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Facing the minions in the city of the damned, the river of flame, and finally the Armorer who guards the hellforge requires a character's level in the mid-to-late 20s. The closer you are to level 30, the better; certainly, it pays to have eclipsed level 24 for the improved skills alone. Act IV, Quest II Log Entry #1: Take Mephisto's soulstone to the hellforge. At the end of the third act, upon defeating the boss monster Mephisto, you could acquire Mephisto's soulstone, a small gem-like item that takes up a single slot in your character's inventory. If you failed to grab Mephisto's soulstone before advancing through the infernal gate and into Act IV, don't worry. Upon gaining the quest - by speaking with Deckard Cain after the fallen angel quest is completed - Deckard Cain will hand you Mephisto's soulstone if you failed to grab the item in the previous act. Act IV Bestiary: The undead horrors in Act IV provide one of the toughest challenges so far; these beasts typically appear in groups and can include the doom knight, abyss knight and oblivion knight. Doom and abyss knights possess powerful melee attacks coupled with high hit points and resistances to fire (80, 40), lightning (20, 80), cold (20, 40), and poison (40, 40). The oblivion knights resist those elements 60 percent each and employ the Necromancer's bone spirit and various curses. Act IV, Quest II Log Entry #2: Use the hellforge hammer on the forge. Once you reach the hellforge, you'll encounter, amongst other common Act IV beasts, Hephasto the Armorer, who closely resembles the Smith you battled to recover Charsi's malus in a previous act. The Armorer is extremely durable and packs quite a punch. Employ hit-and-run attacks and try to avoid going toe to toe with the thick-skinned giant.
Act IV, Quest II Log Entry #3: Destroy Mephisto's soulstone on the hellforge. After using the hellforge hammer on the forge, it's time to destroy Mephisto's soulstone to complete the quest. You acquired Mephisto's soulstone either from picking it up at the end of the third act or from Deckard Cain when you were given the quest. Place the soulstone on the hellforge and finish off the quest by destroying the stone. Observe the destruction animation and don't miss the gems that appear and drop around the hellforge. Smashing Mephisto's soulstone nets you three to seven flawless or perfect gems (which could include skulls). Place them in your inventory and return to the pandemonium fortress to replenish your health and mana points and resupply your healing potions (and to see if you can put the gems or skulls you just collected to use). Use the waypoint marker in the river of flame or open a town portal - your next quest lies beyond the river of flame, so you will be making a return trip.
"Congratulations, hero! Surely... Even Diablo, himself, sensed the fury unleashed when you smashed his brother's Soulstone." Act IV, Quest II Reward After using the hellforge hammer on the forge and destroying Mephisto's soulstone on the hellforge, four gems (2 flawless, 1 perfect, and 1 standard quality) are created for each member of the party. Make sure you collect each before moving on.
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