How to Make Good Diablo 2 Armor
- 1). Right-click on your Horadric Cube to open the device's transmutation chamber. The cube has the power to transmute armor into a more powerful version.
- 2). Drag the armor into the cube. This technique works with any armor set, including "magical," "rare" and "unique" versions of armor.
- 3). Add one perfect diamond, one Tal rune and one Shael rune to the cube. These items appear in the game as you kill monsters and complete quests.
- 4). Click the "Transmute" button on the cube. The diamond and runes enhance a set of armor and turn it into its "exceptional" counterpart.
- 5). Add one perfect diamond, one Ko rune and one Lem rune along with the newly created "exceptional" armor to the cube.
- 6). Click "Transmute" once more to upgrade the "exceptional" armor to its "elite" version. "Elite" armor offers the greatest protection in the game. Players may not upgrade armor beyond this point.
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