Cool. But I think you need to have a character in Hell for it in order to use a TZ Shard (unless you wait for natural TZ cycle to hit Durance TZ in Normal).

If you are doing it on HC Ladder, I can offer up A3 shards for your testing purposes...

Oh, i didn't know shard usage is hell-exclusive, that's good to know.
I'll do a test in normal i think, if i find the time.
Now that i think about it, i might actually try with andy & duriel as well, just to be sure.
Thanks for the offer though =]

This post was edited by xhul on Apr 14 2026 11:37am

Bump, in case others might know:

Do TZ versions always have same drop rate as quest bug vs. regular?

Just a fyi.
On PTR client. TZ heralds are dropping ALOT of good stuff, so u can def still knock out ur chronicles post nerf patch... issue is getting a strong enough char to not get destroyed by them.
P8 TZ heralds are VERY tough to take down now that Every Class is mortal level now (no more giga chad Warlock with the amp nerfs and such).

Testing using an Edited single player file with BIS perfect gear. U sitting around 25k or 26k with all the aura buffs, and the kicker is amp takes while to proc even with a holy freeze cursed demon. I can squeeze higher dmg with pumping str instead of vita... but that feels risky since heralds now spawn right ontop or in front of u so its a death trap waiting. So u 100% dont want to be unprepared.
T5 herald with amp casted are pretty tanky with the dmg nerfs.

Def would say just lvl ur warlock to 99, then just play another class unless u ok with like p1 to maybe p3 hp scaling lol. Those solo p8 exp TZ runs are not gonna be too viable now (at least in a timely manner for an exp per hour type shit)

Why would you ever want to remove duriel's town portal scrolls? It's a reliable way to farm them.

Don't worry, TP scrolls are always included in the pool on Duriel, no matter if it's a regular|quest|TZ drop.
The legend says he was actually the one who crafted the portal barb ring...

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On a side note, i rechecked Maxroll again, and it appears Andy's TZ drop table is still subject to quest drop rules (no trash, etc.).
Of course, the overall table was recently nerfed, as indicated in the patch notes (ROTW).
But i believe that's specific to Andy, and only because she's automatically quest-glitched.

This post was edited by xhul on Apr 15 2026 09:11am

I have all bosses Quest Bugged and it seems to be crazy good in the TZ

One account, 5x different chars for each boss

I switch the gear to the one I’m using

Could you please confirm that you never see trash on the drops (gold, potions, scrolls, etc.)?
EDIT: Of course there's the TP scroll exception on Duriel.

This post was edited by xhul on Apr 15 2026 09:13am

Correct! No trash drops, only “quest” loot

My Qbugs have 600mf.. so many uniques most kills. It’s great

Duriel is a pain.. I skip him when he pops

Thank you.
If that's not asking too much, could you please also confirm that blue items always have double maximum durability?
That of course only applies to blue items that actually have a durability stat.