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Weapon Priority guide for Diablo 3. Weapons Patch 2.1.2. In order to know which weapon-type is best for your Crusader, determine whether you need to maximize your damage output. What does weapon items do for Wizards in Diablo 3? Does weapon item DPS matter? Do item qualities such as steal/+damage etc. Transfer to actual spell damage? Can I use a regular attack? And more will be answered in this guide!
Weapons | Patch 2.1.2
In order to know which weapon-type is best for your Crusader, determine whether you need to maximize your damage output or maximize your survivability. Below are listed the two weapon priorities for both max damage and max survivability capabilities.
Max Damage
Two-Hand & Shield > One-Hand & Shield
Max Survivability
One-Hand & Shield > Two-Hand & Shield
Weapon Breakdown
Note: Crusaders are unique in that they require Heavenly Strength to properly equip a Two-Hand weapon & Shield. It is possible to use a Two-Hand without a Shield, but it is not advised as many Crusader abilities require a Shield.
Two-Hand (2H):
Slower attack speed with fewer, but stronger attacks. More burst damage when using skills with cooldowns. Two-hand weapons produce slow attack animations that make mobile and kiting gameplay styles more difficult to perform.
One-Hand (1H):
Faster attack speed with frequent, but weaker attacks. Extra attacks increase the number of skill and 'on crit' procs. One-hand weapons produce quick attack animations that make mobile and kiting gameplay styles easier to perform.
Shield:
Increases your Armor and reduces the amount of damage you receive. If your Crusader is dying too quickly in an encounter, equipping a shield may drastically improve your survivability.
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Polearms are, along with Spears, the largest weapons in the game with the most reach. In Diablo II Polearms are unpopular due to their relatively low damage and slow swing speed. They aren't even that good for Barbarians to use with Whirlwind, as they have much lower damage then the top blunts or spears. They are improved somewhat at higher levels in the Expansion, however.
Polearms have been used for centuries as weapons of destruction, though their roots stem from humble farming tools. Derived from the spear, the axe, the scythe, and the hammer, polearms are any combinations of those, and come in all shapes and sizes, from the rudimentary war-scythes to the devastating bardiches and glaives. The polearm can easily strike beyond the range of even the largest swords and axes. Wielding such a weapon requires great strength, skill, and the use of both hands. The Barbarian is the expert in polearms, and his masteries skills tree includes a Polearm Mastery skill.
All polearms are wielded with two hands.
- Damage Bonus: This determines how you multiply the item damage by your stats to reach the actual damage. Each 100 points in that stat doubles your weapon's total physical damage. All Polearms are 100 Str, which means every 100 points in Str doubles the weapon damage.
- Item Level: Used in many in-game calculations. Monsters must be of this level to drop the item, and it factors in when you get to gamble for this item type as well.
- Weapon Speed: A relative comparison to other weapons of the same type. 0 is the base -10, -20, etc is faster, 10, 20, etc is slower, always in increments of 10. Each 10 is equivalent to an SIAS item. Characters are abbreviated to their first letter, with Am = Amazon and As = Assassin.
- Range: Goes from 1 (least) to 5 (most), and is identical for all weapon types. I.E. a 3 sword = a 3 spear = a 3 hammer.
| Item | Item Name | Properties | Misc Stats | Attack Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardiche | 1-27 Damage 50 Durability Str Req: 40 Dex Req: None Item Level: 5 Clvl Req: None | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-3 Range: 3 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 10 Swing Speed: Fast: D Normal: N/S Slow: Am/As/B/P | |
| Voulge | 6-21 Damage 50 Durability Str Req: 50 Dex Req: None Item Level: 11 Clvl Req: None | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-4 Range: 3 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 0 Swing Speed: Fast: D/S Normal: As/B/N/P Slow: Am | |
| Scythe | 8-20 Damage 65 Durability Str Req: 41 Dex Req: 41 Item Level: 15 Clvl Req: None | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-5 Range: 4 (2) Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: -10 Swing Speed: Very Fast: D Fast: N/P/S Normal: Am/As/B | |
| Poleaxe | 18-39 Damage 65 Durability Str Req: 62 Dex Req: None Item Level: 21 Clvl Req: None | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-5 Range: 4 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 10 Swing Speed: Fast: D Normal: N/S Slow: Am/As/B/P | |
| Halberd | 12-45 Damage 55 Durability Str Req: 75 Dex Req: 47 Item Level: 29 Clvl Req: None | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-6 Range: 5 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 0 Swing Speed: Fast: D/S Normal: As/B/N/P Slow: Am | |
| War Scythe | 15-36 Damage 55 Durability Str Req: 80 Dex Req: 80 Item Level: 34 Clvl Req: None | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-6 Range: 5 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: -10 Swing Speed: Very Fast: D Fast: N/P/S Normal: Am/As/B |
Exceptional items can only be found in Nightmare and Hell in Diablo II. In D2X they can be found in Acts 4-5 Normal and all of Nightmare and Hell.
