The most notable change is that Plague is now using 3 socketed swords instead of general weapons. A further change is -1 for All Skills, and the removal of the +strength attribute since Fal will no longer be in
D2R Items use. Damage has been increased this is a significant advantage for raw damage. The other stats are identical.
Plague was a bit strange at beginning, but eventually it found it's uses, possibly even for casters; YouTuber Drunski125 points out that Plague's use being limited to swords alone is an error.
"If you could put it into scepters, think of an 3 Fist of the Heavens Scepter that you roll Plague in, gives you cleansing aura as well as additional skill point, which is an motivation to do something different than Hoto. If for a trapsin you can get +3 light sentry, or +3 death sentry claw. it is possible to roll Plague, get +4 to traps, cleansing aura--again, more reason to play with something other than Hoto. "Blizzard isn't ready to
cheap D2R ladder items announce the date Diablo 2 Resurrect's v2.4 will be released.