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I got a friggin
Tal
rune.

aint that a bitch?

how can i get Dream..lol. my items are so crappy, and all the goodies are on hell, which is managable but not easy at all.

perhaps I should farm for runes on NM countess?
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rikus 126

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I got a friggin
Tal
rune.

aint that a bitch?

how can i get Dream..lol. my items are so crappy, and all the goodies are on hell, which is managable but not easy at all.

perhaps I should farm for runes on NM countess?

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

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All depends what you are after.

What characters do you currently have and what in particular are you trying to farm for?

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y2kid 109

PC
Not sure exactly why you're after Dream but I can say for sure that you're not getting the runes for it from
The Countess
:D Not the
Jah
at least. Countess can drop up to
Ist
form her regular TC and up to
Gul
from her monster TC. But these kind of drops would be extremely rare. Getting anything past
Fal
in less than 20 runs would be lucky I'd say

y2k#2833 on Bnet
y2kid#1811 on Discord
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rikus 126

Amazon Americas PC
BillyMaysed wrote: 2 years ago
All depends what you are after.

What characters do you currently have and what in particular are you trying to farm for?
sorry i meant Rain.
im looking to make Spirit too, to get together +4 to skills.

just crazy hours for grinding how you guys have so much free time

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
rikus wrote: 2 years ago
just crazy hours for grinding how you guys have so much free time
well my man @stratigery has an awesome guide how to get Spirit sword and runes: forums/tips-for-creating-a-spirit-sword ... t3267.html

As for Rain, do not make it. This is a waste of a
Mal
rune. Many many better armors to wear for a druid depending on your build and stats.

Tell me exactly how you're building your skills out and if you want to be tank/glass cannon ext.

I also made this mini-guide from Stratigery's post and additional input: (Both Sword + Shield will give you +4 all skills)
Guide for Getting Spirit Sword & Shield
The Spirit (
Tal
+
Thul
+
Ort
+
Amn
) Sword, and Shield, can be extremely effective for any caster class, the sword being the best starting item. It has high FCR, +Mana, +Vitality and x2 to skills among other affixes.

When trying to use
Larzuk
Socket quest (A5) or
Horadric Cube
you have to use the correct item level of Crystal/
Broad Sword
or you'll either get too few sockets or too many. This guide will show you the safe spots to find a sword with 4 or that can get 4 sockets.
Finding Runes for Spirit:
-
Tal
&
Ort
: Awarded for A5 Quest 2. (free the barbs)
-
Thul
&
Amn
: Countess (NM)
Cube Recipes:
3
Ith
=
Tal

3
Ral
=
Ort

3
Ort
=
Thul

3
Thul
+ Chip-
Topaz
=
Amn

Finding 4 socket Crystal/Broad Sword Bases for Spirit:
Important Notes on Socketing:
-Pick up any White & Grey (superior) Crystal/Broad Swords you see in these areas to socket them with
Larzuk
Quest or Cube.
-Use the
Horadric Cube
on White bases only: (
Ral
+
Amn
+
Perfect Amethyst
)
(WARNING: Using the Cube has a 50% chance at the sockets you want)
Both Swords:
-Cow Level (N): Best & Fastest area to farm
-Act 4 (N):
City of the Damned

Crystal Sword
:

-Most Mob drops in A5 (N), BUT sure monster level is not higher than 40: https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/ind ... 8Normal%29
Broad Sword
:

-Any mob from A5 Normal (except
Bloody Foothills
&
Frigid Highlands
)
-Any Mob Nightmare through Hell
Finding 4 socket Monarch Shield for Spirit:
Note: Can only drop in Hell (usable lvl 54, strength required 156)
-Cow Level (H): best/fastest area to farm
-Use the
Horadric Cube
on White bases only: (
Tal
+
Amn
+
Perfect Ruby
)
(WARNING: Using the Cube has a 50% chance at the sockets you want)

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y2kid 109

PC
rikus wrote: 2 years ago
BillyMaysed wrote: 2 years ago
All depends what you are after.

What characters do you currently have and what in particular are you trying to farm for?
sorry i meant Rain.
im looking to make Spirit too, to get together +4 to skills.

just crazy hours for grinding how you guys have so much free time
Rain is probably better but not worth the
Mal
imo. You can do almost the same with Lore for much cheaper. For Spirit and Lore keep farming hell/nm countess both should be able to drop runes for these

y2k#2833 on Bnet
y2kid#1811 on Discord
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rikus 126

Amazon Americas PC
BillyMaysed wrote: 2 years ago
rikus wrote: 2 years ago
just crazy hours for grinding how you guys have so much free time
well my man @stratigery has an awesome guide how to get Spirit sword and runes: forums/tips-for-creating-a-spirit-sword ... t3267.html

As for Rain, do not make it. This is a waste of a
Mal
rune. Many many better armors to wear for a druid depending on your build and stats.

