As of the pre-expansion patch, the main determining factor in an item's power is the monster level, but the hero's own level can also account for drops, to some extent to name an example, a level 60 Barbarian playing with a level 70 Crusader, although commonly thought of as more beneficial drop wise, due to the tougher monsters that the Crusader must deal with, will only be offered items that match the power of the Barbarian, while the Crusader will receive items worthy for his/her level.

That being said, just because it is that way, does not mean affixes are rolled with the Item Level in mind. Item Level is specific to a piece of gear, and more often than not, is not equal to the level of the monster that dropped the item in the first place. They must view the items over in the Game Guide to know its exact level. Item Level returns in Diablo III, and once again, it is a level players cannot see at all ingame. Item levels are used mainly for verification of modifier possibilities.ĭiablo II: Resurrected Review - Pile Of Old Bones You still get the clvl+5 = ilvl but there are max ilvls set by act: Shopping in Normal is slightly different. If you have bought the item in Nightmare or Hell from a vendor, it is then Character level +5. If you have gambled the item, it is then Character Level -5 through +4. A key detail to keep in mind, though, is that an item's Item Level is always equal to the monster that has dropped the item- if you know the monster's level, be it through a guide or memory, you then know the Item Level of its drops. You are required to use a plugin called PlugY to even see the Item Level.

Item Levels at first cannot be seen anywhere for vanilla Diablo II players, expansion enabled or not. These generally include the weakest bonuses to stats, resists, and other things. To name an example, an Item with an Item Level of 3 can access affixes that are in the quality level range 1-3. This is generally done through the process of comparing an affix's Quality Level to the item's Item Level. Item Levels, or ilvl, is a property applied to every item to determine the strength of its magical affixes, if any, on the item.

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