yes we need more powercreep
Yeah, guys like this need to be celebrated.
Too many abusers who infect these forums. Seeing a good, fair, thoughtful human being on these forums who doesnt fg/rmt/bot/box a rarity
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As long as they add P8 to bnet (aka higher difficulty) these amounts wouldnt be a huge deal.
I feel Lawbringer, Death etc could be added to the Scourge line. Scourges are badass but there is no good reason to use one. A scourge shoud have 6 possible sockets for BOTD,
Anyone fancy a Scourge Eternity? No - nor do i.
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In the OP, Death, Destruction, and Doom runeword bases were expanded to maces to offer more options for pursuing mace mastery as a barb.
I’d love a scourge INFINITY 
I could use Spirit, too! Cha ching.
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Jewels need a itemization pass; they should probably have small fast cast affix and allow +15 res/40%/15% ias to roll on rare jewels. Few other tweaks!
Ideally, you could get fast cast, +15 res, MF and another roll, like mpk, a single resist or + stat on a Jewel.
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This is very easy to do, just mark 1 in the rare column in these lines of the jewelry afix table and it’s ready, but it usually goes against the intention of rares to have a little stronger attributes than rares.
In the most yes the tables of rare items need to be improved as well.
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Yes, the developers should definitely look at an itemization pass on rare jewels…
Spirit is +2 skills and Faster Cast. That’s why every caster uses it. Blizzard Sorceress don’t actually need as much faster cast, due to the timer on Blizzard. 10% increased Cold Skill damage adds more damage to a Blizzard Sorceress than +2 skills. So obviously +2 cold skills and 8% damage will add more damage output to a Blizzard Sorceress than Spirit.
Furthermore, and you seem to have missed this, this equipment is not being designed for a Cold caster Sorceress. It’s being designed for a melee character. The fact that it might also be useful for a Blizzard Sorceress is nice, but we don’t actually want to surpass Spirit so overwhelmingly as you propose to do.
Generally agreed. I feel that perfect rares ought to be used as an upper bound on power levels. But uniques ought to provide, well, unique things you can’t get on rares, and that will often make them better than rares.
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Sackett, I’m curious what are your thoughts on the proposed changes to rare items below:
- Rare items should get a minimum of 4 affixes at iLvl 45+, 5 at 65+ and 6 at 85+. Basically, iLvl 85+ rares would roll guaranteed 6 affixes
- Rare jewels will always roll 4 affixes, instead of spawning with 1-4 affixes
- Change recipe for re-rolling rare items from 6 P. Skulls to 3 P. Skulls to allow more frequent rolls and allow re-rolling 4x2 rare items
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Rares would need ilvl displayed, magic only affixes would need to be moved to rares, new affixes would have to be created/cleaned up.
I commented previously on rare jewels, but they should probably be polished too.
If we make rare stronger, though, the game might literally become too easy. This is actually power creep. Which I think is largely okay, as long as there is a harder game mode introduced alongside.
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Ok guys and gals, I need your help. Shown below are proposed changes to exceptional versions of uniques and please provide any feedback for improvement as this is a community effort. Once this list is good, I’ll compile with the elite versions of uniques for the development team. I know it’s a long shot they would review this, but maybe it may spark brainstorming for future updates. Thanks for your help!
