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Drakon's Lesson

Drakon's Lesson

Legendary Bracers

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

366–421 Armor

Primary Attributes

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%

Secondary Attributes

  • When your Shield Bash hits 3 or fewer enemies, its damage is increased by 300–400% and 25% of its Wrath Cost is refunded. (Crusader Only)

Random Affixes

  • +416–500 Strength
  • +416–500 Dexterity
  • +416–500 Intelligence

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +550–650 Strength

Primal

  • +650 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 (17 primary, 15 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 2 primary and 1 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
  • Regenerates 6,448–7,678 Life per Second ancient 8,445–10,000
  • +91–100 Resistance to All Elements ancient +110–130
  • +416–500 Strength ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Dexterity ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
  • +373–397 Armor ancient +436–516
  • +7,737–9,214 Life per Hit ancient +10,135–11,975
  • 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.
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • 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 Knockback on Hit
  • Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%.
  • Reduces damage from melee attacks by 6–7%
  • 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

The Elder Crusader Drakon believed in precision, and trained his apprentice to strike fewer targets, but with more power. "Would you rather face ten opponents who are slightly injured? Or seven healthy opponents, who are distracted by the three corpses at your feet?"

Drakon's Lesson

These bracers reward precision with Shield Bash: hit three or fewer enemies and the bash's damage spikes hard while part of its Wrath cost is refunded. Rather than spreading wide, you want to focus your blows on just a few targets.

For the Crusader this builds into a concentrated single-target setup, ideal against elites, bosses and individual tough foes. The Wrath refund keeps your resource flowing so you can bash more often. Practical tip: position yourself so your Shield Bash hits little more than the boss and a stray minion or two – separate the main target from the pack and the bonus stays active, concentrating your damage exactly where it counts.

Numbers and condition

The damage bonus rolls between 300 and 400%, while the 25% Wrath refund is fixed. Unruned, Shield Bash costs 30 Wrath, charges at the target and strikes it along with all nearby enemies, which is exactly why you have to watch the three-target limit. The skill requires a shield, and 300% of that shield's block chance is added as Holy damage. The power only works for the Crusader.

Runes that respect the limit

Some runes increase the number of targets hit and so work against the condition: Shattered Shield hits additional enemies with fragments, and Shield Cross makes extra shields erupt in a cross. Runes that strengthen the single bash fit better: Pound raises the damage to 1320% weapon damage plus 500% of block chance but cuts the range to 8 yards. Crumble lifts weapon damage to 875%, and One on One stuns the target for 1.5 seconds.

Stats

The bracers carry a fixed 4.5–6% Critical Hit Chance and roll 416–500 Strength, Dexterity or Intelligence, where the Crusader wants Strength.

Drakon's question

In the flavor text, the Elder Crusader Drakon puts a question to his apprentice: would you rather face ten slightly injured opponents, or seven who are distracted by the three corpses at your feet? Three targets, full force: exactly the logic of the power.

by eRnstl