Melee Sorceress

[Solfege]

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Abbreviations – Build Core – Mercenary – Early Game – Mid Game – End Game – Challenges – Dungeons and Rifts

Official Documentation

STATUS OF THE 2.4 GUIDE UPDATE

I've been really busy irl, so it's taking a while to get this done. Regardless, the main guide up to THE VOID quest is (mostly) up-to-date. All Dungeons up to The Void and all Rifts up to Scosglen should be up to date as well.

INTRODUCTION

Think of the Melee Sorceress as the angry, rebellious, and often overlooked younger sibling to her more refined and beloved Caster sistren. She’s not as powerful, or as popular, and things don’t come as easy for her, but what she lacks in raw talent and divine favor, she makes up for in dogged determination and stubborn tenacity.

In other words, Melee Sorc may not be fast or flashy, but it’s a solid and reliable build.

ABOUT THE GUIDE

The guide is written specifically for SOLO, SELF-FOUND (SSF) play. As such, gear choices will be based on what the average player can reasonably find during a playthrough, not necessarily what’s "best-in-slot." If possible, this guide will avoid items such as SSSUs, UMOs, Effigies, Relics, unique Jewels, and Shrinecrafts with impossible to get mod combos. You’re free to use this stuff, but none of this is SSF-friendly and should never be required to complete core content with a mainline build.

If you’re new and looking for a brainless OP build to faceroll all content, this ain't it. You'll be happier playing literally any Paladin or the current flavor-of-the-month meta build. If you're dead-set on playing a Sorc and have tons of TG burning a hole in your pocket, skip this guide and just buy a Wyrd Sorc.

PROS AND CONS

► EXPAND

PROS:

• Versatile.
• High survivability.
• Decent boss killer.
• Hardcore-friendly (the build, not the guide).

NEUTRAL:

• Moderate skill-switching.
• Uses 2 different playstyles:
  
  • Aggressive direct melee playstyle (mostly for bossing)
  • Indirect point-blank ranger playstyle (mostly for leveling and farming)

CONS:

• Slow and/or boring farmer. A Sorc’s melee skills aren’t efficient at clearing mobs (Bladestorm is slow and Fusillade still doesn’t pierce targets).

ABBREVIATIONS

► EXPAND

Some common abbreviations used in the guide.

Attribute
STR = Strength
DEX = Dexterity
VIT = Vitality
NRG = Energy

Speed
AS = Attack Speed
BP = Breakpoint
BS = Block Speed
CS = Cast Speed
FPA = Frames Per Animation
HR = Hit Recovery
MS = Movement Speed

Sustain
LaeK = Life after each Kill
LL = Life Leech (Life Stolen per Hit)
LoMA = Life on Melee Attack
Maek = Mana after each Kill
ML = Mana Leech (Mana Stolen per Hit)
MoMA = Mana on Melee Attack

Gear Mods
AA = All Attributes
AR = Attack Rating
BD = Bonus Defense
CB = Crushing Blow
CtB = Chance to Block (or Block Chance)
CtC = Chance to Cast
DS = Deadly Strike
DR = Damage Reduction
ED = Enhanced Damage (weapons) or Enhanced Defense (armor)
EWD = Enhanced Weapon Damage
GF = Gold Find
IED = Innate Elemental Damage
MF = Magic Find
PLR = Poison Length Reduction
Res = Resistance

Miscellaneous
AG = Attack Ground
AC = Arcane Crystal
Alvl = Area Level
Clvl = Character Level
CD = Cooldown
DPS = Damage Per Second
F/C/L = Fire/Cold/Lightning a.k.a Rainbow
Ilvl = Item Level
LCS = Lying Character Sheet
MO = Mystic Orb
Pita = Pain in the ass
QC = Quick Cast
Reqs = Requirements
SU = Sacred Unique (SSU and SSSU = higher “tiers” of SU)
T = Tier (for example, T4 = Tier 4)
TU = Tiered Unique
UMO = Unique Mystic Orb
WDM = Weapon Damage Modifier

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

STR = 120 Base (Early+Mid+Late Game) → None (End Game)
DEX = Everything else
VIT = None
NRG = None

BASE SKILLPLAN

MELEE

• Mooncall [25]
• Bladestorm [10]
• Fusillade [10]
• Arcane Sustenance [1]

ARCANE

• Immersion [1]
• Arcane Torrent [1]
• Raven Familiar [1]

COVEN

• Living Flame [25]
• Warp Armor [25]
• Nova Charge [6]

REWARD

• Baneblade [15]
• Symbol of Esu [5]
• Force Blast [1]

MASTERY

• Melee Devotion [1]
• Meditation [3] → Tenacity [5]
• Endurance [10]

Where you distribute your remaining points will depend entirely on what End Game path you take (which will depend on what gear you find).

ELEMENTAL PATH

MELEE

• Paradigm Shift [1]
• Cold Blooded [1]

Remaining points = Raven Familiar and Premonition

PHYSICAL PATH

MELEE

• Determination [1]
• Fatal Focus [8]

Remaining points = Premonition, maybe Firedance

► SKILL NOTES

INNATE

• MANA SHIELD
  The Mana drain from taking Elemental damage is much higher than from Phys damage. Also, the shield will sometimes break. I assume this happens if you lose all your Mana due to damage taken.

MELEE

• MOONCALL
  You only get the additional Max Life and damage while the buff is active.
• PARADIGM SHIFT (Elemental path)
  Taking this won’t automatically reduce your Phys damage to zero. It basically just reduces your EWD.
• COLD BLOODED (Elemental path)
  You only get the innate Cold Pierce while Mooncall is active.
• BLADESTORM
  Viable AG skill now that it actually has range.
• DETERMINATION (Phys path)
  You’ll get additional Defense when Phys damage-boosting skills are active (e.g. Mooncall, Baneblade, Firedance).
• FATAL FOCUS (Phys path)
  Up to 40% CtB is still possible with Premonition+Fusillade as long as your DEX and/or %Base Block Chance are high enough.
• FUSILLADE
  Targeting is random and it’s useless against fast and/or teleporting enemies. Treat it as a supplemental damage skill. Its CD timer will always be 1 second longer than the duration, so use it all the time.
• ARCANE SUSTENANCE
  Helps keep Mana Shield fueled, but only in direct melee combat.
• PREMONITION
  Only gives you the potential to push past the 50% Max Block limit (up to 80%), and only while Fusillade is active. You'll still need enough DEX to actually hit 80% CtB. This skill is completely useless until End Game.
  
  DEX needed per +x% Increased Base Block Chance for a clvl 145 Sorc to hit Max Block (assumes Baneblade is active):
  
  • +0% = 5820 DEX
  • +1% = 4660 DEX
  • +2% = 3885 DEX

COVEN

• LIVING FLAME
  Life+regen to help keep you alive when you can’t sustain melee.
• FIREDANCE (Phys path)
  Since it also increases Spell Damage, don’t let LCS trick you into thinking your DPS has skyrocketed. It hasn’t.
• WARP ARMOR
  Taken mostly for the 17% Avoid.
• NOVA CHARGE
  Helps keep Mana Shield fueled. You’re putting 6 points here to hit the 50% DEX to NRG conversion cap. Every time you put points into DEX, you’ll need to recast the buff to get the new NRG values.

ARCANE

• RAVEN FAMILIAR
  Taken mostly for the Mana boost, but extra +Skills can still be helpful. Summon this before activating any of your buffs so they also benefit from the +Skills.

MASTERY

• MELEE DEVOTION
  The skill’s damage reduction is discrete from other forms of DR, so it won’t show up in your character sheet.
• MEDITATION
  You’ll spec into this early on to help with Mana problems.
• TENACITY
  +5% Phys Res isn't much, but every little bit helps.
• ENDURANCE
  +10% Max Life will save your ass. Trust me.

REWARD

• BANEBLADE
  Ultimate Skill. Each time you put points into the skill, you’ll have to deactivate, then reactivate, the buff for the new values to take effect.
• SYMBOL OF ESU
  Ennead Challenge Reward Skill. You’re only putting points here for the innate Fire/Cold/Lightning Absorb.
• FORCE BLAST
  Black Road Reward Skill. Super-fast debuff nova that’s incredibly useful against enemies dealing Phys damage, especially rangers. Costs a lot of Mana, though. Save it for emergencies or against specific enemies.

OSKILLS

• SPIRAL DANCE
  AG skill that’s decent vs. trash mobs, but terrible vs. single targets. Only the nova at the end of the attack deals damage.
• MIND CONTROL
  Intended for the Triune boss fight, but it can also charm many other monster types. Using Mind Control on a huge mob can save your bacon when you’re about to get swarmed (e.g. Viz-jun, Scosglen). Just be aware, it doesn’t work on every monster.

► RELICS

Some Relics to consider. None of these are required. See this page for the full list of Relics.

GENERAL-PURPOSE

• Relic (Divine Judgment)

  

  Relic
  Required Level: 75
  +(9 to 16) to Divine Judgment
  +(21 to 25) to Strength
  (2 to 4)% to Strength
  
  
  Has a very small AoE, but its high WDM and multi-hit mechanic make this a better single-target skill than anything Melee Sorc has access to.
• Relic (Cherubim)

  

  Relic
  Required Level: 75
  5% Life stolen per Hit
  +(6 to 13) to Cherubim
  (4 to 8)% to Strength
  
  
  Long-range auto-targeting missiles. Paladins have all the best skills.
• Relic (Fusillade)

  

  Relic
  Required Level: 75
  +(4 to 12) to Fusillade
  10% to Dexterity
  
  
  Reduces the CD by 1 second and boosts DEX +6%.
• Relic (Dark Power)

  

  Relic
  Required Level: 75
  Dark Power: Doubled Magic Damage
  Adds 100-200 Magic Damage
  +(6 to 11) to Dark Power
  
  
  More Magic damage.
• Any Relic with a damage-dealing buff (e.g. Hive, Path of Flames).

FOR ELEMENTAL BUILDS

• Relic (Banish)
  
  Large AoE curse that adds flat Elemental and Magic damage to your attacks.
• Relic (Mooncall)

  

  Relic
  Required Level: 75
  (15 to 20)% Innate Elemental Damage
  +(14 to 25) to Mooncall
  +100 to Life
  
  
  Additional Lightning pierce to help boost damage.

FOR PHYS BUILDS

• Relic (Bladestorm)

  

  Relic
  Required Level: 75
  Adds 50-100 Magic Damage
  (4 to 6)% Life stolen per Hit
  +(5 to 9) to Bladestorm
  
  
  Some extra LL and Magic damage.
• Relic (Nightmare)

  

  Relic
  Required Level: 75
  Nightmare Reduces Physical Resistance by 6%
  +(4 to 13) to Nightmare
  
  
  Curse that reduces enemy movement speed and prevents them from healing on-attack/kill, but the -6% Enemy Phys Res the Relic adds to Nightmare is the main reason to consider this.
• Any Relic that gives DS, flat Phys/Magic Damage, sustain, Max Res, or helps with BPs.

BREAKPOINTS

ATTACK SPEED: Warp Blades = 6 / 23 / 56 / 129 (5 fpa)
ATTACK SPEED: Crystal Swords = 15 / 46 / 109 (5 fpa)
ATTACK SPEED: Sorc Orbs (except Jared’s Stone) = 5 / 29 / 78 (5 fpa)
ATTACK SPEED: Staves (except War Staff) = 5 / 10 / 26 / 44 / 72 / 129 280 (6 fpa)
HIT RECOVERY = 5 / 11 / 20 / 35 / 60 / 109 / 280 (3 fpa)
BLOCK SPEED = 3 / 7 / 13 / 20 / 32 / 48 / 75 / 129 / 280 (4 fpa)
CAST SPEED: Staves = 6 / 19 / 42 / 83 / 194 (5 fpa)
CAST SPEED: 1H swing Weapons = 8 / 22 / 42 / 78 / 157 (6 fpa)

► D2STATS DROP NOTIFIER

Some lines to add to your D2Stats Notifier.

"Enchanted Rune"
"Arcane Shards"
"Arcane Crystal"
"Warp Blade" sacred low normal superior magic rare
"Ceremonial Armor" sacred low normal superior magic rare
"Spiked Shield" sacred low normal superior magic rare
"Sash" sacred magic rare

THE BASICS

► GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

PLAYSTYLE

This isn’t really a melee build anymore. It’s more of a point-blank Ranger that can also melee. Most of the time, you’ll be in Attack Ground mode (see below). The only times you’ll ever really engage in direct melee combat will be vs. bosses or when you need LoMA to keep you healthy.

ATTACK GROUND

Holding the “Stand Still” key to attack-in-place will proc the missiles from your skills, even if you don’t have a target selected. However, a direct melee hit is still required to trigger on-attack mods such as LoMA, MoMA, on-attack procs, and a Warp Blade’s AoE.

AG will mostly be used for moving through areas and farming. You’ll use a buff and stutter-step playstyle:
Buff with Mooncall → AG 1-3 times → take a few steps → AG again → take a few more steps → repeat. Deploy Fusillade into larger and/or more durable mobs as-needed.

QUICK CAST

Binding a skill to a Quick Cast (QC) key allows you to immediately use a skill without switching to it first. QC Mooncall, Fusillade, Force Blast, and Jitan’s Gate/Teleport work well for me, but you can bind whatever skills you want.

► OFFENSE

DAMAGE

Your damage type will depend on your gear kit (which, in turn, will determine what melee skills you’ll ultimately spec into).

• Phys kits
  You’ll have multiple sources of Phys damage multipliers from skills and items. Think of these as a foundation to build from. Combined, they can reach 1500%+. This means even a small amount of additional flat damage will go a long way to boosting your overall damage output. To push it further, you can add Deadly Strike, which has a chance to double your Phys and Converted damage.
  
  Main foci: DEX, Max Damage, DS

• Elemental kits
  Similar to Phys kits, but with Elemental damage. Innate Elemental Damage will be your multiplier for whatever flat Fire/Cold/Lightning (a.k.a. Rainbow) damage you can stack. To push damage further, you’ll add sources of -x% Enemy Elemental Resistances to pierce and enemy’s Elemental Res. Stacking as much DEX as possible will also help boost your weapon’s base IED.
  
  Main foci: DEX, Flat Rainbow damage, Elemental pierce, IED

The Elemental Spell Damage mod screws with your LCS damage numbers. SD does boost flat Elemental damage, but only on a direct melee hit. It does not carry to any projectiles, novae, or your Warp Blade’s AoE. This is important because direct melee hit damage is what LCS shows, not your actual effective DPS. Because of this, do not base gear choices solely on LCS numbers. It’s called the Lying Character Sheet for a reason.

Additionally, Deadly Strike and Crushing Blow are discrete mods. They won’t show up as part of the LCS’ damage calculation. Don’t automatically dismiss items with these mods just because they may drop your LCS damage.

When in doubt, use the Training Dummies in Act 1 to test your effective DPS (look inside the tent, east of Gheed’s house).

► DEFENSE

COVEN PASSIVE COMBOS

Brief overview of the different passive combos recommended for most players.

• Fire/Lightning (Life Regen+Avoid)
  Not very good early on, but highly versatile once Coven skills are maxed. High regen can counter both Phys and Elemental damage (especially Poison and Burn damage). This allows you to sacrifice more traditional defensive mods in favor of other beneficial mods. Also good for people who don’t like managing their Life and Mana pools.
• Poison/Lightning (Phys Res+Avoid)
  Great all-rounder that works well from beginning to end. It’s not as effective as a Fire spec against Elemental damage, but it shines against Phys Damage. It also leaves you with a lot of extra Skill Points, which you can use on the Specialization mastery for more damage.
• Cold/Lightning (Defense+Avoid)
  Great early on, but not as good later. High Block builds don’t usually need tons of Defense because its redundant.
• Poison/Fire (Phys Res+Life Regen)
  Mediocre for regular play because no Avoid or Nova Charge, but has the highest damage potential because Specialization and Firedance. Recommended mostly for Labs (the Avoid penalty in higher Labs makes Warp Armor practically useless).

SURVIVABILITY

Sorcs can’t stack huge amounts Life+Defense+Phys/Elemental Res like other classes. They need to create a multi-layered defense with many different defensive mods. Since this build uses a Fire/Lightning combo, you’ll have 2 main defensive layers:

• Inner layer
  Life, Life sustain, Life Regen
• Outer layer
  Block, Avoid, Defense, Phys Res, Mana Shield, Force Blast

The inner layer’s job is to replenish Life faster than you lose it. The outer layer’s job is to take pressure off the inner layer by reducing as much incoming damage as possible.

Main foci: DEX, Phys Res, Life Regen, LL, LoMA

► SPECIFIC DANGERS

Situations that are especially dangerous:

• Slow/Chill
  Anything that reduces your Attack Speed will reduce LoMA potential. There isn’t much you can do about Slow, but equipping something with the “Cannot Be Frozen” mod will make all those Cold-based enemies a lot less annoying.
• Poison
  Getting poisoned will reduce or reverse your Life regen. Some Poison is too powerful to counter with regen and Poison Res, so adding Poison Length Reduction will at least reduce the amount of time you'll stay poisoned.
• Running out of Mana
  No Mana = no skills and no Mana Shield = death. Supplement Arcane Sustenance with Mana Regen to help keep your Mana pool filled.

THE TL;DR ON HOW TO PLAY:

• Summon Raven Familiar → buff with Nova Charge, Mana Shield, Baneblade, and any oskill buffs.
• Melee Playstyle = Buff with Mooncall → deploy Fusillade → go nuts with Bladestorm
• AG Playstyle = Buff with Mooncall → stutter-step with Bladestorm or Spiral Dance → deploy Fusillade into larger mobs
• Debuff with Force Blast, as needed
• Mind Control monsters when you’re desperate

Mercs aren’t really useful after a certain point because they’re too stupid to avoid fatal attacks. Nevertheless, a merc will still be helpful while leveling. I prefer the Rogue Priestess. She can spread damage over a broad range, and the Life Regen from Vindicate is ridiculously helpful early on.

► CLASS-SPECIFIC BONUSES

CLASS-SPECIFIC BONUSES

Defensive Harmony:
Slows Attackers by 25%, with an additional +1% slow per 5 clvls

Heroic Strength:
+1% Enhanced Weapon Damage per DEX point
+1 Life Regeneration per DEX point
+0.25 Energy Factor per DEX point

Other Bonuses:
+1% Phys Res per 4 clvls
+1% chance to avoid melee attacks per 40 DEX (capped at 60%)

► GEAR

Generally, you can just equip your merc with whatever decent gear you find. Prioritize damage, HR, AS, DEX, and Res.

That said, here is a list of useful items, in case you happen to find them as you go.

GEAR
Weapon:

Banshee

Banshee
Bows
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
1% Chance to cast level 7 Abyss on Striking
20% Attack Speed
5% Movement Speed
+0.25 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
Adds 3-7 Cold Damage
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Damage
+5% to Cold Spell Damage
Cold Absorb 5%
10% Gold Find

→

Shockwave

Shockwave
Bows
'IthShael'
Runeword Level: 35
50% Chance to cast level 14 Punishers on Kill
+15% Bonus to Poison Skill Duration
+(11 to 15) to Maximum Damage
+(58 to 72)% Enhanced Damage
+10% to Poison Spell Damage
(3 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Slow Target (11 to 15)%
+(21 to 40) to Dexterity
+(21 to 40) to Energy

in a Short or Long War Bow →

Herald of Skartara

Herald of Skartara
Reflex Bow (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (23 - 29) to (37 - 48)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 11
Required Dexterity: 103
Item Level: 29
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
1% Chance to cast level 3 Phalanx on Kill
1% Chance to cast level 6 Celerity on Kill
15% Attack Speed
Adds (11 to 15)-(21 to 30) Damage
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Damage
10% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
Two-Hand Damage: (63 - 77) to (93 - 108)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 30
Required Dexterity: 150
Item Level: 40
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
2% Chance to cast level 7 Phalanx on Kill
2% Chance to cast level 10 Celerity on Kill
25% Attack Speed
Adds (25 to 35)-(41 to 50) Damage
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Damage
20% Magic Find
Socketed (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (124 - 142) to (173 - 204)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 48
Required Dexterity: 290
Item Level: 67
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
3% Chance to cast level 11 Phalanx on Kill
3% Chance to cast level 14 Celerity on Kill
35% Attack Speed
Adds (36 to 45)-(51 to 70) Damage
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Damage
30% Magic Find
Socketed (5)
Two-Hand Damage: (168 - 187) to (230 - 263)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 57
Required Dexterity: 570
Item Level: 85
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
4% Chance to cast level 13 Phalanx on Kill
4% Chance to cast level 20 Celerity on Kill
40% Attack Speed
Adds (51 to 60)-(71 to 90) Damage
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Damage
40% Magic Find
Socketed (6)

→

Fire

Fire
Reflex Bow (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: (159 - 192) to (200 - 237)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 80
Required Dexterity: 680
Item Level: 1
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
5% Chance to cast level 1 Arrow on Striking
Adds 25-50 Damage
+150 to Maximum Fire Damage
+150 to Maximum Lightning Damage
+150 to Maximum Cold Damage
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Damage
Socketed (6)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

→

Askarbydd

Askarbydd
Reflex Bow (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: (230 - 311) to (330 - 455)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 1020
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
50% Attack Speed
Adds (70 to 110)-(150 to 230) Damage
15% Life stolen per Hit
+(140 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
+(1 to 10) to Rapid Wyrmshot
Maximum Poison Resist +2%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
Requirements +50%
Socketed (6)

Body Armor:

Akara's Robe (1)

Akara's Robe
Quilted Armor (1)
Defense: 74 to 100
Required Level: 10
Required Strength: 10
Item Level: 255
+50 Defense
+(6 to 10) to all Attributes
+50 to Life
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
Cannot be Upgraded
Socketed (2)

→

Akara's Robe (3)

Akara's Robe
Quilted Armor (3)
Defense: 496 to 599
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 175
Item Level: 255
+1 to All Skills
+250 Defense
+(11 to 20) to all Attributes
+100 to Life
Elemental Resists +(21 to 25)%
Cannot be Upgraded
Socketed (5)

→

Leather of Aut

Leather of Aut
Hard Leather Armor (4)
Defense: (66 - 75) to (132 - 151)
Required Level: 2
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 1
+(2 to 4) to Whirlpool
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
(3 to 5)% to Strength
(3 to 5)% to Dexterity
(3 to 5)% to Vitality
(11 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (2)
Defense: (267 - 297) to (449 - 500)
Required Level: 19
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
+(5 to 8) to Whirlpool
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
(9 to 11)% to Strength
(9 to 11)% to Dexterity
(9 to 11)% to Vitality
(21 to 30)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)
Defense: (701 - 761) to (1131 - 1228)
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 193
Item Level: 51
+(9 to 12) to Whirlpool
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 17)% to Strength
(15 to 17)% to Dexterity
(15 to 17)% to Vitality
(31 to 40)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (5)
Defense: (1052 - 1135) to (1691 - 1823)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 385
Item Level: 77
+(13 to 16) to Whirlpool
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
(18 to 20)% to Strength
(18 to 20)% to Dexterity
(18 to 20)% to Vitality
(41 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (6)

→

Earth

Earth
Chain Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (5050 - 6312) to (5712 - 7140)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 402
Item Level: 1
15% Hit Recovery
Adds 13-25 Damage
(3 to 6)% Life stolen per Hit
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
(16 to 20)% to Dexterity
Lightning Resist +(31 to 50)%
Requirements -33%
Socketed (6)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

→

Strength Beyond Strength

Strength Beyond Strength
Gothic Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8339 - 9198) to (10115 - 11157)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
Adds 25-40 Damage
150% Bonus to Attack Rating
+50% Damage to Demons
25% Life stolen per Hit
10% Deadly Strike
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
-5 to Light Radius
Socketed (6)

Helm:

Honor

Honor
Helms
'Tal'
Runeword Level: 20
7% Movement Speed
+7% to Spell Damage
Elemental Resists +7%
Poison Length Reduced by (10 to 15)%
-7% to All Vendor Prices

→

Topspin

Topspin
Skull Cap (4)
Defense: (76 - 83) to (115 - 125)
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 1
5% Attack Speed
+(31 to 50)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) Defense
(3 to 5)% to Dexterity
(3 to 5)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
10% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (1)
Defense: (277 - 301) to (365 - 397)
Required Level: 20
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
15% Attack Speed
+(61 to 80)% Enhanced Defense
+(71 to 100) Defense
(6 to 8)% to Dexterity
(6 to 8)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
20% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (3)
Defense: (704 - 760) to (876 - 943)
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 192
Item Level: 51
25% Attack Speed
+(91 to 110)% Enhanced Defense
+(151 to 200) Defense
(9 to 11)% to Dexterity
(9 to 11)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
30% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1182 - 1258) to (1471 - 1564)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 384
Item Level: 77
30% Attack Speed
+(121 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
+(301 to 400) Defense
(12 to 14)% to Dexterity
(12 to 14)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
40% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)

→

Witchhunter's Hood

Witchhunter's Hood
Cap (Sacred)
Defense: (2136 - 2611) to (2161 - 2642)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 250
Item Level: 1
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Physical Resist 5%
(16 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)

Witchhunter's Attire
(Assassin Claw Set)

→

Royal Circlet

Royal Circlet
Tiara (Sacred)
Defense: (1740 - 1957) to (1968 - 2214)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 392
Item Level: 105
+2 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Demons
+50% Damage to Undead
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +(25 to 30)%
Physical Resist 5%
(21 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)

Belt:

Rainbow

Rainbow
Belts
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
+5% to Spell Damage
+(6 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 10)%
Elemental Resists +(10 to 15)%
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
+2 to Light Radius

→

Wormtongue

Wormtongue
Light Belt (4)
Defense: (53 - 58) to (71 - 78)
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 26
Item Level: 1
(31 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5-13 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: (214 - 231) to (259 - 279)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
(71 to 90)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 19-50 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (544 - 581) to (649 - 693)
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 192
Item Level: 51
(111 to 130)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 75-150 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (801 - 851) to (946 - 1006)
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 384
Item Level: 77
(131 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 100-250 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)

→

The Endless Loop

The Endless Loop
Light Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 1101 to 1143
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 105
40% Combat Speeds
+(10 to 19) to Charged Strike
Slow Target 10%
+50 to all Attributes
+75 Life Regenerated per Second
+(0 to 1) Mana on Striking
Socketed (2)

Gloves:

Enlightenment

Enlightenment
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius

→

Featherclaw

→

Water

Water
Leather Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: (940 - 1175) to (954 - 1192)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 335
Item Level: 1
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
(11 to 15)% to Dexterity
Fire Resist +(31 to 50)%
(13 to 19)% Gold Find
Requirements -33%
Socketed (4)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

→

Rogue Foresight

Rogue Foresight
Heavy Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: 492 to 522
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 525
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
5% Deadly Strike
-10% to Strength
20% to Dexterity
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (4)

Boots:

Epicenter

Epicenter
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%

→

Death Spur

Death Spur
Heavy Boots (4)
Defense: 27 to 39
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 27
Item Level: 1
1% Chance to cast level 6 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.09375 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(11 to 15) to Strength
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: 109 to 141
Required Level: 20
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
1% Chance to cast level 10 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.15625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(21 to 25) to Strength
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: 248 to 310
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 193
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 14 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.21875 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(31 to 35) to Strength
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: 346 to 427
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 386
Item Level: 77
1% Chance to cast level 16 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.25 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(36 to 40) to Strength
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

→

Frost

Frost
Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1302 - 1627) to (1342 - 1677)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 335
Item Level: 1
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
30% Hit Recovery
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
(11 to 15)% to Dexterity
Cold Resist +(31 to 50)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find
Requirements -33%
Socketed (4)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

→

Wind Runner

Wind Runner
Boots
'SilElqSilGul'
Runeword Level: 100
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
50% Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Adds 25-68 Damage
250% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense

Amulet: Rare with +Skills and any combination of DEX, AS, Life, or a Reanimate →

Scarab of Death

Scarab of Death
Amulet
Required Level: 40
Item Level: 70
50% Attack Speed
50% Cast Speed
50% Hit Recovery
Elemental Resists +25%
Physical Resist -5%
5% Reanimate as: Random Monster

SOCKET FILLERS
Weapon: Skulls → Jah Runes
Armor: Res Gems → Amethysts

MYSTIC ORBS
Weapon: ED to cap → Max Damage → AS (if needed)
Armor: Elemental Res → HR → Max Damage
Amulet: Phys DR → Life → MF

► BREAKPOINTS

BREAKPOINTS

Attack Speed (AS):
6/15/26/40/65/102/180 (8 fpa) – Short, Hunter's, Composite, Short Battle, Short War Bows
5/10/18/29/42/60/92/142/259 (8 fpa) – Long, Long Battle, Long War Bows
5/11/22/34/50/78/120/215 (8 fpa) – Stag and Reflex Bows
Hit Recovery (HR):
6/13/20/32/52/86/174/600 (3 fpa)

► NOTES ON MERCS

The following applies to all mercs.

