Sandstorm Visage

Sandstorm Visage
Necromancer CircletEnergy Shield: (165-224)Requires Level 54, 112 Int(8-10)% increased Cast Speed
(200-250)% increased Energy Shield
Ignore Stuns while Casting
Base Spell Critical Strike Chance of Spells is equal to that of Main Hand Weapon
Cannot deal Critical Strikes with AttacksA fell wind brings death.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drops from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge when The Chains of CastigationThe Chains of Castigation
Processional RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops Sandstorm Visage
Rooms are unknown on the Sanctum Map
Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 75
This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"The mysterious traveller saw the vilified brother chained to a cliff, where all could point and shout and deride him. In one fell swing, she cracked the mountainside, freeing him." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run is applied to a Sanctum with a level 75+ Forbidden TomeForbidden TomeArea Level: (68-83)Mundus noster cecidit. Daemones ubique sunt. Librum
hunc in sacrarium conicio, ut forte alius viam inveniat...Take this item to the Relic Altar in the Forbidden Sanctum to enter..Vendor Offer
10x Alchemy Shard
11x Alteration ShardMetadata
Item class: Helmet

Sandstorm Visage is a unique Necromancer CircletNecromancer CircletEnergy Shield: (55-64)Requires Level 54, 112 Int.

Mechanics

• Base Spell Critical Strike Chance is equal to that of Main Hand Weapon overrides your spell's base critical strike chance. Sources of additional critical strike chance (e.g. Increased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportCritical, Support
  Icon: s
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (60-117)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  Supported Skills have +2% to Critical Strike Chance
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Critical Strike ChanceThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Assassin's MarkAssassin's MarkCritical, Spell, Curse, Mark
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (16-33) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 16Curses a single enemy, making them more vulnerable to Critical Strikes. Killing the cursed enemy will grant life and mana, and a power charge. You can only have one Mark at a time.Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Power Charge when slain
  Hits against Cursed Enemies have +1.5% to Critical Strike Chance
  Hits against Cursed Enemies have +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
  Cursed enemies grant (65-600) Life when Killed
  Cursed enemies grant (25-80) Mana when Killed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Cursed Enemies have a (0.25-5)% chance to grant a Power Charge when HitPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Brittle) still apply to this new value. This does not affect the critical strike chance of secondary damage dealt by spell skills, such as Herald of Ice's explosions.
• Slayer's Overwhelm notable Base critical strike chance for attacks with weapons is 8% does not interact with Sandstorm Visage: a spell will use the weapon's base critical strike chance even with this notable allocated.
• ActumActum
  Butcher AxeOne Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (141-164.5) to (261-304.5)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.30
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 63, 149 Str, 76 DexHas no Sockets
  (200-250)% increased Physical Damage
  You have no Intelligence
  Critical Strike Chance is (20-30)% for Hits with this WeaponBetter to act without thought
  than to think without action. only grants 5% base critical strike chance.

Notable examples:

