Happy four-twenty to me. Happy four-twenty to me. Happy four- ... oh hey there. No, no. I'm not celebrating the date (or all that comes with it). I'm celebrating the xp!
Three billion,
420 million, and change. So,
only 100 million xp left to go to clvl 99! What's that you say? That's not a
real milestone? Well I'm making it one!
Okay, in truth there's a long, long, long long long ... long way left to go. I've slowed down to target more (maybe most) champion and unique monsters I spot along my way and so I'm only getting about a million xp per hour. But, most of the things I most want to find can't come from Diablo or seal bosses so if I want the drops I've got to make the stops!
For example:
Sadly not a Cranium Basher (one of the five items left on my +1.10 SP Set/Unique Grail). However, I've only ever found one other Earth Shifter (in fact, it was the -6 item on my grail), so it's still exciting.
Earth Shifter
Thunder Maul
Two-Hand Damage: 118 to 644
Durability: 36 of 60
Required Strength: 253
Required Level: 69
Mace Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0xe6f759de
+258% Enhanced Damage
10% Increased Attack Speed
10% Faster Cast Rate
150% Damage to Undead
33% Chance of Crushing Blow
+7 to Elemental Skills (Druid Only)
25% Chance to cast Level 14 Fissure on striking
Level 14 Volcano (6/30 Charges)
I've also recently had some luck at Diablo:
Leviathan
Kraken Shell
Defense: 1616
Required Strength: 174
Required Level: 65
Indestructible
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 94
Fingerprint: 0x40692b23
+45 to Strength
+181% Enhanced Defense
+144 Defense
Damage Reduced by 25%
Indestructible
My fourth Leviathan but first with damage reduced by 25%!
Nightwing's Veil
Spired Helm
Defense: 344
Durability: 28 of 40
Required Strength: 96
Required Level: 67
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 94
Fingerprint: 0x24ab651e
+15 to Dexterity
+115% Enhanced Defense
Requirements -50%
Half Freeze Duration
+2 to All Skill Levels
+6 Cold Absorb
+11% to Cold Skill Damage
My fifth unique Spired Helm but first Nightwing's! Middle of the road stats but probably good enough for something like this:
Rainbow Facet
Jewel
Required Level: 49
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 99
Fingerprint: 0xc7916eff
Adds 24-38 cold damage over 0 seconds
100% Chance to cast Level 37 Blizzard When You Die
+4% to Cold Skill Damage
-5% to Enemy Cold Resistance
(All the 5's in the stats that would result from adding that jewel really appeals to me for some reason
)
And then there's the hunt for a truly epic rare weapon. The title of this posts entry feels like it should be; 'not all that glitters is gold'.
Raven Hew
Crystal Sword
One-Hand Damage: 25 to 75
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Strength: 43
Required Level: 48
Sword Class - Normal Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 88
Fingerprint: 0x48a5f95b
+406% Enhanced Damage
+237 to Attack Rating
Adds 1-4 fire damage
Repairs 1 durability in 33 seconds
Corpse Hew
War Dart
Throw Damage: 72 to 140
One-Hand Damage: 31 to 124
Quantity: 126
Required Dexterity: 97
Required Strength: 25
Required Level: 48
Dagger Class - Fastest Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 94
Fingerprint: 0x6e019bfe
+419% Enhanced Damage
+158 to Attack Rating
40% Increased Attack Speed
5% Chance to cast Level 3 Ice Bolt on attack
If you told me that between two rare items I'd have 825% ED, 40% IAS, and self-repair ... I might have started to get really excited ... alas. Perhaps if only the base items had been different. The hunt continues ...