Bramble Archon Plate (ETH)

4 Socket Body Armors (Ral + Ohm + Sur + Eth)

Eth-bugged items have about 100% more defense.
D2R, PD2 and POD: Eth-bug has been fixed so ethereal runewords have about 30% less defense.


BRAMBLE
Archon Plate
'RalOhmSurEth'
Defense: 1222-1479
Durability: 31-35
Required Strength: 93
Required Level: 63
Level 15-21 Thorns Aura When Equipped
+50% Faster Hit Recovery
+25-50% To Poison Skill Damage
+300 Defense
Increase Maximum Mana 5%
Regenerate Mana 15%
+5% To Maximum Cold Resist
Fire Resist +30%
Poison Resist +100%
+13 Life After Each Kill
Level 13 Spirit of Barbs (1-33 Charges)
Ethereal (Cannot Be Repaired)*

*Ethereal items used by a mercenary do not lose durability.

	Bramble grants level 15-21 Thorns when equipped (Paladin aura usable by any class). It gives 810-1050% damage returned to the melee physical attackers (+40% per level), it has 1/8 effectiveness in PvP.
	Bramble grants 33 charges of level 13 Spirit Of Barbs (Druid minion usable by any class). It gives 290% damage returned to the melee physical attackers, it has 1/8 effectiveness in PvP.

You can learn more about game mechanics behind those abilities in our game guide.

Archon Plate (AP) vs Sacred Armor (SA):
Eth AP requires only 93 Strength and has the highest defense from all light armors (they don't slow movement speed).
Eth SA is medium armor and has the highest defense overall but also the highest Strength required (only high level merc can reach 222 Str with items). It will also make him walk/run 5% slower but it is not important for merc, especially if you move around with Teleport.

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