What are those end game gears, why and how I made those gears?
Since soulforge is introduced there is so much new things to learn about crafting, and there's no good guide for beginner to check out about crafting. There is so much option in this game as MO, UMO, shrine, effigy, soulforge, downlevel, etc.
So here is guide about crafting your gear for your build and refine it towards your need.
This guide is about making gear, If you wanna know what you need for your build, check character guide or new player guide.
New player guide
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?t=76236
Character guide page
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewforum.php?f=40
This guide is separated for beginner, veteran, master section. as you don't need effigy info till lvl130, and it will be a serious noise for learning for first time.
List: full options you have for crafting. no details here.
Beginner section contains: runewords (RW) and socket recipe (also rune up/downgrade), tiered unique (TU) and arcane crystal, mystic orb (MO) and honorific, required levels, containers
Veteran section contains: shrine crafting, soulforge, jewelcraft, oils, lottery, crafted amulet (and RW), mastercrafted items, color dye
Master section contains: unique mystic orb (UMO) and occult effigy, rare downlevel and multibless, corruption
list
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() means I don't recommend it as it makes no sense for most cases
available upgrade
tiered unique; MO, oil of luck, (lottery), (UMO), (effigy), (corruption)
sacred unique; MO, oil of luck, lottery UMO, effigy, corruption
honorific; MO, UMO, shrine blessing, effigy,
RW; MO, UMO, effigy, corruption
sacred rare items; soulforge, socket punch, shrine bless, oil of luck, lottery, MO, UMO, effigy
sacred crafted items; shrine bless, oil of luck, lottery, MO, UMO, effigy
angelic items; soulforge, socket punch, shrine bless, oil of luck, lottery, MO, UMO, effigy
set; MO, oil of luck, lottery UMO, effigy, corruption
all weapon can use oil of conjuration additionally.
available upgrade
tiered unique; MO, oil of luck, (lottery), (UMO), (effigy), (corruption)
sacred unique; MO, oil of luck, lottery UMO, effigy, corruption
honorific; MO, UMO, shrine blessing, effigy,
RW; MO, UMO, effigy, corruption
sacred rare items; soulforge, socket punch, shrine bless, oil of luck, lottery, MO, UMO, effigy
sacred crafted items; shrine bless, oil of luck, lottery, MO, UMO, effigy
angelic items; soulforge, socket punch, shrine bless, oil of luck, lottery, MO, UMO, effigy
set; MO, oil of luck, lottery UMO, effigy, corruption
all weapon can use oil of conjuration additionally.
beginner
recommended for 1-100 level or up to hell gears
As you play game you will encounter something called "catalyst of disenchantment" (act1 andariel), You should pick it up and keep it for the rest of the game. You can actually buy it (also "catalyst of learning" and "catalyst of jewelcraft", those will drop later so don't buy it at normal) later at act5.
runewords and socket punch recipe (also rune up/downgrade)
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You will find a lot of runes as you play game. And there is system called runewords. Which will make some handy gears for early game and you can use some at end game too. There is some difference compared to original D2 system.
Here is full list of runewords.
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/runewords
In order for you to make runewords you will need base item. ONLY WHITE ITEMS CAN BE USED AS BASE. If you try to use magic (blue), rare (yellow) etc you won't get runewords and you will use runes as normal. When you fail to make runewords (wrong order, wrong base) you can use "oil of disjunction" (you can buy at shop) to remove runes from items (it won't destroy runes and jewels, just unsocketed).
If you don't have base with sockets you can use socket punch recipe. When you cube any items (that can have socket, i.e. don't try open socket on rings) with jewels you can open socket to those items. Number of jewels is the number of socket it will open up to maximum number of socket. It will retain superior and ethereal status. it won't reroll items, it just open sockets.
You will need to prepare a base with same or more socket than required numbers of runes. if you wanna make
rune upgrade/downgrade
We have rune upgrade/downgrade recipe.
For endgame information (around start of hell), upgrade can go all the way up, 2 zod will make ol rune, and further enchanted runes. But you can not downgrade enchanted runes.
Same rune x2 → rune one level higher
Same rune x4 → rune two levels higher
Same rune x2 + rune one level higher → rune two levels higher
Rune → rune one level lower
Rune lists
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/socketables
Not point of this guide but if you are playing for first time you should make (or consider)
Here is full list of runewords.
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/runewords
In order for you to make runewords you will need base item. ONLY WHITE ITEMS CAN BE USED AS BASE. If you try to use magic (blue), rare (yellow) etc you won't get runewords and you will use runes as normal. When you fail to make runewords (wrong order, wrong base) you can use "oil of disjunction" (you can buy at shop) to remove runes from items (it won't destroy runes and jewels, just unsocketed).
If you don't have base with sockets you can use socket punch recipe. When you cube any items (that can have socket, i.e. don't try open socket on rings) with jewels you can open socket to those items. Number of jewels is the number of socket it will open up to maximum number of socket. It will retain superior and ethereal status. it won't reroll items, it just open sockets.
You will need to prepare a base with same or more socket than required numbers of runes. if you wanna make
Epicenter
, you will need 1-4 socket boots. more sockets are fine, but less won't work. If you have more socket than required runes you have to fill difference with jewels FIRST. If you wanna make Epicenter
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
Epicenter
with 2 socket boots you will insert jewel, then ith rune.Epicenter
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
rune upgrade/downgrade
We have rune upgrade/downgrade recipe.
For endgame information (around start of hell), upgrade can go all the way up, 2 zod will make ol rune, and further enchanted runes. But you can not downgrade enchanted runes.
Same rune x2 → rune one level higher
Same rune x4 → rune two levels higher
Same rune x2 + rune one level higher → rune two levels higher
Rune → rune one level lower
Rune lists
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/socketables
Not point of this guide but if you are playing for first time you should make (or consider)
Enlightenment
, Enlightenment
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius
Shark
, Shark
Weapons
Except Necromancer Daggers, Assassin Claws
'Eld'
Runeword Level: 8
5% Chance to cast level 9 Bloodlust on Kill
+(7 to 9)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
20% Attack Speed
+5 to Maximum Damage
+0.125 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
1.5% Bonus to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
+(24 to 35)% Enhanced Damage
-1 to Mana
Weapons
Except Necromancer Daggers, Assassin Claws
'Eld'
Runeword Level: 8
5% Chance to cast level 9 Bloodlust on Kill
+(7 to 9)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
20% Attack Speed
+5 to Maximum Damage
+0.125 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
1.5% Bonus to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
+(24 to 35)% Enhanced Damage
-1 to Mana
Pax Mystica
, Pax Mystica
Staves
'Tir'
Runeword Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+7% to Spell Damage
+(2 to 5) to Blink
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find
Staves
'Tir'
Runeword Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+7% to Spell Damage
+(2 to 5) to Blink
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find
Rainbow
, Rainbow
Belts
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
+5% to Spell Damage
+(6 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 10)%
Elemental Resists +(10 to 15)%
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
+2 to Light Radius
Belts
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
+5% to Spell Damage
+(6 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 10)%
Elemental Resists +(10 to 15)%
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
+2 to Light Radius
Epicenter
, and Epicenter
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
Honor
.Honor
Helms
'Tal'
Runeword Level: 20
7% Movement Speed
+7% to Spell Damage
Elemental Resists +7%
Poison Length Reduced by (10 to 15)%
-7% to All Vendor Prices
Helms
'Tal'
Runeword Level: 20
7% Movement Speed
+7% to Spell Damage
Elemental Resists +7%
Poison Length Reduced by (10 to 15)%
-7% to All Vendor Prices
tiered unique and arcane crystal
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Tiered unique is items that has fixed stats and meant for early game gears (up to 100-120, even higher in some cases). The main benefit of those items is you can obtain those gears without luck.
when you try to make tier 4 cap unique, it is always
Full list of tiered unique is here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/tiereduniques
arcane crystal
Arcane crystal is item you will need to make tiered unique. also it has later usage and depends on build you will need more than 100 in end game but it's for another time.
