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[tbone503]

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon
Crown Shield (4)
Defense: (167 - 191) to (329 - 376)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 43
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (535 - 594) to (983 - 1093)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 64
Item Level: 31
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1325 - 1439) to (2386 - 2590)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Dexterity: 135
Item Level: 51
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Spell Damage
+(20 to 22)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 4%
Lightning Absorb 4%
Cold Absorb 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1968 - 2123) to (3529 - 3806)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 280
Item Level: 77
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(23 to 25)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Socketed (4)

helps a lot with absorb

I know that, but I'm a trap rat with early midgame gear and I just want to farm teganze pretty easily. So i think i will just take it slow then :/

If you're ok with making a character specifically for farming Teganze, the Sumodin does it very easily.

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[Kutol]

So, i know that there was some documents explaining every game mechanics for median XL. Is there one for Sigma aswell?
If now, whats the CAP for pysical res?

[smiechu]

So, i know that there was some documents explaining every game mechanics for median XL. Is there one for Sigma aswell?
If now, whats the CAP for pysical res?

50%

[Cheno]

1: You should take a look at the affixes page, but yes, there is a required ilvl for each affix and in the case of crafting, the ilvl also dictates the number of affixes.

2: I don't know specifically about drop rates, but often, the rarity of something is related to the level of a certain area, meaning that ilvl 85 items don't drop in a level 20 area. If I remember correctly, the interface will tell you the level of the current area that you're in. Class specific weapons are generally harder to find, as far as I can tell.

The affix page is where I was reading about it. Quality level seems to only have an impact on alvl when ilvl is less than 99. Otherwise alvl is always 99. So why the higher qlvl? What's the point?

I admit, I don't know a lot about quality level but to me, it seems like a modifier that is used for affixes only, not for item dropping. I tried searching around a bit for it and I couldn't find anybody else talking about it. My gut feeling is that it's a affix modifier that is outside your sphere of influence and is just used for general item quality. If you try the affix calculator for a bit, you'll see that the quality level does matter when it comes to making level affixes, so I assume that it's used for just that.

"Quality level
An item's quality level is usually a good indication of its base strength. It only depends on the item type and tier. For sacred items it's 71 to 90, for jewels/rings/amulets it's 1, for arrow/bolt quivers it's 0.

See THIS PAGE for a list of item quality levels."

So maybe it's just a quality modifier used to influence affixes? Feel free to correct me if anybody knows more than I do.

[Istaryu]

No, quality level determines when an item can drop, it has nothing to do with affixes. For example, looking at tier 1 barb 1handed weapons, Spatha has a quality lvl of 7, and kriegmesser has a quality lvl of 19. That is why you will not see a kriegmesser drop in blood moor (or gamble at very low lvls).

[Cheno]

No, quality level determines when an item can drop, it has nothing to do with affixes. For example, looking at tier 1 barb 1handed weapons, Spatha has a quality lvl of 7, and kriegmesser has a quality lvl of 19. That is why you will not see a kriegmesser drop in blood moor (or gamble at very low lvls).

Here's the documentation for affixes:

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Quality level
An item's quality level is usually a good indication of its base strength. It only depends on the item type and tier. For sacred items it's 71 to 90, for jewels/rings/amulets it's 1, for arrow/bolt quivers it's 0.

See THIS PAGE for a list of item quality levels.

Item level
This number is usually a good indication of the strength and level of the area/monster that it dropped from. It can be different even for items of the same type and tier, but it can't be seen without turning it on in the game settings, or 3rd party tools (like D2Stats Reader). This is NOT the item's required level.

If an item is gained trough a cube recipe, its output item level is capped between 1 and 99, but some cube recipes can benefit from and use an input item level that is higher than 99.

Item level depends on the monster/map level when dropping, character level when gambling/cubing, and difficulty & character level when shopping. You can make sure it's 99 by finding it in specific hard areas (after and including Nightmare – Act 4: The Chaos Sanctuary, and some uberquests before) or gambling for it at level 120.

How does what you described fit together with item level from the docs, because they sound like the same from what you described.
Also, changing the quality level in the affix calculator while keeping item level the same, changes the affix level. I'm not saying that I have the full picture, but what you just said, doesn't seem to be the case.

[Semigloss]

With ilvl 99, changing qlvl from 90 to 99 does nothing for alvl.

From the farming I've done, I'm certain quality level impacts when it can drop. I put all 4 sacred elemental bases on my drop notifier and not a single one ever dropped until I was in a 115 zone. First run into K3BA I got the crystal sword and battle bow. Few runs later got the battle axe. Maybe my bad RNG, but thats a pretty big sample pool to not see anything from levels 90 to 114.

[tbone503]

Is there place that is best to find greater signets of learning? The ones that give 25 points to attributes.

[HurtSmash404]

What is the Random Resistance range of The Jester T4 Cap?

[Conquest]

Is there place that is best to find greater signets of learning? The ones that give 25 points to attributes.

i don't think there is, these are just made when disenchanting 25 sacred unique / set items at once (which is maximum this cube recipe permits).
If you DE anything in between, such as 16 or 23 items, you'll get a custom signet of learning that contains as many points.