THE ENNEAD CHALLENGE

A low level challenge that rewards you with a new skill and other useful midgame perks.

Your Class Charm
As part of this challenge, you will need to collect your 'Class Charm'. This charm is also used in later uberquests and challenges.

There are 7 class charms, one for each character class.

Sacred Sunstone : Amazon class charm
Shadow Vortex : Assassin class charm
Worldstone Orb : Barbarian class charm
Caoi Dulra Fruit : Druid class charm
Soulstone Shard : Necromancer class charm
Eye of Divinity : Paladin class charm
Nexus Crystal : Sorceress class charm

When found, each class charm spawns with the following bonuses.

Maximum Skill Level Increased by 1
+2 to Light Radius

More bonuses can be added with the Horadric Cube after completing further challenges.


THE ENNEAD CHALLENGE
MAXIMUM LEVEL 80

Go to the Kurast 3000 BA uberlevel on any difficulty and kill the Ennead Necromancer bosses until your Class Charm drops.

Class Charm
[Class Charm]
(Class Challenge Item)

Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(Class Only)
Required Level: 90
Can be Upgraded with Ennead Challenge
Can be Upgraded with Black Road Challenge
Maximum Skill Level Increased by 1
+2 to Light Radius

Each Necromancer drops a random charm, so if you are unlucky, just restart the game and try again.

See THIS PAGE for more information about Kurast 3000 BA.


If you are level 80 or below, cube the charm with a jewel to add extra bonuses and unlock your Ennead Challenge skill.

[Class Charm] + any jewel → returns [Class Charm] with added bonuses

Requires: level 80 or below

This upgrade recipe adds the following bonuses:

Unlocks your Ennead Skill

Amazon character iconAmazon: uses Sacred Sunstone
+2 to Amazon Skills
Increase Maximum Life 15%
Poison Length Reduced by 33%
Assassin character iconAssassin: uses Shadow Vortex
+2 to Assassin Skills
50% Curse Length Reduction
Poison Length Reduced by 33%
Barbarian character iconBarbarian: uses Worldstone Orb
+2 to Barbarian Skills
20% Bonus to Summoned Minion Life
Poison Length Reduced by 33%
Druid character iconDruid: uses Caoi Dulra Fruit
+2 to Druid Skills
All Resists +25%
Poison Length Reduced by 33%
Necromancer character iconNecromancer: uses Soulstone Shard
+2 to Necromancer Skills
40% Bonus to Summoned Minion Damage
Poison Length Reduced by 33%
Paladin character iconPaladin: uses Eye of Divinity
+2 to Paladin Skills
Total Character Defense Plus 20%
Poison Length Reduced by 33%
Sorceress character iconSorceress: uses Nexus Crystal
+2 to Sorceress Skills
+25% to Spell Damage
Poison Length Reduced by 33%

Your free bonus skill
This skill can be found at the top left of your first skill tab. When you complete the Ennead Challenge, upgrade your Class Charm and keep it into your inventory. This allows you to put skill points into the skill.

Name Icon Effect

SPELLBIND
[AMZ]
skill icon The basilisk snake of Skartara is a devious creature whose bite turns flesh to stone. A skilled amazon warrior may carry a few to the battlefield in a leather bag for an unexpected surprise.
Effect: throws snakes that turn enemies to stone
VAMPIRIC ICON
[ASN]
skill icon An assassin knows very well that most mages are male and many spend their life in seclusion without seeing a woman. Some who have trained in these particular arts can also employ this strategy on the battlefield.
Effect: burns an unholy female sign on the ground in life stealing flames
IMMORTAL
[BAR]
skill icon Running away is for the weak. A barbarian warrior who runs is easy prey. One who stands his ground in the face of death may survive, for he is the one the ancestral spirits will favour.
Passive effect: avoids damage when standing still and improves hit recovery
GOODBERRY
[DRU]
skill icon The fruits of the Glor-An-Fhaidha, the mystical tree of life, can bring back mortals from the brink of death. Wise druids look for large red berries growing on plants that ordinary do not bear fruit.
Passive effect: create a Goodberry in the Horadric Cube that boosts life
BLACK MASS
[NEC]
skill icon The dragon god of death Trag’Oul takes his faithful under his wings, turning aside blades and arrows. This powerful spell requires total concentration and is easily broken when the caster is disturbed.
Effect: press and hold to protect self and nearby minions
DIVINE APPARITION
[PAL]
skill icon Like a deus ex machina, the paladin of Zakarum descends upon the battlefield, his mere appearance chilling his heathen enemies to the bone.
Effect: teleport to target location and freeze enemies
SYMBOL OF ESU
[SOR]
skill icon The symbol of the ancient witch queen is a specially crafted conductive adamantine moon crescent that accumulates ambient energy from the magic in the environment, releasing it as a healing pulse when broken.
Effect: create a symbol in the cube that instantly heals life and mana