Aldur's Watchtower

Aldur's Watchtower is designed for a Druid, with armor, mace, boots and a class-specific Druid-only helm. The items are all geared towards a Shapeshifting Druid in particular.

Background

Diablo II Item Info [e]
1.10 Ilvl: 29 Aldur's Watchtower [Item Set]
Set Pieces: Aldur's Rhythm Aldur's Stony Gaze Aldur's Deception Aldur's Advance
Two-piece Set Bonus: +150% Bonus to Attack Rating Three-piece Set Bonus: +50% Better Chance of Getting Magical Items Full Set Bonus: +50% to all Resistances +3 to Druid Skills +150 Defense +10% Mana Stolen Per Hit +150 Mana +350% Enhanced Damage +150% to Attack Rating +50% Magic Find Display Aura
Slots Used: Head Chest Main Hand Feet		Slots Free: Neck Off-Hand Waist Hands Ring 1 Ring 2

Aldur is usually assumed to be a Druid of old by fans of Diablo, and his name is a popular one for Druids in Diablo fan-fiction called Winds of the Kae Huron.

His "Watchtower" may refer to the Túr Dúlra ("Tower of Nature") which is said to be the greatest of the Druid colleges.

Diablo II Item Set

Aldur's Watchtower is a moderately good set in theory, but the high level requirement of 76 on the body armor prevents this set from being of much use. The damage on Aldur's Rhythm is fairly good for its level (42), but it's inadequate at best once you can wear the body armor.

The full set bonus yields 350% Enhanced Damage, but this does not function as it does as it would on the weapon. The 350% bonus is added to skill and attribute damage bonuses instead. This is confirmed to be not a bug, but a balance factor.

Item List

These are the items of the set, listed with all their stats. For more information, visit each individual page.

Item	Properties	Magical Modifiers

Aldur's Rhythm (Jagged Star) Ilvl: 29

Melee Damage: 60 - 93 Weapon Speed: 10 Range: 2 Damage Bonus: 100 Str Sockets: 2-3 Durability: 72 Inv Size: 1x3 Required Strength: 74 Required Level: 42

Part of: Aldur's Watchtower 1.10 +200% Enhanced Damage +50-75 Lightning Damage +10% Life Stolen Per Hit 30% Increased Attack Speed +200% Damage Against Demons +5% Mana Stolen Per Hit +150% Damage Against Undead 2 items: +15 to Strength 3 items: +15 to Strength 4 items: +15 to Strength

Aldur's Stony Gaze (Hunter's Guise) Ilvl: 29

Defense: 157-171 Sockets: 2 Durability: 20 Inv Size: 2x2 Usable by: Druid Required Strength: 56 Required Level: 36

Part of: Aldur's Watchtower 1.10 Druid Inherent Bonus +90 Defense +17% Mana Regeneration +5 Light Radius +24% Faster Hit Recovery +25% Cold Resistance 2 items: +15 to Energy 3 items: +15 to Energy 4 items: +15 to Energy

Aldur's Deception (Shadow Plate) Ilvl: 29

Defense: 746-857 Heavy Armor Durability: 70 Inv Size: 2x3 Required Strength: 115 Required Level: 76

Part of: Aldur's Watchtower 1.10 +300 Defense +1 to Shape-Shifting Skills (Drd) +1 to Elemental Skills (Drd) +20 Strength +15 Dexterity +30% Lightning Resistance -50% Item Requirements 2 items: +15 to Vitality 3 items: +15 to Vitality 4 items: +15 to Vitality

Aldur's Advance (Battle Boots) Ilvl: 29

Defense: 39-47 Durability: Indestructible Inv Size: 2x2 Required Strength: 95 Required Level: 36

Part of: Aldur's Watchtower 1.10 Indestructible +32% Stamina Regeneration +50 Life +10% of Damage Taken goes to Mana +40% Faster Run Walk +180 Stamina 2 items: +15 to Dexterity 3 items: +15 to Dexterity 4 items: +15 to Dexterity

Media

• 

  Weapon art.

• 

  Headgear art.

• 

  Body armor art.

• 

  Boots art.

Trivia

Aldur is also the name of a god in the fantasy series The Belgariad and The Malorean by David Eddings. He incidentally also started out living in a watchtower, as did his disciples in knowledge and magic. It's very well possible someone within Blizzard North enjoyed the books enough to give him a cameo.

References

• Original Diabloii.net material.