07-17-2003, 07:38 AM
Interesting
The probabilities of high level runes in Countess (Hell) are much higher than comparable Act 1 bosses (I looked at The Smith, Rakanishu and Treehead)
So the Countess has two possibilities to drop good runes
1) Countess Hell - basically a regular boss drop but weighted towards rune drops. Up to Lo can drop. Augmented by more players in the game. Runes from this TC are much less likely to drop than Runes from Countess Runes TC
2) Countess Runes - rune only drops. Up to Ist. Hampered by increased player count
In any event she is very worthwhile
Runes that she can drop unlock the following runewords:
Countess (Normal)
drops up to Ral from her Runes TC and up to Ral from her The Countess (Normal) TC
Leaf
Malice
Nadir
Stealth
Steel
Countess (Nightmare)
drops up to Io from her Runes TC and up to Ko from her The Countess (Nightmare) TC
Ancient's Pledge
Black
Holy Thunder
Honour
King's Grace
Lore
Melody
Memory
Radiance
Rhyme
Smoke
Strength
White
Zephyr
Countess (Hell)
drops up to Ist from her Runes TC and up to Lo from her The Countess (Hell) TC
Lionheart
Silence
Venom
Wealth
Call to Arms
Chaos
Crescent Moon
Delirium
Exile
Gloom
Heart of the Oak
Kingslayer
Passion
Sanctuary
Stone
Can't drop the runes for:
Fury
Beast
Bramble
Breath of the Dying
Chains of Honour
Doom
Enigma
Eternity
Famine
Hand of Justice
Note: although she can drop such high runes the runes above her Runes only Treasure Class will drop very rarely although still more often for her than for other bosses
Thanks to Tub and TrueMuppet for the heads up!
The probabilities of high level runes in Countess (Hell) are much higher than comparable Act 1 bosses (I looked at The Smith, Rakanishu and Treehead)
So the Countess has two possibilities to drop good runes
1) Countess Hell - basically a regular boss drop but weighted towards rune drops. Up to Lo can drop. Augmented by more players in the game. Runes from this TC are much less likely to drop than Runes from Countess Runes TC
2) Countess Runes - rune only drops. Up to Ist. Hampered by increased player count
In any event she is very worthwhile
Runes that she can drop unlock the following runewords:
Countess (Normal)
drops up to Ral from her Runes TC and up to Ral from her The Countess (Normal) TC
Leaf
Malice
Nadir
Stealth
Steel
Countess (Nightmare)
drops up to Io from her Runes TC and up to Ko from her The Countess (Nightmare) TC
Ancient's Pledge
Black
Holy Thunder
Honour
King's Grace
Lore
Melody
Memory
Radiance
Rhyme
Smoke
Strength
White
Zephyr
Countess (Hell)
drops up to Ist from her Runes TC and up to Lo from her The Countess (Hell) TC
Lionheart
Silence
Venom
Wealth
Call to Arms
Chaos
Crescent Moon
Delirium
Exile
Gloom
Heart of the Oak
Kingslayer
Passion
Sanctuary
Stone
Can't drop the runes for:
Fury
Beast
Bramble
Breath of the Dying
Chains of Honour
Doom
Enigma
Eternity
Famine
Hand of Justice
Note: although she can drop such high runes the runes above her Runes only Treasure Class will drop very rarely although still more often for her than for other bosses
Thanks to Tub and TrueMuppet for the heads up!