Finding eth bugged armor

[talkl]

Finding eth bugged armor

Hello,

Im kind of new to the forum. Played d2 for 3 years in 1.09 and now im back to the new version 1.10. There have been lots of changes and so i can be called noob again.
Anyway, how do i make/find eth bugged armor (not trading)?

 

[zeskelnec]

1 Tal Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Topaz + Normal Body Armor = Socketed Body Armor of same type

Using this recipe in cube with any non magic, non rare, non unique armor or Eth armor will give it 1 to 4 sockets. The ETh armor are to be used on Merc only. The best you can expect to roll runewords are 4 sockets (Stone and Fortitude for very high values), eventually 3 soc (duress, enigma, treachery low value), 2 soc (prudence, for self use only)
But mainly the bug consists in re applying the ETh bonus of defence (50%) , meaning , the defence of the Eth armor is again x 1.5 in the cube.

Example: Sacred armor 600 def.
The Eth armor has 600 *1.5 = 900 def
The bugged socketed eth armor has 1350 def.

Of course, this is a maximum. To be worth bugging, your eth armor should have at least 670+ def to get 1000+ def.
1100+ bugged armors have good value in trading.

How to find "white" armor and eth armor: run with no magic find on a character (pits, or cows)
You can only bug ETHEREAL armor.

and by the way, WELCOME TO THE FORUM

 

[LD50]

Wow, that was a thorough answer! :thumbsup:

 

[talkl]

so basically I find ethral armor, put it in the socekted recipe and hope to get 4 sox for my long waiting forty runeword?
The cube will automatically re enchance it?

 

[helvete1]

Wow, that was a thorough answer! :thumbsup:

He forgot to say that the bug only works in 1.11, and NOT in 1.10 as the original poster says he's playing. However, the rest of the info is good.

 

[Vegetall]

and u wont always get 4os... its a random chance of 1-4 sockets in a elite armor... exceptional armors only have a max of 3os..

 

[thegiantturtle]

and u wont always get 4os... its a random chance of 1-4 sockets in a elite armor

It's not completely random, it's 50% chance of 4 sockets. (It's a random number of sockets from 1 to 6 capped at the max for the item at it's ilvl).

... exceptional armors only have a max of 3os..

This is just wrong. See here.

 

[zeskelnec]

@vegetall, but among exceptional armors, only Eth Ornate plate can reach 675 def and many can get 4 soc

 

[jakotaco]

It's not completely random, it's 50% chance of 4 sockets. (It's a random number of sockets from 1 to 6 capped at the max for the item at it's ilvl).

Isn't the roll of 1-6 only for weapons?

 

[thegiantturtle]

Isn't the roll of 1-6 only for weapons?

Nope. It's for all items. AS has it right in one spot, and wrong everywhere else.

 

[sorcyone]

I just made a 1251 def 4 socket eth Shadow Plate

The Cow level seems to be the best place to fine eth elites.

 

[thegiantturtle]

I just made a 1251 def 4 socket eth Shadow Plate

The Cow level seems to be the best place to fine eth elites.

Any level 85 area is the best place to look, but cows aren't far behind.

 

[Thelin]

Re: Finding eth bugged armor

ok, I'm still a little unclear, so please set me straight.

You can only get an eth bugged armor using the cube recipe? e.g. you can't take your eth armor to the socket quest and get it bugged?

Assuming that's the case, then will the armor always bug with the cube recipe? (I'm aware that I can get a varying number of sockets). Will this work with other armors? (e.g. I've got a nice eth archon plate).

Thanks

 

[IncubatorJones]

Re: Finding eth bugged armor

Larzuk won't bug your armors. And yes eth armor will always get bugged with the cube recipe, doesn't matter how many sockets they get. Works with bodyarmor, helms and shields

 

[minuses]

Re: Finding eth bugged armor

You can't find bugged armor. Answer is post #2

 

[helvete1]

Re: Finding eth bugged armor

Long time ago, but the OP wasn't playing 1.10, he must have been playing 1.11 as this bug was introduced when they "fixed" the 1.10 bug where eth armor/shield/helm would lose the eth defense bonus when upgraded (rare/uniques) by just adding 50% defense with those cube recipes. They accidentally also added it to the socket recipes...