[1.3.1] Tier 5 drop in Daikara

[supermini]

A randboss I killed in Daikara dropped a t5 item (not an artifact - it's a prismatic drakeskin leather cap of strength).

It's not the first time this has happened - I've seen random green t5 drops in early game zones and random t1 drops in the prides. It was always one item and it's from a unique or a randboss.

Here's an excerpt from the log, if it helps:

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Random boss generating
Creating random boss 	Xaninor the snow giant thunderer	22	level	2	classes
Adding to random boss class	Marauder	Rogue
   power types: not_power_source =	antimagic	power_source =	technique_ranged,technique,arcane,psionic,nature
Adding 9 random class talents to boss
 * talent	T_KNIFE_MASTERY
 * talent	T_VILE_POISONS
 * talent	T_TACTICAL_EXPERT
 * talent	T_PIERCING_SIGHT
 * talent	T_FLURRY
 * talent	T_VENOMOUS_STRIKE
 * talent	T_LIGHT_OF_FOOT
 * talent	T_WEAPON_COMBAT
 * talent	T_SWEEP
Adding to random boss class	Mindslayer	Psionic
   power types: not_power_source =	antimagic	power_source =	technique_ranged,technique,arcane,nature,psionic
Adding 5 random class talents to boss
 * talent	T_SKATE
 * talent	T_TRANSCENDENT_ELECTROKINESIS
 * talent	T_WHIRLWIND
 * talent	T_THERMAL_STRIKE
 * talent	T_GREATER_WEAPON_FOCUS
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Double Ego	29.102928888775	53
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Ego	53.135271755777	98
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Ego	95.824907295365	98
Loading entities file from memory	/data/general/objects/random-artifacts/melee.lua
Loading entities file from memory	/data/general/objects/random-artifacts/generic.lua
Begin randart generation:	level = 	22	egos =	3	gr egos =	2	rand themes = 	2	points = 	11	nb_powers = 	4
 * using themes	acid,lightning
Creating randart Lightningwreck(faceted dwarven-steel dagger) with lightning
 ** selected ego	 of ruin	(greater)	technique
 ** selected ego	 of torment	(greater)	psionic
 ** selected ego	quick 	(greater)	technique
 * adding power: resists pen acid(2 points)
 * adding power: lightning melee(1 points)
 * adding power: acid corrode melee(2 points)
 * adding power: acid melee(1 points)
Added unique	mod.class.Object/Lightningwreck	::	1
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Ego	81.426386235148	98
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Double Ego	19.334737603863	53
fight: 	arcing steel dagger of erosion	flaming dwarven-steel dagger	::	nil	MAINHAND
fight: 	arcing steel dagger of erosion	flaming dwarven-steel dagger	::	nil	OFFHAND
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Ego	68.050352911942	98
fight: 	hardened leather armour of acid resistance	flaming dwarven-steel dagger	::	nil	BODY
fight: 	hardened leather armour of acid resistance	arcing steel dagger of erosion	::	nil	BODY
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Double Ego	48.773520697554	53
fight: 	prismatic drakeskin leather cap of strength (#STATBONUS#)	flaming dwarven-steel dagger	::	nil	HEAD
fight: 	prismatic drakeskin leather cap of strength (#STATBONUS#)	arcing steel dagger of erosion	::	nil	HEAD
fight: 	prismatic drakeskin leather cap of strength (#STATBONUS#)	hardened leather armour of acid resistance	::	nil	HEAD
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Ego	64.894074046261	98
fight: 	mindwoven cashmere robe	flaming dwarven-steel dagger	::	nil	BODY
fight: 	mindwoven cashmere robe	arcing steel dagger of erosion	::	nil	BODY
fight: 	mindwoven cashmere robe	hardened leather armour of acid resistance	::	nil	BODY
fight: 	mindwoven cashmere robe	prismatic drakeskin leather cap of strength (#STATBONUS#)	::	nil	BODY
fight: 	mindwoven cashmere robe	flaming dwarven-steel dagger	::	nil	BODY
fight: 	mindwoven cashmere robe	arcing steel dagger of erosion	::	nil	BODY
fight: 	mindwoven cashmere robe	prismatic drakeskin leather cap of strength (#STATBONUS#)	::	nil	BODY
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Double Ego	45.167279494267	53
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Ego	64.846255842793	98
Loading tile from tileset	/data/gfx/shockbolt/npc/giant_ice_snow_giant_thunderer.png
Added unique	mod.class.NPC/Xaninor the snow giant thunderer	::	1
[CALLBACK] upgrading to prioritized	talents_on_act_base
[CALLBACK] upgrading to prioritized	talents_on_takeoff
[CALLBACK] upgrading to prioritized	talents_on_wear
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Double Ego	17.55937078387	20.5
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Double Ego	19.782772593732	20.5
[TOME ENTITY FILTER] selected Ego	64.279400504143	65.5

[HousePet]

Could be related to the way chests bypass the restrictions I guess.

[twas Brillig]

I don't think I've ever seen it, but a lot of people talk about cakewalking the early game by pulling T5 artifacts from the chests in Sandworm. I'd guess the math works out so T5 drops start being possible, but very unlikely, in the second set of dungeons.

[supermini]

I don't think I've ever seen it, but a lot of people talk about cakewalking the early game by pulling T5 artifacts from the chests in Sandworm. I'd guess the math works out so T5 drops start being possible, but very unlikely, in the second set of dungeons.

Chests drop random items (very rarely t5s but it happens), so that's working as intended. This isn't supposed to happen.

[Maurog]

Yesterday, I had a blue tier 5 drop from an ambush at level 13. The ambush guys were what, level 16-18 elites? This happened on normal roguelike, and I never even seen a tier 3 item with that character in all the dungeons he visited up to that point.

So yeah, it's been much fun hacking tier 2 monsters with a tier 5 greatsword, but should that happen?

[HousePet]

I don't think the random ambushes have any material tier restrictions.

[Maurog]

Guess it was just a really lucky RNG roll then.

[Stuntofthelitter]

I've seen uniques (and maybe rares?) drop out of depth loot. This is most obvious on insane where you find more of them. Something about the way their drops generate are skipping material level checks for the zone, at least in some cases.