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The Sultan of Blinding Sand

The Sultan of Blinding Sand

Legendary Two-Handed Sword

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

1,632.4 Damage Per Second

1,137–1,702 Damage

1.15 Attacks per Second

Primary Attributes

  • +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Holy Damage

Secondary Attributes

  • 20–40% Chance to Blind on Hit

Random Affixes

  • +946–1,125 Strength
  • +946–1,125 Dexterity
  • +946–1,125 Intelligence

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +1,237–1,465 Strength
  • +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325) Holy Damage

Primal

  • +1,465 Strength
  • +1,870–2,325 Holy Damage

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 (20 primary, 12 secondary)

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

Primary

  • +6–10% Damage
  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 6–10%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 8–10%.
  • Increases Attack Speed by 5–7%
  • Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.
  • +946–1,125 Strength ancient +1,237–1,465
  • +946–1,125 Dexterity ancient +1,237–1,465
  • +946–1,125 Intelligence ancient +1,237–1,465
  • +946–1,125 Vitality ancient +1,237–1,465
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Fire Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Cold Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Holy Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Lightning Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Poison Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +(1,024–1,252)–(1,227–1,556) Arcane Damage ancient +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325)
  • +23,211–27,644 Life per Hit ancient +30,408–35,940
  • Increases damage against elites by 9–10%
  • 34–39% chance to inflict Bleed for 300–400% weapon damage over 5 seconds.
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • +9,142–13,371 Life after Each Kill ancient +14,708–17,385
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Fear on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Stun on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Blind on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Freeze on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Chill on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Slow on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Immobilize on Hit
  • 1–5.1% Chance to Knockback 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

Forged by the finest smiths in Caldeum to commemorate the first emperor Hakan's ascension to the throne.

The Sultan of Blinding Sand

This two-handed sword gives each of your hits a chance to blind the struck enemy. Blinded foes cannot attack, so alongside its Holy damage the weapon brings a valuable defensive crowd-control effect that keeps you alive in melee.

Because the effect simply triggers on striking, the sword suits attack-heavy melee fighters who hit often and quickly anyway. The higher your hit frequency, the more often you blind and the more continuously you keep enemy groups incapacitated. My tip: stack attack speed to trigger the blind chance as often as possible, and use the breathing room while enemies are blind for your own heavy attacks.

A Wide Range for the Blind Chance

The blind chance is not a legendary power but a fixed property, and its range is wide: 20–40% per hit. A copy at the top end therefore blinds twice as often as one at the bottom, and a Primal Ancient sword always has 40.0%. Because the chance applies per hit, skills that hit many enemies at once also blind many at once.

No Cube Slot, Clear Stats

Since the sword carries no legendary power, there is nothing to extract into Kanai's Cube; the blind only works while you wield it. Holy damage of (1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) is fixed as well, and Strength, Intelligence or Dexterity at 946–1,125 rolls at random. The sword deals 1137-1702 damage at 1.15 attacks per second and, as a two-handed weapon, occupies both hands. If the blind chance is low, reforging in Kanai's Cube rerolls the whole item. The Sultan can go to a follower as well.

A Blade for the First Emperor

The flavor text places the sword in context: the finest smiths in Caldeum forged it to commemorate the first emperor Hakan's ascension to the throne.

by eRnstl