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Andariel's Visage

Andariel's Visage

Legendary Helm

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

660–759 Armor

Primary Attributes

  • 5–10% more Fire damage taken.

Secondary Attributes

  • +150–200 Poison Resistance
  • Attacks release a Poison Nova that deals 350–450% weapon damage as Poison to enemies within 10 yards.

Random Affixes

  • Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.
  • +626–750 Strength
  • +626–750 Dexterity
  • +626–750 Intelligence
  • Increases Attack Speed by 5–7%
  • Attack Speed Increased by 5–7%

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +825–1,000 Strength

Primal

  • +1,000 Strength

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (47 primary, 14 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 1 primary and 0 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
  • +10–15% Life
  • Regenerates 6,448–7,678 Life per Second ancient 8,445–10,000
  • +91–100 Resistance to All Elements ancient +110–130
  • +626–750 Strength ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Dexterity ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Vitality ancient +825–1,000
  • +559–595 Armor ancient +654–775
  • +7,737–9,214 Life per Hit ancient +10,135–11,975
  • Sockets (1–1)
  • Barbarian +10–15% damage: Hammer of the Ancients, Ancient Spear, Seismic Slam, Whirlwind
  • Crusader +10–15% damage: Shield Bash, Fist of the Heavens, Sweep Attack, Blessed Shield, Blessed Hammer, Phalanx
  • Demon Hunter +10–15% damage: Impale, Rapid Fire, Chakram, Strafe, Elemental Arrow, Multishot, Cluster Arrow
  • Monk +10–15% damage: Lashing Tail Kick, Wave of Light, Exploding Palm, Tempest Rush
  • Necromancer +10–15% damage: Bone Spear, Death Nova, Skeletal Mage
  • Witch Doctor +8–15% damage: Firebats, Sacrifice
  • Witch Doctor +10–15% damage: Zombie Charger, Spirit Barrage, Acid Cloud
  • Wizard +10–15% damage: Ray of Frost, Arcane Orb, Wave of Force, Arcane Torrent, Energy Twister, Disintegrate, Meteor

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Reduces duration of control impairing effects by 20–40%
  • Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
  • +141–160 Physical Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Fire Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Cold Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Lightning Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Poison Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Arcane Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +2,401–2,880 Thorns Damage ancient +2,881–3,500
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Fear on Hit
  • Ignores Durability Loss

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

Some long-forgotten artisan crafted this helmet in the hideous likeness of the Maiden of Anguish. For what purpose, none can say.

Andariel's Visage

Andariel's Visage periodically triggers a poison nova with your attacks, hitting all nearby enemies. This adds area damage that fires often at high attack speed. The helm also carries an elemental damage bonus that makes it appealing for many builds, but it brings increased fire damage taken as a downside.

Because the nova scales with your hit frequency, it suits fast attackers landing many small hits. Cushion the fire-damage drawback with resistances or defensive skills. The power can also be extracted into the armor slot of Kanai's Cube; wear the helm itself when you want the extra poison damage and the elemental bonus.

The Poison Nova and Its Price

The nova hits every enemy within 10 yards of you for 350–450% weapon damage as Poison. A high roll raises that extra damage directly, and a Primal Ancient helm has 450%. Fittingly, 5–7% attack speed is built in, since every additional attack means another nova.

The drawback is a range as well: you take 5–10% more Fire damage. For once a low value is better here, since every extra percentage point means more Fire damage taken. The fixed 150–200 Poison Resistance only protects against Poison, not against Fire.

Two Random Rolls That Matter

The helm rolls a 15–20% damage bonus for exactly one element, whether Cold, Poison, Arcane, Holy, Lightning, Fire or Physical, plus a main stat at 626–750. If the element does not match your main skills, that is the first candidate for the Mystic. Critical hit chance is worth adding on top.

The helm is often combined with Aquila Cuirass, the leg piece of Blackthorne's Jousting Mail, Squirt's Necklace, Stone Gauntlets, Razeth's Volition and Haunted Visions. According to the flavor text, a long-forgotten artisan shaped it in the hideous likeness of the Maiden of Anguish, for a purpose no one can name.

by eRnstl