Item Slot
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Unidentified Rare Boots - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM Combinations of 30FRW and Tri Res can be considered Jackpot Items.
Unidentified Rare Rings - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM Combinations of Dual Stat and perfect for level can be considered Jackpot items, in particular for HLD.
Unidentified Rare Belts - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM Its OK to skip ALL rare belts.
Unidentified Rare Gloves - 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM Its OK to skip ALL rare Gloves.
Unidentified Rare Shields - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM ALL Eth shields should be ID'd. All magic and rare Necro and Warlock offhands should be ID'd
Unidentified Rare Armor's - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM ALL Eth Armors should be ID'd.
Unidentified Rare Weapons - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM ALL Eth Weapons and ALL rare/magic Orbs & Claws should be ID'd.
Unidentified Rare Amulets - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM ALL amulets should be ID'd.
Unidentified Rare Circlets - 9, 18, 30, 49, 99, PVM ALL circlets (Magic and Rare) should be ID'd.
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The way this guide works is as follows: You are playing the game. A rare (OR MAGIC!) item drops. You DO NOT skip it. You pick it up and ID it. You have NO IDEA if it is worth anything.
You check the Level Requirement. LVL 9-18-30-49,99, PVM you cross reference the item in the corresponding item type section to see if it meets the minimum criteria. If it does not meet the minimum criteria, you drop it. As an example:
Example 1: a RARE Composite Bow drops. You ID it. 20ias 400ed 2sox. wow looks cool! It is level 48. Skip 9-18-30. Check 49 Bows. 49 Bows are : Shadow, Matri, Spider & Blade. i.e. wrong base. not a MLD item. Now check 99. Everyone says Faith or Windforce are the only bows. This bow is rare. Charsi right? No. PvM section: 400ed 20ias ANY rare bow base - keep to sell. There are Rare bow leagues, and this bow would sell.
Example 2: lets try another one. You see a rare RING. you ID it. 9str 5repl 90mana. some other random mods. Level 29. Go straight to the Level 30 Bracket. 9str 5repl 90mana. Keep to sell.
Example 3: A magic orb (of any type) drops. 3fire/20fcr/3fb. lvl 45. check magic orbs category - 3/20/3 - keep and sell.
This post was edited by ferdia on May 22 2026 10:07am
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