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Are you looking to find out how to salvage gear and items in Diablo IV? Look no further, as this guide will help you by explaining the whole process.
The Diablo series is known for the constant grind and the constant finding of loot. Diablo 4 is no exception. As players push their way through dungeons filled with demon hordes, they’ll quickly find their inventory filled to the brim with new gear to try out. While some pieces will be an upgrade, many won’t, and that’s where the ability to salvage comes in.
Salvaging items is a good way for players to get extra worth from gear items they don’t plan on using. Salvaging items rewards players with materials that can be used for upgrades later, meaning that no piece of gear is truly worthless. This guide will teach players all they need to know about salvaging, so they can make sure to squeeze every bit of usefulness out of every piece of gear they find.
How Do Players Salvage Gear in Diablo 4?
To salvage gear players must visit Zivek the Blacksmith in Kyovashad. Interacting with him will bring up a salvage menu in the Blacksmith’s menu screen, where players can choose to salvage their gear in exchange for upgrade and crafting materials and earn transmog options for weapons, armor, and gear that can be used in the wardrobe. Look for the pickaxe icon to unlock new appearances and equip them to your best classes.
Players won’t have access to Zivek and salvaging at the start of the game. Instead, players must progress through the main story up to the point where they are granted access to Kyovashad. To find Zivek, players should simply look for the anvil icon waypoint on the map. Once they do, they can salvage rare and legendary magic items as their Druid, Barbarian, Necromancer, Rogue, or Sorcerer. Most major cities have blacksmiths, just look for the hammer icon to get new gear appearances from unique items.
What Are the Different Methods Players Can Use to Salvage Their Gear in Diablo 4?
There are a few different ways to salvage items from a player’s inventory at Zivek. First, players can choose all the individual items they would like to salvage. Simply selecting them while in Zivek’s salvage menu will accomplish this, not the repair menu.
If this seems like it will take too long, players can also choose to salvage everything of a certain rarity or below, meaning all but the rarest items in a player’s inventory will be salvaged. This is the quickest method but also may result in players missing out on an item that was better than expected for its rarity.
For the most meticulous players, they can also choose to mark items as junk in their inventory beforehand. Simply selecting the item in your inventory and pressing Spacebar on PC, Square on PlayStation, or X on Xbox will mark the item as junk. Then, when players do arrive at Zivek, they can choose to salvage all junk items. This requires the player to pay more attention while they are journeying but makes the process of salvaging painless when they do so.
The process is simple enough, but the gains are incredibly useful. Upgrading gear is a great way to hold on to pieces of armor that provide stats or bonuses that players like a little longer, at least before players level past them during their early grinds. Sanctuary is a punishing and dark place, as players will see during the Server Slam. Every advantage will be helpful, and players will find that salvaging gives them exactly that.