To obtain arcane crystal you need item catalyst of disenchantment. by cube unique item (up to 10 at once) with catalyst of disenchhantment you will get "arcane shards" and/or "arcane crystal". arcane shards has charges and you can cube more than 2 of them to make bigger shards (up to 4) or arcane crystal (every 5 unique equals to 1 arcane crystal).
This may confuse you as it is looping inbetween tiered unique and arcane shard, but you can get unique items by killing enemies. Also actbosses will drop guaranteed tiered unique (normal) or arcane shards (nightmare and hell). Common use is by farming mephisto or nihlathak you can get 2 tiered unique per kill, and every 5 kill you can make new tiered unique.
tiered unique
In order for you to make tiered unique, you need base item, 2 arcane crystals and oil of enhancement (blue oil, you can buy at shop). Base item doesn't matter except tier (tier 1-4) and item type.
For example, ancient armor will make
easy way for you to get base item is gamble base. Depends on you character level you won't be able to buy high tier items (for example tier 4 short sword is item level 77, which means at earliest you can gamble it at 72) but you can buy any tier1-4 base this way.
You can upgrade tiered unique by cubing 1 arcane crystal and 1 tiered unique item. it will roll new unique item with 1 higher tier (up to 4). it will likely require higher status requirement and higher required level. There is no way to downlevel tiered unique.
You can use this recipe to make unique jewel, ring, amulet and quivers. That case it will make 1 of available items up to item level 99.
catalyst of learning
It doesn't really belong here but before you make arcane shards from sacred unique items, you should focus on using those and unique amulets, rings, jewels for "signet of learning". it will give you more status point.
By cubing uniques I listed above (not quivers or tiered unique) or set items with catalyst of learning, you can get signet of learning (up to 25 at once).
when you try to make tier 4 cap unique, it is always
The Jester
, nothing else can happen. those have tier 1-4 and higher stats requirement as higher the tier, stronger the item is. it will always have same number of socket.The Jester
Cap (4)
Defense: 14 to 17
Required Level: 1
Required Strength: 25
Item Level: 1
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(51 to 100) to Life
Physical Resist 2%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (1)
Defense: 85 to 93
Required Level: 17
Required Strength: 50
Item Level: 31
+(6 to 10)% to Spell Damage
+(101 to 150) to Life
Physical Resist 3%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (3)
Defense: 202 to 226
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 175
Item Level: 51
+(11 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(151 to 200) to Life
Physical Resist 4%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (4)
Defense: 282 to 310
Required Level: 44
Required Strength: 350
Item Level: 77
+(18 to 20)% to Spell Damage
+(201 to 250) to Life
Physical Resist 5%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (4)
Cap (4)
Defense: 14 to 17
Required Level: 1
Required Strength: 25
Item Level: 1
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(51 to 100) to Life
Physical Resist 2%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (1)
Defense: 85 to 93
Required Level: 17
Required Strength: 50
Item Level: 31
+(6 to 10)% to Spell Damage
+(101 to 150) to Life
Physical Resist 3%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (3)
Defense: 202 to 226
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 175
Item Level: 51
+(11 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(151 to 200) to Life
Physical Resist 4%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (4)
Defense: 282 to 310
Required Level: 44
Required Strength: 350
Item Level: 77
+(18 to 20)% to Spell Damage
+(201 to 250) to Life
Physical Resist 5%
Random Movement Speed Bonus
Socketed (4)
Full list of tiered unique is here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/tiereduniques
arcane crystal
Arcane crystal is item you will need to make tiered unique. also it has later usage and depends on build you will need more than 100 in end game but it's for another time.
To obtain arcane crystal you need item catalyst of disenchantment. by cube unique item (up to 10 at once) with catalyst of disenchhantment you will get "arcane shards" and/or "arcane crystal". arcane shards has charges and you can cube more than 2 of them to make bigger shards (up to 4) or arcane crystal (every 5 unique equals to 1 arcane crystal).
This may confuse you as it is looping inbetween tiered unique and arcane shard, but you can get unique items by killing enemies. Also actbosses will drop guaranteed tiered unique (normal) or arcane shards (nightmare and hell). Common use is by farming mephisto or nihlathak you can get 2 tiered unique per kill, and every 5 kill you can make new tiered unique.
tiered unique
In order for you to make tiered unique, you need base item, 2 arcane crystals and oil of enhancement (blue oil, you can buy at shop). Base item doesn't matter except tier (tier 1-4) and item type.
For example, ancient armor will make
Queen of Glass
regardress of original ancient armor being magic, normal, rare, even unique. However tier2 ancient armor will make tier 2 Queen of Glass
Ancient Armor (4)
Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
Ancient Armor (4)
Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
Queen of Glass
, so lower required level, lower stats etc (I can't display tier 2 queen of glass here).Queen of Glass
Ancient Armor (4)
Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
Ancient Armor (4)
Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
easy way for you to get base item is gamble base. Depends on you character level you won't be able to buy high tier items (for example tier 4 short sword is item level 77, which means at earliest you can gamble it at 72) but you can buy any tier1-4 base this way.
You can upgrade tiered unique by cubing 1 arcane crystal and 1 tiered unique item. it will roll new unique item with 1 higher tier (up to 4). it will likely require higher status requirement and higher required level. There is no way to downlevel tiered unique.
You can use this recipe to make unique jewel, ring, amulet and quivers. That case it will make 1 of available items up to item level 99.
catalyst of learning
It doesn't really belong here but before you make arcane shards from sacred unique items, you should focus on using those and unique amulets, rings, jewels for "signet of learning". it will give you more status point.
By cubing uniques I listed above (not quivers or tiered unique) or set items with catalyst of learning, you can get signet of learning (up to 25 at once).
mystic orb and honorific
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Mystic orb (MO for short) is upgrade available for all gears. you can apply same mo up to 5 times, to any items. and each will adds 4 required levels. You can buy those at shop and you can apply those by first right clicking MO, then right click item you wanna use. You can not MO when required level of item becomes higher than your character level.
There is gear restriction as armor mo won't apply to weapon, etc.
These are expensive for early game so use it on gears that lasts more than 10 levels (aka only tier4 TU, tier3 sometimes).
Enhanced damage/defence is capped at 200%. You can not increase it further through mo.
Honorific item is a type of item you can make by cubing mark of infusion and base item (magic or rare).
You can access honorific item at normal act5, as mark of infusion is drop of shenk (he is right before first way point at act5, pretty hard to miss. You can farm multiple of them at any difficulty).
These items doesn't have any roll on it, it's as good as white item by default (you can't make RW on it). But any mo apply to honorific is twice more effective (except required level). Base item tier will be inherited (i.e. tier 2 boots will be tier 2 boots honorific, with 2 sockets). there is actually some unique that has twice effect of MO mechanic (there is 4 times even) but these require higher level and therefore less MO can be applied.
Example of early game usage would be making tier 2 glove honorific, apply strength, elemental resist, spell damage, spell focus. We have very low requirement gear that boosts stat, while having decent caster stats.
For mid-end game context, sacred honorific item can be shrine blessed.
There is gear restriction as armor mo won't apply to weapon, etc.
These are expensive for early game so use it on gears that lasts more than 10 levels (aka only tier4 TU, tier3 sometimes).
