Enhanced Defense

Diablo II	Notation	Basic	Class	Skill	Item	Ally	Quest	Area	Monster	Tale

Two weapons	Fires Magic Arrows	Explosive Arrows	Piercing Attack	Attack Rating	AR vs Demons	AR vs Undead
% Attack Rating	Defense	Enhanced Defense	Defense per hit	% Defense	Defense vs Melee	Defense vs Missile
Target Defense	Ignore Defense	Block	Chance to Cast	On Attack	On Striking	When Struck

Enhanced Defense on any of the following item types increases their own defense values by a percentage:

Armor
Helm Circlet Pelt Primal helm	Body armor Belt Boots Gloves	Shield Auric shield Shrunken head

If any of these items spawns with Enhanced Defense, then its base defense is set to its maximum value + 1 (added before any ethereal bonus) before the percentage bonus is applied. However, if an item is upgraded from Normal to Exceptional or Exceptional to Elite using the Horadric Cube then its base defense value is selected randomly again.

For example, a Grim Helm has (60-125) defense while Vampire Gaze Grim Helm has 100% Enhanced Defense (ED), so this is applied to 126 (125+1) defense to result in 252 defense (if it is ethereal, then it is applied to 189 ( [(125+1)*1.5] ) defense to result in 378 defense). However, if it is upgraded to a Bone Visage, 100% ED is applied to (100-157) defense ( (150-235) if ethereal) to result in (200-314) defense ( (300-470) if ethereal).
When Enhanced Defense spawns on any other item which does not have a defense value of its own, then this is treated as a +% Defense bonus and added to other bonuses of that type. To avoid confusion, these items are not listed on this page.

Helm

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(10-20)%	Sturdy helm ¹	1	1
(21-30)%	Sturdy helm ¹	3	4
(31-40)%	Strong helm ¹	6	9
(41-50)%	Glorious helm ¹	14	19
(51-65)%	Blessed helm ¹	18	25
(66-80)%	Saintly helm ¹	23	31
(81-100)%	Holy helm ¹	27	36
(101-200)%	Godly helm ¹	38	45
(101-200)%	Godly helm ¹	43	50

¹ Same group as + Defense (Based on Character Level) prefixes

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
30%	Pul Rune in socket	45	No

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(10-30)%	Safety helm	13	No
30%	Wisdom helm	45	No (D2R only)
30%	Flickering Flame helm	55	No (D2R only)
30%	Dream helm	65	Yes (LoD only)
(30-50)%	Duskdeep Full Helm	17	No
50%	Nadir helm	13	No
50%	Crown of Ages Corona	82	No
(30-60)%	Undead Crown Crown	29	No
60%	Veil of Steel Spired Helm	73	No
(50-75)%	Griswold's Valor Corona	69	No
75%	Radiance helm	27	No
80%	Howltusk Great Helm	25	No
(50-80)%	Metamorphosis helm	67	Yes (D2R only)
(75-100)%	Bulwark helm	35	Yes (D2R only)
(75-100)%	Cure helm	35	Yes (D2R only)
(75-100)%	Ground helm	35	Yes (D2R only)
(75-100)%	Hearth helm	35	Yes (D2R only)
(75-100)%	Temper helm	35	Yes (D2R only)
100%	Peasant Crown War Hat	28	No
100%	Vampire Gaze Grim Helm	41	No
100%	Hwanin's Splendor Grand Crown	45	No
(90-120)%	Nightwing's Veil Spired Helm	67	No
120%	Guillaume's Face Winged Helm	34	No
(100-130)%	Steel Shade Armet	62	No
(100-150)%	Andariel's Visage Demonhead	83	Yes (LoD only)
(150-200)%	Valkyrie Wing Winged Helm	44	No
(160-200)%	Crown of Thieves Grand Crown	49	No
(160-220)%	Rockstopper Sallet	31	No
(180-220)%	Blackhorn's Face Death Mask	41	No
(200-240)%	Stealskull Casque	35	No

Pelt

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(130-140)%	Cerebus' Bite Blood Spirit	63	Yes (LoD only)
(120-150)%	Ravenlore Sky Spirit	74	No
(170-190)%	Spirit Keeper Earth Spirit	67	No
(150-200)%	Jalal's Mane Totemic Mask	42	No

Primal helm

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(120-150)%	Wolfhowl Fury Visor	79	No
(120-160)%	Demonhorn's Edge Destroyer Helm	61	Yes (LoD only)
(140-170)%	Halaberd's Reign Conqueror Crown	77	No
(150-200)%	Arreat's Face Slayer Guard	42	No

Body armor

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(10-20)%	Sturdy body armor ¹	1	1
(21-30)%	Sturdy body armor ¹	3	4
(31-40)%	Strong body armor ¹	6	9
(41-50)%	Glorious body armor ¹	14	19
(51-65)%	Blessed body armor ¹	18	25
(66-80)%	Saintly body armor ¹	23	31
(81-100)%	Holy body armor ¹	27	36
(101-200)%	Godly body armor ¹	38	45
(101-200)%	Godly body armor ¹	43	50

