Death
B
B-Tier — Good, Situationally Strong
Rune Recipe
Hel 
El 
Vex 
Ort 
Gul
Insert in order: Hel → El → Vex → Ort → Gul
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Stats & Properties
+300-385% Enhanced Damage
+(0.5 Per Character Level) 0.5-49.5% Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)
Level 22 Blood Golem (15 Charges)
25% Chance To Cast Level 18 Glacial Spike On Attack
100% Chance To Cast Level 44 Chain Lightning When You Die
50% Chance of Crushing Blow
Indestructible
+50 To Attack Rating
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Requirements -20%
--- Rune Bonuses ---
Hel: -20% Requirements
El: +50 AR
El: +1 Light Radius
Vex: 7% Mana Leech
Ort: +1-50 Lightning Damage
Gul: +20% AR
How to Socket Your Base
⚔️ Weapon
Ral + Amn + Perfect Amethyst + Normal Weapon
Adds 1-6 sockets (random). Cannot exceed item's max sockets.
Larzuk Quest Reward — Gives max sockets on normal items. Best way to guarantee exactly 5 sockets on the right base.
Best Base Items for Death
Best elite axe damage. Death in Berserker Axe with Berserk charges is devastating for Barbarians.
Budget: Colossus Blade — Huge two-handed sword damage. Good for builds that want maximum reach.
Where it drops Hell difficulty only.
Socket ilvl Berserker Axe: ilvl 41+ = 6 sockets from Larzuk. All Hell-dropped Berserker Axes qualify. Death needs 5 sockets — Larzuk gives 6 (too many). Find a natural 5os Berserker Axe or use cube recipe. Colossus Blade: ilvl 41+ = 6 sockets — same issue for 5os Death.
How to socket ⚠️ Larzuk gives 6 sockets on Hell-dropped Berserker Axe or Colossus Blade — too many for Death (5os). Find a natural 5-socket drop or use cube recipe (Ral+Amn+Perfect Amethyst+Normal Weapon) for random 1–6 sockets.
Best farming spots Hell Mephisto (Act 3) · Chaos Sanctuary (Act 4 Hell) · Worldstone Keep (Act 5 Hell)
Terror Zones scale monster levels to your character level (up to 99), so any terrorized area can drop elite bases — great supplemental farming.
Used In These Builds
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