General Newbie Questions

[adeyke]

Ok!  Last question!  ...I hope.

It is possible for this jewel to drop (as impossible as it may seem) from any monster that is level 43 or greater?  Or do I add up the combined ilvl of each affix and that equals that level or greater then of the monster that can drop it?  If the ladder is true and the combined result exceeds the highest level monster in the game then the jewel can never drop?

+9 to Maximum Damage
All Resistances +10
Cold/Fire/Lightning Resist +30%
+10 To Minimum Damage
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You don't add them up. You just check the alvl requirement of each affix vs. the alvl of the item. So yes, any rare ilvl 43+ jewel can get that combination of affixes. However, the probability of actually getting those affixes and of getting the perfect values for each are so incredibly low that you will never actually get one. According to this affix calculator, only about 1 in 171,000 rare ilvl 43 jewels will have those affixes (if you don't care if it's cold, fire, or lightning resistance). Only 1 in 2,160 jewels with those affixes will have the perfect values for each. So only about 1 in 369,000,000 rare ilvl 43 jewels will actually be exactly what you described. Not going to happen.

(Because jewels are qlvl 1, the alvl of a jewel is equal to its ilvl; for most other items, that isn't the case).