Request for Level 15 or 20 Death Ward Enchanted Item

[Annex]

Hey. This suggestion is for Miss Lynnabel, Lady of Loot.

Death Ward is obviously one of the most important defensive Wards a character can muster. Right now, players can get Death Ward from a number of sources. While you know these sources, I will list them here for other players.:
1) A given character can cast the spell. Obviously, this provides the best source of the spell.
2) Some Hires can cast the spell. Hires serve as an excellent source of Death Ward at the expense of Dungeon Scaling.
3) Potions of Death Ward drop from Daily Dice and very rarely in Treasure Chests. These potions are awesome.
4) Joe Candymaker sells Gloomy Potions of Death Ward during the Night Revels. These potions are awesome.
5) The Visor of the Flesh Render Guards, a Minimum Level 5 item, casts Death Ward for 7 minutes. This item is fairly easy to acquire. My 10 main characters all carry two or three.
6) The Rose Quartz Sigil Stone, a Minimum Level 9 item, casts Death Ward for 7 minutes. This item is fairly easy to acquire. One of my characters carries two.
7) The Legendary Rose Quartz Sigil Stone, a Minimum Level 29 item, casts Death Ward, Mass for 15 minutes, three times per rest. While an excellent item, the minimum level renders it useless for the vast majority of the game.
8) The Epic Dusk Heart, a Minimum Level 20 item, casts Death Ward, Mass for 15 minutes. While an excellent item, the associated crafting system makes it extremely difficult to manufacture, not for lack of trying.
Edit: 9) The Eternal Flask of Death Ward casts Death Ward for 10 minutes on a 10 minute cool-down. Unfortunately, this item is extremely hard to acquire, competes with a whole bunch of other items I would much rather spend my precious few Mysterious Remnants on, and puts the Eternal Flask of Freedom of Movement on cool-down.
Edit: 10) One Commendation: Clerics of Amaunator trades for a single 20 minute Potion of Death Ward. If such Commendations were very plentiful, this would solve the problem. Unfortunately, they are not.

Here is my frustration:

Getting rid of a Healing Hire represents one of the best ways to reduce Dungeon Scaling and gain access to the rewards of higher difficulties. However, higher level dungeons contain many monsters that use Inflict Wounds and Level Drain spells. Therefore, I find myself taking a Healing Hire for the sole purpose of casting long duration Death Ward. After the Hire casts the spell, I often dismiss him to reduce Dungeon Scaling. However, high level dungeons at higher difficulties take a lot longer, such that the spell wears off. At that point, I rely on my Death Ward Potions and Visors. Shrines allow me to refresh the Visors at the cost of losing all my Wards from Potions. Just like everyone else, I end up in a cycle of stopping to drink a bunch of potions and use a few "Clickies" every 5 minutes or so. Just like most people, Death Ward (and Shield) runs out in the middle of fights and I occasionally get zapped for letting that happen. This leads to ever greater vigilance keeping Death Ward (and Energy Resistance and Shield) up and that leads to rapidly using up my supply of Death Ward Potions.

Players in groups probably never feel this problem because someone in the group can cast the spell and groups clear dungeons quickly.

I want to extend the Death Ward refresh cycle beyond 7 minutes in high Heroic and low Epic dungeons. I do not want to summon a Hire just to cast Death Ward. Therefore, I am requesting a new, Minimum Level 15 (or 20) Death Ward "Clickie" for use in high Heroic and low Epic levels. In my experience, dungeons start to get really long around Level 10. Iconic go rounds begin at Level 15. Epic go rounds begin at Level 20. If you find merit in this suggestion, please make the duration as long as possible. Please use a piece of Clothing or Jewelry for the item, not an Armor, Shield, or Weapon. Please do not make the item Exclusive. Please make the item relatively easy to acquire.

I would also like to request a Minimum Level 15 Shield "Clickie" with the same specifications as above.

Thank you for your consideration. I fully realize this suggestion is not super important. I am just looking to make my life a little easier.

[florestan]

Hey. This suggestion is for Miss Lynnabel, Lady of Loot.