Exceptional Uniques
ARMOR
Corpsemourn
Ornate Plate
Defense: 1127-1262
Required Level: 55
Required Strength: 170
Durability: 60
+150-180% Enhanced Defense
Level 5 Corpse Explosion (40 Charges)
Adds 12-36 Fire Damage
6% To Cast Level 2 Iron Maiden When Struck
Cold Resist +35%
+10 To Vitality
+8 To Strength
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +20 To Corpse Explosion
- Remove Level 5 Corpse Explosion (40 Charges)
- Change Fire Damage from 12-36 to 120-360
Black Hades
Chaos Armor
Defense: 823-1029
Required Level: 53
Required Strength: 140
Durability: 70
+140-200% Enhanced Defense
+30-60% Damage To Demons
+200-250 To Attack Rating Against Demons
Half Freeze Duration
Socketed (3)
-2 To Light Radius
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change Damage To Demons from +30-60% to +90-120%
- Change Attack Rating Against Demons from +200-250 to +300-350
Atma’s Wail
Embossed Plate
Defense: (670-866) - (792-988)
Required Level: 51
Required Strength: 125
Durability: 105
+120-160% Enhanced Defense
+2-198 Defense (Based On Character Level)
30% Faster Hit Recovery
Replenish Life +10
Increase Maximum Mana 15%
+15 To Dexterity
+20% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +1 To All Skills
- Add +30% Faster Cast Rate
Toothrow
Sharktooth Armor
Defense: 713-888
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 103
Durability: 63
+160-220% Enhanced Defense
+40-60 Defense
+40% Chance of Open Wounds
Fire Resist +15%
+10 Strength
Attacker Takes Damage of 20-40
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +20% Deadly Strike
- Change Attacker Takes Damage from 20-40 to 200-400
Duriel’s Shell
Cuirass
Defense: (528-650) - (610-732)
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 65
Durability: 150
+160-200% Enhanced Defense
1-123 Defense
1-99 To Life (Based On Character Level)
Fire Resist +20%
Lightning Resist +20%
Poison Resist +20%
Cold Resist +50%
Cannot be Frozen
+15 To Strength
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +1-3 To Smite
- Add +2-4 To Holy Freeze
- Add 5% Chance To Drop Town Portal When Struck
Crow Caw
Tigulated Mail
Defense: 477-534
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 86
Durability: 36
+150-180% Enhanced Defense
15% Increased Attack Speed
15% Faster Hit Recovery
+35% Chance of Open Wounds
+15 Dexterity
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +35% Chance to Pierce
- Change Dexterity from +15 to +35
Spirit Forge
Linked Mail
Defense: 380-449
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 74
Durability: 26
+120-160% Enhanced Defense
+1-123 Life (+1.25 Per Character Level)
Fire Resist +5%
Adds 20-65 Fire Damage
+15 To Strength
Socketed (2)
+4 To Light Radius
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add -10-15% To Enemy Fire Resist
- Change Fire Resist from +5% to +30%
- Change Fire Damage from 20-65 to 40-120
Skin of the Flayed One
Demonhide Armor
Defense: 342-397
Required Level: 31
Required Strength: 50
Durability: 58
+150-190% Enhanced Defense
Repairs 1 Durability In 10 Seconds
5-7% Life Stolen Per Hit
Replenish Life +15-25
Attacker Takes Damage of 15
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add Ethereal
- Add +10-15 Demon Heal
- Add Prevent Monster Heal
SHIELDS & HELMS
Radament’s Sphere
Ancient Shield
Defense: 244-282
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 110
Durability: 100
+160-200% Enhanced Defense
+20% Increased Chance to Block
+20% Faster Block Rate
5% To Cast Level 5 Poison Nova When Struck
Level 6 Poison Explosion (40 Charges)
Poison Resist +75%
+80 Poison Damage Over 4 Seconds
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +6-9 To Poison Explosion
- Add -10-15% to Enemy Poison Resist
- Remove Level 6 Poison Explosion (40 Charges)
- Change Poison Nova Level from 5 to 15 When Struck
Gerke’s Sanctuary
Pavise
Defense: 221-268
Required Level: 44
