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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

Sample snapshot: patch 3.1.3 from the design export. The newest sourced patch is 3.2.3 (2026-10-14) — crafting costs here are not re-checked against it.BlizzardPatch 3.2.3 notesExplain simply
Hooded rogue in dark armor
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Diablo IV gearing guide: what to do with the item you just found

Gloves — imprint the aspect

Highest gain per material: 92 impact, 60% done.

Stop chasing: Don't masterwork past 8/12 or chase perfect rolls before the next milestone.

Targets: Rogue Twisting Blades · sample build row · patch 3.1.3 · saved locally
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Two-minute item triage

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  1. 1. IdentifyCheck item power and slot
  2. 2. ScanHit 3 key affixes and aspect
  3. 3. WeighValue vs. risk vs. materials
  4. 4. DecideKeep, bridge or salvage
It has:
BRIDGEWear it, but don't spend masterwork materials — 1 affix short.

Can I afford it?

Sample costs

Gloves → imprinted costs about 1M gold, 6 Veiled Crystals per attempt (sample).

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Gear board — ordered by upgrade priority · 1/8 good enough

Sample targetsBridge mode (2 of 3 affixes)
SlotTarget affixes (priority)AspectTemper goalSocketStatesKeep to masterworkNext-drop ruleEvidence
  1. Critical Strike Chance
  2. Attack Speed
  3. Vulnerable Damage
  4. Dexterity
Edgemaster's AspectOffensive: Crit Chance · Attack SpeedNo socket8 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Gloves with 3 of: Critical Strike Chance, Attack Speed, Vulnerable Damage
  1. Critical Strike Chance
  2. Vulnerable Damage
  3. Critical Strike Damage
  4. Maximum Life
Aspect of the ExpectantOffensive: Crit DamageDiamond ×28 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Rings with 3 of: Critical Strike Chance, Vulnerable Damage, Critical Strike Damage
  1. Critical Strike Damage
  2. Vulnerable Damage
  3. Cooldown Reduction
  4. Dexterity
Umbral AspectUtility: Cooldown ReductionDiamond8 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Amulet with 3 of: Critical Strike Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Cooldown Reduction
  1. Core Skill Damage
  2. Vulnerable Damage
  3. Critical Strike Damage
  4. Dexterity
Accelerating AspectOffensive: Core Skill DamageSkull8 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Weapons with 3 of: Core Skill Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Critical Strike Damage
  1. Damage Reduction
  2. Maximum Life
  3. Total Armor
  4. Dexterity
Aspect of the ProtectorDefensive: Damage ReductionEmerald8 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Pants with 3 of: Damage Reduction, Maximum Life, Total Armor
  1. Movement Speed
  2. Maximum Life
  3. All Resistance
  4. Dexterity
Ghostwalker AspectMobility: Movement SpeedNo socket8 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Boots with 3 of: Movement Speed, Maximum Life, All Resistance
  1. Maximum Life
  2. Damage Reduction
  3. Total Armor
  4. Dexterity
Aspect of MightDefensive: % Armor · Damage ReductionEmerald8 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Chest with 3 of: Maximum Life, Damage Reduction, Total Armor
  1. Cooldown Reduction
  2. Maximum Life
  3. Total Armor
  4. Dexterity
Aspect of DisobedienceDefensive: Damage Reduction · Max LifeEmerald8 / 12
min 3 of 4 target affixes		Keep any Helm with 3 of: Cooldown Reduction, Maximum Life, Total Armor

States: F Found · S Socketed · T Tempered · E Enchanted · I Imprinted · M Masterworked — tap to tick (saved on this device)

Crafting order — Gloves

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  1. 1Found
  2. 2Tempered
  3. 3Enchanted
  4. 4Imprinted
  5. 5Masterworked

Why this order: Temper and enchant first so the masterwork bonus lands on finished affixes; imprint last-but-one so a bad temper does not waste the aspect. Gloves can't take a socket, so that step is skipped.

Stop when: 3 of the 4 target affixes, aspect imprinted, functional temper, masterwork 8/12. Don't reroll for max values until "Min-max".
Required nowCritical Strike Chance, Attack Speed, Vulnerable Damage
Acceptable bridge2 of: Critical Strike Chance, Attack Speed, Vulnerable Damage
LaterDexterity · Greater Affix on Critical Strike Chance

Loss ledger — Gloves

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Gold spent (M)6
Veiled Crystals24
Temper attempts3
Masterwork resets0

Spending is still reasonable for this slot.

Total across all slots: 6M gold (your entries)

Best value per material

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Do not chase (for now)

Hold or salvage
High DR, low LifeDR redundant past ~85% (sample)
Perfect Movement SpeedMS already capped by boots + aspect
High Armor, no LifeArmor alone does not fix one-shots

Bridge gear

Worn boots with green glow

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Teammate handoff

Text-only — no account or character import
Rogue · Twisting Blades · Torment IV · milestone: Next Torment
need Gloves: Critical Strike Chance + Attack Speed + Vulnerable Damage; next imprinted; do not spend masterwork mats yet
need Rings: Critical Strike Chance + Vulnerable Damage + Critical Strike Damage; next imprinted; do not spend masterwork mats yet
need Amulet: Critical Strike Damage + Vulnerable Damage + Cooldown Reduction; next imprinted; do not spend masterwork mats yet
need Weapons: Core Skill Damage + Vulnerable Damage + Critical Strike Damage; next imprinted; do not spend masterwork mats yet
need Pants: Damage Reduction + Maximum Life + Total Armor; next imprinted; do not spend masterwork mats yet
need Boots: Movement Speed + Maximum Life + All Resistance; next masterworked
need Chest: Maximum Life + Damage Reduction + Total Armor; next masterworked
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Not yet — next step is masterworked. Boots can't take a socket.

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Rules behind the checklist

Crafting order

Common community order is Socket → Temper → Enchant → Aspect → Masterwork. It changes when your masterwork target is a temper or a Greater Affix — pick that in the crafting-order panel.

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Greater Affixes

A Greater Affix is a 1.5x version of a normal affix and appears only on Ancestral Legendary and Unique items. Keep items with one on your top target; never enchant it away.

BlizzardPatch 1.4.0 notes (Greater Affixes)
Tempering (2.5.0)

Tempering no longer picks a random affix from the manual: any learned temper affix can be selected and rolled onto the item (Blizzard’s 2.5.0 wording). Rare items take 1 temper; Legendary and above take 3, plus 1 per Greater Affix.

BlizzardPatch 2.5.0 notes (Tempering and Masterworking)
Masterworking (2.5.0)

Blizzard’s 2.5.0 notes describe a Refinement stat (+1–3% per Masterwork, 20% cap) and, in the same notes, a quality track: maximum quality 25 and a full Masterwork gives a 50% upgrade to a random affix, which can be a Temper. The 4 / 8 / 12 targets in the milestones are Sample goals, not game thresholds.

BlizzardPatch 2.5.0 notes (Tempering and Masterworking)
Bridge gear

Two of three key affixes is enough to wear an item until the next wall. Do not masterwork bridge gear.

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Material rules

Tempering and masterworking costs change by patch — every number on this page is sample until re-verified.

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Sockets

Helm, chest, pants, weapons, amulet and rings take sockets; gloves and boots do not.

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Why no auto-import

Diablo IV has no official character API, so the checklist is ticked by hand and stored in this browser.

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