Are there exceptionally rare items in Diablo 3 like the high runes in Diablo 2?

Question

The high runes in Diablo 2 had a very low drop rate, such that most players would never see one drop, even if they've been playing since release. Does Diablo 3 have any similar items?

Tharius · Accepted Answer

The closest items in similarity would be the Radiant Star gems.

The difference becomes that these items must be crafted, unlike say a Zod rune which had a very very small chance of appearing on the highest end opponents.

The similarity is that you need to use a large amount of lesser gems to create these gems very much like creating a Zod from lesser runes.

Michael Capobianco · Answer

Yes

There's one more tier of items above 'Rare' titled 'Legendary'. If you check the auction house, you can see some players have acquired some already.

prolink007 · Answer

At this time there exists 5 amulets that are considered extremely rare. The drop rates on these are extremely low. The Star of Azkaranth having the lowest drop rate of every item in the game.
Source:

During the RoS playtest stream that occured on Tuesday February 18th,
Travis Day stated that The Star of Azkaranth will be the rarest drop in Reaper of
Souls. The reason for its rareness is because so many enemies use fire
attacks in the game, which means that this amulet is the most usefull
and most desired of the "Prevent all element damage" amulets.

Talisman of Aranoch

Countess Julias Cameo

Maras Kaleidoscope

The Star of Azkaranth

Xephirian Amulet

Current Patch 2.0.5.

Are there exceptionally rare items in Diablo 3 like the high runes in Diablo 2?

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