Required Strength: 133
Durability: 172
+180-240% Enhanced Defense
+30% Increased Chance to Block
All Resistances +20-30
Replenish Life +15
Damage Reduced By 11-16
Magic Damage Reduced By 14-18
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +1 To All Skills
- Add 100% To Cast Level 20 Psychic Hammer When Struck
Stormchaser
Scutum
Defense: 161-198
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 71
Durability: 62
+160-220% Enhanced Defense
+20% Increased Chance to Block
4% To Cast Level 5 Tornado When Struck
4% To Cast Level 6 Blizzard When Struck
10% Faster Block Rate
+150 To Attack Rating
Lightning Resist +50%
Half Freeze Duration
Adds 1-60 Lightning Damage
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add 5% Chance To Cast Level 15 Thunder Storm When Struck
- Change Tornado Level from 5 to 10 and change Tornado Cast from 4% to 15%
- Change Blizzard Level from 6 to 10 and change Blizzard Cast from 4% to 15%
- Change Half Freeze Duration to Cannot Be Frozen
Crown of Thieves
Grand Crown
Defense: 296-342
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 103
Durability: 50
+160-200% Enhanced Defense
9-12% Life Stolen Per Hit
Fire Resist +33%
+35 To Mana
+50 To Life
+25 To Dexterity
80-100% Extra Gold From Monsters
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add 1 Open Socket
- Add 50-75% Magic Find
- Change Gold Find from 80-100% to 100-150%
- Do Not Require Keys To Open Locked Chests
Darksight Helm
Basinet
Defense: (77-282)
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 82
Durability: 30
+2-198 Defense
6% To Cast Level 3 Dim Vision When Struck
Level 5 Cloak of Shadows (30 Charges)
Cannot Be Frozen
Fire Resist +20-40%
5% Mana Stolen Per Hit
-4 To Light Radius
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add Hit Blinds Target
- Add +1 To Cloak of Shadows
- Remove Level 5 Cloak of Shadows (30 Charges)
BOOTS, GLOVES & BELTS
Waterwalk
Sharkskin Boots
Defense: 112-124
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 47
Durability: 14
+180-210% Enhanced Defense
20% Faster Run/Walk
+100 Defense vs. Missiles
+15 To Dexterity
+5% Maximum Fire Resist
Heal Stamina Plus 50%
+40 Max Stamina
+45-65 To Life
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +1-3 To Evade
- Change Max. Fire Resist from +5% to +10%
Infernostride
Demonhide Boots
Defense: 94-105
Durability: 12
Required Strength: 20
Required Level: 29
5% To Cast Level 8 Blaze When Struck
+20% Faster Run/Walk
Adds 12-33 Fire Damage
+120-150% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
+10% to Maximum Fire Resist
Fire Resist +30%
40-70% Extra Gold from Monsters
+2 to Light Radius
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change Blaze Level from 8 to 18 and Blaze Cast from 5% to 15%
Lava Gout
Battle Gauntlets
Defense: 120-144
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 88
Durability: 38
+150-200% Enhanced Defense
2% To Cast Level 10 Enchant On Striking
Half Freeze Duration
Adds 13-46 Fire Damage
+20% Increased Attack Speed
Fire Resist +24%
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change Enchant Level from 10 to 15
- Change Enchant Cast from 2% to 10%
- Change Fire Damage from 13-46 to 26-92
Ghoulhide
Heavy Bracers
Defense: 112-130
Required Level: 36
Required Strength: 58
Durability: 16
+150-190% Enhanced Defense
+8-792 To Attack Rating Against Undead
+2-198% Damage To Undead
4-5% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+20 To Life
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +4-396 To Attack Rating Against Demons
- Add +1-99% Damage To Demons
Gravepalm
Sharkskin Gloves
Defense: 96-112
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 20
Durability: 14
+140-180% Enhanced Defense
+100-200% Damage To Undead
+100-200 To Attack Rating Against Undead
+10 To Energy
+10 To Strength
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add -5-10% Enemy Physical Resist
