Hellplague

Hellplague is a unique from Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

Useful on multiple facets, Hellplague is a fascinating sword. On the physical end, Hellplague's strength lies in its elemental damage. Although its damage without bonuses may seem lackluster (with a particularly low minimum damage), Hellplague bestows a very high amount of Fire damage, as well as Poison damage. Although certainly not as effective against enemies immune to either Fire, Poison, or both, Hellplague can still do a good amount of damage against those who aren't.

Hellplague also bestows both life and mana leech. Physical fighters such as s or Amazons, who use mana-consuming skills, but often don't typically invest in Energy, would especially find mana leech useful.

However, most interesting is Hellplague's bonuses to Fire Skills. Besides a Sorceress' Fire Spells or a Druid's Elemental Skills, not many characters have a wide variety of fire skills. However, the Paladin does have Holy Fire, and considering that they are most likely to use either swords or Maces, Hellplague may be better off in the hands of a Paladin.

Another possible use is in combination with Enchant. Since Hellplague does decent damage and would give a boost to Enchant, it could be used by Sorceresses to have a more effective Enchant.

Stats


One-Hand Damage: 5 To (32-34)

Required Level: 22

Required Strength: 55

Required Dexterity: 39

Durability: 44

Sword Class -