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The figures on this page pertain to v1.09 gameplay, and are not accurate for v1.10 and beyond, thanks to numerous changes in the treasure classes and other drop variables in the massive v1.10 and v1.11 patches.
Hell Monsters
The odds listed here are for a given TC to be selected to drop an item from. If a monster drops 6 items, all 6 have the same chance to be from a given TC.
Many monsters have identical odds, and are listed in the same cell. All odds listed are for hell, unless otherwise stated. "NA" means that monster can not drop from that TC. Note that virtually every Weapon TC has about double the odds of dropping as the Armor of the same #. This is by design, since there are so many more types of weapon than armor.
| Mlvl | Armor 90 Weap 90 | Armor 87 Weap 87 | Armor 84 Weap 84 | Armor 81 Weap 81 | Armor 78 Weap 78 | Armor 75 Weap 75 | Armor 72 Weap 72 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pindleskin Snapchip Frozenstein Thresh Socket | 93 | 2467 to 1 1234 to 1 | 308 to 1 154 to 1 | 221 to 1 111 to 1 | 218 to 1 109 to 1 | 290 to 1 145 to 1 | 140 to 1 70 to 1 | 135 to 1 67 to 1 |
| Baal Minions: Colenzo Achmael Bartuc Ventar Lister | 93 | 12476 to 1 6238 to 1 | 1556 to 1 778 to 1 | 1117 to 1 559 to 1 | 1102 to 1 551 to 1 | 1466 to 1 733 to 1 | 709 to 1 354 to 1 | 679 to 1 339 to 1 |
| Baal | 95 | NA | 989 to 1 494 to 1 | 124 to 1 61 to 1 | 97 to 1 49 to 1 | 119 to 1 60 to 1 | 58 to 1 29 to 1 | 55 to 1 28 to 1 |
| Nihlathak | 98 | NA | 2840 to 1 1864 to 1 | 355 to 1 177 to 1 | 281 to 1 141 to 1 | 340 to 1 170 to 1 | 165 to 1 83 to 1 | 158 to 1 79 to 1 |
| Dac Farren | 93 | NA | 2403 to 1 1202 to 1 | 300 to 1 150 to 1 | 237 to 1 119 to 1 | 288 to 1 144 to 1 | 139 to 1 70 to 1 | 133 to 1 66 to 1 |
| Shenk Eldritch Bonesaw | 93 | NA | NA | 2339 to 1 1170 to 1 | 334 to 1 167 to 1 | 325 to 1 162 to 1 | 138 to 1 69 to 1 | 132 to 1 66 to 1 |
| Diablo | 90 | NA | NA | 962 to 1 481 to 1 | 138 to 1 69 to 1 | 134 to 1 67 to 1 | 57 to 1 29 to 1 | 55 to 1 28 to 1 |
| Hephasto | 93 | NA | NA | 2764 to 1 1382 to 1 | 395 to 1 198 to 1 | 384 to 1 192 to 1 | 163 to 1 82 to 1 | 157 to 1 78 to 1 |
| Hell Cows* | 90 | NA | 37861 to 1 18931 to 1 | 4721 to 1 2361 to 1 | 3736 to 1 1868 to 1 | 4533 to 1 2267 to 1 | 2192 to 1 1096 to 1 | 2099 to 1 1049 to 1 |
| Mephisto** | 90 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 883 to 1 442 to 1 | 110 to 1 55 to 1 | 65 to 1 32 to 1 |
* Keep in mind that Hell Bovines have much lower odds of dropping Unique or Set items than SuperUniques and Act Bosses on this list (which the partially make up for in number). The Cow King tops out at TC 66, he's listed below. Baal and Diablo drop up to 6 items, and have better odds for high quality items than the two-item-max SuperUniques.
** More on Mephs drops in the table below.
• Pindleskin is through the red portal by Anya.
• Snapchip Shatter is a Frozen Horror in the cave below the Ancient's Way.
• Frozenstein is a Yeti near the frozen Anya, in the Frozen River.
• Thresh Socket is a Siege Beast in the Frigid Highlands found near the first pen of captured Barbarians.
• Baals' Minions are five Super Uniques found near Baal in the Throne of Destruction.
• Eldritch the Rectifier is a Minion found near the Frigid Highlands waypoint.
