Looks to me like the number of sockets is random (mod1=sock in cubemain.txt which is the same value as the magic, socketed recipes which we know is random). TAL + AMN + 1 perfect ruby + normal shield -> socketed shield RAL + THUL + 1 perfect sapphire + normal helm -> socketed helm RAL + AMN + 1 perfect amethyst + normal weapon -> socketed weapon TAL + THUL + 1 perfect topaz + normal torso -> socketed torso Now remember that you can put sockets in armour and weapons (white ones or grey ethereal ones) Even getting a Mal or an Ist from the Countess is a huge stroke of luck to all but the most fanatical of playersģ of a kind = next highest level rune up to 3 ORTs

The very high level runes and runewords are, I think pretty much out of reach. Worth a try in no twink if you want Lionheart or Wealth Doing 2500 runs for an Ist seems like a horrible thing to put yourself through but you should get medium level runes like Lum Ko or Lem if you're lucky and persistent. Hell Countess runs are basically Nightmare Countess runs with an occasional higher level rune thrown in. People doing jewelry crafts or making Honour, King's Grace or Black should take note A good way to stock up on Sols Shaels and Amns. Nightmare Countess runs: well if you do a couple of hundred you should get an Io and multiples of each more common rune. If you want to make Malice, Steel, Stealth or Leaf early on in no twink, run the Countess in Act 1 Normal Normal Countess runs are actually a decent source of low level runes. OK, so what does all that mean for players in practical terms? (At least that's what I think it all means ) ) Above Runes 1 there is also an increasing possibility of generating a drop from a lower Runes treasure class For instance Runes 1 is a drop of El (60%) or Eld (40%). The Runes treasure classes basically each have 2 runes in. This is for each item and she can drop multiple itemsĬountess Item generates fairly typical items for a SuperuniqueĬountess Rune =3 picks, treasure class Runes 4, NoDrop=5Ĭountess Rune (N) =3 picks, treasure class Runes 8, NoDrop=5Ĭountess Rune (H) =3 picks, treasure class Runes 12, NoDrop=5 Looking at the Countess drops in the treasureclassex.txt file we have:Ĭountess: Countess Item 50% / Countess Rune 50%Ĭountess (N): Countess Item (N) 50%/ Countess Rune (N) 50%Ĭountess (H): Countess Item (H) 50%/ Countess Rune (H) 50% (Also posted at the AB, apologies for posting the same thing in two places)

Diablo 2 countess rune drops