This comprehensive guide covers all the itemization changes coming to Diablo 4 Season 4. Discover how the loot system has been reworked and what new features await you!
Season 4 Itemization Changes
Tempering Manuals
Tempering allows players to add affixes to their gear to tailor it to their desired build. To use tempering, players need to find Tempering Manuals as regular drops and visit the blacksmith. Here are the key aspects:
- Affix Categories: Weapons, Offensive, Defensive, Mobility, Utility, and Resource.
- Manuals and Affixes: Tempering Manuals offer a small set of affixes that cater to specific elements or builds.
- Ancestral Items: Can have two tempered affixes from different categories.
- Tempering Durability: Indicates how many times an item can be tempered.
- Seasonal vs. Eternal Realm: Manuals learned in the Seasonal Realm last until the season ends, while those from the Eternal Realm are permanent.
Masterworking Items
Masterworking is an end-game crafting system at the Blacksmith, using materials from The Pit of Artificers to upgrade gear. Key points include:
- Affix Enhancement: Improves all affix strengths on your weapon, with a massive upgrade every 4th tier.
- Bonus Indicators: Text color changes based on the number of bonuses:
Blue: 1 Masterwork Bonus
Yellow: 2 Masterwork Bonuses
Orange: 3 Masterwork Bonuses - Reset Option: You can reset the Masterwork if the results are unsatisfactory.
Greater Affixes
Season 4 introduces Greater Affixes, which boost affix values by 1.5x. Key details:
- Eligible Items: Only appear on Ancestral Legendary and Unique items.
- Unique Indicators: Items with Greater Affixes have a distinct audio cue and icon.
- Acquisition: Cannot be obtained through enchanting, only from drops.
General Item Changes
Item affixes have been streamlined:
- Affix Reduction: Rare items now have 2 affixes, and Legendary items have 3, with increased effectiveness and no conditional requirements.
- Drop Rate Adjustment: Item drop rate from enemies is lowered, but each drop is more impactful.
- Forgotten Souls: Now obtainable from Whisper bounties and rare drops from all Elites.
- Re-roll Costs: Gold cost for re-rolling Diablo 4 items when enchanting now has a maximum.
- Material Costs: Lowered for using the Blacksmith.
- Salvage Yields: Increased material yield from salvaged items.
- High-Level Drops: Legendary items dropped from enemies over Level 95 will always have 925 Item Power.
- Unique Items: Now have a chance to drop in World Tiers 1 and 2.
- Fortify and Cooldown Adjustments:
Damage Reduction granted by Fortify increased to 15%.
Cooldown Reduction capped at 75%.
Physical Damage calculation against Damage Reduction capped at level 100. - Evade Enhancements:
Maximum Evade Charges increased to 3.
Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown increased to 1.5 seconds.
Evade Grants Movement Speed increased to 125%. - Resistance Increases:
All Resistance from Amulets increased to 25%.
Single Element Resistance on Rings increased to 10%.
These changes simplify item management, making it easier to decide which items to keep, salvage, or sell.
Gem Updates
Gems have improved effectiveness, with changes in crafting levels:
- Crafting Levels: Normal Gems at level 51, Flawless Gems at level 71, Royal Gems at level 91.
- Bonus Effects:
Diamonds: Increased All Resistance values.
Topaz: Increased Intelligence.
Sapphires: Increased Willpower.
Amethyst: Increased Strength.
Emeralds: Increased Dexterity.
Codex of Power Update
Salvaging Legendary items now stores their Aspects in your Codex of Power for indefinite reuse. This change promotes efficiency and helps address stash space issues caused by hoarding legendary items.
With these comprehensive itemization changes, Diablo 4 Season 4 offers an optimized and rewarding experience for players, enhancing the overall gameplay and loot system, also you can sell the items for Diablo 4 gold, happy in game.