Venom Grip
Demonhide Gloves
Defense: 97-118
Required Level: 29
Required Strength: 20
Durability: 12
+130-160% Enhanced Defense
+15-25 Defense
+5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+60 Poison Damage Over 4 Seconds
5% Life Stolen Per Hit
5% To Maximum Poison Resist
Poison Resist +30%
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change Required Level from 29 to 40
- Change +60 Poison Damage Over 4 Seconds to +10-15% Poison Skill Damage
Snowclash
Battle Belt
Defense: 98-116
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 88
Durability: 18
+130-170% Enhanced Defense
5% To Cast Level 7-19 Blizzard When Struck
+15 Cold Absorb
15% To Maximum Cold Resist
Adds 13-21 Cold Damage (3 sec. Duration)
+2 To Chilling Armor (Sorceress Only)
+2 To Blizzard (Sorceress Only)
+3 To Glacial Spike (Sorceress Only)
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +1-3 To Blizzard
- Add +2-4 To Glacial Spike
- Add +3-6 To Chilling Armor
- Remove Sorceress Only Skills
- Change Blizzard Level from 7-19 to 15-20 When Struck
Gloom’s Trap
Mesh Belt
Defense: 90-102
Required Level: 36
Required Strength: 58
Durability: 16
+120-150% Enhanced Defense
5% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Increase Maximum Mana 15%
Regenerate Mana 15%
+15 To Vitality
-3 To Light Radius
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +10-15% Faster Cast Rate
SWORDS, DAGGERS & AXES
Swordguard
Executioner Sword
One-Hand Damage: (64-67) To (108-112)
Two-Hand Damage: (126-131) To (216-224)
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 85
Required Dexterity: 55
Durability: 50
Sword Class - Normal Attack Speed
+170-180% Enhanced Damage
+5-495 Defense (Based On Character Level)
30% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
Requirements -50%
All Resistances +10-20
20% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Increased Chance Of Blocking
+100 Defense vs. Missile
+200 Defense vs. Melee
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +40% Faster Block Rate
- Change FHR from 20% to 40%
- Change Increased Chance of Blocking from 20% to 40%
Todesfaelle Flamme
Zweihander
One-Hand Damage: (41-49) To (77-91)
Two-Hand Damage: (63-75) To (118-140)
Durability: 50
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 125
Required Dexterity: 94
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
+120-160% Enhanced Damage
Adds 50-200 Fire Damage
10% Chance To Cast Level 6 Fire Ball On Attack
Level 10 Fire Wall (20 Charges)
Level 10 Enchant (45 Charges)
+10 Fire Absorb
Fire Resist +40%
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add 5% To Cast Level 20 Fire Wall On Striking
- Change Fire Ball Level from 6 to 15
- Remove Level 10 Fire Wall (20 Charges)
Crainte Vomir
Espandon
One-Hand Damage: (20-24) To (67-78)
Two-Hand Damage: (46-54) To (104-120)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 73
Required Dexterity: 61
Durability: 44
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
+160-200% Enhanced Damage
50% Increased Attack Speed
Slows Target By 35%
-70 To Monster Defense Per Hit
20% Faster Run/Walk
Damage Reduced By 10%
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +1-3 To Blade Mastery
- Change Enhanced Damage from +160-200% to +200-240%
Plague Bearer
Rune Sword
One-Hand Damage: 35 To 150
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 103
Required Dexterity: 79
Durability: 44
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
150% Enhanced Damage
Adds 10-45 Damage
+300 Poison Damage Over 8 Seconds
5% To Cast Level 4 Poison Nova On Striking
Poison Resist +45%
+5 To Rabies (Druid Only)
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change +5 To Rabies (Druid Only) to +5 To Rabies
- Change Poison Nova Level from 4 to 10 and Poison Nova Cast from 5% to 15%
Ginther’s Rift
Dimensional Blade
One-Hand Damage: (26-32) To (70-87)
