Eth Spirit requires 10 less Strength so builds that use a main weapon with +Str bonus, will save some points when using it with Call to Arms.Ĭhance To Block: Pal: 52% Ama/Asn/Bar: 47% Dru/Nec/Sor: 42% It is the only shield with +2 so it is used to complement CTA during pre-buff, which makes it one of the most popular items in the game. The best shield for casters because it provides +2 Skills / FCR / FHR and a great bonus to Life and Mana. If you don’t, it won’t create the Runeword and you will have wasted your time.4 Socket Shields (Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn) An important thing to remember is that you have to insert the Runes in the order listed above. Once you’ve collected and combined the shield and runes, it’s time to create your Spirit Runeword. The best way to get them is to repeatedly defeat The Countess in the Forgotten Tower on Nightmare difficulty, or even on Hell Difficulty, seeing as you’re likely going to have to progress quite far on Hell to find the base shield anyway. It is technically possible that these runes might drop on Normal difficulty, but your chances of getting all four are extremely slim. How to get the Tal, Thul, Ort, and Amn runes If you get one, but it has fewer than four sockets, you can get Larzuk in Act V to max out its sockets to four. These shields only drop on Hell difficulty - there’s no shortcut to getting one.

All three have very high strength requirements, but the monarchs are at least vaguely realistic, so that’s what most players opt for. If you’re not playing as a Paladin, then there are only three types of shield that can possibly have four sockets: monarch, ward, and aegis. Note that this Runeword was ladder only in the original Diablo 2, but can be used in single-player and non-ladder multiplayer in Diablo 2: Resurrected. You can make a Spirit sword by following the same Runeword recipe described here, and switching out the shield for a sword.

The shield version of the Spirit Runeword is the most useful and most popular, but it can also be used with a sword. It offers a long list of bonuses, but the most valuable one by far is its +2 to all skills bonus.

One of the best Diablo 2: Resurrected items has to be a Spirit shield.

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