• Have an innate +70% Elemental Res.
• Gain +1% Max Res per 10 clvls abouve clvl 100.
• Suffer from the same Res penalties in Nightmare and Hell that you do.
• Inherit both your Gold Find and Magic Find as long as they get the kill (it does not work the other way around).
• Benefit from the +Skills mod on their gear. However, they do not benefit from "+x to skill y" mods.
• Cannot use oskills.
• When your merc gets stuck, teleport or TP to town to fix them. If that doesn’t work, teleport right next to a monster. This will almost always reactivate their AI.

GEAR

► expand

GEAR
Weapon: Any Sorc Orb with decent damage/mods →

Shark

Shark
Weapons
Except Necromancer Daggers, Assassin Claws
'Eld'
Runeword Level: 8
5% Chance to cast level 9 Bloodlust on Kill
+(7 to 9)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
20% Attack Speed
+5 to Maximum Damage
+0.125 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
1.5% Bonus to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
+(24 to 35)% Enhanced Damage
-1 to Mana

in a Warp Blade (not Crystal Sword) →

The Warped Blade

The Warped Blade
Warp Blade (4)
One-Hand Damage: (8 - 10) to (25 - 39)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 12
Required Dexterity: 39 to 41
Item Level: 10
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
5% Chance to cast level 12 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
15% Attack Speed
+(13 to 25) to Maximum Damage
+(24 to 46)% Enhanced Damage
+(16 to 25) to Dexterity
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: (25 - 28) to (78 - 96)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 33
Required Dexterity: 53 to 56
Item Level: 31
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
10% Chance to cast level 20 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
25% Attack Speed
+(38 to 50) to Maximum Damage
+(69 to 92)% Enhanced Damage
+(36 to 45) to Dexterity
4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
One-Hand Damage: (49 - 54) to (157 - 179)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 52
Required Dexterity: 91 to 96
Item Level: 51
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
15% Chance to cast level 28 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
35% Attack Speed
+(63 to 75) to Maximum Damage
+(115 to 137)% Enhanced Damage
+(56 to 65) to Dexterity
6% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
One-Hand Damage: (69 - 75) to (202 - 225)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 62
Required Dexterity: 166 to 177
Item Level: 77
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
20% Chance to cast level 36 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
40% Attack Speed
+(76 to 88) to Maximum Damage
+(138 to 160)% Enhanced Damage
+(66 to 75) to Dexterity
8% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)

Armor:

Akara's Robe (1)

Akara's Robe
Quilted Armor (1)
Defense: 74 to 100
Required Level: 10
Required Strength: 10
Item Level: 255
+50 Defense
+(6 to 10) to all Attributes
+50 to Life
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
Cannot be Upgraded
Socketed (2)

→

Wedding Dress of the Zann

Wedding Dress of the Zann
Ceremonial Armor (4)
Defense: (352 - 409) to (706 - 821)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 12
Required Dexterity: 97
Item Level: 29
15% Attack Speed
+(2 to 3) to Spiral Dance
4% Deadly Strike
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Defense
+(16 to 25) to Strength
+(16 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1131 - 1268) to (2161 - 2423)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 31
Required Dexterity: 143
Item Level: 40
30% Attack Speed
+(4 to 5) to Spiral Dance
6% Deadly Strike
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 45) to Strength
+(36 to 45) to Dexterity
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2818 - 3105) to (5286 - 5824)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 48
Required Dexterity: 300
Item Level: 67
45% Attack Speed
+(6 to 7) to Spiral Dance
8% Deadly Strike
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Defense
+(56 to 65) to Strength
+(56 to 65) to Dexterity
Socketed (5)
Defense: (4203 - 4574) to (7888 - 8585)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 55
Required Dexterity: 622
Item Level: 85
60% Attack Speed
+(7 to 8) to Spiral Dance
10% Deadly Strike
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
+(66 to 75) to Strength
+(66 to 75) to Dexterity
Socketed (6)

Shield: Rare →

Cloudladder

Cloudladder
Spiked Shield (4)
Defense: (102 - 116) to (203 - 230)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 7
Required Dexterity: 55
Item Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+1 to Druid Skill Levels
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(41 to 60)% Enhanced Defense
+20 to all Attributes
+10 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (1)
Defense: (372 - 414) to (629 - 699)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 24
Required Dexterity: 81
Item Level: 36
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
+(1 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(71 to 90)% Enhanced Defense
+30 to all Attributes
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (4)
Defense: (920 - 1007) to (1503 - 1645)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 42
Required Dexterity: 170
Item Level: 51
+2 to All Skills
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(101 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
+40 to all Attributes
+30 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (5)
Defense: (1443 - 1687) to (2346 - 2743)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 51
Required Dexterity: 353
Item Level: 85
+2 to All Skills
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(131 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+50 to all Attributes
+40 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (6)

Helm: Rare →

Haareis

Haareis
Diadem (4)
Defense: 36 to 80
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 28
Item Level: 1
1% Chance to cast level 1 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
Adds 5-7 Cold Damage
(2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
(4 to 6)% to Strength
(4 to 6)% to Dexterity
(4 to 6)% to Vitality
Cold Resist +(16 to 25)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: 103 to 194
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 57
Item Level: 31
2% Chance to cast level 5 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
Adds 18-20 Cold Damage
(8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
(7 to 9)% to Strength
(7 to 9)% to Dexterity
(7 to 9)% to Vitality
Cold Resist +(36 to 45)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: 215 to 386
Required Level: 46
Required Dexterity: 137
Item Level: 51
3% Chance to cast level 9 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
Adds 55-65 Cold Damage
(14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
(10 to 12)% to Strength
(10 to 12)% to Dexterity
(10 to 12)% to Vitality
Cold Resist +(56 to 65)%
Socketed (3)
Defense: 296 to 523
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 294
Item Level: 77
4% Chance to cast level 11 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
Adds 175-190 Cold Damage
(17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
(13 to 15)% to Strength
(13 to 15)% to Dexterity
(13 to 15)% to Vitality
Cold Resist +(66 to 75)%
Socketed (4)

Belt:

Rainbow

Rainbow
Belts
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
+5% to Spell Damage
+(6 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 10)%
Elemental Resists +(10 to 15)%
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
+2 to Light Radius

→

Wormtongue

Wormtongue
Light Belt (4)
Defense: (53 - 58) to (71 - 78)
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 26
Item Level: 1
(31 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5-13 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: (214 - 231) to (259 - 279)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
(71 to 90)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 19-50 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (544 - 581) to (649 - 693)
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 192
Item Level: 51
(111 to 130)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 75-150 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (801 - 851) to (946 - 1006)
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 384
Item Level: 77
(131 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 100-250 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)

Gloves:

Enlightenment

Enlightenment
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius

→

Visegrip

Visegrip
Light Gauntlets (4)
Defense: 29 to 56
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 30
Item Level: 10
5% Chance to cast level 5 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(3 to 4) to Maximum Damage
(21 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(4 to 5)% to Strength
2% to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: 120 to 176
Required Level: 24
Required Strength: 60
Item Level: 31
6% Chance to cast level 10 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(6 to 7) to Maximum Damage
(75 to 100)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(8 to 9)% to Strength
(3 to 4)% to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: 273 to 381
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 210
Item Level: 51
7% Chance to cast level 19 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(8 to 9) to Maximum Damage
(105 to 125)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 13)% to Strength
(5 to 7)% to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: 375 to 522
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 420
Item Level: 77
8% Chance to cast level 30 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(9 to 10) to Maximum Damage
(130 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(14 to 15)% to Strength
(8 to 10)% to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

Boots:

Epicenter

Epicenter
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%

→

Death Spur

Death Spur
Heavy Boots (4)
Defense: 27 to 39
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 27
Item Level: 1
1% Chance to cast level 6 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.09375 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(11 to 15) to Strength
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: 109 to 141
Required Level: 20
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
1% Chance to cast level 10 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.15625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(21 to 25) to Strength
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: 248 to 310
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 193
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 14 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.21875 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(31 to 35) to Strength
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: 346 to 427
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 386
Item Level: 77
1% Chance to cast level 16 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.25 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(36 to 40) to Strength
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

Amulet: Rare with +Skills, Life, Res, and MF →

Vizjerei Judgment

Vizjerei Judgment
Amulet
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 90
Item Level: 90
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
(20 to 30)% Cast Speed
+(800 to 1200) to Mana
Elemental Resists +(20 to 30)%

Vizjerei Dominion
(Sorceress Arcane Set)

Rings: Rare with +Skills, Life, Res, and MF or

Ring of Regha

Ring of Regha
Ring
Item Level: 1
Adds 3-5 Damage
+5% to Spell Damage
+(5 to 15) to Strength
+(5 to 15) to Dexterity
Elemental Resists +10%

On Switch:

Pax Mystica

Pax Mystica
Staves
'Tir'
Runeword Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+7% to Spell Damage
+(2 to 5) to Blink
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find

(Blink oskill)

SOCKET FILLERS
Weapon: Rubies → Sapphires → Skulls
Armor (except Shield): Res Gems (Amber, Bloodstone, Onyx, Turquoise) → Amethysts
Armor (Shield): Res Gems (Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz)
All RWs: Any Jewels with decent mods (as needed)

MYSTIC ORBS*
Weapon (TU): ED to cap → Max Damage → DS → LoMA
Armor (TU Body Armor, Shield, Belt): ED to cap → DEX → Max Damage → Life Regen
Armor (TU Helm): HR → STR → Max Damage → Life Regen
Armor (TU Gloves, Boots): DEX → Max Damage → HR → Life Regen
Jewelry: Poison Length Reduction → MF. Add Mana Regen if you feel you need it.

*Only orb TU gear at T4 to save gold.

NORMAL (CLVL 1-55)

ATTRIBUTE POINTS
30 points into STR (40 Base STR) → everything else into DEX.

SKILL POINTS
Spec into Meditation once you unlock Bladestorm. After which, boost Melee skills at a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio vs. Coven skills, depending on how comfortable you feel. Spec out of Meditation before moving on to Act 5.

GEARING
Look for Rare gear with Life, Life sustain, Life regen, Poison and Fire Res, DEX, and MF.

RANDOM WORLD DROPS
Useful items that can drop at any point.

• Belladonna Extracts
  Single-use potions that let you respec.
• Relics
  Rare drops that give you access to a random oskill, plus some secondary benefits. You can carry up to 3 different Relics at a time.

GOBLINS
Rare monsters that can spawn at any point. The types of items they drop depend on the Goblin type, but they’ll usually drop something useful. Goblins in higher Difficulties drop better items.

PROGRESSION NOTES

• Complete all main storyline quests.
• Collect a few Jewels.
• Collect all Runes.
• Collect and upgrade all Gems.
• You can create containers for Runes, Gems, Shrines, and Arcane Crystals by cubing one with an Oil of Craft. Right-click containers to store items. Cube containers to pull items out of storage.
• Akara offers unlimited respecs to characters below clvl 50, so don’t worry if you mess something up early on.

► WALKTHROUGH

ACT 1

Your Staff is fine when starting out. Upgrade to a Sorc Orb when you find one with good mods (they’re faster than Staves).

If you haven’t found a Warp Blade (not Crystal Sword) by the time you reach the Monastery, gamble one. Cube it with an Oil of Renewal to reroll it as a Superior base. If it rolls with 2 sockets, insert a Jewel, then an Eld Rune to make

Shark

Shark
Weapons
Except Necromancer Daggers, Assassin Claws
'Eld'
Runeword Level: 8
5% Chance to cast level 9 Bloodlust on Kill
+(7 to 9)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
20% Attack Speed
+5 to Maximum Damage
+0.125 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
1.5% Bonus to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
+(24 to 35)% Enhanced Damage
-1 to Mana

. If it rolls with no sockets, cube it with a Jewel to add a socket, then insert an Eld Rune.

ANDARIEL
Her full-screen Meteor Shower is extremely dangerous because your HR sucks. Retreat immediately when you see it telegraphed. You can mostly ignore her poison nova thing.

Andariel has a guaranteed 1x TU drop. She also drops the Catalyst of Disenchantment. Use it to turn any spare TUs (except quest items) into Arcane Shards. Cubing 5 Shards will create an Arcane Crystal, which will be useful throughout the game. Don’t use this Catalyst on Unique Amulets, Rings, or Jewels. You can turn those into something more valuable later.

ACT 2

Have

Rainbow

Rainbow
Belts
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
+5% to Spell Damage
+(6 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 10)%
Elemental Resists +(10 to 15)%
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
+2 to Light Radius

made before starting out. Any additional Poison Res will be helpful.

DURIEL
He’s fast and aggressive, but you can just melee him. The falling rocks will take about 30% of your Life per hit, so move when they start falling on your head.

Before leaving the Act, speak with Jerhyn. He’ll reward you with an Arcane Crystal.

ACT 3

As you put more points into DEX, the increasing NRG boost from Nova Charge will gradually make Mana costs less annoying.

Be wary when getting Khalim’s Eye in the Spider Cavern. Sszark the Burning casts long-lasting fire rings that deal decent damage.

Upon completing the Gidbinn quest, Ormus will reward you with random Shrines. Hold onto them. Even if they’re Shrines you won’t use, they can be converted to useful Shrines later on.

Speak to Cain after killing the High Council, but before entering Mephisto’s Durance, and he’ll give you a second Arcane Crystal.

MEPHISTO
As long as you don’t just stand in his nova ring thing like an idiot, you can just melee him. Mephisto has a guaranteed 2x TU drop.

If you found

The Warped Blade

The Warped Blade
Warp Blade (4)
One-Hand Damage: (8 - 10) to (25 - 39)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 12
Required Dexterity: 39 to 41
Item Level: 10
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
5% Chance to cast level 12 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
15% Attack Speed
+(13 to 25) to Maximum Damage
+(24 to 46)% Enhanced Damage
+(16 to 25) to Dexterity
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: (25 - 28) to (78 - 96)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 33
Required Dexterity: 53 to 56
Item Level: 31
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
10% Chance to cast level 20 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
25% Attack Speed
+(38 to 50) to Maximum Damage
+(69 to 92)% Enhanced Damage
+(36 to 45) to Dexterity
4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
One-Hand Damage: (49 - 54) to (157 - 179)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 52
Required Dexterity: 91 to 96
Item Level: 51
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
15% Chance to cast level 28 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
35% Attack Speed
+(63 to 75) to Maximum Damage
+(115 to 137)% Enhanced Damage
+(56 to 65) to Dexterity
6% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
One-Hand Damage: (69 - 75) to (202 - 225)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 62
Required Dexterity: 166 to 177
Item Level: 77
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
20% Chance to cast level 36 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
40% Attack Speed
+(76 to 88) to Maximum Damage
+(138 to 160)% Enhanced Damage
+(66 to 75) to Dexterity
8% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)

, cube it with an AC to uptier it to Tier 2. If not, gamble a T2 Warp Blade and cube it with an Oil of Enhancement and 2x ACs to create it. Socket it with Rubies.

ACT 4

Additional Fire Res is recommended.

In the Chaos Sanctuary, three of the seals will release a Superunique enemy:

• Magdha (west) is the most dangerous. Its Flamefront may hit-lock you to death.
• Ghom (east) is moderately durable and its Tremor and Fortress can deal decent damage.
• Iceclaw the Merciless (north) summons minions and attacks from a distance.

DIABLO
His Flamestrike can deal decent damage if your Fire Res is low. Otherwise, just melee him.

Spec out of Meditation before moving on to Act 5. Put those extra points into Nova Charge.

ACT 5

Have at least +45% Elemental Res. Additional Lightning Res is recommended.

Shenk the Overseer will drop a Mark of Infusion, which is used to create Honorific and Sacred Honorific items. Hold onto it.

Watch out for Corrupted Barbarians in the Arreat Plateau. A half dozen can Leap on top of you and kill you before you even realize what happened.

Nihlathak has a guaranteed 2x TU drop.

Lister the Tormentor (final wave of Baal minions) can deal a lot of damage. Be careful.

After killing Lister the Tormentor, enter the rift to Tran Athulua and complete the Level Challenge. Once completed, cube the Sunstone with the Scroll of Elemental Resistance you got from Malah for rescuing Anya.

BAAL
He’s fast, aggressive, and teleports. His cold wave will Chill you, and his beam attack will rapidly drain your Mana. Avoid that. The black circles he spawns on the ground will erupt into large AoE novas that can deal a lot of Phys damage. Avoid those, too. Other than that, just chase him around and melee or AG with Bladestorm.

A 20 minute quest lockout warning will pop up when you enter the Worldstone Chamber. A lockout means you’ll have free access to enter and leave the area only for the time allotted (in this case, for the next 20 minutes). You can stay in the area as long as you want, but if you leave after the timer expires, you won’t be able to reenter the area in that game. In SP, the timer still counts down while the game is paused.

PREPARING FOR NIGHTMARE

Minimum requirements to move on:

• All RW gear made.
• The Warped Blade

  

  The Warped Blade
  Warp Blade (4)
  One-Hand Damage: (8 - 10) to (25 - 39)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 12
  Required Dexterity: 39 to 41
  Item Level: 10
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  5% Chance to cast level 12 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  15% Attack Speed
  +(13 to 25) to Maximum Damage
  +(24 to 46)% Enhanced Damage
  +(16 to 25) to Dexterity
  2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(11 to 15)%
  Socketed (2)
  One-Hand Damage: (25 - 28) to (78 - 96)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 33
  Required Dexterity: 53 to 56
  Item Level: 31
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  10% Chance to cast level 20 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  25% Attack Speed
  +(38 to 50) to Maximum Damage
  +(69 to 92)% Enhanced Damage
  +(36 to 45) to Dexterity
  4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(21 to 25)%
  Socketed (4)
  One-Hand Damage: (49 - 54) to (157 - 179)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 52
  Required Dexterity: 91 to 96
  Item Level: 51
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  15% Chance to cast level 28 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  35% Attack Speed
  +(63 to 75) to Maximum Damage
  +(115 to 137)% Enhanced Damage
  +(56 to 65) to Dexterity
  6% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(31 to 35)%
  Socketed (5)
  One-Hand Damage: (69 - 75) to (202 - 225)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 62
  Required Dexterity: 166 to 177
  Item Level: 77
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  20% Chance to cast level 36 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  40% Attack Speed
  +(76 to 88) to Maximum Damage
  +(138 to 160)% Enhanced Damage
  +(66 to 75) to Dexterity
  8% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(36 to 40)%
  Socketed (6)
  
  [T3] – Make sure you use an Oil of Disjunction to remove all socket fillers before uptiering.
• Cloudladder

  

  Cloudladder
  Spiked Shield (4)
  Defense: (102 - 116) to (203 - 230)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 7
  Required Dexterity: 55
  Item Level: 10
  +1 to All Skills
  +1 to Druid Skill Levels
  +1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(41 to 60)% Enhanced Defense
  +20 to all Attributes
  +10 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (1)
  Defense: (372 - 414) to (629 - 699)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 24
  Required Dexterity: 81
  Item Level: 36
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  +(1 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
  +(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(71 to 90)% Enhanced Defense
  +30 to all Attributes
  +20 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (4)
  Defense: (920 - 1007) to (1503 - 1645)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 42
  Required Dexterity: 170
  Item Level: 51
  +2 to All Skills
  +2 to Druid Skill Levels
  +2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(101 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
  +40 to all Attributes
  +30 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (5)
  Defense: (1443 - 1687) to (2346 - 2743)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 51
  Required Dexterity: 353
  Item Level: 85
  +2 to All Skills
  +2 to Druid Skill Levels
  +2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(131 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
  +50 to all Attributes
  +40 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (6)
  
  [T3] – If you already have it, uptier it to T3. Otherwise, gamble a T3 Spiked Shield and make it.

NIGHTMARE (CLVL 55-104)

ATTRIBUTE POINTS
Additional 40 points into STR (80 Base STR) → everything else into DEX.

SKILL POINTS
Distribute points as you were until clvl 90. From then on, focus exclusively on maxing Baneblade. Ignore Symbol of Esu and Premonition for now.

GEARING
Uptier your weapon and shield to T4 as soon as you have the ACs, DEX, and meet the clvl reqs.

If you don’t find

Herald of Skartara

Herald of Skartara
Reflex Bow (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (23 - 29) to (37 - 48)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 11
Required Dexterity: 103
Item Level: 29
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
1% Chance to cast level 3 Phalanx on Kill
1% Chance to cast level 6 Celerity on Kill
15% Attack Speed
Adds (11 to 15)-(21 to 30) Damage
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Damage
10% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
Two-Hand Damage: (63 - 77) to (93 - 108)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 30
Required Dexterity: 150
Item Level: 40
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
2% Chance to cast level 7 Phalanx on Kill
2% Chance to cast level 10 Celerity on Kill
25% Attack Speed
Adds (25 to 35)-(41 to 50) Damage
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Damage
20% Magic Find
Socketed (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (124 - 142) to (173 - 204)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 48
Required Dexterity: 290
Item Level: 67
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
3% Chance to cast level 11 Phalanx on Kill
3% Chance to cast level 14 Celerity on Kill
35% Attack Speed
Adds (36 to 45)-(51 to 70) Damage
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Damage
30% Magic Find
Socketed (5)
Two-Hand Damage: (168 - 187) to (230 - 263)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 57
Required Dexterity: 570
Item Level: 85
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
4% Chance to cast level 13 Phalanx on Kill
4% Chance to cast level 20 Celerity on Kill
40% Attack Speed
Adds (51 to 60)-(71 to 90) Damage
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Damage
40% Magic Find
Socketed (6)

or

The Black Dame

The Black Dame
Long War Bow (4)
Two-Hand Damage: 16 to (23 - 32)
Required Level: 11
Required Dexterity: 108
Item Level: 29
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
1% Chance to cast level 1 Barrage on Kill
30% Attack Speed
+(1 to 10) to Maximum Damage
(11 to 15)% Mana stolen per Hit
+60% Enhanced Damage
+(5 to 8) to Tantrum
Slow Target (3 to 5)%
(21 to 25)% Bonus to Defense
+1% to Experience Gained
Requirements +10%
Socketed (2)
Two-Hand Damage: 46 to (75 - 94)
Required Level: 30
Required Dexterity: 178
Item Level: 40
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
1% Chance to cast level 5 Barrage on Kill
45% Attack Speed
+(11 to 30) to Maximum Damage
(16 to 20)% Mana stolen per Hit
+100% Enhanced Damage
+(9 to 12) to Tantrum
Slow Target (9 to 11)%
(31 to 35)% Bonus to Defense
+2% to Experience Gained
Requirements +25%
Socketed (4)
Two-Hand Damage: 108 to (179 - 198)
Required Level: 48
Required Dexterity: 415
Item Level: 67
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
1% Chance to cast level 10 Barrage on Kill
60% Attack Speed
+(31 to 50) to Maximum Damage
(21 to 25)% Mana stolen per Hit
+140% Enhanced Damage
+(13 to 16) to Tantrum
Slow Target (15 to 17)%
(41 to 45)% Bonus to Defense
+2% to Experience Gained
Requirements +50%
Socketed (5)
Two-Hand Damage: 151 to (277 - 307)
Required Level: 57
Required Dexterity: 950
Item Level: 85
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
1% Chance to cast level 16 Barrage on Kill
75% Attack Speed
+(70 to 100) to Maximum Damage
(26 to 30)% Mana stolen per Hit
+180% Enhanced Damage
+(17 to 21) to Tantrum
Slow Target (18 to 20)%
(46 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
+3% to Experience Gained
Requirements +75%
Socketed (6)

, make

Shockwave

Shockwave
Bows
'IthShael'
Runeword Level: 35
50% Chance to cast level 14 Punishers on Kill
+15% Bonus to Poison Skill Duration
+(11 to 15) to Maximum Damage
+(58 to 72)% Enhanced Damage
+10% to Poison Spell Damage
(3 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Slow Target (11 to 15)%
+(21 to 40) to Dexterity
+(21 to 40) to Energy

for your merc once you have the Runes. Use a T3 Short or Long War Bow.

