Item type

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Modifiers Cube Socket Ethereal Prices Required Durability Repairs Stack Size Replenish Indestructible Treasure Item code Item type Affix Crafted Set Unique Gem Rune Word Consumable Armor Helm Circlet Pelt Primal Body Shield Auric Head Belt Boots Gloves Weapon Am bow Am javelin Am spear Axe Bow Claw Club Crossbow Dagger Hammer Javelin Mace Orb Polearm Scepter Spear Staff Sword Throw axe Throw knife Missile pot Wand Misc Amulet Small Charm Large Charm Grand Charm Jewel Ring Class Assassin Amazon Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Item types are "blueprints" for items and are used to categorize them, which is used by many game mechanics, including, but not limited to affix generation, runeword base eligibilty, skill mechanics and so on. Form a hierarchy, so a particular item type is also considered of its supertypes. Foe example, an amazon bow is a bow so can roll bow affixes and be used as a base for bow runewords (unless the subtype is explicitly excluded - that's why many melee affixes cannot be rolled on staves and wands). Items type can have multiple supertypes, so the hierarchy is not a simple tree. For example, a combo weapon is both a melee weapon and a thrown weapon. Items can also have multiple item types. For example, a Flawed Amethyst is both a Flawed Gem and an Amethyst. Base stats for individual armor and weapons can be found on separate item type pages. Hierarchy of item types. Since it is most often used to determine available affixes and valid bases for runewords, only weapons and armor are shown. For clarity class-specific item types are also hidden. Armor Armor Helm Circlet Pelt Primal helm Body armor Belt Boots Gloves Any shield Shield Auric shield Shrunken head Weapon Although orbs can be used as melee weapons, they are not classified as such and they can neither spawn with melee weapon affixes, nor be used to make melee weapon Rune Words. Melee Melee weapon Axe Blunt weapon Claw Swords and Knives (D2R only) Spears and Polearms (D2R only) Throwing axe (combo weapon) Club Hammer Mace Rod Hand to Hand 2 Dagger Sword Polearm Spear Scepter Staff Wand Throwing knife (combo weapon) Amazon spear Javelin (combo weapon) Amazon javelin Blunt weapons all have +50% Damage to Undead. In LoD subtypes of item types introduced in D2R are simply subtypes of absent item types' supertypes. For example swords are a subtype of melee weapons. Missile Missile weapon Bow Amazon bow Crossbow Missiles (arrows or bolts) fired by missile weapons, are not weapons themselves. Thrown Thrown weapon Combo weapon Missile potion Javelin Throwing axe Throwing knife Amazon javelin Animation type 1HS 2HS 1HT 2HT STF BOW XBW HT1 Axe (one handed) Throwing axe Sword (one handed) Club Scepter Mace Wand Sword (two handed) Dagger Throwing knife Javelin Amazon javelin Spear Amazon spear Axe (two handed) Polearm Hammer Staff Bow Amazon bow Crossbow Claw Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Amulet Ring Charm Missile Socket filler Potion Gold Key Scroll Tome Player body part Small Charm Large Charm Grand Charm Bow Quiver Crossbow Quiver Gem Jewel Rune Healing Potion Mana Potion Antidote Potion Thawing Potion Stamina Potion Chipped Gem Flawed Gem Standard Gem Flawless Gem Perfect Gem Amethyst Diamond Emerald Ruby Sapphire Topaz Skull Rejuvenation Potion Reference Nefarius, Armor.txt File Guide (Phrozen Keep) Ric Faith Misc.txt File Guide (Phrozen Keep) Ric Faith, Weapons.txt File Guide (Phrozen Keep)