Greater Talons

Blade Talons (Normal)Greater Talons (Exceptional)Runic Talons (Elite)

Greater Talons

Item Level: 50
Speed Modifier: -30
Range: +1

Damage: 21 to 35
Durablity: 69 of 69
Required Strength: 79
Required Dexterity: 79
Required Level: 37
Socketed (0 to 3)

Greater Talons can spawn with up to 3 individual Assassin skill bonuses with +1 to +3 each. These bonuses will keep the item normal, and still allow runewords to be created with it.

A superior Greater Talons can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses:

+5% to +15% Enhanced Damage
Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%
+1 to +3 to Attack Rating

Unique and Set Greater Talons

Bartuc's Cut-Throat

Magic Greater Talons worth keeping

Most magic Greater Talons are sold or dropped, but these are worth keeping. The stats shown are the rolls that make them valuable.

Cunning Greater Talons of Quickness: +3 Traps and 40% increased attack speed; best with +3 Lightning Sentry or Death Sentry on top.

How to upgrade Greater Talons

Transmute a Low Quality Greater Talons, an Eld Rune, and any Chipped Gem to create a Normal Quality Greater Talons.

How to add sockets to Greater Talons

You can add sockets to Greater Talons by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 3 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.

Transmute Greater Talons, a Ral Rune, an Amn Rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed Greater Talons.

This recipes will add between 1 and 3 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 3, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.

Amount of sockets for a Greater Talons
Roll	Sockets	Odds
1	1 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
2	2 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
3	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
4	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
5	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
6	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)

The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.

possible sockets for a Greater Talons
iLvl 0-25	iLvl 26-40	iLvl 41 and up
2	3	3

Vendors that sell Greater Talons

What each vendor sells of Greater Talons per difficulty, and from which character level (cLvl). A vendor can also sell it in place of another item in Nightmare and Hell (from level 26), or on a small chance as the exceptional or elite version of one. The last column says from which level it can roll as Cunning Greater Talons of Quickness.

Vendor	How	Magic	cLvl	Worth keeping
AshearaSmall chance, in place of Blade Talons	Small chance, in place of Blade Talons	0–3	always	cLvl 75+
AnyaSmall chance, in place of Blade Talons	Small chance, in place of Blade Talons	1–3	always	cLvl 75+

Vendor	How	Magic	cLvl	Worth keeping
AshearaSmall chance, in place of Blade Talons	Small chance, in place of Blade Talons	0–3	always	cLvl 75+
AnyaSmall chance, in place of Blade Talons	Small chance, in place of Blade Talons	1–3	always	cLvl 75+

Runewords you can make in Greater Talons

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Runeword	Sockets	Bases	Runes	Level	Stats
Malice (original)	3 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Ith El Eth	15	+9 to Maximum Damage (All) ()-25% Target Defense ()+50 to Attack Rating ()100% Chance of Open WoundsPrevent Monster Heal-100 to Monster Defense Per HitReplenish Life -5+ to Light Radius ()+33% Enhanced Damage
Pattern (2.4)	3 Sockets	Hand to Hand	Tal Ort Thul	23	+30% Faster Block Rate10% Bonus to Attack RatingAdds 12-32 Fire DamageAdds 1-50 Lightning Damage ()Adds 3-14 Cold Damage, Chilled for 3 seconds ()Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds ()+6 to Strength+6 to DexterityAll Resistances +15+40 to 80% Enhanced Damage
Strength (original)	2 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Amn Tir	25	7% Life stolen per hit ()25% Chance of Crushing Blow+20 to Strength+10 to Vitality+2 to Mana after each Kill ()+35% Enhanced Damage
Mania (2.6)	3 Sockets	Weapon	Shael Ko Eld	39	5% Chance to cast level 1 Burst of Speed on strikingLevel 1 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped+30% Increased Attack Speed ()+75% Damage to Undead ()+50 to Attack Rating against Undead ()+10 to Dexterity ()+180 to 200% Enhanced Damage
Venom (original)	3 Sockets	Weapon	Tal Dol Mal	49	Ignore Target's DefenseAdds 213 Poison Damage Over 7 Seconds ()Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds ()7% Mana stolen per hitPrevent Monster Heal ()Hit Causes Monster to Flee 25% ()Level 15 Poison Explosion (27/27 Charges)Level 13 Poison Nova (11/11 Charges)

