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To brand an Exile shield in Diablo 2: Resurrected, y'all need to spell out the runeword "VexOhmIstDol" by adding a Vex rune, an Ohm rune, an Ist rune, and a Dol rune to a 4-socket Paladin shield. The runes must exist added in exactly that order for the runeword to work. And the shield must be a Paladin shield — yous cannot make Exile with a Monarch, Ward, or Custodianship.

It'southward possible to get a 4-socket Paladin shield as early as Act IV on Normal difficulty, only the probability of finding one increases steadily equally you progress into Nightmare and Hell difficulty. And if you observe a normal Paladin shield anywhere on Act Iv Normal or later on, so you can either become Larzuk to add sockets to it, or take a take a chance with the Horadric Cubes add together sockets recipe. Having said all that, Exile is an expensive runeword, and so you're kind of wasting it if you don't brand it with an infrequent shield found on Hell difficulty (or peradventure on the Cloak-and-dagger Moo-cow Level on Nightmare difficulty).

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Dol is the easiest rune to get in this recipe. Yous might fifty-fifty be lucky enough to get one as early as Act V on Normal difficulty. If not, you can subcontract it at the Hellforge on Nightmare, or from The Countess on Nightmare or Hell. Ist is much harder to get, dropping on Act 5 Nightmare at the earliest, and only dropping at the Hellforge or Countess on Hell difficulty. But Ist is way easier to become than Vex or Ohm, neither of which can exist dropped by the Hellforge or The Countess at all. You'll be relying on random drops on Hell difficulty for both of those 2, unless you accept ii spare Gul runes and a crimson, which can be combined in the Horadric Cube to make a Vex. If yous somehow end upwards with two spare Vex runes, you can combine those with an emerald to make an Ohm.

An Exile shield is guaranteed to make your Paladin into an accented tank thanks to its defense boosts and its Defiance aureola. All information technology actually lacks is resistance bonuses, so make certain you get those in another way.

Exile's full listing of bonuses is every bit follows:

  • 15% Adventure To Cast Level 5 Life Tap On Striking
  • Level thirteen-16 Disobedience Aureola When Equipped
  • +ii To Offensive Auras (Paladin But)
  • +30% Faster Cake Charge per unit
  • Freezes Target
  • +220-260% Enhanced Defence (varies)
  • Replenish Life +7
  • +5% To Maximum Cold Resist
  • +5% To Maximum Burn down Resist
  • 25% Better Take a chance Of Getting Magic Items
  • Repairs 1 Durability in 4 Seconds