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One new Unique item introduced in Season 5 ofDiablo 4is the Axial Conduit, a pair of Pants for the Sorcerer class you can get by participating in a seasonal event. The effect of this item can make your character far stronger when facing new threats. With several Affixes that pair with this item’s unique ability, you can create a build focused on making the most of this gear.
Although you can get the Axial Conduit Unique Pants bykilling enemiesoropening chests, the chances of this incredibly rare item dropping are low. Only 15 newUnique items inDiablo 4have been added to Season 5, with each only spawning rarely around Sanctuary. Certain restrictions on your world may also prevent you from finding these Pants until your character is ready to face greater challenges.
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Where To Get The Axial Conduit Item In Diablo 4
Unlock Infernal Horde Events In Your World
Youcan only get the Axial Conduit item on World Tier 3 or 4difficulty, so make sure you’ve completed the trial dungeons that unlock either of these modes.World Tier 3: Nightmare inDiablo 4is host to a special quest called"The Eyes of the Enemy"in Season 5, which you should tackle as soon as you’re able to.Finishing this quest introduces the Infernal Hordes game mode, where the Unique Pants have a high chance of dropping.
Completing"The Eyes of the Enemy"quest will give you an item called theInfernal Compass, which lets your character travel to Hell and challenge the Infernal Hordes in a special game mode introduced in Season 5.
The Axial Conduit item, and all the other Unique gear artifacts in Season 5,have increased drop rates in Infernal Hordes. This mode sees you take on wave after wave of powerful enemies, similar to world events you may have already encountered in your travels. Completing an Infernal Hordes event gives you the Spoils of Hell treasure, which could contain the Axial Conduit or another strong item.
While the Infernal Horde rewards have the best chance to give you the Axial Conduit, the alternate mode isn’t the only place where you may find these Pants. You can get the itemby killingWorld BossesinDiablo 4orby completing Nightmare Dungeonsyou activate on your map. Other world events might give you the Axial Conduit too, but at a much lower drop rate than the other two methods mentioned.
What Does The Axial Conduit Gear Do?
Enhance Specific Sorcerer Class Abilities
The Axial Conduit equipment isexclusive to the Sorcerer class, preventing characters of other archetypes from using it. The Unique Pantscome with one Effect and four Affixesthat give you passive bonuses to Sorcerer abilities or traits as you play. While some buffs from this item won’t be noticeable, other changes will be quite clear as you battle various enemies inDiablo 4.
All theUnique items for the Sorcerertend to favor a specific type of build for the character you have in that class. For example, the Raiment of the Infinite Unique Sorcerer Armor works only when your build has skill points invested in the Teleport ability.
Description
Unique Effect
Chain Lightning alternates between orbiting you and seeking up to three enemies. When it returns, it drains Mana from you for each active Chain Lightning. After draining a certain amount of Mana, the bolt explodes for high Lightning damage. Chain Lightning expires if you don’t have enough Mana for it to drain.
10.5 - 15% overall Damage Reduction
Affix #2
+2-3 Ranks in the Chain Lightning Skill (without requiring skill points to be invested in it)
23.5–32.5% Resource Generation And Maximum Resource Total
Affix #4
+13.5-22.5% Chance for Chain Lightning Projectiles to be cast twice instead of as a single bolt
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Lightning Sorcerer builds will get the most out of the Axial Conduit item, so try toreadjust your character’s skillsif you want to use these Unique Pants at their best. Once you get the Axial Conduit item, you can assign Affixes from the gear you previously salvaged inDiablo 4to other armor pieces to support this powerful item.
