This time, we explore the arcane art of item sockets, where customization meets power, and the forge of legendary affixes, unlock renown’s secrets and forge a path to unparalleled strength.
Whether or Not to Farm Renown First
Some players may hesitate whether or not to farm renown first because five zones of the map have added a reputation system and corresponding progress rewards that include Skill Points, Potion Charges, etc.
Our suggestion is not to farm renown first. In the process of doing all main campaign quests, you can only unlock Potion Charges +1 in Fractured Peaks. So you do not need to persist in farming all zone’s renown. Although more skill points are tempting, it is not so critical in the early stage.
If your aim is to farm high-quality Diablo 4 items, you don’t need to waste time on the side quest in the early stage, including the Altar of Lilith, which can enhance character data on the map. Finding the Altar of Lilith is more efficient while you have a horse to ride in the later period. So don’t get caught up in the thought that if you have not unpacked all the elements of a zone, you can not unlock the next zone.
Obols and Purveyor of Curiosities
In some cities, there is a Purveyor of Curiosities, which is a vendor NPC. You can get Obols by unlocking the event of the map and breaking through Dungeon. And you can use Obols to exchange various gear with the Purveyor of Curiosities. In simple words, you can bet on gear with him.
And it’s not a low rate to get legendary gear by betting. Almost by exchanging four times, you can have a chance to get legendary gear. But that may depend on your fortune.
There is a Whispering Key in the sales list at the bottom. You would better buy two or three Whispering Keys, which can open occasional arisen Silent Chests that look very big and luxurious. Otherwise, it’s very regrettable as you don’t have keys to open when meeting Silent Chests. In order to avoid affecting your adventure mood with this annoying thing, it’s better to buy several keys for these Silent Chests.
Disassemble Items or Sell Items
It needs a lot of gold at the early stage of Diablo 4 to produce gems, enhance and repair equipment, reset skills, etc. Do not arbitrarily strengthen equipment or even legendary gear because many items are just used for a short time. So except for the core items for your characters, you don’t need to spend money on an item that will be displaced when you break through a dungeon.
In the early stage, when you get an item that is better than what you wear, you can put it and replace the old one. When you wear almost yellow rare items, you can disassemble your blue and most unused yellow items for materials and only keep items that have very good value attributes and wait for them to be changed to legendary gear.
But if you are short of money, you can select the yellow items with high stats and sell them at a good price. And other left items can be disassembled into Veiled Crystals. After all, collecting Diablo 4 gold is easier than getting restricted materials.
Add Item Sockets and Forge Legendary Affixes
In some bigger towns, you can find jewelers. Besides requesting him to craft gems, you can also ask him to add item sockets to enhance items by expanding the space of inserted gems.
To add sockets to your equipment, you need Scattered Prism, a rare material, and tens of thousands of gold, which is quite expensive. So make sure you really need it when adding item sockets.
Forging legendary affixes or adding these affixes to yellow items is one of the interesting settings of Diablo 4. It’s a high rate to get the repetitive power of legendary gear in the early stage. And even the different equipment you wear often has the same special effects.
If you have a suitable item, you should make good use of it. But when the basic stats of equipment are lower than the strength of monsters, you can ask Occultist to dismantle the legendary power of the item as an aspect. And you can imprint this aspect on the yellow item you have prepared with good stats. Then the legendary item gets a rebirth. But once the aspect has been imprinted on the yellow item, it can not be dismantled. Fortunately, many types of items can be used for aspect imprinting, so you need to ensure you have chosen a yellow item in the best condition.
