Sample D2 Template

[Lurikhaun]

This is a sample template to help you on your goal of capping all of your stats in D2 (Discussion/Information to follow this post):

Necklace:
1. 85% Evade
2. 85% Parry
3. 85% Block
4. 105% All Resists
5. 50% Natural Resists
6. 30% All Damage Reduction
7. 25% Magic Absorb
8. 25% Melee Absorb
9. +250 Power Potions
10. +250 Health Potions
11. +60 Level Reduction

Cloak:
1. 80% Spell Damage
2. 80% Melee Damage
3. 60% Enhanced Damage
4. 75% Melee Critical Chance
5. 75% Magic Critical Chance
6. 25% Style Damage
7. +20 Boss Damage
8. 80% To-Hit
9. 50% Weaponskill
10. +60 All Skills
11. +60 Level Reduction

Jewel:
1. 80% Cast Speed
2. 80% Melee Speed
3. 35% Concentration
4. +80 Effective Spell Level
5. 25% Spell Range
6. 50% Spell Duration
7. +200 Health Regen
8. +200 Mana Regen
9. +30 Endurance Regen
10. +250 Life
11. +60 Level Reduction

Belt:
1. 80 Mana Steal
2. 80 Endurance Steal
3. 50% Chance to Steal
4. +250 Cold Damage
5. +250 Fire Damage
6. +250 Light Damage
7. +250 Poison Damage
8. 100% Chance for Elemental Damage
9. +250 Power Potion
10. +250 Heal Potion
11. +60 Level Reduction

Ring 1:
1. +250 Constitution
2. +250 Quickness
3. +250 Dexterity
4. +250 Strength
5. +250 Acuity
6. +80 Constitution Cap
7. +80 Dexterity Cap
8. +80 Acuity Cap
9. +200 Life Steal
10. +250 Life
11. +60 Level Reduction

Ring 2:
1. +250 Constitution
2. +250 Quickness
3. +250 Dexterity
4. +250 Strength
5. +250 Acuity
6. +80 Quickness Cap
7. +80 Strength Cap
8. +30% All Resist Cap
9. +200 Life Steal
10. +250 Life
11. +60 Level Reduction

Bracer 1:
1. +250 Find Magic
2. 75% Mez Reduction
3. 75% Stun Reduction
4. 100% Additional Life
5. 250% Run Speed
6. 50% Max Endurance
7. 50% Style Cost Reduction
8. +250 Life Potion
9. +250 Power Potion
10. +250 Life
11. +60 Level Reduction

Bracer 2:
1. +250 Find Magic
2. 90% XP Loss Reduction
3. 90% Extra XP
4. 90% Extra RP
5. 100% Healing Effectiveness
6. 160% Keep/Tower Damage
7. +100 Power
8. +80% Power Pool
9. +250 Power Potion
10. +250 Heal Potion
11. +60 Level Reduction

Mythrian:
1. +60 Control
2. +60 Zeal
3. +60 Shock and Awe
4. +60 Twister
5. +60 Exploding Arrow
6. (Unused)
7. (Unused)
8. (Unused)
9. (Unused)
10. (Unused)
11. +60 Level Reduction

[Lurikhaun]

Alright now for an explanation of what you are seeing. In D2 you have an account vault (and houses), which means transfers between your characters have never been easier. Thus, the goal behind this template is to have one set of jewelry that you can switch between all of your alts. This is beneficial for other reasons, such as freeing you to customize the look of your toons with armor/weapons that may not have the best (or any) stats, but that look good, or have a great speed etc. For added customization, you can switch the stats on the cloak and mythrian, and add the +skills as needed for each class, allowing you to have a different cloak on each toon.

You will notice that every item is reduced by 60 levels, this is because the highest level items max out at level 61, this will allow you to put this template on a level 1 toon. Another thing to look out for when building your template is to use jewelry from normal mode only, otherwise there is absolutely no point in level reduction as normal mode lowbies will not be able to use it.

Given the future potential for added bonuses (or access to spell echo/mana shield etc.) you will notice that the Mythrian is left with five slots available. In addition to these available slots, if more than five extra stats are added to the game, you have eight different slots dedicated to power/heal potions that are used much less often and can be replaced if extra room is needed.

The best way to find items with natural high number of slots would be to farm ancients, they drop many 8-10 slot jewelry, which if you care enough to try for can be used to have a full template on jewelry with the same name. I am currently working on a full set that will all be Chaos X(Necklace, Belt, Ring etc.). You are going to need to add one or two slots to most things, which will require 900 in metalworking. This is a cheap investment of money, level up making jewelry boxes/hinges etc. that will sell for roughly 95% (this is salvaging and can also be used to make money with 1300 metalworking). The actual +Socket Items (Drills) cost 1p 200g.

More info to follow...

[Lurikhaun]

As I am sure you all know, there are many ways to get bonuses for your gear in D2; Trinkets, Socket Wrenches, & Combiners.

Suggested Method for Attaining Listed Bonuses:

Best Attainable through Trinkets:
Evade; Parry; Block; All Resists; Spell Damage; Melee Damage; Enhanced Damage; To-Hit; All Skills; Cast Speed; Melee Speed; Health Regen; Mana Regen; End Regen; Life; Mana Steal; Endurance Steal; Life Steal; Cold Damage; Fire Damage; Light Damage; Poison Damage; Constitution; Quickness; Dexterity; Strength; Acuity; Find Magic; Additional Life; Run Speed; Healing Effectiveness; Power Pool; and Level Reduction.

Best Attainable through Socket Wrenching Drops:
Natural Resists; Damage Reduction; Magic Absorb; Melee Absorb; Increased Power Potion Effectiveness; Increased Heal Potion Effectiveness; Melee Critical Chance; Magic Critical Chance; Style Damage; Boss Damage; Weaponskill; Concentration; Effective Spell Level; Spell Range; Spell Duration; Chance to Steal; Chance for Elemental Damage; Constitution Cap; Dexterity Cap; Acuity Cap; Strength Cap; Quickness Cap; All Resist Cap; Mez Reduction; Stun Reduction; Max Endurance; Style Cost Reduction; XP Loss Reduction; Extra XP; Extra RP; Keep/Tower Damage; Power; Control; Zeal; Shock and Awe; Twister; and Exploding Arrow.

Please let me know if you need help finding any of these items!

[Lurikhaun]

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[Argo]

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[guillaume]

Bonus "Thorns" = attacker takes damages of xxx when striking this armor (250) ?


Bonus heal 200%

Bonus Concentration 60%

Bonus Duration 75%

[Tylegg]

Thnx SOOO much for this, its really helpful.

I noticed you have:
"Health Potion" on the neck in the 10th slot
"Heal Potion" on the Belt in the 10th slot also on on the Bracer 2 in the 10th Slot
"Life Potion" on the Bracer 1 in the 8th slot

Are all these the same Health Regen from Potions?

[PlanarChaosRvrtwo]

You miss a second Movement speed and you miss reduce spell cost and you miss buff bonus (yes you can cap out buff bonus with spec but with the stat you are able to spec just into blue buffs on a tank and have more stats left for an more parry/shield spec.
And you also miss %Life on this template.

[MythicalCreature]

This is Lurikhaun, I lost my login details for my old username.

The movement speed cap is 250 so the one +250 movement speed should be sufficient.