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=General Notes=
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<noinclude>'''M'avina's Battle Hymn''' is an [[Item Set]] for [[Amazon]]s, primarily used by [[Bowazon]]s.
  
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M'avina's Battle Hymn is designed for a Bowazon, with a class specific bow, armor, helm, belt and gauntlets. This set is especially good for amazons that don't have many points in the Passive & Magic tree, as the Plate Mail in this set gives +2 to all passive and magic skills...
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==Background==
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As many of the set items found in {{iw|Diablo_II Diablo II}}, we do not know much about the person {{iw|M'avina M'avina}} other than that she most likely was an [[Amazon]] warrior. It's only available in {{iw|Diablo_II:_Lord_of_Destruction D2X}}.
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</noinclude>{{Itembox
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|game=                        Diablo II
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|portrait=                    M'avina's Battle Hymn.jpg
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|portrait-width=              114px
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|d2x=                        Yes
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|patch=                      1.10
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|name=                        M'avina's Battle Hymn
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|type=                        Item Set
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|item_set=                    Yes
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|set_piece1=                  [[M'avina's Caster]]
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|set_piece2=                  [[M'avina's Embrace]]
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|set_piece3=                  [[M'avina's True Sight]]
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|set_piece4=                  [[M'avina's Tenet]]
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|set_piece5=                  [[M'avina's Icy Clutch]]
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|set_2_bonus1=                +20 [[Strength]]
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|set_3_bonus1=                +30 [[Dexterity]]
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|set_full_bonus1=            +50% [[Resistance To All]]
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|set_full_bonus2=            +3 to All Skills
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|set_full_bonus3=            +100 [[Defense]]
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|set_full_bonus4=            +100 to [[Attack Rating]]
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|set_full_bonus5=            +100% [[Magic Find]]
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|set_full_bonus6=            +20 To [[Strength]]
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|set_full_bonus7=            +30 To [[Dexterity]]
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|set_full_bonus8=            Display Aura (does nothing, looks cool)
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|head= Yes
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|chest= Yes
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|main_hand= Yes
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|off_hand= Yes
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|waist= Yes
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|hands= Yes <includeonly>|catexclude=yes |item_set_short= Yes</includeonly>
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|ilvl=                        21
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}}<noinclude>
  
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* You can not gamble any Uniques in the Expansion, they must be found.
 
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* All items in the same set in the Expansion should have a similar color scheme.
 
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* Item Level: Used in many in-game calculations. Monsters must be of this level to drop the item.
 
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* Clvl req is the character level you need to be to be able to wear the item.
 
  
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=Weapon Notes=
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==Diablo II Item Set==
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M'avina's Battle Hymn, the top amazon set in LOD, isn't the strongest bowazon setup in game, but it's certainly one of the most enjoyable.
  
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* 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.
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M'avina's Battle Hymn is designed for a [[Bowazon]] with a class specific [[bow]], [[body Armor|armor]], [[helms|helm]], [[belts|belt]] and [[gloves|gauntlets]]. This set is especially good for [[Amazon]]s that don't have many points in the [[Amazon_Passive_and_Magic_Skills|Passive & Magic tree]] as [[M'avina's Embrace|the Plate Mail]] in this set gives +2 to all passive and magic skills.
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* 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.
 
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* 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.
 
  
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=Armor Notes=
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While the set grants some nice bonuses, [[M'avina's Caster|the Amazon-only bow's]] damage is inadequate for full time use in [[Hell]].
  
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* Light Armor: No stamina or speed penalties.  
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[[File:M'avina's Battle Hymn screen5.jpg|230px|thumb|left|[[Amazon]] killing [[Council Member]]s.]]
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* Medium Armor: +5% stamina drain and speed penalty.  
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The pieces themselves are generally sub-par of what would be expected from an elite set and the three most crucial pieces for the bowazon — bow, gloves, and belt — are substandard on their own; each piece ties in with every other piece so that no single item is too strong compared to the others. The bulk of this set's dominance is based on green set items bonuses — without them, M'avina's would be unsuitable for hell.
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* Heavy Armor: +10% stamina drain and speed penalty.  
 