From here on, start collecting the following items as you find them:

• All Sacred Warp Blades, Ceremonial Armor, Sashes, and Spiked Shields.
  Use Oils of Renewal to reroll them as you find them. Keep only the best versions of each, and replace them with better versions as they roll. Ideal rolls are:
  
  • Weapons = +60% ED
  • Armor = +50% ED and +1% Phys Res
• 1x-4x Magic Sacred Warp Blade
• 1x Sacred or T4 Jared's Stone
• The Mysteries

  The Mysteries
  (Sorceress Melee Set)
  
  Cauldron
  Pentacle
  Sacred Circle
  Witchblade
  
  Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
  +2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +50 to Dexterity
  
  Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
  +21 to Spiral Dance
  Physical Resist 10%
  
  Set Bonus with complete set:
  +100 Damage
  +4 to Ward of Fate
  10% Chance of Crushing Blow
  Weapon Physical Damage +100%
  +4000 Defense
  5% Chance to Avoid Damage
  
  
  Set
• Pantheon

  Pantheon
  (Amazon Bow Set)
  
  Earth
  Fire
  Frost
  Water
  
  Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
  50% Attack Speed
  Elemental Resists +50%
  
  Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
  Weapon Physical Damage +60%
  +150 to Life
  
  Set Bonus with complete set:
  3% Chance to cast level 40 Trinity Nova on Kill
  5% Chance to cast level 11 Time Strike on Striking
  Adds 63-125 Damage
  -45% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  Weapon Physical Damage +60%
  +200 to Dexterity
  
  
  Set
• All Shrines

PROGRESSION NOTES

• A -30% Elemental Res penalty will be applied to you and your merc.
• All Act bosses will now heal 5% of their Max Life if they kill you.
• The side areas in all Acts are now filled with Veteran monsters. They’re tougher, but the XP gains and drops are better (supposedly).

► WALKTHROUGH

ACT 1

Have at least +40% Elemental Res. Add a few Sapphires to your weapon to help with Mana problems.

Be wary of Trap Rats. Their Quill Storm can hit-lock you.

ACT 2

Have at least +50% Elemental Res.

The Summoner in the Arcane Sanctuary will drop the Catalyst of Learning. Use this to turn spare Set pieces, Sacred Uniques (SUs), and Unique Rings, Amulets, and Jewels into Signets of Learning. SoL give you 1 free Attribute Point per Signet used (up to 400).

Use the Arcane Crystal from Jehryn to uptier your weapon to T4. Cube it with an Oil of Luck, then start adding MOs.

ACT 3

Have at least +60% Elemental Res.

Use the Arcane Crystal from Cain to uptier your shield to T4. Lucky and orb it.

After killing Mephisto, enter the rift to Kurast 3000 B.A. and complete the Ennead Challenge. Once you get your Class Charm, continue clearing K3KBA until you reach clvl 90 and find a

Vizjerei Judgment

Vizjerei Judgment
Amulet
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 90
Item Level: 90
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
(20 to 30)% Cast Speed
+(800 to 1200) to Mana
Elemental Resists +(20 to 30)%

Vizjerei Dominion
(Sorceress Arcane Set)

.

ACT 4

Boost your Fire and Poison Res to +75%. Socket your weapon with Skulls for more damage (Gems and Runes can push gear beyond their natural ED limits).

Izual will drop the Catalyst of Jewelcraft. You’ll use this to, you guessed it, craft Jewels.

ACT 5

Have +75% Elemental Res.

Nihlathak has a guaranteed Signet of Learning drop.

Baal’s minions are a lot more dangerous.

BAAL
There’s a huge difficulty spike here—like, by an order of magnitude. Bring extra Healing and Mana pots.

The fight mechanics are basically the same, but Baal’s Life, damage, and spell spam rate are all tuned way up. He’ll also constantly summon Minions of Destruction, which soak your Fusillades and keep you Slowed. As before, avoid black circles and Baal’s Mana-draining beam. Don’t bother to melee Baal directly. Just AG and lead him through Fusillades. Keep an eye on your merc and teleport to pull her back so she doesn’t get 1-shot by a black circle. When you need a break, teleport to the center peninsula, near the Worldstone.

PREPARING FOR HELL

Minimum requirements to move on:

• The Warped Blade

  

  The Warped Blade
  Warp Blade (4)
  One-Hand Damage: (8 - 10) to (25 - 39)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 12
  Required Dexterity: 39 to 41
  Item Level: 10
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  5% Chance to cast level 12 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  15% Attack Speed
  +(13 to 25) to Maximum Damage
  +(24 to 46)% Enhanced Damage
  +(16 to 25) to Dexterity
  2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(11 to 15)%
  Socketed (2)
  One-Hand Damage: (25 - 28) to (78 - 96)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 33
  Required Dexterity: 53 to 56
  Item Level: 31
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  10% Chance to cast level 20 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  25% Attack Speed
  +(38 to 50) to Maximum Damage
  +(69 to 92)% Enhanced Damage
  +(36 to 45) to Dexterity
  4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(21 to 25)%
  Socketed (4)
  One-Hand Damage: (49 - 54) to (157 - 179)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 52
  Required Dexterity: 91 to 96
  Item Level: 51
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  15% Chance to cast level 28 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  35% Attack Speed
  +(63 to 75) to Maximum Damage
  +(115 to 137)% Enhanced Damage
  +(56 to 65) to Dexterity
  6% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(31 to 35)%
  Socketed (5)
  One-Hand Damage: (69 - 75) to (202 - 225)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 62
  Required Dexterity: 166 to 177
  Item Level: 77
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Area Effect Attack
  20% Chance to cast level 36 Energy Beam on Melee Attack
  40% Attack Speed
  +(76 to 88) to Maximum Damage
  +(138 to 160)% Enhanced Damage
  +(66 to 75) to Dexterity
  8% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Requirements -(36 to 40)%
  Socketed (6)
  
  [T4]
• Cloudladder

  

  Cloudladder
  Spiked Shield (4)
  Defense: (102 - 116) to (203 - 230)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 7
  Required Dexterity: 55
  Item Level: 10
  +1 to All Skills
  +1 to Druid Skill Levels
  +1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(41 to 60)% Enhanced Defense
  +20 to all Attributes
  +10 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (1)
  Defense: (372 - 414) to (629 - 699)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 24
  Required Dexterity: 81
  Item Level: 36
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  +(1 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
  +(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(71 to 90)% Enhanced Defense
  +30 to all Attributes
  +20 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (4)
  Defense: (920 - 1007) to (1503 - 1645)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 42
  Required Dexterity: 170
  Item Level: 51
  +2 to All Skills
  +2 to Druid Skill Levels
  +2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(101 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
  +40 to all Attributes
  +30 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (5)
  Defense: (1443 - 1687) to (2346 - 2743)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 51
  Required Dexterity: 353
  Item Level: 85
  +2 to All Skills
  +2 to Druid Skill Levels
  +2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(131 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
  +50 to all Attributes
  +40 Life Regenerated per Second
  Socketed (6)
  
  [T4]
• Wedding Dress of the Zann

  

  Wedding Dress of the Zann
  Ceremonial Armor (4)
  Defense: (352 - 409) to (706 - 821)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 12
  Required Dexterity: 97
  Item Level: 29
  15% Attack Speed
  +(2 to 3) to Spiral Dance
  4% Deadly Strike
  +(35 to 57)% Enhanced Defense
  +(16 to 25) to Strength
  +(16 to 25) to Dexterity
  Socketed (2)
  Defense: (1131 - 1268) to (2161 - 2423)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 31
  Required Dexterity: 143
  Item Level: 40
  30% Attack Speed
  +(4 to 5) to Spiral Dance
  6% Deadly Strike
  +(81 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
  +(36 to 45) to Strength
  +(36 to 45) to Dexterity
  Socketed (4)
  Defense: (2818 - 3105) to (5286 - 5824)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 48
  Required Dexterity: 300
  Item Level: 67
  45% Attack Speed
  +(6 to 7) to Spiral Dance
  8% Deadly Strike
  +(126 to 149)% Enhanced Defense
  +(56 to 65) to Strength
  +(56 to 65) to Dexterity
  Socketed (5)
  Defense: (4203 - 4574) to (7888 - 8585)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 55
  Required Dexterity: 622
  Item Level: 85
  60% Attack Speed
  +(7 to 8) to Spiral Dance
  10% Deadly Strike
  +(149 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
  +(66 to 75) to Strength
  +(66 to 75) to Dexterity
  Socketed (6)
  
  [T4] – If you already have T2 or higher, uptier to T4.
• Haareis

  

  Haareis
  Diadem (4)
  Defense: 36 to 80
  Required Level: 10
  Required Dexterity: 28
  Item Level: 1
  1% Chance to cast level 1 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
  Adds 5-7 Cold Damage
  (2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
  (4 to 6)% to Strength
  (4 to 6)% to Dexterity
  (4 to 6)% to Vitality
  Cold Resist +(16 to 25)%
  Socketed (2)
  Defense: 103 to 194
  Required Level: 28
  Required Dexterity: 57
  Item Level: 31
  2% Chance to cast level 5 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
  Adds 18-20 Cold Damage
  (8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
  (7 to 9)% to Strength
  (7 to 9)% to Dexterity
  (7 to 9)% to Vitality
  Cold Resist +(36 to 45)%
  Socketed (2)
  Defense: 215 to 386
  Required Level: 46
  Required Dexterity: 137
  Item Level: 51
  3% Chance to cast level 9 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
  Adds 55-65 Cold Damage
  (14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
  (10 to 12)% to Strength
  (10 to 12)% to Dexterity
  (10 to 12)% to Vitality
  Cold Resist +(56 to 65)%
  Socketed (3)
  Defense: 296 to 523
  Required Level: 54
  Required Dexterity: 294
  Item Level: 77
  4% Chance to cast level 11 Shackles of Ice on Melee Attack
  Adds 175-190 Cold Damage
  (17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
  (13 to 15)% to Strength
  (13 to 15)% to Dexterity
  (13 to 15)% to Vitality
  Cold Resist +(66 to 75)%
  Socketed (4)
  
  [T4] – If you already have T2 or higher, uptier to T4.
• Lucky and max out MOs on all T4 gear, as your clvl allows.

HELL (CLVL 104+)

ATTRIBUTE POINTS
Put another 40 points into STR (120 Base STR) → everything else into to DEX.

SKILL POINTS
Max Baneblade → max Melee+Coven skills → 5 points Symbol of Esu → hold 1 point → everything else into Tenacity

GEARING
Equip whatever missing TUs you find when you find them. Make whatever you don’t find whenever you have the ACs. Upgrade your merc’s equipment with any decent gear you find.

AREA LEVELS
All Area Levels (alvls) in Hell are 100+, meaning item drops will be Item Level (ilvl) 99+. When looking for gear and/or Jewels for crafting, use Hell drops for the best possible rolls.

SACRED UNIQUES
There are 3 "tiers" (SU, SSU, and SSSU). Tiers only indicate how rare an SU is, not how good it may be. The places in which they can drop depend on alvl:

• SU = alvl 105+
• SU+SSU = alvl 120+
• SU+SSU+SSSU = alvl 130+

RANDOM WORLD DROPS
Useful items unique to Hell.

• Oils of Augmentation, Conjuration, Intensity, and Greater Luck
  Special oils that do various things, but you’ll only care about Greater Luck.
• Whispers of the Damned
  Tiny skulls needed to access the Legion of the Damned quest.
• Enchanted Runes
  Powerful versions of regular Runes. Collect them all.

DUNGEONS AND RIFTS

• All Dungeons and Rifts have a minimum clvl requirement.
• Many Dungeons have lockout timers, and most timers are very short (often only 20 seconds). Be prepared before entering.
• Some bosses have a chance to drop a Trophy Fragment (usually 6%). Cubing 3 Fragments together will create a Trophy, which will add bonuses to its corresponding Charm. You can also create Fragments by cubing 20x of the same Charm. Farm for a perfect version of a Charm before cubing it with its Trophy (unless otherwise noted).
• Some Charms can be used in a Lottery recipe. This may add a bonus to a specific item type, depending on the Charm used. A Lottery bonus has a 3% chance of success, and the attempt will consume the Charm. Items cannot be Lotteried and Luckied.

PROGRESSION NOTES

• A -70% Elemental Res penalty will be applied to you and your merc.
• All Act bosses now regain 10% of their Max Life if they kill you.
• Activate all Waypoints.
• Journey through Hell only up to the Worldstone Keep Waypoint.

► WALKTHROUGH

ACT 1

Have at least +60% Elemental Res before leaving the Rogue Encampment. Max your merc’s Elemental Res.

Horror Under Tristram
Infernal Machine – unlocks Tenacity

ACT 2

Island of the Sunless Sea – Grind Island of the Sunless Sea until you’re clvl 110 and get the Sunless Crystal Bird.
Invasion I
The Binding of Baal

ACT 3

The first tier of Sacred Uniques have a chance to start dropping in regular areas from here on.

Torajan Jungles – Activate the Torajan Jungles Waypoint.
Inquisitor of the Triune
Akarat
Lord Aldric Jitan – Use Jitan’s Gate as your teleport skill from now on.
Death Projector
Horizon's Sanctum – Activate the Caldeum Waypoint.

ACT 4

In the Chaos Sanctuary, pick up the Key of Sin from Ghom and the Key of Lies from Magdha.

ACT 5

Assault on Mount Arreat

PREPARING FOR MID GAME

Minimum requirements to move on:

• Clvl 115 (grind the Torajan Jungles for XP).
• All gear at T4 and fully orbed, as your clvl allows.
• All Charms from the quests listed above.

GEAR

► expand

GEAR
Weapon: Sacred Honorific Warp Blade (Intimidating Bless) →

Witchblade

Witchblade
Warp Blade (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (183 - 197) to (333 - 358)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 400
Item Level: 1
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
1% Chance to cast level 25 Sanguine Covenant on Melee Attack
Adds 50-100 Damage
Stun Attack
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
+100 Life Regenerated per Second
+(51 to 100) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (6)

The Mysteries
(Sorceress Melee Set)

Armor:

Pentacle

Pentacle
Gambeson (Sacred)
Defense: (6091 - 6852) to (6492 - 7303)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 486
Item Level: 1
+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
Adds 25-50 Damage
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 10%
(21 to 25)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (6)

The Mysteries
(Sorceress Melee Set)

Shield:

Cauldron

Cauldron
Large Shield (Sacred)
Defense: (3474 - 4342) to (3904 - 4880)
Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 420
Required Dexterity: 423
Item Level: 1
+150% Bonus to Miasma Haunt Duration
10% Chance to cast level 25 Spike Nova when Attacked
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
1% Base Block Chance
35% Block Speed
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
Requirements -20%
Socketed (4)

The Mysteries
(Sorceress Melee Set)

Helm:

Sacred Circle

Sacred Circle
Coronet (Sacred)
Defense: (1452 - 1633) to (1641 - 1846)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 327
Item Level: 1
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
25% Block Speed
25% Hit Recovery
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) to all Attributes
Maximum Life +2%
Maximum Mana +(11 to 15)%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Socketed (4)

The Mysteries
(Sorceress Melee Set)

Belt:

Truce

Truce
Belts
'Jah'
Runeword Level: 80
5% Combat Speeds
Stun Attack
Slows Attacker by 5%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Physical Resist 10%

Gloves:

Water

Water
Leather Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: (940 - 1175) to (954 - 1192)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 335
Item Level: 1
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
(11 to 15)% to Dexterity
Fire Resist +(31 to 50)%
(13 to 19)% Gold Find
Requirements -33%
Socketed (4)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

Boots:

Frost

Frost
Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1302 - 1627) to (1342 - 1677)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 335
Item Level: 1
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
30% Hit Recovery
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
(11 to 15)% to Dexterity
Cold Resist +(31 to 50)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find
Requirements -33%
Socketed (4)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

Amulet:

Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

Rings:

Ripstar

Ripstar
Ring
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack

On Switch (optional):

Kabbalah

Kabbalah
Sorceress Orbs
'Cham'
Runeword Level: 83
+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
-1% Base Block Chance
60% Hit Recovery
+(6 to 16) to Divine Apparition
20% to Energy
Maximum Life and Mana +5%
+(100 to 200) Life when Struck by an Enemy

in a T4 or Sacred Jared’s Stone (Divine Apparition oskill). Pair with

Cloudladder

Cloudladder
Spiked Shield (4)
Defense: (102 - 116) to (203 - 230)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 7
Required Dexterity: 55
Item Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+1 to Druid Skill Levels
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(41 to 60)% Enhanced Defense
+20 to all Attributes
+10 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (1)
Defense: (372 - 414) to (629 - 699)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 24
Required Dexterity: 81
Item Level: 36
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
+(1 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(71 to 90)% Enhanced Defense
+30 to all Attributes
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (4)
Defense: (920 - 1007) to (1503 - 1645)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 42
Required Dexterity: 170
Item Level: 51
+2 to All Skills
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(101 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
+40 to all Attributes
+30 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (5)
Defense: (1443 - 1687) to (2346 - 2743)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 51
Required Dexterity: 353
Item Level: 85
+2 to All Skills
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(131 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+50 to all Attributes
+40 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (6)

.

SOCKET FILLERS*
Weapon (RW): Crafted Jewels with +15% AS
Weapon (S. Honorific): Skulls
Weapon (Set): Jah Runes
Armor (RW Belt): Crafted Jewel with +15% HR
Armor (Set Body Armor, Helm): Amethysts
Armor (Set Shield): Crafted Jewels (for BPs), Res Gems (as needed), Turquoises (MF for farming) → Fal Runes
Sorc Orb: Any Jewels with CS

MYSTIC ORBS
Weapon (RW): 5x ED on the base → Max Damage → DS
Weapon (S. Honorific): ED → Max Damage → DS → EWD → AS (as needed)
Weapon (Set): ED to cap (only if ED is below 190% after Luck Trial) → DS → Max Damage
Armor (Set): DEX → Max Damage
Armor (RW Belt): 5x ED on the base → HR
Armor (TU Gloves, Boots): HR → DEX → Max Damage → Life Regen
Armor (TU Shield): ED to cap → DEX → Max Damage → Life Regen
Jewelry: Poison Length Reduction → flat Life → Mana Regen → MF
Sorc Orb: CS (if needed)

*Use a Max Damage Catalyst for Crafted Jewels.

ATTRIBUTE POINTS
As long as you have 120 Base STR, everything can go to DEX. Any additional STR you may need will come from Charms.

SKILL POINTS
1 point Force Blast → max Tenacity → max Endurance

GEARING
Keep collecting and rerolling Sacred bases for End Game RWs.

PROGRESSION NOTES

• From here on, the guide will be divided into quest groupings based on your clvl. Some “DPS check” quests are pushed back because you won’t have high enough DPS to complete them otherwise.
• Your merc will die a lot.

► WALKTHROUGH

CLVL 115

The Black Road – unlocks Force Blast
Rathma Square
Legacy Of Blood – unlocks Endurance
Kurast 3000 B.A.
Library of Fate – Activate the Silver City Waypoint.
The Veiled Prophet
Bull Prince Rodeo
Tran Athulua – Activate both the Tran Athulua Waypoint and the Island of Skartara Waypoint.
Heart of Sin
Invasion II – If you can’t get the upgrade now, come back when you have the Set.

THE CLVL 115-120 GRIND
You’ll mostly be grinding Kurast and Tran Athulua. While there, keep an eye out for the following:

• K3KBA =
  The Mysteries

  The Mysteries
  (Sorceress Melee Set)
  
  Cauldron
  Pentacle
  Sacred Circle
  Witchblade
  
  Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
  +2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +50 to Dexterity
  
  Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
  +21 to Spiral Dance
  Physical Resist 10%
  
  Set Bonus with complete set:
  +100 Damage
  +4 to Ward of Fate
  10% Chance of Crushing Blow
  Weapon Physical Damage +100%
  +4000 Defense
  5% Chance to Avoid Damage
  
  
  ,
  Pantheon

  Pantheon
  (Amazon Bow Set)
  
  Earth
  Fire
  Frost
  Water
  
  Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
  50% Attack Speed
  Elemental Resists +50%
  
  Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
  Weapon Physical Damage +60%
  +150 to Life
  
  Set Bonus with complete set:
  3% Chance to cast level 40 Trinity Nova on Kill
  5% Chance to cast level 11 Time Strike on Striking
  Adds 63-125 Damage
  -45% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  Weapon Physical Damage +60%
  +200 to Dexterity
  
  
  , and
  Witchhunter's Hood

  

  Witchhunter's Hood
  Cap (Sacred)
  Defense: (2136 - 2611) to (2161 - 2642)
  Required Level: 90
  Required Strength: 250
  Item Level: 1
  +(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
  10% to Strength
  10% to Dexterity
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
  Physical Resist 5%
  (16 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
  Requirements -50%
  Socketed (4)
  

  
  Witchhunter's Attire
  (Assassin Claw Set)
  
• TA = ACs, Sunstones, Trophy Fragments, and an Askari Call

You can upgrade your Weapon at any time. Just make sure you’re still hitting your BPs. If using RWs, don’t forget to orb your Sacred base items with ED and lucky your Crafted Jewels before making the RW.

Minimum requirements to move on:

• Sacred Honorific Warp Blade with successful ED roll, or
  Shaula

  
  
  

  Shaula
  Sorceress Crystal Swords
  'BerMalLum'
  Runeword Level: 78
  +(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
  40% Attack Speed
  Adds (30 to 40)-(60 to 70) Damage
  +(141 to 171)% Enhanced Damage
  Slow Target (5 to 10)%
  3% to All Attributes
  +(3 to 5)% to Experience Gained
  
  .
• Truce

  

  Truce
  Belts
  'Jah'
  Runeword Level: 80
  5% Combat Speeds
  Stun Attack
  Slows Attacker by 5%
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  Physical Resist 10%
  
  (needed only for a couple quests. Otherwise, keep using
  Wormtongue

  

  Wormtongue
  Light Belt (4)
  Defense: (53 - 58) to (71 - 78)
  Required Level: 3
  Required Strength: 26
  Item Level: 1
  (31 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Adds 5-13 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
  (2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
  +(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
  +(11 to 15) to Dexterity
  Socketed (1)
  Defense: (214 - 231) to (259 - 279)
  Required Level: 21
  Required Strength: 55
  Item Level: 31
  (71 to 90)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Adds 19-50 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
  (8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
  +(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
  +(21 to 25) to Dexterity
  Socketed (2)
  Defense: (544 - 581) to (649 - 693)
  Required Level: 38
  Required Strength: 192
  Item Level: 51
  (111 to 130)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Adds 75-150 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
  (14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
  +(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
  +(31 to 35) to Dexterity
  Socketed (2)
  Defense: (801 - 851) to (946 - 1006)
  Required Level: 46
  Required Strength: 384
  Item Level: 77
  (131 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Adds 100-250 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
  (17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
  +(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
  +(36 to 40) to Dexterity
  Socketed (2)
  
  for the DEX+LL)
• Askari Call
• 129% AS
• 109% HR
• Maxed MOs on all gear, as your clvl allows.

CLVL 120

Athulua
Judgment Day – If you can’t get the upgrade now, come back when you have the Set.
Kabraxis
Duncraig – Activate the Duncraig Waypoint.
Quov Tsin
Kingdom of Shadow
The Triune
Toraja
Teganze

THE CLVL 120-125 GRIND

You’ll hit one of Median’s infamous gear walls here—the point at which many non-meta builds can’t progress without specific gear. For you, that gear is

The Mysteries

The Mysteries
(Sorceress Melee Set)

Cauldron
Pentacle
Sacred Circle
Witchblade

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+50 to Dexterity

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
+21 to Spiral Dance
Physical Resist 10%

Set Bonus with complete set:
+100 Damage
+4 to Ward of Fate
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +100%
+4000 Defense
5% Chance to Avoid Damage

+

Water

Water
Leather Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: (940 - 1175) to (954 - 1192)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 335
Item Level: 1
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
(11 to 15)% to Dexterity
Fire Resist +(31 to 50)%
(13 to 19)% Gold Find
Requirements -33%
Socketed (4)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

+

Frost

Frost
Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1302 - 1627) to (1342 - 1677)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 335
Item Level: 1
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
30% Hit Recovery
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
(11 to 15)% to Dexterity
Cold Resist +(31 to 50)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find
Requirements -33%
Socketed (4)

Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)

.

This time, you’ll have 6 areas to choose from:

• Duncraig = XP, SUs/SSUs
  Bully Assur for a +2 Sorc Skills Demonsbane and Trophy fragments.
• Triune = XP, Cycles
  Any small or medium DEX, VIT, Combat Speeds, and MF Cycles can be added to your Charm. Hold any large DEX and large MF Cycles.
• Teganze = XP, Essences, Runestones
• K3KBA = Sets, sometimes Sus
  Aim for around 135% MF here. That seems to yield a good mix of Set pieces and Unique Jewelry.
• Troajan Jungles = SoL
• Tran Athulua = ACs
  Bully the Priestesses for better Sunstones and Trophy fragments.

