The Disciple

The Disciple is an Item Set used by any class who deal physical damage, whether ranged or melee.

Background

As many of the set items found in Diablo II, we do not know much about the origins of this item set. The names of the individual pieces seem to suggest it's from some decently good source, but nothing can really be said for certain. It's only available in D2X.

Diablo II Item Info [e]
1.10 Ilvl: 39 The Disciple [Item Set]
Set Pieces: Dark Adherent Credendum Laying of Hands Rite of Passage Telling of Beads
Two-piece Set Bonus: +150 Defense Three-piece Set Bonus: +22 Poison Damage Over 3 Seconds* Four-piece Set Bonus: +10 Strength Full Set Bonus: +50% Resistance To All +2 to All Skills +100 Mana +10 Dexterity +150 Defense +22 Poison Damage Over 3 Seconds*
Slots Used: Neck Chest Waist Hands Feet		Slots Free: Head Main Hand Off-Hand Ring 1 Ring 2

Diablo II Item Set

The Disciple isn't designed for any particular class, but it's best suited to those who deal physical damage, whether melee or ranged.

The defense isn't that great, but there's good resistance and other bonuses. The gloves in this set are one of the most popular items in the game for combat characters, and the belt is quite a nice item on its own as well.

One of the classes that has a primary advantage of using it are bowazon-specced Amazons. Its low strength requirements, light weight, attribute bonuses, and resists — a total fire resist 115%, cold resist 83%, poison resist 100-105%, and lightning resist 65%, in addition to reduced cold and poison duration are all good bowazon traits.

Its weaknesses are none of the pieces are of any use to the bowazon by themselves (except Laying of Hands), severely limited modification potential and the absence of an AR bonus, elemental damage, MDR/DR and added damage. The Disciple leaves a bowazon with an open bow, helm and ring slots. The rlvl of this set is clvl-77; the maximum IAS one can get out of this set (without weapon) is 80%.

* If you have any other sources of poison damage (including the damage on the Dark Adherent), the partial/complete set bonus will show some other, inaccurate value.

Item List

These are the items of The Disciple, listed with all their stats. For more information, visit each individual page.

Item	Properties	Magical Modifiers

Dark Adherent (Dusk Shroud) Ilvl: 39

Defense: 666-882 Light Armor Durability: 20 Inv Size: 2x3 Required Strength: 77 Required Level: 43

Part of: The_Disciple 1.10 +305-415 Defense +24% Fire Resistance 25% Chance of casting slvl 3 Nova When Struck +24-34 Poison Damage Over 2 Seconds

Credendum (Mithril Coil) Ilvl: 39

Defense: 108-115 Durability: 16 16 slots Inv Size: 2x1 Required Strength: 106 Required Level: 65

Part of: The Disciple 1.10 +50 Defense +10 Strength +10 Dexterity +15% Resistance To All

Laying of Hands (Bramble Mitts) Ilvl: 39

Defense: 79-87 Durability: 12 Inv Size: 2x2 Required Level: 63

Part of: The Disciple 1.10 +25 Defense +20% Increased Attack Speed +50% Fire Resistance +350% Damage Against Demons 10% Chance of casting slvl 3 Holy Bolt on Hit

Rite of Passage (Demonhide Boots) Ilvl: 39

Defense: 53-60 Durability: 12 Inv Size: 2x2 Required Strength: 20 Required Level: 29

Part of: The Disciple 1.10 +25 Defense +30% Faster Run Walk Half Freeze Duration +15-25 Stamina

Telling of Beads Ilvl: 39

Inv Size: 1x1 Required Level: 30

Part of: The Disciple 1.10 +35-50% Poison Resistance +1 to All Skills +18% Cold Resistance Attacker Takes 8-10 Damage

Media

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  Body armor inventory art.

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  Belt inventory art.

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  Hands inventory art.

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  Feet inventory art.

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  Amulet inventory art.

Development

the Disciple 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

• Original Diabloii.net material.
• Patch 1.10
• Elite Sets and Set Items article at theamazonbasin