Call to Arms
S
S-Tier — Best in Slot / Meta-Defining
Rune Recipe
Amn 
Ral 
Mal 
Ist 
Ohm
Insert in order: Amn → Ral → Mal → Ist → Ohm
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Stats & Properties
+40% Increased Attack Speed
+200-240% Enhanced Damage
+1 To All Skills
Level 2-6 Battle Command
Level 1-6 Battle Orders
Level 1-4 Battle Cry
Replenish Life +12
--- Rune Bonuses ---
Amn: 7% Life Stolen Per Hit
Ral: +5-30 Fire Damage
Mal: Prevent Monster Healing
Ist: +30% MF
Ohm: +50% Damage
How to Socket Your Base
Larzuk Quest Reward — Gives max sockets on normal items. Best way to guarantee exactly 5 sockets on the right base.
Best Base Items for Call to Arms
Cheapest up to 6 sockets. Fast attack speed. For CTA (5os): find a 5-socket drop or cube recipe. Perfect BO switch — you're not attacking with it, just casting Battle Orders.
Budget: Crystal Sword — Easy 5-socket sword. Works identically as a BO switch weapon.
Where it drops Any difficulty. For 5 sockets, need ilvl 41+ Flail (ilvl 26–40 = only 4 sockets).
Socket ilvl ilvl 41+ = Larzuk gives 5 sockets on Flail. ilvl 26–40 = only 4 sockets. Need Nightmare or Hell Flails for 5os.
How to socket Larzuk on ilvl 41+ Flail gives 5 sockets. Cube recipe gives random 1–5 sockets. Alternatively, just find a pre-socketed 5os Flail.
Best farming spots Nightmare or Hell Secret Cow Level (ilvl 41+ Flails for 5 sockets) · Any Nightmare/Hell area for ilvl 41+ Flail · Hell Cows (easiest dense farming for weapon bases)
Terror Zones scale monster levels to your character level (up to 99), so any terrorized area can drop elite bases — great supplemental farming.
Indestructible — no repair costs ever. If you have a spare Phase Blade, it's the ideal CTA base. Max 6 sockets. Larzuk gives 6 — for 5os runewords, find a 5-socket drop or cube recipe.
Where it drops Hell difficulty only.
Socket ilvl Phase Blade max sockets = 6. Larzuk gives 6 (too many for 5os). Find a 5os drop or use cube recipe (random 1-6).
How to socket Phase Blade: Larzuk gives 6os (too many for 5os). Find a 5-socket drop or cube recipe (Ral+Amn+Perfect Amethyst).
Best farming spots Hell Mephisto (Act 3) · Chaos Sanctuary (Act 4 Hell) · 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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Every Build (BO switch)
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