imported>Naturelover at 21:44, 4 September 2024

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{{Mb|=Ethereal}} [[Item type#Armor|armor]] and [[Item type#Weapon|weapons]] (excluding [[Item type#Ranged|missile weapons]] and [[Phase Blade]]s, which cannot normally be ethereal) only appear in [[Expansion]] games. Like socketed items, their names are displayed in grey text when they're not magic quality or better, although they appear translucent in equipment slots, inventory or stash (an [[Iron Golem]] made from an ethereal item will also appear translucent).

[[File:Ethereal.png|thumb|600px|All ethereal items are translucent, but this only affects player character appearance when the item is a weapon or [[shield]] (the [[Paladin (Diablo II)|Paladin]]'s arm and leg may be visible through his shield, but [[helm]] and [[body armor]] remain solid).]]
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*Low quality and Set items cannot be ethereal and neither can indestructible items, with the following exceptions:
**Ethereal rare or Unique [[Crystal Sword]] or [[Dimensional Blade]] [[Horadric Cube#Upgrade|upgraded]] to [[Phase Blade]] using {{Ub|=Horadric Cube}}
**[[Ethereal Edge|{{Ub|=Ethereal Edge Silver-edged Axe}}]]
**[[Shadow Killer|{{Ub|=Shadow Killer Battle Cestus}}]]
**[[Ghostflame|{{Ub|=Ghostflame Legend Spike}}]]
*However, an ethereal item with > 0 durability can become indestructible when socketed with a [[Zod Rune|{{Cb|=Zod Rune}}]] (otherwise the item cannot be socketed with the rune, preventing the player from wasting it on a broken item).
*Otherwise, all eligible items have 5% chance of being ethereal when dropped, resulting in the following:
**Required [[Strength (attribute)|Strength]] -10 and required [[Dexterity]] -10 (after any Requirements -%)
**Armor has base [[defense]] +50%
**Weapon has base [[damage]] +50%
**Durability = [maximum durability/2] + 1
**Cannot be repaired or [[charges|recharged]]
*Ethereal items cannot be bought from a [[townsperson]], nor can they be gambled unless they are one of the three Unique items listed above (these are always ethereal).
*Items [[Horadric_Cube#Create|created]] using the {{Ub|=Horadric Cube}} cannot be ethereal, even if ethereal items are used to create them; however, ethereal items that are [[Horadric Cube#Socket|socketed]] or upgraded remain so, as do those that are [[Tools of the Trade#Reward|imbued]].
*{{Warn|=In LoD, ethereal normal-quality armor socketed using the {{Ub|=Horadric Cube}} applies the ethereal defense bonus a second time: for example, normal [[Sacred Armor]] has (487-600) base defense so ethereal Sacred Armor has (730-900), but after socketing it will have (1,095-1,350).}} This can be (ab)used to create Rune Word armor with extremely high defense: for example, a [[Prudence|{{Ub|=Prudence}}]] body armor's (140-170)% [[Enhanced Defense]] would result in (2,628-3,645) defense when made in the socketed ethereal Sacred Armor. In D2R, this bug has been fixed.
*Hidden durability of [[Item type#Ranged|throwing weapons]] is reduced, not stack size (which is unaffected).
*Ethereal superior items with Increase Maximum Durability (10-15)% have Durability = [ [maximum/2] * (100+%) /100] + 1
*Magic items that were failed Set items have double maximum Durability, so when ethereal they have Durability = maximum + 1
*Rare items that were failed Unique items have triple maximum Durability, so when ethereal they have Durability = [maximum * 3/2] + 1
*{{Warn|=Ethereal rare or Unique items upgraded from Normal to Exceptional or Exceptional to Elite using the {{Ub|=Horadric Cube}} are set to the maximum Durability of the base Exceptional or Elite item.}} For example, when ethereal [[Shaftstop|{{Ub|=Shaftstop Mesh Armor}}]] (Durability [45/2] + 1 or 23) is upgraded to [[Boneweave]], it now has maximum Durability 45.
*Any hidden + Maximum Durability on Set or Unique items is added after base durability has been reduced.
*Ethereal items always spawn at 100% of their reduced durability, with the exception of ethereal rare or Unique items upgraded using the {{Ub|=Horadric Cube}} (since their durability is not reduced). Throwing weapons do not spawn with maximum stack size.
*Ethereal items lose durability at the same rate as normal items (contrary to what is stated by the [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/basics.shtml#ethereal Arreat Summit]).
*Ethereal items do not lose durability when equipped and used by a [[mercenary]].
*An ethereal item with Durability > 0 will sell for 25% of the value of the same item when it is not ethereal; a broken ethereal item will sell for just 1 [[gold]], but it will not be added to the vendor screen even when there is space for it.

==Axe==
{{Boolean}}
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!align=left|[[Ethereal Edge|{{U|=Ethereal Edge Silver-edged Axe}}]]
|74
|No
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==Claw==
{{Boolean}}
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!align=left|[[Shadow Killer|{{U|=Shadow Killer Battle Cestus}}]]
|78
!{{Warn|=Yes}}
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==Dagger==
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!align=left|[[Ghostflame|{{U|=Ghostflame Legend Spike}}]]
|66
|No
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==Javelin==
{{Boolean}}
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!align=left|[[Wraith Flight|{{U|=Wraith Flight Ghost Glaive}}]]
|76
!{{Warn|=Yes}}
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==Reference==
*[http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/basics.shtml#ethereal Basic Item Information: Ethereal] (Arreat Summit).

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imported>Naturelover at 21:44, 4 September 2024