Squirt's Necklace

Squirt's Necklace is a legendary amulet in Diablo III. It requires character level 9 to drop.

It's named after Squirt the Peddler, and, predictably, has a guaranteed gold find bonus. Before patch 2.0., it also offered bonus magic find.

As of patch 2.6.6, it gained a unique affix. While not taking damage, characters gain a stacking buff (up to 10 stacks, 1 per second) that increases damage done (up to 100%, 10% per stack); however, damage taken also increases (up to 50%, 5% per stack). This is similar to Endless Walk, which grants a damage bonus while remaining stationary; however, Endless Walk grants damage reduction while moving.

In general, actually taking damage resets the stack count to 0, but there are some exceptions: some attacks, such as the Blood Springs in Act V do not reset the stacks, even if they do damage. Moreover, damage that occurs after a delay (such as from the Desecrator affix) will only trigger a reset after the damage begins.

Note that "taking damage" means taking health damage, if you take damage to your shields but lose no health, you do not lose the buff stacks. As a result, this item is commonly used by wizards with Galvanizing Ward, Dominance and Magic Weapon's Deflection to avoid losing the buff stacks.

The stacks are displayed as a buff icon for easier tracking.

Stats (Level 9)


''An unassuming chunk of stone covered with runes. The name of Kantwirt, the ancient god of thieves, is scratched onto its back.''