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General Notes

Infernal Tools is one of the few sets that gets any actual use in Diablo II. It's a nice one for a low-mid level Necromancer, with +2 to all skills, and a low clvl requirement. In fact the Str requirement for the belt is more of an object to getting into this set early on than the Clvl requirement. Even just the wand is a useful item, sort of a poor man's Ume's Lament.

These are the stats for the set in Diablo II Expansion Pack: Lord of Destruction, where there are partial set bonuses and hidden item bonuses.

Weapon Notes

  • Damage Bonus: This determines how you multiply the item damage by your stats to reach the actual damage. Multiply by the listed value per 100 points in that stat. All bows are 100 Dex, almost all melee weapons are 100 Str, most throwing weapons are 50/50.
  • Weapon Speed: A relative comparison to other weapons of the same type. 0 is the base -10, -20, etc is faster, 10, 20, etc is slower, always in increments of 10. Each 10 is equivalent to an SIAS item. Previously items were listed with WSM modified by IAS on the items, we have revised this to show the Weapons base speed (WSM) before ANY IAS.
  • Range: Relevant to melee weapons only. From 1 (least) to 5 (most) in D2X. Numbers are fixed across item classes: a 3 javelin = a 3 sword = a 3 hammer, etc.

D2X

Item Item Name Attributes Hidden Bonuses
Infernal-buckle.gif Infernal Sign
Heavy Belt
Rarity: 500/1000
31 Defense
18 Durability
45 Str Required
25 Defense
20 to Life
Wearing 2 Items: 25% Poison Resist
Wearing 3 Items: Half Freeze Duration
Infernal-torch-x.gif Infernal Torch
Grim Wand
13-14 Dmg
15 Durability
Range: 1
0 Weapon Speed
Damage Bonus: 100 Str
1 Necromancer Skills
8 to Min Damage
Wearing 2 Items: 10 to Attack Rating per clvl
Infernal-cranium-x.gif Infernal Cranium
Cap
Rarity: 700/1000
3-5 Defense
12 Durability
20% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
All Resistances 10%
Wearing 2 Items: 2 Defense per clvl *

* When wearing another item of this set, the defense of this cap will increase at a rate of 2 defense per clvl.

Set Bonuses

No huge bonuses, the choice is between using just the wand, or adding the belt and hat for the +2 Necro skills. It's worth it early on where +1 to all for a Necro is very helpful, but you'll want to switch to a +2 Necro skill wand as soon as you can find one or buy one. They are Clvl 30 to equip in Diablo II.

Set Attributes/Bonus Item Slots Used Item Slots Free
Partial Set Bonuses:
Wearing 2 Items: 7 Poison Damage Over 3 Seconds
Wearing 3 Items: 10 Mana

Full Set Bonus:
20% Chance of Open Wounds
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
1 to Necromancer Skills
6% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Belt
One-handed weapon
Helm
Shield
Armor
Helm
Gloves
Ring
Ring
Amulet

Diablo II

These are the stats for the set in Diablo II, where there are no partial set bonuses or hidden item bonuses.

Item Item Name Attributes Commentary
Infernal-buckle.gif Infernal Buckle
Heavy Belt
31 Defense
36 Durability
45 Str Required
Clvl Req: 5Â
25 Defense
20 to Life
Nice defense and life, though you can easily exceed these with any decent Rare belt.
Infernal-torch.gif Infernal Torch
Grim Wand
13-14 Dmg
Durability: 30
150% Damage to Undead
Necro Swing Speed: Fast
1 Necro Skills
8 to Min Damage
Good for Necromancers with the 1 to all skills, and lower Clvl requirement than a magical wand with 1.
Infernal-cranium.gif Infernal Cranium
Cap
Defense: 3-5
Durability: 24
Clvl Req: 5Â
20% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
All Resistances 10%
Nice % damage to mana, which you can't get from any other headgear in the game, and decent resistances.


Set Bonuses

No huge bonuses, the choice is between using just the wand, or adding the belt and hat for the +2 Necro skills. It's worth it early on where +1 to all for a Necro is very helpful, but you'll want to switch to a +2 Necro skill wand as soon as you can find one or buy one. They are Clvl 30 to equip in Diablo II.

Set Attributes/Bonus Item Slots Used Item Slots Free
Item Bonuses:
25 Defense
20 to Lite
1 Necromancer Skills
8 Min Damage
20% damage to Mana
10% to all Resistances
Full Set Bonus:
20% Chance of Open Wounds
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
1 to Necromancer Skills
Belt
One-handed weapon
Helm
Shield
Armor
Helm
Gloves
Ring
Ring
Amulet