The Midnight Cotillion is a pair of Nightmare Unique boots, hunted from The Vampire Lord in the Mortal Arena, always at item level 120. It is one of four ordinary drops on its list — 22.5% of the Uniques that boss gives up, about 1 in 4 — and every kill rolls the list 5 times. It is built on Exalted Longroad Boots — step 6 of the Longroad Boots line, item level 80 and up.
It always rolls the same numbers: +12% Move Speed, +7% Cooldown Recovery, +327 Maximum Health, +9% Movement Speed, -13% Dash Cooldown, +16% Movement Speed, -42% Dash Cooldown and +346 Maximum Health.
One Unique drop in 40 is a Mythical copy: the same item carrying 15–25% Mythical Energy that boosts every stat on it and can never be changed; the 15% floor is 10 times as common as the perfect 25%.
On top of that it carries The Midnight Cotillion — Your dash recovers 30% faster and opens Bleeding wounds on everything it crosses.
It leans into Bleed.
Wearing it hands you Dash.
“Arrive late. Leave later. Dance regardless.”
Item text
The numbers it locks in
| Affix | Tier | Value | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Speed suffix | T9 | +16% | 13–16 |
| Dash Cooldown suffix | T9 | -42% | 39–44 |
| Maximum Health suffix | T9 | +346 | 346–490 |
The part the stats don't show
Plays with
Everything that boss drops
| Unique | Built on | Kind | Weight | Share of its drops | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invitation to the Banquet | Immaculate Redtithe Band Ring | LESSER | 90 | ||
| Rosethorn Cadence | Sovereign Thornheart Sword Main Hand | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Midnight Cotillion | Exalted Longroad Boots Boots | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Late Waltz | Sovereign Bloodwaltz Dirk Off Hand | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Vampire Lord's Needle | Sovereign Redletter Rapier Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| Crimson Communion | Perfect Bloodrosary Staff Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Belfry | Perfect Murmurgrove Staff Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Widow's Stiletto | Sovereign Widowlace Dagger Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 |