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Chance Guards

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Chance Guards is a pair of normal Unique Gloves with an item level of 31 and a Character Level requirement of 23.


Notes

Gloves are worn over the hands, and come in several types, from leather to plate. In real life battles a good pair of gloves or gauntlets were essential in combat to prevent fingers or hands from being chopped off by errant blows. Also, a solid plate glove allowed a devastating punch to be delivered to any unarmored area of an opponent. The gloves in Diablo II are not as necessary, but they can provide nice bonuses, including faster attack.

  • In 1.10 of the Expansion the odds of gambling a Unique is 1 in 2000.
  • Normal Uniques are identical in Diablo II and the Expansion.


Key

  • Item Level: Chests and monsters must be at least this level to drop the item. Ilvl is used in gambling, sales and other calculations as well.
  • Clvl Req: Your character must be this level or higher to equip the item. No Uniques had Clvl requirements prior to v1.07 D2.


v1.09+ Stats

ImageNamePropertiesSpecial Properties
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Chance Guards
Chain Gloves
27-28 Defense
16 Durability
25 Str Required
Item Level: 20
Clvl Req: 15
+200% More Gold from Monsters
+25-40% Better Chance Of Getting Magical Items
+25 to Attack Rating
+15 Defense
+2 Light Radius
+20-30% Enhanced Defense

Prior Stats

  • v1.08: The Magic Find was fixed at 24%, and it didn't have +20-30% Enhanced Defense, rest is same.