Minimum requirements to move on:

• Clvl 125
• The Mysteries

  The Mysteries
  (Sorceress Melee Set)
  
  Cauldron
  Pentacle
  Sacred Circle
  Witchblade
  
  Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
  +2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +50 to Dexterity
  
  Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
  +21 to Spiral Dance
  Physical Resist 10%
  
  Set Bonus with complete set:
  +100 Damage
  +4 to Ward of Fate
  10% Chance of Crushing Blow
  Weapon Physical Damage +100%
  +4000 Defense
  5% Chance to Avoid Damage
  
  
• Water

  

  Water
  Leather Gloves (Sacred)
  Defense: (940 - 1175) to (954 - 1192)
  Required Level: 80
  Required Strength: 335
  Item Level: 1
  +(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
  (11 to 15)% to Strength
  (11 to 15)% to Dexterity
  Fire Resist +(31 to 50)%
  (13 to 19)% Gold Find
  Requirements -33%
  Socketed (4)
  

  
  Pantheon
  (Amazon Bow Set)
  
• Frost

  

  Frost
  Boots (Sacred)
  Defense: (1302 - 1627) to (1342 - 1677)
  Required Level: 80
  Required Strength: 335
  Item Level: 1
  (10 to 40)% Movement Speed
  30% Hit Recovery
  +(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
  (11 to 15)% to Strength
  (11 to 15)% to Dexterity
  Cold Resist +(31 to 50)%
  (11 to 13)% Magic Find
  Requirements -33%
  Socketed (4)
  

  
  Pantheon
  (Amazon Bow Set)
  
• Truce

  

  Truce
  Belts
  'Jah'
  Runeword Level: 80
  5% Combat Speeds
  Stun Attack
  Slows Attacker by 5%
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  Physical Resist 10%
  
• Athulua's Oracle

  

  Athulua's Oracle
  Amulet
  Required Level: 60
  Item Level: 60
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  40% Attack Speed
  (150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Cannot Be Frozen
  
• Ripstar

  

  Ripstar
  Ring
  Required Level: 60
  Item Level: 60
  +0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
  +20 Life on Melee Attack
  
  (x1)
• 129% AS
• 109% HR
• 200 SoL into DEX
• J-Day upgrade

Recommended extras:

• Soul of Kabraxis

  

  Soul of Kabraxis
  Required Level: 120
  Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
  +1 to All Skills
  Maximum Fire Resist +(2 to 3)%
  Maximum Lightning Resist +(2 to 3)%
  Maximum Cold Resist +(2 to 3)%
  Maximum Poison Resist +(2 to 3)%
  
  with at least +2 Max Res
• Invasion II upgrade

GEAR

► LATE GAME BASE KIT

BASE KIT

GEAR
Weapon (Elemental):

Starhawk

Starhawk
Warp Blade (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 49 to 86
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 400
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Innate Tri-Elemental Damage: (45.0% of Dexterity)
Area Effect Attack
25% Chance to cast level 50 Magic Missiles on Melee Attack
+(3 to 5) to Sorceress Skill Levels
50% Attack Speed
Adds 400-500 Magic Damage
-(25 to 35)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
10% Chance to Avoid Damage
Socketed (6)

Weapon (Physical):

Steel Punisher

Steel Punisher
Warp Blade (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (172 - 187) to (332 - 358)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 400
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
Spiral Dance: +300% Bonus Magic Damage
15% Chance to cast level 25 ATMG Sentry on Melee Attack
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
Adds 40-100 Damage
(15 to 20)% Life stolen per Hit
+(170 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
10% Deadly Strike
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (6)

Body Armor:

Pentacle

Pentacle
Gambeson (Sacred)
Defense: (6091 - 6852) to (6492 - 7303)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 486
Item Level: 1
+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
Adds 25-50 Damage
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 10%
(21 to 25)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (6)

The Mysteries
(Sorceress Melee Set)

Shield:

Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune
Large Shield (4)
Defense: 85 to 162
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 4
Required Strength: 27
Required Dexterity: 45
Item Level: 10
+(21 to 30) to Vitality
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(6 to 10)%
Fire Absorb 1%
Lightning Absorb 1%
Cold Absorb 1%
(4 to 7)% Gold Find
(5 to 10)% Magic Find
Socketed (1)
Defense: 240 to 405
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 53
Required Dexterity: 67
Item Level: 31
+(31 to 40) to Vitality
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(11 to 20)%
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
(9 to 12)% Gold Find
(11 to 20)% Magic Find
Socketed (3)
Defense: 501 to 817
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 184
Required Dexterity: 139
Item Level: 51
+(41 to 50) to Vitality
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
Elemental Resists +(21 to 30)%
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
(14 to 17)% Gold Find
(21 to 30)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)
Defense: 684 to 1113
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 368
Required Dexterity: 288
Item Level: 77
+(51 to 60) to Vitality
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
(17 to 19)% Gold Find
(31 to 40)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)

Helm:

Royal Circlet

Royal Circlet
Tiara (Sacred)
Defense: (1740 - 1957) to (1968 - 2214)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 392
Item Level: 105
+2 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Demons
+50% Damage to Undead
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +(25 to 30)%
Physical Resist 5%
(21 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)

Belt:

The Endless Loop

The Endless Loop
Light Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 1101 to 1143
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 105
40% Combat Speeds
+(10 to 19) to Charged Strike
Slow Target 10%
+50 to all Attributes
+75 Life Regenerated per Second
+(0 to 1) Mana on Striking
Socketed (2)

Gloves:

Hammerfist

Hammerfist
Gauntlets (Sacred)
Defense: (1227 - 1450) to (1436 - 1697)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 105
Adds (1 to 15)-(20 to 30) Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
+(15 to 25) to Spiral Dance
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists +15%
Socketed (4)

Boots:

Zealot Rush

Zealot Rush
Light Plated Boots (4)
Defense: (67 - 78) to (102 - 119)
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 31
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
(11 to 25)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(21 to 40)% Enhanced Defense
(3 to 5)% to Dexterity
1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (1)
Defense: (248 - 281) to (338 - 384)
Required Level: 24
Required Strength: 62
Item Level: 36
10% Attack Speed
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
(41 to 55)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(41 to 60)% Enhanced Defense
(9 to 11)% to Dexterity
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (2)
Defense: (613 - 685) to (817 - 914)
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 218
Item Level: 51
20% Attack Speed
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
(71 to 85)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(61 to 80)% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 17)% to Dexterity
3% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (3)
Defense: (944 - 1044) to (1247 - 1378)
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 436
Item Level: 85
30% Attack Speed
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
(86 to 100)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(81 to 100)% Enhanced Defense
(18 to 20)% to Dexterity
4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (4)

Amulet:

Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

(if you need Cannot be Frozen) →

Klaatu Barada Nikto

Klaatu Barada Nikto
Amulet
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 105
30% Enhanced Damage vs. Necrobots
10% Chance to cast level 40 Nova Bomb on Melee Attack
+2 to All Skills
25% Attack Speed
Adds 1-188 Lightning Damage
+650 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
Stun Attack
+(11 to 16) to Hive
Lightning Resist +(40 to 50)%
Poison Resist +(40 to 50)%

Rings: 2x

Ripstar

Ripstar
Ring
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack

On Switch:

Circe

Circe
Sorceress Orbs
'RhalArc'
Runeword Level: 100
+3 to All Skills when using an Apple
+3% Bonus to Spell Focus
+44% to Lightning Spell Damage
+44% to Poison Spell Damage
+24 to Bloodlust
(61 to 75)% to Energy
Fire Resist +40%

+

Cloudladder

Cloudladder
Spiked Shield (4)
Defense: (102 - 116) to (203 - 230)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 7
Required Dexterity: 55
Item Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+1 to Druid Skill Levels
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(41 to 60)% Enhanced Defense
+20 to all Attributes
+10 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (1)
Defense: (372 - 414) to (629 - 699)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 24
Required Dexterity: 81
Item Level: 36
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
+(1 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(71 to 90)% Enhanced Defense
+30 to all Attributes
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (4)
Defense: (920 - 1007) to (1503 - 1645)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 42
Required Dexterity: 170
Item Level: 51
+2 to All Skills
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(101 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
+40 to all Attributes
+30 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (5)
Defense: (1443 - 1687) to (2346 - 2743)
Chance to Block: Class%
Required Level: 51
Required Dexterity: 353
Item Level: 85
+2 to All Skills
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(131 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+50 to all Attributes
+40 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (6)

SOCKET FILLERS*
Weapon: Jah Runes
Sorc Orb: Any Jewels with CS
Armor: Amethysts, Res Gems, or Crafted Jewels with AS/HR/BS
Shield: Fal Runes or Turquoises

MYSTIC ORBS
Weapon (Starhawk): IED
Weapon (Steel Punisher): DS
Armor (SU): HR → DEX → Max Damage
Armor (TU): DEX → Max Damage → Life Regen → MF → HR
Jewelry: PLR → flat Life → Mana Regen → MF
Orb: FCR

*Use a Max Damage Catalyst for Crafted Jewels.

► END GAME UPGRADES - ELEMENTAL

UPGRADE KIT (ELEMENTAL)

Placeholder gear list.
Henchmen Trophies set, listed Rings, and maybe Shield are not SSF-viable. Will add a cheaper setup if I find one.

GEAR
Armor:

Lachdanan's Visage

Lachdanan's Visage
Banded Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8973 - 10165) to (14769 - 16229)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 627
Item Level: 120
Mana Shield: 65% less Mana Drained when Hit
You may Only use Melee, Summon and Support Skills
Adds 200-300 Magic Damage
Adds 150-200 Fire Damage
Adds 150-200 Lightning Damage
Adds 150-200 Cold Damage
-30% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(161 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 5000) Defense
Socketed (6)

(recommended option), or

Hellfire Plate

Hellfire Plate
Body Armors
'IgnJahGurRhal'
Runeword Level: 115
+1% Innate Elemental Damage per 250 Strength and Dexterity
15% Chance to cast level 9 Life Spark on Melee Attack
20% Attack Speed
+250 Fire Damage
-(11 to 15)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Life +(3 to 5)%
Maximum Elemental Resists +(1 to 2)%
Fire Resist +(10 to 20)%
Lightning Resist +(10 to 20)%
Cold Resist +(10 to 20)%
Poison Resist +(10 to 20)%
Physical Resist (7 to 10)%

in Sacred Ceremonial Armor (serviceable option until you find Lachdanan's)
Shield:

Svalinn

Svalinn
Shields
'RhalLoOhn'
Runeword Level: 115
-1% to Enemy Elemental Resistances per 150 Dexterity
8% Chance to cast level 7 Life Spark when Blocking
1% Base Block Chance
15% Block Speed
20% Hit Recovery
+(151 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
(15 to 20)% to Dexterity
+200 to Life
Fire Resist +(20 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(20 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(20 to 25)%
Poison Resist +(20 to 25)%
Fire Absorb (3 to 5)%
Physical Resist 5%

in a Sacred Spiked Shield
Helm:

Blackskull's Horns

Blackskull's Horns
Crown (Sacred)
Defense: 4437 to 4914
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
Adds 100-150 Fire Damage
+25% to Fire Spell Damage
-15% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Strength
15% to Strength
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
+5 Fire Absorb
Socketed (4)

Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)

Belt:

Doomcloud Spine

Doomcloud Spine
Plated Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 4089 to 4479
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
Adds 100-150 Lightning Damage
+25% to Lightning Spell Damage
-15% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Vitality
15% to Vitality
Maximum Lightning Resist +2%
+5 Lightning Absorb
Socketed (2)

Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)

Gloves:

Stareye's Claws

Stareye's Claws
Gauntlets (Sacred)
Defense: 1674 to 1959
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 120
Adds 100-150 Cold Damage
+25% to Cold Spell Damage
-15% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Dexterity
15% to Dexterity
Maximum Cold Resist +2%
+5 Cold Absorb
Socketed (4)

Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)

Boots:

Fangskin Scales

Fangskin Scales
Greaves (Sacred)
Defense: 2481 to 2799
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 650
Item Level: 120
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
Adds 6-8 Poison Damage over 1 seconds
+25% to Poison Spell Damage
-15% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Energy
15% to Energy
Maximum Poison Resist +2%
Socketed (4)

Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)

Amulet:

Quov Tsin's Talisman

Quov Tsin's Talisman
Amulet
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 110
15% Innate Elemental Damage
-(20 to 30)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances

Rings:

Bad Mood

Bad Mood
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
-20% Cast Speed
Adds 50-100 Fire Damage
Adds 50-100 Lightning Damage
Adds 50-100 Cold Damage
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Cold Resistance

,

Empyrean Glory

Empyrean Glory
Ring
Required Level: 50
Item Level: 120
1% Chance to cast level 40 Singularity on Kill
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
Maximum Life +5%
Maximum Mana +15%
15% Gold Find

, or

Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
40% Combat Speeds
40% Movement Speed
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%

SOCKET FILLERS*
Weapon: Fal Runes → Fel Runes
Armor: Amethysts, Fal or Fel Runes, or Crafted Jewels (if you need to hit BPs)All Runewords: Crafted Jewels with +2% DEX and +15% AS, HR, or BS (whichever you need)

MYSTIC ORBS
Armor: DEX → Life Regen
Jewelry: PLR

UNIQUE MYSTIC ORBS (optional)
Weapon:

Warbringer

Warbringer
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
3% Chance to cast level 5 Arrow on Striking
Adds 3-4 Damage
+10 Required Level

Armor:

Idol of Stars

Idol of Stars
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+14 to Strength
+14 to Dexterity
+10 to Energy
+10 Required Level

Jewelry:

Farnham's Lost Marble

Farnham's Lost Marble
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
1% Movement Speed
+30 Life on Melee Attack
+30 Mana on Melee Attack
+10 Required Level

,

Marksman's Eye

Marksman's Eye
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
5% Attack Speed
+3 to Minimum Damage
10% Bonus to Attack Rating
2% to Dexterity
+10 Required Level

*Use a Flat Attributes Catalyst for Crafted Jewels.

► END GAME UPGRADES - PHYSICAL

UPGRADE KIT (PHYSICAL)

TBA. Likely only for TG warriors.

For now, I don’t think Phys is even worth considering for SSF players. Here’s why:
1.) Compared to Elemental with Lachdanan's, it doesn't have the defensive capabilities to survive End Game content without impossible-to-find gear. You’re losing 2 of your biggest defensive options (Block and Mana Shield), and all you gain is a tiny Defense boost. Plus, Phys builds don’t have nearly as many gear options with Max Res as Elemental builds, and defense vs. Elemental damage is Melee Sorc’s biggest defensive weakness.
2.) It’s been implied you’ll need SSSUs and tons of stacked UMOs+Effigies just to make it work. If so, the entire Phys path is pointless for SSF play. I hope this isn’t the case, but at this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if it is.

If I can get a decent SSF-viable gear combo working, I’ll add it. Otherwise, RIP SSF players. You are not the target audience anymore.

Anyway, some options to consider:

GEAR
Weapon:

• Mirage

  
  
  

  Mirage
  Sorceress Crystal Swords
  'ElqOhnVezLozGurXod'
  Runeword Level: 120
  +80 Magic Damage per 1% Deadly Strike
  10% Chance to cast level 4 Time Strike on Striking
  +(2 to 3) to All Skills
  50% Combat Speeds
  +(220 to 250) to Maximum Damage
  +(180 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
  +75 to Dexterity
  Maximum Block Chance +10%
  
  in a Sacred Warp Blade (not Crystal Sword)
  Not tested. Not SSF-viable (imo). But it's obvious this is what you're supposed to use.

Armor:

• Strength Beyond Strength

  

  Strength Beyond Strength
  Gothic Plate (Sacred)
  Defense: (8339 - 9198) to (10115 - 11157)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 675
  Item Level: 120
  Adds 25-40 Damage
  150% Bonus to Attack Rating
  +50% Damage to Demons
  25% Life stolen per Hit
  10% Deadly Strike
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  -5 to Light Radius
  Socketed (6)
  
  
  Tested a few body armors. This is probably one of the better options.

Shield:

• Lightforge

  

  Lightforge
  Kite Shield (Sacred)
  Defense: (4144 - 5055) to (5252 - 6315)
  Chance to Block: Class%
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 550
  Required Dexterity: 559
  Item Level: 105
  Gematria
  (Bonus for each Socketed Great/Elemental Rune)
  +5% Physical Resist
  -5% Elemental Resists
  +25% Bonus to Defense
  1% Chance to cast level 10 Thunder Hammer on Striking
  -10% Movement Speed
  +(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
  +(500 to 1000) Defense
  +(1000 to 2000) Defense vs. Missile
  +(30 to 50) to all Attributes
  +(30 to 50) Life after each Demon Kill
  Socketed (4)
  
  
  Tested. Works fine. Not sure if it’s the best option, but also not sure what other option you have, except...
• Shield of Hakan II

  

  Shield of Hakan II
  Gothic Shield (Sacred)
  Defense: (6995 - 7994) to (9190 - 10428)
  Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 600
  Required Dexterity: 619
  Item Level: 105
  1% Base Block Chance
  -25% Cast Speed
  -50% to Spell Damage
  Slows Attacker by 25%
  +(150 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  +(2000 to 3000) Defense
  Maximum Life +(3 to 5)%
  Maximum Elemental Resists +(0 to 2)%
  Physical Resist 5%
  Socketed (4)
  
  
  Tested. Not SSF-viable. You’ll never get one with +2 Max F/C/L/P Res.

Helm:

• Endless Pride

  

  Endless Pride
  Cap (Sacred)
  Defense: 1187 to 1201
  Required Level: 120
  Required Strength: 500
  Item Level: 130
  Restitution
  (Based on Restore Percentage)
  +2 to All Skills
  +50% Bonus to Defense
  Maximum Elemental Resists +3%
  Cube with Heavenly Soul: Restore +20%
  +4 to Life (Based on Character Level)
  +2 to Mana (Based on Character Level)
  Elemental Resists +10%
  (1 to 50)% Magic Find
  Socketed (4)
  
  
  Not tested. Not SSF-viable.

Belt:

• Black Void

  

  Black Void
  Heavy Belt (Sacred)
  Defense: (3060 - 3442) to (3304 - 3717)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 625
  Item Level: 120
  20% Attack Speed
  Adds 10-15 Damage
  (10 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
  Slow Target 10%
  +(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
  10% to Strength
  10% to Dexterity
  Target Takes Additional Damage of (25 to 50)
  30% Magic Find
  Socketed (2)
  
  
  Tested. Works fine. Not sure if SSF-viable though.
• Champion of the Triune

  

  Champion of the Triune
  Plated Belt (Sacred)
  Defense: 5209 to 6598
  Required Level: 115
  Required Strength: 665
  Item Level: 120
  Ethereal
  6% Chance to cast level 1 Force Blast on Melee Attack
  5% Chance of Crushing Blow
  5% Deadly Strike
  +200% Enhanced Defense
  +(100 to 1000) Defense
  Elemental Resists -15%
  Physical Resist 5%
  Socketed (2)
  
  
  Not tested. Never found. Not SSF-viable.

Boots:

• Wind Runner

  
  

  Wind Runner
  Boots
  'SilElqSilGul'
  Runeword Level: 100
  +(0 to 1) to All Skills
  50% Attack Speed
  10% Movement Speed
  Adds 25-68 Damage
  250% Bonus to Attack Rating
  (12 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
  +(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  
  
  Tested. Not sure if it’s the best option.
• Lifecrusher

  
  

  Lifecrusher
  Boots
  'MhalChamUm'
  Runeword Level: 110
  30% Hit Recovery
  0.125% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
  +(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  (5 to 10)% to All Attributes
  Maximum Life +(7 to 10)%
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  Elemental Resists +(15 to 25)%
  
  
  Tested. It's...whatever. Everyone uses it, so...

Amulet:

• Death Ward

  

  Death Ward
  Amulet
  Required Level: 110
  Item Level: 105
  +(1 to 3) to All Skills
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  Poison Resist +30%
  Poison Length Reduced by 30%
  30% Curse Length Reduction
  
  
  Tested. It’s...whatever.
• Dyers Eve

  

  Dyers Eve
  Amulet
  Required Level: 100
  Item Level: 120
  5% Chance to cast level 5 Time Strike on Striking
  +2 to All Skills
  Adds 15-20 Damage
  5% Life stolen per Hit
  Elemental Resists +10%
  Physical Resist (1 to 10)%
  
  
  Tested. Works fine. Not SSF-viable.
• Beads of the Snake Queen

  

  Beads of the Snake Queen
  Amulet
  Required Level: 100
  Item Level: 120
  4% Chance to cast level 33 Scorpion Blade on Kill
  Adds 5-10 Damage
  Stun Attack
  +(200 to 500) Defense
  (20 to 25)% to Strength
  (20 to 25)% to Dexterity
  +100 Life after each Kill
  
  
  Not tested. Never found. At this point, I’m not sure this even exists.
• Lamen of the Archbishop

  

  Lamen of the Archbishop
  Amulet
  Required Level: 110
  Item Level: 120
  Orb Effects Applied to this Item are Doubled
  +4 to All Skills
  
  
  Maybe SSF-viable, but stacking Effigies is not, so...

Rings:

• Giant's Knuckle

  

  Giant's Knuckle
  Ring
  Required Level: 100
  Item Level: 120
  20% Attack Speed
  Adds 10-15 Damage
  (5 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
  5% Deadly Strike
  +25 Life Regenerated per Second
  Physical Resist 5%
  
  
  Tested. Not sure if SSF-viable, though.
• Empyrean Glory

  

  Empyrean Glory
  Ring
  Required Level: 50
  Item Level: 120
  1% Chance to cast level 40 Singularity on Kill
  (6 to 10)% to All Attributes
  Maximum Life +5%
  Maximum Mana +15%
  15% Gold Find
  
  
  Not tested. Never found. Not SSF-viable.
• Adrenaline Rush

  

  Adrenaline Rush
  Ring
  Required Level: 100
  Item Level: 120
  +1 to All Skills
  40% Combat Speeds
  40% Movement Speed
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  
  
  Not tested. Never found. Not SSF-viable.

ATTRIBUTE POINTS
Everything into DEX.

SKILL POINTS
Max Endurance → Spec into an End Game path once you’ve completed your Base Kit.

GEARING
Use Oils of Greater Luck on high-end weapons and armor. Lottery you amulets and rings. Don’t Corrupt any items you’re not willing to lose.

► WALKTHROUGH

LATE GAME

CLVL 125

Eve of Destruction – unlocks Specialization
Belial
Yshari Sanctum
Astrogha
Vizjun – Activate the Vizjun Waypoint
Legion of the Damned
Xazax
Fauztinville
Ghosts of Old Bremmtown
Nymyr’s Light
Spirit World

THE CLVL 125-130 GRIND

Grinding spots:

• Fauzt = XP, Great Runes, SUs/SSUs/SSSUs
• Dunc = less XP, SUs/SSUs, better Demonsbane, Trophy fragments
• Teganze = Essences, Runestones, SUs/SSUs
• Triune = Cycles, SUs/SSUs (grab a couple extra Wormholes—1 for large DEX Cycles and 1 for large MF Cycles.)
• TA = ACs, better Sunstones, Trophy fragments

Minimum requirements to move on:

• Clvl 130
• 300 SoL into DEX

END GAME

CLVL 130

The Void
Invasion III
Nephalem’s Sacrifice
Archbishop Lazarus

THE CLVL 130-135 GRIND

Basically, same as the previous level grind.

While grinding, try to also get the following:

• Completed
  Umbaru Treasure

  

  Umbaru Treasure
  Required Level: 120
  Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
  Cube with Essence/Runestone to Roll Stat
  +10% to Spell Damage
  Essence Slots: 20
  
  with satisfactory rolls.
• Completed
  Corrupted Wormhole

  

  Corrupted Wormhole
  Required Level: 100
  Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
  
  (the one you’ve been filling with small and medium Cycles) + a second Wormhole (for large DEX Cycles)
• Perfect, or near perfect,
  Soul of Kabraxis

  

  Soul of Kabraxis
  Required Level: 120
  Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
  +1 to All Skills
  Maximum Fire Resist +(2 to 3)%
  Maximum Lightning Resist +(2 to 3)%
  Maximum Cold Resist +(2 to 3)%
  Maximum Poison Resist +(2 to 3)%
  
• Perfect, or near perfect, versions of Charms that give Attributes, +Skills, and +Sorc Skills
• Dunc+TA Trophies (J-Day Trophy is also helpful)
• 400 SoL into DEX

CLVL 135+

Scosglen – Activate the Scosglen Waypoint

I’m considering Scosglen as endgame for this guide. For now, I think Scos (and Lab 5) is probably as far as you’re going SSF. If I’m wrong, I’ll make corrections. Otherwise, good luck and Godspeed you last few SSF kings.

LEVEL CHALLENGE - CLVL 45 TO 60

► More Info

Location: Act 5 Normal → Worldstone Keep Antechamber (kill Lister the Tormentor to open the rift) → Tran Athulua

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Your merc will be helpful.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Amazon Warrior
  Rangers that deal Phys damage, attack in groups, and flee when you get close. If you carelessly follow, they’ll lead you into an ambush.

MAP
Enemy damage will wreak havoc on your Mana pool, and your low HR will make it tough to take on huge mobs. As long as you AG, you’ll be fine.

BOSS

• Philios
  Uses Fire arrows and a small AoE Fire spell.
• Lycander
  Uses Lightning arrows and Magnetic Field.
• Skovos
  Uses Ice arrows and a small AoE Cold spell.

All Priestesses use Phalanx.

STRAT
The goal here is to find and kill the 3 Amazon Priestesses. They hit harder than standard Amazons, and their spells will deal decent damage. Their flee mechanic makes them annoying, so just get close enough to deploy Fusillade, then run around killing Amazons with Bladestorm.

CHARM NOTES
Upon death, each Priestess will drop a unique Elemental Shard. Cube all 3 Shards when you’re at or below clvl 59 to create the

Sunstone of the Twin Seas

Sunstone of the Twin Seas
Required Level: 50
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+2 to All Skills
10% Combat Speeds
-5% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-5% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-5% to Enemy Cold Resistance
10% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +10%
+5% to Experience Gained

If you’re at clvl 60 or higher, you’ll need 2x ACs per 10 clvls to create the Sunstone.

ENNEAD CHALLENGE - CLVL 80+

► More Info

Location: Act 3 Nightmare → Durance of Hate (kill Mephisto to open the rift) → Kurast 3000 B.A.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +60% Elemental Res.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Skeleton Archers
  Shoot Elementally-enhanced arrows that can deal decent damage in large groups.
• Skeleton Mages
  Cast various Elemental spells that will quickly drain your Mana if Mana Shield is active.
• Hawks
  Tanky melee fighters that swarm.
• Shadowgate Totems
  Stationary totems whose swirling hammers can deal moderate damage. They also emit a long-range aura that boosts enemies’ Life by +100%.

MAP
Generally, you won’t have much trouble here if you AG, but when going after Totems, a Totem’s hammers+Skeleton damage can quickly drain your Life (especially when Chilled). When you have an opening, rush in and hit a Totem with Fusillade. If you’re not taking too much damage, finish it off asap with Bladestorm spam.

BOSS
There are 3 Ennead Necromancers in the north part of the map. They cast Miasma and will summon more Skeletons, but they’re otherwise harmless.

STRAT
The goal is to find and kill at least 1 Ennead Necromancer. Doing so will drop a Heroic Torch. Cube it to create your Class Charm (for Sorcs, it's a Nexus Crystal).

CHARM NOTES
The Charm requires clvl 90 to activate, so don’t panic if you don’t see any immediate benefits.

[Solfege]

Dungeons and Rifts will be grouped into 3 tiers based on gear requirements, number of SoL needed, and strategy/player skill required. They are listed in Documentation order.

• Easy
  Basic TUs, 0 SoL eaten, and little strategy/skill.
• Medium
  Decent gear (T4 TUs, mid-level RWs, partial or full Set), 100 to 300 SoL eaten, and moderate strategy/skill.
• Hard
  Good gear (full Set, SUs, high-level RWs), 300 to 400 SoL eaten, and high strategy/skill.

= a quest has a corresponding Trophy.
= a quest’s Charm can used for in a Lottery recipe.

DUNGEON

Horror Under Tristram - clvl 105, 20 second lockout

► More Info

Location: Act 1 → Tristram → The Butcher's Lair (inside the large, burning house near the southwest part of the map)
Reward:

The Butcher's Tooth

The Butcher's Tooth
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+10 to all Attributes
20% Magic Find
+1 to Light Radius
Horror Under Tristram (Heroic)
Difficulty Level: 120
Transmute in the cube after reaching Level 120

BOSS
The Butcher hits hard and gains more speed the more damage he takes. Each hit he lands has a chance to trigger powerful rolling fire waves from the Sacrificial Shrines in the corners.