Enhanced damage/defence is capped at 200%. You can not increase it further through mo.
Honorific item is a type of item you can make by cubing mark of infusion and base item (magic or rare).
You can access honorific item at normal act5, as mark of infusion is drop of shenk (he is right before first way point at act5, pretty hard to miss. You can farm multiple of them at any difficulty).
These items doesn't have any roll on it, it's as good as white item by default (you can't make RW on it). But any mo apply to honorific is twice more effective (except required level). Base item tier will be inherited (i.e. tier 2 boots will be tier 2 boots honorific, with 2 sockets). there is actually some unique that has twice effect of MO mechanic (there is 4 times even) but these require higher level and therefore less MO can be applied.
Example of early game usage would be making tier 2 glove honorific, apply strength, elemental resist, spell damage, spell focus. We have very low requirement gear that boosts stat, while having decent caster stats.
For mid-end game context, sacred honorific item can be shrine blessed.
required level
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Items have required level, if it is too high you can't equip it. but because there is mystic orb and you will try to maximize required levels, you will encounter situations where suddenly something you thought you should be able to equip it didn't work and confused. But if you know core it is actually really simple.
There is 2 things that decides required level of item. I will talk about required level of rare/crafted item later.
Required level is decided by + to required level from any sources (mystic orb, unique mystic orbs, occult effigy,
When you make
When you use 5 elemental resist in those gloves, first glove will require level 26 (20+6), and later glove will require level 50 (30+20).
Magic and rare item's required level is decided by 2 factors. Base's required level and highest affix's required level. Most end game rare item have required level of 68 but it can go as high as 93 (apocalypse) it will hinder some otherwise really good items. And because most sacred base item have required level of 30, most likely you will see required level of affix as primal factor here.
As you start to use runes in socket, or by using honorific bases, required level of base can be lower than socketables. When I try to socket Iah rune (required level 120) on
Early game when you decided to use honorific leather glove (required level 8) and socketed tal runes for it, required level will be 20 (12 increase). It may be enough to make that gear unusable for you.
If you use sacred honorific gear, you can't use craffted jewels on them as those usually have higher required level than 30. You can always use those for max resist gems.
There is so many example but I'm not here to list them all. Easy mitigation strategy is to socket gear before using any MO (except sometimes you have to use enhanced damage MO first, explanation is at oils and RWs).
There is 2 things that decides required level of item. I will talk about required level of rare/crafted item later.
Required level is decided by + to required level from any sources (mystic orb, unique mystic orbs, occult effigy,
Suicide Note
), and highest required level of item and socket filler.Suicide Note
Jewel
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 115
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
+1 to All Skills
+100 Defense
Elemental Resists -5%
+10 Required Level
Jewel
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 115
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
+1 to All Skills
+100 Defense
Elemental Resists -5%
+10 Required Level
When you make
Enlightenment
in tier 1 leather glove, required level of glove will be level 6. that is because tier1 leather glove's required level is 1 and el rune's required level is 6. When you make Enlightenment
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius
Enlightenment
on sacred leather glove, resulting glove required level is level 30. It sounds simple right?Enlightenment
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius
When you use 5 elemental resist in those gloves, first glove will require level 26 (20+6), and later glove will require level 50 (30+20).
Magic and rare item's required level is decided by 2 factors. Base's required level and highest affix's required level. Most end game rare item have required level of 68 but it can go as high as 93 (apocalypse) it will hinder some otherwise really good items. And because most sacred base item have required level of 30, most likely you will see required level of affix as primal factor here.
As you start to use runes in socket, or by using honorific bases, required level of base can be lower than socketables. When I try to socket Iah rune (required level 120) on
Gotterdammerung
it will increase required level. And if I was using (2 WPD and 2 Gotterdammerung
Great Axe (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 496 to 673
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 5400
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
Mega Impact
Thunderfury
Area Effect Attack
50% Attack Speed
Adds 250-400 Damage
+200% Enhanced Damage
Requirements +800%
Ragh nar Rook
Socketed (6)
Great Axe (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 496 to 673
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 5400
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
Mega Impact
Thunderfury
Area Effect Attack
50% Attack Speed
Adds 250-400 Damage
+200% Enhanced Damage
Requirements +800%
Ragh nar Rook
Socketed (6)
Warbringer
) you will get level 160 required weapon. It can't be equipped now (in end game there is a thing called Warbringer
Mystic Orb
Right-Click to Apply
3% Chance to cast level 5 Arrow on Striking
Adds 3-4 Damage
+10 Required Level
Mystic Orb
Right-Click to Apply
3% Chance to cast level 5 Arrow on Striking
Adds 3-4 Damage
+10 Required Level
Sigil of Absolution
, I won't go detail here).Sigil of Absolution
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
-5 Required Level
Requirements +25%
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cannot be Used with Runewords
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
-5 Required Level
Requirements +25%
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cannot be Used with Runewords
Early game when you decided to use honorific leather glove (required level 8) and socketed tal runes for it, required level will be 20 (12 increase). It may be enough to make that gear unusable for you.
If you use sacred honorific gear, you can't use craffted jewels on them as those usually have higher required level than 30. You can always use those for max resist gems.
There is so many example but I'm not here to list them all. Easy mitigation strategy is to socket gear before using any MO (except sometimes you have to use enhanced damage MO first, explanation is at oils and RWs).
containers
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There is containers for a lot of things by cubing those with oil of craft. Runes (common ones only), perfect gems, arcane crystals, shrines, heavenly souls, corrupted crystals. some are up to 50 (runes, gems, heavenly souls) and others are practically infinite. You can use sort items in container button located at your inventory and your stash. That button actually works and move items in stash containers without interacting with stash (on single player it only works on the page you are opening).
You should make these around lvl 110 (or when stash is absolute mess) as oil of craft is expansive for early game. It is your best friend for keeping things organized.
There is a item called catalyst of transference. This is container for psionic brain (fauztinville miniboss drop) and can be made by cubing 5 psionic brains together. those can be used for changing shrine type to another.
You should make these around lvl 110 (or when stash is absolute mess) as oil of craft is expansive for early game. It is your best friend for keeping things organized.
There is a item called catalyst of transference. This is container for psionic brain (fauztinville miniboss drop) and can be made by cubing 5 psionic brains together. those can be used for changing shrine type to another.
veteran
not quite the best possible gears
shrinecrafting and blessing
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shrine crafting
Shrine craftng is a way to reroll rare item with additional bonus (depends on which shrine you used). It will always roll max socket every time. It requires sacred rare item. You can not use it on angelic rare items, tiered rare items, or sacred magic item. You can not soulforge crafted items. You can bless shrine crafted items.
There is 2 different use cases. When you want to just reroll it as rare items, and when you want to use it as end game gear. With introduction of soulforge rare item is more popular as end game gear than crafted item.
About base, you have to choose it carefully as some base require too much strength/dexterity. Some character specific gears may require strength when you are dex stacker. Some shield may have way higher defence than other shield available. Or you may want 6 socket shield instead of 4 socket shield. Also character specific gear may have some affixes that can only roll on them (like necro shield vs normal shield).
After you decided base you want, you can start crafting.
In order to start shrine crafting you need sacred rare item and shrine. There are 2 ways to prepare sacred rare items. You can use charsi quest (imbue) on sacred base you want or you can use oil of augmentation on magic item. You can not gamble sacred items, or uptier tier4 item to sacred items.
By cubing shrine (default 10 charges) with sacred rare base, you will reroll 4 affixes (unless you use downlevel recipe) and shrine specific bonus. You should check what it can roll, and make sure you are searching for thing that actually exists. each shrine has 10 charges and each cube will use 1 of the charges. You can put shrine in container only when it has 10 charges.