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 85
Required Dexterity: 60
Durability: 60
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
+100-150% Enhanced Damage
Adds 50-120 Magic Damage
30% Increased Attack Speed
Magic Damage Reduced By 7-12
Repairs 1 Durability in 5 Seconds
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add Ethereal
- Add -5-10% to Enemy Magic Resist
- Change Magic Damage from 50-120 to 75-180
Hexfire
Shamshir
One-Hand Damage: (59-61) To (97-102)
Required Level: 33
Required Strength: 58
Required Dexterity: 58
Durability: 32
Sword Class - Very Fast Attack Speed
+140-160% Enhanced Damage
Adds 35-40 Damage
+3 To Fire Skills
Level 6 Hydra (36 Charges)
Ignore Target’s Defense
Fire Resist +25%
10% To Maximum Fire Resist
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +5 To Hydra
- Add -5% to Enemy Fire Resist
- Add +20% Faster Cast Rate
- Remove Level 6 Hydra (36 Charges)
Stormspike
Stiletto
One-Hand Damage: 47 To 90
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 47
Required Dexterity: 97
Durability: 24
Dagger Class – Fast Attack Speed
+150% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1-120 Lightning Damage
25% To Cast Level 3 Charged Bolt When Struck
Lightning Resist 1-99%
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 20
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add -10-15% to Enemy Lightning Resist
- Change Charged Bolt Level from 3 to 15
- Change Chance To Cast Charged Bolt from When Struck to On Striking
Heart Carver
Rondel
One-Hand Damage: (44-49) To (110-123)
Required Level: 36
Required Strength: 25
Required Dexterity: 58
Durability: 20
Dagger Class - Fast Attack Speed
+190-240% Enhanced Damage
Adds 15-35 Damage
+35% Deadly Strike
Ignores Target’s Defense
+4 To Grim Ward (Barbarian Only)
+4 To Find Item (Barbarian Only)
+4 To Find Potion (Barbarian Only)
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change Deadly Strike from 35% to 45%
- Change from +4 to +6 To Grim Ward / Find Item / Find Potion (Barbarian Only)
The Minotaur
Ancient Axe
Two-Hand Damage: (123-149) To (234-285)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 125
Durability: 50
Axe Class - Slow Attack Speed
+140-200% Enhanced Damage
Adds 20-30 Damage
Slows Target By 50%
+30% Chance of Crushing Blow
Hit Blinds Target +2
Half Freeze Duration
+15-20 To Strength
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change Strength from +15-20 to +40
- Change Enhanced Damage from +140-200% to +180-240%
Pompeii’s Wrath
Crowbill
One-Hand Damage: (33-37) To (81-91)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 94
Required Dexterity: 70
Durability: 26
Axe Class – Fast Attack Speed
+140-170% Enhanced Damage
Adds 35-150 Fire Damage
Slows Target By 50%
4% To Cast Level 8 Volcano On Striking
Knockback
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add 16% To Cast Level 12 Molten Boulder On Striking
- Change Volcano Level from 8 to 24
- Change Volcano Cast from 4% to 8%
- Remove Knockback
Islestrike
Twin Axe
One-Hand Damage: (35-37) To (102-110)
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 85
Durability: 24
Axe Class – Normal Attack Speed
+170-190% Enhanced Damage
+25% Chance of Crushing Blow
+2 To Druid Skill Levels
+50 Defense vs. Missiles
+10 To All Attributes
+1 Fury (Druid Only)
+1 Maul (Druid Only)
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +20% Increased Attack Speed
- Change +1 Fury (Druid Only) to +3 Fury
- Change +1 Maul (Druid Only) to +3 Maul
Spellsteel
Bearded Axe
Two-Hand Damage: 55 To 129
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 37
Durability: 35
Axe Class – Normal Attack Speed
+165% Enhanced Damage
10% Faster Cast Rate
Requirements -60%
Regenerate Mana 25%
+100 To Mana
Level 12 Firestorm (60 Charges)
Level 10 Holy Bolt (100 Charges)
Level 3 Decrepify (30 Charges)
Level 1 Teleport (20 Charges)
