Been running Hell act 1 caves for 3 weeks gained 17 levels, no monarch drops. No MF, lots of kite shields and a ton of gothic shield. My bro joined me for an hour with 480mf and got one with 2 sockets. Have opened all chests, barrels and bodys along the way. What else can I do. Not geared at all, the shield will be my first peice so can’t do other acts yet.
Not sure how u get one every run. you must have phenomenal luck. I have gotten a ton of levels but no monarchs.
Every Larzuk quest adds the maximum sockets. So for a Monarch that will be 4 every time.
I have still yet to find one. Playing offline solo hardcore. Cleared hell, farmed all bosses and areas a few dozen times and am almost level 90 after around 100 hours. 2 dropped that were Rare and 1 had a single socked. I’ve had the extra 80 or so str points invested into it for ages now. Would have helped it a lot to have it as life or dexterity for max block all this time - I even upgraded this Moser’s shield I’ve been using since I think normal Diablo. At this point, I don’t even know if I still want a Monarch to massively tank my resistances lol…
Question for the more knowledgeable peeps. Does the character you are running matter?
I am running a necro thinking maybe the drop rate differs between classes. Hard to imagine that everyone has to gain in excess of 17 levels to get a shield.
No, RNG doesn’t care which char you play.