When you first craft something you likely will not care about what shrine to use. Usual early game usage of shrine crafting is making bear stance paladin shield. When you do make it you don't care about what bonus it has as long as there is bear stance, so it's fine to use whatever you have at the moment.
End game example is end game class gears (Naginata, Sorceress crystal sword etc). You can use abandoned crafting and get hope for conbination of {120+ enhanced damage, 350 maximum damage, minimum damage, attack speed, on melee attack proc, etc}.
On some cases you can tell if you didn't roll what you are looking for. a lot of oskills have required level of 68, in which casae required level will be level 90 (+22 in case it has 4 affixes). if you are looking at required level 90 you can find it faster than reading every raw every time.
check available affixes and required level of crafted item here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/affixes
check available shrine bonus here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/shrines
shrine blessing
Shrine blessing is a way to add bonus to existing sacred rare/crafting item. It also works on sacred/angelic honorific item and angelic rare items. If you forget 2ACs, you can accidentally ruin the crafted item you spent 100 shrines to obtain. DO NOT forget 2ACs which are necessary for blessing.
Shrine blessing DOES NOT work on ethereal items, tiered rare items, any unique/set/magic item,
It will not reroll items unlike shrine crafting, it will adds shrine bonus on crafted or rare item. You only use 1 charge (when you use intensity blessing 10 charge) so when you don't have a lot of shrines to use, it's better to use 1 good shrine for blessing while using trash shrine for rerolling.
At the end game you can use
For end game context before using
how to get shrines
It will start dropping around act4 of nightmare, and anywhere you farm you will find decent amount. But if you want shrine so bad, I'd reccommend cow level (110 required, you can access only in hell) or fauztinville (125 required, gives psionic brain, see below).
Psionic brain (fauztinville miniboss drop, level 125 required) is charge of catalyst of transference, which is used to change shrine type to another. to use this you have to cube 5 psionic brain together to make catalyst of transference. You have to do it once as it will collect psionic brain just like other containers. By cubing catalyst alone, you can change what shrine it will try convert to, and by cube with shrine (not vessel) it will convert any shrine to shrine type selected.
Shrine craftng is a way to reroll rare item with additional bonus (depends on which shrine you used). It will always roll max socket every time. It requires sacred rare item. You can not use it on angelic rare items, tiered rare items, or sacred magic item. You can not soulforge crafted items. You can bless shrine crafted items.
There is 2 different use cases. When you want to just reroll it as rare items, and when you want to use it as end game gear. With introduction of soulforge rare item is more popular as end game gear than crafted item.
About base, you have to choose it carefully as some base require too much strength/dexterity. Some character specific gears may require strength when you are dex stacker. Some shield may have way higher defence than other shield available. Or you may want 6 socket shield instead of 4 socket shield. Also character specific gear may have some affixes that can only roll on them (like necro shield vs normal shield).
After you decided base you want, you can start crafting.
In order to start shrine crafting you need sacred rare item and shrine. There are 2 ways to prepare sacred rare items. You can use charsi quest (imbue) on sacred base you want or you can use oil of augmentation on magic item. You can not gamble sacred items, or uptier tier4 item to sacred items.
By cubing shrine (default 10 charges) with sacred rare base, you will reroll 4 affixes (unless you use downlevel recipe) and shrine specific bonus. You should check what it can roll, and make sure you are searching for thing that actually exists. each shrine has 10 charges and each cube will use 1 of the charges. You can put shrine in container only when it has 10 charges.
When you first craft something you likely will not care about what shrine to use. Usual early game usage of shrine crafting is making bear stance paladin shield. When you do make it you don't care about what bonus it has as long as there is bear stance, so it's fine to use whatever you have at the moment.
End game example is end game class gears (Naginata, Sorceress crystal sword etc). You can use abandoned crafting and get hope for conbination of {120+ enhanced damage, 350 maximum damage, minimum damage, attack speed, on melee attack proc, etc}.
On some cases you can tell if you didn't roll what you are looking for. a lot of oskills have required level of 68, in which casae required level will be level 90 (+22 in case it has 4 affixes). if you are looking at required level 90 you can find it faster than reading every raw every time.
check available affixes and required level of crafted item here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/affixes
check available shrine bonus here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/shrines
shrine blessing
Shrine blessing is a way to add bonus to existing sacred rare/crafting item. It also works on sacred/angelic honorific item and angelic rare items. If you forget 2ACs, you can accidentally ruin the crafted item you spent 100 shrines to obtain. DO NOT forget 2ACs which are necessary for blessing.
Shrine blessing DOES NOT work on ethereal items, tiered rare items, any unique/set/magic item,
It will not reroll items unlike shrine crafting, it will adds shrine bonus on crafted or rare item. You only use 1 charge (when you use intensity blessing 10 charge) so when you don't have a lot of shrines to use, it's better to use 1 good shrine for blessing while using trash shrine for rerolling.
At the end game you can use
Breath of Thaumaturgy
to bless same item multiple times. Example of that is multiiblessed body armor (spiritual shrine). It is best gear for blood zon as it gives 72% max mana and 200+% of mana regen. It's expensive process.Breath of Thaumaturgy
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
For end game context before using
Empyrean Touch
you have to bless it. You can not bless ethereal item. You may use multibless item first if you do then when you know you won't bless it anymore you can use Empyrean Touch
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Empyrean Touch
.Empyrean Touch
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
how to get shrines
It will start dropping around act4 of nightmare, and anywhere you farm you will find decent amount. But if you want shrine so bad, I'd reccommend cow level (110 required, you can access only in hell) or fauztinville (125 required, gives psionic brain, see below).
Psionic brain (fauztinville miniboss drop, level 125 required) is charge of catalyst of transference, which is used to change shrine type to another. to use this you have to cube 5 psionic brain together to make catalyst of transference. You have to do it once as it will collect psionic brain just like other containers. By cubing catalyst alone, you can change what shrine it will try convert to, and by cube with shrine (not vessel) it will convert any shrine to shrine type selected.
soulforge
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Soulforge is available for sacred/angelic rare items. This doesn't include crafted items. It is recommended to complete soulforge before doing any other modification, as it may disable some souforge options. I personally do not know any actual cases but it is from devs, I treat it with respect.
In order for you to start soulforge you need to reach level 120, and get
by cubing
heavenly soul can be stored in a container crate o' soul, which can be made by cubing heavenly soul and oil of craft (red oil). by cubing heavenly soul with oil of enhhancement, you can get "the soulforge". also you can get specific unique items by cubing 20 heavenly souls.
Soulforge system is added at 2.9 as a way to make rare item more useful. It can make previously impossible items like 80% physical magic spell damage 2handed sword, which could be best in slot for barb caster. 2.9 also added angelic items which is buffed up rare item.
Rare items can have 6 affixes, 3 prefixes and 3 suffixes. Soulforge is a way to add missing affixes. If you have rare item with 6 affixes it can't be enhanced via soulforge. If you have missing affixes you can add things on it.
You can view all available recipe by cubing the soulforge, However there is more restriction. You can't adds same category of existing affixes. Common example is pierce. If your rare belt has fire pierce, you can't adds any other pierce through soulforge.
For example, if you have 1 prefix rare claymore (let's say it was enhanced damage). normally it goes to trash but you wanted temporaly warcry sword (there is better one, I won't go into detail). By adding physical/magic spell damage and spell focus it can be really nice sword for now. By cubing as it told you you can add those 2 affixes.
