Ilevel 91+ = skiller with 41-45 life (Hell Baal ilevel 99, Hell Nithy ilevel 95 and Hell Diablo ilevel 94)Ĭhampion and Unique monsters have monster levels and drop items with item levels of +2 and +3 of their area’s level, respectively. Ilevel 77+ = skiller with 36-40 life (plain monsters Hell Lost City onwards Pindle) Ilevel 61+ = skillers with 31-35 life (plain monsters most of Act 5 NM onwards) Ilevel 50+ = plain skillers (plain mosters NM Great Marsh onwards)

In normal, mlvl is equal to the monster’s level, while in nightmare/hell, mlvl is equal to the area level the monster is found in. Technically, the +skillbranch mod can only appear on items of ilvl 50+, and the ilvl of an item is equal to the mlvl of the monster that dropped it. It also also plays a role in determining the possible item types from chests and chest-like objects, in all difficulty levels.įor a useful Diablo 2 Expansion (1.10+) example, grand charms that appear with a +skillbranch mod can only appear on monsters that have been killed from The Great Marsh in act 3 in nightmare difficulty onwards. In nightmare and hell mode, the Area Level is basically used to determine the types of items (and their mods) that can be dropped from monsters, as well as changing to-hit calculations on a monster.

The Qlvl also factors into gambling, modifiers you see on items for sale by NPCs, repair prices, and many other things. The Clvl requirement is 3/4 the highest Qlvl affix on an item. Your Clvl must be no less than 6 below the Qlvl to get it on an Imbue. Monsters must be at least that high in level to drop an item with that affix on it. The ilvl, in conjunction with the Quality Level (qlvl), also limits which affixes can appear on the item, (It’s what stops you from getting a Godly Quilted Armor of the Whale in the Blood Moor on Normal, for example,) as well as the maximum number of sockets an item can spawn with. CALCULATIONSĭuring item-quality calculation, if an item’s ilvl isn’t equal to or greater than that item-type’s Set or Unique ilvl, it will drop as a double durability Magic or triple durability Rare item (respectively) instead. In Classic Diablo II / Lord of Destruction, ilvl is invisible, but is usually equal to the mlvl of the monster which dropped it.

The ilvl (Item Level) is a number that is used in many game calculations.

Diablo 2 resurrected item level display