Cathedral
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| Requirement | none |
| Waypoint | no |
| Act | 1 |
| Shrines | yes |
| Wells | yes |
| Monster types | 3 picked per game |
The Cathedral is an Act 1 church that connects the Inner Cloister to the Catacombs.
Cathedral belongs to the terror zone Cathedral, Catacombs and Inner Cloister. When it is terrorized in Hell, its monsters are 2 levels above your character, up to level 96, and give 25% more experience.
Monsters
NefSocketsMonsters here drop at their own level (10–11): item level up to 11, champions 13, uniques 14. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Sword | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Targe | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Rondache | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Voulge | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 6–15. From level 16 it drops to 93%, down to 5% from level 21. From level 3, Black Marsh gives 1.8× the experience per kill.
Lvl 3Lvl 24
Character level 6: 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.
KoSocketsItem level 42, champions 44, uniques 45. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.The popular runeword bases drop here with all their sockets.
LevelingFull experience at character level 42–47. From level 48 it drops to 81%. From level 40, Halls of the Dead Level 2 gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 34Lvl 55
Character level 42: 100% experience · Claw Viper Temple Level 1 gives 1.5× 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.
Ber
SocketsItem level 72, champions 74, uniques 75. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase Blade | – | 6 | 6 | 6 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 72–77. From level 78 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 83. From level 72, Valley of Snakes gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 64Lvl 85
Character level 72: 100% experience · Valley of Snakes gives 1.3× 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.Map of Cathedral
- Bone Ash, in the Cathedral.