At late game you can search for 6socket barb sword with 12 to warcry and 1 prefix (maybe using rare downlevel recipe). You can add same thing (it's 1handed so you will get lower spell damage and spell focus roll). That is best in slot gear for war cry barb.
You may find 400 max damage crossbow with 2 open prefix and adds enhanced damage and minimum damage on it. You may find boots with 2 suffix and missing pierce. All of those are just small examples from what it can do.
Here is more detailed guide about soulforge
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=83788
Here is available affix list of any rare items (including groups)
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/affixes
In order for you to start soulforge you need to reach level 120, and get
Zakarum's Ear
. it is not hard charm to obtain.Zakarum's Ear
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130
by cubing
Zakarum's Ear
and any perfect gem, you can access heroic library of fate (125). by cubing 2 angelic rare items with Zakarum's Ear
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130
Zakarum's Ear
you can access heroic library of fate (130). enemies there can drop item called "heavenly soul".Zakarum's Ear
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130
heavenly soul can be stored in a container crate o' soul, which can be made by cubing heavenly soul and oil of craft (red oil). by cubing heavenly soul with oil of enhhancement, you can get "the soulforge". also you can get specific unique items by cubing 20 heavenly souls.
Soulforge system is added at 2.9 as a way to make rare item more useful. It can make previously impossible items like 80% physical magic spell damage 2handed sword, which could be best in slot for barb caster. 2.9 also added angelic items which is buffed up rare item.
Rare items can have 6 affixes, 3 prefixes and 3 suffixes. Soulforge is a way to add missing affixes. If you have rare item with 6 affixes it can't be enhanced via soulforge. If you have missing affixes you can add things on it.
You can view all available recipe by cubing the soulforge, However there is more restriction. You can't adds same category of existing affixes. Common example is pierce. If your rare belt has fire pierce, you can't adds any other pierce through soulforge.
For example, if you have 1 prefix rare claymore (let's say it was enhanced damage). normally it goes to trash but you wanted temporaly warcry sword (there is better one, I won't go into detail). By adding physical/magic spell damage and spell focus it can be really nice sword for now. By cubing as it told you you can add those 2 affixes.
At late game you can search for 6socket barb sword with 12 to warcry and 1 prefix (maybe using rare downlevel recipe). You can add same thing (it's 1handed so you will get lower spell damage and spell focus roll). That is best in slot gear for war cry barb.
You may find 400 max damage crossbow with 2 open prefix and adds enhanced damage and minimum damage on it. You may find boots with 2 suffix and missing pierce. All of those are just small examples from what it can do.
Here is more detailed guide about soulforge
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=83788
Here is available affix list of any rare items (including groups)
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/affixes
jewelcrafting
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If you see cube jewel with rune, it is outdated info.
In order to start jewel crafting you need "catalyst of jewelcrafting", arcane crystal, and gold. When you start crafting early jewels you don't need many ACs, but you will eventually melt more than 100 ACs in some cases. Because of that when you seriously grind for good jewel it is recommended you can farm scosglen, that place drops arcane crystal a lot (etherbone in specific drops it, you shouldn't skip that). before that point you should not try for best jewels, just better than previous jewel and it is more than enough.
When you want jewels it is best to go for viz zin, but you can just farm and you will have enough in 20 minutes no matter where you farm. it is important you use item level 99 jewels (any jewel in hell is always level 99) or maybe some specific case using specific jewel may make sense.
To craft jewels you need to cube catalyst of jewelcrafting and 1-10 AC. Each AC will charge 5 usage in catalyst. Once catalyst is charged you can cube itself to pick bonus you want. jewels will roll that and 4 affixes (low level jewel won't roll 4 of them) just like rare jewel does. It will cost gold everytime you reroll jewel.
When you cube jewel with catalyst of jewelcrafting (0 charge left) you will get magic jewel with 0 required level. It is still internally item level 99 so you don't have to discard that jewel. If you don't have enough gold the recipe simply won't work.
Common use is making caster jewels. We want something like {2% general spell damage, 2% fire spell damage, 11-15 spell focus, 40-50 life}. Physical weapon build has {adds 3-8 damage} as best jewel (most people won't try for it).
After above is complete you should use oil of luck to add additional bonus. it's not huge bonus but it's free bonus, and you can't use lottery for craft jewel.
You can check available affix for jewel here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/affixes
You can check avilable jewel of catalyst bonus here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/cube
In order to start jewel crafting you need "catalyst of jewelcrafting", arcane crystal, and gold. When you start crafting early jewels you don't need many ACs, but you will eventually melt more than 100 ACs in some cases. Because of that when you seriously grind for good jewel it is recommended you can farm scosglen, that place drops arcane crystal a lot (etherbone in specific drops it, you shouldn't skip that). before that point you should not try for best jewels, just better than previous jewel and it is more than enough.
When you want jewels it is best to go for viz zin, but you can just farm and you will have enough in 20 minutes no matter where you farm. it is important you use item level 99 jewels (any jewel in hell is always level 99) or maybe some specific case using specific jewel may make sense.
To craft jewels you need to cube catalyst of jewelcrafting and 1-10 AC. Each AC will charge 5 usage in catalyst. Once catalyst is charged you can cube itself to pick bonus you want. jewels will roll that and 4 affixes (low level jewel won't roll 4 of them) just like rare jewel does. It will cost gold everytime you reroll jewel.
When you cube jewel with catalyst of jewelcrafting (0 charge left) you will get magic jewel with 0 required level. It is still internally item level 99 so you don't have to discard that jewel. If you don't have enough gold the recipe simply won't work.
Common use is making caster jewels. We want something like {2% general spell damage, 2% fire spell damage, 11-15 spell focus, 40-50 life}. Physical weapon build has {adds 3-8 damage} as best jewel (most people won't try for it).
After above is complete you should use oil of luck to add additional bonus. it's not huge bonus but it's free bonus, and you can't use lottery for craft jewel.
You can check available affix for jewel here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/affixes
You can check avilable jewel of catalyst bonus here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/cube
oils, lottery, crafted amulet (and RW)
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there'S 5 shop oils and also 4 rare oils. 4 oils are, greater luck, augmentation, intensity, conjuration.
oil of luck; give gears lucky bonuses (20%). see below
oil of disjunction; unsocket items, won't destroy socket fillers unlike vanilla or some other mods
oil of enhancement; makes tiered unique, used for soulforge suffix recipes.
oil of renewal; you can make suprior items from non normal items. also there is RIP recipe (1AC+oil of renewal+item) (if you forget AC you are gonna regret) there is additional information below
oil of craft; makes container of various items. also used for soulforge prefix recipes.
lucky bonus is as follows (this won't work on white base, RW and honorific items)
Weapon: +20% Enhanced Damage and/or 100% Bonus to Attack Rating
Elemental Weapon: +20% Attack Speed and/or 100% Bonus to Attack Rating
Armour: +20% Enhanced Defense and/or Damage Reduced by 1%
Amulet: +1 to All Skills
Ring: +5% to Spell Damage
Quiver: 5% Bonus to all Attributes
Jewel: +2 to Strength and/or +2 to Dexterity and/or +2 to Energy and/or +2 to Vitality
rare oils
Those drop in side areas or scosglen
oil of greater luck; Same as oil of luck except it's 40%
oil of augmentation; Usually trash. It can make magic item to rare item. It's not really useful unless you want specific rare item.
oil of intensity; Make shrine blessing result better. I'm not sure about exact mechanic. You can technically use it for shrine crafting but it makes no sense to use. You'll consume 10 charge shrine this way (you need full shrine for using this).
oil of conjuration; Cube with weapon and gives 10% spell damage. You can cube white item before making RW. It is same bonus type as lucky bonus (you can't use both on same item, and also lottery too).
