Elite Items
From Diablo Wiki
Elite items are items that have the appearance and (in the interface) the same icon representing the Normal and the Exceptional item, but they have better stats. Monsters in Act IV Nightmare start to drop low quality elite items, but as soon as you progress to Act V Nightmare or Act I Hell, you will notice that you will find better items. Nightmare Diablo and Nightmare Baal might drop better elite items than the ordinary mobs over the Act IV area.
