Lower Stair Guard

Lower Stair Guard is a Shield class-loot item from [Dynamic] The Dark Spire, dropped by Hellraiser, Maalkv, Crypt Keeper, Nicolas Ribcage, Zalmur the Impslayer, Oroxak, Underworld Berserker, Reanimated Underworld Berserker, Smoldering Goldsmith, Voidcrawler, Foolish Marksman, Darkguard Sentry, Reanimated Foolish Marksman, Black-Hearted Enchanter, Reanimated Darkguard Sentry, Hewn Watchman. The shield bears an arrow pointing down. The warning underneath has worn away.

It is available on Normal, Hard, and Mythic as part of the shared Underworld class-loot pool.

Overview

Where to Get It

Class Loot

Lower Stair Guard is class loot. It has no fixed stats: its enchantments are rolled every time it drops, so no two copies are exactly alike, and harder difficulties allow higher enchantment levels. When a mob drops class loot, each player who wins the drop roll gets one item from that mob’s class loot pool, weighted toward their class.

Dropped as class loot by:

• Hellraiser, Maalkv, Crypt Keeper, Nicolas Ribcage, Zalmur the Impslayer, Oroxak (minibosses): 25% chance per player who dealt at least 10% of the mob’s health
• Underworld Berserker, Reanimated Underworld Berserker (darkspire_level_100_berserker_reanimated.yml), Smoldering Goldsmith, Voidcrawler, Foolish Marksman, Darkguard Sentry, Reanimated Underworld Berserker (darkspire_level_110_berserker_reanimated.yml), Reanimated Foolish Marksman, Black-Hearted Enchanter, Reanimated Darkguard Sentry, Hewn Watchman (regular mobs): 5% chance per player who dealt at least 10% of the mob’s health

Possible Enchantments

The levels below are the most each enchantment can roll. Each drop receives about half of the listed levels at random, so most copies land below these maximums. The chance shows how often an enchantment appears at all.

From minibosses:

From regular mobs:

Is It Worth It

Its main enchantment is Protection, which can reach III on Normal, IV on Hard and VII on Mythic when it drops from a miniboss. If you want this piece at its strongest, Mythic is the run to farm. Since every copy is rolled, two drops from the same difficulty can still differ, so check each one against what you are already using.

See Also

• Hellraiser
• Maalkv
• Crypt Keeper
• Nicolas Ribcage
• Zalmur the Impslayer
• Oroxak
• Underworld Berserker
• Reanimated Underworld Berserker
• Smoldering Goldsmith
• Voidcrawler
• Foolish Marksman
• Darkguard Sentry
• Reanimated Foolish Marksman
• Black-Hearted Enchanter
• Reanimated Darkguard Sentry
• Hewn Watchman
• Spirewall Plate
• Basalt Watch Greaves
• Hewn Footing
• Hewn Taper
• Spire Scout