What level do 55 items start dropping from regular monsters?

very similar question to what was asked here:
https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=83051578&f=74

in short 55. EP's can drop them sooner.

They dont

Are you after "White" or "Magical+" level 55 items?

There is a difference, also an Event or Map can manipulate the drops of level 55 items. This is also applicable to Trapdoor mobs and how many you fall down at certain levels.

No one has a PRECISE answer to your question, even though some think they have one.

white wellables

My recommendation is get to lvl 60-65 and run the high lvl maps with magic luck gear on for whites to drop.....I’ve seen games drop 7-10 lvl 55 whites and others drop 1-2....it’s kinda random, kinda depends on map stats, etc....etc.....

Running Maps with Monster Difficulty and Drop Rate would be a good start, even better if the Map has +X Level Cap. This image should help you figure out Map and Level Cap;



As an example, I would start the following Map @ Character level 36 in the chance of finding up to level 25-35 items (whites/magical+) during an Event that had +X Monster Difficulty; (The catacomb size is small for this map, so it won't take long to clear it)

Arcane rawhide mountain map
Use Item to Receive Effect

+2 Warm Lights
+101% Warm Light Effectiveness
+1% to 21% Item Drops
Quantity: 2
+2% Level Up
+19 Level Cap

These 2 Maps are good when Events have Monster Difficulty / Drop Rate or even Drop Quality; (Catacomb size is a lot larger, so you would start clearing them around 10 levels lower than Monster Level Cap... well that is just my estimate, maybe more than 10 levels)

Rare imbued desert map
Level Req: 30
Use Item to Receive Effect

+18 Evil Presences
Quantity: 5

Angelic enchanted beach map
Level Req: 40
Use Item to Receive Effect

+8 Warm Lights
+12 Evil Presences
+35% Warm Light Effectiveness
Quantity: 5

Tried to find the link showing what monster types appear in each map, but with no success:

EDIT: Current Event may help with the Item Stat bonus and Magic luck when doing maps;





This post was edited by izParagonzi on Jun 18 2020 01:59pm