• Replica DuskdawnReplica Duskdawn
  Maelström StaffWarstaff
  Physical Damage: 71-147
  Critical Strike Chance: (9.52-10.20)%
  Attacks per Second: 1.25
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Int+25% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+10% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff
  (40-50)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  Gain (10-20)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  +1% to Critical Strike Multiplier per 1% Chance to Block Attack Damage
  +60% to Critical Strike Multiplier if you've dealt a Non-Critical Strike Recently
  (120-150)% increased Elemental Damage if you've dealt a Critical Strike Recently"Lab Two suffered significant structural damage in the process of creating
  Prototype #77. It is, however, the closest we've come to perfection." is in most cases a straight upgrade over DuskdawnDuskdawn
  Maelström StaffWarstaff
  Physical Damage: 71-147
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.80%
  Attacks per Second: 1.25
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Int+25% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+10% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff
  (60-80)% increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells
  Gain (10-20)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  +1% to Critical Strike Multiplier per 1% Chance to Block Attack Damage
  +60% to Critical Strike Multiplier if you've dealt a Non-Critical Strike Recently
  (120-150)% increased Spell Damage if you've dealt a Critical Strike Recently"The world is not simply black and white,
  it is not divided into good and evil.
  But black and white, good and evil, do exist,
  and we must know how to recognize them."
  - Archbishop Geofri.
• Void BatteryVoid Battery
  Prophecy WandWand
  Physical Damage: 35-64
  Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.20Requires Level 68, 245 Int(36-40)% increased Spell Damage80% reduced Spell Damage
  (10-20)% increased Cast Speed
  (50-65)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
  +(40-50) to maximum Mana
  +1 to Maximum Power Charges
  25% increased Spell Damage per Power Charge"The trick is to give nothingness,
  and to receive everything in return."
  - Inquisitor Maligaro works well with this helmet, especially with a +1 to maximum Power Charges corruption
• ObliterationObliteration
  Imbued WandWand
  Physical Damage: 29-53
  Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 59, 188 Int(33-37)% increased Spell DamageGain (30-40)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  Enemies you Kill have a 20% chance to Explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Chaos DamageWe forge order from the world around us
  Wielding anarchy and destruction as our tools of genesis. can provide some additional crit chance utility for spells.
• TrypanonTrypanon
  Great MalletTwo Hand Mace
  Physical Damage: 43-88
  Critical Strike Chance: 100.00%
  Attacks per Second: 0.62
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies50% reduced Attack Speed
  This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"Though ingenius instruments have been found,
  it seems surgery before thaumaturgy
  was not so delicate."
  - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546 and Replica TrypanonReplica Trypanon
  Great MalletTwo Hand Mace
  Physical Damage: 43-88
  Critical Strike Chance: 100.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.25
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies-5000 to Accuracy Rating
  This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"The best place for this prototype would be in the hands of our enemies." both allow spells to have 100% chance to crit without further investment.
  • This combination can also be used with Marylene's FallacyMarylene's Fallacy
    Lapis AmuletRequires Level 40+(20-30) to Intelligence+(80-120) to Accuracy Rating
    +(210-240)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
    +(80-100) to Evasion Rating
    (10-15)% increased Light Radius
    40% less Critical Strike Chance
    Critical Strikes have Culling Strike"Marylene stroked the medallion at her breast before every duel and every cast of the die."
    - Victario, the People's Poet; a player will need total 67% increased critical chance on the spell for a Marylene's with no quality to hit 100% chance to crit, or 93% increased critical strike chance with 20% Critical Quality via Unstable CatalystUnstable CatalystStack Size: 10Adds quality that enhances Critical modifiers on a ring, amulet or belt
    Replaces other quality typesRight click this item then left click a ring, amulet or belt to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity jewellery. The maximum quality is 20%..
• Bino's Kitchen KnifeBino's Kitchen Knife
  Slaughter KnifeRune Dagger
  Physical Damage: (150-165) to (296-321)
  Critical Strike Chance: (8.82-9.45)%
  Attacks per Second: 1.40
  Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 65, 81 Dex, 117 Int30% increased Global Critical Strike ChanceAdds (140-155) to (210-235) Physical Damage
  (40-50)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  +(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
  +(8-12)% to Chaos Resistance
  On Killing a Poisoned Enemy, nearby Enemies are Poisoned
  and nearby Allies Regenerate 200 Life per secondCalling it poison would imply
  that it was even edible. can allow for crit poison with spells.
• The Yielding MortalityThe Yielding Mortality
  Imperial StaffStaff
  Physical Damage: (217-242) to (371-396)
  Critical Strike Chance: (9.10-9.80)%
  Attacks per Second: 1.15
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 66, 113 Str, 113 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems are supported by Level 1 Chance to Bleed
  Grants Summon Greater Harbinger of Brutality Skill
  +5% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff
  +(30-40)% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Bleeding from Critical Strikes
  Adds (160-185) to (200-225) Physical Damage
  (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  
  has strong synergies with a Battlemage Inquisitor.
• Wands tend to have the highest base crit chance if using a rare weapon, specifically a Prophecy WandProphecy WandWand
  Physical Damage: 35-64
  Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.20Requires Level 68, 245 Int(36-40)% increased Spell Damage or Omen WandOmen WandWand
  Physical Damage: 33-61
  Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.20Requires Level 53, 200 Int(27-31)% increased Spell Damage.
• Being unarmed sets spell crit to zero. Rigwald's CurseRigwald's Curse
  Wereclaw TalismanTalisman Tier: 2
  Requires Level 28+(24-36)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier+7% to Unarmed Melee Attack Critical Strike Chance
  Modifiers to Claw Damage also apply to Unarmed Attack Damage with Melee Skills
  Modifiers to Claw Attack Speed also apply to Unarmed Attack Speed with Melee Skills
  Modifiers to Claw Critical Strike Chance also apply to Unarmed Critical Strike Chance with Melee SkillsCorruptedI once thought the First Ones were just
  stories made to scare children.
  But I've seen what they can do. I've felt it.
  And now I must live with that terrible knowledge. has no effect as it is not a weapon.
• Local critical strike chance implicit modifiers (e.g. from corruption) or the Harvest enchantment that grants 1% increased Critical Strike Chance per 4% Quality may be useful to maximize the efficiency of this modifers.

Item acquisition

Sandstorm Visage has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced. Drops from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge when The Chains of CastigationThe Chains of Castigation
Processional RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops Sandstorm Visage
Rooms are unknown on the Sanctum Map
Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 75
This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"The mysterious traveller saw the vilified brother chained to a cliff, where all could point and shout and deride him. In one fell swing, she cracked the mountainside, freeing him." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run is applied to a Sanctum with a level 75+ Forbidden TomeForbidden TomeArea Level: (68-83)Mundus noster cecidit. Daemones ubique sunt. Librum
hunc in sacrarium conicio, ut forte alius viam inveniat...Take this item to the Relic Altar in the Forbidden Sanctum to enter..

Monster restrictions

This item can be acquired from the following monsters:

• Lycia, Herald of the Scourge

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	Sanctum Uniques are now obtainable again due to the Forbidden Sanctum being added to the core game.
3.21.0	Items specific to Sanctum league have been temporarily drop disabled as a result of the mechanic not going core.
3.20.1b	Wording changed to: Base Spell Critical Strike Chance is equal to that of Main Hand Weapon
3.20.0	Introduced to the game.