Magic Damage Reduced By 12-15
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change charges on item to the following:
- Level 1 Teleport (60 charges)
- Level 1 Battle Cry (240 charges)
- Level 3 Decrepify (90 charges)
- Level 14 Slow Missile (180 charges)
- Level 16 Conversion (60 charges)
- Level 16 Burst of Speed (60 charges)
- Level 24 Cyclone Armor (120 charges)
Butcher’s Pupil
Cleaver
One-Hand Damage: (55-60) To (132-149)
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 68
Axe Class – Very Fast Attack Speed
+150-200% Enhanced Damage
Adds 30-50 Damage
+35% Deadly Strike
+25% Chance of Open Wounds
30% Increased Attack Speed
Indestructible
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add 1 Open Socket
- Change Open Wounds from +25% to +50%
Warlord’s Trust
Military Axe
Two-Hand Damage: 38 To 93
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 73
Durability: 30
Axe Class – Fast Attack Speed
+175% Enhanced Damage
Repairs 1 Durability In 4 Seconds
0-49 To Vitality
Replenish Life +20
All Resistances +10
+75 Defense
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add Ethereal
- Change +0-49 To Vitality (+0.5 Per Clvl) to +0-99 To Vitality (+1.0 Per Clvl)
MACES, HAMMERS & SCEPTERS
Bloodtree Stump
War Club
Two-Hand Damage: (148-169) To (218-249)
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 124
Durability: 100
Mace Class – Slow Attack Speed
+180-220% Enhanced Damage
+50% Damage to Undead
+50% Chance Of Crushing Blow
All Resistances +20
+25 To Strength
+2 To Masteries (Barbarian Only)
+3 To Mace Mastery (Barbarian Only)
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +30% Increased Attack Speed
The Gavel Of Pain
Martel de Fer
Two-Hand Damage: (152-170) To (257-287)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 169
Mace Class – Very Slow Attack Speed
+130-160% Enhanced Damage
Adds 12-30 Damage
+50% Damage to Undead
5% To Cast Level 1 Iron Maiden When Struck
5% To Cast Level 1 Amplify Damage On Striking
Level 8 Amplify Damage (3 Charges)
Attacker Takes Damage of 26
Indestructible
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add Replenish 1 Charge in 30 Seconds
- Change Amplify Damage Level from 8 to 15
- Change Amplify Damage Charges from 3 to 12
Moonfall
Jagged Star
One-Hand Damage: (54-60) To (83-92)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 74
Durability: 72
Mace Class – Normal Attack Speed
+120-150% Enhanced Damage
Adds 10-15 Damage
+50% Damage to Undead
Adds 55-115 Fire Damage
5% To Cast Level 6 Meteor On Striking
Level 11 Meteor (60 Charges)
Magic Damage Reduced By 9-12
+2 To Light Radius
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +3 Werewolf
- Add +3 Lycanthropy
- Remove Level 11 Meteor (60 Charges)
- Change Meteor Level from 6 to 20 and Meteor Cast from 5% to 10%
Sureshrill Frost
Flanged Mace
One-Hand Damage: (42-47) To (67-74)
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 61
Durability: 60
Mace Class - Normal Attack Speed
+150-180% Enhanced Damage
Adds 5-10 Damage
+50% Damage to Undead
Adds 63-112 Cold Damage, 5 sec. Cold Duration
Freezes Target +3
Level 9 Frozen Orb (50 Charges)
Cannot Be Frozen
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +5% To Cold Skill Damage
- Add 20% Chance To Cast Level 10 Frozen Orb On Striking
- Remove Level 9 Frozen Orb (50 Charges)
POLEARMS & SPEARS
Grim’s Burning Dead
Grim Scythe
Two-Hand Damage: (72-84) To (168-196)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 70
Required Dexterity: 70
Durability: 55
Polearm Class - Fast Attack Speed
+140-180% Enhanced Damage
Adds 131-232 Fire Damage
+3 To Necromancer Skill Levels
-50% Target Defense
+20% Enhanced Defense
+200-250 To Attack Rating
Fire Resist +45%
Requirements -50%
Attacker Takes Damage of 8
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +2-4 To Raise Skeletal Mage (Necromancer Only)
- Add +1-3 To Skeleton Mastery (Necromancer Only)
