Item Bases: Difference between revisions

<noinclude>This page lists changes made to item bases in PD2 relative to the vanilla game.</noinclude>

 

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== General ==

* Ethereal bonus reduced from 50% to 25% (most exceptional/elite weapons rebalanced so that eth stats remain the same)

* Ethereal items no longer have half durability

* Throwing weapons and arrows/bolts have unlimited quantity

* Quivers can now be magic or rare (see [[Item_Affixes#Quiver_Affixes|affixes]])

 

== Automods ==

<span class="emphasis">''Modifiers that automatically appear on all regular/magic/rare/crafted versions of items, and sometimes unique/set versions too''</span>

 

'''Weapons'''

* Melee weapons now have Melee Attacks Deal Splash Damage, except wands & staves (unique/set staves ''do'' get this automod, however)

* Daggers now have 20% Deadly Strike

 

'''Armor'''

* Removed hidden -5%/-10% movespeed penalty from medium/heavy chests and shields

** Chromatic reduced from <span class="omod">+[36-45]</span> to <span class="nmod">+[20-30]</span>

 

== Damage ==

'''Damage Bonus from Strength/Dexterity'''

* Bows/Crossbows now gain bonus damage equal to <span class="nmod">50% dex</span> instead of <span class="omod">100% dex</span>

 

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'''Base Damage'''

* Normal weapon damage increased by ~4% on average

* Kick damage of boots adjusted

 

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<small>For weapons with two damage ranges, their 1-hand melee damage is listed second. Wands and Orbs are not listed here since they aren't attacked with (and their damage is unchanged).</small>

 

== Speed ==

* Amazon spear speed modifiers improved by 10

** Ceremonial Pike, Matriarchal Pike speed modifier improved from 20 to 10

 

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<small>Negative values mean the weapon attacks faster. Wands and Orbs are not listed here since they aren't attacked with (and their speed is unchanged).</small>

 

== Melee Range ==

* Daggers and throwing knives/axes range increased from 0 to 1

* 2x4 Maces (Maul, War Club, Ogre Maul) range increased from 1 to 4

 

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<small>Bows, Crossbows, Wands, and Orbs are not listed here because they aren't attacked with in melee combat (and their melee range is zero)</small>

 

== Defense ==

* Aegis base defense increased from <span class="omod">145-161</span> to <span class="nmod">215-241</span> (average +49%)

* Ward base defense increased from <span class="omod">153-170</span> to <span class="nmod">183-207</span> (average +21%)

 

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== Block ==

Paladins get +30% base block chance, Amazons/Assassins/Barbarians get +25% base block chance, and Druids/Necromancers/Sorceresses get +20% base block chance

 

* Aegis base block chance increased from <span class="omod">24%</span> to <span class="nmod">38%</span>

* Ward base block chance increased from <span class="omod">24%</span> to <span class="nmod">30%</span>

 

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== Sockets ==

'''Weapons'''

** 5-socket Shadow Bow can now get 6 sockets

 

''Another way to look at most of the weapon socket changes:''

* All exceptional/elite 1x2 weapons can now get 2 sockets except for Burnt Wand

* All exceptional/elite two-handed weapons (1x4 or larger) can now get 4 sockets except for a sword line (Espandon, Legend Sword), a spear line (War Spear, Hyperion Spear), and a staff line (Quarterstaff, Stalagmite)

 

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'''Armor'''

* Maximum sockets for exceptional/elite Necromancer shields increased from 2 to 3

 

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<small>Armor with multiple values such as 3/4/4 have different maximum sockets depending on their ilvl (1-25/26-40/41+) and the socket values are colored <span class="nodrop">orange</span> if the item's quality level is higher than the ilvl range, signifying they won't drop at those ilvls. Gloves, boots, and belts are not listed here because they cannot get sockets.</small>

 

== Durability ==

* Durability for all weapons has been doubled

** +50% durability for staves (Walking Stick, Stalagmite, Elder Staff, Shillelagh, Archon Staff), additional +50% for Walking Stick

 

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<small>Missile Weapons, Throwing Weapons, Wands, and Orbs are not listed because they either don't have durability or are not attacked with so won't lose durability.</small>

 

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== Other ==

Level requirements and quality levels haven't changed. For a list of new unique/set items, see [[New Items]].

 

'''Level Requirements'''

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'''Quality Levels'''

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'''Unique/Set Versions'''

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| Bloodlord Skull || <span class="d2-gold">Darkforce Spawn</span>

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