Treachery Archon Plate (ETH)

3 Socket Body Armors (Shael + Thul + Lem)

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.


TREACHERY
Archon Plate
'ShaelThulLem'
Defense: 922-1179
Durability: 31
Required Strength: 93
Required Level: 63
5% Chance To Cast Level 15 Fade When Struck
25% Chance To Cast Level 15 Venom On Striking
+2 To Assassin Skills
+45% Increased Attack Speed
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cold Resist +30%
50% Extra Gold From Monsters
Ethereal (Cannot Be Repaired)*

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

	Treachery grants 5% chance to cast level 15 Fade when struck (Assassin buff usable by any class). It lasts for 5 minutes and gives: 60% All Res, 15% physical Damage Reduction (DR) and curse duration reduced by 79%. It will have nearly 100% uptime vs monsters.
	Treachery grants 25% chance to cast level 15 Venom on striking (Assassin buff usable by any class). It lasts for 3 minutes and adds 305-325 poison damage over 0.4 seconds to your physical attacks. It will have 100% uptime.

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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