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The Ladder Reset Section
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It is impossile to provide an accurate price guide for the first month, week, or days of each new ladder reset, noting prices reduce BY THE HOUR.
What I can provide however is a snapshot of the most desired items early each ladder.
Forward: If you are trying to make fg, and have experience, you should know that the best way to make fg is to invest fg into your character.
This means, buying what you need on day 1, in order to make fg from your character. you can then sell everything (or most) at the end of day one.
On day 2 you can repeat the process - buy what you need on day 2, in order to make fg from your character, and sell everything that evening and repeat the process the next day.
As an example: some players will buy enigma instantly and offer services (leveling), some players will buy smiter gear to farm torches from day1, some players will buy MF gear to MF Mephisto, there are alot of ways to do this.
Whatever it is you are doing, have a plan but be adaptable if the plan does not work out.
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Helmets
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Shako - MF Char's - (Highly sought after, but value rapidly decreases. If you find this in the first 1-5 days, sell it instantly)
Nightwings Veil - Blizz Sorc's
Crown of Ages - Melee Chars
Andariels Visage - Used for Merc - (Highly sought after, but value rapidly decreases. If you find this in the first 1-5 days, sell it instantly)
Vampire Gaze - Used for Merc
Crown of Thieves - Used for Merc
Tal Mask - Used for Merc
Kiras Guardian - Ubers etc
pvp items less likely to lose their value quickly
3sox 30ias Tiara/Diadem
3fire/20fcr 2sox, 3cold/20fcr 2sox, 3light/20fcr/2sox
Rare
For the purposes of PvP you are typically looking for something like:
+2 Skill + 20% FCR + 30% FRW + 2 Sox + Life + Mana + Repl Life + Stats [ HLD ]
+2 SKill Tab + 20% FCR + 30% FRW + 2 Sox + Life + Mana + Repl LIfe +Stats [ LLD/MLD ]
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Amulets
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Mara's (Highly sought after, but value rapidly decreases. If you find this in the first 1-5 days, sell it instantly)
Highlords Wrath
+3 Skill Tab + 10 FCR (Cold, Light, Fire, PB, Ele, Trap, PC, WC)
+3 Skill Tab + 100 Life (Cold, Light, Fire, PB, Ele, Trap, PC, WC)
Rare Amulets can be some of the best items in the game. you are looking for +2 Class, typcally FCR, Life, Mana and Stats (Str / Dex).
Rare Amulets will however always be 2nd to Craft Amulets.
Craft Amulets can be some of the best items in the game. you are looking for +2 Class, 15-20FCR, Life, Mana and Stats (Str / Dex).
dont bother trying to craft one for LLD / MLD (rares are almost always better and you need to be a funky level to craft for MLD).
You need to be level 93 to craft +2 amulets (it does not matter where you gamble them, normal-hell).
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Armors
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Engima (speaks for itself) - (Highly sought after, but value rapidly declines)
Ormus Robes
Tal Armor - (Highly sought after, but value rapidly declines)
Skin of the Vipermagi - (Highly sought after, but value rapidly declines)
Skullders Ire
Tyraels Might
3Sox Superior 15%ed Exception or Elite Armor (eth or non eth) - For enigma base or treachery base. Everyone needs a merc so eth 3 sox superior armors sell very well.
Armor 100 Life 4 Sox
Armor 24FHR 4 Sox
For LLD you are looking for Eth Repl Armors with 1300+ Defence and 2 Sox + Adds
For HLD you are looking for Eth Repl Armors with 2300+ Defence and 2 Sox + Adds
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Weapons
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Deaths Fathom - highly sought after
Eschutas Temper - sorc weapon
Occulus - mf sorc weapon
Reapers Toll - merc weapon
Eth Titans Revenge - highly sought after
Windforce - Most players dont make a bowazon straight away (or they did not up to this point) and WF's price INCREASED after 2 weeks in the last ladder.
Magic
Greater Talons/Scissors Quhab +2 assa +3ls 2 socks (or Better) | or +3 Trap +3 Ls
Greater Talons +3 LS 40Ias Fools Mod + Adds
Scepter 2 Pala 3 foh 3conv or Better
Scepter 3 Hammer 3 Conc or Better
Scepter 3 foh 3 conv 5 soc clean | 20-35 fg (can be more with adds)
Jewelers phase blade of quickness 40ias 4sox | 400-700(+) fg
Echoing club of atlas (+3wc, 25-30str) 1sox | 50-100 fg
Echoing club of atlas (+3wc, 25-30str) 2sox | 100-200(+) fg
White:
Bases for CTA, Heart of the Oak & Grief Runewords
4 Socket Crystal Sword / Broad Sword / Long Sword (for Spirit Runeword)
5 Socket Scepter 3 Hammer 3 Concentration (for Honor Runeword)
5 Socket Scepter 3 Foh 3 Conviction (for Honor Runeword)
Eth Elite 4 Sox Polearms for Insight runeword. (these sell amazingly well in the first 48 hours)
Rare Weapons have to be compared to Grief. Most don't compare well. What you are looking for is a weapon like this:
250-300ed 30IAS Fools Mod 1-2 Sox Eth (Repl, or Zod) in any base (can be upped).
or
400ed Eth (Repl, or Zod) in any base (can be upped).
Just about every rare bow sux compared to Faith Runeword.
For LLD / MLD weapons you are looking for:
LLD: 120%-165% ED, % Attack Speed, Eth Repl. (Bows cant be Eth so dont need repl).
