Legendaries with no "legendary" effects in the PTR/Beta

A lot of people are finding legendaries without any orange "legendary" effect. At the moment I'm seeing three "tiers" of these kinds of legendaries:

Tier 1: Item has a guaranteed roll of attribute X that can normally roll on the item
Example: Nailbiter (1H mace) appears to always roll thorns damage in a normal 500-2000 range.

Tier 2: Item has a guaranteed roll of attribute X that can normally roll on the item, but it rolls higher than normal
Example: Stolen Ring (ring) always rolls 25%+ gold find, which is higher than the normal rolls for rare rings.

Tier 3: Item has a guaranteed roll of attribute X that cannot normally roll on the item
Example: The Zweihander (2H sword) rolls critical hit chance.

Now that I've defined the tiers, here are my thoughts:

• Without a "legendary" effect, the normal attributes of the legendary have to really make it stand out.
• All Tier 1 items need to be upgraded to Tier 2.
• Tier 3 is preferable in most cases, but should also roll higher like Tier 2.
• Often these legendaries are ruined by laughably low roll values (2% critical hit chance is a joke).

As an example, I think the best no-effect legendary I've found has been the Justice Lantern (ring). It rolls 13% block (not possible on rings normally) and 35%-50% reduced CC duration. This is a combination of an off-item stat (block) and a much higher than normal roll for a normal stat (CC duration).

What are your thoughts on these legendaries?

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