Rune Master socket rolls?

I was hit with a realization earlier and wanted to ask you guys. According to every data base I've read

Rune Master rolls with 3-5 sockets. However everyone I've found had 5 sockets, and I've found quite a few. All the ones for sale on this site are also 5 sockets. Has anyone ever seen this

Axe with 3 or 4 sockets?

I think I only caught this once with 5 sockets in like 10 drops. Seems that all the ones with 5 sockets were reserved to you.

SnowSnow wrote: 2 years ago

I think I only caught this once with 5 sockets in like 10 drops. Seems that all the ones with 5 sockets were reserved to you.

I've never even SEEN this with less than 5 sockets. I also Google image searched this

Axe and couldn't find one with less than 5 sockets...lol

I always seem to find them with 4 sockets.

mockingbirdreal wrote: 2 years ago

Knappogue wrote: 2 years ago

I've never even SEEN this with less than 5 sockets. I also Google image searched this

Axe and couldn't find one with less than 5 sockets...lol

Here trade/rune-master-t1271969.html

They do exist! Haahaahaa

Is ethereal 5 os with

Zod considered ideal or is it better to leverage non-

Eth with a more useful rune/jewel?

ghostpos wrote: 2 years ago

Is ethereal 5 os with

Zod considered ideal or is it better to leverage non-

Eth with a more useful rune/jewel?

Thank you Queegon for correcting my error filled post!

Being ethereal raises a weapon's base damage by 50% and

Ohm also does adds its 50% ED to the existing enhanced dmg roll.

Here is the actual math since I have to redeem myself for spreading fake news:

• Ettin Axe base Dmg (0 ED): 33-66
  Ethereal
  Ettin Axe base Dmg (0 ED): 49-99
  
  
  Rune Master with perfect ED roll (270 ED): 105-244
  Ethereal
  Rune Master with perfect ED roll (270 ED): 181-366
  
  
  Rune Master with perfect ED roll socketed with 5
  Ohm (270+250 ED=520ED): 263-610
  Ethereal
  Rune Master with perfect ED roll socketed with
  Zod + 4
  Ohm (270+200=470ED): 362-732

So, the answer depends on what you're using it for. If you're going for max possible ED, then it doesn't really matter since ethereal +

Zod + 4 Ohms is the same ED as non-ethereal + 5 Ohms (assuming the initial ED roll is the same) then ethereal

Zod + 4

Ohm will give you higher damage than non-ethereal and 5

Ohm. But some GF/MF barbs can put

Lem or

Ist in it. FoH paladins can put 5 lite facets. With those last two builds you would not want ethereal.
It's actually a pretty versatile weapon.

I’d also hold out for an

Eth one because repairing melee weapons takes too long

Knappogue wrote: 2 years ago

Being ethereal raises a weapon's damage by 50% and

Ohm also does 50% ED. So, the answer depends on what you're using it for. If you're going for max possible ED, then it doesn't really matter since ethereal +

Zod + 4 Ohms is the same ED as non-ethereal + 5 Ohms

Doesn't quite work like that, no.

TL;DR Ethereal +

Zod > Non-ethereal +

Ohm.

Ethereal raises the base damage of weapon by 50% and I'm sure we can agree that, eg. avg100 damage weapon at 100%ED is worse than avg150 dmg weapon at 50%ED. The ED applies to base damage, multiplying the already multiplied, essentially double-dipping, in case of ethereal weapons.

There's exactly one case where

Zod is equal to

Ohm and that's an ethereal weapon with zero ED on it compared to a non-ethereal with precisely 50% ED from one

Ohm or affix.

ghostpos wrote: 2 years ago

Is ethereal 5 os with

Zod considered ideal or is it better to leverage non-

Eth with a more useful rune/jewel?

Corrected my post!

Knappogue wrote: 2 years ago

ghostpos wrote: 2 years ago

Is ethereal 5 os with

Zod considered ideal or is it better to leverage non-

Eth with a more useful rune/jewel?

Corrected my post!

That's awesome thanks. And I love that about D2, the answer as usual = "it depends"!