diff --git a/core/src/com/riiablo/attributes/StatListReader.java b/core/src/com/riiablo/attributes/StatListReader.java
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+package com.riiablo.attributes;
+
+import com.riiablo.codec.excel.ItemStatCost;
+import com.riiablo.io.BitInput;
+import com.riiablo.logger.LogManager;
+import com.riiablo.logger.Logger;
+import com.riiablo.logger.MDC;
+
+public class StatListReader {
+  private static final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(StatListReader.class);
+
+  public StatGetter read(StatListBuilder stats, short stat, BitInput bits) {
+    final ItemStatCost.Entry entry = Stat.entry(stat);
+    final int param, value;
+    log.trace("entry.Saved: {}", entry.Saved);
+    if (entry.Saved) {
+      assert !entry.CSvSigned : "entry.CSvSigned(" + entry.CSvSigned + ") unsupported";
+      param = (int) bits.read63u(entry.CSvParam);
+      value = (int) bits.read63u(entry.CSvBits);
+    } else {
+      param = (int) bits.read63u(entry.Save_Param_Bits);
+      value = (int) bits.read63u(entry.Save_Bits) - entry.Save_Add;
+    }
+    return stats.put(stat, param, value).last();
+  }
+
+  public StatListGetter read(StatListBuilder stats, BitInput bits) {
+    log.traceEntry("read(stats: {}, bits: {})", stats, bits);
+    for (short stat; (stat = bits.read15u(Stat.BITS)) != Stat.NONE;) {
+      final byte numEncoded = Stat.getNumEncoded(stat);
+      try {
+        if (numEncoded > 1) MDC.put("numEncoded", numEncoded);
+        for (short j = stat, s = (short) (stat + numEncoded); j < s; j++) {
+          read(stats, j, bits);
+        }
+      } finally {
+        MDC.remove("numEncoded");
+      }
+    }
+
+    return stats.get();
+  }
+
+  public StatListGetter read(Attributes attrs, BitInput bits) {
+    final StatList stats = attrs.base().clear();
+    final StatListBuilder builder = stats.buildList();
+    return read(builder, bits);
+  }
+
+  public StatList read(Attributes attrs, BitInput bits, int flags, int maxLists) {
+    final StatList stats = attrs.list().clear();
+    for (int i = 0; i < maxLists; i++) {
+      final StatListBuilder builder = stats.buildList();
+      if (((flags >> i) & 1) == 1) {
+        try {
+//          MDC.put("propList", Item.getPropListString(i));
+          read(builder, bits);
+        } finally {
+//          MDC.remove("propList");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return stats.freeze();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/test/com/riiablo/attributes/StatListReaderTest.java b/core/test/com/riiablo/attributes/StatListReaderTest.java
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+package com.riiablo.attributes;
+
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.ApplicationAdapter;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.headless.HeadlessApplication;
+
+import com.riiablo.Files;
+import com.riiablo.Riiablo;
+import com.riiablo.codec.StringTBLs;
+import com.riiablo.io.BitInput;
+import com.riiablo.io.ByteInput;
+import com.riiablo.logger.Level;
+import com.riiablo.logger.LogManager;
+import com.riiablo.mpq.MPQFileHandleResolver;
+
+public class StatListReaderTest {
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void setup() {
+    Gdx.app = new HeadlessApplication(new ApplicationAdapter() {});
+    Riiablo.home = Gdx.files.absolute("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Diablo II");
+    Riiablo.mpqs = new MPQFileHandleResolver();
+    Riiablo.string = new StringTBLs(Riiablo.mpqs);
+    Riiablo.files = new Files();
+  }
+
+  @AfterClass
+  public static void teardown() {
+    Gdx.app.exit();
+  }
+
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void before() {
+    LogManager.setLevel("com.riiablo.attributes", Level.TRACE);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void read_char_stats() {
+    final byte[] bytes = {
+        (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0xD4, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x30, (byte) 0x82,
+        (byte) 0x80, (byte) 0x0C, (byte) 0x06, (byte) 0xD8, (byte) 0x65,
+        (byte) 0x80, (byte) 0x7B, (byte) 0xDA, (byte) 0x1C, (byte) 0x00,
+        (byte) 0xA0, (byte) 0x1C, (byte) 0x08, (byte) 0x2A, (byte) 0xC3,
+        (byte) 0x45, (byte) 0x02, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x6A, (byte) 0xA0,
+        (byte) 0xC0, (byte) 0xFD, (byte) 0x94, (byte) 0x2C, (byte) 0x00,
+        (byte) 0x70, (byte) 0x10, (byte) 0x0C, (byte) 0xB4, (byte) 0x0D,
+        (byte) 0x98, (byte) 0x73, (byte) 0x78, (byte) 0xCE, (byte) 0x1E,
+        (byte) 0xC4, (byte) 0x6C, (byte) 0x25, (byte) 0xF8, (byte) 0x0F
+    };
+
+    final BitInput bits = ByteInput.wrap(bytes).unalign();
+    final Attributes attrs = Attributes.aggregateAttributes();
+    final StatListReader reader = new StatListReader();
+    reader.read(attrs.base().buildList(), bits);
+  }
+}
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