STRAT
Just melee. If fire waves spawn, AG+Fusillade while dodging waves.

Invasion - clvl 105, 20 second lockout

► More Info

INVASION I (CLVL 105)
Location: Act 2 → Jehryn’s Palace → Harem (Level 1) → Storm Oasis
Reward:

Riftwalker's Eye

Riftwalker's Eye
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
+15% to Experience Gained
Bonus Quest I
(cube charm by itself on completion)
Defeat the Greater Riftwalker
- without taking damage from the Rift Storm
Bonus Quest II
(cube charm by itself on completion)
Defeat the Ascendant Riftwalker
- with at least one Frozen Shambler alive
- without taking damage from the Rift Storm

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +75% Max Lightning Res

MAP
The arena randomly spawns Rift Storms (lightning circles that produce a lightning strike after a few seconds). The circle itself won't hurt you, but you’ll lose about 40% of your Life and 90% of your Mana if you’re inside the circle when the lightning strikes. It will 1-shot your merc.

BOSS
The Lesser Riftwalker is a stationary monster that uses a swirling lightning attack, but the attack is only really dangerous if you get stuck in it. It also summons more Rift Storms

STRAT
Ignore the swirling lightning and melee the Riftwalker. Reposition yourself as-needed to avoid Rift Storm bolts.

INVASION II (CLVL 115)
Location: Act 4 → Chaos Sanctuary → Realm of Sin → Storm Cave (rift in the northwest corner of the map)
Reward: Greater Riftwalker Essence

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +80% Max Lightning Res.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Frozen Shambler
  Slow and have the same annoying Holy Freeze aura as Dark Sovereigns.

MAP
Rift Storms will deal more damage.

BOSS
The Greater Riftwalker is the same as the Lesser Riftwalker, but more durable and deals more damage. It also occasionally summons Frozen Shamblers.

STRAT
Rush in and melee the Riftwalker. When a Shambler spawns, a blue circle will appear. Move inside the circle to nullify the aura’s damage. Kill the Shambler asap, then go back to attacking the Riftwalker. Avoid Rift Storms and use potions as-needed.

CHARM NOTES
You’re guaranteed the Greater Riftwalker Essence for completing the quest. If you’ve also managed to avoid taking any damage from Rift Storms, cube your Riftwalker’s Eye while you have the red swirly overlay to add +2% Max Life/Mana to the Charm.

INVASION III (CLVL 130)
Location: Act 4 → Chaos Sanctuary → Realm of Lies → Storm Pit (rift in the south-center part of the map)
Reward: Ascended Riftwalker Essence

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• For Elemental builds, have
  Lachdanan's Visage

  

  Lachdanan's Visage
  Banded Plate (Sacred)
  Defense: (8973 - 10165) to (14769 - 16229)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Dexterity: 627
  Item Level: 120
  Mana Shield: 65% less Mana Drained when Hit
  You may Only use Melee, Summon and Support Skills
  Adds 200-300 Magic Damage
  Adds 150-200 Fire Damage
  Adds 150-200 Lightning Damage
  Adds 150-200 Cold Damage
  -30% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  +(161 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  +(1000 to 5000) Defense
  Socketed (6)
  
  and at least +83% Max Fire and Lightning Res.
• For Phys builds, have
  Rebel

  
  

  Rebel
  Body Armors
  'ZolSilSilLo'
  Runeword Level: 100
  15% Combat Speeds
  Adds 6-10 Damage
  Weapon Physical Damage +(80 to 100)%
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  +(151 to 200) to Strength
  +(151 to 200) to Dexterity
  -75 to Vitality
  -75 to Energy
  +60 to Mana
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  Elemental Resists +(40 to 50)%
  
  ,
  Death Ward

  

  Death Ward
  Amulet
  Required Level: 110
  Item Level: 105
  +(1 to 3) to All Skills
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  Poison Resist +30%
  Poison Length Reduced by 30%
  30% Curse Length Reduction
  
  , and at least +85% Max Fire, Cold, and Lightning Res.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Frozen Shambler
  Same as INVASION II, but its aura deals more damage.

AREA
Rift Storms deal massive damage. Consider them a 1-shot.

BOSS
The Ascended Riftwalker is super durable and its swirling lightning deals more damage. When a fire ring appears above its head, it means a Holy Fire aura is active (this can be nullified by standing inside a Shambler's blue circle). When a red globe appears above the Riftwalker's head, it will become immune to all damage. After a few seconds, it will use a full-screen, spammy nova. It deals massive damage and constantly knocks you back when you're outside melee range, but does nothing when you're inside melee range. Consider this nova a 1-shot.

STRAT
Elemental builds can tank the Riftwalker for (almost) the entire fight, as long as you have

Lachdanan's Visage

Lachdanan's Visage
Banded Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8973 - 10165) to (14769 - 16229)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 627
Item Level: 120
Mana Shield: 65% less Mana Drained when Hit
You may Only use Melee, Summon and Support Skills
Adds 200-300 Magic Damage
Adds 150-200 Fire Damage
Adds 150-200 Lightning Damage
Adds 150-200 Cold Damage
-30% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(161 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 5000) Defense
Socketed (6)

equipped and Mana Shield active. Phys builds can tank only as long as you’re not getting hit by both the Fire and Cold auras. If you need to disengage to avoid lightning circles, drink a Healing pot if you're getting hit by auras. If you can’t avoid a Rift Storm (e.g. because the Riftwalker is about to use it’s 1-shot nova), continue attacking the Riftwalker and drink a Healing pot to replenish as much Life as you can, as fast as you can, once the lightning strikes.

CHARM NOTES
You’re guaranteed the Ascended Riftwalker Essence upon completion. If you’ve also managed to avoid taking any damage from Rift Storms and 1 Shambler is still alive, cube your Riftwalker’s Eye while you have the red swirly overlay to add +1% Max Elemental Res. The easiest way to do this is to almost kill the Riftwalker, wait for it to summon a Shambler, then quickly kill the Riftwalker. You must cube the Charm while inside the Storm Pit to get the bonus.

Death Projector - clvl 105, 20 second lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Flayer Jungle → Swampy Pit (Level 3) a.k.a. The Proving Grounds
Reward:

Laser Focus Crystal

Laser Focus Crystal
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Maximum Life +3%
Maximum Mana +10%
+10% to Experience Gained
Death Projector (Heroic)
Difficulty Level: 121
Transmute in the cube after reaching Level 121

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Death Mechanic
  Untargetable and unkillable. They move slowly, but deal moderate damage. Their AS is faster than your HR.

BOSS
The Death Projector is a stationary target that constantly fires a clockwise-rotating Spinning Mind Flay. The beam won’t really hurt, but it will Chill you. The Projector is also immune unless at least 1 Death Mechanic is nearby.

STRAT
Just walk circles around the Projector, staying either ahead or behind the beam. Hit it with Fusillade and AG with Bladestorm.

CHARM NOTES
The only variable mod on the Charm is the XP gain.

Infernal Machine - clvl 105

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Location: Act 1 → Tamoe Highland → The Pit → Infernal Cave
Reward:

Optical Detector

Optical Detector
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Tenacity
+5% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Elemental Resists +15%
Infernal Machine (Heroic)
Difficulty Level: 122
Transmute in the cube after reaching Level 122

MAP
The difficulty of this quest depends heavily on which monsters initially spawn. Open a TP before entering the Infernal Cave.

BOSS
The Infernal Machine is a stationary target that periodically spawns packs of Elite mobs. Most monsters won't be a problem, but Wereowls will make this a lot harder than it should be.

STRAT
With a low-density map roll, you can just walk up to the Machine and melee. Otherwise, clear out nearby monsters first, then melee the Machine. Keep Fusillade active for Arcane Sustenance and use Healing/Mana pots as-needed. If Mana Shield breaks, immediately Teleport back toward the entrance and recast. Kill Wereowls asap.

CHARM NOTES
The Elemental Res is the only variable mod on the Charm.

The Binding of Baal - clvl 110, 20 second lockout

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Location: Act 2 → Canyon of the Magi → Tal Rasha's Tomb (kill Zoltun Kulle to open the rift)
Reward:

Scroll of Kings

Scroll of Kings
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+10% to Spell Damage
20% to All Attributes

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +75% F/C/L Res.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Horadric Mage
  Cast Fire, Cold, and Lightning spells. +75% F/C/L Res is enough to protect you, but the multi-hitting Fire spell will drop your Mana quickly. They also emit an aura that makes Tal Rasha immune.

MAP
When you enter the portal, a Baal morph is applied. Its movement speed is fast, but its attack and cast speeds are slow. Walk the parameter of the map, killing Mages as you go (AG or melee). Use Mana pots as-needed. If Mana Shield breaks, retreat, regen, and recast.

BOSS
Tal Rasha is basically a souped-up Horadric Mage. He's fast, durable, aggressive, and teleports.

STRAT
Once all the Mages are dead, you can just chase Tal Rasha around with Bladestorm as long as Mana Shield stays active. Tal Rasha will flee once his Life drops below a certain point. Try to trap him in a corner so you can Fusillade.

CHARM NOTES
Eventually, you'll want a +20% All Attributes version of the Charm.

Horazon's Sanctum - clvl 110, 20 second lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Lower Kurast (near the entrance, kill Stormtree to open a rift) → Caldeum → Dimensional Sanctum (southeast part of Caldeum)
Reward:

Horazon's Focus

Horazon's Focus
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(3 to 5)% Life stolen per Hit
(3 to 5)% Mana stolen per Hit
-50 Defense
+(21 to 25) to all Attributes

BOSS
The Creature of Flame moves erratically, casts various Fire spells, and summons monster-spawning gates.

STRAT
As long as Mana Shield stays active, you can ignore everything and just AG with Bladestorm. The Creature’s spells will take decent chunks of your Mana, so drink Mana pots as-needed. Destroy gates and kill monsters if too many spawn.

Akarat - clvl 110

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Location: Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → Northwest part of the Jungle
Reward:

Visions of Akarat

Visions of Akarat
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(201 to 250) Defense
+(21 to 25) to all Attributes

BOSS
Akarat looks similar to his Followers, except he has a visible aura and is immune to all damage. He’ll lose his immunity for a short time if he’s hit by a Follower’s on-death nova proc. He’ll also use Inner Fire to rapidly regen his Life.

STRAT
When you reach Akarat’s location, kill the Followers in front of him with Bladestorm, then hit Akarat with Fusillade+Bladestorm spam. You should be able to kill him before he regenerates or regains his shield. If he survives, but you’ve killed all the Followers, just lead him to any other Followers on the map and try again.

CHARM NOTES
You’ll eventually want a +25 All Attributes version of the Charm.

Assault on Mount Arreat - clvl 110, 120 second lockout

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Location: Act 5 → Arreat Summit (kill Narthal to open a rift)
Reward:

Sacred Worldstone Key

Sacred Worldstone Key
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Weapon Physical Damage +(25 to 30)%
(21 to 30)% Bonus to Defense

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Shadow Wolf Warrior
  Slow and defensively weak, but numerous. Their Hawk Talons and Guard Towers can deal decent damage if you get swarmed.

MAP
A Diablo morph will be applied after entering the rift. Its Movement Speed is slower, but its AS is much faster.

No Phys Res and low HR makes this somewhat dangerous. Either stay back and AG so you can more easily dodge projectiles, or melee small groups and rely on LoMA to keep you healthy. Use the terrain as cover and try to keep moving. Avoid any areas with lots of Guard Towers.

BOSS
Bul Kathos is basically a souped-up Warrior, but he uses Fortress, which can deal decent damage.

STRAT
Once most/all Warriors are dead, just melee+Fusillade Bul-Kathos.

CHARM NOTES
Eventually, you'll want a perfect version of this Charm.

Lord Aldric Jitan - clvl 110

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Location: Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → West-central part of the map
Reward:

Moon of the Spider

Moon of the Spider
By Richard Knaak

Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(21 to 25) Spell Focus
+1 to Jitan's Gate
Half Freeze Duration

Trophy bonus: +25% EWD
Lottery bonus (Amulet): +5% Magic Res

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Rakkis Guardsman
  Spam Guard Towers and use a tri-Elemental melee attack. Guard Tower spam makes them dangerous in large groups.

MAP
Kill all Rakkis Guardsmen on your way to the boss.

BOSS
Lord Aldric Jitan is basically a souped-up Guardsman that also uses Pestilence when his Life drops below 50%. You can ignore Pestilence, but his chilling Fortress spam can deal ridiculous cumulative damage.

STRAT
Draw Jitan back to a clear area and kill any Guardsmen with Fusillade. Once you have Jitan isolated, rush in and melee (he won’t use Fortress in melee range). As long as your Mana holds out, your sustain will keep you alive. Teleport as needed to save your stupid merc.

Inquisitor of the Triune - clvl 110

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Location:Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → Chamber of Offering (south-central part of the map)
Reward: Signet of Skill

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +75% Max Poison Res

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Thonos
  Super durable tentacles that line the west and north parts of the arena. They’ll attack if you get close.
• Infested Growth
  A nest in the northeast corner of the map. It spawns a Diseased Bloodsucker when you get close.
• Diseased Bloodsucker
  Hostile monsters that heal you for 3000 Life when they’re killed.

MAP
Rocks will start falling on your head if you stand in once place too long. They can deal decent damage.

BOSS
The Inquisitor of the Triune is ridiculously durable, and will occasionally become immune to all damage. He uses a 2 large AoE Poison spells, but the only dangerous one is the large Poison nova. It spawns a few seconds after a green orb appears above the Inquisitor’s head.

STRAT
Melee+Fusillade. Keep the fight contained to the southeast corner of the map. When rocks start falling, reposition yourself to avoid them. If rocks are falling on or near you when the green orb appears, move far away to avoid the nova. Otherwise, ignore it and continue to melee (your LoMA will keep you alive). If your Life ever drops below 60%, move toward the Infested Growth and kill a Diseased Bloodsucker to heal.

Bull Prince Rodeo - clvl 110 (Secret Cow Level), clvl 115 (Corral of Corruption)

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Location: Act 1 → Rogue Encampment (cube Wirt’s Leg to open a rift) → Secret Cow Level (kill the Cow King, then cube Wirt’s Other Leg to open a rift) → Corral of Corruption
Reward:

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold
Moo moo moo Moooo! Moo!

Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 38) to Strength
+(0 to 38) to Dexterity
+(0 to 38) to Vitality
+(0 to 38) to Energy
(11 to 15)% Bonus to Defense
-10% Gold Find
(16 to 20)% Magic Find

MAP
Go to the large, fenced area of the map and kill the Cow King. He’s tougher than a regular Cow, but no more dangerous. He’ll drop Wirt’s Other Leg. Cube it to open the rift to the Corral of Corruption (killing the Cow King does not prevent you from reentering the Cow Level).

BOSS
Both of Bull Prince Rodeo's direct attacks deal moderate Phys damage, but his spammy Hoof Stomp nova will also knock you back. His full-screen Stampeding Herd can deal heavy damage.

STRAT
Debuff BPR with Force Blast and melee him until he uses Stampeding Herd. Then, quickly position yourself halfway between the east barricade and the eastern wall. From here, it’s a waiting game. If he teleports on top of you, melee him. Otherwise, wait until he comes into AG or Fusillade range. Never leave your current spot. If Hoof Stomp knocks you back, move back into position asap. Keep BPR debuffed and don’t let Mana Shield break. Use Healing and Mana pots as-needed.

Rathma Square - clvl 115

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Location: Act 3 → Caldeum → Rathma Square (southwest corner of Caldeum)
Reward:

Spirit Trance Herb

Spirit Trance Herb
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
(21 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(10 to 25) Life Regenerated per Second

Lottery bonus (Ring): +1 Skills

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Gore Crawlers
  Spit projectiles that deal moderate Phys damage. Their numbers can make them a problem. They also have a high chance to respawn after 10 seconds.

MAP
Head south from the entrance, then east, killing Gore Crawlers along the way. When you hit a wall, teleport over it to find the boss.

BOSS
Primus is fast, debuffs you with Chronofield, and his Bladestorm hits hard. He’s also surrounded by more Gore Crawlers.

STRAT
After teleporting over the wall, debuff the room with Force Blast. Quickly lock onto Primus, then melee+Fusillade. Your regen+sustain will let you tank, but drink a potion if your Life or Mana ever drops below half. Ignore Gore Crawlers until Primus is dead.

CHARM NOTES
You’ll want a Charm with at least +100% AR.

The Black Road - clvl 115

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Location: Act 1 → Rogue Encampment → Warriv’s Caravan → Bramwell → Church of Dien-Ap-Sten
Reward:

The Black Road

The Black Road
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks your Black Road Skill
+150 to Life
+75 to Mana

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Possessed Cultist
  Their spammy, homing Slayer Bolts can deal decent damage when they’re buffed with Bloodlust.
• Wayfinder’s Acolyte
  Weak, but fast. Their shear numbers can overwhelm you.

MAP
Kill all Cultists on your way to the boss.

BOSS
Buyard Cholik is fast, durable, and immune to all damage. He uses a slow Pyroblast from a distance and has a powerful melee attack. He also summons hordes of Wayfinder’s Acolytes.

STRAT
Lead Buyard Cholik inside the fire circle to remove his immunity, then melee him. Ignore any Acolytes he summons. Your regen+sustain will let you tank as long as you never stop attacking. Use Mana pots to keep Mana Shield active.

Legacy of Blood - clvl 115, 20 second lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → Chamber of Blood (southeast corner of the map)
Reward:

Legacy of Blood

Legacy of Blood
By Richard Knaak

Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Endurance
(3 to 5)% Life stolen per Hit
(3 to 5)% Mana stolen per Hit

Trophy bonus: +20% BtD
Lottery bonus (Weapon): Ignore Target’s Defense

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +75% Max Fire Res.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Blood Golem
  Immune to all damage, but lose their immunity for 1 second when they attack. Their missiles can deal moderate Phys damage. They also proc Immolation Bomb on-death, which can deal heavy Fire damage if you’re close to the center of multiple Bombs. The proc always spawns at your feet.

BOSS
Bartuc is immune to all damage, but loses his shield for a short time when he uses Wychwind. He also summons more Blood Golems.

STRAT
Kill the Golems near the entrance, then rush straight to Bartuc and melee. As long as Mana Shield doesn’t break, your regen+sustain will let you tank. Debuff with Force Blast, just to be safe.

CHARM NOTES
Phys builds will eventually want a perfect version of the Charm.

The Veiled Prophet - clvl 115, 30 second lockout

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Location: Act 4 → Silver City → Library of Fate (south corridor of the city) → Cathedral of Vanity (northwest part of the Library)
Reward:

Idol of Vanity

Idol of Vanity
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Continuity
15% Combat Speeds

Trophy bonus: +20% Summoned Minion Life, +10% Summoned Minion Res
Lottery bonus (Armor): +2% Max Life

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +80% Max Cold Res.
• Athulua's Oracle

  

  Athulua's Oracle
  Amulet
  Required Level: 60
  Item Level: 60
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  40% Attack Speed
  (150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Cannot Be Frozen
  
  is helpful.
• Your merc is helpful.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Nun of Vanity
  Fast melee fighters that can deal decent damage in a swarm.
• Simulacrum
  Extremely dangerous casters that spam Mind Flay, which deals decent damage and can hit-lock you. They also curse you with Doom and throw tiny shuriken.
• Crystal Ball Totem
  Emits an aura that makes all enemies invulnerable. It also periodically fires a multi-directional Mind Flay that deals heavy damage.

MAP
When you enter the portal, do not move. The Totem will fire off its Mind Flay about a second after entering, but the center pillar will block it. Let Nuns swarm. Melee one to regen via LoMA. Once the Totem’s Mind Flay is done, rush to the center of the room and destroy the Totem. The boss will appear almost immediately after, so debuff the room with Force Blast and quickly go back near the entrance and kill Nuns.

BOSS
Inarius is fast and aggressive. He uses Iron Spiral, some kind of spammy Bone Spear (which slows you), and Frozen Orb (which Chills you).

STRAT
If you Cannot be Frozen, you can AG+Fusillade. If not, you can tank Inarius' as long as you never stop attacking. Frozen Orb will quickly drop your Mana pool, and its Chill will slow your LoMA. Make liberal use of Mana pots and heal immediately if your Life ever drops below 60%. If you need to retreat, never go south beyond the Totem. The Simulacrums are actually more dangerous than Inarius. (Side note: they supposedly have a UMO drop bias. I don’t know if it’s true.)

Heart of Sin - clvl 115

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Location: Act 4 → Chaos Sanctuary (kill Ghom, then use the Key of Sin to open a rift. The key can be used anywhere.)
Reward:

Azmodan's Heart

Azmodan's Heart
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
Elemental Resists +(11 to 20)%
-5% to All Vendor Prices

Trophy bonus: +150 Life, +75 Mana
Lottery bonus (Quiver): +50% MF

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +75% Max Fire Res (80% recommended).

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Dark Sovereign
  Has a Holy Freeze aura that will wreck you if there are multiple Sovereigns around. Also throws Bone Spears, but whatever.

MAP
Almost every monster here is a caster, and their spells will devastate your Mana pool. Consider not using Mana Shield. You’ll be more vulnerable, but at least you’ll actually have Mana. Other than that, you’re fine to AG through the map. Watch out for invisible, unkillable Firebloods, though.

BOSS
Azmodan is durable and uses Flamestrike, Fortress, and fills the area with fire mines. He also summons untargetable Balrogs, but they'll quickly die on their own.

STRAT
Reactivate Mana Shield.

Debuff Azmodan with Force Blast, then melee for as long as your Mana holds out. Heal if your Life ever drops below 80%. Once Azmodan uses Fortress and/or fills the area with fire mines, your Life will drop rapidly. Retreat south across bridge and walk a small circuit around the western part of the area. This will give you time to rebuff and regen/heal. By the time you get back to the north bridge, Azmodan’s little platform should be mostly clear. Repeat.

Retreat immediately if your Life ever drops below 60%. Walk back to the causeway any time you need to heal, regen, or restock your belt.

Judgment Day – clvl 120, 20 second lockout (Pools/Halls)

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Location: Act 4 → Silver City → Silver Spire (north corridor of the City) → Crystal Arch → Pools of Wisdom (Malthael) and Halls of Valor (Imperius)
Reward:

Crystalline Flame Medallion

Crystalline Flame Medallion
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to Summon Edyrem
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Cube after Killing Imperius and Malthael
(Max: 1 minute from each other)

Trophy bonus: +5% All Attributes

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have +80% Max Cold Res.
• Equip
  Athulua's Oracle

  

  Athulua's Oracle
  Amulet
  Required Level: 60
  Item Level: 60
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  40% Attack Speed
  (150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Cannot Be Frozen
  
  . If you don’t have it, make
  Stone

  

  Stone
  Shields
  'Thul'
  Runeword Level: 28
  +1 to All Skills
  25% Hit Recovery
  +(3 to 5) to Maximum Damage
  5% to All Attributes
  +(30 to 40) to Life
  Cold Resist +25%
  Cannot Be Frozen
  
  in any Shield and orb it with 5x STR, DEX, Life regen, and Max Damage.
• Equip
  Truce

  

  Truce
  Belts
  'Jah'
  Runeword Level: 80
  5% Combat Speeds
  Stun Attack
  Slows Attacker by 5%
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  Physical Resist 10%
  
  .
• Make sure your cube is empty.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Edyrem
  Untargetable and unkillable. They’re a nuisance in small numbers, but dangerous in larger packs. All Edyrem use Tremor, which reduces your Life by a percentage, but will never kill you.

MAP (POOLS OF WISDOM)
Edyrem here use Deathstrike. It’s a telegraphed attack that’s easy to avoid, but will take about 90% of your Life if you tank it.

BOSS
Malthael uses Singularity in melee range, which can deal a lot of damage if you stand in it. From a distance, he uses a Psicrown-like spell that fires numerous homing missiles. The missiles deal only minor damage, but they're difficult to dodge. He also teleports a lot.

MAP (HALLS OF VALOR)
Edyrem here use Ice Burst. It’s a Cold wave that does minor to moderate damage and Chills you.

BOSS
Imperius uses the same Psicrown-like spell and teleports, but he also uses MIRV. This is a delayed attack with a nearly full-screen AoE that deals heavy Fire and Poison damage. Getting clipped by it won’t kill you, but trying to tank it will. When you hear the audio cue (a buzz, followed by "nuclear launch detected"), you’ll have about 5 seconds to move out of the way. He also summons Edyrem more often than Malthael.

STRAT
Getting the Charm+Upgrade at this stage is doable as long as you Cannot Be Frozen (it’s possible to do it without that mod, but it’s a huge pain).

The Imperius fight is more dangerous, but the Malthael fight will take longer, so kill Malthael first.

Enter the Pools of Wisdom.

It will be hard to melee Malthael because of Deathstrike, so rely mostly on AG+Fusillade and melee whenever you can. If Edyrem get in your way (or too many spawn), lead them away, then sprint back to Malthael. When Malthael dies, the 60 second countdown starts. Quickly grab the Charm, teleport past Edyrem, and sprint to the exit portal.

Enter the Halls of Valor.

Once inside, sprint to Imperius, name-lock him, and relentlessly Bladestorm+Fusillade. You’ll take a lot more damage from Imperius and his Edyrem, but your regen+sustain can counter it as long as you’re not Chilled and Mana Shield stays active. Drink a potion any time your Life or your Mana drops below half. When Imperius dies, teleport past his Edyrem and sprint to the exit portal. Once outside, quickly cube the Crystalline Flame Medallion. If you were fast enough, your CFM will have a nice +1 Skills and +40 All Attributes bonus.

CHARM NOTES
Both bosses will drop the Charm, so you’ll have 2 chances to get it, as well as 2 chances at a Trophy Fragment.

Twin Seas – clvl 120

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Location: Act 2 → Island of Skartara → Heart of Skartara (small platform in the northern part of the Isle. Use the Askari Call to summon her)
Reward:

Weather Control

Weather Control
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Jitan's Gate Cooldown Reduced by 1 seconds
(2 to 5)% Innate Elemental Damage
+10 to all Attributes

, Deity’s Bow Item Design (20% chance to drop)

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least 109% HR.
• Requires an Askari Call.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Pirate of the Twin Seas
  Their poison can hurt, but otherwise, they’re not dangerous.

MAP
Head west from the Island of Skartara Waypoint, then north to the Heart of Skartara. Kill any Pirates you meet along the way. Stand on the platform in the center of the Heart of Skartara and use the Askari Call.