¹ Same group as + Defense (Based on Character Level) prefixes

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
30%	Pul Rune in socket	45	No

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
25%	Sigon's Shelter Gothic Plate	6	No
(10-30)%	Safety body armor	13	No
30%	Enlightenment body armor	45	No
40%	Angelic Mantle Ring Mail	12	No
50%	Immortal King's Soul Cage Sacred Armor (Full)	76	No
60%	Cow King's Hide Studded Leather	18	No
70%	Chains of Honor body armor	63	No
75%	Smoke body armor	37	No
(70-80)%	Iceblink Splint Mail	22	No
(75-85)%	Sparking Mail Chain Mail	17	No
(50-100)%	Iron Pelt Trellised Armor	33	No
(60-100)%	Venom Ward Breast Plate	20	No
(70-100)%	Darkglow Ring Mail	14	No
(80-100)%	Hawkmail Scale Mail	15	No
100%	Milabrega's Robe Ancient Armor (2 items)	17	No
100%	Heavenly Garb Light Plate	29	No
(100-120)%	Boneflesh Plate Mail	26	No
(100-120)%	Silks of the Victor Ancient Armor	28	No
120%	Skin of the Vipermagi Serpentskin Armor	29	No
(100-130)%	Rockfleece Field Plate	28	No
(120-150)%	Goldskin Full Plate Mail	28	No
(120-150)%	Tyrael's Might Sacred Armor	84	Yes (LoD only)
150%	The Spirit Shroud Ghost Armor	28	No
150%	Trang-Oul's Scales Chaos Armor	49	No
(120-160)%	Spirit Forge Linked Mail	35	No
(120-160)%	Atma's Wail Embossed Plate	51	No
(140-160)%	Que-Hegan's Wisdom Mage Plate	51	No
(140-170)%	Prudence body armor	49	No
(150-180)%	Crow Caw Tigulated Mail	37	No
(150-180)%	Corpsemourn Ornate Plate	55	No
(150-180)%	Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin	85	No
(150-190)%	Skin of the Flayed One Demonhide Armor	31	No
(140-200)%	Black Hades Chaos Armor	53	No
(150-200)%	Duress body armor	47	No
(150-200)%	The Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece	85	No
(160-200)%	Duriel's Shell Cuirass	41	No
(160-200)%	Skullder's Ire Russet Armor	42	No
(170-200)%	Leviathan Kraken Shell	65	Yes (LoD only)
(180-200)%	Guardian Angel Templar Coat	45	No
200%	Fortitude body armor	59	Yes (LoD only)
(160-220)%	Toothrow Sharktooth Armor	48	No
(170-220)%	Templar's Might Sacred Armor	74	No
(180-220)%	Shaftstop Mesh Armor	38	No
(190-220)%	Steel Carapace Shadow Plate	66	No
(200-260)%	Gloom body armor	47	No
(250-290)%	Stone body armor	47	No
(275-325)%	Arctic Furs Quilted Armor	2	No

Shield

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(10-20)%	Sturdy shield ¹	1	1
(21-30)%	Sturdy shield ¹	3	4
(31-40)%	Strong shield ¹	6	9
(41-50)%	Glorious shield ¹	14	19
(51-65)%	Blessed shield ¹	18	25
(66-80)%	Saintly shield ¹	23	31
(81-100)%	Holy shield ¹	27	36
(101-200)%	Godly shield ¹	38	45
(101-200)%	Godly shield ¹	43	50

¹ Same group as + Defense (Based on Character Level) prefixes

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
30%	Pul Rune in socket	45	No

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(10-30)%	Safety shield	13	No
30%	Dream shield	65	Yes (LoD only)
(30-40)%	Pelta Lunata Buckler	2	No
(30-40)%	Wall of the Eyeless Bone Shield	20	No
(40-50)%	Umbral Disk Small Shield	9	No
50%	Milabrega's Orb Kite Shield (3 items)	17	No
50%	Ancients' Pledge shield	21	No
(30-60)%	Swordback Hold Spiked Shield	15	No
(50-60)%	Stormguild Large Shield	13	No
(60-100)%	Steelclash Kite Shield	17	No
(60-100)%	Splendor shield	37	No
100%	The Ward Gothic Shield	26	No
(70-120)%	Lance Guard Barbed Shield	35	No
(80-120)%	Bverrit Keep Tower Shield	19	No
(80-130)%	Lidless Wall Grim Shield	41	No
(100-150)%	Visceratuant Defender	28	No
(120-150)%	Spike Thorn Blade Barrier	70	No
(130-160)%	Sanctuary shield	49	No
175%	Whitstan's Guard Round Shield	29	No
(130-180)%	Spirit Ward Ward	68	No
(150-180)%	Medusa's Gaze Aegis	76	No
(140-200)%	Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield	38	No
(160-200)%	Radament's Sphere Ancient Shield	50	No
(160-200)%	Blackoak Shield Luna	61	No
(160-220)%	Stormchaser Scutum	35	No
(180-220)%	Moser's Blessed Circle Round Shield	31	No
(180-240)%	Gerke's Sanctuary Pavise	44	No

