Item Hunting
Please note the following:
- This page is very much work in progress.
- This page is current for the September 1999 version of V&K Hellfire (aka V&K V3).
- I need confirmation of the item drops listed in the possible item drops by dungeon level section. If you can confirm any of the item drops, please send me an e-mail message.
Sections:
- High level unique items
- High level monsters
- Possible item drops by dungeon level
- Possible item drops by item
High level unique items
The following are the highest quality unique items based purely upon qlvl (items with a qlvl of 30 or higher are listed):
| Item | Unique Item Qlvl | Base Item Qlvl |
| Acolyte Amulet (Amulet) | 30 | 16 |
| Amulet of Warding (Amulet) | 32 | 16 |
| Amulet of Wrath (Amulet) | 34 | 16 |
| * Aranruth (Royal Sword) | 38 | 64 |
| Arcane Ring (Ring) | 35 | 15 |
| Armor of Gloom (Heavy Mail) | 35 | 22 |
| Azurewrath (Bastard Sword) | 36 | 10 |
| * Crown of Leoric | 38 | 64 |
| Emperor's Plate | 35 | 25 |
| Gotterdamerung | 30 | 20 |
| * Helm of Arahil | 34 | 60 |
| Helm of Guard | 35 | 8 |
| * Infernal Bow (Great Bow) | 31 | 58 |
| * Korondur | 30 | 58 |
| Krieger | 33 | 19 |
| * Mail of Elrohil | 38 | 64 |
| Narsil | 35 | 17 |
| * Protector of the King | 38 | 64 |
| Ring of the Cat | 34 | 15 |
| Scarab of Gloom | 35 | 16 |
| Shadowfang | 35 | 14 |
| Shaktokh | 30 | 2 |
| Shield of Guard | 35 | 14 |
| * Shield of the Sun | 34 | 58 |
| Staff of War | 35 | 15 |
| The Battleplate | 36 | 25 |
| The Dragon | 35 | 5 |
| The Grandfather | 30 | 17 |
| * The Kaiser's Bow | 38 | 64 |
| The Maimer of Souls | 30 | 7 |
| The One Ring | 37 | 15 |
| The Ring of Battle | 36 | 15 |
| The Shaman | 35 | 12 |
| The Shield Ring | 30 | 15 |
| * The Ungodly Plate | 35 | 60 |
| The Warbringer | 34 | 12 |
Top items based on qlvl:
- Aranruth (38)
- Crown of Leoric (38)
- Mail of Elrohil (38)
- Protector of the King (38)
- The Kaiser's Bow (38)
- The One Ring (37)
- Azurewrath (36)
- The Battleplate (36)
- The Ring of Battle (36)
- Arcane Ring (35)
- Armor of Gloom (35)
- Emperor's Plate (35)
- Helm of Guard (35)
- Narsil (35)
- Scarab of Gloom (35)
- Shadowfang (35)
- Shield of Guard (35)
- Staff of War (35)
- The Dragon (35)
- The Shaman (35)
- The Ungodly Plate (35)
High level monsters
| Name | Qlvl | Appears on |
| Aguinara (Hell Spawn) | 32 | Abyss 1 |
| Andariel (Hell Burner) | 38 | Abyss 3 |
| Arch-Bishop Lazarus (Advocate) | 34 | Hell 15 |
| Archmage Naj (Conjuror) | 34 | Abyss 2 |
| BlackJade (Hell Spawn) | 32 | Hell 15 |
| Bloodlust (Hell Spawn) | 32 | Hell 15 |
| Brokenstorm (Wizard) | 34 | Incorrect dlvl so never appears? |
| Doomdrake the Dark (Azure Drake) | 34 | Abyss 1 |
| Doomhowler (Hell Beast) | 32 | Abyss 2 |
| Doomskull the Unholy (Undead Balrog) | 33 | Hell 15 |
| Dreadjudge (Magistrate) | 31 | Hell 14 |
| Grimfang the Golden (Blood Drake) | 34 | Abyss 3 |
| Grimspike (Horned Death) | 36 | Abyss 3 |
| Fleshdancer (Soul Burner) | 35 | Hell 15 |
| Horazon the Summoner (Dark Mage) | 38 | Abyss 4 |
| Hork Demon | 31 | Hive 3 |
| Izual (Fallen Angel) | 36 | Hell 15 |
| Lord of the Pit (Azure Drake) | 34 | Hell 15 |
| Master of the Storm (Thunder Lord) | 32 | Abyss 2 |
| Red Vex (Hell Spawn) | 32 | Hell 15 |
| Sir Gorash (Blood Knight) | 34 | Hell 16 |
| Sir Exeter (Blood Knight) | 34 | Hell 15 |
| The Beholder (Scowler) | 30 | Hell 14 |
| The Cursed Captain (Ghost Warrior) | 34 | Abyss 2 |
| The Defiler | 34 | Hive 4 |
| The Demon-King | 40 | Abyss 4 |
| The Demon Fleshdoom (Champion) | 35 | Abyss 3 |
| The Executioner of Hell (Black Baron) | 38 | Abyss 4 |
| The Skulker (Shadow) | 35 | Abyss 4 |
| The Vizier (Cabalist) | 33 | Hell 15 |
| Titan (Mithril Demon) | 34 | Abyss 3 |
| Warlord of Blood | 33 | Hell 15 |
| Winglord (Fell Wing) | 30 | Hell 13 |
| Wraith of Izual | 36 | Abyss 2 |
