Looking for the Diablo 4 item rarity? You’re in the right place. Understanding how rarity works in Diablo 4 is crucial for gearing up, and it’s clear from the beta that the character's gear power level greatly affects the game’s challenging enemies.
Diablo 4 item rarity tier explained
There are five Diablo 4 item rarity tiers: Common, Magical, Rare, Heroic, and Legendary. Gear drops in these tiers based on a set percentage within a specific zone. Here are the drop rates in World Tiers One and Two.
The main difference in Diablo 4’s gear system relates to the special stats that Legendaries and Uniques can equip, called Imprints. These Imprints offer unique bonuses and sometimes affect specific gear types or all gear, making it important to prioritize gear with powerful Imprints and build a character around them.
Here are all of the Diablo 4 item types and rarities and their color-coding for easier identification:
Diablo 4 Imprints explained
Diablo 4 Uniques work in almost the same way as Legendaries except their Imprints are always set, and they have stat variations.
Here are all the Diablo 4 Unique Imprints and the gear they can be found on:
How to upgrade Diablo 4 gear
Gear in Diablo 4 can only be dropped by a specific level, so you can’t find level nine gear until you’ve arrived in World Tier Two. However, specific NPCs at a higher level will be able to upgrade your gear. Upgrading gear increases its power, but here are the current upgrade levels and stats for each tier:
Upgrading gear is especially important if you’re going for weapons since the DPS increase significantly affects overall damage.
Everything you need to know about Diablo 4 sacred items
Like most RPGs, Sacred gear items are those that can be upgraded to Ancestral versions, but the increase in stats is enough to warrant the increased spend – especially if relying on Sacred gear to add more moves and stats to the player's favorite Diablo 4 classes. Players are looking forward to adding even more to their characters with these Diablo 4 sacred items. Just like normal sacred gear, these items can be upgraded even further to increase the stats on both normal sacred and Ancestral Sacred gear.
How to upgrade Diablo 4 sacred gear
The ability to upgrade Sacred gear is unlocked once the player reaches World Tier Three. Unlike normal gear, sacred item versions have specific NPCs to upgrade their levels. Here are the NPC locations for Sacred gear upgrades:
Progression into World Tier Four should be saved for a fully upgraded gear set, and the goal for World Tier Four is to wear a full set of upgraded Sacred Legendary/Unique items.
Now that players know everything about Diablo 4’s item rarity, it’s time to get back into the game and take down Lilith on her ascent from World Tier Two to Three and into World Tier Four. For more information, here’s everything we know about Diablo 4 World Tier Three so far, and don’t forget to read up on the Diablo 4 Bolavar changes that are coming to both World Tier Two and Three.
