Snakecord, the unique Light Belt: +10 Defense, Poison Resist +25%, Poison Length Reduced By 50%, +12 Poison Damage Over 3 Seconds-- nice, but not too special, right? But: Replenish Life +5 is exactly what you need to nullify the Drain Life -5 "feature" of Malice...
Nadir: Am I the only one who uses this rune word helm, or just the only one who admits it?
Nef + Tir
+50% Enhanced Defense
+10 Defense
+30 Defense vs. Missile
Level 13 Cloak of Shadows (9 Charges)
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+5 To Strength
-33% Extra Gold From Monsters
-3 To Light Radius
At first glance, the main reason to use Nadir is the CoS charges. Be warned: They're expensive-- 11413 GP per charge in a circlet (I don't know if the type of helm matters), making the -33% Extra Gold From Monsters seem downright mean. But Nadir in a Bone Helm gives 59-64 Defense with a Strength requirement of only 25, at level 13... You can laugh at the Burning Dead Archers in the Lut Gohlein Sewers. :D
You know how excited you get when you see a green word on the ground, and how disappointed you are when you see it's a Breast Plate or Full Helm? Not I! I save and use every Isenhart's Case and Isenhart's Horns I get. Rogue mercs can equip both as soon as they hit level 8-- and the two-item + (2 Per Character Level) 2-198 Defense (Based On Character Level) on the armor is determined by your character's level, not the Rogue's. These two items will provide decent protection for a Rogue or Iron Wolf well into Nightmare (and the Wolf can equip the full Isenhart's set). This combination is also my favorite "look" for Assassins: Sleek... Sexy... Menacing...
Nice as Khalim's Will may be, it's a pain to put it together; I only subject my characters to this task once per difficulty level. <_< My baby characters are delighted to receive a Hellforge Hammer-- no level requirement, 6-15 damage, adds 5-20 Fire damage (hel-LO, Andariel!), +35 Defense-- along with the Hsarus set, of course.
Items I've upgraded: Twitchthroe, The Tannr Gorerod. Items I'm strongly considering upgrading: Lenymo, The Centurion, The Diggler, Skewer of Krintiz, Blood Crescent (all of which are extremely useful without upgrading), as well as the above-mentioned Rixot's Keen.
There is more, much more, but the hour groweth late, and my fingers weary of much typing.
Nadir: Am I the only one who uses this rune word helm, or just the only one who admits it?
Nef + Tir
+50% Enhanced Defense
+10 Defense
+30 Defense vs. Missile
Level 13 Cloak of Shadows (9 Charges)
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+5 To Strength
-33% Extra Gold From Monsters
-3 To Light Radius
At first glance, the main reason to use Nadir is the CoS charges. Be warned: They're expensive-- 11413 GP per charge in a circlet (I don't know if the type of helm matters), making the -33% Extra Gold From Monsters seem downright mean. But Nadir in a Bone Helm gives 59-64 Defense with a Strength requirement of only 25, at level 13... You can laugh at the Burning Dead Archers in the Lut Gohlein Sewers. :D
You know how excited you get when you see a green word on the ground, and how disappointed you are when you see it's a Breast Plate or Full Helm? Not I! I save and use every Isenhart's Case and Isenhart's Horns I get. Rogue mercs can equip both as soon as they hit level 8-- and the two-item + (2 Per Character Level) 2-198 Defense (Based On Character Level) on the armor is determined by your character's level, not the Rogue's. These two items will provide decent protection for a Rogue or Iron Wolf well into Nightmare (and the Wolf can equip the full Isenhart's set). This combination is also my favorite "look" for Assassins: Sleek... Sexy... Menacing...
Nice as Khalim's Will may be, it's a pain to put it together; I only subject my characters to this task once per difficulty level. <_< My baby characters are delighted to receive a Hellforge Hammer-- no level requirement, 6-15 damage, adds 5-20 Fire damage (hel-LO, Andariel!), +35 Defense-- along with the Hsarus set, of course.
Items I've upgraded: Twitchthroe, The Tannr Gorerod. Items I'm strongly considering upgrading: Lenymo, The Centurion, The Diggler, Skewer of Krintiz, Blood Crescent (all of which are extremely useful without upgrading), as well as the above-mentioned Rixot's Keen.
There is more, much more, but the hour groweth late, and my fingers weary of much typing.
Zyr