This guide does not go over every legendary item in the game, rather it only includes legendaries with a unique effect. Not all the unique effects from legendaries are currently included as I have not gotten the chance to use all of them yet, I will update this guide once I get my hands on them. If you notice any errors please send me a message or comment on this guide directly.

Note: The damage of these effects are NOT modified by your characters damage and unless otherwise stated they can all crit.

Click any item name to quickly jump to that part of the guide, once on an item mouse over "Stats" to view it's properties.

"This ring sometimes calls forth a Treasure Goblin when you are hit."

Puzzle Ring

Stats

• Very random results on getting the Treasure Goblin to spawn. After 20 goblins I found no real pattern, it took anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 minutes of being hit constantly for one to spawn.
• The level of the Treasure Goblin and loot depend on the difficulty you are currently in:
  • Normal - lvl 13 Goblin
  • Nightmare - lvl 35 Goblin
  • Hell - lvl 53 Goblin
  • Inferno - lvl 61 Goblin

"25-50% chance to be surrounded by balls of Arcane Power when attacking."

Moonlight Ward

Stats

• Summons 4 balls of arcane that spin around you.
• Everytime an orb comes in contact with an enemy it explodes dealing 150 damage to all enemies in a small radius.

"This ring occasionally haunts nearby enemies"

Band of Hollow Whispers

Stats

• More than one enemy can be haunted at a time.
• Haunt happens generally every 5 seconds.
• Deals about 24,000 damage over 6 seconds. (1,500 - 2,500 every .5 seconds)
• You do not have to touch a monster for haunt to cast but you must be fairly close to it.
• The damage of haunt cannot crit.

"20-40% chance to cast a Poison Nova when you are hit."

Andariels Visage

Stats

• The area of effect is very small and limited to monsters directly around you.
• Initial hit deals 11,000 damage.
• Poisons all enemies caught in the initial blast for about 12,000 damage over 3 seconds (average of 2,000 every .5 seconds).
• The damage of the poison cannot crit.

"20-40% chance to cast a fiery ball when attacking."

Storm Crow

Stats

• Shoots a firey orb that explodes and deals 20,000 - 22,000 damage to all enemies nearby.

"25-50% chance to cause Shock Pulse to erupt from your enemies when you hit them."

Thunder God's Vigor

Stats

• Shock pulses move outward from your target dealing 3,000 - 5,000 damage to all enemies around.

"15-35% chance to explode with knives when hit by enemies."

Death Watch Mantle

Stats

• Deals 4,000 - 7,500 damage to all enemies caught in the blast.

"Burn the ground you walk on."

Fire Walkers

Stats

• Simply walking by destructible objects will cause the fire to break them.
• The trail of fire is very short and disappears after about two seconds.
• Deals 2,000 - 4,500 damage.
• The damage cannot crit.

"These pants occasionally make you stink."

Pox Faulds

Stats

• Drops a poison cloud on the ground that deals 17 damage per second for 5 seconds.
• The poison cloud cannot crit.

"You have a chance to be shielded when hit by enemies."

Lidless Wall

Stats

• Makes you invulnerable to all damage and movement impairing effects for 1 second.
• The shield can be triggered once every 25 seconds.

"The Butcher still inhabits his carver."

Butcher's Carver

Stats

• The weapon makes a random sound that the Butcher makes everytime you swing the axe.
• Did not notice anything else from this weapon.

"25-50% chance to sunder the ground your enemies walk on when you attack."

Cataclysm

Stats

• Cracks spread out beneath the enemy you hit (Does not do any damage).
• Did not notice anything else from this weapon.

"25-50% chance to cluck when attacking."

Cluckeye

Stats

• Shoots a chicken that explodes dealing 1,000 - 2,000 damage.

"35-65% chance to shoot explosive bolts when attacking."

Demon Machine

Stats

• The bolt explodes dealing 350-550 damage.

25-50% chance to cast a fireball when attacking."

