Special Modifiers were a group of item [[modifiers]] in Diablo II that were not [[prefixes]] or [[suffixes]]. Special Modifiers could only occurred spawn on Crafted itemsUnique, Set , and Crafted items, and Uniques; never not on magical or rare items. These type of modifers grant unusual modifiers granted special bonuses; properties very that were different from the vast majority of prefixes and suffixesunique, and were often very powerful in their scarcity.
It's There do not known if seem to be many (any?) such modifiers in Diablo III will have , which has a more limited pool of item affixes that are classified , and is balanced to make top quality Rares, or even Blues, as special modifiers, since the developers have revealed very little good or better than Set Items and Legendaries. Further details to be added as more is learned about the itemization process. Diablo III item system
==Diablo II Special Modifiers==
A See the article in the Diablo II portion of this wiki for full listing, with details, about all of these modifiers in that game.* {{iw|Special_Modifiers can be seen hereDiablo 2 Special Item Modifiers}}. Below is only the quick list, without the properties explained.
These included the following:
* Ignores Target Defense
* Piercing
* Increased Blocking Speed
* Slows Target
Some, all, or none of these may return in Diablo III.