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Mage Plate

Mage Plate

Body Armor

Type
Body Armor
Defense
225–261
Required strength
55
Required level
25
Superior defense (+5–15%)
236–300
Durability
60
Max sockets
3
Item level (qlvl)
60

Normal, exceptional and elite

NormalLight PlateExceptionalMage PlateEliteArchon Plate
Defense90–107225–261410–524
Required strength4155103
Required dexterity———
Required level—2563
Durability606060
Max sockets334
Item level (qlvl)356084

The Horadric Cube upgrades unique, set and rare armor one tier, keeping their stats (the requirements become the new tier's). White, socketed and magic items can't be upgraded.

Normal → Exceptional

Exceptional → Elite

All armor upgrade recipes on the Cube Recipes page

Best places to find

The Cow KingSuper unique · The Secret Cow Level1 in 68per kill
MephistoBoss · Durance of Hate Level 31 in 80per kill
DiabloBoss · The Chaos Sanctuary1 in 84per kill
BaalBoss · The Worldstone Chamber1 in 86per kill
AndarielBoss · Catacombs Level 41 in 103per kill

Hell, /players 1, no Magic Find. Every source, with your players, Magic Find and Terror Zones, in the Drop Calculator.

Worth keeping as a runeword base, ideally superior. More bases
Good forEnigma

Runewords for Mage Plate

Runewords that fit this base type, up to its 3 sockets. A runeword needs exactly as many sockets as it has runes.

Uniques and sets on Mage Plate