| Xorine (Devil Spawn) | 34 | Abyss 2 |
| Zamphir (Advocate) | 34 | Hell 16 |
| Advocate | 16 | Hell 15 (Lazarus' chamber), Hell 16 |
| Azure Drake | 30 | Hell 15, Abyss 1-2 |
| Black Baron | 34 | Abyss 4 |
| Blood Drake | 30 | Abyss 2-4 |
| Blood Knight | 30 | Hell 15-16, Abyss 1-2 |
| Champion | 31 | Abyss 3-4 |
| Conjuror | 30 | Abyss 2-3 |
| Dark Mage | 34 | Abyss 4 |
| Devil Spawn | 30 | Abyss 2-3 |
| Diablo | 48 | Hell 16 |
| Fallen Angel | 32 | Hell 15, Abyss 1-2 |
| Ghost Warrior | 30 | Abyss 2-4 |
| Hell Burner | 34 | Abyss 3-4 |
| Horned Death | 32 | Abyss 2-4 |
| Mithril Demon | 30 | Abyss 3-4 |
| Shadow | 31 | Abyss 2-4 |
| Soul Burner | 31 | Hell 15, Abyss 1-2 |
| Wizard | 30 | Abyss 2-3 |
Note: Unique monsters are listed in italics; their listed mlvl includes the +4 bonus for unique monsters.
Top monsters based on qlvl:
- Diablo (48)
- The Demon-King (40)
- Andariel (38)
- Horazon the Summoner (38)
- The Executioner of Hell (38)
- Grimspike (36)
- Izual (36)
- Wraith of Izual (36)
- Flashdancer (35)
- The Demon Fleshdoom (35)
- The Skulker (35)
Remember that Diablo is treated as a normal monster: although he can drop very high quality items, he is not guaranteed to always drop a unique item.
Possible item drops by dungeon level
A quick explanation of this is in order. For most items, if the unique item's base item qlvl is sufficiently low enough, and, assuming that a given level contains monsters with a sufficient qlvl to drop an item based on the unique item's qlvl, the item can drop in normal difficulty.
For items with very high quality base items, you will generally need to be playing hell difficulty for these items to be dropped. The exception to this is Diablo (who is qlvl 48): with the +15 bonus for nightmare difficulty, Diablo can drop an item if the unique item's base item qlvl is no more than 63, even in nightmare difficulty.
In other words, many unique monsters can drop the best items in hell difficulty, but, in normal or nightmare difficulty, you will only find the very best unique items from Diablo. One of the few exceptions to the "hell/hell or abyss/hell for high level items" rule is The One Ring, which is a very high quality unique item with a low base item qlvl: it can be dropped by a handful of unique monsters, even in normal difficulty.
| Hell 13 - highest qlvl: 30 (Winglord) |
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Acolyte Amulet Gotterdamerung Korondur (hell difficulty only) Shaktokh The Grandfather The Maimer of Souls (hell difficulty drop confirmed) The Shield Ring (hell difficulty drop confirmed) |
| Hell 14 - highest qlvl: 31 (Dreadjudge) |
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Acolyte Amulet Gotterdamerung Infernal Bow (hell difficulty only) Korondur (hell difficulty only) Shaktokh The Grandfather The Maimer of Souls The Shield Ring |
| Hell 15 - highest qlvl: ??? (Lazarus???) |
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Acolyte Amulet Amulet of Warding Amulet of Wrath Arcane Ring Armor of Gloom Azurewrath Emperor's Plate Gotterdamerung Helm of Arahil (hell difficulty only) Helm of Guard Infernal Bow (hell difficulty only) Korondur (hell difficulty only) Krieger Narsil Protector of the King (hell difficulty only?) Ring of the Cat Scarab of Gloom Shadowfang Shaktokh Shield of Guard Shield of the Sun (hell difficulty only) Staff of War The Battleplate The Dragon The Grandfather The Maimer of Souls The Ring of Battle The Shaman The Shield Ring The Ungodly Plate (hell difficulty only) The Warbringer |
| Hell 16 - highest qlvl: 48 (Diablo) |
|
