Tables

IAS Breakpoints

Single Wielding Attack

Normal Attack (Single)

• All weapons have the similar attack animation speed in ES. Some weapons are still a bit faster and some classes are good at some weapons, but the difference is now little.
• Most attack skills use the normal attack animation and have the same attack speed. (The skills which works with a single weapon, Zeal and Berserk for example, always use a single weapon even when you are dual wielded.)

	Ama	Asn	Bar	Dru	Nec	Pal	Sor
1H Swing	14	14	15	15	15	14	15
1H Thrust (Javelins, Daggers)	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
2H Swing (2H Swords)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
2H Swing (Axes, Mauls, Poles, Staves)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
2H Thrust (Spears)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Bow	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Crossbow	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Bare Hand	13	13	13/14	14	14	13	14
Claw	-	13/14	-	-	-	-	-
Throw	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

• You can see the new breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.

Jab

• The attack speeds of these skills aren't changed in ES.
• You can see the breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.

Fend / Killer Scythe

• Fend attacks much faster in ES than in LoD.
• Killer Scythe is the Necromancer version of Fend, and for 2H weapons only. KS is faster than LoD Fend but slower than ES Fend. This is because other class than Amazons and Sorceresses can attack much faster with Fend mechanism.
• You can see the new breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.

Zeal / Fanatic Swing

• Fanatic Swing is the Sorceress version of Zeal. FS is internally faster than Zeal, but the actual speed is roughly equal to Zeal, because of Sorceress' slow attack speed.
• You can see the new breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.

Fists of Fire / Claws of Thunder / Blades of Ice

• The attack speeds of these skills aren't changed in ES.
• You can see the breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.

Dual Wielding Attacks

Normal Attack (Dual)

• The attack speed isn't changed in ES.
• You can see the breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.

Double Swing / Double Throw / Frenzy

• The attack speeds of these skills aren't changed in ES.
• You can see the breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.
• When you put the current slvl of Frenzy, the calculator shows the fully accelerated attack speed. When you put 1 in the slvl of Frenzy, it shows the speed of the first swing of Frenzy.
• When you calculate another skill with the current slvl of Frenzy, it shows the speed accelerated by Frenzy.

Dragon Claw / Fists of Fire / Claws of Thunder / Blades of Ice

• The attack speeds of these skills aren't changed in ES.
• FoF, CoT and BoI has the same speed as DC, when used with Dual Claw.
• You can see the breakpoints at ES Attack Speed Calculator.

Dual Wielding Basic

Primary Weapon and Secondary Weapon

• In 1.09, the weapon in the character's right hand slot (the left side of the screen) becomes the primary weapon, and the weapon in left hand slot becomes the secondary weapon. So they are also called "right hand weapon" and "left hand weapon".
• In 1.10 and later, the first weapon you put on the character becomes the Primary Weapon, and the second weapon you put becomes the Secondary Weapon. But once you use the weapon swap function, the weapon in the character's right hand slot becomes the primary weapon, and the weapon in left hand slot becomes the secondary weapon, just like in 1.09.
• This means if you put the first weapon on the left hand slot, the primary weapon and the secondary weapon may be reversed later. It also causes a bug, which we discuss in the next article. This bug can be both beneficial and harmful. Unless you are exploiting the bug, you should fix your primary weapon. For example, many skills ignores the IAS on the secondary weapon, or WW speed is determined by the secondary weapon. To avoid the mess:

• For Dual Wielding attacks except normal attack:
  • The entire sequence is affected by the average of each weapon's WSM.
  • The IAS on the Secondary Weapon is ignored. If you need some IAS for some breakpoint, you can't count the IAS on the secondary weapon:
• For Dual Wielding normal attack:
  • Each swing is affected by each weapon's WSM.
  • The IAS on each weapon only affect that weapon. The IAS on armor works for both weapon.

Make sure to put the PRIMARY weapon FIRST, on the RIGHT HAND slot.

Dual Wielding Bug

If you put the first weapon to the left hand slot (right side of the screen), and then put the second weapon to the right hand slot, the aveage WSM should be:

(Left Hand Weapon's WSM + Right Hand Weapon's WSM) / 2

But it actually becomes:

(Left Hand Weapon's WSM x 3 - Right Hand Weapon's WSM) / 2

This means if the Left Hand Weapon is fast and the Right Hand Weapon is slow, the average WSM gets much faster than it should be, and if the formar is slow and the latter is fast, the average WSM gets much slower.

When you use the weapon swap, the weapon in right hand slot becomes the primary weapon, and this "bugged status" is automatically fixed.

