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Arioc's Needle inventory graphic

Arioc's Needle

Elite Unique

Hyperion Spear

Two-hand damage:
35–119
Base Speed:
-10
Durability:
30
Req Strength:
155
Req Dexterity:
120
Req level:
81
Quality level:
85
Treasure class:
60
  • +2–4 to All Skills
  • +30% Increased Attack Speed
  • +180–230% Enhanced Damage
  • Ignore Target's Defense
  • Adds 393 Poison Damage over 10 Seconds
  • 50% Deadly Strike

Description

For much of the game's history, Arioc's Needle was a key without a lock, if one would pardon the pun.

Key details

  • It faced stiff competition from a plethora of potent runewords for Desert Mercenary followers, was too unfocused for the already subpar Spear-Zon, lagged behind other two-handers for Barbarians, required one too many hands to be of interest to Paladins or Assassins, had an unfavorable IAS chart for Druids, and was the direct inferior of multiple staves for casting-focused Necromancers and Sorceresses.
  • It was not until the introduction of the Warlock, who may use this Hyperion Spear in "one hand" – and whose Echoing Strike skill covets the unusual intersection of +4 to All Skills and 50% Deadly Strike – that this endgame weapon finally found its niche.

D2Emu Tips

  • It provides +4 to all skills, high % deadly strike and high base weapon damage.
  • In conjunction with Levitation Mastery, the Deadly Strike on Arioc's Needle furthers your crit chance and you can use Arioc's Needle with 40% less requirements if your Levitation Mastery is at level 20.
  • Players report finding it an Arioc's Needle with +3 to All Skills Here it is on my Warlock (pre-nerf) in all his glory.
  • Ethereal Arioc's Needle on act 2 mercenary is actually very strong for hell Travincal farming Find Item (hork) barbarian. and it's pretty cheap!
  • Paladin holding Arioc's Needle.

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