Examples of optimal Bases: Harpoons, Double Bow, Ashwood Bow, Exec, Naga, BattleHammer, Divine Scepter.
MLD: 400-450% ED, Attack Speed, Eth Repl. (Bows cant be Eth so dont need repl).
Optimal Bases: Shadow Bow, Matri Bow, Matri Javs, Stygians, Highland Blade, Small Crescent, Battle Hammer, Tyrant Club & Reinforced Mace
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Shields
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Herald of Zakarum
Lidless
Storm Shield (Highly sought after, but value rapidly declines)
4sox Monarch or Monarch (white). ideally but does not have to be superior. everyone wants a spirit base asap.
Magic
JSTOD - Sacred Targe 30/20 45 @Res 4s soc
JSTOD - Sacred Targe 30/20 65ed 121ar 4s soc |
JMOD - Monarch 30/20 4 soc 148 def
JWOD - Ward 30/20 4 soc
TSOD - Tower 30/20 3 soc
KSOD - Kite 30/20 3 soc
DSOD - Dragon 30/20 3 soc
TNOD - Troll Nest 30/20 3 soc
GSOD - Gothic 30/20 3 sox
Rare
For LLD you are looking for Eth Repl Armors with very high Defence and 2 Sox + Adds (very Niche)
For HLD you are looking for Eth Repl Armors with very high Defence and 2 Sox + Adds (very Niche)
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Gloves
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Bloodfist
Chance Guards - the best MF'ing profits is in the first 48 hours of a ladder reset. remember this. Get these gloves as fast as you can.
Draculs - A note on Draculs. In all likelyhood there will be a Dclone walk ON DAY 2 OF LADDER, if not sooner. Therefore players should try to gear their smiter by no later then end of day 1.
Frostburn
Magefist
Steelrends
Trang'ouls Gloves
IK Gloves (LLD; MLD)
"Crushing Blow" Craft Gloves (20/15/15/CB) - very good crafted gloves will cost just as much in ladder as they do in nonladder.
"Knockback" Craft Gloves (2/20/15/15/KB) - very good crafted gloves will cost just as much in ladder as they do in nonladder.
There is really limited value in Rare Gloves. They are used at LLD / MLD but not so much at HLD. For LLD/MLD you are looking for:
SKills, IAS, Str, Dex, Res.
An Example of a MLD pair of Gloves would be:
2PSM 20 IAS 9 Str 15 Dex 30 Cold Res.
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Belts
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Arachnid Mesh - highly sought after
Verdungos Hearty Cord
Crafted Belts
10 FCR 24 FHR 60 Life
10 OW 24 FHR 80 Life
Rare Belts
Honestly, All rare Belts compare poorly to either Unique / Crafted Belts.
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Rings
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Stone of Jordan (highly sought after and retains its value for a while until everyone has their anni).
Bul Kathos Wedding Band
Nagelring
Raven Frost
Wisp Projector
Dwarf star
Rare Rings for PvP
You are looking for Damage, Stats, Life, Mana Res on rings whether LLD or HLD.
Crafted Rings
you are looking for 10 FCR, 20 Str, 60 Life (or better)
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Boots
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Gore Rider
Hotspurs
Marrowwalk
Sandstorm
Shadowdancers
War Traveler
Waterwalk
Rare
For the purposes of PvP (and PvM) you are looking for as close to this as possible:
30 FRW 10 FHR Cold Res 40 Fire Res 40 Light Res 40.
Dual Res is also nice if combined with Dex / Mana. For MF, MF is also a desired Mod.
Craft
"Mana Boots" - Not highly sought but good ones sell well.
"Repl Boots" - These are highly sought in PvP, see rare boots but add 10 Replenish Life.
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Finally,
If you cant find Magic Find Gear or are struggling to get to Baal Hell / or to get better gear / fg, or simply don't know what to do, here are some options:
1. Consider doing Baal Runs in Normal until you Level 45 & Baal Runs in Nightmare until 75. Consider doing Ancients, Baalruns and Hell mode in general with friends.
2. If you cant find Magic find gear, don't worry, you can sell as item bases (Armors and Weapons) via Normal Cows (1 handed Swords), Nightmare Cows (Runes) and Hell Cows (Alot of stuff!).
3. If you don't like Magic finding you can also rush people for a fee. There will be many people looking for rushes in the first few weeks.
4. If you don't like Magic finding you can also power level people for a fee. This can be done via Cows, Baal Runs and Dia Runs.
5. If you don't like killing stuff, you can always just craft. Crafted Belts and Amulets can net you a Jackpot Item.
6. If you are struggling in any part of Hell consider leveling to 90. It helps. Each Level over 96 takes a long time so only do this if you really have a lot of time on your hands.
7. If you are struggling with Mephisto MF'ing in Hell, consider doing Mephisto Runs in Nightmare in order to find upgrades / stuff to sell in order to be able to do Hell MF.
8. There are certain areas in Hell that can drop every time in the Game. The easiest such place is known as the Pits in Act1. Feel free to Google / Youtube it.
9. If you don't like to Magic Find, Gold Find is also a thing. Travincal in Hell is great for this (and is not bad for finding high runes either).
10. When all else fails, and arguably even better then all of the above, look for stuff on D2JSP that is being sold under priced, and resell it at its value. This is in particular for LLD, MLD and HLD PvP Items.
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LLD = Low Level Dueling (Level 30 Dueling Bracket)
MLD = Mid Level Dueling (level 49 Dueling Bracket)
HLD = High Level Dueling (PvP Bracket at High Level)
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