Community Feedback for Improving Itemization

[CharlesJT-1538]

@Camperdabase-1845

By any chance, is there already a ready-made table with these changes already proposed in the topic? Does anyone else who frequents the thread already have this ready? I’m serious about applying as many as I can and getting the tables ready for people to test.

Unfortunately, we don’t have ready-made tables with these changes. However, Nickie and Endugu tested several beefed up versions of Cranium Basher and Grandfather. I’ll find the thread that has videos, fun to watch…

Videos of Modified Unique Weapons Tested with Whirlwind Barbarians

@Nickie shared this beefed up ethereal The Cranium Basher with me and I’m finally getting around to recording how well it works. The Cranium Basher is my favourite D2 unique weapon. If whirlwind proced amplified damage this weapon would become a whirlwind meta. The only change I like is the added etherial and the damage buff. The added Vitality is too much and the beefy Strength does next to nothing. Normal Cranium Basher Affixes +200-240% Enhanced Damage (varies) +20 To Minimum Damage +50%…

@Necromant-2961

Since removeing Magic Arrows (Caster) with adding Immolation Arrows (4p) is technicially one change bring back the AR on the armor, make it a roll (250-350 or 280-320) and you have my blessing!

Sounds good. I combined change Magic Arrows with Immolation Arrows and then added back the AR on armor as you suggested. Hopefully, proposal is good now…

M’avina’s Battle Hymn

• Add +33% Piercing Attack (Full Set)
• Add +20% To Fire Skill Damage (Full Set)
• Add 2-3 Open Sockets (M’avina’s Caster)
• Change Fires Magic Arrows to Fires Immolation Arrows (M’avina’s Caster)
• Change 6-18 Cold Damage to Freezes Target +2-4 (M’avina’s Icy Clunch)
• Add +250-350 To Attack Rating (M’avina’s Embrace)
• Change Glacial Spike Lvl to 15 (M’avina’s Embrace)

@Necromant-2961

So my proposal would look like this:

• Add +1 To Barbarian Skills (Immortal King’s Will)
• Add Prevent Monster Heal (Immortal King’s Forge, 3 piece bonus)
• Add 2-3 Open Sockets (Immortal King’s Soul Cage)
• Change E. Defense from +50% to 150% (Immortal King’s Soul Cage, full set bonus)
• Change 5% CtC Lvl 5 Enchant to 2% CtC Lvl 14 Burst of Speed (Immortal King’s Soul Cage)
• Change Open Sockets from 2 to 1-3 (Immortal King’s Stone Crusher)
• Change +50 To Attack Rating to Damage Reduced by 20 (2 Items)

That looks solid to me. We can add a full set bonus of 20 DR that matches the 10 MDR already on set. We can change the 3p bonus on the gloves from +Defense to PMH, which fits better with LL and ML already on gloves. For maul, the OS should roll 2-3 so it cant roll worse than as-is. I would not include the minor changes as it becomes to much. So, how is this for final version?..

Immortal King

• Add Damage Reduced by 20 (Full Set)
• Add +1 To Barbarian Skills (Immortal King’s Will)
• Change E. Defense from +50% to +150% (Immortal King’s Soul Cage)
• Change CtC Lvl 5 Enchant to Lvl 14 Burst of Speed (Immortal King’s Soul Cage)
• Change Half Freeze Duration to Cannot Be Frozen (Immortal King’s Pillar)
• Change +120 Defense to Prevent Monster Heal (Immortal King’s Forge)
• Change Open Sockets to 2-3 (Immortal King’s Stone Crusher)

@Necromant-2961

Arcanna’s Tricks Set

I said I would not thouch the normal set since your barely use it longer than 30 minutes to an hour. But here would be an easy one. I think the set is good if you want to play it or find it early (super unlikely). But I think the lvl req. on every item could be reduced from the lvl 15 now to something lower like lvl 10? I think the ammy could use another affix on top, but it´s not worth it really. But if so I would add 25% CtC lvl 4 Charged Bolt When Struck (6 bolts dmg 3-5 each).

If we wanted to improve set, we could add your ammy buff idea (just tone down proc %), then we could add 15% FCR to the armor, and finally 50% ED to weapon (already has DS) and you could play a battle mage early game…

Arcanna’s Tricks

• Add +15% Faster Cast Rate (Arcanna’s Flesh)
• Add +50% E. Damage (Arcanna’s Deathwand)
• Add 15% CtC Lvl 4 Charged Bolt When Struck (Arcanna’s Sign)

@DarkHelmet-1157

For Griswold, most of what I proposed could probably be discarded. Namely the Shield and Chest in particular(save for %Enhanced Defense… purpose on that was to improve Elite upgrade impact). Yet the Helm would make Griswold pretty powerful against FCL damage while the Weapon suggestions would give it much needed FCR. As such, I’d recommend keeping the following:

Helm:
Fire Absorb(3 items)
Lightning Absorb(Complete Set)

Weapon:
Modify +Damage to +20% Faster Cast Rate(3 items + Complete Set)

Chest:
Modify +Armor to Enhanced Defense(110%)

Shield:
Add +1 Paladin Skills

Those are solid changes to Griswold’s. In addition to what you proposed, I would add for the armor to change Defensive Auras to roll +2-4 and have a small roll on E. Defense…

Griswold’s Legacy

• Add +1 To Paladin Skills (Griswold’s Honor)
• Add +0.25 Fire Absorb Per Clvl (3 Items) (Griswold’s Valor)
• Add +0.25 Lightning Absorb Per Clvl (Full Set) (Griswold’s Valor)
• Change Defensive Auras from +2 to +2-4 (Griswald’s Heart)
• Change +500 Defense to +100-120% E. Defense (Griswald’s Heart)
• Change 10-20 Damage to +10% Faster Cast Rate (3 Items) (Griswold’s Redemption)
• Change 10-20 Damage to +10% Faster Cast Rate (Full Set) (Griswold’s Redemption)