  
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This is an Expansion-only set.
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The bow has a 10% chance to cast a slvl-15 nova on striking - that's 92-139 lightning damage in a small radius. It also carries around 100~400 magic damage per shot - this magical damage is lessened by Strafe, but not by elemental arrows. In the end, 50~200 physical plus 100~400 magical per arrow is a lot of damage - the nova is just a very flashy icing on the cake. It's not phenomenal, but it finally makes this set worth having, simply to have FA multiple pierce with overlapping novas. This set isn't brutal, but it's fun. Strafe has always been evil, but once Blizzard corrected the mistake of not allowing a monster to be hit more than once from a single volly, it just got plain sick, and nothing shows it off more than Mavina's. Once I got the hang of the nova's radius, I tried my damnedest to herd packs of monsters into tightly-packed groups to abuse overlapping novas from an 9/2 strafe or a volley of FA attacks. I now instinctively keep a track of bottlenecks whenever I go on a levelling spree.
  
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[[File:M'avina's Battle Hymn screen2.jpg|210px|thumb|left|[[Amazon]] killing [[Shenk the Overseer]].]]
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This is a frostmaiden set: M'avina's Battle Hymn screams cold damage. Then there's the magical damage; the Caster is one of the few ranged weapons you'll find with a significant amount of magical damage: this, combined with the unlimited magic arrows, ensures that you have something to deal with PIs. It's slow going, but if there're any party members that can deal with PIs better, then you're contributing to the damage; if not, then you're the primary PI killer.
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| class="red" | [[ Image:x-mavinas-caster.gif]]
 
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| '''M'avina's Caster'''<br> Grand Matron Bow <br> (Elite Reflex Bow)
 
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| 43-210 Damage<br> 108 Str required<br> 152 Dex required<br> 10 Weapon Speed<br> Damage Bonus: 100 Dex <br> Clvl Req: 70<br> Item Level: 21
 
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| +188% Enhanced Damage <br> +40% Increased Attack Speed<br> 10% Chance of casting Slvl 3 Nova When Struck <br> +50 to Attack Rating
 
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| class="red" | [[ Image:x-mavinas-embrace.gif]]
 
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| '''M'avina's Embrace'''<br> Kraken Shell<br> (Elite Field Plate)
 
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| 767-873 Defense<br> 48 Durability<br> 121 Str Required<br> Medium Armor<br> Clvl Req: 70<br> Item Level: 21
 
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| 10% Chance of casting Slvl 3 Glacial Spike When Struck<br> -30% Item Requirements<br> (5) - (12) Less Magical Damage Taken<br> +2 To Passive & Magic Skills (Amazon Only)<br> +4 Defense per Clvl<br> +350 Defense
 
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| class="red" | [[ Image:x-mavinas-true-sight.gif]]
 
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| '''M'avina's True Sight'''<br> Diadem<br> (Elite Circlet)
 
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| 200-210 Defense<br> 20 Durability<br> Clvl Req: 64<br> Item Level: 21
 
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+150 Defense<br> Replenish Life +10<br> +25 To Mana<br> +30% Increased Attack Speed<br>
 
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| class="red" | [[ Image:x-mavinas-tenant.gif]]
 
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| '''M'avina's Tenet'''<br> Sharkskin Belt<br> (Excep Light Belt)
 
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| 81-86 Defense<br> 14 Durability<br> 20 Str Required<br> 16 Slots<br> Clvl Req: 45<br> Item Level: 21
 
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| +50 Defense <br> +20% Faster Run/Walk <br> +5% Mana Stolen Per Hit <br> +5 Light Radius
 
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| class="red" | [[ Image:x-mavinas-icy-clutch.gif]]
 
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| '''M'avina's Icy Clutch'''<br> Battle Gauntlets<br> (Excep Light Gauntlets)
 
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| 85-98 Defense<br> 18 Durability<br> 88 Str Required<br> Clvl Req: 32<br> Item Level: 21
 
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| +45-50 Defense <br> +6-18 Cold Damage <br> Half Freeze Duration <br> +56% More Gold from Monsters <br> +10 Strength <br> +15 Dexterity
 
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M'avina's alone is equipped to handle just about anything: it gets magical, cold, and physical damage all in one package. There are very few things in the game — if anything at all — that are immune to even two out of those three things at once: resistant, yes; immune, no.
  