BOSS
Most attacks Athulua uses are designed to pester you and slowly whittle away your Life and your patience. You’ll be under constant attack from her stunning Guided Arrows. If you move too far away, she’ll pounce on you with Sky Siege. In melee range, she’ll use a hard-hitting Tantrum. Finally, Athulua has a nasty habit of teleporting.

STRAT
Your regen+sustain are high enough to let you tank all her attacks (even Tantrum) as long as you don’t go too long without leeching (either LL via AG, or LoMA via melee). The easiest way to do this is just name-lock her with Bladestorm after she spawns. Don’t bother with Fusillade unless you need to trigger Arcane Sustenance. Athulua teleports so often, Fusillade will never hit her.

CHARM NOTES
Elemental builds will eventually want a +5% IED version of the Charm.

Quov Tsin - clvl 120

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Location: Act 3 → Caldeum → Caldeum Library → Vizjerei Temple (northeast corner of Caldeum, kill Kentril Dumon to open a rift)
Reward:

Silver Seal of Ureh

Silver Seal of Ureh
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
+(21 to 30) Spell Focus
+(11 to 13)% to Summoned Minion Damage
+(11 to 15)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
+(11 to 20) to Strength
+(11 to 20) to Dexterity
+(11 to 20) to Vitality
+(11 to 20) to Energy

Trophy bonus: +10% Spell Damage

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +82% Max F/C/L Res.
• Do not use Mana Shield.

MAP
Before facing Quov Tsin, you’ll need to go through Gorst and Kentril Dumon. Neither are a threat.

BOSS
Quov Tsin constantly spams Trinity Beam—a tri-elemental, multi-hitting deathbeam that deals heavy F/C/L damage. Its damage can be greatly reduced with a special “buff” you get when you’re in melee range. Quov Tsin counters this by having a chance to cast a slow-moving Bone Spear nova that will take half your Life per hit (a little globe will appear above his head before it triggers). He may also poison you and occasionally uses Mythal (which reduces your Elemental Res). Additionally, he has Soulstealer, which heals 7% of his Max Life whenever he kills you. Finally, he has a very high chance to teleport when struck.

STRAT
Normally, you’d want as close to +90% Max F/C/L Res as you can get, but +82% is enough thanks to your regen+sustain and the damage reduction buff.

The simplest thing to do is just chase Quov Tsin around with Bladestorm. Try your best to dodge his beam at a distance, then sprint into melee range once he’s on screen. Melee for as long as you can, then retreat beyond Quov Tsin’s beam range when your Life drops below 50%. Also retreat if you get poisoned or Quov Tsin uses his nova. Repeat. Also note, Mythal will drop your Max Res if your stacked Res isn’t high enough, so keep an eye on your Life when Quov Tsin uses it.

CHARM NOTES
Eventually, you’ll want a Charm with high DEX+STR rolls.

Kingdom of Shadow - clvl 120, 90 second lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Caldeum → Caldeum Library → Vizjerei Temple → Kingdom of Shadow (rift on the opposite end of the Temple)
Reward:

Eternal Bone Pile

Eternal Bone Pile
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Assassin Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
10% Movement Speed

Trophy bonus: +10% Movement Speed

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +84% Max Poison Res.
• Equip
  Truce

  

  Truce
  Belts
  'Jah'
  Runeword Level: 80
  5% Combat Speeds
  Stun Attack
  Slows Attacker by 5%
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  Physical Resist 10%
  
• Have
  Kabbalah

  

  Kabbalah
  Sorceress Orbs
  'Cham'
  Runeword Level: 83
  +3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  -1% Base Block Chance
  60% Hit Recovery
  +(6 to 16) to Divine Apparition
  20% to Energy
  Maximum Life and Mana +5%
  +(100 to 200) Life when Struck by an Enemy
  
  and
  Cauldron

  

  Cauldron
  Large Shield (Sacred)
  Defense: (3474 - 4342) to (3904 - 4880)
  Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 420
  Required Dexterity: 423
  Item Level: 1
  +150% Bonus to Miasma Haunt Duration
  10% Chance to cast level 25 Spike Nova when Attacked
  +1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
  1% Base Block Chance
  35% Block Speed
  +(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
  Requirements -20%
  Socketed (4)
  

  
  The Mysteries
  (Sorceress Melee Set)
  
  on-switch (recommended, but not required).
• To make it to the other side of the Vizjerei Temple unscathed, start your sprint about a second after Quov Tsin’s Life bar pops up on screen.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Citizen
  Untargetable, unkillable zombies. They hit hard, hit fast, poison you, and occasionally use Bloodstorm (I think). Their numbers will quickly overwhelm you. Never stop moving and don’t get cornered or surrounded.
• Dark Warden
  Fat and slow, but their Retaliate will stun and knock you back, giving Citizens a chance to swarm. They also cast a slow-moving Detonate on-death, but it’s really easy to avoid.
• Mazi’s Eidolon
  Stationary units that spit a Punisher spiral. Extremely weak, defensively. Ignore them or deploy Fusillade as you walk by.

MAP
If you have

Kabbalah

Kabbalah
Sorceress Orbs
'Cham'
Runeword Level: 83
+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
-1% Base Block Chance
60% Hit Recovery
+(6 to 16) to Divine Apparition
20% to Energy
Maximum Life and Mana +5%
+(100 to 200) Life when Struck by an Enemy

+

Cauldron

Cauldron
Large Shield (Sacred)
Defense: (3474 - 4342) to (3904 - 4880)
Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 420
Required Dexterity: 423
Item Level: 1
+150% Bonus to Miasma Haunt Duration
10% Chance to cast level 25 Spike Nova when Attacked
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
1% Base Block Chance
35% Block Speed
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
Requirements -20%
Socketed (4)

The Mysteries
(Sorceress Melee Set)

equipped on-switch, enter the Kingdom with your on-switch gear and Divine Apparition on RMB. This way, you can quickly teleport past enemies without needing to constantly weapon-switch or wait for Jitan’s Gate to come off cooldown. Teleporting past mobs will be essential. If you get surrounded, you’re dead.

If you see a Poison Resist Shrine, activate it. It will basically make you immune to the long-term poison effects from Citizens and Eidolons.

BOSS
Juris Khan uses a medium-range AoE skill that can deal a lot of Cold damage and Chill you. He can also summon more Citizens.

STRAT
Stay out of Juris Khan’s AoE range and let Citizens chase you around. When you have an opening, rush in and deploy Fusillade, then move outside AoE range again. AG between deployments if you want. Don’t melee.

CHARM NOTES
Eventually, you’ll want a Charm with +2 Sorc Skills.

Banisher of Light - clvl 120

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Location: Act 1 Town → Warriv’s Caravan → Bramwell → Church of Dien-Ap-Sten (kill Buyard Cholik to open a rift) → Path to Enlightenment
Reward:

Soul of Kabraxis

Soul of Kabraxis
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
Maximum Fire Resist +(2 to 3)%
Maximum Lightning Resist +(2 to 3)%
Maximum Cold Resist +(2 to 3)%
Maximum Poison Resist +(2 to 3)%

Trophy bonus: Adds 5-10 Damage

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least 80% Max Fire and 85% Max Poison Res.
• Fill your entire belt with Healing pots, and have a lot of extras in your inventory.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Shadow Self
  Their Elemental-enhanced melee attacks can deal decent damage if you get swarmed. Otherwise, not dangerous.
• Pillar of Skulls
  Stationary pillar that uses Graveyard to periodically spit Punishers at you.

MAP
Open a TP near the red entrance portal. Walk the parameter of the map and kill all Shadow Selves. Then, destroy the Pillar in the center of the room to summon the boss.

BOSS = KABRAXIS

Kabraxis will regularly pounce on you (or teleport away from you), and he can do so from half way across the map. Each time he does, he’ll mass-summon more Shadow Selves. In melee range, he’ll use a medium-AoE Whirlpool-like attack. Its damage is manageable when he’s debuffed with Force Blast and your sustain is healing you, but it can do a lot of damage when you’re debuffed by his Chronofield. From a distance, he’ll spam Balefire, which can deal decent Magic damage, but is easy enough to dodge. Occasionally, he’ll use some kind of Punisher barrage, which fires off a massive nova of dozens of Punishers. He’ll also use a retaliatory Flamestrike, which will deal critical levels of Fire and Poison damage if you’re at the center of the blast. Finally, Kabraxis has Soulstealer, which will heal 7% of his Max Life if he kills you.

STRAT
Don’t AG. Melee. You’ll need LoMA to help counter the amount of damage you’ll take.

Hit Kabraxis about 4 times with Bladestorm, deploy Fusillade, then step away to avoid Flamestrike (it usually procs after about 4 Bladestorm hits). If Kabraxis teleports, follow him and repeat the process. If he doesn’t, wait for Fusillade to finish before going back in for another melee run (Fusillade may proc additional Flamestrikes). Dodge Balefire and kill Shadow Selves as-needed (or when you need more healing via LoMA). If you can’t get into melee range, deploy Fusillade toward Kabraxis and walk circles around him, just outside Whirlpool’s range. Drink a Healing pot any time your Life drops below 50%. Drink one immediately if you get clipped by Flamestrike (the Poison from Flamestrike is a lot more dangerous than the Poison from his Punisher barrage).

You’re extremely vulnerable when you’re not in melee. If Kabraxis teleports to a hard to reach place (e.g. behind a pillar) or has surrounded himself with Shadow Selves, deploy Fusillade into a mob of Shadow Selves to leech, then move into an open area. This will usually bait a pounce out of him, putting you in a more favorable position.

When you need to restock your belt, teleport+sprint as far away as you can, then keep going until you can’t see Kabraxis’ Life bar anymore. There’s a high chance you’ll fail at this since Kabraxis can sense you from so far away, so don’t wait until you’re out of Healing pots to restock your belt.

CHARM NOTES
The %Max F/C/L/P Res mods on the Charm are individually variable. You’ll be fine with whatever you get for now, but eventually you’ll want a perfect +3% Max Res version.

Legion of the Damned - clvl 120, 10 second lockout

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Location: Anywhere. Cube 3x Whisper of the Damned to create a Call of the Damned. Right-click the Call to open a rift to the Court of the Damned.
Reward:

Bone Chimes

Bone Chimes
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Gives stats based on the sum of your bonus damage to Undead and Demons
30% added as Weapon Physical Damage (Max +150%)
Current Bonus: 1%

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least 80% Max Poison Res.
• Mana Shield is optional, but you’re probably better off without it.

MAP
Around the parameter of the map are 9 Trapped Soul pillars. Destroying one will increase the quest’s difficulty (depending on the pillar’s mods), but also give you better rewards. Don’t be greedy. Avoid destroying these until you have better gear.

BOSS
Manoruk is a stationary monster who's immune to all damage and periodically summons increasingly difficult waves of monsters. He does other things too, but you don’t have to worry about it. At some point after the final wave is summoned, he becomes vulnerable.

STRAT
Basically, kill everything as fast as you can. Stay in the southeast part of the map and lure mobile monsters to you. Then, move into the map and kill whatever stationary mobs your residual blades haven’t killed. Melee, don’t AG. You’ll need LoMA to keep you alive, and you’ll want your Warp Blade’s AoE to help kill mobs. Use potions as-needed and refill your belt between waves.

When the Radamant-looking monsters spawn, kill them asap. Their Lorenadoes will cause a lot of problems.

During the final wave, try to kill the javelin-throwing monsters asap. If you can’t get to them because you’re taking too much damage, melee and rely on LoMA, Healing pots, and Force Blast to keep you alive until you’ve thinned out the mobs. At some point, Manoruk will have a heart attack and die.

CHARM NOTES
The type of Chimes that drop is random, so you may have to do this multiple times until you get Chimes with a helpful mod.

Toraja - clvl 120

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Location: Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → Torajan Cemetery (northeast part of the Jungles) → Toraja (southwest corner of the Cemetery. Kill the Symbol of Time to open a rift)
Reward:

Lylia's Curse

Lylia's Curse
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(11 to 25)% Bonus to Summoned Edyrem Life
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Maximum Lightning Resist +1%
Elemental Resists +10%

Drop bias: Runes, but not the good ones.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Resurrect your merc to help (she’s fine with TUs, but you may need to re-resurrect her occasionally).
• Equip
  Truce

  

  Truce
  Belts
  'Jah'
  Runeword Level: 80
  5% Combat Speeds
  Stun Attack
  Slows Attacker by 5%
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  Physical Resist 10%
  
• All monsters here are susceptible to Mind Control, except the boss.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Celebrant
  Rangers similar to the Amazons in TA. Dangerous in a swarm.
• Morlu
  Teleporting melee fighters. Not really dangerous since there aren’t a lot of them. Their job is to hold you in place while Celebrants snipe you.

MAP
Go southwest and look for the Symbol of Time. The summoned Edyrem from your CFM are the only ones who can remove its immunity shield. When it's destroyed, a rift to Toraja will open.

Inside Toraja proper, all enemies are immune to everything all the time. As with the Symbol of Time, only Edyrem can remove their immunity shields. Unfortunately, Edyrem are incredibly weak, and it takes a second for their AI to kick in once they’re summoned.

You’ll be taking on a support role here. Basically, you’ll focus on keeping Edyrem summoned and keeping everything debuffed with Force Blast while your merc Barrages everything to death. Teleport to pull back your stupid merc when she walks into a swarm of Celebrants. Kill enemies yourself when you get the chance. Use Mind Control if you’re taking too much fire.

From the entrance portal, move south to the corner, then east to the corner, then north to a small fenced area. Kill everything along the way.

BOSS
Lilith's poison is dangerous and her Iron Spiral will wipe out your Edyrem. She also constantly summons Morlu.

STRAT
Once you see Lilith's life bar, summon a few Edyrem far ahead of you to bait her. When she pops out of her cage, teleport to gather your army, then lead her back to a clear area. Debuff her, then summon Edyrem on top of her. Once her shield is broken, rush in and melee her.

CHARM NOTES
The bonus to Edyrem Life is the only variable mod on the Charm.

Eve of Destruction - clvl 125, 20 minute lockout

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Location: Act 5 → Worldstone Keep
Reward:

Spirit of Creation

Spirit of Creation
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Specialization
+25 to Strength
Maximum Mana +(1 to 5)%
Regenerate Mana +10%
Elemental Resists +(1 to 10)%

, Relic Orb, Pulsating Worldstone Shard
Trophy bonus: +10% Elemental Res

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have some extra Healing and Mana pots in your inventory.
• Refresh Baneblade before entering the Worldstone Chamber.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Minion of Destruction
  Durable, constantly pounce on you, and inflict Slow.
• Vision of [...]: Altered versions of the other Prime and Lesser Evils. They emit an aura that makes Baal immune to all damage when they’re near him.
  
  • Andariel: Her poison can hurt, but you can just melee her.
  • Duriel: Fast attack speed. His Fortress is extremely dangerous. Keep him debuffed with Force Blast and be ready to heal. Move out of Fortress’ range if you’re taking too much damage.
  • Mephisto: The most dangerous. His ice missile deals ridiculous damage. Melee when you can, but keeping your distance and using Fusillade is safer.
  • Diablo: Super durable. His Flamestrike can be dangerous. Otherwise, melee. LoMA will keep you healthy.

BOSS
Baal is basically the same as he was in Nightmare, except more durable. The biggest changes are his ability to summon Visions as well as Minions, and his Mana-draining beam is extremely dangerous. Not only will it drop your Mana to zero in about a second, it will drain your Life just a quickly once your Mana is gone.

STRAT
Your DPS vs. Hell Baal will feel comparable to your DPS vs. Nightmare Baal. The main difference this time is you are a lot more durable. You can ignore Baal’s ghost nova, cold wave, and murder of crows thing. His black circles aren’t as dangerous thanks to your increased Phys Res, but they’ll still deal decent damage if they’re stacked. His Mana-draining beam should be avoided at all costs.

You can AG+Fusillade if you want, but you’re more likely to deal more consistent damage if you melee (plus, LoMA).

Keep Baal confined to the east and west parts of the map and chase him around with Bladestorm+Fusillade. Use Mana pots as-needed, but disengage the instant Baal uses his Mana beam. Drink a Healing pot if your Life ever drops below 60%. If you ever need to restock your belt (or just need a break), teleport+sprint outside Baal’s AI range.

When Baal summons a Minion, teleport to the north part of the center peninsula and kill it there (it will pounce after you). There’s a nonzero chance Baal will summon multiple Minions at a time. If they all pounce and trap you in place, just kill enough Minions to break free so you can get to the peninsula and kill the rest.

When Baal summons a Vision, separate them by luring them to opposite sides of the map so you can kill the Vision in peace. Baal is faster than everyone else, so luring Baal away from a Vision will be easier.

If Baal still has more than 1/4 Life by the time the lockout timer reaches 5 minutes, find a safe spot to refresh Baneblade.

CHARM NOTES
The Charm’s mods may not seem impressive, but good Max Mana and Mana regen rolls will be helpful.

The Relic Orb is a one-time “drop” (it automatically spawns in your inventory).

The Pulsating Worldstone Shard is a rare drop needed for Herald of the End.

Lord of Lies – clvl 125, 20 second lockout

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Location: Act 4 → Chaos Sanctuary (kill Magdha, then use the Key of Lies to open a rift) → Realm of Lies
Reward:

The Book of Lies

The Book of Lies
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(100 to 500) to Life
+(50 to 250) to Mana

Trophy bonus: +20% EWD

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +80% and Max Cold Res

MAP
The map is filled with Elite mobs that can deal a lot of damage. Don’t AG. Melee for LoMA. Mana Shield will likely break during your first mob encounter. Don’t reactivate it.

BOSS
Belial spawns with a number of illusions that all cast a number of spells. The wave-like spell can deal moderate damage on its own, and the ice ball meteor can deal heavy damage if your Cold Res is low and you’re at the point of impact. The Phalanx-like spell is only dangerous if you get stuck in it.

The real Belial is a tiny rat. He's almost impossible to see, but he’s the only enemy that grunts when damaged and makes villainous speeches.

STRAT
Run around attacking Illusions until you hear Belial’s grunts. This will give you an idea where he is. If you can lock onto him, you can just melee until he’s dead. Despite all the spells flying around, you won’t lose much Life as long as you’re attacking something. Keep Fusillade deployed for Arcane Sustenance, and drink Mana pots as-needed. Retreat and heal if your Life ever drops below 50%. Kill Illusions any time you feel the spell projectile volume is too high.

CHARM NOTES
The flat Life/Mana rolls on the Charm have a wide range (+100 to +500), but anything above +300 Life is fine.

Ghosts of Old Bremmtown – clvl 125

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Location: Enter Fauztinville, then head west until you see another red portal.
Reward:

Dragon Claw

Dragon Claw
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Chemistry
+(50 to 150) to Life
+(25 to 75) to Mana
Cube to upgrade, granting bonuses based on your class

Trophy bonus: +10% XP Gained

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• If you’ve geared your merc with at least the Pantheon set, resurrect her to help.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Howling Spirit
  Pounce on you in hordes. They have incredibly small hitboxes, so you have to target them manually (holding RMB won’t work). They’re defensively weak, but can deal a lot of damage.

MAP
When a mob of Howling Spirits pounces, deploy Fusillade, then melee with Bladestorm. Don’t AG. You’ll need the extra damage from your Warp Blade’s AoE to clear mobs. You’ll also want LoMA to keep you healthy.

BOSS
The Dark Star Dragon uses Tremor and summons more Howling Spirits, but its defenses are incredibly weak.

STRAT
Just plow through Howling Spirits and make your way to the Dragon. Bladestorm's residual blades will likely kill it before you enter melee range. But if not, just smack it a few times and it will die.

CHARM NOTES
Both the Life and Mana values on the Charm are variable, but anything above +100 Life is fine.

DRAGON CLAW UPGRADE
If you manage to kill the Dragon within 90 seconds of entering the level, quickly cube the Charm to upgrade it. The upgrade bonus for Sorcs is +50 Spell Focus, which is really lame compared to other Classes’ bonuses. You’ll need the upgrade if you intend to trophy the Charm.

Yshari Sanctum – clvl 125

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Reward:

The Ancient Repositories

The Ancient Repositories
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
(101 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(11 to 15)% to Spell Damage
(6 to 10)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Fire Resist +(10 to 20)%
Lightning Resist +(10 to 20)%
Cold Resist +(10 to 20)%

Trophy bonus: +2% Max Life, +5% Max Mana

This quest is split into 2 parts.
Part 1 = navigate a series of mazes to acquire 2 quest-specific Sets.
Part 2 = Equip both Sets and face Valthek in the Yshari Sanctum.

PART 1

Location: Act 3 → Caldeum → Spectre of Hatred (northwest part of Caldeum)

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Teleport does not work here.
• Have
  Athulua's Oracle

  

  Athulua's Oracle
  Amulet
  Required Level: 60
  Item Level: 60
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  40% Attack Speed
  (150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Cannot Be Frozen
  
• Have
  Starhawk

  

  Starhawk
  Warp Blade (Sacred)
  One-Hand Damage: 49 to 86
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Dexterity: 400
  Item Level: 105
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Innate Tri-Elemental Damage: (45.0% of Dexterity)
  Area Effect Attack
  25% Chance to cast level 50 Magic Missiles on Melee Attack
  +(3 to 5) to Sorceress Skill Levels
  50% Attack Speed
  Adds 400-500 Magic Damage
  -(25 to 35)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  10% Chance to Avoid Damage
  Socketed (6)
  
  on-switch (recommended, but not required).
• Keep a TP open at all times, moving it as you go.
• Clear all mobs in each Scholar’s arena before fighting the Scholar itself.
• Yshari Set pieces can be orbed.
• Yshari Set pieces can be turned into SoL.
• The Mysterious Companion near the beginning of each new area will open a portal to the beginning of the previous area. The portals are not permanent (i.e. you can’t complete half the maze, then come back the next day, hop through a few portals, and pick up where you left off).
• Be prepared for a substantial time investment if this is your first time (60-90 minutes just to gather the Sets).

SPECTRE OF HATRED

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Subterranean Predator
  Their melee attacks can deal decent Poison damage.
• Gilded Gigas
  Durable, and cast Tremor on-death.

BOSS
The Scholar of Hatred uses Avalanche, a fire wave, and summons Veil Kings.

STRAT
Melee. The Veil Kings are probably the most dangerous. They can wreck you if you lose Mana Shield. Nova Charge will heal the Scholar thanks to its absorb, but you’ll still deal more overall damage.

SET PIECES
Bartuc's Blood – Mana Belt (belt)
Tal Rasha's Talisman – Necklace (amulet)


DREAM OF ANGUISH

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Scorned
  Fast, and deal decent damage.
• Occult Flagellant
  Fast, and their melee attacks deal can deal decent Poison damage.

BOSS
The Scholar of Anguish is faster, more durable, regens, and uses Poison-based spells.

STRAT
Melee. You won’t take much damage unless you’re hit with Banish.

SET PIECES
Quov Tsin's Crown – Sorcerer's Mask (helm)
Deckard Cain's Gem – Arcane Seal (ring)


PHANTASM OF TERROR

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Silver Golem
  Physical/Magic-immune and constantly spam Lifeblood. They’re unkillable as a Phys build without
  Starhawk

  

  Starhawk
  Warp Blade (Sacred)
  One-Hand Damage: 49 to 86
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Dexterity: 400
  Item Level: 105
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  Innate Tri-Elemental Damage: (45.0% of Dexterity)
  Area Effect Attack
  25% Chance to cast level 50 Magic Missiles on Melee Attack
  +(3 to 5) to Sorceress Skill Levels
  50% Attack Speed
  Adds 400-500 Magic Damage
  -(25 to 35)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  10% Chance to Avoid Damage
  Socketed (6)
  
  .
• Polar Worm
  Spawn hordes of Ice Clan on-death.
• Vulture Harpy
  Fast and can travel through some walls.
• Chimera
  Use a number of different attacks, but the only one that matters is Trinity Beam. While not as powerful as Quov Tsin’s version, it’s still dangerous.

BOSS
The Scholar of Terror summons fire bolt-spamming Totems, uses a fiery blast spell, can launch multiple MIRVs, and has a devastating melee attack.

STRAT
Melee if you want. Just be aware the Scholar’s melee attack will take half your Life per hit. Otherwise AG and lead the Scholar through Fusillades. When it flees, try to corner it. Ignore Totems or destroy them. Avoid MIRV and the fire spell.

SET PIECES
Nor Tiraj's Safeguard – Divine Guard (shield)
Warkeepers – Warkeepers (gloves)


FIGMENT OF PAIN

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Aguares
  Durable. They’ll constantly knock you back.
• Saurian Deacon
  Resurrects Scincid Rogues.

BOSS
The Scholar of Pain is a pure melee fighter that occasionally becomes immune for a short time.

STRAT
Melee if you want, but it’s faster to just lead the Scholar through Fusillades (there’s less chance it will become immune).

SET PIECES
Horazon's Guard – Mage's Plate (body armor)
Radament's Greaves – Winged Feet (boots)


SNARE OF DESTRUCTION

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Red Armed Soldier
  Use a long-range AoE nova attack that bounces off walls. Damage can be massive if you’re hit with multiple novae.
• Celestial Descendant
  Use Stormcrows and Elemental attacks. They also seem to have an attack that deals massive damage (possibly 1-shotting you), but I don’t know what it is.
• Gemini Hunter
  Highly durable, use Tremor, and spam a fire wave thing.
  Thokolas
• Constantly flees and regens with Lifeblood. Annoying af.

BOSS
The Scholar of Destruction is super annoying. Its fast, durable, spams Fortress, summons Augmented Inquisitors, constantly teleports, and Chills you.

STRAT
Don’t even try unless you have

Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

equipped.

Keep the Scholar debuffed with Force Blast. Melee as long as your sustain can outpace its Fortress spam (roughly 3-5 seconds). When you start losing too much Life and Mana, retreat outside Fortress’ seek range and resume attacking.

At some point, the Scholar will flee, which makes this fight supremely annoying (it will flee→you’ll chase→you’ll corner it→it will teleport over you and flee to another corner, or worse, into the maze). Just do your best to corner it and deal whatever damage you can, whenever you can.

SET PIECES
Valthek's Blade – Mystical Blade (weapon)
Jered Cain's Diamond – Arcane Seal (ring)

PART 2

Location: Act 3 → Caldeum → Yshari Sanctum (center part of Caldeum)

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• The Set-granted spells are only usable when a Mystic Aegis is nearby.
• You can teleport here.

SET-GRANTED SPELLS

• Arcane Blast
  A multi-directional, auto-targeting spell that’s used to kill Mystic Aegis.
• Holybolt
  Basically, Purify. It’s used to damage Valthek.

MAP
There’s a Crystal Ball Totem in the center of the map. Hit it once with Normal Attack to destroy it and release the boss.

