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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.

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-=General Notes=
+<noinclude>'''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.<br><br>
-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 shape-shifting Druid in particular.  It is an expansion only set item.
-* You can not gamble any Uniques in the Expansion, they must be found.
+==Background==
-* Item sets should all have a similar hue or color scheme in the Expansion, including the old Diablo II sets.
+</noinclude>{{Itembox
-* Item Level: Used in many in-game calculations. Monsters must be of this level to drop the item. A list of monsters and their Mlvls can be found at Darkness
+|game=                        Diablo II
-* Clvl req is the character level you need to be to be able to wear the item.
+|portrait=                    x-aldurs-deception.gif
+|portrait-width=              51px
+|d2x=                        yes
+|patch=                      1.10
+|name=                        Aldur's Watchtower
+|type=                        Item Set
+|item_set=                    Yes
+|set_piece1=                  [[Aldur's Rhythm]]
+|set_piece2=                  [[Aldur's Stony Gaze]]
+|set_piece3=                  [[Aldur's Deception]]
+|set_piece4=                  [[Aldur's Advance]]
+|set_2_bonus1=                +150% Bonus to [[Attack Rating]]
+|set_3_bonus1=                +50% [[Magic Find|Better Chance of Getting Magical Items]]
+|set_full_bonus1=            +50% to all [[Resistance]]s
+|set_full_bonus2=            +3 to [[Druid Skills]]
+|set_full_bonus3=            +150 [[Defense]]
+|set_full_bonus4=            +10% [[Mana Stolen Per Hit]]
+|set_full_bonus5=            +150 [[Mana]]
+|set_full_bonus6=            +350% [[Enhanced Damage]]
+|set_full_bonus7=            +150% to [[Attack Rating]]
+|set_full_bonus8=            +50% [[Magic Find]]
+|set_full_bonus9=            Display Aura
+|main_hand= Yes
+|chest= Yes
+|head= Yes
+|feet= yes<includeonly>|catexclude=yes |item_set_short= Yes</includeonly>
+|ilvl=                        29
+}}<noinclude>
+{{iw|Aldur 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 {{iw|Fan_fiction:Winds_of_the_Kae_Huron Winds of the Kae Huron}}.
-=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.
+His "Watchtower" may refer to the {{iw|Túr_Dúlra Túr Dúlra}} ("Tower of Nature") which is said to be the greatest of the Druid colleges.
-* 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 ISA on the items, we have revised this to show the Weapons base speed (WSM) before ANY IAS.
-* Range: Melee 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.
-=Armor Notes=
-* Light Armor: No stamina or speed penalties.
+==Diablo II Item Set==
-* Medium Armor: +5% stamina drain and speed penalty.
+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.
-* Heavy Armor: +10% stamina drain and speed penalty.
-This is an Expansion-only Item Set.
-{| width="100%"
+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.
-! width="10%" | Item
-! width="15%" | Item Name
-! width="25%" | Attributes
-! Special Properties
-|-
-| class="red" | [[Image:x-aldurs-rhythm.gif]]
-| '''Aldur's Rhythm'''<br> Jagged Star<br> (Morning Star)
-| 60-93 Damage<br> 72 Durability<br> 74 Str required<br> 2 Range<br> Weapon Speed: 10<br> Damage Bonus: 100 Str<br> Clvl Req: 42<br> Item Level: 29
-| +200% Enhanced Damage <br> +50-75 Lightning Damage <br> +10% Life Stolen Per Hit <br> 30% Increased Attack Speed<br> +200% Damage Against Demons <br> +5% Mana Stolen Per Hit <br> +150% Damage Against Undead
-|-
-| class="red" | [[Image:x-aldurs-stony-gaze.gif]]
-| '''Aldur's Stony Gaze'''<br> Hunter's Guise *<br> (Antlers)
-| 157-171 Defense<br> 20 Durability<br> 56 Str Required<br> Clvl Req: 36<br> Item Level: 29
-| +90 Defense <br> +17% Mana Regen <br> +5 Light Radius <br> +24% Faster Hit Recovery <br> +25% Cold Resistance
-|-
-| class="red" | [[Image:x-aldurs-deception.gif]]
-| '''Aldur's Deception'''<br> Shadow Plate<br> (Full Plate Mail)
-| 746-857 Defense<br> 70 Durability<br> 115 Str Required<br> Heavy Armor<br> Clvl Req: 76<br> Item Level: 29
-| +300 Defense<br> +1 To Shape-Shifting Skills (Druid Only)<br> +20 Strength<br> +15 Dexterity<br> +30% Lightning Resistance<br> -50% Item Requirements<br> +1 To Elemental Skills (Druid Only)
-|-
-| class="red" | [[Image:x-aldurs-advance.gif]]
-| '''Aldur's Advance'''<br> Battle Boots<br> (Light Plated Boots)
-| 39-47 Defense<br> Indestructible<br> 95 Str Required<br> Clvl Req: 45<br> Item Level: 29
-| Indestructible<br> +32% Stamina Regen<br> +50 Life<br> +10% of damage taken goes to mana<br> +40% Faster Run/Walk <br> +180 Stamina
-|}
-<nowiki>*</nowiki> Inherent Bonus information for Class Specific items [[Druid Items|can be found here]].