If the Right Hand weapon has some -requirement or str/dex bonus, without which you can't equip it, it can't the primary weapon when you use the weapon swap, and the "bugged status" remains. But this exploit wouldn't be so effective in ES, where getting IAS is much easier.

Whirlwind / Dance of Death

• The numbers (4, 6, 8...) in the heading is NAttackFrame (Next Attack Frame), which indicates how many frames Whirlwind waits between each attach. 4 is the fastest.
• The numbers in the table is the required WIAS for each NAttackFrame. Amazon with a 1H swing weapon needs 43 WIAS for NAttackFrame 4 (the fastest Whirlwind), for example.
• WIAS is the IAS on the weapon and is calculated as below. Please note WSM is the negative value of IAS (smaller is faster).

WIAS = IAS bonus on the weapon - WSM (weapon's base speed)

• Example: If you have 40% IAS on a flail (WSM [-10]), WIAS is 40 - (-10) = 50.
• Any off-weapon IAS (IAS on gloves, for example) doesn't affect the speed of Whirlwind. The IAS penalty of Eagle Eye doesn't make Whirlwind slower, as well as Fanaticism, Annihilation and Burst of Speed don't make it faster.

	Weapon	4	6	8	10	12
Amazon	1H Swing	43	15	-4	-14	-20
	1H Thrust	45	16	-3	-13	-20
	2H Sword	49	19	-1	-11	-20
	2H Thrust	50	20	0	-10	-20
	2H Else	49	19	-1	-11	-20
	Knuckle	20	-4	-20
Assassin	1H Swing	25	0	-16	-20
	1H Thrust	25	0	-16	-20
	2H Sword	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Thrust	40	12	-7	-16	-20
	2H Else	34	7	-11	-20
	Knuckle	13	-9	-20
	Claw	13	-9	-20
Barbarian	1H Swing	34	7	-11	-20
	1H Thrust	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Sword	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Thrust	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Else	34	7	-11	-20
	Knuckle	13	-10	-20
Druid	1H Swing	34	7	-11	-20
	1H Thrust	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Sword	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Thrust	50	20	0	-10	-20
	2H Else	34	7	-11	-20
	Knuckle	19	-5	-20
Necromancer	1H Swing	34	7	-11	-20
	1H Thrust	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Sword	50	20	0	-10	-20
	2H Thrust	43	14	-5	-14	-20
	2H Else	34	7	-11	-20
	Knuckle	18	-5	-20
Paladin	1H Swing	25	0	-16	-20
	1H Thrust	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Sword	34	7	-11	-20
	2H Thrust	46	17	-3	-12	-20
	2H Else	34	7	-11	-20
	Knuckle	14	-9	-20
Sorceress	1H Swing	49	19	-1	-11	-20
	1H Thrust	50	20	0	-10	-20
	2H Sword	46	17	-3	-12	-20
	2H Thrust	47	17	-2	-12	-20
	2H Else	50	20	0	-10	-20
	Knuckle	34	7	-11	-20

Whirlwind Mechanism (Basic)

• Whirlwind Attack Speed (external link)
• Whirlwind attacks every 4 frames if possible.
• Whirlwind attacks at the 4th and 8th frame regardless of NAttackFrame.
• After the 2nd attack, NAttackFrame is added to the current frame (8) to determine the next attack frame.
  • If NAttackFrame is 4, the next attack frame is 8 + 4 = 12.
  • If NattackFrame is 6, the next attack frame is 8 + 6 = 14. But Whirlwind attack every 4 frames, so the 3rd attack actually occurs at the nearest multiple of 4, the 16th frame. The next next attack frame is 14 + 6 = 20, not 16 + 6 = 22. 20 is a multiple of 4, so the 4th attack occurs at the 20th frame.
• Conclusion: Whirlwind with NAttackFrame 4 is roughly equal to Attacking at 4 FPA. If the NAttackFrame isn't a multiple of 4, the interval may not be even, but NAttackFrame X is roughly equal to X FPA in average.

