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 a medium armor and has the highest defense overall but also requires a higher level. Merc from Nightmare can reach 222 Str on lvl 83 with Andy +30 Str (+10 from Fal Rune or Perf Amethyst), lvl 86 with Andy 25+ (+10), lvl 89 with Andy +30 and lvl 91 with Andy 25+. 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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