Brand
D
D-Tier — Weak, Rarely Used
Rune Recipe
Insert in order: Jah → Lo → Mal → Gul
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Stats & Properties
+260-340% Enhanced Damage
+300% Damage To Undead
35% Chance To Cast Level 14 Amplify Damage When Struck
100% Chance To Cast Level 18 Bone Spear On Striking
Fires Explosive Arrows or Bolts (15)
Knockback
Slain Monsters Rest In Peace
Prevent Monster Heal
--- Rune Bonuses ---
Jah: Ignores Target Defense
Lo: 20% Chance of Deadly Strike
Mal: Prevent Monster Healing
Gul: +20% AR
How to Socket Your Base
⚔️ Weapon
Ral + Amn + Perfect Amethyst + Normal Weapon
Adds 1-6 sockets (random). Cannot exceed item's max sockets.
Larzuk Quest Reward — Gives max sockets on normal items. Best way to guarantee exactly 4 sockets on the right base.
Best Base Items for Brand
Highest base damage bow. Brand GMB with Amplify Damage proc is excellent for Bowazons supporting a party.
Budget: Matriarchal Bow — Lower requirements, still very effective. Good budget Brand base.
Where it drops Hell difficulty only (elite bows).
Socket ilvl GMB/Matriarchal Bow: ilvl 26–40 = 4 sockets from Larzuk. ilvl 41+ = 5 sockets (too many for Brand 4os). Hell drops are ilvl 41+ = Larzuk gives 5. Find a natural 4os bow or use cube recipe.
How to socket ⚠️ Hell-dropped Grand Matron Bows (ilvl 41+) get 5 sockets from Larzuk — too many for Brand (4os). Find a natural 4-socket bow drop, or use cube recipe (Ral+Amn+Perfect Amethyst+Normal Weapon) for random 1–5 sockets.
Best farming spots Hell Mephisto · Hell Andariel · The Pit (Act 1 Hell)
Terror Zones scale monster levels to your character level (up to 99), so any terrorized area can drop elite bases — great supplemental farming.
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