Stoutnail

Stoutnail is a unique Spiked Club in Diablo 2 Resurrected that provides solid defensive bonuses for characters leveling through Normal difficulty. This early-game mace combines decent damage with survivability stats that help new players progress safely.

Defensive Focus

Stoutnail offers +100% Enhanced Damage and +50% Damage to Undead, making it effective against skeleton packs. The weapon's true value lies in its defensive properties: +7 to Vitality provides extra life, Attacker Takes Damage of 3-10 punishes melee attackers, and Magic Damage Reduced by 2 mitigates spell damage.

Best Uses

This mace works well for melee characters from levels 5-20, particularly Paladins using Zeal or Barbarians with mace mastery. The attacker-takes-damage property synergizes with Sigon's Complete Steel set, creating a build that damages enemies through thorns effects. It's especially useful in Act 2 and Act 3 where you face numerous undead enemies.

Replacement Options

By level 20, you'll want to transition to weapons with higher damage output like The General's Tan Do Li Ga or move into runewords like Steel. Stoutnail served its purpose as a survivability tool during the most vulnerable early levels.