BOSS
From a distance, Valthek will summon Paladin apparitions. They cast long-range novae that deal heavy damage if you’re near the center. In melee range, he’ll use a Broadside-like attack that deals massive cumulative damage. Valthek will also Pounce, after which, he’ll use a multi-directional Mind Flay that will take about 15% of your Life per hit. Sometimes, he’ll also summon a mob of Mystic Aegis in a wide circle around him. Aegis aren’t really dangerous, but they’ll either block your Holybolt or hold you in place so Valthek can wreck you with Broadside or Paladin novae.

STRAT
A slow, but safe way to do this is to let Valthek Pounce on you. Immediately hit him with Holybolt, then quickly retreat outside his AI range to avoid Mind Flay and/or getting trapped by a ring of Aegis. If you took damage, regen, then move back to Valthek, killing Aegis along the way. Get Valthek to Pounce on you again, and repeat until success.

Mana Shield is a life-saver here, so recast it and Nova Charge periodically. Additionally, you can use your innate LoMA to regen Life from Aegis. Just pull one back to a safe spot and melee. Handy if you’ve run out of Healing pots.

CHARM NOTES
Multiple mods on the Charm are variable, but as long as you get one with +1 Skills, it’s fine. It can roll with +0 Skills.

[Solfege]

Xazax – clvl 125, 4 minute lockout

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Location: Act 2 → Island of Skartara → Maggot Passage (just northwest of the Waypoint) → Maggot Depths → Wretched Sands
Reward:

Xazax's Illusion

Xazax's Illusion
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 2) to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Assassin Skill Levels
+(10 to 25) Life Regenerated per Second
Poison Resist +(26 to 50)%

, Ancient Book
Trophy bonus: +4% Slows Target

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +80% Max Cold Res

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Ghost Worm
  Untargetable and unkillable maggots located in the first 2 areas. Their poisonous melee attacks will drop your Life to 1 HP in about a second, and keep it there for a long time. Their curse/aura also prevents Healing pots from healing. RIP.
• Penitent
  Unkillable, but they are targetable. Their Death Blossom deals minor to moderate Fire damage. They’ll also inflict Slow.

MAP
Just rush through the first 2 levels. If you get poisoned, immediately TP to town and have an NPC heal you. Open a TP before entering the Wretched Sands.

BOSS
Xazax attacks with a short-duration Poison wave (that you’ll ignore) and a full-screen meteor shower (that you’ll dodge). Each hit from his ice comet nova will take about 40% of your Life, so try to dodge that, too. Xazax also has a chance to teleport when struck. Finally, he’ll summon Penitent at random intervals.

STRAT
Rush Xazax and Fusillade, then step back and AG with Bladestorm. Dodge ice comets and run away when he uses Skyfall (the meteor shower thing). Don’t get hit by Penitent.

Penitents’ targetability is a mixed blessing here. On one hand, it will make this fight tougher than it should be because Penitent will soak Fusillade (it’s also more likely to target them than Xazax simply because there are more Penitent). On the other hand, Penitent targetability allows you to hit Xazax with Bladestorm even when he’s outside its AG seek range (if there’s a line of Penitent between you and Xazax, the blades can track through Penitent all the way to Xazax, even if you’re a screen away).

Xazax is a damage check, but Penitent severely reduce how much damage you can do because Fusillade is more likely to target them than Xazax. About all you can do is rush in and melee until Xazax summons Penitent. When that happens, lead them away, then sprint back to Xazax and unload on him. When Penitent come back or Xazax uses Meteor Shower, deploy Fusillade and retreat. If too many Penitent are near Xazax to comfortably melee, just deploy Fusillade as close to Xazax as possible and hope at least some of its missiles hit him.

CHARM NOTES
Ideally, you’ll want a Charm with +2 Sorc Skills, but +1 is fine for now. The Charm can roll with 0 Sorc Skills. Sigh.

The Book of Cain that may also drop is a reagent for the Archbishop Lazarus Charm upgrade.

Astrogha – clvl 125, 5 minute lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → Web of Deceit (west-central part of the map, past Jitan
Reward:

Astrogha's Venom Stinger

Astrogha's Venom Stinger
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
Jitan's Gate Cooldown Reduced by 1 seconds
+(200 to 500) to Life
Poison Length Reduced by 50%

Trophy bonus: -5% Enemy Elemental Res

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have 84% Max Poison Res.
• All monsters here are susceptible to Mind Control, except the boss.

This quest is divided into 2 phases.

PHASE 1

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Spider Statue
  4 statues that each periodically summon a different type of monster. Statues won’t take damage from your skills’ missiles, nor will attacking them trigger your skills’ missiles. This makes them highly durable.
  
  • Astrogha’s Young (east Statue)
    Basic spiders with no special abilities.
  • Astogha’s Child (north Statue)
    Larger spiders than can teleport on top of you.
  • Progeny of Astrogha (south Statue)
    Big spiders that sometimes leave a dirt mound behind after death. These mounds emit a small AoE black mist that slows you when you walk through them.
  • Scion of Astrogha (west Statue)
    Humanoid spiders that throw Sorc-seeking black orbs. Each orb only deals minor damage, but they can deal moderate cumulative damage when you’re being targeted by multiple orbs.

MAP
Destroy all Spider Statues first, going from most dangerous to least dangerous:
west → south → north → east
Even though Statues won’t take missile damage, still use Bladestorm so its missiles kill nearby monsters. Also use Fusillade for Arcane Sustenance. Use Mind Control if you get overwhelmed.

BOSS
In this phase, Astrogha is content to sit in the middle of the map and snipe you. He has 4 moves. First, he’ll throw a line of slow-moving spiked balls that leaves a narrow, but long-lasting poison wake. Second, he’ll kick up clouds of dust over a large AoE that can deal decent cumulative damage if you stand in them. Third, he’ll throw the same black orbs Scions throw. Fourth, he’ll regularly hit you with a curse that reduces your EWD (-250%), IED (-35%), and Phys/Magic Spell Damage (-75%).

STRAT
Melee. As long as no other enemies are around, your sustain will keep you healthy.

PHASE 2

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Palpitating Chrysalis
  Egg sacs that spawn Fleshcarvers when they burst.
• Fleshcarver
  Durable little abominations with a poisonous melee attack. Not dangerous on their own, but a swarm can overwhelm you.

BOSS
In this phase, Astrogha splits himself into 3. All 3 Astroghas wander around sniping you with lightning bots, but each has a unique secondary attack: 1 uses Deathstrike, 1 curses you with Amplify Damage, and 1 spawns Palpitating Chrysalises.

STRAT
Melee+Fusillade. Watch out for Deathstrikes.

If you can figure out which Astrogha spawns Palpitating Chrysalises, kill that one asap so you don’t get overwhelmed by Fleshcarvers. If your DPS is high enough, kill Fleshcarvers right after they spawn. If not, just keep their numbers thin enough for you to melee Astrogha without taking too much damage. If you do start to get overwhelmed, Mind Control Fleshcarvers to give yourself some breathing room.

CHARM NOTES
The flat Life is the only variable mod on the Charm, and it has a wide range (+200 to +500). +300 Life or more is recommended, but whatever roll you get is fine for now. Elemental builds will want the Trophy.

Nymyr’s Light - clvl 125, 20 second lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Caldeum → Vizjerei Temple → Kingdom of Shadow → World Nexus (go east from the Kingdom entrance portal)
Reward:

The Sleep

The Sleep
Required Level: 125
Cube After Completing a Trophy Challenge to Awaken
Disenchant to open a portal to the World Nexus
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Maximum Fire Resist +(0 to 1)%
Maximum Lightning Resist +(0 to 1)%
Maximum Cold Resist +(0 to 1)%
Maximum Poison Resist +(0 to 1)%

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Fill your entire belt with Healing pots and have some extras in your inventory.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Mini Witch
  Untargetable, unkillable, stationary witches that spawn in random locations. When you get close, they cast a slow-moving Sorc-seeking fire trail that stuns and knocks you back. It can deal heavy cumulative damage. They also cast Gift of Inner Fire on-kill, which is an AoE spell that will heal any other monsters in range.

MAP
The difficulty will depend heavily on where, and how many, Mini Witches spawn. Open a TP near the entrance portal.

BOSS
Atanna Khan is a bullet sponge, attacks with Magic-based spells, and teleports a lot. All of her glyph attacks will do minor to moderate damage.

At a distance, she’ll use a glyph shotgun and Pounce (which takes about 30% of your Life). In melee range, she’ll use an expanding glyph minefield and a glyph nova. The nova is especially dangerous. The glyphs will burst into slow-moving beams that travel in an east-west direction. These can hit-lock you and deal rapid cumulative damage. Avoid them at all costs.

STRAT
Keep Atanna Khan confined to the main arena and use the entrance portal area as your “safe zone.” Draw her away from Mini Witches, then just chase her around with Bladestorm. When the area gets too full of glyphs, deploy Fusillade, then retreat far outside Atanna’s AI range (back to your safe zone). Restock your belt and rebuff. When the glyphs are gone, go back in for another round. Repeat until success.

Alternatively, you can dodge glyphs and AG+Fusillade. It’s slower, but a bit safer.

Retreat any time Atanna teleports close to a Mini Witch. Heal immediately if your Life ever drops below 50% or you get stuck in a glyph nova’s beam things.

CHARM NOTES
+1% Max Res to any 3 elements is fine for now, but you’ll want perfect +1% Max F/C/L/P Res rolls when you add a Trophy. As for which Trophy to use, the +15% All Attributes mod from the Triune Trophy will probably be the most helpful in the long run.

Spirit World - clvl 125, 20 second lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Teganze → Mbwiru Eikura (center of Teganze)
Reward: Ghost Trance

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Harvester of Souls
  Large nests that emit an enemy invulnerability aura over a huge radius. They’re durable and regularly summon Lanterns.
• Lantern
  Untargetable, unkillable, and very slow moving. Not dangerous in small numbers, but a massive swarm can hold you in place and hit/block-lock you to death. They also curse you with Amplify Damage.

MAP
First, clear the map of all Harvesters. This will limit the places in which the boss can become invulnerable, and to reduce Lantern spawns.

BOSS
The Spirit of Giyua is invisible most of the time, teleports, spawns more Harvesters, and uses a Charged Bolt-like spell that isn’t dangerous from a distance, but can deal heavy damage up close. Sometimes, the Spirit will teleport on top of you, at which point, it spawns a ring of tornadoes. These can deal massive cumulative damage. Teleporting past them or waiting them out is ideal, but it’s fine to quickly walk between them as long as you’re aware of their damage potential. The Spirit also has a Cold-enhanced melee attack that deals moderate damage and will knock you back.

STRAT
Try to keep the Spirit contained to a single area and just chase it around with Bladestorm and Fusillade (watch your Raven if you need help finding it). When it spawns a Harvester, destroy it immediately, then go back to chasing the Spirit. Eventually, there will be too many Lanterns in the area to handle. At that point, lure the Spirit to a new area and resume the fight. When the swarm of Lanterns catches up with you, move to a new area again. Repeat until success.

The Spirit can spawn Harvesters across gaps and behind walls. If the Spirit goes immune, but you don’t see any Harvesters, check the adjacent platforms and both sides of all walls in the area.

CHARM NOTES
Aside from the Ghost Trance, the Spirit also has a slight chance to drop the item design for Natasha’s Legacy, which is a craftable body armor.

The Void - clvl 130, 3 minute lockout (planes), 8 minute lockout (boss fight)

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Location: Act 4 → Silver City → Library of Fate → Chapel of Vanity → Black Abyss (kill Inarius to open the rift)
Reward:

Books of Kalan

Books of Kalan
Required Level: 130
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
+(3 to 15) to Teleport
+25 to Life
+50 to Mana

Trophy bonus: +1 Skills

This quest is divided into 2 parts: gathering stuff for the boss fight, and the actual boss fight.

PART 1

For this part, you’ll need to navigate 7 Planes and kill 7 sub-bosses. 6 sub-bosses will drop a unique scroll, and the 7th will drop a Ring. Cubing all 7 reagents together will create a Ring of Virtue, which is needed to access the boss fight.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have some extra Healing pots in your inventory. Restock your belt before entering a new Plane.
• Have your weapon socketed with an Indestructible jewel.
• Bring your Amber, Bloodstone, and Turquoise clusters and some Oils of Disjunction with you.
• Have an item with the “Slain Monsters Rest in Peace” mod (use one of your Ripstar rings. Cube it with an AC and Oil of Renewal).
• Open a TP in each new area, in case you make a mistake and die before the lockout timer expires.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Darkspawn
  Invisible, fast, durable, and hit hard. They spawn when you get too close to the floating chests. They’re manageable in small numbers, but they’ll be a problem if you let too many spawn.
• Eternal Guard
  Defensively weak, but their ranged attack deals decent damage. Kill any in the area before fighting a sub-boss.

MAP
Plane of Sloth
Sloth does nothing but respawn and cast a trap on-death that will deal critical damage. Kill it with Fusillade, then quickly move away and walk the parameter of the area to avoid the massive swarm of tracking projectiles from the trap. Repeat until the scroll drops.

Plane of Gluttony
Gluttony will only take any noticeable damage if you fight it on the small platform in the center of the map. However, everything seems to deal a lot more damage there, so kill all Eternal Guard before fighting Gluttony. After that, you can just tank as long as you never stop attacking.

Plane of Greed
Greed will curse you and drain your Mana to zero instantly. Clear out the monsters in one of the corners of the large platform. Then, sprint to Greed and use Fusillade before you’re cursed. If it survives, go back to the area you cleared and outside Greed’s AI range until the curse wears off. Once your Mana is back to full, try again.

Plane of Lust
Lust is surrounded by a horde of Vacuous Conjectures, which will poison you and respawn. However, you can just ignore them and melee Lust as long as you keep attacking. Avoid its tornado-themed Avalanche.

Plane of Wrath
Wrath is immune to your attacks, but damages itself with its constant fire spam. Just tank and spam Bladestorm. Your sustain will keep you alive. Use Fusillade occasionally for Arcane Sustenance.

Before moving on, have your RIP item equipped.

Plane of Envy
Envy is basically Nihlathak, but if you get too close, it uses a Mind Flay that will take nearly half your Life per hit. The RIP mod will prevent Envy from exploding the corpses of its summoned Slaves. This is good because you’ll be affected by a curse that slows your movement speed and reduces all your defensive mods by -200% (e.g. Defense, Avoid, Block, Phys/Magic/Ele Res, etc.).

Keep Envy just at the edge of your screen so it keeps summoning Slaves. Wait for at least 3 Slaves to spawn, then kill the closest one with Bladestorm. Your missiles will track through the other Slaves and eventually hit Envy. If you can, trap Envy in a corner so you can also use Fusillade as well.

Before moving on, boost your Max Lightning Res to about +88%.

Plane of Pride
You cannot teleport here.

The teleport pads are mostly linear, but when you get to an area with no more pads, go back through the one you entered and it will take you to a new location. Open a new TP once you reach the boss’s platform.

Pride spawns with more Souls of Pride, and it will keep summoning them. The only way to damage the real Pride is to let Souls damage you while it’s nearby. With enough sustain and Lightning Res, you can just melee small mobs of Souls, but you’ll need to supplement with Healing pots in heavy combat.

PART 2

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +84% Max and around +300% stacked Fire and Poison Res.
• Fill your entire belt with Healing pots.

BOSS

• Inarius
  Durable and uses various melee attacks. His spammy short-range bone spear thing is a nuisance that will slow you down. I don’t know what his small AoE spiral attack is, or what it does. His spinning ring of ice bubbles will explode into ice novas. These novas deal decent damage, but you can pop the bubbles before they explode by walking through them.
• Lilith
  Incredibly weak defensively. Uses a Poison wave like Xazax, but this one actually hurts. Her Funeral Pyre can deal moderate to heavy Fire damage over a medium AoE. She’ll also occasionally spawn Rituals. These start as a small ring that turn into a small magic pool after a few seconds. The ring is just the precast, which will let you know where a Ritual will spawn. The magic pool is the actual Ritual. Anyone inside the Ritual gets their Phys, Magic, and Elemental Res reduced by -100%.

STRAT
The goal is to kill Inarius before he kills Lilith while also avoiding accidentally killing her yourself.

Let Inarius chase you around so he stays focused on you. When a Ritual precast ring appears, run toward Lilith to drive her as far away as possible, then run back to the ring. Position yourself so you’re standing just outside the ring, but Inarius is inside (melee if you need extra sustain). When the actual Ritual activates, deploy Fusillade, then spam Bladestorm. The extra Res you stacked will help in case you’re also standing inside the Ritual, but you may need to supplement your sustain with a Healing pot (especially if you’re poisoned or getting hit by Funeral Pyre). Disengage immediately if Bladestorm’s missiles or any procs are tracking toward Lilith (e.g. Magic Missiles from Starhawk or ATMG Sentry from Steel Punisher). Also disengage to pop any ice bubbles that get near Lilith.

This fight is a huge pain because your DPS sucks, and the longer the fight drags on, the higher the chance Lilith will die. Just do the best you can.

Nephalem's Sacrifice - clvl 130

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Location: Act 4 → Silver City → Silver Spire (east side of the City) → Crystal Arch → Edyrem’s Path (x10) → Uldyssian’s Tomb
Reward:

Neutrality Pact

Neutrality Pact
Required Level: 130
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
+(61 to 100)% Bonus to Summoned Edyrem Life
+(2 to 5) to Purify

Trophy bonus: Adds 100-150 Fire/Cold/Lightning Damage

Before facing Uldyssian, you’ll need to complete 10 stages in which you’ll face a powerful version of a specific quest boss (or bosses). Killing the stage boss opens a rift to the next stage. Open a new TP in each completed stage before moving on.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have the RIP Ring you made for the Void quest.
• Have an Indestructible Jewel in your Weapon.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Edyrem
  Obnoxious enemies that appear in almost every stage. They’re aggressive, durable, spam an invulnerability shield, and have a CtC Deathstrike on-death. You can generally just melee them, but their hits will devastate your Mana pool.

PART 1: STAGES

• Blood Raven
  Kill the group of Toxotes she spawns with, then just melee her.
• The Countess
  Her minions’ Magic Missiles can deal a lot of damage, and will kill you if they all hit at the same time. Pop your head in the door to get the Countess’ attention, then lead her into the main room so you can fight her alone.
• Radamant
  Kill all the minions first so you can 1v1 Radamant. His poison will hurt and lasts a long time. Drink a Healing pot if your sustain can’t keep up with the Life drain.
• The Summoner
  Annoying. Rush in and hit the Summoner with Fusillade, then lead Edyrem back to the portal and kill them. Avoid their ctc Deathstrike on-death, and the Summoner’s devastating Whirlpool-like spell. Repeat.
• The High Council
  Aside from minions, there are 3 main enemies here: Sankekur the Revered, Deathshade Fleshmaul, and Zhar the Mad. Lure each of them to a safe area so you can kill them 1v1. Zhar opens the rift to the next area. Equip your RIP Ring before moving on.
• Nihlathak
  Generally, you can just chase him around and melee, but try to avoid his Hunting Banshee so you don’t lose all your Mana.
• The Ancients
  Bugged. Korlic opens the rift, but kill all Edyrem and the other 2 Ancients first. Korlic is bugged, and Fusillade often won’t target him, so killing him can take a long time.
• Pain and Anguish (Duriel and Andariel)
  Stay near the portal and 1v1 Duriel. He can deal a lot of cumulative damage, so keep him debuffed with Force Blast and try to avoid the falling rocks. When he’s dead, kill Andariel. Her poison hurts, but your sustain is enough to counter.
• Lies and Sin (Belial and Azmodan)
  Azmodan opens the rift, but the fight is a lot less obnoxious if you kill Belial first.
• The Prime Evils (Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal)
  Mephisto and Baal are to the east and west, respectively. Baal will overwhelm you and Mephisto will 1-shot you. Do not go near their locations. Instead, sneak into the center of town where Diablo is hiding (he opens the protal). You can just tank him.

PART 2: ULDYSSIAN

TBA, probably.

Archbishop Lazarus - clvl 130, 15 second lockout

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Location: Act 3 → Vizjun → Genesis (portal southwest from the Waypoint, inside the small area surrounded by water)
Reward:

The Glorious Book of Median

The Glorious Book of Median
Required Level: 130
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
Adds 10-15 Damage
+(24 to 45)% Damage to Demons
Elemental Resists +(5 to 15)%

Trophy bonus: +1% Max Elemental Res

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Don’t summon Raven Familiar.
• Don’t activate Nova Charge or any other buff with an auto AoE damage component.
• Don’t have anything equipped with reanimates.
• Fill your belt with Healing pots, and have extras in your inventory.
• Requires the Purify skill.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Groupie
  Weak defensively, but their attacks deal decent damage. Their job is to block your Purify and bait you into attacking so you’ll accidentally destroy Black Hand Totems.
• Black Hand Totem
  Stationary totems that use a powerful Tremor that will take huge chunks of your Life when you get close. Totems also heal any monster nearby when they’re destroyed and have a small chance to curse you Culling of the Herd (the Astrogha statue curse).

BOSS
Archbishop Lazarus is immune to all damage except Purify. He uses Deathstrike from a distance and a hard-hitting Singularity in melee range. He’ll also aggressively Pounce on you and immediately hit you with Retaliate each time, which takes about 20% of your Life per hit. Finally, he regularly summons Groupies and Black Hand Totems.

STRAT
Basically, you’re going to walk a circuit around the northern part of the map. The map layout is the same as the Proving Grounds, so head north a bit until Laz Pounces on you. When he does, hit him with Purify, then head north into the corridors. Laz will follow, Pouncing on you as you go. Follow the corridor east, then south, and finally, west—hitting Laz with Purify whenever it’s off CD. When you get near the large, open area again (where you entered the map), sprint+teleport beyond Laz’ AI range. From here, slowly walk the circuit again, 1-shotting Groupies with Moonstrike and destroying Totems with Fusillade. When Laz’ life bar pop back up on screen, inch toward him to bait out a Pounce. Hit him with Purify, then repeat the whole process, this time in reverse (i.e. travel the circuit east, north, west, then south). That’s pretty much it. This quest is more about patience and not making a mistake than anything else. As you get better, you can adjust this “circuit” strat to be more efficient.

CHARM NOTES
You don’t really need a perfect Charm, even if you’re going for the Trophy, but you will want the Book of Cain upgrade for the additional +1 Skills. Go kill Xazax until he drops it.

RIFTS

Island of the Sunless Sea - clvl 105

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Location: Act 2 → Rocky Waste → Stony Tomb → Treasure Vault (kill Grubber to open a rift) → Island of the Sunless Sea
Reward:

Six Angel Bag

Six Angel Bag
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(3 to 5)% Innate Elemental Damage
Fire Resist +(21 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%

, Sunless Crystal Bird
Drop Bias: Gold

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Feyr
  Fat, slow, durable, and spit an ice ball from a distance. They also have Cold-enhanced melee attacks, which will drain your Mana quickly when Mana Shield is active.
• Dark Templar
  Invisible until they attack. They attack quickly and in large packs.

MAP
AG though the map and you’ll have no problems. Fusillade Feyr and dodge their ice balls.

BOSS
There are 6 Sunless Angels scattered across the map. They look like Dark Templars, but with a light beam overlay. They’re fast, durable, and will curse you with Amplify Damage. From a distance, they’ll throw ice meteors that explode into novas.

STRAT
Clear most mobs in the area first, then melee Angels so LoMA triggers. Templars can do a lot of damage quickly if you’re cursed with Amplify Damage, especially if you also lose Mana Shield.

CHARM NOTES
Each Sunless Angel will drop an Angel Bag. Cube 6 to make the Charm. They also have a 1/6 chance to drop a Sunless Crystal Bird, which will add a bonus to the Charm when they’re cubed together.

Elemental Sorcs will eventually want perfect +5% IED and -5% Enemy Elemental Res rolls.

Torajan Jungles - clvl 110

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Location: Act 3 Town → Torajan Jungles (through the rift east of Hratli’s forge)
Reward: None
Drop Bias: Signets

The Torajan Jungles serve as a hub for many Dungeons and Rifts. It’s the best place to find Signets of Gold and Signets of Learning.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Khazra Clan
  Spawn in packs and throw hammers that deal moderate damage.
• Crippling Swarm
  Their attacks will drain huge chunks of your Mana.
• Forrest Keeper
  Tanky, and their buff nova deals damage.
• Moon Arachnid
  Cast a poisonous cloud spell on death.
• Follower of Akarat
  Use Hammertime, which is a rapid stream of hammers dealing moderate to heavy Phys damage, depending on how many hits you take per volley. They also use Inner Fire on themselves, which is basically an instaheal.

Kurast 3000 B.A. - clvl 115

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New map TBA

Location: Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → Kurast 3000 B.A. (rift at the northwestern part of the Jungles, north of Akarat)
Reward:

Hammer of the Taan Judges

Hammer of the Taan Judges
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
+1 to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(21 to 25) Spell Focus
Weapon Physical Damage +0.1875% (Based on Character Level)

STRAT
Plays the same as the Ennead Challange, but with higher mob density.

CHARM NOTES
Each Necromancer has a 1/3 chance to drop the Charm.

High Heavens - clvl 115

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Location: Act 4 → Silver City → Library of Fate (south corridor of the city)
Reward:

Zakarum's Ear

Zakarum's Ear
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130

Drop Bias: Rare items

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +75% Max Poison Res.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Lightwell Totem
  Untargetable and unkillable. They periodically shoot poisonous Punisher waves.
• Ethereal
  Zakarum that hit hard, hit fast, and swarm in large mobs.

MAP
You’ll have high enough regen+sustain to AG through the map, but you’ll need to be leeching or use a Healing pot to counter being poisoned.

BOSS
There are 8 Zakarun’s Avatars scattered across the map. They’re durable, but harmless until you destroy them. Upon death, they’ll cast a full-screen Meteor Shower. Each hit will take about 40% of your Life and 90% of your Mana with Mana Shield active.

STRAT
Clear most/all mobs near an Avatar, then just melee+Fusillade. The instant it dies, teleport away to avoid Meteor Shower.

CHARM NOTES
Each Avatar has a 1/6 chance to drop the Charm. Eventually, you’ll want a perfect one.

Tran Athulua - clvl 115

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Location: Act 2 → Dry Hills → Halls of the Dead, Level 3 (kill Kethreys to open a rift) → Tran Athulua.
Reward:

Sunstone of the Gods

Sunstone of the Gods
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(3 to 5)% Innate Elemental Damage
Maximum Life +(3 to 5)%
Maximum Mana +(11 to 15)%

Trophy bonus: +5% Phys Res
Lottery bonus (Jewel): +10% Elemental Res

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Amazon Defender
  Amazons that cast a devastating Arrowside on death. Defenders have a 2.5% chance to spawn and are distinguishable by their heavy armor.
• Tree of Fire
  Tanky, and their Fire spells can do decent damage.