Fire Brand

Stats

• Fireball shoots out in the direction your character is facing.
• Does not need to target an enemy to proc.
• Deals 2,000 - 3,000 damage.

"Chance to root enemies to the ground when you hit them."

Hellrack

Stats

• Stops a target dead in it's tracks for 3 seconds.

"Enemies occasionally flee at the sight of this staff."

Maloth's Focus

Stats

• Every 25 seconds the staff automatically nightmares all enemies directly around you.
• Monsters run away for 3 seconds.
• Nightmare is cast on equip.
• Good to keep in your inventory to quickly send monters running if you are in a bind.

"Chance to summon a Demonic Slave when attacking."

Maximus

Stats

• The Demonic Slave will fight for 15 seconds or until he is killed.
• Has a very high chance to be summoned even if the last one died a second ago.
• The fire chain between you and the demon deals 1,000 - 2,000 damage every .3 seconds and can crit.
• The demon itself deals on average 36,000 damage a swing and I have never seen his attack crit.

"25-50% chance to lob an acid blob when attacking."

Pus Spitter

Stats

• Drops a pool of poison on the ground that deals on average 5000 damage every .5 seconds for 5 seconds causing a total of 25,000 damage.

"25-50% chance to be protected by Lightning when you are hit.

Schaefers's Hammer

Stats

• Everytime an enemy hits you it has a chance of creating a electrical field around you for 4 seconds.
• Every enemy near you will take 10,000 - 30,000 damage per second. (Not counting crits)

"20-45% chance to explode with demonic fury when attacking."

Scourge

Stats

• Deals 500 - 1,000 damage to all enemies directly around you.

"Chance to cast Inner Sanctuary when you are hit."

Vigilance

Stats

• Creates a magical barrier around you that cannot be passed by enemies.
• Projectile attacks however can still hit you.

"Chance to double your attack speed when attacking."

Flying Dragon

Stats

• Creates a slight wind graphic around your character.
• Double attack speed lasts for 3 seconds.
• During testing it was triggered every 20-30 seconds on average.

"This weapon will forcefully repel undead enemies"

Azurewrath

Stats

• Knockbacks undead monsters a large distance. (Skeletons/Zombies etc)
• This effect can happen once every 40 seconds.

"20-35% chance to cause the ground to shudder when attacking."

Earthshatter

Stats

• Deals 5,000 - 7,000 damage per second to all enemies standing on the effected area for 3 seconds.

"Chance to summon a ghostly Fallen Champion when attacking."

Genzaniku

Stats

• Lasts for 15 seconds or until killed and can be resummoned seconds after.
• Deals 54 - 140 damage.

"Chance to fight through the pain when enemies hit you."

The Burning Axe of Sankis

Stats

• Casts the Barbarian spell "Ignore Pain" on you reducing all damage taken by 65% for 5 seconds.

"20-25% chance to drag enemies to you when attacking."

The Butcher's Sickle

Stats

• Sends out a long chain pulling any enemy in it's path towards you.

"Chance to summon a Fetish when attacking."

The Gidbinn

Stats

• Summons a tiny Fetish that deals on average 8,800 damage per hit.
• You can have multiple Fetish out at one time.

"20-35% chance to hurl a frozen orb when attacking."

Wizardspike

Stats

• The frozen orb can pass through enemies although it explodes in a large AoE after 3 seconds.
• Both the orb and blast damage from the orb deal 10,000 - 20,000 damage.
• Does not need to target an enemy to proc.

One million crit... Not bad

Slain enemies rest in pieces

• Sever, Last Breath and Boneshatter all share this ability.
• Any attack that was going to kill a monster will now instead cause a massive critical hit.
• Combined with life steal you can be healed for over 100,000+ each time a monster dies.
• Slain enemies cannot be resurrected. (Example: Fallen Grunts in act 3)
• The damage however is purely for show as the monster would have died regardless.

Lastly! Here is a video to get a better look at some of these items in action