• Shenk the Overseer is an Overlord found at the very end of the Bloody Foothills.
• Bonesaw Breaker is an Undead skeleton found near the gold chest in the Glacial Trails.
• Dac Farren is a Demon Imp found in the middle of the Bloody Foothills.
The following monsters are still Hell difficulty, but can't drop nearly as high of TCs as the previous listed, and the table would be far too wide if we extended it far enough to the right to put them all into the same table.
| Mlvl | Armor 78 Weap 78 | Armor 75 Weap 75 | Armor 72 Weap 72 | Armor 69 Weap 69 | Armor 66 Weap 66 | Armor 63 Weap 63 | Armor 60 Weap 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hell Cows* | 90 | 4533 to 1 2267 to 1 | 2192 to 1 1096 to 1 | 2099 to 1 1049 to 1 | 2012 to 1 1006 to 1 | 1602 to 1 801 to 1 | 1588 to 1 794 to 1 | 1170 to 1 585 to 1 |
| Mephisto** | 90 | 883 to 1 442 to 1 | 110 to 1 55 to 1 | 65 to 1 32 to 1 | 55 to 1 27 to 1 | 41 to 1 21 to 1 | 41 to 1 20 to 1 | 30 to 1 15 to 1 |
| Geleb Ismael Toorc Bremm Wyand Maffer ** | 90 | 4909 to 1 2555 to 1 | 610 to 1 305 to 1 | 361 to 1 180 to 1 | 302 to 1 151 to 1 | 227 to 1 114 to 1 | 225 to 1 112 to 1 | 166 to 1 83 to 1 |
| Andariel | 78 | NA | NA | NA | 1661 to 1 830 to 1 | 206 to 1 103 to 1 | 112 to 1 56 to 1 | 68 to 1 34 to 1 |
| Cow King | 90 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 606 to 1 303 to 1 | 54 to 1 27 to 1 | 27 to 1 14 to 1 |
| The Countess | NA | NA | NA | A | A | 1010 to 1 505 to 1 | 90 to 1 45 to 1 | 45 to 1 23 to 1 |
* Hell Bovines can drop up to TC 87, see above. They are continued here.</nowiki>
** TC 78 is as high as Mephisto or the High Council can drop.
Nightmare Bosses
You can of course run the other monsters on NM, use the Monster Drop script on Stats to see their odds and item ranges. We recommend just doing Act Bosses on Nightmare since they drop so many more items and should be so quick and easy to reach. SuperUniques are good on Hell since they can drop higher than the Act Bosses, in many cases, but that's not the case on NM. The High Council can be fun on NM, especially for a Barbarian with good Find Item. Fast Travincal Runs can be very easy and profitable.
Generally speaking, do NM runs only if you can't do fast Hell ones with good MF.
| Mlvl | Armor 66 Weap 66 | Armor 63 Weap 63 | Armor 60 Weap 60 | Armor 57 Weap 57 | Armor 54 Weap 54 | Armor 51 Weap 51 | Armor 48 Weap 48 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM Baal | 70 | NA | 160 to 1 80 to 1 | 35 to 1 17 to 1 | 29 to 1 14 to 1 | 32 to 1 16 to 1 | 33 to 1 17 to 1 | 25 to 1 13 to 1 |
| NM Diablo | 73 | NA | NA | 567 to 1 234 to 1 | 70 to 1 35 to 1 | 41 to 1 20 to 1 | 33 to 1 17 to 1 | 24 to 1 12 to 1 |
| NM Mephisto | 59 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 163 to 1 82 to 1 | 48 to 1 24 to 1 | 25 to 1 13 to 1 |
| NM Andariel | 45 | TC 45 is her max. | ||||||
| Normal Baal | 60 | TC 42 is his max. | ||||||
| NM Cows* | 61 | NA | NA | 21693 to 1 10847 to 1 | 2682 to 1 1344 to 1 | 1551 to 1 775 to 1 | 1265 to 1 633 to 1 | 917 to 1 459 to 1 |
| NM Pindleskin | 73 | NA | NA | 1505 to 1 753 to 1 | 135 to 1 67 to 1 | 80 to 1 40 to 1 | 78 to 1 39 to 1 | 60 to 1 30 to 1 |
| NM Geleb NM Ismael NM Toorc NM Bremm NM Wyand NM Maffer | 58 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 906 to 1 453 to 1 | 238 to 1 119 to 1 | 136 to 1 68 to 1 |
Rune Drops
The Countess isn't especially good for item drops, but she's great for Rune drops on Nightmare and Hell, with by far the highest odds of mid-level runes of any monster in the game. As you can see, you should do it on Hell if you can, it's not really worth the trip on Nightmare. Other monsters are included for comparison's sake, and you can see how tremendously better the odds from the Hell Countess are than anything else. Even with her good odds, you'll still have to expect to do dozens and dozens of runs to get any Runes higher than about Thul. She has good odds on dropping multiple items of high quality as well though, so you can make out pretty well on excep unique hunting at the same time.