Whirlwind Mechanism (Dual Wielding WW)

• The attack speed of Dual Wielding WW is determined by the secondary (left hand) weapon.
• The actual Dual Wielding WW sequence occurs as follows:
  • 1st attack (4th frame)
    • The primary weapon is set to the current weapon.
    • Attacks with the current Weapon, if a target is in the current weapon's range.
    • If the attack occurs, the secondary weapon becomes the current weapon.
    • The attack occurs only once in this frame.
  • 2nd attack (8th frame) and later
    • Attacks with the current Weapon, if a target is in the current weapon's range.
    • If the attack occurs, the other weapon becomes the current weapon.
    • Attacks with the current Weapon, if another target is in the current weapon's range.
    • If the attack occurs, the other weapon becomes the current weapon.
• Conclusion: Dual Wielding WW can attacks 2 targets per 4 frames at best, while single Wielding WW can attack only 1 target per 4 frames at best. Dual Wielding WW is twice as fast as Single Wielding WW, as long as there are multiple targets in the weapon range. WW can't trigger CtC Skills, but more attack chances let you land more Crushing Blows and other extra damages. On the other hand, Single Wielding WW can benefit from the good damage and range of 2H weapons, or the block ability of the shield. So both WW have their own merit.

FCR Breakpoints

• The cast speed of Amazon, Assassin and Druid is improved in ES. Now they have the same cast speed as Necromancer and Paladin.

The old base frames in LoD and ES 3.00 R1~R2

	Ama	Asn	Bar	Dru	Nec	Pal	Sor
Spell Cast	19	16	13	18	15	15	13

The new base frames in ES 3.00 R3

	Ama	Asn	Bar	Dru	Nec	Pal	Sor
Spell Cast	15	15	13	15	15	15	13

• The numbers (19, 18, 17...) in the heading is the frame to cast a spell. 1 frame is 1/25 second.
• The numbers in the table is the required FCR (Faster Cast Rate) for each frame. It takes 15 frames for an Amazon to cast a spell with no FCR, for example.

Class	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7
Amazon					0	9	18	30	48	75	125
Assassin					0	9	18	30	48	75	125
Barbarian							0	9	20	37	63	105	200
Druid					0	9	18	30	48	75	125
Necromancer					0	9	18	30	48	75	125
Paladin					0	9	18	30	48	75	125
Sorceress							0	9	20	37	63	105	200
Sorceress(Lightning, Chain Lightning)In ES, the standard cast speed is used for Lightning and CL.	0	7	15	23	35	52	78	117	194
Elemental Form	0	7	14	22	32	48	68	99	152
Were Wolf		0	7	15	23	35	52	78	117	194
Iron Wolf		0	7	15	23	35	52	78	117	194

FHR Breakpoints

• These values are quoted from Tommi Gustafsson's website.
• The Druid/Paladin recovery bug (Druid recovering slowly with a 1H swing weapon and Paladin recovering slowly with a 2H wepaon) is fixed in ES.
• The numbers (17, 16, 15...) in the heading is the frame for a hit recovery. 1 frame is 1/25 second.
• The numbers in the table is the required FHR (Faster Hit Recovery) for each frame. It takes 11 frames for an Amazon to recover from a get-hit animation with no FHR, for example.
• The recovery animation occurs when a chacater lose 1/12 or more of his/her maximum life by a single hit.

Class	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Amazon							0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
Assassin									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Barbarian									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Druid					0	5	10	16	26	39	56	86	152	377
Necromancer					0	5	10	16	26	39	56	86	152	377
Paladin									0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Sorceress			0	5	9	14	20	30	42	60	86	142	280
Elemental Form					0	5	10	16	26	39	56	86	152	377
Were Wolf											0	9	20	42	86	280
Rogue Scout							0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
Desert Mercenary			0	5	9	14	20	30	42	60	86	142	280
Iron Wolf	0	5	8	13	18	24	32	46	63	86	133	232	600
Act 5 Barbarian									0	7	15	27	48	86	200

FBR Breakpoints

• These values are quoted from Tommi Gustafsson's website.
• The Amazon block bug (Amazon blocking slowly with a 1H swing weapon) is fixed in ES.
• The numbers (12, 11, 10...) in the heading is the frame to block. 1 frame is 1/25 second.
• The numbers in the table is the required FBR (Faster Block Rate) for each frame. It takes 5 frames for an Amazon to block with no FBR, for example.
• Hirelings can't block even if they have a shield.

