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I’m trying to reroll a blue magic weapon into a cruel prefix, does it matter what gems to use? I’ve tried 3 chips, 3 flawless 3 perfect, they all seem to work but some give sockets and a reroll. Does it matter which gems to use?
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Can be used to make Runewords:

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I’m trying to reroll a blue magic weapon into a cruel prefix, does it matter what gems to use? I’ve tried 3 chips, 3 flawless 3 perfect, they all seem to work but some give sockets and a reroll. Does it matter which gems to use?
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Each combination of gems is a different recipe, and create a new magic weapon with a different ilvl

3 chipped -
Recipe: Socketed Magic Weapon ilvl 25
- ilvl 25 (and will add socket)
3 flawless -
Recipe: Socketed Magic Weapon ilvl 30
- ilvl 30 (and will add socket)
3 perfect -
Recipe: Random Magic Item of Same Type
- ilvl = original ilvl of the item. Generally the level of the monster that dropped it (or your level -5 to +4 if you gamble) (and will lose any previous socket)

Cruel alvl is 51 for magic weapons - https://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/i ... /pre.shtml)

So only the last Recipe can create weapons with Cruel affix, and you need a a weapon with enough ilvl (probably any weapon that dropped on Hell or that you gamble with a high level character will work)

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OP
I started with a
Colossus Blade
, trying to get cruel
Colossus Blade
of quickness.
So the best chance is to use 3
Perfect Gems
? When I use chips and flawless it still rerolls it to a new magic variant of the colossus.
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best no... the only one that may roll Cruel is the 3
Perfect Gems
Recipe 😉

But it is not recommended to spend your
Perfect Gems
re-rolling a weapon...
If you trade, you can easily trade some
Perfect Gems
for a unique/set/runeword sword that will be way better than a cruel magic weapon...
Or if you don't trade, spend your time farming runes on
The Countess
.

people normally use the
Recipe: Random Magic Item of Same Type
only on charms and some specific class items.

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Svperbeast wrote: 1 month ago
I started with a
Colossus Blade
, trying to get cruel
Colossus Blade
of quickness.
Also consider getting a runeword.
Sword RWs that match the CCBoQ criteria (40% IAS, 201%-300% ED):
  • Oath - 50% IAS, 210%-340% ED; Indestructible (allows ethereal bases)
  • Breath of the Dying - 60% IAS, 350%-400% ED (strictly better than CxxoQ); Indestructible
  • Call To Arms - 40% IAS, 250%-290% ED (slightly lower than Cruel, but with less variance; also see below)
  • Grief - 30%-40% IAS, +340-400 Damage (not ED, but worth it)
On top of that, you can use superior bases with up to 15% ED, so, for instance, you can roll a CtA strictly better than CCBoQ.
On the other hand, magic items can have up to 2 sockets, which you can socket with IAS or ED, or
Zod
rune, if they're ethereal (which is not an option for non-indestructible RWs).
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OP
Thanks for taking the time to help, I really appreciate it. I think I’m going to make a runeword weapon. Love this game! Ccboq used to be a Dream of mine to get back in the day. The
Blade
is goldish yellow. It’s so hard to make. Stars must be aligned. Runeword is way more practical.
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You're right, runewords (especially OP 1.10 ones) relegated the other item qualities to being mostly obsolete, except some very rare ones, such as JMoD or 6/40.
In addition, they made characters look kinda boring — everyone in grey, bland bases. The only place we can see shiny colorful magic items are Valkyries.

Also, yet another possibility is a rare
Colossus Blade
. A VERY RARE one. Apparently "Cruel" and "of Quickness" affixes can spawn on rare items as well!

Here is a comparison of some of the optiones mentioned above.
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