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Inherent Bonus information for Class Specific items [[Amazon Items|can be found here]].  
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M'avina's Battle Hymn doesn't leave a bowazon with much space for customization: the only slots that are left open are the jewelry and boot slots, meaning that the bowazon will have to choose her sockets and charms wisely. The rlvl of this set is clvl-70.
  
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==Set Bonuses==
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The bonus for wearing two items is an impressive +20 strength, quite the boost considering the armor. As little as 92 strength is needed to use the entire set, assuming no +strength items. That much strength is enough to wear the Icy Clutch and Tenet for an impressive +30 strength (+10 from the Clutch, +20 for the partial bonus); this would boost a bowazon's strength to 122, enough to use the Embrace. After the armor, the rest of the set is somewhat accessible (assuming you can obtain the diadem).
  
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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.
 
  
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==Item List==
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! Set Attributes/Bonus
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{{itemlist
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! Item Slots Used
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|{{:M'avina's Caster|Yes}}
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! Item Slots Free
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|{{:M'avina's Embrace|Yes}}
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|{{:M'avina's True Sight|Yes}}
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| '''Partial Set Bonuses''':<br> • Wearing any two items: +20 Strength<br> • Wearing any three items: +30 Dexterity<br> '''Full Set Bonus''': <br> +50% Resistance To All <br> +3 to All Skills<br> +100 Defense <br> +100 to Attack Rating<br> +100% Better chance of getting magical item
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|{{:M'avina's Tenet|Yes}}
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| Two-handed Weapon <br> Armor<br> Helm<br> Belt<br> Gloves
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|{{:M'avina's Icy Clutch|Yes}}
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| Boots<br> Amulet<br> Ring<br> Ring
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}}
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==Socketing==
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Optimal [[socket]]ing options can go one of two ways: the speed route or the cold route. M'avina's inherent IAS bonus is 70%, just enough to achieve a 10/3 speed rating. Another 20% IAS from either an IAS amulet or a Shael rune in the bow will give the set a 9/3 rating; insert two jewels of fervor into the diadem and armor (60%) for the 120% IAS she will need to reach 9/2. If you want maximum resists (the set itself offers 100% prismatic resists), you might have to shell out for prismatic IAS jewels, but ultimately, it's worth it.
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Conversely, you can use cold-damage Rainbow Facets for an edge in cold damage. The cold facets won't increase the chill duration of your bowazon's FA, but it'll add a substantial damage bonus: a pair of average (4/4) cold facets will add around 200-300 cold damage, not to mention lowering your target's cold resistance. If you fit out the set with three cold facets, you'll be sacrificing speed, but 20% IAS is all you need to hit 9/3, and with an effective FA, everything you hit'll generally stay still until you're good and ready to kill it.
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Without additional cold equipment, the total chill duration of the completed set is ten seconds in Normal.
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==Media==
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Here are a few shots of the Battle Hymn set.
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<gallery>
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File:M'avina's Battle Hymn screen1.jpg|[[Amazon]] in the [[Rogue Encampment]]
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File:M'avina's Battle Hymn screen2.jpg|Killing [[Shenk the Overseer]]
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File:M'avina's Battle Hymn screen3.jpg|[[Toorc Icefist]] killed
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File:M'avina's Battle Hymn screen4.jpg|[[Act IV]] action
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File:M'avina's Battle Hymn screen5.jpg|[[Council Member]] killing
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File:M'avina's Battle Hymn.jpg|Closeup of the whole set
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File:x-mavinas-caster.gif|Inventory art of the bow
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File:x-mavinas-embrace.gif|Inventory art of the body armor
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File:x-mavinas-true-sight.gif|Inventory art of the circlet
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File:x-mavinas-tenant.gif|Inventory art of the belt
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File:x-mavinas-icy-clutch.gif|Inventory art of the gloves
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</gallery>
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==Development==
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M'avina's Battle Hymn was introduced in [[Patch 1.10]] together with a host of other [[Item Set]]s. Significant changes to the game made some item sets less useful and others more so. [[Runeword]]s became the over-all long-term gear goal for players, taking some shine away from item sets.
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==References==
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* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=634067 SPF Thread: Guardian Gabrielle - The M'avina's Magezon]
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* [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/~ak404/bowazon/equipment/elite/sets.html Elite Sets and Set Items guide from theamazonbasin.com]
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 17 May 2010

M'avina's Battle Hymn is an Item Set for Amazons, primarily used by Bowazons.