Class	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Amazon								0	13	32	86	600
Assassin								0	13	32	86	600
Barbarian						0	9	20	42	86	280
Druid		0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
Necromancer		0	6	13	20	32	52	86	174	600
Paladin								0	13	32	86	600
Paladin (with Holy Shield)											0	86
Sorceress					0	7	15	27	48	86	200
Elemental Form	0	5	10	16	27	40	65	109	223
Were Wolf					0	7	15	27	48	86	200

IAS Breakpoints for Minions

• The numbers (24, 23, 22...) in the heading is the frame to attack. 1 frame is 1/25 second.
• The numbers in the table is the required EIAS for each frame. It takes 15 frames for a Skeleton to attack with no EIAS, for example.
• The only effects available for minions are the Skill IAS from Fanaticism and Annihilation. The Skill IAS counts as EIAS.
  • Example: Your Skellymancer has Level 1 Annihilation from an item and Level 5 Fanaticism from the merc.
    • Level 1 Annihilation grants +6% Skill IAS.
    • Level 5 Fanaticism grants +25% Skill IAS.
    • The total IAS bonus to your party is +31% Skill IAS = +31% EIAS.
    • Your skeletons attack at 12 FPA. The next breakpoint is 11 FPA at +33% EIAS.
    • Level 7 Fanaticism grants +27% Skill IAS.
    • You need to give the merc +2 To All Skills to make skeletons reach the next breakpoint.

Minion	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7
Skeleton										0	7	15	24	33	46	60
Vampire											0	8	16	25	37	50	67
Clay Golem								0	4	11	18	27	36	48	61
Blood Golem										0	7	15	24	33	46	61
Metal Golem										0	7	15	24	33	46	61
Fire Golem													0	9	19	30	45	63
Raven	0	3	7	12	17	23	30	37	45	54	64
Wolf A1										0	7	15	24	33	46	61
Wolf A2				0	4	10	15	22	29	37	46	56	68
Water Elemental A1													0	9	19	30	45	63
Water Elemental A2								0	4	10	17	26	35	47	60
Anointed Bear A1													0	9	19	30	45	63
Anointed Bear A2								0	4	10	17	26	35	47	60
Valkyrie										0	7	15	24	33	46	60
Shadow (Claw Right) A1												0	5	13	24	36	51	70
Shadow (Claw Right) A2											0	6	14	24	35	48	65
Shadow (Claw Left)											0	6	14	24	35	48	65
Shadow (2H Sword)										0	7	15	24	33	46	60

• Wolves, Water Elementals, Bears and Shadows use two kinds of attack (A1, A2).

Area Levels

• These numbers are from the levels text file in the ES data folder
• In NM and Hell, each non-boss monster's mlvl (monster level) is equal to the area level. a Champion's mlvl is 2 levels higher, and Unique Boss' mlvl is 3 levels higher than non-boss monsters.
• In Normal, each non-boss monster's mlvl varies.
• Some uber area levels were changed in 5.3, the changes are marked in bold text below.

Act 1 Area Levels		Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Blood Moor		2	38	70
	Den of Evil	2	38	82
Cold Plains		3	38	71
	Cave Level 1	3	38	80
	Cave Level 2	3	39	81
	Burial Grounds	4	38	83
	Crypt	4	39	86
	Mausoleum	4	39	88
Stoney Field		5	39	71
	Tristram	7	41	79
Underground Passage Level 1		5	39	72
	Underground Passage Level 2	5	40	86
Dark Wood		6	40	71
Black Marsh		7	40	72
	Hole Level 1	6	40	83
	Hole Level 2	6	41	84
	Forgotten Tower Level 1	8	40	78
	Forgotten Tower Level 2	8	41	79
	Forgotten Tower Level 3	8	42	80
	Forgotten Tower Level 4	8	43	81
	Forgotten Tower Level 5	8	44	82
Tamoe Highland		9	41	72
	Blood Raven's Workshop 1	44	68	86
	Blood Raven's Workshop 2	44	68	86
Monastery Gate		9	42	73
Outer Cloister		10	42	73
Barracks		10	42	73
Jail Level 1		11	43	74
Jail Level 2		11	43	74
Jail Level 3		11	43	74
Inner Cloister		11	43	75
Cathedral		12	44	75
Catacombs Level 1		12	44	75
Catacombs Level 2		12	44	76
Catacombs Level 3		13	45	76
Catacombs Level 4		13	45	76
Moo Moo Farm		44	68	89

Act 2 Area Levels		Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Sewer Level 1		14	45	77
	Sewer Level 2	15	46	78
Rocky Waste		15	45	78
	Dark Magician's Chamber Level 1	44	68	88
	Dark Magician's Chamber Level 2	44	68	88
Dry Hills		16	46	79
	Halls of the Dead Level 1	13	46	82
	Halls of the Dead Level 2	14	47	85
Far Oasis		17	47	79
	Maggot Tunnels	18	47	87
Lost Farm		44	68	89
	Andariel's Dressing Room	44	68	90
Valley of Snakes		19	48	80
	Claw Viper Temple Level 1	15	49	85
Underground Maze		14	49	81
	Maggot Passage	18	47	87
	Maggot Lair	18	48	88
	Temple Passage Level 1	14	45	77
	Temple Passage Level 2	14	47	84
	Unholy Alter	15	49	86
Palace Cellar 1		14	49	81
	Palace Cellar 2	14	49	81
	Palace Cellar 3	14	50	81
Arcane Sanctuary		15	50	82
Canyon of the Magi		17	50	82
Tal Rasha's Tomb		18	51	83
Tal Rasha's Chamber		18	51	83