| Item | Item Name | Properties | Misc Stats | Attack Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochaber Axe | 6-58 Damage 50 Durability Str Req: 80 Dex Req: None Item Level: 33 Clvl Req: 21 * | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-3 Range: 3 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 10 Swing Speed: Fast: D Normal: N/S Slow: Am/As/B/P | |
| Bill | 14-53 Damage 50 Durability Str Req: 95 Dex Req: None Item Level: 37 Clvl Req: 25 | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-4 Range: 3 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 0 Swing Speed: Fast: D/S Normal: As/B/N/P Slow: Am | |
| Battle Scythe | 18-45 Damage 65 Durability Str Req: 82 Dex Req: 82 Item Level: 40 Clvl Req: 25 | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-5 Range: 4 (2) Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: -10 Swing Speed: Very Fast: D Fast: N/P/S Normal: Am/As/B | |
| Partizan | 34-75 Damage 65 Durability Str Req: 113 Dex Req: 67 Item Level: 35 Clvl Req: 23 | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-5 Range: 4 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 10 Swing Speed: Fast: D Normal: N/S Slow: Am/As/B/P | |
| Bec-De-Corbin | 13-85 Damage 55 Durability Str Req: 133 Dex Req: 91 Item Level: 51 Clvl Req: 25 | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-6 Range: 5 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 0 Swing Speed: Fast: D/S Normal: As/B/N/P Slow: Am | |
| Grim Scythe | 30-70 Damage 55 Durability Str Req: 140 Dex Req: 140 Item Level: 55 Clvl Req: 25 | D2 Sockets: 3 D2X Sockets: 1-6 Range: 5 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: -10 Swing Speed: Very Fast: D Fast: N/P/S Normal: Am/As/B |
* All Exceptional items have a Clvl 25 requirement in Diablo II. In the Expansion some Exceptional items are slightly lower, but none are higher.
Elite items are found only in the Expansion. Monsters will drop elite polearms in late Nightmare and all through Hell difficulty.
| Item | Item Name | Properties | Misc Stats | Attack Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogre Axe | 28-145 Dmg 50 Durability Str Req: 195 Dex Req: 75 Item Level: 60 Clvl Req: 52 | Sockets: 1-3 Range: 3 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 10 Swing Speed: Fast: D Normal: N/S Slow: Am/As/B/P | |
| Colossus Voulge | 17-165 Damage 50 Durability Str Req: 210 Dex Req: 55 Item Level: 63 Clvl Req: 55 | Sockets: 1-4 Range: 3 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 0 Swing Speed: Fast: D/S Normal: As/B/N/P Slow: Am | |
| Thresher | 12-141 Damage 65 Durability Str Req: 152 Dex Req: 118 Item Level: 65 Clvl Req: 57 | Sockets: 1-5 Range: 2 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: -10 Swing Speed: Very Fast: D Fast: N/P/S Normal: Am/As/B | |
| Cryptic Axe | 33-150 Damage 65 Durability Str Req: 165 Dex Req: 103 Item Level: 61 Clvl Req: 53 | Sockets: 1-5 Range: 4 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 10 Swing Speed: Fast: D Normal: N/S Slow: Am/As/B/P | |
| Great Poleaxe | 46-127 Damage 55 Durability Str Req: 179 Dex Req: 99 Item Level: 73 Clvl Req: 63 | Sockets: 1-6 Range: 5 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: 0 Swing Speed: Fast: D/S Normal: As/B/N/P Slow: Am | |
| Giant Thresher | 40-114 Damage 55 Durability Str Req: 188 Dex Req: 140 Item Level: 76 Clvl Req: 68 | Sockets: 1-6 Range: 5 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 2x4 | Weapon Speed: -10 Swing Speed: Very Fast: D Fast: N/P/S Normal: Am/As/B |
| Diablo II ItemsItems BasicsUnique Armor IUnique Armor IIUnique Weapons IUnique Weapons IIUnique Weapons IIIUnique Class ItemsItem SetsRunewords |
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| Base Armors and Weapons [e] | Runes | Socketables | Miscellaneous | Items Info | ||||
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Armor | Weapons | Class Items | • Rune list | Jewels Gems | Horadric Cube Crafted Items Charms | Calculations Modifiers • Gambling | ||
• El | • Sol | • Mal | ||||||
| Belts [e] | Body Armor | Gloves | Helms | |||
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All Unique Belts Exceptional: Elite: | All Unique Armor |
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| All Unique Gloves Exceptional: Elite: | All Unique Helms Exceptional: |
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| Boots [e] | Amulets | Rings | Shields | Miscellaneous | ||
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All Unique Boots Exceptional: Elite: | All Unique Amulets | All Unique Rings | All Unique Shields |
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Class Shields: | Jewels
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Diablo 3 Attack Speed Or Dmg On Weapon System
| Axes [e] | Bows | Crossbows | Daggers | Polearms | ||
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All Unique Axes Exceptional, one-handed: Elite, one-handed: |
Exceptional, two-handed: Elite, two-handed: | All Unique Bows Exceptional: Elite: • Amazon Bows | All Unique Crossbows Exceptional: Elite: | All Unique Daggers Exceptional: Elite: | All Unique Polearms Exceptional: Elite: | |
| Scepters [e] | Spears | Staves | Throwing Weapons | Wands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Unique Scepters Exceptional: Elite: | All Unique Spears Exceptional: Elite: • Amazon Spears | All Unique Staves Exceptional: Elite: | All Unique Throwing Weapons Elite:
• Amazon Javelins | All Unique Wands Exceptional: Elite: | ||
| Maces [e] | Swords | |||||||
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All Unique Maces Normal, 2H: |
Exceptional, 2H: |
Elite, 2H: | All Unique Swords Normal, 2H: |
Exceptional, 2H: |
Elite, 2H: | |||
| Amazon [e] | Assassin | Barbarian | Druid | Necromancer | Paladin | Sorceress |
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Amazon Weapons | Assassin Claws | Barbarian Helms | Druid Helms | Necromancer Totems | Paladin Shields | Sorceress Orbs |
| Item Sets General Info -- Set Items Catalog[e] | |||||
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| Diablo II Classic Item Sets | Diablo II Expansion Item Sets | ||||
• Angelic Raiment | • Hsaru's Defense | • Aldur's Watchtower | • Naj's Ancient Vestige | ||
| Runewords - Rune list - Rune FAQ - Rune hunting[e] | ||||||
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• Bone | • Myth | • Delirium | • Ancient's Pledge | • Beast | • Hand of Justice | • Oath (L) |