- Preserved Head
- Item Level: 4
- Defense: 2 to 5
- Chance to Block: 3%
- Durablity: 20 of 20
- Required Strength: 12
- Required Level: 3
- Socketed (0 to 2)
A Preserved Head can spawn with up to 3 individual Necromancer skill bonuses with +1 to +3 each. These bonuses will keep the item normal, and still allow runewords to be created with it.
A Preserved Head can spawn with the following invisible auto magic affixes. Two affixes of the same group can never spawn together. These affixes will keep the item normal, and still allow runewords to be created with it.
| Affix | Properties |
|---|---|
| of Blight | +8 to Minimum Poison Damage |
| of Venom | +16 to Minimum Poison Damage |
| of Pestilence | +32 to Minimum Poison Damage |
| of Anthrax | +64 to Minimum Poison Damage |
A superior Preserved Head can spawn with +5% to +15% Enhanced Defense and/or Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%.
How to upgrade a Preserved Head
Transmute a Low Quality Preserved Head, an 
El Rune, and any 
Chipped Gem to create a Normal Quality Preserved Head.
How to add sockets to a Preserved Head
You can add sockets to a Preserved Head by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 2 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 a Preserved Head, a 
Tal Rune, an 
Amn Rune, and a 
Perfect Ruby to create a socketed Preserved Head.
This recipes will add between 1 and 2 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 2, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.
| Roll | Sockets | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 socket | 1 in 6 (16.67%) |
| 2 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 3 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 4 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 5 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 6 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
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.
| iLvl 0-25 | iLvl 26-40 | iLvl 41 and up |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
Vendors that sell Preserved Heads
No vendors sell this item.
Runewords you can make in a Preserved Head
Runeword | Sockets | Bases | Runes | Level | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyme (original) | 2 Sockets | Any Shield | 29 | ||
| Splendor (1.10) | 2 Sockets | Any Shield | 37 | ||
| Vigilance (3.0) | 2 Sockets | Grimoire, Any Shield, Voodoo Heads, Auric Shields | 53 |
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| Name | Minac | Maxac | Reqstr | Block | Durability | Level | Levelreq | Max Sockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preserved Head | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Zombie Head | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Unraveller Head | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| Gargoyle Head | 10 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
| Demon Head | 15 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 2 |
Prefixes that can spawn on Voodoo Heads
Suffixes that can spawn on Voodoo Heads
| Name | Property | Affix Level | Level Req | Item Types | Rarity | Group | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of Anima | Damage Reduced by 8 to 15 | 51 | 43 | Armor, Any Shield, Circlet | Magic only | 1 | |
| of Life | Damage Reduced by 4 to 7 | 41 | 33 | Armor, Any Shield, Circlet | Magic and Rare | 1 | |
| of Absorption | Damage Reduced by 3 | 32 | 24 | Armor, Any Shield, Circlet | Magic and Rare | 1 |