Auric shield

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(150-200)%	Herald of Zakarum Gilded Shield	42	No
(170-200)%	Dragonscale Zakarum Shield	80	No
(180-210)%	Alma Negra Sacred Rondache	77	No
(220-260)%	Exile auric shield	57	No

Shrunken head

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(120-150)%	Boneflame Succubus Skull	72	No
(140-180)%	Darkforce Spawn Bloodlord Skull	65	Yes (LoD only)
(150-200)%	Homunculus Hierophant Trophy	42	No

Belt

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(10-20)%	Sturdy belt ¹	1	1
(21-30)%	Sturdy belt ¹	3	4
(31-40)%	Strong belt ¹	6	9
(41-50)%	Glorious belt ¹	14	19
(51-65)%	Blessed belt ¹	18	25
(66-80)%	Saintly belt ¹	23	31
(81-100)%	Holy belt ¹	27	36
(101-200)%	Godly belt ¹	38	45
(101-200)%	Godly belt ¹	43	50

¹ Same group as + Defense (Based on Character Level) prefixes

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(10-30)%	Safety belt	13	No
(20-30)%	Snakecord Light Belt	12	No
(30-50)%	Nightsmoke Belt	20	No
(40-60)%	Goldwrap Heavy Belt	27	No
75%	Wilhelm's Pride Battle Belt	42	No
(80-100)%	Bladebuckle Plated Belt	29	No
100%	Immortal King's Detail War Belt (4 items)	29	No
(90-120)%	Arachnid Mesh Spiderweb Sash	80	No
(90-140)%	Verdungo's Hearty Cord Mithril Coil	63	No
(120-150)%	Razortail Sharkskin Belt	32	No
(120-150)%	Gloom's Trap Mesh Belt	36	No
(130-170)%	Snowclash Battle Belt	42	No
(150-180)%	String of Ears Demonhide Sash	29	No
(160-200)%	Thundergod's Vigor War Belt	47	No

Boots

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(10-20)%	Sturdy boots ¹	1	1
(21-30)%	Sturdy boots ¹	3	4
(31-40)%	Strong boots ¹	6	9
(41-50)%	Glorious boots ¹	14	19
(51-65)%	Blessed boots ¹	18	25
(66-80)%	Saintly boots ¹	23	31
(81-100)%	Holy boots ¹	27	36
(101-200)%	Godly boots ¹	38	45
(101-200)%	Godly boots ¹	43	50

¹ Same group as + Defense (Based on Character Level) prefixes

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(10-20)%	Hotspur Boots	5	No
(10-30)%	Safety boots	13	No
(20-30)%	Gorefoot Heavy Boots	9	No
(30-40)%	Treads of Cthon Chain Boots	15	No
(50-60)%	Goblin Toe Light Plated Boots	22	No
(60-80)%	Tearhaunch Greaves	29	No
(70-100)%	Shadow Dancer Myrmidon Greaves	71	Yes (LoD only)
(120-150)%	Infernostride Demonhide Boots	29	No
(140-170)%	Sandstorm Trek Scarabshell Boots	64	No
(150-190)%	Silkweave Mesh Boots	36	No
(150-190)%	War Traveler Battle Boots	42	No
(160-200)%	Gore Rider War Boots	47	No
(170-200)%	Marrowwalk Boneweave Boots	66	No
(180-210)%	Waterwalk Sharkskin Boots	32	No

Gloves

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(10-20)%	Sturdy gloves ¹	1	1
(21-30)%	Sturdy gloves ¹	3	4
(31-40)%	Strong gloves ¹	6	9
(41-50)%	Glorious gloves ¹	14	19
(51-65)%	Blessed gloves ¹	18	25
(66-80)%	Saintly gloves ¹	23	31
(81-100)%	Holy gloves ¹	27	36
(101-200)%	Godly gloves ¹	38	45
(101-200)%	Godly gloves ¹	43	50

¹ Same group as + Defense (Based on Character Level) prefixes

Value	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
(10-20)%	The Hand of Broc Leather Gloves	5	No
(10-20)%	Bloodfist Heavy Gloves	9	No
(10-20)%	Frostburn Gauntlets	29	No
(10-30)%	Safety gloves	13	No
(20-30)%	Chance Guards Chain Gloves	15	No
(20-30)%	Magefist Light Gauntlets	23	No
50%	Magnus' Skin Sharkskin Gloves	37	No
(90-120)%	Soul Drainer Vambraces	74	No
(90-120)%	Dracul's Grasp Vampirebone Gloves	76	No
(130-160)%	Venom Grip Demonhide Gloves	29	No
(140-180)%	Gravepalm Sharkskin Gloves	32	No
(150-190)%	Ghoulhide Heavy Bracers	36	No
(150-200)%	Lava Gout Battle Gauntlets	42	No
(150-200)%	Hellmouth War Gauntlets	47	No

Enhanced Defense

Contents

Helm

Pelt

Primal helm

Body armor

Shield

Auric shield

Shrunken head

Belt

Boots

Gloves

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