Mosaic (2.6)	3 Sockets	Hand to Hand	Mal Gul Amn	53	+50% chance for finishing moves to not consume charges+2 to Martial Arts Skills (Assassin Only)+20% Increased Attack Speed20% Bonus to Attack Rating ()7% Life stolen per hit ()+8 to 15% to Fire Skill Damage+8 to 15% to Lightning Skill Damage+8 to 15% to Cold Skill DamagePrevent Monster Heal ()+200 to 250% Enhanced Damage
Chaos (1.10)	3 Sockets	Hand to Hand	Fal Ohm Um	57	9% Chance to cast level 11 Frozen Orb on striking11% Chance to cast level 9 Charged Bolt on striking+35% Increased Attack SpeedAdds 216-471 Magic Damage25% Chance of Open Wounds ()+1 to Whirlwind+10 to Strength ()+15 Life after each Demon Kill+290 to 340% Enhanced Damage
Wind (1.10)	2 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Sur El	61	10% Chance to cast level 9 Tornado on striking+20% Faster Run/Walk+40% Increased Attack Speed+15% Faster Hit Recovery-50% Target Defense+50 to Attack Rating ()Hit Blinds Target +1 ()+1 to Light Radius ()Level 13 Twister (127/127 Charges)+120 to 160% Enhanced Damage
Fury (original)	3 Sockets	Melee Weapon	Jah Gul Eth	65	+40% Increased Attack SpeedIgnore Target's Defense ()-25% Target Defense ()20% Bonus to Attack Rating ()6% Life stolen per hit33% Deadly Strike66% Chance of Open Wounds+5 to Frenzy (Barbarian only)Prevent Monster Heal+209% Enhanced Damage
Plague (2.4)	3 Sockets	Sword, Knife, Hand to Hand	Cham Shael Um	67	25% Chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova on striking20% Chance to cast level 12 Lower Resist when struckLevel 13 to 17 Cleansing Aura When Equipped+1 to 2 to All Skills+20% Increased Attack Speed ()-23% to Enemy Poison Resistance0.375% Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)25% Chance of Open Wounds ()Freezes Target +3 ()+220 to 320% Enhanced Damage

Compared to other Hand to Hand 2s

Table of base stats
Name	Mindam	Maxdam	Speed	Reqstr	Reqdex	Durability	Level	Levelreq	Max Sockets
Hand Scythe	16	37	-10	73	73	72	41	30	2
Greater Claws	18	37	-20	76	76	52	45	33	3
Greater Talons	21	35	-30	79	79	69	50	37	3
Scissors Quhab	19	40		82	82	68	54	40	3

Prefixes that can spawn on Hand to Hand 2s

All Prefixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
Cruel	+201 to 300% Enhanced Damage	51	43	Weapon	Magic only	105
Cruel	+201 to 300% Enhanced Damage	56	48	Weapon	Magic and Rare	105
Ferocious	+101 to 200% Enhanced Damage	41	33	Weapon	Magic and Rare	105

Suffixes that can spawn on Hand to Hand 2s

All Suffixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
of Piercing	Ignore Target's Defense	25	18	Staves And Rods, Knife, Hand to Hand	Magic and Rare	4
of Puncturing	-10 to -20 to Monster Defense Per Hit	6	4	Melee Weapon	Magic and Rare	4
of Bashing	-25 to -40 to Monster Defense Per Hit	16	12	Melee Weapon	Magic and Rare	4