Background[edit]

As many of the set items found in Diablo II, we do not know much about the person M'avina other than that she most likely was an Amazon warrior. It's only available in D2X.

Diablo II Item Info [e]
M'avina's Battle Hymn.jpg
Diablo II X mini-icon.png
Ilvl: 21
M'avina's Battle Hymn
[Item Set]
Set Pieces:
M'avina's Caster
M'avina's Embrace
M'avina's True Sight
M'avina's Tenet
M'avina's Icy Clutch
Slots Used:
  • Head
  • Chest
  • Main Hand
  • Off-Hand
  • Waist
  • Hands
Slots Free:
  • Neck
  • Ring 1
  • Ring 2
  • Feet


Diablo II Item Set[edit]

M'avina's Battle Hymn, the top amazon set in LOD, isn't the strongest bowazon setup in game, but it's certainly one of the most enjoyable.

M'avina's Battle Hymn is designed for a Bowazon with a class specific bow, armor, helm, belt and gauntlets. This set is especially good for Amazons that don't have many points in the Passive & Magic tree as the Plate Mail in this set gives +2 to all passive and magic skills.

While the set grants some nice bonuses, the Amazon-only bow's damage is inadequate for full time use in Hell.

Amazon killing Council Members.

The pieces themselves are generally sub-par of what would be expected from an elite set and the three most crucial pieces for the bowazon — bow, gloves, and belt — are substandard on their own; each piece ties in with every other piece so that no single item is too strong compared to the others. The bulk of this set's dominance is based on green set items bonuses — without them, M'avina's would be unsuitable for hell.

The bow has a 10% chance to cast a slvl-15 nova on striking - that's 92-139 lightning damage in a small radius. It also carries around 100~400 magic damage per shot - this magical damage is lessened by Strafe, but not by elemental arrows. In the end, 50~200 physical plus 100~400 magical per arrow is a lot of damage - the nova is just a very flashy icing on the cake. It's not phenomenal, but it finally makes this set worth having, simply to have FA multiple pierce with overlapping novas. This set isn't brutal, but it's fun. Strafe has always been evil, but once Blizzard corrected the mistake of not allowing a monster to be hit more than once from a single volly, it just got plain sick, and nothing shows it off more than Mavina's. Once I got the hang of the nova's radius, I tried my damnedest to herd packs of monsters into tightly-packed groups to abuse overlapping novas from an 9/2 strafe or a volley of FA attacks. I now instinctively keep a track of bottlenecks whenever I go on a levelling spree.

Amazon killing Shenk the Overseer.

This is a frostmaiden set: M'avina's Battle Hymn screams cold damage. Then there's the magical damage; the Caster is one of the few ranged weapons you'll find with a significant amount of magical damage: this, combined with the unlimited magic arrows, ensures that you have something to deal with PIs. It's slow going, but if there're any party members that can deal with PIs better, then you're contributing to the damage; if not, then you're the primary PI killer.

M'avina's alone is equipped to handle just about anything: it gets magical, cold, and physical damage all in one package. There are very few things in the game — if anything at all — that are immune to even two out of those three things at once: resistant, yes; immune, no.

M'avina's Battle Hymn doesn't leave a bowazon with much space for customization: the only slots that are left open are the jewelry and boot slots, meaning that the bowazon will have to choose her sockets and charms wisely. The rlvl of this set is clvl-70.

