Blood Weapons

[Skythe]

Simple questions: are they possibly good?

The Conc Barb guide mentions blood axes and how they could turn out to be "EXTREMELY POWERFUL". Thing is I've not played d2 since 1.09 so what has changed? They get a fixed 30-60%ed plus how many affixes?

Cruel + Grandmasters possible?

Thanks for your help

[Pucho]

Cruel + Grandmasters possible?
no, just cruel+ master's
Imagine a 500%+ ED berserker axe with 40 IAS, 2 sockets and some life leech...

[freakinrican]

I don't think crafted items can get 2 sockets. But, to give ya an example, I have a 415% War Spike, 6/6 dual leech, that I made last ladder. I also made a 450% Ogre Maul, but it got lost in a xfer gone wrong :grrr:

[Skythe]

oh okay 510%ed max sounds good to me

too bad that zerkers are so scarce .c

[Pucho]

I don't think crafted items can get 2 sockets.

They can.
@Skythe
the recipe works with every axe, not just berserker axes, I was just giving you an example...

edit, blood weapons must be axes... :D

[Skythe]

i know but i'm going axes ;)

[ebyworx]

Zerker axes are the way to go due to speed and damage potential, it doesn't make sense to craft war axes or hand axes

[Thrugg]

Just to clear up freakinrican's confusion - they will only get 1 socket if you give them to Larzuk, but they may spawn with the Mechanic's prefix which would give them a 50% chance of 2.

That costs you an affix though, only leaving room for one suffix. You might be better off with eg quickness and a +damage suffix, and then Larzuk socketing for one.

[DistortedRiff]

Well, a non eth zerker axe with 511% ED only has 2 more minimum damage and 9 more maximum damage than an ethereal zerker axe with 300% ED, just incase anyone was wondering.