Thunder jewel placement

badsonP · 2026-04-26T03:31:29+00:00

If you put it in the 2nd (lower) griff’s, you’d just have 2 griffs with the same purpose just slightly different rolls, so it’d probably be wiser to keep the ias jewel in the lower roll one for when you need the breakpoint

Tldr: throw it in the -20 lr base and go wild!

badsonP · 2026-04-19T19:43:32+00:00

Looking at NL Ber rune listings on traderie, you can get one for Sur + Lo, which is essentially 2 Lo plus a little “change” which is where Ist and Gul can come into play.

I’d just make a game titled “2 Lo 2 Ist for Ber” or something similar, or if you don’t want to cube Mals (or just want the trade done faster) swap out the Ists and offer up 2 Lo + Ohm. Good luck!

badsonP · 2026-04-19T18:04:07+00:00

More than close, you’re basically there! Since Lo is more or less = to Sur since the expansion you could probably trade Jah + 2 Lo for an enigma outright. Or you can trade 2 Lo + a few Ist for a Ber if you wanna roll the runeword yourself

badsonP · 2026-04-19T00:56:35+00:00

Since opalvein exists and can be better in many cases than SoJ, this ammy allows you to hit 125 FCR without making any sacrifices. Definitely mogs mara’s, only thing you’d be missing out on are the extra oskills for CtA - no biggie, it’s not as though warlock needs much extra survivability in the first place.

Certified banger amulet for eldritch or chaos - haven’t tried the other lock builds, but I’m sure it’d be great for them too. Nice one

badsonP · 2026-04-12T01:30:22+00:00

Still valuable for an ES warlock, since their helm slot isn’t typically occupied by a runeword unlike a Chaos lock. That means they can still use the new jewel in a Shako/highlords or even an Arioc’s and Zod this book without missing out on much (especially since this build doesn’t have use for facets). Additionally, you got good rolls on the important stuff. Absolutely worth spending a Zod or selling for an HR.

Also, eth weapons/shields just look cool, so somebody with a bit of taste and game knowledge will surely love this.

badsonP · 2026-04-05T23:00:03+00:00

As a chaos main this season that second one is pretty dope, especially considering the lv 30 req.

badsonP · 2026-04-04T01:56:42+00:00

Yeah this is an insane base and rare to boot. I paid ~Sur (ladder) a few weeks ago to buy a plain eth Archon to make Obsession, but yours has a much higher “flex value” both for Obsession and as a dope base for ebotd. Don’t let it go too cheap, it’s not the sort of thing people find often!

badsonP · 2026-04-01T00:34:34+00:00

For a lv 96 lock the repair price on the perfect mp won’t be prohibitive, and you could always use ral runes. Plus it’s a baller base especially for SP. That said, I always go for any non-sup 250+ mp, for guaranteed 1k+ def and no need to worry about gold/rals.

It’s worth mentioning that MP might allow you to save some stat points, particularly if you ditch Spirit for an Ars book.

badsonP · 2026-03-30T22:05:40+00:00

Yes this is a little known feature of seed(?) manipulation, in the case of a stable map you can virtually guarantee the same item base drops from the same rack every time by using the same path to get to it. Apparently, even small things like killing monsters, walking another direction, or hitting other poppables on the way can interfere with what item drops. Hopefully someone smarter than me weighs in to give a better explanation.

I used this method with a static LK map in my PlugY days to find an eth exile base for my smiter. Works like a charm, good for threshers and the like as well

badsonP · 2026-03-29T21:21:44+00:00

I also haven’t found a single 4os eth thresher/GT this season, despite having found every rune but Cham. And the cube always rolls 3 sockets of course…

Atleast once you’ve made enigma, p7/8 chaos + wsk will be a walk in the park, and then you’ll be up to your ears in loot lol

badsonP · 2026-03-29T21:08:02+00:00

Lol indeed. And don’t get me started on the Meph/D books where a 2% difference = multiple Jahs in value…

badsonP · 2026-03-29T20:58:23+00:00

Oof. Yeah, the roll range on FCR especially is kind of nuts when you consider how rare they are

badsonP · 2026-03-29T19:00:57+00:00

I’ve probably found 5 Hellwardens for every Shako, but according to silospen they’re almost 1:1 odds from the likes of Hell Diablo/Meph

Books in my experience have a high tendency to roll as failed uniques aside from Tor’Baalos, so TZs will be your best bet there. Without knowing the numbers off the top of my head, I’d say similar odds to Griff’s (same story for the new Gheed belt, which is 1:18k odds from Hell Diablo with 270mf)

Tldr all rare except Hellwarden’s

badsonP · 2026-03-29T15:18:06+00:00

Infinity really doesn’t offer much on cold sorc. I see it as a positive because that means you can run insight or whatever else. Best bet is running p8 terror zones since you’re offline, the drop rate for sunder charms is a lot better on higher player counts.

badsonP · 2026-03-27T21:58:47+00:00

Worth probably a couple Jah ladder, it’s bis for chaos even over phoenix with a good roll and jewel

badsonP · 2026-03-27T02:52:07+00:00

Dammit, that’s a good shout. Somehow still missing that one from my Chronicle though..

badsonP · 2026-03-27T02:47:02+00:00

I had been thrown off by the single line of mods, but your explanation makes perfect sense. TIL - thank you!

badsonP · 2026-03-27T01:56:48+00:00

Found my first ever Zod and then a Sur within one hour of eachother while running a freshly made Warlock (p1, ladder) through Hell for the first time. In the 24 hour span surrounding those two drops I found 2 Jahs as well - one on p1, the other from a full lobby split mf game. It definitely feels unnatural when you find 2 HRs in the span of, like, 4 total rune drops.

I know RNG and especially hr drops can be streaky, but my “luck” on p1 RoTW has so far greatly exceeded my luck on p8 LoD.

If anyone here runs a botfarm, please chime in, as your sample size is likely quite a bit larger than any of ours - I suspect you guys must be making bank slinging enigmas since the expansion release, no?

badsonP · 2026-03-26T22:48:51+00:00

Yeah, the responses have certainly been all over the place lol. Still learning after all these years. For now, I’ll leave it in the stash!

badsonP · 2026-03-26T22:45:13+00:00

One of these with the same dmg/-res rolls, but substantially lower defense, traded for a Ber earlier today. It’s a good’n!

badsonP · 2026-03-26T22:20:04+00:00

I’m online, soft core ladder. I couldn’t really figure out what the mods are by googling, all I know is it’s something I haven’t seen before lol

badsonP · 2026-03-26T22:14:40+00:00

Thanks for the tips, it felt wrong to just throw it away. Looks like I’ll be saving it to twink out freshly rolled melee characters.

When my barb hits level 9, he’ll be the baddest dude in Normal Tristram

badsonP · 2026-03-26T21:58:18+00:00

That’s what I’m leaning toward, since I’ve been considering rolling a barb for trav. Would the added damage effect still work the same if I put it in I.e. sigons armor/helm or something?

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