
Ethereal Armors gain 50% base defense and their Strength requirement is reduced by 10. If an item is able to spawn as ethereal, there is a flat 5% chance for it to do so.Įthereal items possess certain bonuses when compared to regular items. It can also exist in tandem with the superior and/or socketed modifiers on the same item.

It can, however, exist on normal, magic, rare, and most unique items. It should be noted that some other uniques, like Ghostflame, will always spawn as both ethereal and Indestructible).

Some notable exceptions include rings and amulets, set items, crafted items, and items that are Indestructible (such as bows and crossbows, Phase Blades, and certain high-end uniques like the Crown of Ages. The ethereal modifier can exist on most kinds of items the player can equip.

Ethereal items share grey text with socketed items. They appear translucent both in the player's inventory and on the gameplay screen. Ethereal items have more powerful stats compared to the non-ethereal versions of the same items (for example, an ethereal longsword will do more damage than a non-ethereal longsword) but also have a lower maximum durability and cannot be repaired. In Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, a new type of item was released: Ethereal.