There is amulet crafting oils (oil of lesser/greater alchemy). By cubing this and set amulet you can get crafted amulet, and high rolled crafted amulet can be best in slot for a lot of build.
Oil of lesser alchemy is obtained by infernal machine (act1 uber, 105 requirerd, 3 craft per kill). oil of greater alchemy drops at heroic infernal machine (122 required, xith rune per 2 attempts, 9 craft per kill). Most people only uses greater alchemy, as it has higher bonus. Since you need set amulet (which could be signet) and xith rune, I suggest start crafting above 135 or so. At least you should prioritize 400 signets of learning.
Crafted amulet is rare item (4 affixes) with additional modifier. You can right click the oil to see exactly what's available. Commonly accepted good ones are {+4 to all skills} amulet with something good. Also notably it rolls 10% physical resist which you may need if you are struggling towards end game.
lottery bonus
By cubing unique or set item with specific charm you have chance of receiving bonus (3%). This is also same type as lucky and oil of conjuration. You have to pick what you need.
Any Unique/Set Weapon + Legacy of Blood
Any Unique/Set Armor + Idol of Vanity
Any Unique/Set Amulet + Moon of the Spider
Any Unique Ring + Spirit Trance Herb
Any Unique Quiver + Azmodan's Heart
Any Unique Jewel + Sunstone of the Gods
Unique/Set Weapon: Ignore Target's Defense
Unique/Set Armour: Increase Maximum Life 2%
Unique Amulet: Magic Resist +5%
Unique Ring: +1 to All Skills
Unique Quiver: 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Unique Jewel: All Resists +10%
Those info is available here. I may have missed detail.
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/cube
RW
About oil of renewal (RW base in general actually), RW making has some potential waste you can experience. The "enhanced damage/defence" modifier is capped at 200% and you can only increase it above that with socket. When you make runewords though, it affect as MO then RW results can be better than RW then MO by 75%.
For example when you want to make
When you want the highest defence armor base, there is hidden option of disenchanted awakening. It is always ethereal, and it can have more enhanced defence than normal superior item roll.
oil of luck; give gears lucky bonuses (20%). see below
oil of disjunction; unsocket items, won't destroy socket fillers unlike vanilla or some other mods
oil of enhancement; makes tiered unique, used for soulforge suffix recipes.
oil of renewal; you can make suprior items from non normal items. also there is RIP recipe (1AC+oil of renewal+item) (if you forget AC you are gonna regret) there is additional information below
oil of craft; makes container of various items. also used for soulforge prefix recipes.
lucky bonus is as follows (this won't work on white base, RW and honorific items)
Weapon: +20% Enhanced Damage and/or 100% Bonus to Attack Rating
Elemental Weapon: +20% Attack Speed and/or 100% Bonus to Attack Rating
Armour: +20% Enhanced Defense and/or Damage Reduced by 1%
Amulet: +1 to All Skills
Ring: +5% to Spell Damage
Quiver: 5% Bonus to all Attributes
Jewel: +2 to Strength and/or +2 to Dexterity and/or +2 to Energy and/or +2 to Vitality
rare oils
Those drop in side areas or scosglen
oil of greater luck; Same as oil of luck except it's 40%
oil of augmentation; Usually trash. It can make magic item to rare item. It's not really useful unless you want specific rare item.
oil of intensity; Make shrine blessing result better. I'm not sure about exact mechanic. You can technically use it for shrine crafting but it makes no sense to use. You'll consume 10 charge shrine this way (you need full shrine for using this).
oil of conjuration; Cube with weapon and gives 10% spell damage. You can cube white item before making RW. It is same bonus type as lucky bonus (you can't use both on same item, and also lottery too).
There is amulet crafting oils (oil of lesser/greater alchemy). By cubing this and set amulet you can get crafted amulet, and high rolled crafted amulet can be best in slot for a lot of build.
Oil of lesser alchemy is obtained by infernal machine (act1 uber, 105 requirerd, 3 craft per kill). oil of greater alchemy drops at heroic infernal machine (122 required, xith rune per 2 attempts, 9 craft per kill). Most people only uses greater alchemy, as it has higher bonus. Since you need set amulet (which could be signet) and xith rune, I suggest start crafting above 135 or so. At least you should prioritize 400 signets of learning.
Crafted amulet is rare item (4 affixes) with additional modifier. You can right click the oil to see exactly what's available. Commonly accepted good ones are {+4 to all skills} amulet with something good. Also notably it rolls 10% physical resist which you may need if you are struggling towards end game.
lottery bonus
By cubing unique or set item with specific charm you have chance of receiving bonus (3%). This is also same type as lucky and oil of conjuration. You have to pick what you need.
Any Unique/Set Weapon + Legacy of Blood
Any Unique/Set Armor + Idol of Vanity
Any Unique/Set Amulet + Moon of the Spider
Any Unique Ring + Spirit Trance Herb
Any Unique Quiver + Azmodan's Heart
Any Unique Jewel + Sunstone of the Gods
Unique/Set Weapon: Ignore Target's Defense
Unique/Set Armour: Increase Maximum Life 2%
Unique Amulet: Magic Resist +5%
Unique Ring: +1 to All Skills
Unique Quiver: 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Unique Jewel: All Resists +10%
Those info is available here. I may have missed detail.
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/items/cube
RW
About oil of renewal (RW base in general actually), RW making has some potential waste you can experience. The "enhanced damage/defence" modifier is capped at 200% and you can only increase it above that with socket. When you make runewords though, it affect as MO then RW results can be better than RW then MO by 75%.
For example when you want to make
Crescent Moon
on backsword (3 socket), you wanna put 5 enhanced damage mo first, as it will increase number to essentially (230-250%).Crescent Moon
One-Handed Swords
'JahGulEld'
Runeword Level: 80
2% Chance to cast level 1 Devastation on Kill
75% Attack Speed
Adds (40 to 50)-(75 to 85) Damage
+(155 to 175)% Enhanced Damage
(1 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
+1 Life on Striking
(15 to 20)% Weapon Damage Taken Restores Mana
One-Handed Swords
'JahGulEld'
Runeword Level: 80
2% Chance to cast level 1 Devastation on Kill
75% Attack Speed
Adds (40 to 50)-(75 to 85) Damage
+(155 to 175)% Enhanced Damage
(1 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
+1 Life on Striking
(15 to 20)% Weapon Damage Taken Restores Mana
When you want the highest defence armor base, there is hidden option of disenchanted awakening. It is always ethereal, and it can have more enhanced defence than normal superior item roll.
mastercrafted items
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Mastercrafted items are rare or crafted items with unique bonus. You can't use oil of renewal on it. It can spawn as magic item, in which case you can cube withh oil of augmentation to make it rare. Those drop in specific area only, and drop rate is really low (except for kukri). You have to spend a long time to get any of those items.
You can use rare downlevel recipe to keep rerolling it as rare, or use shrine craft. once shrine crafted you can't make it back to rare item. but as long as it is rare you can use soulforge to make crazy items. like flying kinzhal can have high physical damage through soulforge while having innate elemental weapon property.
