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What you guys( and you are guys) usually go for gear?
I know “it depends” on the gear you got. But now that there’s trade you can select your gear if you got the dough, until end game.

Any guide out there that centralise this?
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rikus 139

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What you guys( and you are guys) usually go for gear?
I know “it depends” on the gear you got. But now that there’s trade you can select your gear if you got the dough, until end game.

Any guide out there that centralise this?
Answeredby BillyMaysed2 years agoGo to post
Here's quick gearing guides:
Melee Gear Options:

Melee:

2-Handed Weapons:
Obedience
Hone Sundan
The Reaper's Toll
Arioc's Needle
Windhammer
Bonehew
Oath

1-Handed Weapons:
Lawbringer
Crescent moon
Lightsabre
Baranar's Star
Azurewrath
Stormlash
Djinn Slayer
Horizon's Tornado
Grief
Oath

Armors:
Treachery
Smoke
Shaftstop
hawkmail (cannot be frozen)
Rockfleece
Rattlecage
duriel's shell
Iceblink (freezes target)
Duress
Fortitude

Belts:
String of ears
Verdungo's hearty cord
Goldwrap (for IAS)
Thundergod's Vigor
Death's Guard (cannot be frozen)

Boots:
goblin toe
Gore Rider
War Traveler
Infernostride
Immortal King's Pillar
Sandstorm Trek

Rings:
Angelic Halo (2 set bonus gives huge AR boost)
Raven Frost (cannot be frozen)
Carrion Wind
Wisp Projector

Amulets:
Angelic Wings (2 set bonus gives huge AR boost)
The Cat's Eye
Highlord's Wrath
Atma's Scarab

Gloves:
Lava gout
Laying Of Hands
Venom grip
Soul Drainer
Steelrend
Hellmouth
Dracul's Grasp

Helms:
Guillaume's Face
Kira's Guardian (cannot be frozen)
Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
rockstopper
vampire gaze
Arreat's Face (barbs)
Crown of Thieves

Shields:
Stormshield
Tiamat's Rebuke
The Ward
Spike thorn
Medusa's Gaze
Head Hunter's Glory
Caster Gear Options:

Casters:

Weapons:
Spirit sword
the oculus
Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye
Wizardspike

Armors:
Skin of the vipermagi
Tal Rasha's Guardianship
Smoke

Shields:
spirit
lidless wall
wall of the eyeless

Gloves:
magefist
chance guards
Trang-oul's Claws

Helms:
harlequin crest
Lore
Peasant crown

Amulets:
The Rising Sun (fire)
Seraph's Hymn
Mara's Kaleidoscope
Tal Rasha's Adjudication

Rings:
Nagelring
Dwarf Star
Raven Frost (cannot be frozen)
Stone of Jordan

Belts:
arachnid mesh
goldwrap
tal rasha's fine spun cloth

Boots:
War Traveler
Aldur's Advance
Waterwalk
Silkweave
Tearhaunch
Mercenary Gear Options:
Armor Choices for all Mercs:
17 = Stealth
28 = Rockfleece
37 = Smoke
38 = Shaftstop
43 = Treachery
45 = Griswold's Heart (socket Ral, Ort, Thul and/or Tal)

Helm Choices for All Mercs:
31 = Rockstopper
41 = Vampire Gaze
49 = Crown of thieves
65 = Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
83 = Andariel's Visage

A1 Merc Weapons:
1 = Gem 3os bow (buy from charsi)
21 = Zephyr
25 = Edge
39 = Harmony

A2 Merc Weapons:
15 = Malice - Use Scythe or Voulge
27 = Insight - Use Halberd, War Scythe or Poleaxe (remake in elite polearm later)
41 = Obedience - Use Battle Scythe then Thresher or Cryptic Axe

A3 Merc Gear: (benefits from FCR)
FCR Breakpoints: 8 > 15 > 26 > 39 > 58 > 86 > 138
20 = Wall of the eyeless
25 = Spirit Sword
29 = Skin of the Vipermagi
41 = Lidless Wall
54 = Spirit Shield

A5 Merc Weapons:
43 = Lawbringer
43 = Voice of Reason
47 = Crescent Moon
49 = Oath
Quick Guide To Get Spirit Sword & Shield
-Spirit (Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn) in a Sword and Shield can be extremely effective for any caster class, the sword being the best starting item.
-When trying to use Larzuk Socket quest (A5) or Horadric Cube you have to use the correct item level of Crystal Sword / 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 4os or make 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 + Chipped Topaz = Amn

Finding 4 socket Crystal/Broad Sword Bases:
-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: has a 50% chance at 4os)

Best Place To Find Both Swords:
1. Secret Cow Level (N): Best & Fastest area to farm
2. City of The Damned in A4 (N)
Crystal Sword:
1. ^ & Most Mob drops in A5 (N), BUT make sure monster level is not higher than 40: AmazonBasin Mob Info
Broad Sword:
1. Any mob from A5 Normal except Bloody Foothills & Frigid Highlands
2. Any Mob Nightmare through Hell

Finding 4 socket Monarch Shield for Spirit:
-lvl 54 required, Strength 156
1. Secret Cow Level (H): best area to farm
2. Any mob in Hell but only in Hell.
note: for Paladins you can find 4os paladin-only shields that are usable at lvl 25.

Credit: Stratigery & Zalumon

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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Not sure if I understand your question. Are you asking if people buy gear for mid game? At this point I've played through so many times that I'd rather just hell Chaos at lvl1 and wear what I need.
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what I do is pick a build I can enjoy and follow its guide. Start with budget build then upgrade your way to best in slots.
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BillyMaysed 2187Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Normal through Nightmare i always use Sigon's Complete Steel, Angelic Raiment and/or Death's Disguise sets combined to benefit from multiple set bonuses. This works for every class and build. Super easy to get since you can buy them all with pgems and low runes. The set bonuses carry you through most of nightmare easily and even give a bunch of Magic Find. Always more enjoyable to see more uniques/sets/rares as you play through the game.

