Mad Monarch's Scepter
One-Handed Mace
After killing 10 enemies, you release a Poison Nova that deals 1050–1400% weapon damage as Poison to enemies within 30 yards.
Item Details
You receive a buff that tracks the of amount of souls you have collected every time you kill an enemy. This makes it easy to know how many more enemies you have to kill before the next Poison Nova is casted.
- Enemies killed by Poison Nova do not grant you a soul towards the next Poison Nova.
- Soul count is lost if item is unequipped.
- Any enemy kill or assist by you gains you a soul, this includes illusions and other infinite spawning monsters.
- Enemies killed by your follower, pets or other players (if you didn't assist) do not advance the kill count.
- Benefits from Poison skills deal X% more damage.
Drop Location
- Randomly drops from the Act 1 & 4 Horadric Cache, the reward for completing all 5 bounties in the act.
This item is a Reaper of Souls only item.
- Internal Cooldown: 0
- Internal Proc: 1
- Benefit from +% element: Yes (Poison)
- Can crit: Yes
- Affected by ability proc coeff: N/A
- AoE: Yes (30 yards)
- Dual wielding:
- Activates from either weapon.
- Scales with active weapon damage.
Damage Formula
Poison explosion damage = proc mod * min_max weapon damage * primary mod * +% element
proc mod: proc's damage coefficient, often displayed on the item.
- range: X, where X is between 10.5 and 14
min_max weapon damage = minimum weapon damage or maximum weapon damage
primary mod = 1 + (primary attribute/100)
+% element = sum of all relevant +% element bonuses
Mad Monarch's poison explosion.
Guaranteed Stats
The minimum level this item can drop at is 12. Below you will find the range of stats found on the level 12 version, however the item can drop at any level above 12. The legendary effect does not change with level.
Damage
- 15.0 Base DPS
- 9–16 Damage
- 1.20 Attacks per Second
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)
- +36–44 Dexterity
- +36–44 Strength
- +36–44 Intelligence
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
- +(6–7)–(8–9) Damage
- +1–2 Minimum Damage +1–2 Maximum Damage
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
- +10–15% Damage
- +3–4% Damage
+2 Random Magic Properties
Damage
- 1834.2–2154.0 Base DPS
- (1297–1515)–(1760–2075) Damage
- 1.20 Attacks per Second
Primary Stats
- +(981–1199)–(1175–1490) Damage
- +6–10% Damage
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)
- +626–750 Dexterity
- +626–750 Strength
- +626–750 Intelligence
+2 Random Magic Properties
Patch History
Extra Information
The Mad Monarch is a reference to the Skeleton King. It is also similar to the weapon he uses in game.
Patch History
As of Patch 2.1.0 (August 26, 2014) the following changes were made to this weapon:
- Now counts assists in addition to kills
Flavour Text
This item of royal regalia is as much mace as scepter, and at the height of his madness, King Leoric was known to evince his displeasure by pummeling courtiers, servants, and even foreign dignitaries with the weighty rod.