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Jump to:How does Tempering work?How to Masterwork gear
Jump to:How does Tempering work?How to Masterwork gear
TemperingisDiablo 4’snew crafting system that allows you to customize your gear. In season 4 and onwards, you can Temper an item at a blacksmith to add two affixes, or stats, onto them using a variety of manuals. Then, you can increase those stats viaMasterworking, an endgame crafting system that takes some effort to perfect.
Your items need to be fully Tempered before you can start Masterworking them with materials fromThe Pit, a new set of endgame dungeons like Diablo 3’s Greater Rifts. Masterworking can pump your item’s stats way up into the stratosphere, like having a sorcerer’s Frost Nova cover the entire screen. With both of these systems, builds will be more flexible, powerful, and dazzling to play.
How does Tempering work?
Image1of3An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
Image1of3An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
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An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)
An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)
An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)
An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)
An example of Tempered affixes on a piece of gear(Image credit: Tyler C. / Blizzard)
Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)
Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)
Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)
Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)
Using Temper Manuals unlocks new affixes you can roll on gear(Image credit: Blizzard)
Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
Each item has a number of Temper Rerolls you can use(Image credit: Blizzard)
Tempering is Diablo 4’s new system for adding a selection of affixes to non-Unique gear. Where previously weapons and armour would drop with all of their affixes, and you could then reroll an individual affix at the Occultist, you can now add two affixes to a piece of gear. These are randomly selected from the twoTemper Manualsyou choose during the process.
While Temper Manuals cover all sorts of affixes, including buffs to class-specific skills, they fall into six categories that, like aspects, can only be attached to certain gear types:
You can choose two manuals during Tempering and you’ll roll these individually at the cost of gold, Veiled Crystals, and materials from salvaging gear: either Baleful Fragments or Coiling Wards. If you didn’t get the affix you want,you canreroll and Temper the item again, which will reduce the item’s Temper Rerolls count. Once these are exhausted, you can no longer reroll the affixes, which makes it the riskiest part of Tempering. If you keep gambling, you might end up with an item that has an affix you don’t even want and with no way to change it.
Luckily, your first roll on either manual doesn’t use those Temper Rerolls, meaning that even if you’ve used all of your rerolls on your first affix, you’ll still be able to add a second no matter what—you just won’t be able to reroll it sinceboth ofyour affixes share the item’s Temper Rerolls counter. Once two affixes have been added to an item, it becomes possible to Masterwork it.
How to Masterwork your gear
Image1of2Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
Image1of2Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
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Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)
Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)
Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)
Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)
Masterworking an item to levels four, eight, and twelve gives a big boost to a random affix(Image credit: Blizzard)
Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
Upgrading past level four has an incrementally lower chance of successfully Masterworking the item(Image credit: Blizzard)
For the first four levels of Masterworking, you’ll needObducite, thenIngolithfor levels five to eight, andNeathironfor levels nine to twelve. To access the higher rarity materials like Ingolith and Neathiron, you need to raise your tier in The Pit, and that requires gathering a lot more Runeshards so you can keep running it. That said, you can also convert higher rarity materials into lower rarity ones at the Alchemist.
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