Diablo II: Resurrected

Obedience runeword in D2R: Hel + Ko + Thul + Eth + Fal (5 sockets, Polearms/Spears). +370% Enhanced Damage. 40% Chance of Crushing Blow. B-Tier.

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Obedience

B-Tier — Good, Situationally Strong

5 Sockets PolearmsSpears Patch Patch 1.10 (Ladder → Non-Ladder in D2R)

Rune Recipe

Hel

Thul

Eth

Fal

Insert in order: Hel → Ko → Thul → Eth → Fal

Stats & Properties

+370% Enhanced Damage

40% Chance of Crushing Blow

30% Chance To Cast Level 21 Enchant When You Kill An Enemy

-25% To Enemy Fire Resistance

+200-300 Defense

+40% Faster Hit Recovery

All Resistances +20-30

Adds 3-14 Cold Damage

-25% Target Defense

+10 To Strength

+10 To Dexterity

Requirements -20%

--- Rune Bonuses ---

Hel: -20% Requirements

Ko: +10 Dexterity

Thul: +3-14 Cold Damage (3 sec)

Eth: -25% Target Defense

Fal: +10 Strength

How to Socket Your Base

⚔️ Weapon

Ral + Amn + Perfect Amethyst + Normal Weapon

Adds 1-6 sockets (random). Cannot exceed item's max sockets.

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Larzuk Quest Reward — Gives max sockets on normal items. Best way to guarantee exactly 5 sockets on the right base.

Socket Guide (Max Sockets by Base) → · Cube Recipes →

Best Base Items for Obedience

Thresher

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Fast attack speed (WSM −10) + high damage. Eth Thresher is the dream base for merc Obedience — enhanced defense bonus + indestructible effectively.

Budget: Cryptic Axe — Max 5 sockets (gemsockets=5), so Larzuk gives 5 sockets at ilvl 41+. Slightly slower than Thresher but easier to find with 5 sockets. ⚠️ Colossus Voulge (max 4 sockets) cannot be used for Obedience (5os).

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Where it drops Hell difficulty for elite polearms.

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Socket ilvl Thresher: ilvl 41+ = 5 sockets from Larzuk. All Hell-dropped Threshers qualify. Cryptic Axe: ilvl 41+ = 5 sockets from Larzuk. ⚠️ Colossus Voulge max is 4 sockets — cannot be socketed for Obedience (5os).

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How to socket Larzuk gives 5 sockets on any Hell-dropped Thresher or Cryptic Axe (ilvl 41+) — guaranteed for Obedience (5os). ⚠️ Do NOT use Colossus Voulge for Obedience — it maxes at 4 sockets. Cube recipe gives random 1–5 sockets.

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Best farming spots Hell Cows (Secret Cow Level) · Chaos Sanctuary (Act 4 Hell) · Worldstone Keep (Act 5 Hell)

⚡ Terror Zones scale monster levels to your character level (up to 99), so any terrorized area can drop elite bases — great supplemental farming.