Item Modifiers

Identify the modifier type before judging or changing it. Item level and item class determine which ordinary explicit affix tiers are eligible, while prefix and suffix slots and modifier groups determine what can coexist. A higher item level unlocks stronger tiers but keeps lower unlocked tiers in the pool. Spawn weight is relative to the complete eligible pool, so a raw weight is not a universal crafting percentage.

Implicit, explicit, and enchantment are separate

An implicit belongs to the base item and appears on every ordinary instance of that base unless another effect replaces it. Explicit modifiers are generated from rarity or crafting and normally occupy prefix or suffix slots. Enchantments use a separate slot and can come from systems such as Augments, Instilling, or corruption.

Prefixes and suffixes

Most Rare equipment can have up to three prefixes and three suffixes. Magic equipment normally has at most one prefix and one suffix. Some item classes have lower limits.

Item level

The item's level controls which affixes and tiers may roll when the item drops or is modified with currency. The required level to equip an item is a different value.

Affix tier

Tier compares modifiers inside one stat group. T1 is the strongest value range for that modifier on the item type. Different modifier groups have different numbers of tiers and different item-level requirements.

Spawn weight

Weight is relative inside the current eligible pool. A modifier with weight 1,000 is twice as likely as one with weight 500 only when both compete in the same roll.

Modifier group

Tiers that represent the same kind of stat normally share a modifier group. An item cannot ordinarily hold two explicit modifiers from the same group, so an existing group can block later rolls.

Local and global

A local modifier changes a base stat on the item itself, such as a weapon's Physical Damage or Attack Speed. A global modifier affects the character, skill, or other broader calculation named by its wording.

Every condition must match

The complete wording defines scope. Attack, Spell, Projectile, Minion, Hit, damage type, weapon type, enemy state, and other conditions must all match the component being calculated. A modifier can apply to one component of a skill without applying to another.

Crafted and Desecrated are tracked separately

Since version 0.5.0, an item can normally have one crafted modifier. A Desecrated modifier occupies a prefix or suffix slot but does not count as the crafted modifier; ordinary items are normally limited to one Desecrated modifier.

Fracturing locks one modifier

A Fracturing Orb can fracture a random modifier on an eligible Rare item with at least four modifiers. The fractured modifier remains locked against ordinary removal or value randomisation while other modifiers can still be changed by compatible crafting.