The Chromatic Ire is a unique exceptional Cedar Staff that is found in Diablo II and is designed for use by a Sorceress.
Its Sorceress skill bonus is impressive, and gives equal treatment to all three of her skill trees. Although tri-elemental sorceresses are rare to find, those that do pursue that course can benefit from the bonuses to Cold, Fire, and Lightning Mastery that the Chromatic Ire bestows.
While it is good for all-round use, the Chromatic Ire may not be as useful to sorceresses that specialize in specific skill trees. For instance, Sorceresses that specialize in Fire Spells may find a staff such as The Salamander or the Leaf Rune Word more useful, and Sorceresses that specialize in Energy Shield would benefit far more from Warpspear. Additionally, more elite unique staves such as Mang Song's Lesson may provide higher skill bonuses to all skills anyway. However, Mang Song's Lesson is available only on the Ladder, keeping Chromatic Ire as a viable option for more frugal players.
Besides its skill bonuses, Chromatic Ire also gives other bonuses that spellcasters would find useful, including a Faster Cast Rate. Its boost to Resistances is useful in Nightmare and Hell difficulties, and its rather large bonus to life is useful for any player. Although the damage it reflects on attackers is minimal, when surrounded, it distracts enemies long enough to allow for a Sorceress to cast an escape spell (e.g. Teleport) or a crowd control spell (e.g. Frost Nova or Nova).
Stats[]
Chromatic Ire
Cedar Staff
Two-Hand Damage: 11 to 32
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 25
Durability: 35
Staff class - Slow Attack Speed
+50% Damage To Undead
20% Faster Cast Rate
+3 To Sorceress Skill Levels
Increase Maximum Life 20-25%
All Resistances +20-40
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage Of 20
+1 To Cold Mastery (Sorceress Only)
+1 To Lightning Mastery (Sorceress Only)
+1 To Fire Mastery (Sorceress Only)
Trivia[]
- This is one of the two Ire items in Diablo II, the other being Skullder's Ire, a unique Russet Armor.
Normal Staves — Bane Ash (Short Staff) • Serpent Lord (Long Staff) • Spire of Lazarus (Gnarled Staff) • The Salamander (Battle Staff) • The Iron Jang Bong (War Staff)
Exceptional Staves — Razorswitch (Jo Staff) • Ribcracker (Quarterstaff) • Chromatic Ire (Cedar Staff) • Warpspear (Gothic Staff) • Skull Collector (Rune Staff)
Elite Staves — Ondal's Wisdom (Elder Staff) • Mang Song's Lesson (Archon Staff)
Quest Items — Staff of Kings • Horadric Staff