How to Upgrade Rare Items to Legendary in Diablo 4

Can you upgrade your Rare items to Legendary in Diablo 4 and how to do it? Keep reading to find out everything that you need to know about empowering your gear.

The so-called “loot treadmill” is a staple of action RPG games. It’s something that previous Diablo installments had pioneered and Diablo IV continues in the same tradition. Getting the right items for your build is paramount to progressing in the endgame, so players will look for ways to obtain better gear through more than just sheer luck. Crafting systems help with this, and in Diablo 4, this can be achieved with the help of the Occultist. So let’s see how to upgrade your rare items to legendary gear in Diablo 4.

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Is it Possible to Upgrade Rare to Legendary Items in Diablo 4?

Yes, you can upgrade your Rare items to Legendary in Diablo 4. This can be achieved with the help of the Occultist NPC. Occultists are located in all major cities in Sanctuary, where they offer their services in exchange for gold and crafting materials. Note that crafting and upgrading Gems, Rings, and Amulets requires a Jeweler.

How to Upgrade Items Using the Occultist?

Occultists offer a variety of services to empower your gear and endgame activities in Diablo 4. Among them is the ability to extract Legendary Aspects, as well as to imprint Legendary Aspects. These abilities work in synergy to upgrade your gear, including upgrading rares to legendaries. You have the best chance of finding Legendary Aspects by doing Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons.

We presume Vaults, coming in Season 3, will also have a good chance to drop some Legendary Aspects.

To upgrade a rare magic item to legendary, go to the Occultist and select Imprint Aspect. Then, select the item that you wish to use as the base. It can be a Rare or Legendary item. After that, select the viable Aspect from your Codex of Power or from your inventory. You will have to pay the cost in Baleful Fragments, Veiled Crystals, and gold. You get Veiled Crystals by Salvaging a Rare (Yellow) piece of gear at the Blacksmith, and Baleful Fragments by Salvaging Legendary (Orange) items. Upgrading Jewelry requires Abstruse Sigils, also gained by salvaging Legendary loot, and you must seek out the Jeweler. Upgrading rare equipment costs more than upgrading legendary ones. If you have the required resources, press the Imprint Aspect button, and your item will become Legendary with the Aspect that you chose as its legendary power. This works for all gear, be it weapons, armor, jewelry, amulets, or anything. Bear in mind that you cannot imprint Aspects on Unique Items.

Why Upgrade Rare to Legendary in Diablo 4?

Upgrading the item rarity of a good item to a Legendary one is one of the best ways to round out your build in the game. For example, if you have found a rare item with great stats and affixes, you can Enchant it at the Occltist to increase the Item Power, to make it even better. Then, you can attach a build-defining Legendary Aspect to it that you extracted from a subpar legendary. Thus, you are able to create an amazing item for your build by using the game’s mechanics and crafting rather than random luck. It is recommended that you start upgrading your gear when you reach higher World Tiers, like Nightmare and Torment.

For other Diablo 4 guides on N4G Unlocked, please check out Best Rogue Builds, Best Sorcerer Builds, and How to Get Murmuring Obols.