I have been searching, prehaps stupidly, for a Jared's Stone orb that has some value. Have I forgotten that because they are Normal quality and lvl 18 req? Well, no. But are they limited to only lvl 18 and lower stills?

I know "better" chances of stuff come on the higher level gear (Exceptional / Elite) but is there a place that has the limits of what magic/rare items can drop with?

Again the mystery of finding items in diablo 2. To me it's still a mystery.

http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/normal/orbs.shtml


Jared's Stone
8 To 18 (13 avg) 18 - - 0 50 3 1 [10]
Normal 24

Level requirement: 18

Quality level: 24

Both these things say something about where it can be found. As far as i know, the monster level in normal, and area level in nightmare and hell, determines which monsters can drop the item, relevant to the item's level requirement. But i'm not sure if that is 100%. Because there is also something called treasure class, not listed on arreat summit, which is a list that tells what every single monster in the game can drop. Which complicates it further.

For example, tal rasha's amulet has an item level of 67, yet can be dropped all the way back in act 2 tomb of tal rasha in normal mode. Which should not be possible, but is. I think it has something to do with the quality level, again which is 26.

So it's a hard one to figure out.

Since a jared's stone has a quality level of 24, look up monsters with that level or slightly above, to rule out other types of drops, and farm them.

http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/monsters/

Hell bovines in normal cow level has monster level of 28. That could be a place to try.

http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/monsters/act1-cow.shtml

Thanks for the reply. It's not so much how to find one, as it is, what are the best stats/attributes I could find on one. Ever since I started playing D2, having a "Stone of Jordan" ring and wanting to pair it up with a Jordan Stone orb. But most of what I found isn't all that great.

This post was edited by Honorable on Jul 25 2024 12:18pm

Exceptional/Elite items usually have a higher qlvl than normal items, but with high enough ilvl, even normal items can reach most if not all the desired mods