05-23-2012, 04:57 PM
(05-22-2012, 09:04 AM)Sixen Wrote: Yes. You need the normal plans from normal Izzy. The NM ones from NM Izzy, etc.
No, you don't. There are no variations of plans. There is only one set of plans, and once you teach them to your Blacksmith they become useless space in your inventory. I know this, because my first Izual kill got me the plans on Normal. I trained the Blacksmith. My first Izual kill in Nightmare got me the plans. I could not teach them to the Blacksmith, because he already knew them. So, I threw them away because they are account-bound and cannot be sold or traded.
Easiest to farm Izual in Normal for the plans. They should drop fairly regularly (though obviously not every time). OTOH, I have yet to find a SINGLE reagent for the staff, and the 50k price tag for crafting it is a waste of money for me at this point. I got in with a group. It was fun. I don't see myself returning on my own anytime soon, though. It's a lark, but nothing spectacular.
Roland *The Gunslinger*