this example used the smith having 4 times the chance as the other monster and i don't know what the actual numbers are as thotts site seems to be down right now i can't check.Īnother reason this is difficult to establish is that the smith has a base magic drop rate higher than your average monster in an area of your choice. you have to look at the exact drop probabilities to figure out which way is the best. Now which do you think is quicker clearing an area 4 times or killing the smith 50 times. then you would get approx 1 shako in 200 monsters, but in an average area i figure there are at least 50 monsters (huge underestimate probably) so you would have to do a run of that area 4 times. 5% to drop a shako but almost the whole area has this chance. now say there is an area in act 5 where the monsters have a probability of. bear in mind you are not going to get 1 shako in exactly 50 trys as probability does not work like that. if you do smith runs the monsters you face on the way will never drop what you want so for simplicities sake say he has a probability of 2% to drop a shako (i know this is way off but it makes comparison easier) if you kill the smith 50 times you have a good chance of getting 1 shako (may not be unique but thats out of our control aside from lots of mf and luck). You want an area where most of the monsters can drop a shako and just play there alot and hope. This isn't really an answer to your question but may help you, just because the smith has the highest probability to drop a shako does not mean he is the best way to get one. If you don't kill the cow king, you can do it as often as yo. i dont know if that sufficient, the drop rate alone.

Showed that the smith in act1 hell dropped the most shako's ( harlequin crest in a shako). What monster can a lvl 90 fire sorc best kill over and over to find the crest or is there some different strategy needed. You might know this, i tryd allmost everything.

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