Pierre Tombale Couant
Partizan
Two-Hand Damage: (100-120) To (215-260)
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 113
Required Dexterity: 67
Durability: 65
Polearm Class - Fast Attack Speed
+160-220% Enhanced Damage
Adds 12-20 Damage
+55% Deadly Strike
+100-200 To Attack Rating
+3 To Barbarian Skill Levels
6% Mana Stolen Per Hit
30% Faster Hit Recovery
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add +3 To Leap Attack (Barbarian Only)
- Add +55 To Maximum Damage
BOWS & CROSSBOWS
Demon Machine
Chu-Ko-Nu
Two-Hand Damage: 31-137
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 80
Required Dexterity: 95
Crossbow Class – Very Fast Attack Speed
+123% Enhanced Damage
+66 To Maximum Damage
Fires Explosive Bolts (Level 6)
+632 To Attack Rating
Piercing Attack (66)
+321 Defense
+36 To Mana
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add -10% to Enemy Physical Resist
- Add 5% Reanimate As: Demon Imp
- Change Mana from +36 to +66
- Change Attack Rating from +632 to +666
Endlesshail
Double Bow
Two-Hand Damage: (30-35) to (72-83)
Required Level: 36
Required Strength: 58
Required Dexterity: 73
Bow Class - Fast Attack Speed
+180-220% Enhanced Damage
Adds 15-30 Cold Damage - 3 Second Duration
Cold Resist +35%
+50 Defense vs. Missile
+40 To Mana
+3-5 To Strafe (Amazon Only)
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change +3-5 To Strafe (Amazon Only) to +3-5 To Strafe
Skystrike
Edge Bow
Two-Hand Damage: (15-18) to (47-57)
Required Level: 28
Required Strength: 25
Required Dexterity: 43
+150-200% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1-250 Lightning Damage
2% To Cast Level 6 Meteor On Striking
30% Increased Attack Speed
+100 To Attack Rating
+1 To Amazon Skill Levels
+10 to Energy
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change Meteor Level from 6 to 12
- Change Meteor Cast from 2% to 10%
- Change +1 To Amazon Skills to +1 To All Skills
STAVES & WANDS
Skull Collector
Rune Staff
Two-Hand Damage: 24 to 58
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 25
Durability: 50
Staff class - Very Slow Attack Speed
+50% Damage To Undead
+20 To Mana After Each Kill
Increase Maximum Mana 20%
+1-99% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items
+2 To All Skills
- Proposed Buffs:
- Add 1 Open Socket
- Add +30% Faster Cast Rate
Chromatic Ire
Cedar Staff
Two-Hand Damage: 11 to 32
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 25
Durability: 35
Staff class - Slow Attack Speed
+50% Damage To Undead
20% Faster Cast Rate
+3 To Sorceress Skill Levels
Increase Maximum Life 20-25%
All Resistances +20-40
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage Of 20
+1 To Cold Mastery (Sorceress Only)
+1 To Lightning Mastery (Sorceress Only)
+1 To Fire Mastery (Sorceress Only)
- Proposed Buffs:
- Change +1 To Cold/Lightning/Fire Mastery (Sorceress Only) to +1 To Cold/Lightning/Fire Mastery
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For the first idea, my only concern is that often I’ll find a rare when playing with a higher level character that I’d like to use on a lower level character. Would this change impact that? My initial thought is that it wouldn’t and would in fact increase the value of low level rares found by higher level players, so I’d tend to support it, but perhaps my understanding is incorrect.
Both the second and third ideas seem reasonable to me.
Why would magic only affixes need to be moved to rares? As is, rares are already usually better than magic items due to the larger number of affixes. I don’t see why you’d need to take away the things that make magic items potential competitors.
How does the above suggestions make rares stronger? From what I can see they do not change the power level of rares, but rather increase the percentage of rare drops that are at the high end of the current power level.