Death Ward is obviously one of the most important defensive Wards a character can muster. Right now, players can get Death Ward from a number of sources. While you know these sources, I will list them here for other players.:
1) A given character can cast the spell. Obviously, this provides the best source of the spell.
2) Some Hires can cast the spell. Hires serve as an excellent source of Death Ward at the expense of Dungeon Scaling.
3) Potions of Death Ward drop from Daily Dice and very rarely in Treasure Chests. These potions are awesome.
4) Joe Candymaker sells Gloomy Potions of Death Ward during the Night Revels. These potions are awesome.
5) The Visor of the Flesh Render Guards, a Minimum Level 5 item, casts Death Ward for 7 minutes. This item is fairly easy to acquire. My 10 main characters all carry two or three.
6) The Rose Quartz Sigil Stone, a Minimum Level 9 item, casts Death Ward for 7 minutes. This item is fairly easy to acquire. One of my characters carries two.
7) The Legendary Rose Quartz Sigil Stone, a Minimum Level 29 item, casts Death Ward, Mass for 15 minutes, three times per rest. While an excellent item, the minimum level renders it useless for the vast majority of the game.
8) The Epic Dusk Heart, a Minimum Level 20 item, casts Death Ward, Mass for 15 minutes. While an excellent item, the associated crafting system makes it extremely difficult to manufacture, not for lack of trying.

Here is my frustration:

Getting rid of a Healing Hire represents one of the best ways to reduce Dungeon Scaling and gain access to the rewards of higher difficulties. However, higher level dungeons contain many monsters that use Inflict Wounds and Level Drain spells. Therefore, I find myself taking a Healing Hire for the sole purpose of casting long duration Death Ward. After the Hire casts the spell, I often dismiss him to reduce Dungeon Scaling. However, high level dungeons at higher difficulties take a lot longer, such that the spell wears off. At that point, I rely on my Death Ward Potions and Visors. Shrines allow me to refresh the Visors at the cost of losing all my Wards from Potions. Just like everyone else, I end up in a cycle of stopping to drink a bunch of potions and use a few "Clickies" every 5 minutes or so. Just like most people, Death Ward (and Shield) runs out in the middle of fights and I occasionally get zapped for letting that happen. This leads to ever greater vigilance keeping Death Ward (and Energy Resistance and Shield) up and that leads to rapidly using up my supply of Death Ward Potions.

Players in groups probably never feel this problem because someone in the group can cast the spell and groups clear dungeons quickly.

I want to extend the Death Ward refresh cycle beyond 7 minutes in high Heroic and low Epic dungeons. I do not want to summon a Hire just to cast Death Ward. Therefore, I am requesting a new, Minimum Level 15 (or 20) Death Ward "Clickie" for use in high Heroic and low Epic levels. In my experience, dungeons start to get really long around Level 10. Iconic go rounds begin at Level 15. Epic go rounds begin at Level 20. If you find merit in this suggestion, please make the duration as long as possible. Please use a piece of Clothing or Jewelry for the item, not an Armor, Shield, or Weapon. Please do not make the item Exclusive. Please make the item relatively easy to acquire.

I would also like to request a Minimum Level 15 Shield "Clickie" with the same specifications as above.

Thank you for your consideration. I fully realize this suggestion is not super important. I am just looking to make my life a little easier.

https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Eterna..._of_Death_Ward

Runs for 10 minutes, reusable every 10 minutes.

[Annex]

https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Eterna..._of_Death_Ward

Runs for 10 minutes, reusable every 10 minutes.

Thank you. I knew I was missing one. I added it to the list of existing items.

[teejax]

https://ddowiki.com/page/Category:Co...r_reward_items - The cleric commendations can be turned in for 20 min DW pots, year round.

[Annex]

https://ddowiki.com/page/Category:Co...r_reward_items - The cleric commendations can be turned in for 20 min DW pots, year round.

Thank you. I forgot about that one and added it to the list.

[Annex]

Lynnabel, you are absolutely fabulous. Thank you so very much for the new Death Ward, Invisibility, and Spell Absorption items you added with Saltmarsh and the Epic Crafting overhaul. Ten minutes of Death Ward at level 3 (!!!) is way more than I could have hoped for and positively fantastic. All three versions of the Skullduggery Cap will make questing without a hire much easier. The new invisibility items are also super useful and the 50 charge spell absorption trinket is crazy awesome.

All my characters now have an Epic Dusk Heart, Epic Phiarlan Mirror Cloak, and Epic Ring of Spell Storing and I am using them every single day. I am running Zawabi's Revenge at every opportunity looking for the Cloak of the Zephyr and plan on purchasing Saltmarsh this Friday.

The new equipment you made rekindled my desire to play. Again, thank you. You are a star.