In this article you’ll get a full guide for Diablo IV players about the Loot Tiers and Rarity, which’ll include the different tiers of loot.
What the difference is even between them, when you’ll be able to start getting them and finally the perks that come with each of them.
Loot Rarities
In Diablo IV, you’ll be able to come across 5 different types of loot rarities, and they are:
- Common (White)
- Magic (Purple)
- Rare (Yellow)
- Legendary (Orange)
- Unique (Bronze)
No matter what tier you are playing in, Common, Magic, Rare and Legendary items can drop but Uniques will only drop for those exclusively in World Tier 3 and 4. You’ll find some differences between each one of the loot rarities as well, which are as follows:
- Commons don’t receive any bonus stats
- Magic gets 1-2 random bonus stats and also a gem socket sometimes
- Rare items will receive 3-4 random bonus stats and also a gem socket sometimes
- Legendary items will have a guaranteed 4 random bonus stats, a Legendary Imprints as well as a gem socket sometimes.
- Unique items will instead have 4 fixed Bonus Stats, a Unique Imprint as well as a gem socket sometimes.
When you’re just working through the story or are on an adventure in Diablo IV, you’ll find that Commons, Magic and Rare gear drops quite commonly, however you won’t get to see Legendary gear dropping until your character is around level 20. This gear will look like an Orange Star on your minimap, glow if you are in the overworld, and also make a distinct dinging sound when it is dropped. You don’t have to stress too much if you think you’ve missed one because they’re also dropped off in your stash in case you do.
The Loot Tiers Explained
As a player that has worked their way through the Diablo IV main story, you may have come across some tooltips that hint at Sacred and Ancestral Gear. What these are are actually two different tiers that sit above your pre-existing loot rarity. You shouldn’t think that these are an additional rarity though, because they are more of an extension of the pre-existing rarity that you already have. You won’t be able to see any Sacred items or gear until at least World Tier 3 and Ancestral items at least World Tier 4.
What these two tiers do is they just offer increased stats and will be able to affect gears, no matter what their rarity may be. You should also note that these tiers will also scale closer to your level. If you do manage to get a Sacred Piece and an Ancestral Piece that although may be the same level, will have different stats from one another and the Ancestral Piece will also be a lot stronger than the Sacred Piece.
Final Words
So, there you have a quick guide to the Loot tiers and rarities that you may come across in Diablo IV. Hopefully, this gives you a better understanding of the gear and items that you may receive in this game and maybe give you an edge in your next encounter.
