+3 Golemlord's Necro Head

[handofnaz]

Hey all. I know that twink-imbuing a Bloodlord or Succubus Skull and using the 6 p skull recipe can, after a million years perhaps, produce a +2 Necro/+3RS/+3SM powerhouse. My aspirations are not as high at the moment, however, and I'm a bit more interested in securing a +3 to summoning Golemlord's head at the moment.

I just wanted to check if my calculations were correct. Please forgive the flimsy maths... I'm an arts major, and am inherently incredibly ineffective at number-crunching.

Assuming a Minion Skull (qlvl59) dropped from a Hell Bovine (mlvl/ilvl90), with the desired Golemlord's alvl60:

alvl = ilvl - qlvl/2
alvl = 90 - 59/2
alvl = 90 - 29.5
alvl = 60.5

I'm not sure how D2 handles decimal rounding, so let's just assume that the final alvl attained is either 60 or 61, which is just about the right alvl desired for Golemlord's. So, if everything is in order, rerolling a blue Minion Skull with perfect gems should eventually net something to this order? Is this correct, or have I deserved several swift kicks to the groin?

Edit: Woohoo, kick to the groin it is!

if (ilvl<(99-qlvl/2))
then {alvl=ilvl-qlvl/2}
else {alvl=2*ilvl-99}

I guess some more number-crunching is in order. Snort.

Righto. Given the else formula, the ideal item would be an ilvl 80 Minion Skull? Where to find bundles of mlvl 80 monsters though. Hrmm.

[helvete]

Hell bovines are monster level 81 in 1.10+ IIRC, so you can't get that anymore, without reverting to previous versions.

But does it have to be an elite? Well, if it doesn't, then a preserved head with ilvl (err... ) 70ish or better is your best bet.

[handofnaz]

Oh dear, then that messes up base calcs! A 70 preserved head, eh? Lovely! Relieves the need to pump strength, as the elite heads are so incredibly heavy. Does d2data.net provide accurate mlvls?

If it is, then a magical Demon Head from Hell Andariel should result in qlvl 63. I hope that's right :badteeth:

[thegiantturtle]

Does d2data.net provide accurate mlvls?In general, no. The monster data there does not understand how mlvl is affected by area_level. For monsters unaffected by area_level (Baal, Diablo, Mephisto, Duriel, Andariel, all monsters in normal difficulty), the data should be appropriate. Andariel IS mlvl 75.

A Demon Head will always have a qlvl of 24.

So the max alvl on a Demon Head dropped by Andariel will be 63.

[helvete]

If it is, then a magical Demon Head from Hell Andariel should result in qlvl 63. I hope that's right :badteeth:
This is correct, except for the typo. That should read alvl (yes, abbreviations are confusing at times).

[handofnaz]

Ah, many thanks, all. I can finally take a break from the numbers. Kisses all around.