Act 3 Area Levels		Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Spider Forest		22	51	82
	Spider Cavern	22	52	82
	Flayer Tunnel	23	53	84
Marsh of Pain		44	68	90
Flayer Jungle		23	52	83
	Sewers Level 1	24	54	87
	Sewers Level 2	25	55	88
	Ruined Fane	25	56	88
Lower Kurast		23	54	83
Kurast Bazaar		23	54	84
	Swampy Pit	23	53	86
	Disused Fane	24	55	87
	Bookstore Sarina Level 1	44	68	87
	Bookstore Sarina Level 2	44	68	87
Upper Kurast		24	54	84
	Flayer Dungeon 1	23	53	85
	Flayer Dungeon 2	23	53	86
	Forgotten Reliquary	24	55	87
	Forgotten Temple	25	56	88
Kurast Causeway		25	55	84
	Disused Reliquary	25	56	88
	Harpie's Nest Level 1	44	68	87
	Harpie's Nest Level 2	44	68	87
Travincal		25	56	85
	Durance of Hate 1	26	57	86
	Durance of Hate 2	26	57	86
	Durance of Hate 3	26	57	86

Act 4 Area Levels	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Outer Steppes	27	58	85
Plains of Despair	27	58	86
City of the Damned	28	59	87
River of Flame	28	59	88
Chaos Sanctuary	29	60	88

Act 5 Area Levels		Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Bloody Foothills		25	60	83
Frigid Highland		26	61	84
	Moonshine Distillery	40	68	87
Arreat Plateau		27	62	84
	Fake Note Factory	40	68	88
	Frozen River	30	63	86
Dimensional Gate		33	65	86
Frozen Tundra		28	62	84
	Poppy Farm	40	68	88
The Ancients' Way		30	64	85
Arreat Summit		38	70	90
Worldstone Keep Level 1		41	67	88
Worldstone Keep Level 2		40	67	88
Throne of Destruction		44	68	88
Worldstone Chamber		44	68	88
Naraku Level 1		44	68	90
	GFraizer Dome	44	68	92
Naraku Level 2		44	68	90
Naraku Level 3		44	68	90
	Bill Roper Memorial Ball Park	44	68	92
The Dead End		44	68	92
Nowhere		44	68	93
Nihlathak's Domain		44	68	94

Base Points in Skills by Character Level

In Eastern Sun Rises, the cap of the available skill levels to invest in was changed to prevent people from maxing their skills too early, this was done to somewhat soften the extreme power surge that characters get once their main skill is unlocked. This allows players to dump one point every level at the beginning, but then restricts it to '''one point per five levels'''. The resulting base levels are show below.

There are three ways of increasing your maximum base level:

• Corrupting amulets has a low chance of increasing the maximum base level by 1
• There is a Hidden Treasure (Unique Grand Charm) with +1 to max base level
• The Diablo Clone drops his Soulstone (Small Charm) with +1 to max base level

This increases the level, capping the maximum investment at 34, 28, and 24, respectively.

CLVL	lvl 1 spell	lvl 6 spell	lvl 12 spell	lvl 18 spell	lvl 24 spell	lvl 30 spell
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6	1
7	7	2
8	8	3
9	9	4
10	10	5
11	11	6
12	12	7	1
13	13	8	2
14	14	9	3
15	14	10	4
16		11	5
17		12	6
18		13	7	1
19		14	8	2
20	15	15	9	3
21				4
22				5
23				6
24				7	1
25	16	16	10	8	2
26				9	3
27				10	4
28					5
29					6
30	17	17	11	11	7	1
31						2
32						3
33						4
34						5
35	18	18	12	12	8	6
36						7
37						8
38
39
40	19	19	13	13	9	9
45	20	20	14	14	10	10
50	21	21	15	15	11	11
55	22	22	16	16	12	12
60	23	23	17	17	13	13
65	24	24	18	18	14	14
70	25	25	19	19	15	15
75	26	26	20	20	16	16
80	27	27	21	21	17	17
85	28	28	22	22	18	18
90	29	29	23	23	19	19
95	30	30	24	24	20	20
100	31	31	25	25	21	21
105	32	32	26	26	22	22