Acolyte Amulet Amulet of Warding Amulet of Wrath Aranruth (hell difficulty only) Arcane Ring Armor of Gloom Azurewrath Crown of Leoric (hell difficulty only) Emperor's Plate Gotterdamerung Helm of Arahil (nightmare or hell difficulty only) Helm of Guard Infernal Bow (nightmare or hell difficulty only) Korondur (nightmare or hell difficulty only) Krieger Mail of Elrohil (hell difficulty only) Narsil Protector of the King (hell difficulty only) Ring of the Cat Scarab of Gloom Shadowfang Shaktokh Shield of Guard Shield of the Sun (nightmare and hell difficulty only) Staff of War The Battleplate The Dragon The Grandfather The Kaiser's Bow (hell difficulty only) The Maimer of Souls The One Ring The Ring of Battle The Shaman The Shield Ring The Ungodly Plate (nightmare or hell difficulty only) The Warbringer |
| Abyss 1 - highest qlvl: 34 (Doomdrake the Dark) |
|
Acolyte Amulet Amulet of Warding Amulet of Wrath Gotterdamerung Helm of Arahil (hell difficulty only) Infernal Bow (hell difficulty only) Korondur (hell difficulty only) Krieger Ring of the Cat Shaktokh Shield of the Sun (hell difficulty only) The Grandfather The Maimer of Souls The Shield Ring The Warbringer |
| Abyss 2 - highest qlvl: 36 (Wraith of Izual) |
|
Acolyte Amulet Amulet of Warding Amulet of Wrath Arcane Ring Armor of Gloom Azurewrath Emperor's Plate Gotterdamerung Helm of Arahil (hell difficulty only) Helm of Guard Infernal Bow (hell difficulty only) Korondur (hell difficulty only) Krieger Narsil Ring of the Cat Scarab of Gloom Shadowfang Shaktokh Shield of Guard Shield of the Sun (hell difficulty only) Staff of War The Battleplate The Dragon The Grandfather The Maimer of Souls The Ring of Battle The Shaman The Shield Ring The Ungodly Plate The Warbringer |
| Abyss 3 - highest qlvl: 38 (Andariel) |
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Acolyte Amulet Amulet of Warding Amulet of Wrath Aranruth (hell difficulty only) Arcane Ring Armor of Gloom Azurewrath Crown of Leoric (hell difficulty only) Emperor's Plate Gotterdamerung Helm of Arahil (hell difficulty only) Helm of Guard Infernal Bow (hell difficulty only) Korondur (hell difficulty only) Krieger Mail of Elrohil (hell difficulty only) Narsil Protector of the King (hell difficulty only) Ring of the Cat Scarab of Gloom Shadowfang Shaktokh Shield of Guard Shield of the Sun (hell difficulty only) Staff of War The Battleplate The Dragon The Grandfather The Kaiser's Bow (hell difficulty only) The Maimer of Souls The One Ring The Ring of Battle The Shaman The Shield Ring The Ungodly Plate (hell difficulty only) The Warbringer |
| Abyss 4 - highest qlvl: 38 (Horazon the Summoner, The Executioner of Hell) |
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Acolyte Amulet Amulet of Warding Amulet of Wrath Aranruth (hell difficulty only) Arcane Ring Armor of Gloom Azurewrath Crown of Leoric (hell difficulty only) Emperor's Plate Gotterdamerung Helm of Arahil (hell difficulty only) Helm of Guard Infernal Bow (hell difficulty only) Korondur (hell difficulty only) Krieger Mail of Elrohil (hell difficulty only) Narsil Protector of the King (hell difficulty only) Ring of the Cat Scarab of Gloom Shadowfang Shaktokh Shield of Guard Shield of the Sun (hell difficulty only) Staff of War The Battleplate The Dragon The Grandfather The Kaiser's Bow (hell difficulty only) The Maimer of Souls The One Ring The Ring of Battle The Shaman (hell difficulty drop confirmed) The Shield Ring The Ungodly Plate (hell difficulty only) The Warbringer |
Note: Item drops in italics have been confirmed. If you can confirm any of the other item drops, please send me an e-mail message.
Possible item drops by item
| Item | Can drop on |
| Aranruth | 16, Abyss 3 - 4 |
| Armor of Gloom | 15 - 16, Abyss 2 - 4 |
| Azurewrath | 15 - 16, Abyss 2 - 4 |
| Emperor's Plate | 15 - 16, Abyss 2 - 4 |
| Infernal Bow | 14 - 16, Abyss 1 - 4 |
| Krieger | 15 - 16, Abyss 1 - 4 |
| Narsil | 15 - 16, Abyss 2 - 4 |
| Shield of the Sun | 15 - 16, Abyss 1 - 4 |
| Staff of War | 15 - 16, Abyss 2 - 4 |
| The Battleplate | 15 - 16, Abyss 2 - 4 |
| The One Ring | 16, Abyss 3 - 4 |