Tell me exactly how you're building your skills out and if you want to be tank/glass cannon ext.

I also made this mini-guide from Stratigery's post and additional input: (Both Sword + Shield will give you +4 all skills)
Guide for Getting Spirit Sword & Shield
The Spirit (
Tal
+
Thul
+
Ort
+
Amn
) Sword, and Shield, can be extremely effective for any caster class, the sword being the best starting item. It has high FCR, +Mana, +Vitality and x2 to skills among other affixes.

When trying to use
Larzuk
Socket quest (A5) or
Horadric Cube
you have to use the correct item level of Crystal/
Broad Sword
or you'll either get too few sockets or too many. This guide will show you the safe spots to find a sword with 4 or that can get 4 sockets.
Finding Runes for Spirit:
-
Tal
&
Ort
: Awarded for A5 Quest 2. (free the barbs)
-
Thul
&
Amn
: Countess (NM)
Cube Recipes:
3
Ith
=
Tal

3
Ral
=
Ort

3
Ort
=
Thul

3
Thul
+ Chip-
Topaz
=
Amn

Finding 4 socket Crystal/Broad Sword Bases for Spirit:
Important Notes on Socketing:
-Pick up any White & Grey (superior) Crystal/Broad Swords you see in these areas to socket them with
Larzuk
Quest or Cube.
-Use the
Horadric Cube
on White bases only: (
Ral
+
Amn
+
Perfect Amethyst
)
(WARNING: Using the Cube has a 50% chance at the sockets you want)
Both Swords:
-Cow Level (N): Best & Fastest area to farm
-Act 4 (N):
City of the Damned

Crystal Sword
:

-Most Mob drops in A5 (N), BUT sure monster level is not higher than 40: https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/ind ... 8Normal%29
Broad Sword
:

-Any mob from A5 Normal (except
Bloody Foothills
&
Frigid Highlands
)
-Any Mob Nightmare through Hell
Finding 4 socket Monarch Shield for Spirit:
Note: Can only drop in Hell (usable lvl 54, strength required 156)
-Cow Level (H): best/fastest area to farm
-Use the
Horadric Cube
on White bases only: (
Tal
+
Amn
+
Perfect Ruby
)
(WARNING: Using the Cube has a 50% chance at the sockets you want)
Thank you for the guide!
I only need the shield cause i have a unique swoird with +3 to fire skills. forgot its name..
so I'll get +5 to my skills with just the shield.
I guess i'd want a
Helm
with +skills and a body armor.. that way i can get around 9 total?

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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rikus 126

Amazon Americas PC
y2kid wrote: 2 years ago
rikus wrote: 2 years ago
BillyMaysed wrote: 2 years ago
All depends what you are after.

What characters do you currently have and what in particular are you trying to farm for?
sorry i meant Rain.
im looking to make Spirit too, to get together +4 to skills.

just crazy hours for grinding how you guys have so much free time
Rain is probably better but not worth the
Mal
imo. You can do almost the same with Lore for much cheaper. For Spirit and Lore keep farming hell/nm countess both should be able to drop runes for these
I got all runes for sword and shield Spirit. but i don't have the socket items....I'll use that guide..
I was stupid i threw down a shield with 4 sockets cause i didn't have room. so silly.

Rain is +2 and Lore is +1, so its at least around 20% less damage, if we consider the synergies and the skill itself lvl up.

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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y2kid 109

PC
rikus wrote: 2 years ago
y2kid wrote: 2 years ago
rikus wrote: 2 years ago
BillyMaysed wrote: 2 years ago
All depends what you are after.

What characters do you currently have and what in particular are you trying to farm for?
sorry i meant Rain.
im looking to make Spirit too, to get together +4 to skills.

just crazy hours for grinding how you guys have so much free time
Rain is probably better but not worth the
Mal
imo. You can do almost the same with Lore for much cheaper. For Spirit and Lore keep farming hell/nm countess both should be able to drop runes for these
I got all runes for sword and shield Spirit. but i don't have the socket items....I'll use that guide..
I was stupid i threw down a shield with 4 sockets cause i didn't have room. so silly.