The bonus for wearing two items is an impressive +20 strength, quite the boost considering the armor. As little as 92 strength is needed to use the entire set, assuming no +strength items. That much strength is enough to wear the Icy Clutch and Tenet for an impressive +30 strength (+10 from the Clutch, +20 for the partial bonus); this would boost a bowazon's strength to 122, enough to use the Embrace. After the armor, the rest of the set is somewhat accessible (assuming you can obtain the diadem).


Item List[edit]

Item Properties Magical Modifiers
M'avina's Caster
X-mavinas-caster.gif
(Grand Matron Bow)
Ilvl: 21
Diablo II X mini-icon.png
M'avina's Embrace
X-mavinas-embrace.gif
(Kraken Shell)
Ilvl: 21
Diablo II X mini-icon.png
M'avina's True Sight
X-mavinas-true-sight.gif
(Diadem)
Ilvl: 21
Diablo II X mini-icon.png
M'avina's Tenet
X-mavinas-tenant.gif
(Sharkskin Belt)
Ilvl: 21
Diablo II X mini-icon.png
M'avina's Icy Clutch
X-mavinas-icy-clutch.gif
(Battle Gauntlets)
Ilvl: 21
Diablo II X mini-icon.png
  • +45 - +50 Defense
  • +6-8 Cold Damage
  • Half Freeze Duration
  • 56% Extra Gold From Monsters
  • +10 To Strength
  • +15 To Dexterity
  • 4 items: Adds 131-252 Cold Damage, 4 sec. Duration (Normal)
  • Full set: +20% To Cold Skill Damage


Socketing[edit]

Optimal socketing options can go one of two ways: the speed route or the cold route. M'avina's inherent IAS bonus is 70%, just enough to achieve a 10/3 speed rating. Another 20% IAS from either an IAS amulet or a Shael rune in the bow will give the set a 9/3 rating; insert two jewels of fervor into the diadem and armor (60%) for the 120% IAS she will need to reach 9/2. If you want maximum resists (the set itself offers 100% prismatic resists), you might have to shell out for prismatic IAS jewels, but ultimately, it's worth it.

Conversely, you can use cold-damage Rainbow Facets for an edge in cold damage. The cold facets won't increase the chill duration of your bowazon's FA, but it'll add a substantial damage bonus: a pair of average (4/4) cold facets will add around 200-300 cold damage, not to mention lowering your target's cold resistance. If you fit out the set with three cold facets, you'll be sacrificing speed, but 20% IAS is all you need to hit 9/3, and with an effective FA, everything you hit'll generally stay still until you're good and ready to kill it.

Without additional cold equipment, the total chill duration of the completed set is ten seconds in Normal.


Media[edit]

Here are a few shots of the Battle Hymn set.


Development[edit]

M'avina's Battle Hymn was introduced in Patch 1.10 together with a host of other Item Sets. Significant changes to the game made some item sets less useful and others more so. Runewords became the over-all long-term gear goal for players, taking some shine away from item sets.


References[edit]

Diablo II Items [e]
Weapons • Armor • Charms • Amulets • Rings • Sockets • Runes • Consumables • Class items • Uniques • Item Sets • Quest items
Crafting (Runewords) • Horadric Cube • Item statistics • Item modifiers • Calculations • Gambling • Item generation
Item Sets General Info -- Set Items Catalog [e]
Diablo II Classic Item Sets Diablo II Expansion Item Sets

• Angelic Raiment
• Arcanna's Tricks
• Arctic Gear
• Berserker's Arsenal
• Cathan's Traps
• Civerb's Vestments
• Cleglaw's Brace
• Death's Disguise

• Hsaru's Defense
• Infernal Tools
• Iratha's Finery
• Isenhart's Armory
• Milabrega's Regalia
• Sigon's Complete Steel
• Tancred's Battlegear
• Vidala's Rig

• Aldur's Watchtower
• Bul-Kathos' Children
• Cow King's Leathers
• Griswold's Legacy
• Heaven's Brethren
• Hwanin's Majesty
• Immortal King
• M'avina's Battle Hymn

• Naj's Ancient Vestige
• Natalya's Odium
• Orphan's Call
• Sander's Folly
• Sazabi's Grand Tribute
• Tal Rasha's Wrappings
• The Disciple
• Trang-Oul's Avatar

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