Boosts
Stacking Boosts
Boosts of the same kind don't stack.
For example, if you equipped the Cape of Awe (25% XP, CP, Gold, Rep) and then the Dark Summoner armour (15% Rep), you would have 25% XP, CP, Gold and Rep overall boost, as the game follows the highest boost equipped.
However, consumable boosts, server boosts, and gear boosts will all stack with each other, even if they're the same kind. For example, you could mix a 48hr XP server boost, a 1hr XP consumable boost, and the Cape of Awe. This would be the best time to farm if you can align all three.What about damage boosts?
Similar to above, you wouldn't be able to stack two damage boosts that do the same thing. However, you can stack items that boost damage to All with something else that boosts damage to a tagged enemy. For example, if you equipped the Void Warlock Armour (25% All) with the Blinding Light of Destiny (75% Undead), you would deal 118.75% extra damage against Undead enemies and 25% damage against every other enemy.How do boosts stack?
You may be wondering why the previous example of stacking the Void Warlock Armour and Blinding Light of Destiny (BLoD) resulted in a 118.75% boost. Why not 100%? This is because stacked boosts are calculated multiplicatively, not additively.
For the Void Warlock Armour and BLoD, it would be calculated like this: 1.25 x 1.75 = 2.1875
Anything else?
Damage boosts do not affect DoTs (Damage over Time) or HoTs (Heal over Time).
Best Mixes
Acronyms
EA = Exalted Apotheosis
NSoD = Necrotic Sword of Doom
AFDL = ArchFiend DoomLord
IFP = Infernal Flame Pyromancer
RGoW = Radiant Goddess of War
Best Overall
EA or NSoD + RGoW =
Non-Tagged: 51% Boost
Chaos, Elemental, Dragon, Undead, Human: 126.5% Boost
Gold: 30% Boost
CP, Rep: 50% Boost
Best Individually
Use these mixes for the best single monster-type damage boosts:
Chaos: AFDL or IFP + Empowered Chaos Avenger's Greatsword = 136.25% Boost
Undead: AFDL or IFP + Blinding Light of Destiny = 136.25% Boost
Human: AFDL or IFP + Darkon's Debris 2 (Recontructed) = 136.25% Boost
Dragons: AFDL or IFP + Legion DragonBlade of Nulgath (needs membership to obtain) = 136.25% Boost
Elemental: AFDL or IFP + Infernal Flame Khopesh = 136.25% Boost
(there are other options for 35% All armors or 75% Racial weapons, these were just used to demonstrate the numbers)If you don't own AFDL or IFP, use these instead:
Chaos: EA or NSoD + Empowered Drakath Armour = 126.5% Boost
Undead: EA or NSoD + Empowered Undead Champion = 126.5% Boost
Human: EA or NSoD + Sepulchure's DoomKnight Armour = 128.01% Boost
Dragons: EA or NSoD + Fire Champion's Armour = 126.5% Boost
Elemental: EA or NSoD + Malgor the Shadowlord = 126.5% Boost
(there are other options for 51% All weapons or 50% Racial armors, these were just used to demonstrate the numbers)If you don't own EA or NSoD, you could replace them with:
A 40% All weapon (Void Warlock Weapons, Awescended Omni Armblades, Hollowborn Reaper's Scythe)
A 35% All weapon (Iara Merge Items)
A 30% All weapon (Burning Blade of Abezeth,Thaumaturgus/Apostate Ultima,Hollowborn Oblivion Blade, etc.)
A 15% All weapon (Burning Blade, Nightlocke Weapons)
All (relevant) Damage Boost items
51% All Weapons
Hollowborn Sword of Doom
Necrotic Sword of Doom
Necrotic Sword of the Abyss
Necrotic Blade of Doom
Providence
Dual Exalted Apotheosis
Empowered Blademaster Katana
Empowered Dual Katanas
Exalted Apotheosis
Sin of the Abyss
Malgor's ShadowFlame Blade
Empowered Prismatic Manslayers
Necrotic Blade of the Underworld
Empowered Bloodletters
Empowered Caladbolg
Empowered Dual Caladbolgs
Empowered Overfiend Blade
Empowered Prismatic Manslayer
Empowered ShadowSpear
Empowered Ungodly Reavers
Dual Necrotic Swords of Doom
Necrotic Sword of Doom (IoDA)
Hollowborn Sword of Doom (IoDA)
Multiple Racial Tags Items
50% All tags: Radiant Goddess of War
40% All tags: Goddess of War
30% All tags: Polly Rodger, Archfiend Deathlord, Divine Mantle
75% Racial Weapons
Undead: Blinding Light of Destiny, War Blade of Courage
Dragon: Legion DragonBlade of Nulgath, War Blade of Power
Human: Prince Darkon's Poleaxe, Darkon's Debris 2, War Blade of Speed
Elemental: Infernal Flame Khopesh, War Blade of Strength
Chaos: Empowered Chaos Avenger's Greatsword, War Blade of Wisdom
50%/51% Racial Armors
Undead: Empowered Undead Champion
Dragon: Fire Champion's Armor
Human: Sepulchure's Doomknight Armor, Void Beetle General
Elemental: Malgor the Shadowlord
Chaos: Empowered Chaos Avenger Armor, Empowered Drakath Armor, Empowered Original Drakath Armor
35% All Armors
40% All Weapons
Hollowborn Reaper's Scythe
35% All Weapons
Exalted Unity
Iara Merges
30% All Weapons
Burning Blade of Abezeth
15% All Weapons
Burning Blade
All (relevant) Non-Damage Boost items
30% Gold, 50% Class/Reputation Points
Awescended (Armor)
Awscended Omni Cowl
Awscended Omni Wings
Divine Veil
Divine Veil and Locks
Radiant Goddess of War
25% Gold/XP/Class/Reputation Points
Cape of Awe
Armor of Awe
Helm of Awe
Every 35% All Armor except Astral Mantle
20% XP