Rain is +2 and Lore is +1, so its at least around 20% less damage, if we consider the synergies and the skill itself lvl up.
I do not pick monarchs off the Ground anymore and I am sure other people do not as well.... Which is kind of good news for you since if you want to buy a
Monarch
you can likely do that for
Ko
or
Fal
or just some pgems or whatever lol

y2k#2833 on Bnet
y2kid#1811 on Discord
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Banjo 138

Sorceress Americas PC
rickus if you want a Spirit
Monarch
hmu. you can have for free.
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rikus 126

Amazon Americas PC
hmm, that's very kind of you Banjo.

i was wondering if those Bone shields/elite types don't have 4 sockets as well? they have even less str req.

i saw on google that
Aegis
shield is that
Bone Shield
, but i think it's another name now.

also I got that recipe for adding sockets-so if i get like 2 sockets from cube, and then go to lazurk from act5, i can get it to 4?

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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rikus wrote: 2 years ago
hmm, that's very kind of you Banjo.

i was wondering if those Bone shields/elite types don't have 4 sockets as well? they have even less str req.

i saw on google that
Aegis
shield is that
Bone Shield
, but i think it's another name now.

also I got that recipe for adding sockets-so if i get like 2 sockets from cube, and then go to lazurk from act5, i can get it to 4?
no, you can't use laz to socket an item with sockets already. you have to get a new base. laz will automatically give you the max sockets avail to the item based on the ilvl (determine by what dropped it).

cube is random.

should read up on this before attempting.
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rikus 126

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yikes

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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Just a suggestion, but remember, Countess will always drop runes, yes. But runes cannot be influenced by MF, so all that matters is how many chests are you opening, how many monsters are dropping.

With that in mind, Cows are a great rune farming place, not to mention the likelihood of getting the base items for Runewords here is higher than anywhere else.

Not saying that's what you should do, but farming if less monotonous if you do a variety of things. Breaking it up can make things much more fun.
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Schnorki 3024Moderator

PC
rikus wrote: 2 years ago
hmm, that's very kind of you Banjo.

i was wondering if those Bone shields/elite types don't have 4 sockets as well? they have even less str req.

i saw on google that
Aegis
shield is that
Bone Shield
, but i think it's another name now.

also I got that recipe for adding sockets-so if i get like 2 sockets from cube, and then go to lazurk from act5, i can get it to 4?
Just to avoid possible confusion based on the response you got to this and to save you from wasting a socket quest:
No, Bone shields cannot get 4 sockets. Neither can their elite version (
Troll Nest
).

True,
Larzuk
does always give you the max sockets. But that's max for that specific item, not that item type. So using a
Troll Nest
for example, you would only get 3 sockets because it is a
Troll Nest
and not 4 "because it is a shield and there can be 4 socket shields".

The only shields (excluding paladin shields) that can get 4 sockets are
Monarch
,
Aegis
and
Ward
. Out of those,
Monarch
has by far the lowest strength requirement which is why nearly everyone uses that one as a base for Spirit.

Other than that, I believe it was already mentioned, but no, you can't take your 2-socket cubed shield to
Larzuk
. Once you socket it via the cube, that's it. No
Larzuk
and no further cube attempts. You either get lucky and get the sockets you need (between 1 and the max for that specific item) or - if you want the max - just go to
Larzuk
right away to be safe.
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By the way, if you are looking for a pendant, I can give you this one for free (after im done with work)

I always wanted to build a druid, but I dont have the time, so there ya go

Had a Dream about getting a
Lo
, and all I found today was a
Wisp Projector
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rikus 126

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just an update since i see these nice helpful replies:
found a
Monarch
about a week after that first post, gave it to lazruk and got a Spirit.

" Countess will always drop runes, yes" @Inethil
yesterday got a friggin unique
Morning Star
instead.
so MF is just the just of rolling again the same chance? no matter if its solo or 8 players? and have 400 MF ? its the same roll for everyone?

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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Ymp 30

Europe PC
It's prolly worth selling that and getting other gear for it. It's a decent amu.

Check out my almost FREE trade here: trade/and-id-items-for-gems-t1211594.html


NL - SC - PC
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rikus 126

Amazon Americas PC
Yes. I agree. It’s too good

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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rikus wrote: 2 years ago
so MF is just the just of rolling again the same chance? no matter if its solo or 8 players? and have 400 MF ? its the same roll for everyone?
Player count will influence the frequency of drops, but runes are a unique treasure class, apart from the size of the game, every monster apart from
The Countess
has an equal chance to drop a rune. The only other rune guarantees are
The Hellforge
and Quel-Kehk quests. With that in mind the reason why Cows is such a nice Rune farming (and Runeword base item farming) place is that you have massive numbers of packed mobs, all melee (with the exception of super unique cows), which can be grouped, AE'd down and looted.

Nothing fancy, just numbers.
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