There is 4 mastercrafted items currently in game (2.10)
Kukri (any side area); 1 lightning damage per 1% bonus to defence, 1 lightning damage per weapon physical damage. dagger
Maiden bow (tran athula); 1% weapon physical damage per 2% attack speed. bow
flying kinzhal (Bremmtown, through fauztinville); innate elemental damage (40% of dex as cold), 1 life on striking per 100 base vitality. throwing knife
soulbinder glove (kurast 3000 BA, legion of the damned); it rolls most oskills from affix table. glove
there was some past patch items that doesn't work anymore. those were event item
cinture (belt); 2.8
gothic staff (staff); 2.8
You can use rare downlevel recipe to keep rerolling it as rare, or use shrine craft. once shrine crafted you can't make it back to rare item. but as long as it is rare you can use soulforge to make crazy items. like flying kinzhal can have high physical damage through soulforge while having innate elemental weapon property.
There is 4 mastercrafted items currently in game (2.10)
Kukri (any side area); 1 lightning damage per 1% bonus to defence, 1 lightning damage per weapon physical damage. dagger
Maiden bow (tran athula); 1% weapon physical damage per 2% attack speed. bow
flying kinzhal (Bremmtown, through fauztinville); innate elemental damage (40% of dex as cold), 1 life on striking per 100 base vitality. throwing knife
soulbinder glove (kurast 3000 BA, legion of the damned); it rolls most oskills from affix table. glove
there was some past patch items that doesn't work anymore. those were event item
cinture (belt); 2.8
gothic staff (staff); 2.8
color dyes
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There's not much point of this being here, it's here because it is late game item you won't get till dimensional labyrinth.
You can change color of your equipment by cubing item with color dye. Other than cosmetic purpose it can make it easier for you to know if you are using main gear or swap gear.
You can change color of your equipment by cubing item with color dye. Other than cosmetic purpose it can make it easier for you to know if you are using main gear or swap gear.
master
to push build to absolute limit
UMO and effigy
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UMO (unique mystic orb) is mystic orb but rare drop. You can use up to 2 of them per UMO per gear. exceptions are
UMO page is actually lying as it says only non ethereal items can be used for UMO. It is changed long time ago.
You can find those in anywhere hell (or maybe not I'm not sure where exactly) in extremely low percentage. But practically it drops at fauztinville (low chance), scosglen (corrupted treasure) and dimensional labyrinth (phoboss). At end game you want 10s of same UMO, and have to farm for hours at either scosglen or labyrinth (t6 and above).
full list of UMO here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/umos
occult effigy
These are drop from dimensional labyrinth (through riftwalker3, 130 required. 126 if you had help). There is no other way to obtain those. By cubing it with item you can further upgrade items.
What it does is listed on rift page, as well as what labyrinth is. Effigy is not MO, so items like bonus won't work on occult effigy.
Because ethereal items can't be blessed with shrine, You have to bless it then use
After you beat deimoss 3 pillars, and completed occult smithing quest, you can upgrade effigy to higher tier. What higher tier means is it will change to different effigy depends on internal tier of occult effigy. below is list of upgrade order.
About
Cube 2 of same effigy with dimensional key (with occult smithing quest)
2x Celestial Wind-->
2x Elemental Ire -->
2x Elemental Dominion -->
2x Sigil of Absolution -->
2x Arcane Hunger -->
2x Path of Brutality -->
2x Breath of Thaumaturgy -->
Rift info page where effigy and dimensional labyrinth info is
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/quests/rifts
Phoboss info is limited along with dimensional labyrinth details, but here is some info
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=85468&p=604342#p604342
Original list of effigy upgrade order (and UMO list)
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=31553
Invisible
and Invisible
Mystic Orb
Right-Click to Apply
12% Block Speed
12% Hit Recovery
1% Chance to Avoid Damage
+10 Required Level
Mystic Orb
Right-Click to Apply
12% Block Speed
12% Hit Recovery
1% Chance to Avoid Damage
+10 Required Level
Solitude
(you can technically apply solitude but it won't have double effect).Solitude
Mystic Orb
Right-Click to Apply
(helm only)
Adds your current mana percentage as Weapon Physical Damage
(Max +100% at full mana)
-25% Attack Speed
+20 Required Level
Mystic Orb
Right-Click to Apply
(helm only)
Adds your current mana percentage as Weapon Physical Damage
(Max +100% at full mana)
-25% Attack Speed
+20 Required Level
UMO page is actually lying as it says only non ethereal items can be used for UMO. It is changed long time ago.
You can find those in anywhere hell (or maybe not I'm not sure where exactly) in extremely low percentage. But practically it drops at fauztinville (low chance), scosglen (corrupted treasure) and dimensional labyrinth (phoboss). At end game you want 10s of same UMO, and have to farm for hours at either scosglen or labyrinth (t6 and above).
full list of UMO here
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/wiki/umos
occult effigy
These are drop from dimensional labyrinth (through riftwalker3, 130 required. 126 if you had help). There is no other way to obtain those. By cubing it with item you can further upgrade items.
What it does is listed on rift page, as well as what labyrinth is. Effigy is not MO, so items like bonus won't work on occult effigy.
Because ethereal items can't be blessed with shrine, You have to bless it then use
Empyrean Touch
(matters for rare/crafted items), you can't make item not ethereal. Empyrean Touch
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
After you beat deimoss 3 pillars, and completed occult smithing quest, you can upgrade effigy to higher tier. What higher tier means is it will change to different effigy depends on internal tier of occult effigy. below is list of upgrade order.
About
Sigil of Absolution
there is few notes. You can't use it on honorific items, white items, RWs. Also when you socket Sigil of Absolution
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
-5 Required Level
Requirements +25%
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cannot be Used with Runewords
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
-5 Required Level
Requirements +25%
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cannot be Used with Runewords
Suicide Note
you can use it but it will just increase required status.About Suicide Note
Jewel
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 115
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
+1 to All Skills
+100 Defense
Elemental Resists -5%
+10 Required Level
Jewel
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 115
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
+1 to All Skills
+100 Defense
Elemental Resists -5%
+10 Required Level
Arcane Hunger
, You can't use it on 2handed weapons. Arcane Hunger
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a One Handed Weapon
with at least 15% Life Leech to Add Bonus
All Life Leech transformed to +20% Spell Damage
Item Cannot be Unsocketed
(Max 1 Use per Item)
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a One Handed Weapon
with at least 15% Life Leech to Add Bonus
All Life Leech transformed to +20% Spell Damage
Item Cannot be Unsocketed
(Max 1 Use per Item)
+10 Required Level
Breath of Thaumaturgy
should be used before use of Breath of Thaumaturgy
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Empyrean Touch
as you can't bless ethereal items. Empyrean Touch
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Elemental Ire
and Elemental Ire
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Ranged Weapon to Add Bonus
1% Chance to cast level 4 Life Spark on Striking
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Ranged Weapon to Add Bonus
1% Chance to cast level 4 Life Spark on Striking
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Elemental Dominion
are changed at 2.10, both effect and 2 per use limitation.Elemental Dominion
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Melee Weapon to Add Bonus
4% Chance to cast level 5 Life Spark on Melee Attack
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Melee Weapon to Add Bonus
4% Chance to cast level 5 Life Spark on Melee Attack
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cube 2 of same effigy with dimensional key (with occult smithing quest)
2x Celestial Wind-->
Elemental Ire
Elemental Ire
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Ranged Weapon to Add Bonus
1% Chance to cast level 4 Life Spark on Striking
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Ranged Weapon to Add Bonus
1% Chance to cast level 4 Life Spark on Striking
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
2x Elemental Ire -->
Elemental Dominion
Elemental Dominion
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Melee Weapon to Add Bonus
4% Chance to cast level 5 Life Spark on Melee Attack
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Elemental Melee Weapon to Add Bonus
4% Chance to cast level 5 Life Spark on Melee Attack
+5 Required Level
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
2x Elemental Dominion -->
Sigil of Absolution
Sigil of Absolution
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
-5 Required Level
Requirements +25%
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cannot be Used with Runewords
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
-5 Required Level
Requirements +25%
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cannot be Used with Runewords
2x Sigil of Absolution -->
Arcane Hunger
Arcane Hunger
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a One Handed Weapon
with at least 15% Life Leech to Add Bonus
All Life Leech transformed to +20% Spell Damage
Item Cannot be Unsocketed
(Max 1 Use per Item)
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a One Handed Weapon
with at least 15% Life Leech to Add Bonus
All Life Leech transformed to +20% Spell Damage
Item Cannot be Unsocketed
(Max 1 Use per Item)
+10 Required Level
2x Arcane Hunger -->
Path of Brutality
Path of Brutality
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Unique Ring/Amulet to Add Bonus
Transforms every +1 to All Skills to +3% Deadly Strike
Item Becomes (Your Class Only)
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Unique Ring/Amulet to Add Bonus
Transforms every +1 to All Skills to +3% Deadly Strike
Item Becomes (Your Class Only)
+10 Required Level
2x Path of Brutality -->
Breath of Thaumaturgy
Breath of Thaumaturgy
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
2x Breath of Thaumaturgy -->
Empyrean Touch
Empyrean Touch
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Rift info page where effigy and dimensional labyrinth info is
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/quests/rifts
Phoboss info is limited along with dimensional labyrinth details, but here is some info
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=85468&p=604342#p604342
Original list of effigy upgrade order (and UMO list)
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=31553
rare downlevel and multi bless
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rare downlevel
Rare downlevel is a cube recipe using base rare item, 1 rare ring, and 1 rare amulet. There's 2 purpose of using it. 1 is to reroll same item over and over as rare item. You can also make it as a base of multibless. Multiblessinig will be done using
It will roll lower than shrine crafted affixes (and just drop of hell) but up to at least affix level 82, you can use rare downlevel recipe to reroll rare item. One use of this is war cry barbarian sword. Normally you have to add {12 to war cry} {prefixes: 1} in filter and hope for good luck, but with rare downlevel recipe you can roll item level 93 barbarian sword over and over till you get the roll you want. It is better than shrine crafting as It will remain as rare item, and you can modify it with soul forge.
