It is difficult to quantify the exact value of the Teleport Oskill but it is quite likely that many builds would opt to use Enigma even if it didn’t come with any other bonuses. It is also a key component to strength bugging your character:Įnigma’s Strength Requirement > (Base Strength + Hard Points in Strength + Enigma Strength Bonus)Įnigma’s Strength Requirement < (Base Strength + Hard Points in Strength + Strength from Other Gear + Strength from Charms)

Statistically, Enigma grants more life than almost any other armor in the game.

The strength bonus that Enigma provides allows you to put more points into vitality. Quite often, when the best-in-slot weapon for a given class also comes with no resists (Grief, Crescent Moon, Death’s Web etc.), this means that +5 All Resistances Small Charms will be necessary and this can greatly increase the cost of the build. Since Enigma does not come with resists, these stats need to be made up via other item slots.

The high cost of Enigma is not confined to the Runeword itself. The same strategy is not viable online since the map seed is randomised each game and you cannot create games too rapidly. On Single Player, Sur and Ber runes can be farmed in Players 8 Lower Kurast superchests at a reasonable rate (approximately one every 2000 runs on a 6-chest map) and these can be cubed up to create a Jah. Both Hellforge and Hell Countess are unable to drop Ber or Jah runes so they must be acquired through natural farming or trade. The biggest downside to Enigma is the high cost of the Runeword. It even provides 8% physical damage reduction and Increase Maximum Life 5% (which usually equates to somewhere between 50-80 life depending on the class using it). Enigma provides the single largest strength boost of all body armors (up to 74 at level 99), the highest Faster Run/Walk, the highest +All Skills and the fourth highest magic find on a body armor (behind Skullder’s Ire, Wealth and a 4-socket Ist’ed Armor) – although these options are not very practical. The Teleport Oskill is unbelievably powerful in both PvM and PvP and it completely changes the nature of the game.īut even setting aside its primary function, the supporting cast of stats on Enigma put most of its competitors to shame. Over 90% of builds use Enigma by default and the remaining 10% would probably perform better if they switched over. + (1 Per Character Level) +1-99% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based On Character Level)Įnigma is undisputedly the most game-warping item in Diablo II.

+ (0.75 Per Character Level) +0-74 To Strength (Based On Character Level)

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