Shortly after D2R launch i actually made a trade game asking for sigons for pgems and 3 diff people joined and gave me the whole set for free lol.

For hell it is a bit trickier to answer specific gear because its so much harder than nightmare and will vary a lot more from build to build. What is your specific class/builds you are asking for?

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rikus 139

Amazon Americas PC
thanks.
maybe i didn't formulated the question well.
for example there are many good pre-endgame gear.
for the barb you can get Azurewatch or guardsword i think it was her name. just before going Grief, if possible.

just wondering. but its a good idea to seek out build, but I don't think they give you much of pre-endgmae gear in those gears. just what you need to beat the game, instead of how to get there. there lots of good and bad choices you can do. and i was wondering if there is a guide that concentrates it all. you r low-gear to mid-gear, end-gear, and ultra etc.. according to class/build

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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BillyMaysed 2187Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Here's quick gearing guides:
Melee Gear Options:
Caster Gear Options:
Mercenary Gear Options:
Armor Choices for all Mercs:
17 = Stealth
28 =
Rockfleece

37 = Smoke
38 =
Shaftstop

43 = Treachery
45 =
Griswold's Heart
(socket
Ral
,
Ort
,
Thul
and/or
Tal
)

Helm Choices for All Mercs:
31 =
Rockstopper

41 =
Vampire Gaze

49 =
Crown of Thieves

65 =
Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest

83 =
Andariel's Visage


A1 Merc Weapons:
1 = Gem 3os bow (buy from
Charsi
)
21 = Zephyr
25 = Edge
39 = Harmony

A2 Merc Weapons:
15 = Malice - Use
Scythe
or
Voulge

27 = Insight - Use
Halberd
,
War Scythe
or
Poleaxe
(remake in elite polearm later)
41 = Obedience - Use
Battle Scythe
then
Thresher
or
Cryptic Axe


A3 Merc Gear: (benefits from FCR)
FCR Breakpoints: 8 > 15 > 26 > 39 > 58 > 86 > 138
20 =
Wall of the Eyeless

25 = Spirit Sword
29 =
Skin of the Vipermagi

41 =
Lidless Wall

54 = Spirit Shield

A5 Merc Weapons:
43 = Lawbringer
43 = Voice of Reason
47 = Crescent Moon
49 = Oath
Quick Guide To Get Spirit Sword & Shield
-Spirit (Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn) in a Sword and Shield can be extremely effective for any caster class, the sword being the best starting item.
-When trying to use
Larzuk
Socket quest (A5) or
Horadric Cube
you have to use the correct item level of
Crystal Sword
/
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 4os or make 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
+
Chipped Topaz
=
Amn


Finding 4 socket Crystal/Broad Sword Bases:
-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: has a 50% chance at 4os)

Best Place To Find Both Swords:
1.
Secret Cow Level
(N): Best & Fastest area to farm
2.
City of the Damned
in A4 (N)
Crystal Sword:
1. ^ & Most Mob drops in A5 (N), BUT make sure monster level is not higher than 40: AmazonBasin Mob Info
Broad Sword:
1. Any mob from A5 Normal except
Bloody Foothills
&
Frigid Highlands

2. Any Mob Nightmare through Hell

Finding 4 socket Monarch Shield for Spirit:
-lvl 54 required, Strength 156
1.
Secret Cow Level
(H): best area to farm
2. Any mob in Hell but only in Hell.
note: for Paladins you can find 4os paladin-only shields that are usable at lvl 25.

Credit: Stratigery & Zalumon
This post was marked as the best answer.

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BillyMaysed wrote: 2 years ago
Here's quick list:
Awesome! thanks for the list.
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Also don't forget the cheap and extremely easy to make runewords such as Stealth and Lore, Ancient's Pledge, Spirit (casters, builds who use shields, etc). For mercs, Insight and Obedience. For melee build based on phys dmg, there's Steel, Malice, and Honor, all very cheap and highly effective. Mid-game, depending on your build, you can craft RWs based on
Lem
,
Pul
, or
Um
runes, if you are lucky these may start dropping in NM. My first hellforge soulstone quest in NM dropped an
Um
rune for me. Stealth is so good for some builds, some people run this armor all the way to Hell difficulty. I'm still using it and Lore on one of my necros until I find/buy a Vipermagi/Skulders or get the endgame Nigma. Happy Hunting
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rikus 139

Amazon Americas PC
im using lightsabres and they're absolutly game changers for my zerker

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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Guardian Angel
and
Twitchthroe
are pretty nice on melee too. and Rhyme.

If you use
Medusa's Gaze
on a
Rabies
druid. would the slow effect spread with the
Rabies
too?
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Darq 86

Amazon Europe PC
Udyret wrote: 2 years ago
Guardian Angel
and
Twitchthroe
are pretty nice on melee too. and Rhyme.

If you use
Medusa's Gaze
on a
Rabies
druid. would the slow effect spread with the
Rabies
too?
Why should that happen? The slow effect goes with the weapon and not the skill.
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BillyMaysed 2187Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Udyret wrote: 2 years ago
If you use
Medusa's Gaze
on a
Rabies
druid. would the slow effect spread with the
Rabies
too?
That would make skills like
Rabies
actually be somewhat usable lol. But unfortunately the effects from slow on gear only works on your physical hits, not any spells.

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