The other good way to get higher level runes is from the Nightmare and Hell Hellforge. The Hellforge works differently than other rune drops, in that the odds don't decrease as the rune # increases. Normal isn't worth doing for the Rune (Ith is about the highest you can get), but both NM and Hell can drop up to Um, and the odds appear to be about even for Sol through Um. Your Clvl does not matter.
Testing from 100 trials in Single Player, Hell difficulty. Thanks to Don.
Sol: 10
Shael: 9
Dol: 12
Hel: 7
Io: 9
Lum: 9
Ko: 3
Fal: 10
Lem: 10
Pul: 10
Um: 11
It would appear that it's entirely random for these 11 runes.
| Nightmare | Hell | ||||
| Runes | Countess | Countess | High Council* | Bovine | Mephisto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shael (13) | 62 to 1 | 63 to 1 | 3596 to 1 | 31394 to 1 | 2243 to 1 |
| Dol (14) | 94 to 1 | 95 to 1 | 5397 to 1 | 47091 to 1 | 3364 to 1 |
| Hel (15) | 121 to 1 | 123 to 1 | 7000 to 1 | 61092 to 1 | 4364 to 1 |
| Io (16) | 182 to 1 | 184 to 1 | 10500 to 1 | 91638 to 1 | 6546 to 1 |
| Lum (17) | 35010 to 1 | 242 to 1 | 13809 to 1 | 120,510 to 1 | 8608 to 1 |
| Ko (18) | 52515 to 1 | 363 to 1 | 20713 to 1 | 180,760 to 1 | 12912 to 1 |
| Fal (19) | 69537 to 1 | 480 to 1 | 27427 to 1 | 239,360 to 1 | 17097 to 1 |
| Lem (20) | 104310 to 1 | 720 to 1 | 41140 to 1 | 359,040 to 1 | 25646 to 1 |
| Pul (21) | 138590 to 1 | 966 to 1 | 54663 to 1 | 477,060 to 1 | 34076 to 1 |
| Um (22) | 207890 to 1 | 1435 to 1 | 81994 to 1 | 715,590 to 1 | 51114 to 1 |
| Mal (23) | 276700 to 1 | 1910 to 1 | 109,140 to 1 | 952,460 to 1 | 68033 to 1 |
| Ist (24) | 415050 to 1 | 2864 to 1 | 327,120 to 1 | 1,428,700 to 1 | 102,050 to 1 |
| Gul (25) | 552930 to 1 | 3815 to 1 | 302,340 to 1 | 1,903,300 to 1 | 135,950 to 1 |
| Vex (26) | 829390 to 1 | 5723 to 1 | 327,120 to 1 | 2,854,900 to 1 | 203,920 to 1 |
| Ohm (27) | NA | NA | 435,980 to 1 | 3,804,900 to 1 | 271,780 to 1 |
| Lo (28) | NA | NA | 653,960 to 1 | 5,707,300 to 1 | 407,670 to 1 |
| Sur (29) | NA | NA | 1,307,600 to 1 | 7,608,100 to 1 | 543,440 to 1 |
| Ber (30) | NA | NA | 1,743,300 to 1 | 11,412,000 to 1 | 815,150 to 1 |
| Jah (31) | NA | NA | 2,598,200 to 1 | 15,215,000 to 1 | 1,086,800 to 1 |
| Cham (32) | NA | NA | 2,615,000 to 1 | 22,822,000 to 1 | 1,630,100 to 1 |
| Zod (33) | NA | NA | NA | 91,283,000 to 1 | NA |