Trang-Oul's Guise

Trang-Oul's Guise is a Helmet and part of the Trang-Oul's Avatar Item Set, used most often by the Necromancers.

Background

1.10 Ilvl: 32 Trang-Oul's Avatar [Item Set]
Set Pieces: Trang-Oul's Guise Trang-Oul's Scales Trang-Oul's Girth Trang-Oul's Claws Trang-Oul's Wing
Two-piece Set Bonus: +15% Mana Regeneration +18 To Fire Ball* Three-piece Set Bonus: +15% Mana Regeneration +13 To Fire Wall* Four-piece Set Bonus: +15% Mana Regeneration +10 To Meteor* Full Set Bonus: +50% Resistance To All +3 to All Skills +100 Mana +200 Defense +5 Replenish Life (0.488 LPS) +60% Mana Regeneration +20% Life Stolen Per Hit +3 To Fire Mastery +10 To Meteor +13 To Fire Wall +18 To Fire Ball Transforms into Vampire (only visual)

Diablo II Item Info [e]

1.10 Ilvl: 32 Trang-Oul's Guise (See full set) [Helmet] Head
Base Item: Bone Visage Defense: 180-257
+80-100 Defense +24% Faster Hit Recovery Attacker Takes 20 Damage +150 Mana +5 Replenish Life (0.488 Life Per Second)
Durability: 40 Inv Size: 2x2
Required Strength: 106 Required Level: 65

Trang'Oul is a dragon-god, hence some of the items being named after parts of his body (wings, claws, scales). It's a near omnipotent entity, with unknown connections to the rest of the world. He seems beyond mere demons and angels.

He is meant to be responsible for maintaining "the balance" of Sanctuary and tasked first his disciple Rathma, the Nephalem and then Rathma's progeny (the Necromancers) in helping him with his task.

More lore about it can be found here.

Diablo II Item

Trang-Oul's Avatar is designed for a Necromancer, with a class specific shield, armor, helm, belt and gloves. This set overall gives many good bonuses.

Patch 1.10 added a nifty bonus to wearing this full set: the character transforms into a Vampire Lord. Only by visual means, but still cool.

It's only available in D2X.

Development

This item was first seen in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 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.

Trivia

No trivia.

Media

The ingame art for the item.

References

Original Diabloii.net material.
The Sin War trilogy by Richard Knaak.
Patch 1.10

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