"Yes?"
"Why do you keep glancing over at Kadala?"
Oh, just...making sure she isn't up to anything suspicious."
- Tyrael and Lorath Nahr(src)
Kadala is a woman that provides gambling services in Adventure Mode of Diablo III. She is present in the town of any act like Artisans and Kanai's Cube, and stands near the Nephalem Rift obelisk. She only accepts Blood Shards as payment for the unidentified items she has for sale.
Gameplay[]
Kadala has permanent availability for all major item types, but items are only "identified" - really, generated randomly - as they are purchased from her. Most of the time these items will be magic or rare, with 10% chance to roll a Legendary or Set item, regardless of difficulty or magic find.[1] There is an even smaller chance that a Legendary item will be Ancient or Primal, although as with other Primal drops, they will not appear until the player has unlocked them by completing a level 70 solo Greater Rift. Kadala does not sell items that are only found in Horadric Caches, but will sell Torment-exclusive items.
Prices in the store:
- Weapons: 75 Shards regardless of type. Weapons are not distinguished by type aside from one- and two-handed varieties.
- Rings: 50 Shards.
- Amulets: 100 Shards.
- Armor, Off-Hand items, Shields: 25 Shards regardless of type.
All of the above can be bought in class-specific variations, if any, but that is randomly determined: for example, purchasing a weapon has a chance to award any type the character can use, including class-specific weapons. Smart Loot always kicks in, tuning affixes to match the class of the buyer (unless they buy an item they cannot use).
The Altar of Rites available in later seasonal play has one Seal which grants a larger chance that Kadala's items will be legendary. Additionally, the Altar requires several large payments of Blood Shards to unlock all seals, and while this is mainly a check for the player's completion of the required Greater Rift level to achieve the necessary Blood Shard capacity, it does require building up Blood Shards rather than spending them immediately.
Aside from the Altar, Kadala's gambling business is the only place in the game to use Blood Shards.
Strategy[]
In a new Season, Kadala can be used to try for some early Legendary Items upon reaching level 70. However, repeated use of her services is best avoided until her upgrade is unlocked from the Altar of Rites, so players should bank Blood Shards until then. Blood Shards can also be banked as the player nears the ability to complete a level 70 Greater Rift, so that they are not wasted before the (admittedly slim) chance to receive a Primal item from Kadala is unlocked.
Amulets and to a lesser degree Rings are more expensive than armor items from Kadala. Weapons are even worse - in addition to the higher cost, the type of weapon cannot be chosen, unlike when using Kanai's Cube to upgrade rares into Legendary or Set items. Therefore, those item types should generally be prioritized via the Cube, while Kadala should be used to try to find armor.
Development[]
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Originally Kadala was selling items cheaply (5 Shards per armor, 10 per ring, 20 per amulet and 15 per weapon), with 0.5% (1.5% after several patches) chance to get a Legendary or Set item.
In patch 2.1.1, this was changed: prices increased dramatically, blood shard costs are 5x as high, but the chance to get a legendary from Kadala is now 10%. The drop rate of shards has been raised as well, for the same number of shards as before players will now walk away with 1/3 more legendary items on average.
Prior to Patch 2.1, she always referred to items she sells in a taunting manner (for example, calling her merchandise a "good paperweight, for which you can find a use... someday"). However, she was originally supposed to congratulate players on winning a Legendary/Set item, and does so as of 2.1.
Trivia[]
- Kadala is revealed as Gheed's daughter during a optional conversation with Tyrael and Lorath Nahr, mentioning that she will give the player random items in exchange for blood shards. Nahr specifically mentions them as "overpriced garbage," possibly referencing players' thoughts about gambling services in Diablo II.
- It has been joked that Kadala doesn't get along with Blood Thief Treasure Goblins, as they steal the Blood Shards that players give her.[2]
- Occasionally, Tyrael will remark that Lorath Nahr is staring at Kadala and inquires why. Lorath simply states that he's suspicious of her, although this conversation might also suggest that he hides a mild attraction to her.
- Every season has an objective, awarded for spending Blood Shards at Kadala's, called "Hey There Kadala", possibly referencing the song Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T's.
References[]
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment, 2014-03-25. Question about Bloodshards Blizzard Entertainment, accessed 2014-03-26
- ↑ 2014-11-27, BlizzCon 2014 – Diablo III: What’s Next Panel Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2015-03-11