Upper Kurast has super chests in its temples and stone huts. A super chest looks like a normal chest and always spawns on the same tiles. It ignores treasure classes and magic find: a 16-bit seed picks one of 65,536 fixed drop patterns, with a separate set for locked chests. Drops are all magic (95%) or all rare (5%), and some patterns contain high runes. See Lower Kurast super chests.
SocketsMonsters here drop at their own level (23–24): item level up to 24, champions 26, uniques 27. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
Base
Mon
Champ
Uniq
Max
Crystal Sword
3
4
4
6
Flail
3
4
4
5
Military Pick
4
5
5
6
Targe
3
4
4
4
Rondache
3
4
4
4
Heraldic Shield
3
4
4
4
Voulge
3
4
4
4
Scythe
3
4
4
5
Poleaxe
3
4
4
5
LevelingFull experience at character level 19–28. From level 29 it drops to 86%, down to 5% from level 34. From level 20, Durance of Hate Level 3 gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 16Lvl 37
Character level 19: 100% experienceThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. Better areas are compared per kill with Normal areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
SocketsItem level 52, champions 54, uniques 55. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
Base
Mon
Champ
Uniq
Max
Grim Scythe
–
–
6
6
LevelingFull experience at character level 52–57. From level 58 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 62. From level 44, Tal Rasha's Tomb gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 44Lvl 65
Character level 52: 100% experience · Durance of Hate Level 3 gives 1.6× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. Better areas are compared per kill with Nightmare areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
SocketsItem level 81, champions 83, uniques 84. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
Base
Mon
Champ
Uniq
Max
Archon Plate
–
–
4
4
Great Poleaxe
–
–
6
6
LevelingFull experience at character level 81–86. From level 87 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 91. From level 73, Valley of Snakes gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 73Lvl 94
Character level 81: 100% experience · Throne of Destruction gives 1.6× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. From level 70 the game also cuts all experience, wherever you are (95% at 70, 25% at 85, 0.6% at 98). Better areas are compared per kill with Hell areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
Sol
Um
Zod
