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Pauldrons of the Skeleton King

Pauldrons of the Skeleton King

Legendary Shoulders

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

586–674 Armor

Primary Attributes

  • +416–500 Vitality
  • +373–397 Armor

Secondary Attributes

  • When receiving fatal damage, there is a chance that you are instead restored to 25% of maximum Life and cause nearby enemies to flee in fear.

Random Affixes

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

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +550–650 Strength
  • +550–650 Vitality
  • +436–516 Armor

Primal

  • +650 Strength
  • +650 Vitality
  • +516 Armor

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 (52 primary, 14 secondary)

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

Primary

  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 5–8%.
  • +10–15% Life
  • Regenerates 4,643–5,528 Life per Second ancient 6,080–7,185
  • Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.
  • +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
  • Barbarian +10–15% damage: Rend, Earthquake, Furious Charge, Call of the Ancients, Revenge, Overpower, Avalanche
  • Crusader +10–15% damage: Condemn, Bombardment, Falling Sword, Heaven's Fury
  • Demon Hunter +10–15% damage: Fan of Knives, Spike Trap, Sentry, Rain of Vengeance, Companion
  • Monk +10–15% damage: Cyclone Strike, Sweeping Wind, Mystic Ally, Seven-Sided Strike, Dashing Strike
  • Necromancer +10–15% damage: Command Skeletons, Command Golem, Revive, Bone Armor, Bone Spirit, Corpse Explosion, Corpse Lance
  • Witch Doctor +10–15% damage: Grasp of the Dead, Haunt, Locust Swarm, Summon Zombie Dogs, Fetish Army, Gargantuan, Wall of Death, Piranhas
  • Wizard +10–15% damage: Explosive Blast, Hydra, Familiar, Black Hole, Blizzard

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. ancient +32,684–38,625
  • 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
  • +5,334–7,696 Thorns Damage ancient +7,697–9,500
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Chill 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

"No matter its value, it would be wise to let the raiment of the Black King remain buried with its fallen owner. No good can come of disturbing Leoric's rest." —Deckard Cain

A second chance on the battlefield

The Pauldrons of the Skeleton King are a valuable life insurance: when you take fatal damage there is a chance you do not die but are instead healed to a portion of your life while surrounding enemies flee in fear. This emergency exit not only buys you a heartbeat to breathe but also room, by briefly scattering the foes around you.

Because the effect works regardless of class and brings Vitality and Armor on top, the shoulders are mainly for dangerous encounters where a single hit could drop you. Tip: Do not rely blindly on the rescue, but immediately use the granted window and the fleeing enemies to reposition, pop a healing potion, or bring your defensive cooldowns back online.

What the rescue does - and where it ends

The power gives no fixed probability, so it is a chance rather than a guarantee. When it fires, you end up at 25% of your maximum Life. That means the more maximum Life you have, the bigger the cushion the rescue actually provides - and the fixed 416 to 500 Vitality on the shoulders feeds straight into that. The fear only hits enemies near you. Against a pack crowding you in melee it buys real space; ranged attackers keeping their distance are not affected.

Stats for the shoulder slot

Besides Vitality, every copy brings 373 to 397 Armor, plus Strength, Dexterity or Intelligence at 416 to 500 points - pick the piece with your class's main stat. For the remaining stats, Area Damage, Cooldown Reduction, Resource Cost Reduction or Physical Resistance are worth having; Pickup Radius is a comfortable extra.

The Black King's legacy

The pauldrons are often combined with Squirt's Necklace, Convention of Elements, Aquila Cuirass, Blackthorne's Jousting Mail, Ice Climbers and Unity. The flavor text comes from Deckard Cain, who warns that the raiment of the Black King should stay buried with its fallen owner, since no good can come of disturbing Leoric's rest. Wear these shoulders anyway and you are quite literally carrying a piece of the Skeleton King into battle.

by eRnstl