Items

Item hunting is one of the mayor objectives in Diablo games, besides questing and leveling. The item system in Diablo III has been simplified and streamlined, when compared to the predecessor. The loss in iconic itemization depth and replay value is arguably justified by allowing franchise newcomers to easier understand items in Diablo III.

Items come in three large categories: Armor, Weapon, and Other

Armor

Armor refers to any non-held equipment. Most of them provide Mainstat, Vitality and other defensive bonuses.

There are 11 total armor slots:

• Head
• Torso
• Waist
• Shoulders
• Wrists
• Hands
• Legs
• Feet
• Rings (2 slots)
• Amulets

Weapons

Weapons include anything held in the hand, even if they player doesn't hit monsters with it.

One-Handed	Two-Handed
Axes	Axes
Maces	Maces
Swords	Swords
Spears	Polearms
Daggers	Staves
Shields	Bows
	Crossbows

Class Restrictions

All classes can use all types of armor, although most classes have a special type for one of the slots. Weapons are restricted by class and each class has at least one special weapon type.

	Restrictions	Special Items
Barbarian	Staves, Bows and Crossbows	Might Belts(Belts) and Weapons (1&2H)
Crusader		Crusader Shields(OH) and Flails (1&2H)
Monk		Spirit Stones(Head), Fists(1H) and Daibos(2H)
Demon Hunter	All 2H but Bows and Crossbows	Cloaks(Torso), Hand Crossbows(1H) and Quivers(OH)
Wizards	Polearms and 2H Maces	Wizard Hats(Head), Wands(1H) and Sources(OH)
Witch Doctors		Voodoo Mask(Head), Ceremonial Knives(1H) and Mojos(OH)

Follower Gear

Each of the followers can equip a weapon, 2 rings, an amulet and a special item particular to each follow

• The Templar can equip one-handed swords, axes, spears and daggers, along with a shield and a Templar Relic
• The Scoundrel can equip either bow or crossbow and a Scoundrel Token
• The Enchantress can equip staves, swords, axes, and maces along with a Enchantress Focus

Item Quality and Color

Every item has a quality level associated with it and each quality level has a color associated with it

• Junk - grey
• Normal - white
• Magic - blue
• Rare - yellow
• Legendary - orange
• Set - green

Ironically, the most common quality level of item drops is Rare.

Grey, Normal, Magic, and Rare items are useless in Diablo III after reaching level 70. This is a massive ideology departure from Diablo II Lord of Destruction.

Set items have their own color but are considered legendary in terms of drop rate.

Gems

Weapons, Jewelry as well as Head, Torso, and Leg Armor can have sockets for Gems. These Gems provide additional effects, depending on where they are socketed.

There are five types of Gems in a range of qualities: Ruby, Topaz, Emerald, Amethyst and Diamond.

In Addition, Patch 2.1 introduced Legendary Gems that mostly socket into Jewelry and provide various effects.

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