-==Set Bonuses==
+{{clear}}
+==Item List==
+These are the items of the set, listed with all their stats. For more information, visit each individual page.
+{{itemlist
+|{{:Aldur's Rhythm|Yes}}
+|{{:Aldur's Stony Gaze|Yes}}
+|{{:Aldur's Deception|Yes}}
+|{{:Aldur's Advance|Yes}}
+}}
-Partial set bonuses stack. If you are wearing three items, then you will get the bonus for wearing two items as well as the bonus for wearing three items. Full set bonuses stack on top of the partial bonuses, so if there is a partial bonus of +40 Life, and a full bonus of +40 Mana, with the complete set, you would receive both +40 life and +40 mana.
-{|
+==Media==
-! Set Attributes/Bonus
+<gallery>
-! Item Slots Used
+File:X-aldurs-rhythm.gif|Weapon art.
-! Item Slots Free
+File:X-aldurs-stony-gaze.gif|Headgear art.
-|-
+File:X-aldurs-deception.gif|Body armor art.
-| '''Partial Set Bonuses''':<br> • Wearing any two items: +100 to Attack Rating<br> • Wearing any three items: +50% Better chance of getting magical item<br><br><br> '''Full Set Bonus''': <br> +50% Resistance To All <br> +3 to All Skills<br> +150 Defense <br> +10% Mana Stolen Per Hit<br> +150 Mana
+file:X-aldurs-advance.gif|Boots art.
-| One-handed Weapon<br> Armor<br> Helm<br> Boots
+</gallery>
-| Shield<br> Belt<br> Gloves<br> Amulet<br> Ring<br> Ring
-|}
+==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 {{iw|Blizzard_North Blizzard North}} enjoyed the books enough to give him a cameo.
+==References==
+* Original {{iw|Diii.net Diabloii.net}} material.
+{{Item navbox|d2=Yes}}
+{{Item Sets}}
 [[Category:Set Items]]
+</noinclude>

Item Sets General Info -- Set Items Catalog [e]
Diablo II Classic Item Sets		Diablo II Expansion Item Sets
• Angelic Raiment • Arcanna's Tricks • Arctic Gear • Berserker's Arsenal • Cathan's Traps • Civerb's Vestments • Cleglaw's Brace • Death's Disguise	• Hsaru's Defense • Infernal Tools • Iratha's Finery • Isenhart's Armory • Milabrega's Regalia • Sigon's Complete Steel • Tancred's Battlegear • Vidala's Rig	• Aldur's Watchtower • Bul-Kathos' Children • Cow King's Leathers • Griswold's Legacy • Heaven's Brethren • Hwanin's Majesty • Immortal King • M'avina's Battle Hymn	• Naj's Ancient Vestige • Natalya's Odium • Orphan's Call • Sander's Folly • Sazabi's Grand Tribute • Tal Rasha's Wrappings • The Disciple • Trang-Oul's Avatar