Level 19'''
* Military Pick
* Flail
* Mask
* Bone Shield
'''Level 20'''
* Long Sword
* Spetum
* Splint Mail
* Light Gauntlets
* Light Plated Boots
* Heavy Belt
'''Level 21'''
* Maul
* Giant Sword
* Poleaxe
* Blade Talons
'''Level 22'''
* Tower Shield
* Bone Helm
'''Level 23'''
* Great Axe
* Blade
* Long Battle Bow
* Great Helm
* Glaive
'''Level 24'''
* Bastard Sword
* Pike
* Heavy Crossbow
* Plate Mail
* Scissors Katar
* Circlet
| valign="top" |
'''Level 25'''
* War Axe
* War Hammer
'''Level 27'''
* Giant Axe
* War Sword
* Flamberge
* Short War Bow
* Gauntlets
* Greaves
* Plated Belt
'''Level 28'''
* Field Plate
'''Level 29'''
* Halberd
* Crown
* Throwing Spear
'''Level 30'''
* Gothic Shield
'''Level 31'''
* Long War Bow
'''Level 32'''
* Great Maul
* Gothic Plate
'''Level 33'''
* Great Sword
* Repeating Crossbow
'''Level 34'''
* War Scythe
'''Level 35'''
* Light Plate
'''Level 37'''
* Full Plate Mail
'''Level 40'''
* Ancient Armor
'''Level 52'''
* Coronet
|}

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