BASE ITEMS

Median XL features the familiar item types from classic LoD, as well as many new exotic class-specific items.

Item tiers
Each item has 6 ‘tiers’ or quality levels. Higher tiers of the same item have better stats but higher requirements. The tier number of an item is displayed in brackets behind the item name. Tiers represent the increasing effectiveness of weapons and armour due to ongoing development in weaponsmithing and armourcrafting.

In Act 1 Hatred difficulty, you will generally find only tier 1 and 2 items. Higher tiers drop in later Acts. Vendors only sell tier 1 items, but you can gamble on any tier if you have the money to spare.

Sacred items
Sacred items are a variation of regular tiered items, more powerful than even tier 6 items but very hard to find and with high requirements. Sacred items cannot be gambled.

Only sacred items can be crafted, turned into honorific items, or be part of an item set. Sacred items have their own uniques.

Cast speed and staves
Caster characters (druids, necromancers, sorceresses) cast their spells faster when using a staff.

Sockets
Sockets are much more plentiful than in the regular game. The maximum socket count of an item type is usually equal to the number of slots the item takes up. Gloves, belts and boots can also have sockets.

All tiered and sacred items have a 25-50% chance to spawn with a random number of sockets. Uniques, sets, crafted and honorific items spawn with max sockets.

The maximum number of sockets an item can have is based on the item and its tier. Low tier items usually have a low maximum socket count.

Class-specific items
Median XL features many old and new class-specific items. A complete list:

Amazon: bows, spears, javelins, helms, shields.
Assassin: claws, naginata, shields.
Barbarian: swords, axes, helms, shields.
Druid: bows, staves, helms.
Necromancer: scythes, daggers, staves, wands, crossbows, shields.
Paladin: maces, mauls, spears, helms, shields.
Sorceress: orbs, crystal swords, armours.

Full Item List