Phoenix
A
A-Tier — Excellent, Widely Used
Rune Recipe
Vex Vex 
Lo 
Jah
Insert in order: Vex → Vex → Lo → Jah
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Stats & Properties
+350-400% Enhanced Damage
+350-400 Defense Vs. Missile
40% Chance To Cast Level 22 Firestorm On Striking
100% Chance To Cast Level 40 Blaze When You Level Up
-28% To Enemy Fire Resistance
Level 10-15 Redemption Aura When Equipped
+15-21 Fire Absorb
Ignore Target's Defense
14% Mana Stolen Per Hit
20% Deadly Strike
--- Rune Bonuses (Shield) ---
Vex: +5 Max Fire Resist
Vex: +5 Max Fire Resist
Lo: +5 Max Lightning Resist
Jah: +50 Hit Points
--- Rune Bonuses (Weapon) ---
Vex: 7% Mana Leech
Vex: 7% Mana Leech
Lo: 20% Chance of Deadly Strike
Jah: Ignores Target Defense
How to Socket Your Base
🔰 Shield
Tal + Amn + Perfect Ruby + Normal Shield
Adds 1-4 sockets (random).
Larzuk Quest Reward — Gives max sockets on normal items. Best way to guarantee exactly 4 sockets on the right base.
Best Base Items for Phoenix
Best shield base for Phoenix. Redemption aura on shield frees up other gear slots. Works for all classes.
Budget: Sacred Targe — Paladin-only but has highest all-resist bonus. Best for Paladin builds.
Where it drops Hell difficulty only.
Socket ilvl ilvl 41+ for 4 sockets on Monarch via Larzuk.
How to socket Larzuk gives 4 sockets on ilvl 41+ Monarch. Cube recipe gives random 1–4 sockets.
Best farming spots Hell Cows (Secret Cow Level — best Monarch source) · Hell Countess (Act 1 Hell) · Hell Andariel (Act 1)
Terror Zones scale monster levels to your character level (up to 99), so any terrorized area can drop elite bases — great supplemental farming.
Used In These Builds
SorceressPaladinJavazonAny Build (Redemption)
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