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This is a returning item featured in the franchise. The specifications and bonuses provided have been modified to better fitDiablo 4over its predecessor,Diablo 2.
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The flavor text for the item reads as follows, “This headdress was once worn by an assassin disguised as a court mage. Her treachery was unveiled, but not before she used its magic to curse the king’s entire lineage." with the quote credited to The Fall of House Aston.
Updated by Chad Thesen on 26 July 2025:This guide has been updated to add some useful builds to make use of this piece of gear. It has also provided embedded links to some build guides from the talented writers here at Dualshockers, as well as links for easier navigation to other articles.
What Is The Harlequin Crest
This is one piece of gear you won’twant to salvageuntil you find a better one of the same kind. The Harlequin Crest is aHelm Item. It isavailable toall classesand can fit into many builds for its universally favored bonuses. These bonuses include anincrease in the wearer’s maximum Lifeandreductions to the wearer’s ability cooldowns. Lastly, it featuresincreases to its wearer’s stats. What is most desirable about it is thatit is aUnique Armour, meaning itcomes with a unique effect. The effect in question reads as follows“Gain 10% Damage Reduction. In addition, gain +4 Ranks to all Skills.”This percentage of 10 can reach atotal value of up to 20%.
How To Get The Harlequin Crest
This piece of gear is a random drop. However, it will onlystart to drop at World Tier III with a higher chance of dropping at World Tier IV. So, you will need toraise your World Tierif it is too low. To have a chance at getting it, you will need to do one of the following.Defeat an enemy, though the chance of the drop will increase when facing off against more powerful enemies such as Elites, as well assetting the world tier to a higher value. Another option for finding this piece of gear is simply toopen chestsand hope one of them pops out. This piece of gear is also able to drop simply bybreaking things in the game world. Thebest approachto acquiring The Harlequin Crest is toset the World Tier to IV and slay every single enemy you come across, break every single object, and open every single chest.This willgive you the highest probabilityof acquiring The Harlequin Crest.
Best Builds For This Item
By far, the build that gets the most from this item is that of asorcerer. TheFire Sorcerer build, to be precise. The increased life is nice to make you survive and extra hit, but the +2 ranks in skills and cooldown reduction just make thisDPS monster of a build even more effective. This item may work with a lot of different builds, but it takes this build to a whole other level. Other class builds that receive a sizable up from this item are theDruid Companion build,Barbarian Double Swing Shouter,andBarbarian Whirlwind Frenzy.Some Necromancer buildsthat focus on sacrificing their summons have seen some good numbers too, but not as much asSorcerer buildsandBarbarian buildsusing this piece of gear.
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