Oath
C
C-Tier — Decent, Niche Use Cases
Rune Recipe
Insert in order: Shael → Pul → Mal → Lum
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Stats & Properties
+210-340% Enhanced Damage
+50% Increased Attack Speed
30% Chance To Cast Level 20 Bone Spirit On Striking
Level 17 Iron Golem (14 Charges)
Level 16 Heart of Wolverine (20 Charges)
+10-15 Magic Absorb
Indestructible
+75% Damage To Demons
+100 To Attack Rating Against Demons
Prevent Monster Heal
+10 To Energy
--- Rune Bonuses ---
Shael: +20 IAS
Pul: +75% Damage to Demons
Pul: +100 AR vs Demons
Mal: Prevent Monster Healing
Lum: +10 Energy
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 Oath
Indestructible + fastest attack speed. Oath Phase Blade is a budget powerhouse — Bone Spirit proc + fast attacks.
Budget: Berserker Axe — High damage for Barbarians. ⚠️ Oath needs 4 sockets. Berserker Axe: ilvl 1–25 = 4 sockets from Larzuk. ilvl 26–40 = 5. ilvl 41+ = 6. Hell drops give 6 (too many). Need ilvl 1–25 Berserker Axe or natural 4os drop.
Where it drops Hell difficulty only.
Socket ilvl Phase Blade: Larzuk gives 6os (too many for Oath 4os). Find a natural 4os Phase Blade or cube recipe. Berserker Axe: ilvl 1–25 = 4 sockets from Larzuk (correct for Oath). ilvl 26–40 = 5. ilvl 41+ = 6. Hell drops = 6 sockets (too many).
How to socket Phase Blade: Larzuk gives 6os (too many for Oath 4os). Find a natural 4os Phase Blade or cube recipe. ⚠️ Berserker Axe: Hell drops get 6 sockets from Larzuk (too many). Need ilvl 1–25 Berserker Axe (Larzuk gives 4), a natural 4os drop, or cube recipe.
Best farming spots Hell Mephisto · Chaos Sanctuary · The Pit
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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