Good place to farm rare ring/amulet would be heroic library of fate, but you will get it anywhere as you farm.
multiblessing
Multiblessing itself is super simple. You bless item with oil of intensity, then cube with
You can use rare item or crafted item as base. In case of rare item, pick what affixes you want first (make sure you check required levels) and prepare base for that purpose. Usually lowest strength/dexterity requirement gear is used as you won't expect high enhanced damage/defence roll. You can keep rolling same item with rare downlevel recipe till you get the armor you want for it.
Also you can use shrine crafting to base. It will lower affix rolls (on sacred gear not too much) and it works as benifit this time, as you actually care about required level being low. With shrine crafting required level is minimum 13 level higher than rare counter part, and more affixes the more level requirement it will get.
Before you start multiblessing, make sure what you get from shrine blessing is better than other options (MO, UMO, etc). Also you can not bless ethereal items, if you'll use
For example Intimidating shrine blessing is really bad way to get deadly strike, and even including enhancedd damage roll it is around same as using normal MO from shop.
Rare downlevel is a cube recipe using base rare item, 1 rare ring, and 1 rare amulet. There's 2 purpose of using it. 1 is to reroll same item over and over as rare item. You can also make it as a base of multibless. Multiblessinig will be done using
Breath of Thaumaturgy
and shrinie bless (with intensity oil at this point). Breath of Thaumaturgy
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
It will roll lower than shrine crafted affixes (and just drop of hell) but up to at least affix level 82, you can use rare downlevel recipe to reroll rare item. One use of this is war cry barbarian sword. Normally you have to add {12 to war cry} {prefixes: 1} in filter and hope for good luck, but with rare downlevel recipe you can roll item level 93 barbarian sword over and over till you get the roll you want. It is better than shrine crafting as It will remain as rare item, and you can modify it with soul forge.
Good place to farm rare ring/amulet would be heroic library of fate, but you will get it anywhere as you farm.
multiblessing
Multiblessing itself is super simple. You bless item with oil of intensity, then cube with
Breath of Thaumaturgy
, repeat itself till it hits your character level. But Breath of Thaumaturgy
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Breath of Thaumaturgy
is really expensive occult effigy and you will want to have 3 pillar deimoss key for this, as it will make this so much easier. Also you have to farm dimensional labyrinth for few hours at least to obtain enough effigy to make one, and you need up to 5.Breath of Thaumaturgy
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with a Blessed Crafted/Rare Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item can be blessed Again
+25 Required Level
You can use rare item or crafted item as base. In case of rare item, pick what affixes you want first (make sure you check required levels) and prepare base for that purpose. Usually lowest strength/dexterity requirement gear is used as you won't expect high enhanced damage/defence roll. You can keep rolling same item with rare downlevel recipe till you get the armor you want for it.
Also you can use shrine crafting to base. It will lower affix rolls (on sacred gear not too much) and it works as benifit this time, as you actually care about required level being low. With shrine crafting required level is minimum 13 level higher than rare counter part, and more affixes the more level requirement it will get.
Before you start multiblessing, make sure what you get from shrine blessing is better than other options (MO, UMO, etc). Also you can not bless ethereal items, if you'll use
Empyrean Touch
it has to be after shrine blessing.Empyrean Touch
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
Occult Effigy
Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
Item Becomes Ethereal
+10 Required Level
For example Intimidating shrine blessing is really bad way to get deadly strike, and even including enhancedd damage roll it is around same as using normal MO from shop.
corruption
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You can corrupt your items (RW, unique, set, rare. Honorific won't work) with corrupted crystal which is a drop exclusive to scosglen (135 required). That area is really hard but that's aside the point. You can corrupt pretty much all equipment and get crazy bonus like 1 max resistant, or 3 to light radius. It is random what bonus it will gain, and in fact most of the time it is not worth the risk.
When you corrupt item, you will have 40% chance to add bonus, 30% chance to add 100 required level, and 30% chance it does nothing. Skill searing glow scales with number of corrupted gears, orb of anhilation scales from corrupted gears if you have point of no return staff (extremely rare item). Because of this risk it is recommended that you corrupt items before you use any expensive options (effigy and UMO).
Corrupted crystal is rather sparse resource as doing full scosglen run will result in around 2-4 crystal. Also you either don't care about that item being unusable (you already have gear and it's only upgrade option) and/or you can get that item a lot (arcane sorc set is good example).
here is unofficial table of corrupted crystal outcome (not exact distribution)
original link of corruption list
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=72570&hilit=Corruption
scosglen rift info page
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/quests/rifts
guide with some detailed scosglen info
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=85468&p=604342#p604342
viewtopic.php?t=25473
When you corrupt item, you will have 40% chance to add bonus, 30% chance to add 100 required level, and 30% chance it does nothing. Skill searing glow scales with number of corrupted gears, orb of anhilation scales from corrupted gears if you have point of no return staff (extremely rare item). Because of this risk it is recommended that you corrupt items before you use any expensive options (effigy and UMO).
Corrupted crystal is rather sparse resource as doing full scosglen run will result in around 2-4 crystal. Also you either don't care about that item being unusable (you already have gear and it's only upgrade option) and/or you can get that item a lot (arcane sorc set is good example).
here is unofficial table of corrupted crystal outcome (not exact distribution)
original link of corruption list
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=72570&hilit=Corruption
scosglen rift info page
https://docs.median-xl.com/doc/quests/rifts
guide with some detailed scosglen info
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=85468&p=604342#p604342
viewtopic.php?t=25473
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