| Smoke is a Runeword for armor that requires just | | | | All Resistances +50 |
| two runes, Nef and Lum. Smoke is an affordable | | | | This is the most attractive mod from the Smoke |
| Runeword for beginners, and many players who start | | | | Runeword, and the reason why many Diablo 2 players |
| a new Ladder character tend to make use of it early | | | | are searching for the Lum Rune. |
| on in the game. | | | | When you finish the game in Normal difficulty, you can |
| Let's have a look at why: | | | | play the game on Nightmare difficulty, and if you finish |
| Requirement: | | | | the game on Nightmare difficulty, it's time to tackle Hell |
| Body Armor with 2 sockets | | | | difficulty, the difficulty level that will test just how good |
| Runes (in order): Nef + Lum | | | | of a Diablo 2 player you are. |
| Required Level: 37 | | | | The penalties to your character's Resistances are -40 |
| The Stats: | | | | for Nightmare Difficulty and -100 for Hell Difficulty. |
| +75% Enhanced Defense | | | | Therefore, when your character begins on his or her |
| +280 Defense vs. Missiles | | | | journey on Nightmare and eventually onto Hell, you |
| All Resistances +50 | | | | want to make sure that their Resistances are as high |
| 20% Faster Hit Recovery | | | | as they can be. Without good Resistances, your |
| Level 6 Weaken (18 Charges) | | | | character would be a sitting duck for even the |
| +10 To Energy | | | | non-unique monsters. |
| -1 To Light Radius | | | | A +50 to All Resistance is massive in Diablo 2. And |
| Runes: Nef + Lum | | | | the main reason why players get Smoke. |
| Nef is a very common rune, and Lum is a semi-rare | | | | 20% Faster Hit Recovery |
| rune; it's difficult to find, but not so rare that it will leave | | | | Good for melee fighters who require more % FHR to |
| you gnashing your teeth in frustration for months. This | | | | break their target breakpoint. |
| fact makes Smoke a cheap Runeword to make, | | | | Summary: |
| compared to other Runewords that might require | | | | While you might need a bit of time to get that LUM |
| much rarer Runes. | | | | Rune, Smoke is a very affordable Runeword to form |
| +75% Enhanced Defense | | | | given the huge boosts to All Resistances. While other |
| +280 Defense vs. Missiles | | | | Runewords might offer decent Resists and a ton of |
| These two Defense bonuses are nice, but not the | | | | other cool mods, they also require rarer Runes. For a |
| things that gets players all revved up for the Smoke | | | | NEF and a LUM, Smoke gives you a great bang for |
| Runeword. | | | | your buck! |