MAP
The increased mob density and all the bottlenecks and choke points will make it nearly impossible to clear the map at a decent pace. Regardless, as long as you dodge Defenders’ Arrowsides, you can just AG through the map (do not try to tank Arrowside. You will die). Debuff Amazons with Force Blast if you get cornered or swarmed.

STRAT
As with the Level Challenge, try to fight Priestesses 1v1. Corner them, if you can. Avoid Phalanx and their spells.

CHARM NOTES
Each Priestess will drop an elemental Sunstone. Cube all 3 to create the Charm. They also have a 1/6 chance to drop an Askari Call, which is needed for a later quest. They have a 4% chance to drop a Trophy Fragment.

Eventually, you'll want a +5% Max Life/+15% Max Mana version of the Charm. Elemental builds will also want +5% IED.

Teganze - clvl 120

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Location: Act 3 → Torajan Jungles → Torajan Cemetery (east side of the Jungles) → Teganze (northern part of the Cemetery)
Reward:

Umbaru Treasure

Umbaru Treasure
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Cube with Essence/Runestone to Roll Stat
+10% to Spell Damage
Essence Slots: 20

Drop Bias: Essences and Runestones

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +80% Max Elemental Res.
• Resurrect your merc to help, but only if you’ve been upgrading her gear.
• Do not use Mana Shield.
• Teganze is the only place to find Elemental Essences and Runestones. Cubing an Essence and a Runestone will create an Elemental Rune. Essence and Runestone drops are not affected by MF.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Umbaru Spirit
  Slow-moving demons that fire slow-moving missiles dealing either Fire, Cold, Lightning, Poison, Phys, or Magic damage. Each missile will only take roughly 5%-10% of your Life, but the shear volume of missiles flying at you makes them dangerous, especially if your Elemental Res is below 80%.

MAP
AG or melee, depending on your comfort level.

If you melee, you’re sustain will generally keep you healthy, but don’t try to tank a huge number of missiles.

If you AG, stick with Bladestorm for now. Alhough Spiral Dance is well-suited for this place, its clearspeed will be trash until you can deal more damage.

Either way, learn to dodge.

BOSS
Zagraal’s Shadow is fast, teleports, and its Noctule hits hard. It also morphs into a bat, which makes it immune to all damage. Finally, it has Soulstealer.

STRAT
I can’t distinguish the boss’ missiles from the tileset, so I can’t tell you how best to avoid them. I’m also not sure what triggers its bat form or if it’s random. Regardless, if you just AG+Fusillade, you won’t take any real damage.

CHARM NOTES
The only mod on the Charm is a variable Spell Damage roll. You’ll need to cube the Charm with Essences and Runestones. This will possibly add Attribute bonuses, but the outcome is random within a set range, and the Charm can roll with negative Attribute values. Since each attempt will consume the reagent, you could end up burning 20 valuable reagents for a Charm that’s actually harmful (and yes, it can happen).

The Triune - clvl 120

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Location: Act 3 → Caldeum → Rathma Square (southwest corner of Caldeum, kill Primus to open a rift) → Bastion of the Triune
Reward:

Corrupted Wormhole

Corrupted Wormhole
Required Level: 100
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus

Trophy bonus: +30% MF

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• The Triune is the only place to find Cycles. They come in 3 varieties: small, medium, and large. The larger the Cycle, the better the benefits, but at the cost of higher clvl reqs. Cycle drops are not affected by MF.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Impaler Archons
  Fast and erratic. They take pot shots at you from a distance, and can hole themselves up in places your skills can’t reach. Their bouncing missiles deal minor to moderate Phys damage, depending on how many hit you at once.
• Primal Clays
  Tanky golems whose poisonous melee attacks deal moderate damage. They spawn in packs and serve mostly to hold you in place so Archons can snipe you.
• Kraken Guards
  Use a multi-hitting Cold beam that can do heavy cumulative damage if your Cold res is low. They also cast Frog Prince (I think) on-death, which is a series of Cold novas (the proc can be dispelled by walking through the apparition at the center). Both attacks will rapidly drain your Mana pool while Mana Shield is active.
• Temple Spires
  When in range, they fire off 2 Meteors in rapid succession that explode into a small AoE. Each hit will take about 50% of your Life and 80% of your Mana with Mana Shield active. The Meteors are telegraphed, and there’s a delay between volleys. Rush in, Fusillade, then retreat.

MAP (PART 1)
You can AG through the map, but you may find it safer and faster to just melee. Either way, use Bladestorm. Primal Clays’ durability is too high for Spiral Dance to be effective.

Make your way to the northwest and find Durram. He’s durable and can deal heavy damage. Debuff him and melee. He’ll drop the Tome of Possession, which gives you access to the Mind Control oskill needed for the boss fight. When you have the Tome, exit the building to the east. Dodge any the missiles fired at you when you reach the end of the causeway.

BOSS
Malic is invincible (you can never kill him). He fires a spread of missiles that deal Burn Damage, draining your Life to 1 HP in a few seconds (Burn Damage is basically the same as Poison damage, but with Fire. As such, activating a Resist Fire Shrine will make you immune). Malic will also occasionally summon more enemies (including Spires) and use a form of Blast Wave that will spawn Deathbats and teleport you all over the place.

MAP (PART 2)
Rush across the courtyard and into the building on the other side. Quickly open a TP in case you die, then kill all mobs in the area (building and courtyard).

BOSS
Lucion is vulnerable only to Malic's Burn missiles. Lucion is slow and will hit you with a curse that will slow your movement speed and drain your Life. When his Life drops below 50%, his movement speed drastically increases and he spams some spell that (I think) consumes corpses and can damage/kill you.

STRAT
When you’ve killed all the mobs in the building and the courtyard, lead Lucion back to Malic. When they’re both in the same area, hit Lucion with Mind Control. This will convert Lucion into an ally for a short time, allowing him to take damage from Malic’s missiles. Try to position yourself opposite Malic, with Lucion in the middle, to increase the chance of Malic’s missiles hitting Lucion. Kill Deathbats as-needed (Fusillade them if you to leech; melee them if you need to restore Life faster). Just be careful. Deathbats deal ridiculous Poison damage.

When Lucion goes into rage mode, try to get him to engage Malic in melee. That way, you can hang back and safely reapply Mind Control the instant it wears off. Since Mind Control’s duration is variable, and its CD timer is static, you won’t be able to do the whole fight this way, but it makes things much easier.

CHARM NOTES
The Charm is blank, and requires you to cube Cycles with it to add bonuses. Lucion has a guaranteed chance to drop Cycles, but you’re better off just farming mobs for them unless you’re also farming for the Trophy.

Corrupted Abbey - clvl 120

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Location: Act 1 Town → Warriv’s Caravan → Bramwell → Church of Dien-Ap-Sten → Subterranean Corridor (northwest corner of the Church) → Duncraig → Corrupted Abbey
Reward: Assur's Bane,

Demonsbane

Demonsbane
By Robert Marks

Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Assassin Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
+15 Life Regenerated per Second

Trophy bonus: +10% Combat Speeds

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +83% Max Fire Res for the boss fight.
• Requires the Purify skill.

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Slain Soul (Magic-absorb)
  Throws a barrel that explodes after a short time. The large AoE explosion will take about 30% of your Life with Mooncall active. Watch for the spark trail leading to the barrel rather than looking for the barrel itself.
• Slain Soul (Poison-absorb)
  Throws a seed that erupts into a poison cloud. Only dangerous if you’re also taking damage from other sources.
• Slain Soul (Cold-absorb)
  Chills you.
• Necromorb
  Really annoying. They won’t deal much damage on their own, but the damage from multiple Necromorb missile spam will quickly add up. Their AI also makes them frustrating to melee, and they can hole up in places off the map where you can’t reach, but they can still spam you.

MAP
If you AG, clearing the map isn’t too dangerous as long as you don’t get surrounded and you dodge barrels. Deploy Fusillade into large mobs. Melee the mini-bosses. Be ready to teleport away from mobs and/or barrels. When you get Chilled, you won’t be fast enough to flee, so melee. Your LoMA will keep you alive most of the time. If you get chilled when surrounded, immediately teleport away. If you can’t teleport, drink a Healing pot. As for Necromorbs, deploy Fusillade, then walk away and hope they float through it.

MINI-BOSSES
Skinrender, Spinecracker, Bonehexer, Eyegouger, and Fleshcutter are the 5 mini-bosses scattered across the map. They’re more durable than regular Slain Souls, but no more dangerous. Each one will drop a specific Sigil. Cubing all 5 Sigils with a Ring of the Five (which any monster can drop) will create Assur's Bane. It’s a decent Ring on its own, and its Purify oskill is required to complete the quest (the ring must be equipped to use Purify. Also, since it’s marked as a quest item, it can’t be orbed).

BOSS
Assur constantly spams Flamefront, Flamestrike, and Cataclysm. +90% Max and +400% stacked Fire Res has traditionally been the norm for surviving his attacks, but your regen and Mana Shield let you get away with less. Assur will also Pounce on you, and he can pounce from long distances and through walls. He's immune to all damage, and only Purify can harm him. Purify is slow, hard to aim, and annoying to use. You may need to get in close to hit him.

STRAT
Clear all mobs leading up to Assur so you fight him 1v1. Get him to pounce on you, then draw him back to a clear area. From here, you can just run circles around him, dodging his spells. When you have an opening, rush in and hit him with Purify. 2 shots will kill him.

CHARM NOTES
Ideally, you’ll want a Charm with +2 Sorc Skills, but +1 is fine for now. Unfortunately, the Charm can roll with 0 Sorc Skills.

Vizjun - clvl 125

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Location: Act 3 → Swampy Pit → The Proving Grounds → Vizjun (rift in the northwest corner of the map)
Reward:

Cold Fusion Schematics

Cold Fusion Schematics
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
1% Chance to cast level 10 Time Strike on Striking
+(16 to 30) to Strength
+(16 to 30) to Dexterity
+(16 to 30) to Vitality
+(16 to 30) to Energy

Trophy bonus: +15 All Attributes
Drop Bias: Jewels

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Equip Assur's Bane and have Purify bound to a hotkey before entering (you won’t have time to do this once inside Vizjun).
• Open a TP immediately after entering Vizjun. You’ll be locked out of the Proving Grounds thanks to stupid quest lockouts, so a TP is the only other way to reenter until you’ve activated the Waypoint.
• Augmented Inquisitors and Accursed Demihumans are susceptible to Mind Control (basically, all the silver monsters).

MAP
The mob density can make this place tough, especially when you get Slowed. New mobs are constantly being spawned, and the level will also spawn rapid-firing Sentries, MIRVs, and Minefields.

It’s fine to AG through the map most of the time. Magineers can deal a lot of cumulative damage, so keep an eye on your resources. Don’t let Mana Shield break. Dodge MIRVs as best you can, and get out of Minefields asap. If you get clipped by a MIRV, drink a Healing pot (your sustain alone can’t keep up with its poison while in heavy combat). The same goes if you’re stuck in a Minefield (mines take big chunks of your Life when they detonate). If you get cornered, melee and trust in LoMA to keep you alive.

BOSS
The Master Control System does nothing except sit there and mock you with its immunity. A single Purify will destroy it, though.

STRAT
Simple. Make your way to the MCS, then clear out enough mobs in the area so you can hit it with Purify.

CHARM NOTES
Eventually, you’ll want a Charm with high DEX and STR rolls.

Fauztinville - clvl 125

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THE ROAD TO FAUZTINVILLE

Location: Act 1 Town → Warriv’s Caravan → Bramwell → Church of Dien-Ap-Sten (kill Buyard Cholik to open a rift) → Path to Enlightenment (teleport outside Kabraxis’ area to find the Seal Totems.)
Reward: Black Road upgrade

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Don’t use Mana Shield.

MAP
There are 5 Seal Totems around the perimeter of Kabraxis’ arena (you’ll need to teleport over the wall to reach the area. You do not have to fight Kabraxis again). The Totems spam-summon Shadow Selves and release an Elemental Spirit if destroyed.

BOSS
Electrum (Lightning), Stone (Physical), Wizardry (Magic), Hell (Fire), and Frost (Cold) all spawn with a horde of minions. All minions are durable, deal decent damage, and regen. The Spirit itself continually summons more minions and is immune to all damage as long as any minions are nearby. However, once its immunity is gone, it’s really squishy. Upon death, each Spirit will drop a unique Great Gem.

STRAT
Let minions chase you around the parameter of a Spirit’s area while you AG+Fusillade. It’s slow at first, but eventually you’ll kill minions faster than the Spirit can summon them. When you’ve killed all but 1-2 minions, rush the Spirit and spam it with Bladestorm and Fusillade. Your sustain will keep you alive, and your missiles will kill the remaining minions. Once the Spirit’s shield drops, it will quickly die.

CHARM NOTES
Cube all 5 Great Gems with your Black Road Charm. This will allow you to cube your Charm with any Rune, which will create a Mind Warp scroll that will open a rift to Fauztinville.

FAUZTINVILLE

Location: Anywhere (use a Mind Warp scroll to open a rift)
[Reward]: Catalyst of Transference
Drop Bias: Runes, Shrines

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Klaatu Barada Nikto

  

  Klaatu Barada Nikto
  Amulet
  Required Level: 110
  Item Level: 105
  30% Enhanced Damage vs. Necrobots
  10% Chance to cast level 40 Nova Bomb on Melee Attack
  +2 to All Skills
  25% Attack Speed
  Adds 1-188 Lightning Damage
  +650 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
  Stun Attack
  +(11 to 16) to Hive
  Lightning Resist +(40 to 50)%
  Poison Resist +(40 to 50)%
  
  is helpful, but not required.
• Fauzt is the only place to find Great Runes (Taha, Ghal, Qor).

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Harpylisk
  Spam bouncing shuriken that deal decent damage. They’re also tough to hit because of their erratic flight patterns and they can fly to places you can’t reach.
• Necrobot
  Spam you from a distance and have high Phys absorb. Having Nova Charge active, and Klaatu Barada Nikto equipped (with Hive active), will help.

MAP
Mob density is high here, and you’ll want decent to high Phys Res to counter Harpylisks and Necrobots. That said, your defenses are good enough that you don’t have to worry unless you lose Mana Shield or Baneblade.

You can AG most of the time, but Necrobots will slow you down significantly. Deploy Fusillade into groups of Necrobots, or stop to melee them.

BOSS
There are 5 mini-bosses spread across the map. Each will drop a Positronic Brain. Cubing all 5 Brains will create the Catalyst of Transference.

• Alpha
  Aggressive. Uses Disintegrate in melee range, which is an AoE spell dealing Phys/Magic damage. Your sustain+regen is slightly better than Alpha’s DPS 1v1. Melee.
• Beta
  Aggressive. Uses Stormclash, which is a fast Lightning bolt with a small AoE on impact. It will hurt your Mana pool more than your Life pool. Melee.
• Delta
  Less aggressive. Uses Ice Bolt Nova in melee range. Can deal decent damage, and 2 point-blank shots will drain your Mana pool. AG or melee, but keep an eye on your Life.
• Epsilon
  Not aggressive. Uses Phoenix Wave, which is a slow fire wave. The bigger danger is to your Mana pool. Melee.
• Gamma
  Aggressive. Uses Gamma Field in melee range, which is a small AoE poison spell with a long duration. The poison is a lot more powerful than your regen, but not regen+LoMA. Melee.

That’s pretty much it.

Scosglen – clvl 135

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Location: Act 5 → Arreat Summit (kill Narthal to open a rift) → Arreat Summit, again (kill Bul-Kathos to open a rift) → Scosglen.
Reward: Corrupted Treasure,

Dulra Aegis

Dulra Aegis
Required Level: 140
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus

Drop Bias: Runes, Enchanted Runes, all those super rare Oils, stuff you wanted before you got here.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Have at least +82% Max Elemental Res (at least +84% Max Poison Res is recommended).
• Don’t use Mana Shield unless you’re using
  Lachdanan's Visage

  

  Lachdanan's Visage
  Banded Plate (Sacred)
  Defense: (8973 - 10165) to (14769 - 16229)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Dexterity: 627
  Item Level: 120
  Mana Shield: 65% less Mana Drained when Hit
  You may Only use Melee, Summon and Support Skills
  Adds 200-300 Magic Damage
  Adds 150-200 Fire Damage
  Adds 150-200 Lightning Damage
  Adds 150-200 Cold Damage
  -30% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  +(161 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  +(1000 to 5000) Defense
  Socketed (6)
  
  .
• You can resurrect your merc to help, but only if she has a full set of End Game gear. She’ll still die, though.
• Open a TP as soon as you enter. The Bul-Kathos quest has a lockout, so this will be the only way to reenter Scosglen until you’ve activated the Waypoint (which is in the southeast part of the map).

NOTABLE ENEMIES

• Sapling Guard
  Probably the most dangerous. When they’re not hitting you from a distance with a strong Poison cloud, they’re filling the area with Living Eggs. Their Magic Absorb also makes them tougher to kill than the other enemies. You can tank them as long as there aren’t too many other enemies around, but you may need to drink a Healing pot occasionally. They seem more likely to drop Enchanted Runes.
• Etherborn
  Teleporting spirits that use Cold and Lightning spells. Their Blizzard-like spell won’t do much damage, but their freeze breath thing can do heavy cumulative damage. Similarly, their cast lightning is pretty weak, but bolts from their Weather Storm take about 30% of your Life per hit and are almost impossible to dodge. You can generally just chase them around with Bladestorm, but keep an eye on your Life. They seem more likely to drop Arcane Shards/Crystals
• Spriggen
  Has a Holy Fire aura that’s really annoying, but not dangerous unless there are multiple Spriggens around. Their Fire Punch spell can deal insane cumulative damage when multiple spells are stacked, so watch your Life. Spriggens are the most likely to kill your merc.
• Scytheclaw
  Their poisonous attacks can hit hard, but they’re generally not dangerous on their own or in small mobs. They will be a problem in large swarms, however. They have very small hitboxes, which make them hard to hit. Tank smaller mobs, but Mind Control huge swarms and let other monsters deal with them.
• Dryad Spawn
  Rangers with Crushing Blow. They’re faster than you and their AI makes them extremely annoying to kill. Otherwise, they’re not really dangerous. Melee or Fusillade them, depending on how their AI is behaving. They can also be Mind Controlled, for whatever good it does.
• Living Egg
  Static units spawned by Sapling Guards. Destroying one will spawn another Sapling Guard, but this version doesn’t have the Poison attack or Magic Absorb. They also give you nothing. You can tank them.
• Ominous Guardian
  Rare monsters that spawn randomly across the map. They emit a damage reduction aura and curse you with Spellbind, which reduces your damage, speed, Defense, and Phys Res. Be wary, since killing a Guardian will spawn a Corrupted Druid. Try to kill most/all monsters near a Guardian before engaging.

PART 1: THE DULRA AEGIS ITEM DESIGN

Rather than fighting a boss and getting a Charm, you’ll be collecting Tenets, which are essentially pieces of the Charm that you can assemble into something useful. But first, you need to know what it is you’re making.

Scattered across the map are 4 Protected Chests. They look like the stone chests you’ll see scattered across the map, but these are targetable and must be destroyed (see the map above for chest locations). If you think you’re in the right area, but can’t find a particular chest, watch your Raven to see if it’s attacking something.

Once you’ve found all 4 diary entries, cube them together to create the Dulra Aegis Item Design. Now, go hunt Corrupted Druids.

PART 2: ASSEMBLING THE DULRA AEGIS

Each Corrupted Druid has a 20% chance to drop a specific Tenet Design, and a 1% chance to drop a completed Tenet. There are 6 Tenets in total.

CORRUPTED DRUIDS

• Corrupted Hunter (Design/Tenet of Conflict)
  Spawns with a Bear Companion. The bear is durable and its Shower of Rocks can deal a lot of cumulative damage. Avoid that. The Hunter shoots fire arrows and uses a type of Phalanx, but doesn’t really seem that dangerous. Just kill the bear, then namelock the Hunter with Bladestorm.
• Corrupted Naturist (Design/Tenet of Harmony)
  Constantly summons Harvesters and lowers your Elemental Res with Mythal. Harvesters’ AoE deals way too much Poison damage to let you tank, so lure them away, then sprint back to the Druid. Melee until Harvesters return, then deploy Fusillade and lure them away again. When too many Harvesters have been summoned, lure as many as you can away from the Druid and kill them. Repeat until success. Side note: if you’re buffed by a Resist Poison Shrine, you can just stand there and melee.
• Corrupted Seer (Design/Tenet of Wisdom)
  Spawns with Etherborn. Caster that uses a fiery Elemental-like spell and a chilling Banshee-like spell. It also debuffs you with Mythal. The Seer’s spells can deal a lot of damage and hit-lock you to death, so always be moving. Try to separate the Etherborn from the Seer (either by forcing Etherborn to teleport, or by forcing the Seer to flee). Once separated, kill the Etherborn. As for the Seer, walk circles around him and use Fusillade.
• Corrupted Werebear (Design/Tenet of Restraint)
  Spawns with Spriggens. Aggressive, durable, and its medium AoE spike things can deal a lot of cumulative Phys damage. Regardless, once you kill the Spriggens, you can just melee the Werebear. Debuff with Force Blast and use Mana Shield for extra protection.
• Corrupted Wereowl (Design/Tenet of Vigor)
  Spawns with Dryad Spawn. Similar to the Werebear, but not as aggressive. You can ignore the Dryad Spawn and chase the Wereowl around with Bladestorm. Again, Force Blast+Mana Shield if you need extra protection. Use Mind Control on Dryad Spawn if they annoy you.
• Corrupted Werewolf (Tenet/Design of Judgment)
  Spawns with Spirit Wolves. The wolves are really durable, but really slow. Ignore them. The Werewolf, on the other hand, is ridiculous. It constantly pounces on you, and it’s melee attack deals so much Cold damage, so quickly, your sustain cannot counter. What’s worse, it has a Mana-draining aura. There isn’t much you can do against this asshole. Lead him away from wolves, then melee and chug Healing+Mana pots until one of you dies. Fortunately, he’s not very durable.

Each Tenet Design needs to be cubed with a specific list of expensive items to create a Tenet. Once you have all 6 Tenets created, cube them with the Item Design to create the

Dulra Aegis

Dulra Aegis
Required Level: 140
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus

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PART 3: UILELOSCADH MOR (SESCHERON’S DESTROYER)

MINI-BOSS
Eleventh Eye is a Beholder whose aura makes nearby monsters look like other Beholders (but doesn’t actually change anything else about them).

EE has 2 main attacks:
First, that annoying, spammy, short-range Bone Spear thing that Inarius uses. It deals decent damage if you stand still, but it’s not dangerous if you keep moving.
Second, a multi-directional, multi-hitting Bone Spear nova that eventually explodes into a more dense, single-shot nova. The single-shot explosion at the end isn’t dangerous, but the multi-directional part will likely kill you if you get caught in it. The nova has a 2 second precast, so move away from EE when you see a pool of magic form underneath it.

STRAT
As long as you’re always moving, and you avoid the nova, you can just chase Eleventh Eye around and melee.

Upon death, it will drop a random number of Conjuring Eyes and Corrupted Shards (needed to make Corrupted Crystals). Once you’ve collected 11x Conjuring Eyes, cube them all with your Dulra Aegis to create a Reality Piercer.

EMISSARY OF DESTRUCTION

MAP
Go to the northwest corner of the map. There, you’ll find an area that looks like the Ancients’ alter from the Arreat Summit. Once inside the circle, cube the Reality Piercer with the Dulra Aegis to open a rift to the Frozen Crest.

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[Magisch]

Do you reckon the defense of Sorc is anything to write home about? I was doing this before rerolling Hammerzon and it just felt incredibly weak. I was getting near oneshot in IOTSS and barely breaking 250k defense with all TCD MO's on my TU gear. It honestly felt weak as hell.

[Heisenberg]

The order you have multiple items listed in is it 1st is the best or going left to right in order of upgrades?

[Solfege]

@Magisch
It depends on your spec, but you'll never get insane amounts of ACD (I think the most I ever got while still being able to kill stuff was 600k a few patches back). Melee Sorcs aren't Barbs. They don't rely on just 1 or 2 layers of defense. They rely on stacking multiple layers of different defensive mods, with the spec you choose determining which layers are more important. If you're only looking at your ACD number, you're not seeing the whole picture.

@Heisenberg
Order of upgrades. So, for example, when it says "Shark -> The Warped Blade," it means use Shark, then upgrade to The Warped Blade.

[Magisch]

@Magisch
It depends on your spec, but you'll never get insane amounts of ACD (I think the most I ever got while still being able to kill stuff was 600k a few patches back). Melee Sorcs aren't Barbs. They don't rely on just 1 or 2 layers of defense. They rely on stacking multiple layers of different defensive mods, with the spec you choose determining which layers are more important. If you're only looking at your ACD number, you're not seeing the whole picture.

@Heisenberg
Order of upgrades. So, for example, when it says "Shark -> The Warped Blade," it means use Shark, then upgrade to The Warped Blade.

How much health do you have, and how important is that actually? Even with 84 all res 50 phys res 350k def and 40% block my hammerzon feels like it's made of paper with 15k hp, I think sorc will be on way less then that, how do you survive higher ubers?

[Solfege]

As with ACD, total Life will depend on spec, as will how important it is (I think I have about 11k with Moonstrike active atm).

It also doesn't really work doing straight numbers comparisons between 2 different builds from 2 different classes. There are other factors beyond just a numbers game (e.g. character skills, playstyle, etc.). Not sure what Ubers you consider "higher Ubers," but aside from that fairly low CtB, those are decent mid-game numbers for a Melee Sorc.

[GRANDLarsony]

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[Fenrils]

How much health do you have, and how important is that actually? Even with 84 all res 50 phys res 350k def and 40% block my hammerzon feels like it's made of paper with 15k hp, I think sorc will be on way less then that, how do you survive higher ubers?

My melee sorc currently has 17k health, 75% block, 50% physical resistance, 80% all res, 69% life steal, ~200 life on attack, and damage avoidance. As well, we get a lot of natural movespeed so it's pretty easy to get around and dodge things. Not to even mention that sorc gets delicious moon cookies. When it comes to facetanking things, this build has only really felt below barb personally but it takes more finesse to get to that point than barb, pally, or even assassin. I've personally downed 120s and most 125s and will be looking to take this build all the way to the end, sans Samael because fuck that. I can already run Fauz blindfolded, for what it's worth, so your survivability later on is certainly up there.