Rather than Attack Speed, I’d probably add AR and ED against Demons in addition to Undead. That would make the gloves much more consistently useful. Perhaps also add some life steal to match the mana steal.
Then give Gravepalm something like -5% Enemy Physical resistance. That would then differentiate those two gloves a bit.
I’d be fine giving these gloves +20% Poison Skill Damage and bumping the required level up to level 40. That would basically make these gloves the gloves of choice for Poison/Plauge Javelin and Rabies builds, while Trang-Oul’s Claws would be the gloves of choice for Poison Nova casters. Seems to me that it would be nice for something other than caster gloves being competitive for poison melee.
I’ve already given my idea for Waterwalk:
While 40% Faster Run Walk would be nice, I tend to think something a little more unique would be good. Additionally, the added stamina is worthless at this level.
On Silkweave I tend to think it is fine as is. Already a useful boot for builds that need more mana.
Hmm, adding Faster Cast is certainly a good option to make this a caster oriented belt, with the lack of +skills making it still inferior to Arachnid’s Mesh. Alternatively adding 10% Increased Attack Speed would also help (leaning more on the 5% Mana steal) by making it more combat focused. I think I would prefer the Faster Cast though. Maybe replace the 5% Mana Steal with +2 Mana After Each Kill?
I particularly like adding the minus Enemy Poison Resistance here.
Certainly, those are valuable additions to a shield. However, I’d suggest something more unique for the shield. At first, I was thinking maybe level 10 Sanctuary aura, but then I thought maybe use Psychic Hammer. Not for the damage, but for the Knockback. How about 100% chance to cast level 20 Psychic Hammer when struck? It’d be useful for something like a Javazon, who wants the enemy to be at range instead of melee. You could use that instead of Faster Block Rate which is more fitting for a buckler than a Tower Shield, but with a similar effect of adding time to recover by knocking the enemy back.
Increase the chance to cast to 15% or so on both spells. Add 5% Chance to Cast level 10 Thunder Storm. (Seems like the Thunder Storm ought to fit Stormchaser perfectly).
I’d make the +2 Masteries and +3 Mace Mastery O-skills. That ought to make this interesting to a Druid Shapeshifter.
Increase the number of charges to at least 12. I’m all for some items having few charges, making you think twice about using them, but 3 charges is just too few.
Instead of adding Magic Resistance, this seems like the perfect item to add minus enemy magic resistance too. -5% Enemy Magic Resistance ought to be pretty well balanced around Blessed Hammer. You’d be giving up +3 Skills, and 40% Faster Cast from Heart of the Oak, which means you’d still be doing more damage with Heart of the Oak, plus you get resistances from it.
I like these changes a lot. I’d also suggest -10% Enemy Fire Resistance.
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You’re single handedly carrying this community on something that would revitilze this game ten fold. I almost regret advocating for any other change other than item buffs. This is the biggest update D2R could receive.
If they did this along with stacking gems, that would be golden.
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I’ve taken many of your ideas and incorporated them and updated OP accordingly. Thanks for your help!
very simple too upgrade all weapon add at least 100%ed for unique weapon get around 300 ed% and is not op vs runeword that are around 385 too 400 ed % eteral dead and botd
and most armor add a crafting recipe of 3 socket on unique armor and let player customize what they need with rune and jewel ,and still runeword armor will be better
First on the list in the OP is to increase base weapon damage across the board, so that is already being proposed. For unique items, I think taking a more tailored approach to buffing (e.g. adding o-skills, affixes, unique abilities, etc.) adds more flavor.
oh i just read the title and post 
i dont think is good for the simple reason this will dont change or reduce the gap mean unbalance some item already have ,also this will be a huge amount of work to change all base item in the game , i think i sgot much simple solution , just add a % too the underpower item , same with updating Prefixes and Suffixes ,
What is being proposed in OP is simply increasing base weapon damage by 30-40% for a Season and adjust as necessary.
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