Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is regarding it. Sure, absorbing 50 spell levels is nice after you upgrade it but honestly, I would auction it off as soon as I possibly could.

I think the plat for a leveling toon would be way more useful/valuable.

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Elegorne wrote on Jan 21^st, 2012 at 12:26pm:


I got my first (and only) PLIS drop out of the trog's chest in WW pt3, normal. It was my monk's first quest (well, third) off the vet boat, and I deleted him shortly after (making sure to place the ioun stone in my chared bank first, ofc )

They generally sell for ~2mil plat, or 3-4 reds. However, I would NEVER **** one of these. They are way to hard to find a ****er for, so it'll be a while before you even have a chance to buy one back (and don't even think of pulling a second). That stone means nigh-invulnerability at low levels (note that it blocks ALL of a beholders abilities, including the Dispel portion of the antimagic cone - meaning you keep your buffs, but can't cast), and at higher levels lets you do fun things like:
Ignore the need for ToD boots - only takes off 1-2 charges each Banish attempt, depending on whether or not you saved. Also means no stun portion!
Ignore the need to dodge Abbot's inferno - less of a concern, but I hope they re-re-re-re-re-visit this raid to tone it down. Or fix the lag enough that it doesn't play any factor. Also blocks things like encasement, but that's less of a bonus compared to inferno.
Ignore Velah's breath on an Evasion toon - it blocks the huge reflex penalty, so if you can save and take no damage you can do whatever you want. IIRC, though, it takes up enough charges per breath it isn't going to last the whole raid.
eChrono CAD. Need more be said?

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I'd also suggest that, if you decide to keep it, you put it on a character with evasion and really high saves - it makes the stone last significantly longer, and makes the character effectively immune to all spell effects for a while.

As someone who gave away a PLIS to someone who was a dear friend but has long left the game, I would keep it, certainly for a while. Plat is cheap, and with crafting so is twink gear. PLIS are hard to come by.

Maxwell Edison wrote on Jan 21^st, 2012 at 1:07pm:


Oh God Damn.

Ok, so start by assuming I'm an idiot.  Then please tell me what a PLIS is.

PlaidPooka wrote on Jan 21^st, 2012 at 5:56pm:


Pale Lavender Ioun Stone. Spell absorption item.

if you are broke and need money for basic gear/pots/scrolls for leveling toons, you can get a good amount of money out of them.  id recommend hanging onto it.  if you find yourself TRing in the future, its really nice for lower levels where casters spaming magic missiles and the like can be problematic.  its especially helpful if you solo alot.  the longer ive played this game, the more ive found out that plat is easy to come by through questing and AHing, but rare loot doesnt come every day so its worth holding onto when you pull it.

if you do want to get rid of it, id try to trade it for some lesser loot that will greatly improve your toons like the bloodstone, spectral gloves, planar girds, etc.

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I did the same thing. except I forgot that last step before I deleted him.

The first thing I bought after that was the shared bank. I still cry every time I see someone with a PLIS.

Merrick wrote on Jan 21^st, 2012 at 6:40pm:


Any item found on certain end reward lists (waterworks, Sharn Syndicate, Tangleroot, etc.) are ALWAYS BTA. I hadn't even thought about that. There MIGHT be an exception for the PLIS, but I think the OP should go check.

PlaidPooka wrote on Jan 21^st, 2012 at 5:56pm:


Dispel's favorite thing.

Elegorne wrote on Jan 21^st, 2012 at 7:27pm:


That's how the one I upgraded yesterday worked.